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The Copa Libertadores is open to the league champions of CONMEBOL member associations; clubs finishing from second to fourth position in the stronger leagues of the region, such as the Brazilian league, are also included. Originally, only the champions of their respective national league could participate in the competition.
The clashes for the Copa Aldao between the champions of Argentina and Uruguay kindled the idea of continental competition in the 1930s. [1] In 1948, the South American Championship of Champions (Spanish: Campeonato Sudamericano de Campeones), the most direct precursor to the Copa Libertadores, was played and organized by the Chilean club Colo-Colo after years of planning and organization. [1]
Argentine clubs have won the Copa Libertadores a record 25 times, and have also won the most Copa Sudamericana, Intercontinental Cup, and Supercopa Libertadores titles. Brazilian clubs, with 64 titles in total (68 with the FIFA Club World Cup titles added), have more wins in the Copa CONMEBOL, the Recopa Sudamericana, and the Copa Mercosur.
Fluminense joins Flamengo (2019, 2022) and Palmeiras (2020, 2021) as Copa Libertadores champions from Brazil after the tournament changed to a single-match final in 2019.
In 2012, Corinthians won its first Copa Libertadores, also finishing the tournament undefeated. The squad beat Boca Juniors (which had reached their 6th. final since 2000) 2–0 at Pacaembu Stadium after the first match ended 1–1 at La Bombonera. [83] It was also the first Copa Libertadores final contested by the Timão. [84]
This is a list of association footballers who have received a winner's medal for playing on a winning team in the Copa Libertadores.Some players have received medals without playing in the final match: either for being unused substitutes, or, more recently, for being in the squad in earlier rounds of the tournament.
The Copa Libertadores is an international premier club tournament played annually by the top football clubs of South America. It includes 3–5 teams from all ten CONMEBOL members. It is usually held from January to November. The data below does not include the 1948 South American Championship of Champions, as it is not listed by CONMEBOL ...
This is a list of Copa Libertadores winning football managers. Uruguayan manager Roberto Scarone led Peñarol to success in the inaugural Copa Libertadores finals in 1960 and repeated the feat the following season. Argentine clubs and managers dominated the competition in the late 1960s and 1970s, winning 12 out of 15 tournaments from 1964 to 1978.