Venezuela at the Copa América
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The Copa América is South America's major tournament in senior men's football and determines the continental champion. It is the oldest continental championship in the world with its first edition held in 1916. Until 1967, the tournament was known as South American Championship. It was that last edition of the old format when Venezuela participated for the first time.
Venezuela did not win a match in twelve consecutive participations from 1975 to 2004. They have never been in the top three, and are the only CONMEBOL member to be outside the top ten of the Copa América's all-time table, because regular invitee Mexico surpassed them.
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| 1967 | Fifth place | 5th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 16 | Squad |
| 1975 | Group stage | 10th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 26 | Squad |
| 1979 | 10th | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | Squad | |
| 1983 | 10th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | Squad | |
| 1987 | 10th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | Squad | |
 1989 | 10th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | Squad | |
| 1991 | 10th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 15 | Squad | |
| 1993 | 11th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | Squad | |
| 1995 | 12th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | Squad | |
| 1997 | 12th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | Squad | |
 1999 | 12th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | Squad | |
 2001 | 12th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | Squad | |
| 2004 | 11th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Squad | |
 2007 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | Squad |
| 2011 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | Squad |
| 2015 | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | Squad |
 2016 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | Squad |
 2019 | 7th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Squad | |
| 2021 | Group stage | 9th | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | Squad |
| 2024 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | Squad |
| Total | Fourth place | 20/48 | 74 | 11 | 18 | 45 | 59 | 182 | — |
Record by opponent
Record players
| Rank | Player | Matches | Tournaments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salomón Rondón | 21 | 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019 and 2024 |
| 2 | Juan Arango | 20 | 1999, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2011 and 2015 |
| 3 | Tomás Rincón | 19 | 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019 and 2024 |
| 4 | José Manuel Rey | 18 | 1997, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2007 and 2011 |
| 5 | Roberto Rosales | 16 | 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019 and 2021 |
| 6 | Luis Mendoza | 13 | 1967, 1975 and 1979 |
| Pedro Acosta | 13 | 1979, 1983, 1987 and 1989 | |
| 8 | Stalin Rivas | 12 | 1989, 1991, 1993 and 1995 |
| Renny Vega | 12 | 1999, 2007 and 2011 | |
| Oswaldo Vizcarrondo | 12 | 2011, 2015 and 2016 |
