The 1991 Copa América football tournament was hosted by Chile, from 6 to 21 July.

Until the 2021 edition, this was the last time that the tournament consisted of only CONMEBOL member nations.

In later tournaments, at least two nations from outside CONMEBOL have been invited to bring the total number of participants to twelve.

Argentina won the Copa América for the record-tying 13th time, their first since 1959.

[2] With this title, Argentina qualified to participate in the 1992 King Fahd Cup and in the 1993 Artemio Franchi Trophy.