It was first held in 1964 and was organized by Asociación Mundial de Futsal (AMF) as "Sudamericano".

The tournament was also a qualifier for the AMF Futsal World Cup.

The dominance was always of the local team although those tournaments were only competitive without prior classification to any contest.

As of the 2003 edition, it began to be called the "Copa América de Futsal", and the venue of the tournament began to rotate, just as it is done with the traditional Copa América.

[2] Starting in 2024, the Copa América was used again to determine qualification for the FIFA Futsal World Cup.