Ka cika wannan jumla: An kafa ƙungiyar ƙwallon ƙafa ta farko a Kudancin Amirka, Lima Cricket da Football Club, a Peru a shekara ta 1859, kuma an kafa Ƙungiyar Kwallon Kafa ta Argentina a shekara ta 1893. A farkon karni na 20, wasan kwallon kafa ya karu da shahararsa, kuma gasar kasa da kasa ta farko da aka gudanar tsakanin kungiyoyin kasa da kasa na nahiyar ta faru ne a 1910 lokacin da Argentina ta shirya wani taron don tunawa da shekaru 100 na May Revolution. Chile da Uruguay sun halarci, amma CONMEBOL ba ta ɗauki wannan taron a matsayin hukuma ba. Hakazalika, don bikin cika shekaru 100 da samun 'yancin kai, Argentina ta gudanar da bikin cika shekaru 100 da samun 'yancin kai.
Gasar tsakanin 2 da 17 ga Yuli 1916 tare da Argentina, Chile, Uruguay da Brazil sune mahalarta farko na gasar. Wannan da ake kira "Campeonato Sudamericano de Football" zai zama bugu na farko na abin da aka sani a halin yanzu da Copa América; Uruguay za ta yi nasara a wannan bugu na farko bayan ta daidaita 0<unk>0 tare da masu masaukin baki Argentina a cikin yanke shawara, wasan karshe da aka yi a Estadio Racing Club a Avellaneda.