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{{Short description|South American association football tournament}}
{{About|the premier South American club tournament|the competition trophy|Copa Libertadores (trophy)|the U-20 tournament|U-20 Copa Libertadores}}
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{{Infobox football tournament
| name                 = CONMEBOL Libertadores
| image                = Copa Libertadores logo.svg
| imagesize            = 240px
| alt                  = 
| caption              = 
| organiser            = [[CONMEBOL]] 
| current              = [[2025 Copa Libertadores]]
| founded              = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1960}}
| region               = South America 
| number of teams      = 47 (from 10 associations)
| qualifier for        = {{Plainlist|
* [[FIFA Club World Cup]]
* [[FIFA Intercontinental Cup]]
* [[Recopa Sudamericana]]
}}
| related comps        = [[Copa Sudamericana]] (2nd tier)
| domestic cup         = 
| confed cup           = 
| current champions    = {{fbaicon|BRA}} [[Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas|Botafogo]]<br>(1st title)
| most successful club = {{fbaicon|ARG}} [[Club Atlético Independiente|Independiente]]<br>(7 titles)
| website              = {{url|https://conmebollibertadores.com/|conmebollibertadores.com}}
| broadcasters         = 
| American             = yes
}}

The '''CONMEBOL Libertadores''', also known as '''Copa Libertadores de América''' ({{langx|pt|Copa/Taça Libertadores da América}}), is an annual continental club [[association football|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 [[Independence of Brazil|Brazilian independence]],<ref name="Inicio" /> so a literal translation of its former name into English is "''Liberators of the Americas<nowiki>'</nowiki> Cup''".

The competition has had several formats over its lifetime. Initially, only the champions of the South American leagues participated. In 1966, the runners-up of the South American leagues began to join. In 1998, Mexican teams were invited to compete and contested regularly from 2000 until 2016. In 2000 the tournament was expanded from 20 to 32 teams. Today at least four clubs per country compete in the tournament, with [[Argentina]] and [[Brazil]] having the most representatives (six and seven clubs, respectively). A group stage has always been used but the number of teams per group has varied.<ref name="Inicio" /><ref name="México" />

In the present format, the tournament consists of eight stages, with the first stage taking place in late January. The four surviving teams from the first three stages join 28 teams in the group stage, which consists of eight groups of four teams each. The eight group winners and eight runners-up enter the knockout stages, which end with the final in November. The winner of the Copa Libertadores becomes eligible to play in the [[FIFA Club World Cup]], [[FIFA Intercontinental Cup]] and the [[Recopa Sudamericana]].<ref name="Reglamento" />

[[Club Atlético Independiente|Independiente]] of Argentina is the most successful club in the cup's history, having won the tournament seven times. Argentine and Brazilian clubs have accumulated the most victories with 25 wins each, while Brazil has the largest number of winning teams, with 12 clubs having won the title. The cup has been won by 27 clubs, 15 of them have done it more than once, and seven clubs have won two years in a row. Brazilian clubs are currently holding a record-breaking winning streak (six Copa Libertadores in a row, starting in 2019).

== History ==
{{see also|History of the Copa Libertadores|List of Copa Libertadores finals}}
The clashes for the [[Copa Aldao]] between the champions of Argentina and Uruguay kindled the idea of continental competition in the 1930s.<ref name="Inicio" /> In 1948, the [[South American Championship of Champions]] ({{langx|es|link=no|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.<ref name="Inicio" /> Held in [[Santiago]], it brought together the champions of each nation's top national leagues.<ref name="Inicio" /> The tournament was won by [[CR Vasco da Gama|Vasco da Gama]] of [[Brazil]].<ref name="Inicio" /><ref>La Nación; Historia del Fútbol Chileno, 1985</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Esteban |last=Bekerman |year=2008 |url=http://www.perfil.com/contenidos/2008/03/13/noticia_0054.html |title=Hace 60 años, River perdía la gran chance de ser el primer club campeón de América |trans-title=60 years ago, River lost the chance to be the first club champion of the Americas |editor=Perfil.com |access-date=May 10, 2008 |language=es |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521034425/http://www.perfil.com/contenidos/2008/03/13/noticia_0054.html |archive-date=May 21, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://globotv.globo.com/globocom/liga-dos-campeoes-da-uefa/v/especial-liga-dos-campeoes-completa-60-anos-e-neymar-ajuda-a-contar-essa-historia/4168641/ |title=''Globo Esporte'', 10/May/2015: ''Especial: Liga dos Campeões completa 60 anos, e Neymar ajuda a contar essa história''. Accessed in 06/December/2015. |access-date=August 24, 2020 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052701/http://globotv.globo.com/globocom/liga-dos-campeoes-da-uefa/v/especial-liga-dos-campeoes-completa-60-anos-e-neymar-ajuda-a-contar-essa-historia/4168641/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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 (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cup]].<ref>[http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1958/07/25/pagina-4/637161/pdf.html?search= Spanish newspaper ''El Mundo Deportivo'', 09/Oct/1958, pag. 04.]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1958/10/09/058.html|title=ABC (Madrid) - 09/10/1958, p. 58 - ABC.es Hemeroteca|website=hemeroteca.abc.es|date=August 8, 2019 }}</ref> 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 [[Libertadores|heroes of South American liberation]], such as [[Simón Bolívar]], [[José de San Martín]], [[Pedro I of Brazil|Pedro I]], [[Bernardo O'Higgins]], and [[José Gervasio Artigas]], among others.<ref name="Inicio">{{cite web |url=http://historiayfutbol.obolog.com/copa-libertadores-america-25746 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080305212255/http://historiayfutbol.obolog.com/copa-libertadores-america-25746 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=March 5, 2008 |title=¿Qué es la Copa Libertadores de América? |trans-title=What is the Copa Libertadores de América? |publisher=Historia y Fútbol |date=September 2, 2007 |access-date=May 18, 2010 |first=José |last=Carluccio |language=es }}</ref>

