The CONMEBOL Libertadores, also known as the Copa Libertadores de América (), and most commonly shortened to Copa Libertadores, is an annual continental club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1960. It is the highest level of competition in South American club football. The tournament is named after the Libertadores (Spanish and Portuguese for liberators), the leaders of the Spanish American wars of independence and Brazilian independence, The 1948 South American tournament began, in continent-wide reach, the "champions cup" model, resulting in the creation of the European Cup in 1955, as confirmed by Jacques Ferran (one of the "founding fathers" of the European Cup), in a 2015 interview with a Brazilian TV sports programme. The connection between the 1948 competition and the Copa Libertadores was recognised by Conmebol with the participation of Vasco da Gama in the 1997 Supercopa Libertadores, a Conmebol competition that accepted the participation of Copa Libertadores winners only, and the 1948 championship is referred to at the Conmebol website as the competition that, 12 years later, would become the Copa Libertadores.
In 1958, the basis and format of the competition were created by Peñarol's board leaders. On October 8, 1958, João Havelange announced, at a UEFA meeting he attended as an invitee, the creation of Copa de Campeones de America (American Champions Cup, renamed in 1965 as Copa Libertadores), as a South American equivalent of the European Cup, so that the champion clubs of both continental confederations could decide "the best club team of the world" in the Intercontinental Cup. On March 5, 1959, at the 24th South American Congress held in Buenos Aires, the competition was ratified by the International Affairs Committee. In 1965, it was named in honor of the heroes of South American liberation, such as Simón Bolívar, José de San Martín, Pedro I, Bernardo O'Higgins, and José Gervasio Artigas, among others.
Format
Qualification
Most teams qualify for the Copa Libertadores by winning half-year tournaments called the Apertura and Clausura tournaments or by finishing among the top teams in their championship.
Peru, Uruguay and Mexico formerly used a second tournament to decide qualification for the Libertadores (the "Liguilla Pre-Libertadores" between 1992 and 1997, the "Liguilla Pre-Libertadores de América" from 1974 to 2009, and the InterLiga from 2004 to 2010, respectively).
For the 2019 edition, the different stages of the competition were contested by the following teams: The top of the laurel is made of sterling silver, except for the football player at the top (which is made of bronze with a silver coating).
The pedestal, which contains badges from every winner of the competition, is made of hardwood plywood. The badges show the season, the full name of the winning club, and the city and nation from which the champions hail. To the left of that information is the club logo. Any club which wins three consecutive tournaments has the right to keep the trophy. The current trophy is the third in the history of the competition.
Two clubs have kept the actual trophy after three consecutive wins:
- Estudiantes after their third consecutive win in 1970. They won a fourth title in 2009.
- Independiente after their third consecutive win, and fifth overall, in 1974. They have since won two more titles, in 1975 and 1984.
Prize money
, clubs in the Copa Libertadores receive US$500,000 for advancing into the second stage and US$1,000,000 per home match in the group phase, with an additional US$300,000 awarded per match won in that stage. That amount is derived from television rights and stadium advertising. The payment per home match increases to US$1,250,000 in the round of 16. The prize money then increases as each quarterfinalist receives US$1,700,000, US$2,300,000 is given to each semifinalist, US$7,000,000 is awarded to the runner-up, and the winner earns US$18,000,000.
- Eliminated at the first stage: US$400,000
- Eliminated at the second stage: US$500,000
- Eliminated at the third stage: US$600,000
- Group stage: US$3,000,000
- Group stage win: US$300,000
- Round of 16: US$1,250,000
- Quarter-finals: US$1,700,000
- Semi-finals: US$2,300,000
- Runners-up: US$7,000,000
- Champions: US$18,000,000
Cultural impact
The Copa Libertadores occupies an important space in South American culture. The folklore, fanfare, and organization of many competitions around the world owe its aspects to the Libertadores.
