Copa América awards explained
This is a list of awards presented to players and teams that have distringuished themselves at the end of each Copa América final tournament.
Awards
There are currently five post-tournament awards:
- the Golden Ball for most valuable player, first awarded in 1987;[1]
- the Golden Boot for most prolific goal scorer;[2]
- the Golden Glove for most outstanding goalkeeper, first awarded in 2011;
- the Team of the Tournament for best combined team of players at the tournament, first awarded in 2004;
- the Fair Play Award for the team with the best record of fair play, first awarded in 2011.
In addition, the Best Young Player award has been given out intermittently.
Golden Ball
The current Golden Ball award was introduced in the 1987 Copa América.[3] The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation provides a list of the best players from the first edition in 1916, who are listed below as unofficial recipients.[4]
Unofficial
This is an unofficial list of the recipients of the best player award provided by the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
Official
Golden Boot
The Golden Boot is assigned to the top scorer of each edition.
Golden Glove
Team of the Tournament
Fair Play Award
Best Young Player
This award has been given out only in the 2007, 2011, and 2015 editions.
See also
References
- Web site: Copa America Awards - Golden Boot, Golden Ball, Golden Gloves and Best Young Player . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240707222546/https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/2024-copa-america/awards . 2024-07-07 . 2024-07-07 . FOX Sports . en-US.
- Web site: June 24, 2024 . The Copa América 2024 top scorers and assists leaders . 2024-07-07 . Copa América . en.
- Web site: Matthews . Mark . Every Winner of the Copa America Best Player Award . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240320015446/https://www.givemesport.com/every-copa-america-best-player-award-winner/ . 20 March 2024 . 7 July 2024 . GiveMeSport . en.
- Web site: Tabeira . Martín . 19 July 2007 . The Copa América Archive - Trivia . 7 July 2024 . RSSSF.
- News: 28 April 2021 . Victor Hugo Aristizábal: top scorer and idol of Colombia national team . 7 July 2024 . Copa América.
- Web site: Bhat . Sachin . 13 September 2021 . 5 most unexpected Golden Boot winners at Copa America . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220724145432/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/5-unexpected-golden-boot-winners-copa-america-everton-vargas-guerrero . 24 July 2022 . 7 July 2024 . Sportskeeda.