== 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.<ref name="Reglamento" /> The countries that use this format are Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela.<ref name="Reglamento" /> Peru and Ecuador have developed new formats for qualification to the Copa Libertadores involving several stages.<ref name="Reglamento" /> Argentina, Brazil and Chile are the only South American leagues to use a European league format instead of the Apertura and Clausura format.<ref name="Reglamento" /> However, one berth for the Copa Libertadores can be won by winning the domestic cups in these countries.<ref name="Reglamento">{{cite web|url=http://www.conmebol.com/sites/default/files/reglamento-conmebol-libertadores-2019-esp_0.pdf |title=Reglamento CONMEBOL Libertadores 2019 |trans-title=2019 CONMEBOL Libertadores Regulations |publisher=[[CONMEBOL]] |access-date=7 January 2019 |language=es |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124242/http://www.conmebol.com/sites/default/files/reglamento-conmebol-libertadores-2019-esp_0.pdf |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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).<ref name="México">{{cite web |url=http://www.lanacion.com.ar/nota.asp?nota_id=82978 |title=River y Colón no tienen fecha fija |trans-title=River and Colón do not have a date set |publisher=[[La Nación]] |date=December 13, 1997 |access-date=May 18, 2010 |language=es}}</ref><ref name="Reglamento" /> Argentina used an analogous method only once in [[1991–92 Argentine Primera División|1992]]. Since 2011, the winner of the Copa Sudamericana has qualified automatically for the following Copa Libertadores.<ref name="Reglamento" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/mainMedia.html?id=15171&viewpage=%27full%27 |title=Magnífico sorteo de la Copa Nissan Sudamericana 2010 en Asunción |trans-title=Magnificent draw for the 2010 Copa Nissan Sudamericana in Asunción |publisher=[[CONMEBOL]] |date=April 28, 2010 |access-date=May 18, 2010 |language=es |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100502235115/http://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/mainMedia.html?id=15171&viewpage=%27full%27 |archive-date=May 2, 2010 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}</ref>

For the [[2019 Copa Libertadores|2019 edition]], the different stages of the competition were contested by the following teams:<ref name="Reglamento" />