The "Sueño Libertador"
The ("Liberator Dream") is a promotional phrase used by sports journalism in the context of winning or attempting to win the Copa Libertadores. Thus, when a team gets eliminated from the competition, it is said that the team has awakened from the liberator dream. The project normally starts after the club wins its national league (which grants them the right to compete in the following year's Copa Libertadores).
It is very common for clubs to spend large sums of money to win the Copa Libertadores. In 1998 for example, Vasco da Gama spent $10 million to win the competition, and in 1998, Palmeiras, managed by Luiz Felipe Scolari, brought Júnior Baiano among other players, winning the 1999 Copa Libertadores. The tournament is highly regarded among its participants. In 2010, players from Guadalajara stated that they would rather play in the Copa Libertadores final than appear in a friendly against Spain, then reigning world champions, and dispute their national league. Similarly, after their triumph in the 2010 Copa do Brasil, several Santos players made it known that they wished to stay at the club and participate in the 2011 Copa Libertadores, despite having multimillion-dollar contracts lined up for them at clubs participating in the UEFA Champions League, such as Chelsea of England and Lyon of France.
Former Boca Juniors goalkeeper Óscar Córdoba has stated that the Copa Libertadores was the most prestigious trophy he won in his career (above the Argentine league, Intercontinental Cup, etc.)
"La Copa se mira y no se toca"
Since its inception in 1960, the Copa Libertadores had predominantly been won by clubs from nations with an Atlantic coast: Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. Olimpia of Paraguay became the first team outside of those nations to win the Copa Libertadores when they triumphed in 1979.
The first club from a country with a Pacific coast to reach a final was Universitario of Lima, Peru, who lost in 1972 against Independiente of Argentina. The following year, Independiente defeated Colo-Colo of Chile, another Pacific team, creating the myth that the trophy would never go to the west, giving birth to the saying, "La Copa se mira y no se toca" (). In 1990 and 1998 Barcelona Sporting Club, of Ecuador also made it to the final but lost both finals to Olimpia and CR Vasco da Gama respectively.
Other clubs from nations with Pacific coastlines to have won the competition are Colo-Colo of Chile in 1991, Once Caldas of Colombia in 2004, and LDU Quito of Ecuador in 2008. Atletico Nacional of Colombia earned their second title in 2016. Particular mockery was used from Argentinian teams to Chilean teams for never having obtained the Copa Libertadores, so after Colo-Colo's triumph in 1991 a new phrase saying "la copa se mira y se toca" () was implemented in Chile.
Media coverage
Matches are broadcast in over 135 countries, with commentary in more than 30 languages, and thus the Copa is often considered one of the most watched sports events on TV;
Broadcasting rights
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Video game
The current license holder for the Copa Libertadores video game is EA Sports with the EA Sports FC series since 2023. The license also includes the competing teams. Formerly, the game appeared in EA Sports's FIFA series The second major sponsor was Banco Santander, who signed a five-year contract with CONMEBOL in 2008. The third and final title sponsor was Bridgestone, who signed a sponsorship deal for naming rights for a period of five years from 2013 edition to 2017.
As of 2024, the sponsors of Copa Libertadores are:
Official Sponsors
- Amstel Brewery
- Coca-Cola
- Powerade
- Crypto.com
- Entain
- Bwin (Except Brazil)
- Sportingbet (Brazil only)
- EA Sports
- Hyundai
- Mapfre
- Mastercard
- Mercado Libre
- TCL Technology
Official Partners
- Avianca
- Absolut Sport
- DHL
- Puma
- Puma Energy
- Rexona
Official Licensee
- Panini Group
Match ball
German company Puma supplies the official match ball since 2024, as they do for all other CONMEBOL competitions. This partnership ended CONMEBOL's previous 20-year tenure with Nike.
Puma Cumbre is the official match ball of the 2024 edition of both Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana.
