CONMEBOL

South American Football Confederation
Abbreviation	CONMEBOL
Formation	9 July 1916
Type	Federation of national associations
Headquarters	Luque, Paraguay
Coordinates	25°15′38″S 57°30′58″W
Region served	South America
Membership	10 member associations
Official languages	Spanish, Portuguese
Secretary General	Eduardo de Luca
President	Nicolás Leoz
Website	www.CONMEBOL.com

The South American Football Confederation (Spanish: Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol; Portuguese: Confederação Sul-Americana de Futebol), commonly known as CONMEBOL (from CONfederación SudaMEricana de FútBOL), is the continental governing body of association football in South America and it is one of FIFA's six continental confederations. The oldest continental confederation in the world, its headquarters are located in Luque, Paraguay, and its current president is Nicolás Leoz. CONMEBOL is responsible for the organization and governance of South American football's major international tournaments. CONMEBOL national teams have won nine FIFA World Cups (Brazil 5, Argentina and Uruguay two trophies each), and CONMEBOL clubs have won 22 Intercontinental Cups and three FIFA Club World Cups. Argentina and Uruguay have also won two Olympic gold medals each. With 10 member football associations, it is the smallest confederation in FIFA.

History

In 1916, the first edition of the Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol, now known as the Copa América, was disputed in Argentina to commemorate the centenary of the Argentine Declaration of Independence. The four participating associations of that tournament gathered together in order to officially create a governing body to facilitate the organization of the tournament. Thus, CONMEBOL was founded on July 9, 1916, Argentine Independence Day, under the initiative of Uruguayan Héctor Rivadavia, but approved by the football associations of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay. The constitutional congress on December 15 of that same year ratified the decision.

Over the years, the other football associations in South America joined, with the last being Venezuela in 1952. Guyana, Suriname, and the French overseas department of French Guiana, while geographically in South America, are not part of CONMEBOL. Consisting of a French territory, a former British territory, and a former Dutch territory, and located near the Caribbean Sea, they are part of the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF), mainly due to historical, cultural, and sporting reasons. At ten member nations, CONMEBOL is the smallest and the only fully continental land based FIFA confederation (no insular countries or associates from different continents).

Competitions

International

The main competition for men's national teams is the Copa América, started in 1916. CONMEBOL also runs national competitions at Under-20, Under-17 and Under-15 levels. For women's national teams, CONMEBOL operates the Campeonato Sudamericano Femenino for senior national sides as well as Campeonato Sudamericano Femenino Sub-20 and Campeonato Sudamericano Femenino Sub-17 Championships.

In futsal there is the Copa América de Futsal and Campeonato Sudamericano de Futsal Sub-20. The Campeonato Sudamericano Femenino de Futsal is the women's equivalent to the man's tournament. The Preolímpico Sudamericano Sub-23 is now defunct.

Club

CONMEBOL also runs the two main club competitions in South America: the Copa Libertadores was first held in 1960, and was known as the Copa de Campeones until 1966; and the Copa Sudamericana was launched by CONMEBOL in 2002 as an indirect successor to the Supercopa Sudamericana (begun in 1988). A third competition, the Copa CONMEBOL, started in 1992 and was abolished in 1999. In women's football CONMEBOL also conducts the Copa Libertadores de Fútbol Femenino for club teams. The competition was first held in 2009.

The Recopa Sudamericana pits the past year's winners of the Copa Libertadores against the winners of the Copa Sudamericana (previously the winners of the Supercopa Sudamericana), and came into being in 1989.

The Intercontinental Cup was jointly organised with UEFA between the Copa Libertadores and the UEFA Champions League winners.

Members

Country	Association	Founded	Joined	National team	Top division
Argentina	AFA	1893	1916	ARG (M, W)	Primera División
Bolivia	FBF	1925	1926	BOL (M, W)	Liga Profesional
Brazil	CBF	1914	1916	BRA (M, W)	Série A
Chile	ANFP	1895	1916	CHI (M, W)	Primera División
Colombia	FCF	1924	1936	COL (M, W)	Primera A
Ecuador	FEF	1925	1927	ECU (M, W)	Serie A
Paraguay	APF	1906	1921	PAR (M, W)	División Profesional
Peru	FPF	1922	1925	PER (M, W)	Primera División
Uruguay	AUF	1899	1916	URU (M, W)	Primera División
Venezuela	FVF	1926	1952	VEN (M, W)	Primera División

CONMEBOL competitions

National teams:

• Copa América
• South American Under-20 Football Championship
• South American Under-17 Football Championship
• South American Under-15 Football Championship
• Sudamericano Femenino
• South American Under-20 Women's Championship
• South American Under-17 Women's Championship
• Copa América de Futsal
• South American Under-20 Futsal Championship
• South American Women's Futsal Championship
• CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship

Defunct

• CONMEBOL Men Pre-Olympic Tournament

Club:

• Copa Libertadores
• Copa Sudamericana
• Recopa Sudamericana
• Suruga Bank Championship
• Copa Libertadores de Fútbol Femenino
• U-20 Copa Libertadores