{| class="wikitable"
|+Distribution of clubs in the Copa Libertadores
|-
!scope=col|First stage
|-
|{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}
'''Bolivia'''
*Runners-up of [[Bolivian Primera División|Torneo Apertura]]
'''Ecuador'''
*Winner [[Copa Ecuador]]
'''Paraguay'''
*Second-best non-champion [[Paraguayan Primera División|Primera División]] season aggregate
{{col-2}}
'''Peru'''
*Fourth-placed team of [[Peruvian Primera División|Liga 1]]
'''Uruguay'''
*Second-best [[Uruguayan Primera División|Primera División]] season aggregate
'''Venezuela'''
*Second-best [[Venezuelan Primera División|Primera División]] season aggregate
{{col-end}}
|-
!scope=col|Second stage
|-
|{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}
*3 first stage winners
'''Argentina'''
*Fourth-placed team of [[Argentine Primera División|Liga Profesional de Fútbol]]
'''Bolivia'''
*Runners-up of [[Bolivian Primera División|Torneo Clausura]]
'''Brazil'''
*Fifth-placed team of [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A]]
*Sixth-placed team of [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A]]
'''Chile'''
*Third-placed team of [[Chilean Primera División]]
*Champions of [[Copa Chile]]
{{col-2}}
'''Colombia'''
*Best non-champion [[Categoría Primera A|Primera A]] season aggregate
*Champions of [[Copa Colombia]]
'''Ecuador'''
*Best [[Ecuadorian Serie A|Serie A]] season aggregate
'''Paraguay'''
*Best non-champion [[Paraguayan Primera División|Primera División]] season aggregate
'''Peru'''
*Third-placed team of [[Peruvian Primera División|Liga 1]]
'''Uruguay'''
*Best [[Uruguayan Primera División|Primera División]] season aggregate
'''Venezuela'''
*Best [[Venezuelan Primera División|Primera División]] season aggregate
{{col-end}}
|-
!scope=col|Third stage
|-
|{{col-start}}
*8 second stage winners
{{col-end}}
|-
!scope=col|Group stage
|-
|{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}
*Defending champions
*Winners of the [[Copa Sudamericana]]
*4 third stage winners
'''Argentina'''
*Champions of [[Argentine Primera División|Liga Profesional de Fútbol]]
*Champions of [[Copa Argentina]]
*Champions of [[Copa de la Liga Profesional|Copa de la Liga]]
*Runners-up of [[Argentine Primera División|Liga Profesional de Fútbol]]
*Third-placed team of [[Argentine Primera División|Liga Profesional de Fútbol]]
'''Bolivia'''
*Champions of [[Bolivian Primera División|Torneo Apertura]]
*Champions of [[Bolivian Primera División|Torneo Clausura]]
'''Brazil'''
*Champions of [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A]]
*Champions of [[Copa do Brasil]]
*Runners-up of [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A]]
*Third-placed team of [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A]]
*Fourth-placed team of [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A]]
'''Chile'''
*Champions of [[Chilean Primera División]]
*Runners-up of [[Chilean Primera División]]
{{col-2}}
'''Colombia'''
*Champions of [[Categoría Primera A|Torneo Apertura]]
*Champions of [[Categoría Primera A|Torneo Finalización]]
'''Ecuador'''
*Champions of [[Ecuadorian Serie A|Serie A]]
*Runners-up of [[Ecuadorian Serie A|Serie A]]
'''Paraguay'''
*Best [[Paraguayan Primera División|Primera División]] champion season aggregate
*Second-best [[Paraguayan Primera División|Primera División]] champion season aggregate
'''Peru'''
*Champions of [[Peruvian Primera División|Liga 1]]
*Runners-up of [[Peruvian Primera División|Liga 1]]
'''Uruguay'''
*Champions of [[Uruguayan Primera División|Primera División]]
*Runners-up of [[Uruguayan Primera División|Primera División]]
'''Venezuela'''
*Champions of [[Venezuelan Primera División|Primera División]] Serie Final
*Runners-up of [[Venezuelan Primera División|Primera División]] Serie Final
{{col-end}}
|-
!scope=col|Final stages
|-
|{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}
*8 group winners
{{col-2}}
*8 group runners-up
{{col-end}}
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Country !! First Stage !! Second Stage !! Group Stage
|-
| Brazil ||  || 2 || 5
|-
| Argentina ||  || 1 || 5
|-
| Chile ||   || 2 || 2
|-
| Colombia ||   || 2 || 2
|-
| Bolivia || 1 || 1 || 2
|-
| Ecuador|| 1 || 1 || 2
|-
| Paraguay || 1 || 1 || 2
|-
| Peru || 1 || 1 || 2
|-
| Uruguay || 1 || 1 || 2
|-
| Venezuela || 1 || 1 || 2
|}

The winners of the previous season's Copa Libertadores are given an additional entry to the group stage even if they do not qualify for the tournament through their domestic performance; however, if the title holders qualify for the tournament through their domestic performance, an additional entry is granted to the next eligible team, "replacing" the titleholder.

=== Rules ===
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Unlike most other football competitions around the world, the Copa Libertadores historically did not use [[extra time]], or [[away goals rule|away goals]].<ref name="Reglamento" /> From 1960 to 1987, two-legged ties were decided on points (teams would be awarded 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for a loss), without considering goal differences. If both teams were level on points after two legs, a third match would be played at a neutral venue. Goal difference would only come into play if the third match was drawn. If the third match did not produce an outright winner, a [[penalty shootout (football)|penalty shootout]] was used to determine a winner.<ref name="Reglamento" />

From 1988 onwards, two-legged ties were decided on points, followed by goal difference, with an immediate penalty shootout if the tie was level on aggregate after full-time in the second leg.<ref name="Reglamento" /> Starting with the 2005 season, CONMEBOL began to use the away goals rule.<ref name="Reglamento" /> In 2008, the finals became an exception to the away goals rule and employed extra time.<ref name="Reglamento" /> From 1995 onwards, the "[[Three points for a win]]" standard, a system adopted by FIFA in 1995 that places additional value on wins, was adopted in CONMEBOL, with teams now earning 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for a loss.

=== Tournament ===
The current tournament features 47 clubs competing over a six- to eight-month period. There are three stages: the first, the second and the knockout stage.