Records and statistics
The data below does not include the 1948 South American Championship of Champions, as it is not listed by Conmebol either as a Copa Libertadores edition or as an official competition. However, at least in the years 1996/1997, Conmebol entitled equal status to both Copa Libertadores and the 1948 tournament, in that the 1948 champion club (CR Vasco da Gama) was allowed to participate in Supercopa Libertadores, a Conmebol official competition that allowed participation for former Libertadores champions only (for example, not admitting participation for champions of other Conmebol official competitions, such as Copa CONMEBOL).
List of finals
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! width= |1st.<br>leg
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! width=| Venue <br>(1st leg)
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! width=| City <br>(2nd leg)
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| 1960 || Peñarol || || || || Olimpia ||Centenario || Montevideo|| Manuel Ferreira || Asunción || colspan=2 style=background:#efefef|
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| 1961 || Peñarol || || || || Palmeiras ||Centenario || Montevideo || Pacaembu || São Paulo || colspan=2 style=background:#efefef|
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| 1962 || Santos || || || bgcolor=#D0F0C0| || Peñarol || Villa Belmiro || Santos|| Centenario || Montevideo || Monumental || Buenos Aires
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| 1963 || Santos || || || || Boca Juniors ||Maracanã || Rio de Janeiro|| Bombonera || Buenos Aires || colspan=2 style=background:#efefef|
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| 1964 || Independiente || || || || Nacional || Centenario || Montevideo || Independiente || Avellaneda || colspan=2 style=background:#efefef|
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| 1965 || Independiente || || || bgcolor=#D0F0C0| || Peñarol || Independiente|| Avellaneda || Centenario || Montevideo || Nacional || Santiago
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| 1966 || Peñarol || || || bgcolor=#D0F0C0| || River Plate || Centenario || Montevideo|| Monumental || Buenos Aires || Nacional || Santiago
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| 1967 || Racing || || || bgcolor=#D0F0C0| || Nacional ||Cilindro|| Avellaneda|| Centenario || Montevideo || Nacional || Santiago
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| 1968 || Estudiantes || || || bgcolor=#D0F0C0| || Palmeiras || Estudiantes || La Plata || Pacaembu || São Paulo || Centenario || Montevideo
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| 1969 || Estudiantes || || || || Nacional || Centenario || Montevideo || Estudiantes || La Plata || colspan=2 style=background:#efefef|
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| 1970 || Estudiantes || || || || Peñarol ||Estudiantes || La Plata || Centenario || Montevideo || colspan=2 style=background:#efefef|
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| 1971 || Nacional || || || bgcolor=#D0F0C0| || Estudiantes || Estudiantes || La Plata || Centenario || Montevideo || Nacional || Lima
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| 1972 || Independiente || || || || Universitario || Nacional || Lima || Independiente || Avellaneda || colspan=2 style=background:#efefef|
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| 1973 || Independiente || || ||bgcolor=#D0F0C0| || Colo Colo ||Independiente || Avellaneda || Nacional || Santiago || Centenario || Montevideo
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| 1974 || Independiente || || ||bgcolor=#D0F0C0| || São Paulo || Pacaembu || São Paulo || Independiente || Avellaneda || Nacional || Santiago
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| 1975 || Independiente || || ||bgcolor=#D0F0C0| || Unión Española || Nacional || Santiago || Independiente || Avellaneda || Defensores del Chaco || Asunción
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| 1976 || Cruzeiro || || || bgcolor=#D0F0C0| || River Plate || Mineirão || Belo Horizonte || Monumental || Buenos Aires ||Nacional || Santiago
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| 1977 || Boca Juniors || || ||bgcolor=#D0F0C0| || Cruzeiro || Bombonera || Buenos Aires || Mineirão || Belo Horizonte ||Centenario || Montevideo
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| 1978 || Boca Juniors || || || || Deportivo Cali || Pascual Guerrero || Cali || Bombonera || Buenos Aires || colspan=2 style=background:#efefef|
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| 1979 || Olimpia || || || || Boca Juniors || Defefensores del Chaco || Asunción || Bombonera || Buenos Aires || colspan=2 style=background:#efefef|
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| 1980 || Nacional || || || || Internacional || Beira-Rio || Porto Alegre || Centenario || Montevideo || colspan=2 style=background:#efefef|
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| 1981 || Flamengo || || || bgcolor=#d0f0c0| || Cobreloa || Maracanã || Rio de Janeiro || Nacional || Santiago || Centenario || Montevideo
