Copa América (men's volleyball)
| Most recent season or competition: 2025 Copa América (men's volleyball) | |
| Sport | Volleyball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2024 |
| First season | 2025 |
| No. of teams | 5 |
| Continent | South America (CSV) |
| Most recent champion(s) | Brazil (1st title) |
| Most titles | Brazil (1 title) |
The Men's Volleyball Copa América is an annual international volleyball competition organized by the Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol (CSV) for senior men's national volleyball teams of South America. It is the second-tier competition of national volleyball teams in South America, ranking below the Men's South American Volleyball Championship.
The creation of the Copa América was announced on 13 July 2024 by President Marco Tullio Teixeira during the 76th Ordinary Congress of the CSV in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.[1] The tournament woud feature some invited teams from the North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA) and would be played during the dates of the FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League, in order to give competition opportunities to the teams that do not participate in this world competition.[2][3]
The tournament is considered a re-edition of the Volleyball America's Cup,[4] an extinct continental competition played from 1998 to 2008 between national men's teams of the CSV and NORCECA.
Results summary
| Year | Host | Final | 3rd place match | Teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runners-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||||
| 2025 Details |
Betim |
Brazil |
Round-robin | Argentina |
Venezuela |
Round-robin | Chile |
5 | |||
| 2026 Details |
TBC |
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Medals summary
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Argentina | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
References
- ^ "CSV holds its 76th Ordinary and Electoral Congress in Belo Horizonte". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. 14 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ Benedetti, Eliezer (3 June 2025). "Nace la Copa América de Vóley con seis selecciones, incluida Perú: fecha y detalles del nuevo torneo continental" [Volleyball Copa America is born with six teams, including Peru: date and details of the new continental tournament] (in Spanish). Infobae. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ "¡Vuelve la Copa América: un impulso crucial para el deporte sudamericano!" [The America's Cup is back: a crucial boost for South American sports!] (in Spanish). Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol. 19 June 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ "CSV realiza su 76º Congreso Ordinario y Eeletoral en Belo Horizonte" [CSV holds its 76th Ordinary and Electoral Congress in Belo Horizonte] (in Spanish). Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol. 13 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2025.