The first stage involves 12 clubs in a series of two-legged knockout ties.<ref name="Reglamento" /> The six survivors join 26 clubs in the second stage, in which they are divided into eight groups of four.<ref name="Reglamento" /> The teams in each group play in a double round-robin format, with each team playing home and away games against every other team in their group.<ref name="Reglamento" /> The top two teams from each group are then drawn into the knockout stage, which consists of two-legged knockout ties.<ref name="Reglamento" /> From that point, the competition proceeds with two-legged knockout ties to quarterfinals, semifinals, and the finals.<ref name="Reglamento" /> Between 1960 and 1987 the previous winners did not enter the competition until the semifinal stage, making it much easier to retain the cup.<ref name="Reglamento" />

Between 1960 and 2004, the winner of the tournament participated in the now-defunct [[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cup]] or (after 1980) Toyota Cup, a football competition endorsed by [[UEFA]] and CONMEBOL, contested against the winners of the [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]] (since renamed the UEFA Champions League)<ref name="Reglamento" /> Since 2004, the winner has played in the [[FIFA Club World Cup|Club World Cup]], an international competition contested by the champion clubs from all six continental confederations. It is organized by the ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' ([[FIFA]]), the sport's global governing body. Because Europe and South America are considered the strongest centers of the sport, the champions of those continents enter the tournament at the semifinal stage.<ref name="Reglamento" /> The winning team also qualifies to play in the Recopa Sudamericana, a two-legged final series against the winners of the [[Copa Sudamericana]].<ref name="Reglamento" />

== Prizes ==
=== Trophy ===
{{Main|Copa Libertadores (trophy)}}
The tournament shares its name with the trophy, also called the ''Copa Libertadores'' or simply ''la Copa'', which is awarded to the Copa Libertadores winner. It was designed by [[goldsmith]] Alberto de Gasperi, an Italian-born immigrant to Peru, in Camusso Jewelry in [[Lima]] at the behest of CONMEBOL.<ref name="Trofeo">
{{cite web |url=http://www.taringa.net/posts/deportes/2979389/Las-Equot%3BchapitasEquot%3B-de-la-Copa-Libertadores.html |title=Las ''chapitas'' de la Copa Libertadores |date=July 17, 2009 |trans-title=The plaques of the Copa Libertadores |editor=Taringa.com |access-date= May 1, 2010 |language=es}}</ref> 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).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hdmundo.com/2010/05/el-trofeo-de-la-copa-libertadores-se.html |title=El trofeo de la Copa Libertadores se hizo en el Perú |publisher=HD Mundo |trans-title=The Copa Libertadore trophy was made in Peru |language=es |access-date=August 30, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112093112/http://www.hdmundo.com/2010/05/el-trofeo-de-la-copa-libertadores-se.html |archive-date=January 12, 2016 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

The [[pedestal]], which contains badges from every winner of the competition, is made of [[Plywood#Hardwood plywood|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:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://historiayfutbol.obolog.com/copa-libertadores-america-25746 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080305212255/http://historiayfutbol.obolog.com/copa-libertadores-america-25746 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=March 5, 2008 |title=History of the Copa Libertdores |publisher=Historiayfutbol.obolog.com |date=10 June 2009 |access-date=16 May 2014}}</ref>

*[[Estudiantes de La Plata|Estudiantes]] after their third consecutive win in [[1970 Copa Libertadores|1970]]. They won a fourth title in [[2009 Copa Libertadores|2009]].
*[[Club Atlético Independiente|Independiente]] after their third consecutive win, and fifth overall, in [[1974 Copa Libertadores|1974]]. They have since won two more titles, in [[1975 Copa Libertadores|1975]] and [[1984 Copa Libertadores|1984]].

=== Prize money ===

{{as of|2023}}, 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.<ref name="Prizes 2023">{{Cite web|url=https://co.marca.com/claro/futbol/copa-libertadores/2023/01/09/63bc827322601d64288b4608.html|title=¡Una millonada! Conmebol aumenta los premios para la Copa Libertadores 2023|trans-title=A fortune! CONMEBOL increases the prizes for the 2023 Copa Libertadores|language=es|publisher=Marca Claro Colombia|date=9 January 2023|access-date=10 January 2023|archive-date=January 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230114161306/https://co.marca.com/claro/futbol/copa-libertadores/2023/01/09/63bc827322601d64288b4608.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