Defunct

• Supercopa Sudamericana
• Copa CONMEBOL
• South American Championship of Champions
• Copa Ganadores de Copa
• Copa Oro
• Copa Mercosur
• Copa Merconorte
• Supercopa Masters
• Copa Masters CONMEBOL
• Supercopa de Campeones Intercontinentales
• Intercontinental Cup
• Copa Interamericana

Performances at FIFA tournaments

Men's

World Cup Finals

See also: 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

Team	1930	1934	1938	1950	1954	1958	1962	1966	1970	1974	1978	1982	1986	1990	1994	1998	& 2002	2006	2010	2014	2018	2022	Total Appearances
Argentina	2nd	1S				GS	GS	QF		R2	1st	R2	1st	2nd	R16	QF	GS	QF	QF	?	?	?	15
Bolivia	GS			GS											GS					?	?	?	3
Brazil	GS	1S	3rd	2nd	QF	1st	1st	GS	1st	4th	3rd	R2	QF	R16	1st	2nd	1st	QF	QF	?	?	?	19
Chile	GS			GS			3rd	GS		GS		GS				R16			R16	?	?	?	8
Colombia							GS							R16	GS	GS				?	?	?	4
Ecuador																	GS	R16		?	?	?	2
Paraguay	GS			GS		GS							R16			R16	R16	GS	QF	?	?	?	8
Peru	GS								QF		R2	GS								?	?	?	4
Uruguay	1st			1st	4th		GS	QF	4th	GS			R16	R16			GS		4th	?	?	?	11
Venezuela																				?	?	?	0
Combined CONMEBOL Appearances	7	2	1	5	2	3	5	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	? TBD	? TBD	? TBD	74

Confederations Cup

Team	1992	1995	1997	1999	2001	2003	2005	2009	2013	Total
Argentina	1st	2nd					2nd			3
Bolivia				GS						1
Brazil			1st	2nd	4th	GS	1st	1st		6
Chile										0
Colombia						4th				1
Ecuador										0
Paraguay										0
Peru										0
Uruguay			4th							1
Venezuela										0

Women's

Women's World Cup Finals

The following table shows the CONMEBOL representatives at each edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup, sorted by alphabetical order.

Team	1991	1995	1999	2003	2007	2011	Total
Argentina				GS	GS		2
Bolivia							0
Brazil	GS	GS	3rd	QF	2nd	QF	6
Chile							0
Colombia						GS	1
Ecuador							0
Paraguay							0
Peru							0
Uruguay							0
Venezuela							0
Total	1	1	1	2	2	2	9

• Q – Qualified for the 2011 Women's World Cup

CONMEBOL presidents

Headquarters of CONMEBOL in Luque, Paraguay

• 1916–1936 Héctor Rivadavia Gómez
• 1936–1939 Luis O. Salesi
• 1939–1955 Luis Valenzuela Hermosilla
• 1955–1957 Carlos Dittborn Pinto
• 1957–1959 José Ramos de Freitas
• 1959–1961 Fermín Sorhueta
• 1961–1966 Raúl H. Colombo
• 1966–1986 Teófilo Salinas Fuller
• 1986–0000 Nicolás Léoz

Rankings

National teams

Men's

Zonal Ranking	FIFA Ranking	Country	Points
1	4	Uruguay	1309
2	6	Brazil	1143
3	10	Argentina	1067
4	12	Chile	973
5	27	Paraguay	775
6	34	Peru	712
7	35	Colombia	709
8	41	Venezuela	642
9	42	Ecuador	634
10	109	Bolivia	309

Last updated on: January 18, 2012 – Current Standings

Women's

Zonal Ranking	FIFA Ranking	Country	Points
1	4	Brazil	2093
2	28	Colombia	1654
3	35	Argentina	1609
4	45	Chile	1544
5	49	Ecuador	1484
6	51	Peru	1450
7	58	Paraguay	1430
8	69	Uruguay	1344
9	75	Venezuela	1338
10	93	Bolivia	1236

Last updated on: December 23, 2011 – Current Standings

Clubs

CONMEBOL

CONMEBOL Ranking	Club	Points
1	LDU Quito	526.32
2	Internacional	467.32
3	Estudiantes	354.72
4	Universidad de Chile	329.2
5	Vélez Sársfield	262.69
6	Santos	258.6
7	Independiente	248.46
8	Libertad	241.53
9	Cruzeiro	212.2
10	Universidad Católica	175.88

Last updated on: January 30, 2012 – Current Standings

IFFHS

Zonal Ranking	IFFHS Ranking	Club	Points
1	3	Vélez Sársfield	271.0
2	6	Santos	238.0
3	7	Universidad de Chile	234.0
4	8	Universidad Católica	230.0
5	12	LDU Quito	218.5
6	13	Libertad	217.5
7	22	Cerro Porteño	194.0
8	25	Internacional	186.0
9	27	Vasco da Gama	184.0
10	32	Peñarol	172.0

Last updated on: January 30, 2012 – Current Standings

External links

• (Spanish) Conmebol Official Website