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| 1982 || Peñarol || || || || Cobreloa || Centenario || Montevideo || Nacional || Santiago || colspan=2 |
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| 1983 || Grêmio || || || || Peñarol || Centenario || Montevideo || Olímpico || Porto Alegre || colspan=2 |
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| 1984 || Independiente || || || || Grêmio || Olímpico || Porto Alegre || Independiente || Avellaneda || colspan=2 |
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| 1985 || Argentinos Juniors || || || bgcolor=#d0f0c0||| América de Cali || Monumental || Buenos Aires || Pascual Guerrero || Cali || Defensores del Chaco || Asunción
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| 1986 || River Plate || || || || América de Cali || Pascual Guerrero || Cali || Monumental || Buenos Aires || colspan=2 |
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| 1987 || Peñarol || || || bgcolor=#d0f0c0| || América de Cali || Pascual Guerrero || Cali || Centenario || Montevideo || Nacional || Santiago
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| 1988 || Nacional || || || bgcolor=#fcfdc9| || Newell's Old Boys || Gigante de Arroyito || Rosario || Centenario || Montevideo || colspan=2 |
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| 1989 || Atlético Nacional || || || bgcolor=#BAF5FA| || Olimpia || Defensores del Chaco || Asunción || El Campín || Bogotá || colspan=2|
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| 1990 || Olimpia || || || || Barcelona || Defensores del Chaco || Asunción || Monumental || Guayaquil || colspan=2|
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| 1991 || Colo Colo || || || || Olimpia || Defensores del Chaco || Asunción|| David Arellano || Santiago || colspan=2|
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| 1992 || São Paulo || || || bgcolor=#BAF5FA| || Newell's Old Boys || Gigante de Arroyito || Rosario || Morumbi || São Paulo || colspan=2|
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| 1993 || São Paulo || || || bgcolor=#fcfdc9| || Universidad Católica || Morumbi || São Paulo || Nacional || Santiago || colspan=2|
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| 1994 || Vélez Sarsfield || || || bgcolor=#BAF5FA| || São Paulo || José Amalfitani || Buenos Aires || Morumbi || São Paulo || colspan=2|
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| 1995 || Grêmio || || || || Atlético Nacional || Olímpico || Porto Alegre || Atanasio Girardot || Medellín || colspan=2|
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| 1996 || River Plate || || || bgcolor=#FCFDC9| || América de Cali || Pascual Guerrero || Cali || Monumental || Buenos Aires || colspan=2|
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| 1997 || Cruzeiro || || || || Sporting Cristal || Nacional || Lima || Mineirão || Belo Horizonte || colspan=2|
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| 1998 || Vasco da Gama || || || || Barcelona || São Januário || Rio de Janeiro || Monumental || Guayaquil || colspan=2|
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| 1999 || Palmeiras || || || bgcolor=#BAF5FA| || Deportivo Cali || Pascual Guerrero || Cali || Palestra Itália || São Paulo || colspan=2|
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| 2000 || Boca Juniors || || || bgcolor=#BAF5FA| || Palmeiras || Bombonera || Buenos Aires || Morumbi || São Paulo || colspan=2|
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| 2001 || Boca Juniors || || || bgcolor=#BAF5FA| || Cruz Azul || Azteca || Mexico City || Bombonera || Buenos Aires || colspan=2|
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| 2002 || Olimpia || || || bgcolor=#BAF5FA| || São Caetano || Defensores del Chaco || Asunción || Pacaembu || São Paulo || colspan=2|
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| 2003 || Boca Juniors || || || || Santos || Bombonera || Buenos Aires || Morumbi || São Paulo || colspan=2|
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| 2004 || Once Caldas || || || bgcolor=#BAF5FA| || Boca Juniors || Bombonera || Buenos Aires || Palogrande || Manizales || colspan=2|
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| 2005 || São Paulo || || || || Athletico Paranaense || Beira-Rio || Porto Alegre || Morumbi || São Paulo || colspan=2|
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| 2006 || Internacional || || || || São Paulo || Morumbi || São Paulo || Beira-Rio || Porto Alegre || colspan=2|
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| 2007 || Boca Juniors || || || || Grêmio || Bombonera || Buenos Aires || Olímpico || Porto Alegre || colspan=2|
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| 2008 || LDU Quito || || || bgcolor=#BAF5FA| || Fluminense || Casa Blanca || Quito || Maracanã || Rio de Janeiro || colspan=2|
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| 2009 || Estudiantes || || || || Cruzeiro || Estadio Único || La Plata || Mineirão || Belo Horizonte || colspan=2|
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| 2010 || Internacional || || || || Guadalajara || Omnilife || Zapopan || Beira-Rio || Porto Alegre || colspan=2|