*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==
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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"===
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The {{lang|es|Sueño Libertador}} ("''Liberator Dream''") is a promotional [[phrase]] used by sports journalism in the context of winning or attempting to win the Copa Libertadores.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.elsiglodedurango.com.mx/noticia/23364.siglo |title=Sueño Libertador |trans-title=Liberator Dream |publisher=El Siglo de Durango |language=es |date=January 16, 2004 |access-date=May 18, 2010 |first=Arturo Brizio |last=Carter |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722223625/http://www.elsiglodedurango.com.mx/noticia/23364.siglo |archive-date=July 22, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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, [[CR Vasco da Gama|Vasco da Gama]] spent $10 million to win the competition, and in 1998, [[Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras|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 [[C.D. Guadalajara|Guadalajara]] stated that they would rather play in the Copa Libertadores final than appear in a friendly against [[Spain men's national football team|Spain]], then reigning world champions,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/seleccion-mexicana/noticias/2010/08/05/espana-viene-con-18-campeones-del-mundo |title=España viene con 18 Campeones del Mundo |trans-title=Spain arrives with 18 world champions |language=es |publisher=Medio Tiempo |date=August 5, 2010 |access-date=August 5, 2010 }}</ref> and dispute their national league.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/mexico/noticias/2010/08/05/para-luis-michel-la-prioridad-es-la-copa-libertadores |title=Para Luis Michel la prioridad es la Copa Libertadores |trans-title=For Luis Michel the priority is the Copa Libertadores |language=es |publisher=Medio Tiempo |date=August 5, 2010 |access-date=August 5, 2010 |first=Juan |last=Téllez }}</ref> 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 F.C.|Chelsea]] of England and [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]] of France.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/internacional/noticias/2010/08/05/quiero-quedarme-en-santos-robinho |title=Quiero quedarme en Santos: Robinho |trans-title=Robinho: I want to stay en Santos |language=es |publisher=Medio Tiempo |date=August 5, 2010 |access-date=August 5, 2010 }}</ref>

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.)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.canchallena.com/1328538-una-copa-brindis-y-a-dormir-porque-habia-que-pensar-en-san-lorenzo#comentar |title=Una copa, brindis y a dormir porque había que pensar en San Lorenzo |trans-title=A cup, a toast, and then to sleep because I have to think about San Lorenzo |publisher=Cancha Llena |date=November 27, 2010 |access-date=November 28, 2010 }}</ref>

==="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 Asunción|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 de Deportes|Universitario]] of [[Lima]], [[Peru]], who lost in 1972 against [[Independiente de Avellaneda|Independiente]] of Argentina.<ref name="Independiente">{{cite web|url=http://www.caindependiente.com/titulos/copaslibertadores.html |title=Copa Libertadores |publisher=[[Club Atlético Independiente]] |access-date=May 21, 2010 |language=es |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100404162923/http://www.caindependiente.com/titulos/copaslibertadores.html |archive-date=April 4, 2010 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}</ref> 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" ({{langx|es|link=no|The Cup is to be seen, not to be touched}}).<ref name="Independiente" /> [[Unión Española]] became the third Pacific team to reach the final in 1975, although they also lost to Independiente.<ref name="Independiente" /> [[Atletico Nacional]] of [[Medellín]], Colombia, won the Copa Libertadores in 1989, becoming the first nation with a Pacific coastline to win the tournament.<ref name="1989AN">[https://www.goal.com/es-ar/noticias/atletico-nacional-recuerda-con-nostalgia-a-32-anos-de-su-primera-/gvd295qg7m8z15atsasursaum Atlético Nacional recuerda con nostálgia a 32 años de su primera Copa Libertadores] on Goal.com</ref> In 1990 and 1998 [[Barcelona Sporting Club]], of [[Ecuador]] also made it to the final but lost both finals to [[Club Olimpia|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" ({{langx|es|link=no|The Cup is seen '''and''' touched}}) was implemented in [[Chile]].

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==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;<ref name="TV">{{cite web |url=http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/164202/copa-libertadores-tv-revenues-rise |title=Copa Libertadores TV revenues rise |publisher=Sports business |date=March 9, 2006 |access-date=February 2, 2008}}</ref>

=== 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 (video game series)|FIFA]] series<ref name=":0" /> from 2020 to 2023 and [[Konami]]'s [[Pro Evolution Soccer]] from 2010 to 2016.

==Sponsorship==
[[File:Césped GPC.JPG|thumb|The logo of Banco Santander displayed on the field of Estadio Gran Parque Central, 2010]]
From 1997 to 2017, the competition had a single main sponsor for naming rights. The first major sponsor was [[Toyota]], who signed a ten-year contract with CONMEBOL in 1997.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.soccerex.com/insight/articles/2012/bridgestone-succeeds-santander-as-copa-libertadores-title-sponsor |title=Bridgestone succeeds Santander as Copa Libertadores title sponsor |year=2012 |publisher=Soccerrex |access-date=6 November 2018 |archive-date=January 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117231305/https://www.soccerex.com/insight/articles/2012/bridgestone-succeeds-santander-as-copa-libertadores-title-sponsor |url-status=dead }}</ref> The second major sponsor was [[Banco Santander]], who signed a five-year contract with CONMEBOL in 2008.<ref name="Santander">{{cite web |url=http://www.santander.com/csgs/Satellite/CFWCSancomQP01/en_GB/Corporate/Corporation-Sponsorship.html |title=Corporation Sponsorship |year=2013 |publisher=Santander Group |access-date=26 September 2013}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bridgestoneamericas.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2012/bridgestone-and-the-south-american-football-confederation-announ |title=Bridgestone and Conmebol announce five-year sponsorship of Copa Libertadores |year=2012 |publisher=Bridgestone Americas |access-date=6 November 2018}}</ref>

