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The South American Football Confederation (Spanish: Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol; [a] Portuguese: Confederação Sul-Americana de Futebol), [b] known by the acronym CONMEBOL (/ ˈ k ɒ n m ɪ b ɒ l / KON-mib-ol) or CSF, is the continental governing body of football in South America [c] and it is one of FIFA's six continental confederations.
The CONMEBOL Sudamericana, also known as Copa Sudamericana (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkopa suðameɾiˈkana]; Portuguese: Copa Sul-Americana [ˈkɔpɐ ˈsulɐmeɾiˈkɐnɐ]), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL, the governing body of football in South America, since 2002. [1]
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]
The Copa Merconorte (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkopa meɾkoˈnoɾte]) was an international football competition organized by CONMEBOL from 1998 to 2001 by clubs from Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela and starting in 2000 clubs from the CONCACAF confederation were invited including Costa Rica, Mexico, and the United States.
Interamerican Cup – intercontinental with CONMEBOL region (1969–1998) CONCACAF Gold Cup. The CONCACAF Gold Cup, held since 1991, is the main association football ...
The Copa Mercosur (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkopa meɾkoˈsuɾ], Portuguese: Copa Mercosul [ˈkɔpɐ meʁkoˈsuw], "Mercosur Cup") was a football competition played from 1998 to 2001 by the traditional top clubs from Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Chile.
The following is a list of presidents of CONMEBOL, the South American association football governing body. Presidents of CONMEBOL. No. Image Name Took office
The Copa CONMEBOL (English: CONMEBOL Cup) was an annual football cup competition organized by CONMEBOL between 1992 and 1999 for South American football clubs. [1] During its time of existence, it was a very prestigious South American club football contest, similar to the UEFA Cup .