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| 2011 || Santos || || || || Peñarol || Centenario || Montevideo || Pacaembu || São Paulo || colspan=2|
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| 2012 || Corinthians || || || || Boca Juniors || Bombonera || Buenos Aires || Pacaembu || São Paulo || colspan=2|
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| 2013 || Atlético Mineiro || || || bgcolor=#BAF5FA| || Olimpia || Defensores del Chaco || Asunción || Mineirão || Belo Horizonte || colspan=2|
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| 2014 || San Lorenzo || || || || Nacional || Defensores del Chaco || Asunción || Pedro Bidegain || Buenos Aires || colspan=2|
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| 2015 || River Plate || || || || Tigres UANL || Universitario || San Nicolás de los Garza || Monumental || Buenos Aires|| colspan=2|
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| 2016 || Atlético Nacional || || || || Independiente del Valle || Olímpico || Quito || Atanasio Girardot || Medellín || colspan=2|
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| 2017 || Grêmio || || || || Lanús || Grêmio || Porto Alegre || Ciudad de Lanús || Lanús || colspan=2|
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| 2018 || River Plate || || || || Boca Juniors || Bombonera || Buenos Aires || Santiago Bernabéu || Madrid, Spain || colspan=2|
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| 2019 || Flamengo ||colspan=3| || River Plate || Monumental || Lima || colspan=4 style=background:#efefef|
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| 2020 || Palmeiras ||colspan=3| || Santos || Maracanã || Rio de Janeiro || colspan=4 style=background:#efefef|
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| 2021 || Palmeiras ||colspan=3| || Flamengo || Centenario || Montevideo || colspan=4 style=background:#efefef|
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| 2022 || Flamengo ||colspan=3| || Athletico Paranaense || Monumental || Guayaquil || colspan=4 style=background:#efefef|
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| 2023 || Fluminense ||colspan=3| || Boca Juniors || Maracanã || Rio de Janeiro || colspan=4 style=background:#efefef|
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| 2024 || Botafogo|| colspan="3" | || Atlético Mineiro|| Monumental || Buenos Aires || colspan=4 style=background:#efefef|
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| 2025 || Flamengo || colspan="3" | || Palmeiras || Monumental || Lima || colspan=4 style=background:#efefef|
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Performances by club
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|+Performance in the Copa Libertadores by club
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!scope=col|Club
!scope=col|Titles
!scope=col|Runners-up
!scope=col|Seasons won
!scope=col|Seasons runner-up
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!scope=row| Independiente
|align=center|7
|align=center|0
|1964, 1965, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1984
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!scope=row| Boca Juniors
|align=center|6
|align=center|6
|1977, 1978, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007
|1963, 1979, 2004, 2012, 2018, 2023
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!scope=row| Peñarol
|align=center|5
|align=center|5
|1960, 1961, 1966, 1982, 1987
|1962, 1965, 1970, 1983, 2011
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!scope=row| River Plate
|align=center|4
|align=center|3
|1986, 1996, 2015, 2018
|1966, 1976, 2019
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!scope=row| Estudiantes
|align=center|4
|align=center|1
|1968, 1969, 1970, 2009
|1971
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!scope=row| Flamengo
|align=center|4
|align=center|1
|1981, 2019, 2022, 2025
|2021
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!scope=row| Olimpia
|align=center|3
|align=center|4
|1979, 1990, 2002
|1960, 1989, 1991, 2013
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!scope=row| Palmeiras
|align=center|3
|align=center|4
|1999, 2020, 2021
|1961, 1968, 2000, 2025
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! scope="row" | Nacional
| align="center" |3
| align="center" |3
|1971, 1980, 1988
|1964, 1967, 1969
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! scope="row" | São Paulo
| align="center" |3
| align="center" |3
|1992, 1993, 2005
|1974, 1994, 2006
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!scope=row| Santos
|align=center|3
|align=center|2
|1962, 1963, 2011
|2003, 2020
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! scope="row" | Grêmio
| align="center" |3
| align="center" |2
|1983, 1995, 2017
|1984, 2007
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!scope=row| Cruzeiro
|align=center|2
|align=center|2
|1976, 1997
|1977, 2009
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! scope="row" | Internacional
| align="center" |2
| align="center" |1
|2006, 2010
|1980
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! scope="row" | Atlético Nacional