As of 2024, the sponsors of Copa Libertadores are:

'''Official Sponsors'''
* [[Amstel Brewery]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-11 |title=Amstel da la bienvenida al nuevo acuerdo con la CONMEBOL Libertadores Femenina y amplía su acuerdo con la CONMEBOL para promover la inclusión en el fútbol de toda Sudamérica hasta 2026 - CONMEBOL |url=https://www.conmebol.com/noticias/amstel-da-la-bienvenida-al-nuevo-acuerdo-con-la-conmebol-libertadores-femenina-y-amplia-su-acuerdo-con-la-conmebol-para-promover-la-inclusion-en-el-futbol-de-toda-sudamerica-hasta-2026/ |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=www.conmebol.com |language=es-ES}}</ref>
* [[Coca-Cola]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-02 |title=Coca-Cola y Powerade, nuevos Patrocinadores Oficiales de los Torneos de Clubes de la CONMEBOL - CONMEBOL |url=https://www.conmebol.com/noticias/coca-cola-y-powerade-nuevos-patrocinadores-oficiales-de-los-torneos-de-clubes-de-la-conmebol/ |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=www.conmebol.com |language=es-ES}}</ref>
** [[Powerade]]
* [[Crypto.com]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Crypto.com |title=CONMEBOL announces multi-year partnership with Crypto.com as Official Partner of CONMEBOL Libertadores |url=https://crypto.com/company-news/conmebol-announces-multi-year-partnership-with-crypto-com-as-official-partner-of-conmebol-libertadores |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=crypto.com}}</ref>
* [[Entain]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-20 |title=Entain, a través de sus marcas Sportingbet y bwin, se convierte en el nuevo patrocinador oficial de las competencias CONMEBOL Libertadores y CONMEBOL Sudamericana - CONMEBOL |url=https://www.conmebol.com/noticias/entain-a-traves-de-sus-marcas-sportingbet-y-bwin-se-convierte-en-el-nuevo-patrocinador-oficial-de-las-competencias-conmebol-libertadores-y-conmebol-sudamericana/ |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=www.conmebol.com |language=es-ES}}</ref>
** [[Bwin]] (Except Brazil)
** [[Sportingbet]] (Brazil only)
* [[EA Sports]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2023-06-07 |title=EA SPORTS™ y CONMEBOL refuerzan su compromiso con el deporte al anunciar la renovación multianual de su alianza - CONMEBOL |url=https://www.conmebol.com/noticias/ea-sports-y-conmebol-refuerzan-su-compromiso-con-el-deporte-al-anunciar-la-renovacion-multianual-de-su-alianza/ |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=www.conmebol.com |language=es-ES}}</ref>
* [[Hyundai Motor Company|Hyundai]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hyundai Motor is the newest sponsor of the CONMEBOL Libertadores |url=https://www.hyundai.com/worldwide/en/newsroom/detail/hyundai-motor-is-the-newest-sponsor-of-the-conmebol-libertadores-0000000585 |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=Hyundai Motor |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Mapfre]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-29 |title=MAPFRE es nuevo patrocinador oficial de la CONMEBOL Libertadores - CONMEBOL |url=https://www.conmebol.com/noticias/mapfre-es-nuevo-patrocinador-oficial-de-la-conmebol-libertadores/ |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=www.conmebol.com |language=es-ES}}</ref>
* [[Mastercard]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mastercard extends its sponsorship agreement for CONMEBOL Libertadores through 2026 and adds CONMEBOL Libertadores Femenina to its regional sponsorship portfolio |url=https://www.mastercard.com/news/latin-america/en/newsroom/press-releases/pr-en/2023/january/mastercard-extends-its-sponsorship-agreement-for-conmebol-libertadores-adds-conmebol-libertadores-femenina/ |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=www.mastercard.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Mercado Libre]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-06 |title=Mercado Libre es nuevo sponsor oficial de la CONMEBOL - CONMEBOL |url=https://www.conmebol.com/noticias/mercado-libre-es-nuevo-sponsor-oficial-de-la-conmebol/ |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=www.conmebol.com |language=es-ES}}</ref>
* [[TCL Technology]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-14 |title=TCL Electronics é a nova Patrocinadora Oficial da CONMEBOL Libertadores para o ciclo 2023-2026 - CONMEBOL |url=https://www.conmebol.com/pt-br/noticias-pt-br-3/tcl-electronics-e-a-nova-patrocinadora-oficial-da-conmebol-libertadores-para-o-ciclo-2023-2026/ |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=www.conmebol.com |language=pt-br}}</ref>

