Uruguay are one of international football's most decorated national teams. Across their history they have won 17 major titles and carry a 2-out-of-6-star rating in our all-time national team ranking.
Their standout achievement is the Copa America, won 15 times (15 editions between 1916 and 2011).
Nation Trophies & Performance World Continental Copa America 1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942, 1956, 1959, 1967, 1983, 1987, 1995, 2011
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1930 1950 1954 1962 1966 1970 1974 1986 1990 2002 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026
Show every edition 1930 Winner
1950 Winner
1954 Semi Final
1962 Group Stage
1966 Quarter Final
1970 Semi Final
1974 Group Stage
1986 Round of 16
1990 Round of 16
2002 Group Stage
2010 Semi Final
2014 Round of 16
2018 Quarter Final
2022 Group Stage
2026 Group Stage
1916 1917 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1926 1927 1929 1935 1937 1939 1941 1942 1945 1946 1947 1949 1953 1955 1956 1957 1959 1959 1967 1975 1979 1983 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2004 2007 2011 2015 2016 2019 2021 2024
Show every edition 1916 Winner
1917 Winner
1919 Final
1920 Winner
1921 Semi Final
1922 Semi Final
1923 Winner
1924 Winner
1926 Winner
1927 Final
1929 Semi Final
1935 Winner
1937 Semi Final
1939 Final
1941 Final
1942 Winner
1945 Semi Final
1946 Semi Final
1947 Semi Final
1949 Group Stage
1953 Semi Final
1955 Semi Final
1956 Winner
1957 Semi Final
1959 Group Stage
1959 Winner
1967 Winner
1975 Semi Final
1979 Group Stage
1983 Winner
1987 Winner
1989 Final
1991 Group Stage
1993 Quarter Final
1995 Winner
1997 Group Stage
1999 Final
2001 Semi Final
2004 Semi Final
2007 Semi Final
2011 Winner
2015 Quarter Final
2016 Group Stage
2019 Quarter Final
2021 Quarter Final
2024 Semi Final
Insights Written by the archive itself — droughts, streaks and records derived from Uruguay’s results. See all insights .
Milestone Uruguay have won the Copa America 15 times. Argentina hold the record on 16 — 1 more would level it.
Power shift Argentina led the Copa Libertadores through the 1970s with 7 wins. In the 1980s Uruguay took over, winning 4.
Drought Uruguay have won the World Cup twice, but not since 1950 — 76 years and counting as of 2026.
Origin World Cup has been contested since 1930, when Uruguay won the first edition.
Players Notable players who have worn the Uruguay shirt.
Club Trophies Continental and world titles won by clubs from Uruguay.
World Continental See how Uruguay ranks among the sport’s all-time greats in our Fifty Greatest National Teams analysis.