| align="center" |2
| align="center" |1
|1989, 2016
|1995
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!scope=row| Colo-Colo
|align=center|1
|align=center|1
|1991
|1973
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! scope="row" | Atlético Mineiro
| align="center" |1
| align="center" |1
|2013
|2024
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! scope="row" | Fluminense
| align="center" |1
| align="center" |1
|2023
|2008
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! scope="row" | Racing
| align="center" |1
| align="center" |0
|1967
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! scope="row" | Argentinos Juniors
| align="center" |1
| align="center" |0
|1985
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! scope="row" | Vélez Sársfield
| align="center" |1
| align="center" |0
|1994
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! scope="row" | Vasco da Gama
| align="center" |1
| align="center" |0
|1998
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! scope="row" | Once Caldas
| align="center" |1
| align="center" |0
|2004
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! scope="row" | LDU Quito
| align="center" |1
| align="center" |0
|2008
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! scope="row" | Corinthians
| align="center" |1
| align="center" |0
|2012
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!scope=row| San Lorenzo
|align=center|1
|align=center|0
|2014
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!scope=row| Botafogo
|align=center|1
|align=center|0
|2024
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!scope=row| América de Cali
|align=center|0
|align=center|4
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|1985, 1986, 1987, 1996
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! scope="row" | Cobreloa
| align="center" |0
| align="center" |2
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|1981, 1982
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! scope="row" | Newell's Old Boys
| align="center" |0
| align="center" |2
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|1988, 1992
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! scope="row" | Barcelona
| align="center" |0
| align="center" |2
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|1990, 1998
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! scope="row" | Deportivo Cali
| align="center" |0
| align="center" |2
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|1978, 1999
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!scope=row| Athletico Paranaense
|align=center|0
|align=center|2
|||2005, 2022
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!scope=row| Universitario
|align=center|0
|align=center|1
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|1972
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! scope="row" | Unión Española
| align="center" |0
| align="center" |1
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|1975
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! scope="row" | Universidad Católica
| align="center" |0
| align="center" |1
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|1993
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! scope="row" | Sporting Cristal
| align="center" |0
| align="center" |1
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|1997
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! scope="row" | Cruz Azul
| align="center" |0
| align="center" |1
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|2001
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! scope="row" | São Caetano
| align="center" |0
| align="center" |1
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|2002
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! scope="row" | Guadalajara
| align="center" |0
| align="center" |1
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|2010
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! scope="row" | Nacional
| align="center" |0
| align="center" |1
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|2014
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! scope="row" | Tigres UANL
| align="center" |0
| align="center" |1
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|2015
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! scope="row" | Independiente del Valle
| align="center" |0
| align="center" |1
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|2016
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! scope="row" | Lanús
| align="center" |0
| align="center" |1
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|2017
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Performances by country
Brazil and Argentina are the most successful nations in the history of the competition with 25 titles each as of 2025. This is followed by Uruguay with 8 titles, Colombia and Paraguay with 3 titles each, and Chile and Ecuador with 1 title each. Peru has no titles but 2 runners-up. Venezuela and Bolivia have never reached a final. Beyond them, Mexico, as an invited country, got 3 runners up but no titles when the country participated from 1998 to 2016.