'''Official Partners'''
* [[Avianca]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-31 |title=Avianca, aerolínea Partner Oficial de las competiciones de clubes CONMEBOL - Avianca |url=https://www.avianca.com/es/sobre-nosotros/noticias-avianca/2025/julio-29/ |access-date=2025-07-29 |website=www.avianca.com |language=es-ES}}</ref>
* [[Absolut Sport]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-26 |title=Absolut Sport es el Official Fan Travel Package Partner de las Finales de la CONMEBOL Libertadores y CONMEBOL Sudamericana - CONMEBOL |url=https://www.conmebol.com/noticias/absolut-sport-es-el-official-fan-travel-package-partner-de-las-finales-de-la-conmebol-libertadores-y-conmebol-sudamericana/ |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=www.conmebol.com |language=es-ES}}</ref>
* [[DHL]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-08-12 |title=DHL é o novo Patrocinador Oficial da CONMEBOL Sudamericana e Sócio Logístico Oficial da CONMEBOL Libertadores - CONMEBOL |url=https://www.conmebol.com/noticias/dhl-e-o-novo-patrocinador-oficial-da-conmebol-sudamericana-e-socio-logistico-oficial-da-conmebol/ |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=www.conmebol.com |language=es-ES}}</ref>
* [[Puma (brand)|Puma]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=PUMA PARTNERS WITH CONMEBOL TO SPONSOR MAJOR FOOTBALL TOURNAMENTS AND PRODUCT IN LATIN AMERICA {{!}} PUMA® |url=https://about.puma.com/en/newsroom/news/puma-partners-conmebol-sponsor-major-football-tournaments-and-product-latin-america |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=about.puma.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Puma Energy]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-31 |title=La CONMEBOL anuncia a Puma Energy como Partner Local de los torneos de clubes más importantes del continente - CONMEBOL |url=https://www.conmebol.com/noticias/la-conmebol-anuncia-a-puma-energy-como-partner-local-de-los-torneos-de-clubes-mas-importantes-del-continente/ |access-date=2025-07-29 |website=www.conmebol.com |language=es-ES}}</ref>
* [[Rexona]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-31 |title=Rexona se suma a la pasión de la CONMEBOL Libertadores y la CONMEBOL Sudamericana - CONMEBOL |url=https://www.conmebol.com/noticias/rexona-se-suma-a-la-pasion-de-la-conmebol-libertadores-y-la-conmebol-sudamericana/ |access-date=2025-02-25 |website=www.conmebol.com |language=es-ES}}</ref>

'''Official Licensee'''

* [[Panini Group]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-23 |title=Saiu o novo álbum da Panini exclusivo da CONMEBOL Libertadores! - CONMEBOL |url=https://www.conmebol.com/pt-br/noticias-pt-br-2/saiu-o-novo-album-da-panini-exclusivo-da-conmebol-libertadores/ |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=www.conmebol.com |language=pt-br}}</ref>

==Match ball==
German company [[Puma (brand)|Puma]] supplies the official match ball since 2024, as they do for all other CONMEBOL competitions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PUMA PARTNERS WITH CONMEBOL TO SPONSOR MAJOR FOOTBALL TOURNAMENTS AND PRODUCT IN LATIN AMERICA {{!}} PUMA® |url=https://about.puma.com/en/newsroom/news/puma-partners-conmebol-sponsor-major-football-tournaments-and-product-latin-america |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=about.puma.com |language=en}}</ref> This partnership ended CONMEBOL's previous 20-year tenure with [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]].

Puma Cumbre is the official match ball of the 2024 edition of both Copa Libertadores and [[Copa Sudamericana]].

== Records and statistics ==
{{Main|Copa Libertadores records and statistics}}
{{See also|Historical table of the Copa Libertadores}}

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 ===
{{Main|List of Copa Libertadores finals}}
{{small div|
* From 1960 to 1987 the winner was defined by points (2 per win, 1 per draw), with a third match if necessary.
* From 1989 to 2018 the winner was defined by [[goal difference]], with no playoff held.
* From 2019, the final was played under a single match.