The stats are updated as of 2025 final, which will involve Palmeiras and Flamengo, both from Brazil.
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!scope="col"|Nation
!scope="col"|Winners
!scope="col"|Runners-up
!scope="col"|Total
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!scope=row|
|align=center| 25
|align=center| 20
|align=center| 45
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!scope=row|
|align=center| 25
|align=center| 13
|align=center| 38
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!scope=row|
|align=center| 8
|align=center| 8
|align=center| 16
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!scope=row|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 7
|align=center| 10
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!scope=row|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5
|align=center| 8
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!scope=row|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 5
|align=center| 6
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!scope=row|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 4
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!scope=row|
|align=center| 0
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 3
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!scope=row|
|align=center| 0
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 2
|-
!scope=row|
|align=center| 0
|align=center| 0
|align=center| 0
|-
!scope=row|
|align=center| 0
|align=center| 0
|align=center| 0
|}
Player records
Most goals
Most appearances
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!width=50|Rank
!width=50|Country
!width=125|Player
!width=50|
!width=50|Goals
!width=50|From
!width=50|To
!Club(s)
|-
|align=center|1
|align=center|
|Ever Hugo Almeida
|align=center|113
|align=center|0
|align=center|1973
|align=center|1990
| Olimpia
|-
|align=center|2
|align=center|
|Fábio
|align=center|110
|align=center|?
|align=center|2001
|align=center|present
| Vasco da Gama<br> Cruzeiro<br> Fluminense
|-
|align=center|3
|align=center|
|Franco Armani
|align=center|108
|align=center|0
|align=center|2013
|align=center|present
| Atlético Nacional<br> River Plate
|-
|align=center|4
|align=center|
|Sergio Aquino
|align=center|107
|align=center|?
|align=center|2006
|align=center|2020
| Club Libertad
|-
|align=center|5
|align=center|
|Enzo Pérez
|align=center|105
|align=center|?
|align=center|2007
|align=center|present
| Estudiantes<br> River Plate
|-
|rowspan="3" align=center|6
|align=center|
|Lucas Pratto
|rowspan="3" align=center|96
|align=center|?
|align=center|2011
|align=center|2022
| Universidad Católica<br> Vélez Sarsfield<br> Atlético Mineiro<br> River Plate
|-
|align=center|
|Vladimir Soria
|align=center|4
|align=center|1986
|align=center|2000
| Bolívar
|-
|align=center|
|Weverton
|align=center|?
|align=center|2014
|align=center|present
| Athletico Paranaense<br> Palmeiras
|-
|align=center|9
|align=center|
|Andrés D'Alessandro
|align=center|95
|align=center|?
|align=center|2001
|align=center|2017
| River Plate<br> San Lorenzo<br> Internacional
|-
|rowspan="2" align=center|10
|align=center|
|Nacho Fernández
|rowspan="2" align=center|94
|align=center|?
|align=center|2016
|align=center|present
| River Plate<br> Atlético Mineiro
|-
|align=center|
|Antony de Ávila
|align=center|29
|align=center|1983
|align=center|1998
| América de Cali<br> Barcelona
|}
See also
- Copa Libertadores Femenina
- Copa Sudamericana
- Continental football championships
- South American Championship of Champions
- Copa Aldao
- Copa Simón Bolívar
References
Further reading
External links
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