;Keys
* {{colorbox|#D0F0C0|border=silver}} Playoff result
* {{colorbox|#FCFDC9|border=silver}} Aggregate score (only indicated in case both teams were tied on points)
* {{colorbox|#BAF5FA|border=silver}} Defined on [[penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shoot-out]] in the second leg
}}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:; font-size:88%;"
|-
! Year
! Winners
! width= |1st.<br>leg
! width= |2nd.<br>leg
! width= |{{tooltip|Playoff/<br>Agg.|playoff match (if necessary) – since 1968, it was defined by average goal}}
! Runners-up
! width=| Venue <br>(1st leg)
! width=| City <br>(1st leg)
! width=| Venue <br>(2nd leg)
! width=| City <br>(2nd leg)
! width=| Venue <br>(Playoff)
! width=| City <br>(Playoff)
|-
| [[1960 Copa Libertadores|1960]] || {{flagicon|URU}} '''[[Peñarol]]''' ||{{center|1–0}}  || {{center|1–1}} || {{center|–}} || {{flagicon|PAR|1954}} [[Club Olimpia|Olimpia]]  ||[[Estadio Centenario|Centenario]] || [[Montevideo]]|| [[Estadio Manuel Ferreira|Manuel Ferreira]] || [[Asunción]] || colspan=2 style=background:#efefef| {{center|–}}
|-
| [[1961 Copa Libertadores|1961]] || {{flagicon|URU}} '''[[Peñarol]]''' || {{center|1–0}}  || {{center|1–1}}|| {{center|–}} || {{flagicon|BRA|1960}} [[Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras|Palmeiras]]  ||[[Estadio Centenario|Centenario]] || [[Montevideo]] || [[Pacaembu Stadium|Pacaembu]] || [[São Paulo]] || colspan=2 style=background:#efefef| {{center|–}}
|-
| [[1962 Copa Libertadores|1962]] || {{flagicon|BRA|1960}} '''[[Santos FC|Santos]]''' || {{center|2–1}} || {{center|2–3}}|| bgcolor=#D0F0C0| {{center|3–0}}||{{flagicon|URU}} [[Peñarol]] || [[Estádio Urbano Caldeira|Villa Belmiro]] || [[Santos, São Paulo|Santos]]|| [[Estadio Centenario|Centenario]] || [[Montevideo]] || [[Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti|Monumental]] || [[Buenos Aires]]
|-
| [[1963 Copa Libertadores|1963]] || {{flagicon|BRA|1960}} '''[[Santos FC|Santos]]''' || {{center|3–2}}  || {{center|2–1}} || {{center|–}}|| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Boca Juniors]]  ||[[Maracanã Stadium|Maracanã]] || [[Rio de Janeiro]]|| [[La Bombonera|Bombonera]] || [[Buenos Aires]] || colspan=2 style=background:#efefef| {{center|–}}
|-
| [[1964 Copa Libertadores|1964]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} '''[[Club Atlético Independiente|Independiente]]''' || {{center|0–0}}  || {{center|1–0}} ||  {{center|–}}|| {{flagicon|URU}} [[Club Nacional de Football|Nacional]] || [[Estadio Centenario|Centenario]] || [[Montevideo]] || [[Estadio Libertadores de América|Independiente]] || [[Avellaneda]] || colspan=2 style=background:#efefef| {{center|–}}
|-
| [[1965 Copa Libertadores|1965]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} '''[[Club Atlético Independiente|Independiente]]''' || {{center|1–0}}  || {{center|1–3}} || bgcolor=#D0F0C0| {{center|4–1}} || {{flagicon|URU}} [[Peñarol]] || [[Estadio Libertadores de América|Independiente]]|| [[Avellaneda]] || [[Estadio Centenario|Centenario]] || [[Montevideo]] || [[Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos| Nacional]] || [[Santiago]]
|-
| [[1966 Copa Libertadores|1966]] || {{flagicon|URU}} '''[[Peñarol]]''' || {{center|2–0}}  || {{center|2–3}} || bgcolor=#D0F0C0| {{center|4–2}} || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]] || [[Estadio Centenario|Centenario]] || [[Montevideo]]|| [[Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti|Monumental]] || [[Buenos Aires]] || [[Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos| Nacional]] || [[Santiago]]
|-
| [[1967 Copa Libertadores|1967]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} '''[[Racing Club de Avellaneda|Racing]]''' || {{center|0–0}}  || {{center|0–0}} || bgcolor=#D0F0C0|{{center|2–1}} || {{flagicon|URU}} [[Club Nacional de Football|Nacional]] ||[[El Cilindro|Cilindro]]|| [[Avellaneda]]|| [[Estadio Centenario|Centenario]] || [[Montevideo]] || [[Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos|Nacional]] || [[Santiago]]
|-
| [[1968 Copa Libertadores|1968]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} '''[[Estudiantes de La Plata|Estudiantes]]''' || {{center|2–1}} || {{center|1–3}} || bgcolor=#D0F0C0|{{center|2–0}} || {{flagicon|BRA|1968}} [[Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras|Palmeiras]] || [[Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi|Estudiantes]] || [[La Plata]] || [[Pacaembu Stadium|Pacaembu]] || [[São Paulo]] || [[Estadio Centenario|Centenario]] || [[Montevideo]] 
|-
| [[1969 Copa Libertadores|1969]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} '''[[Estudiantes de La Plata|Estudiantes]]''' || {{center|1–0}} || {{center|2–0}} || {{center|–}} || {{flagicon|URU}} [[Club Nacional de Football|Nacional]] || [[Estadio Centenario|Centenario]] || [[Montevideo]] || [[Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi|Estudiantes]] || [[La Plata]] || colspan=2 style=background:#efefef| {{center|–}}
|-
| [[1970 Copa Libertadores|1970]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} '''[[Estudiantes de La Plata|Estudiantes]]''' || {{center|1–0}} || {{center|0–0}} || {{center|–}} || {{flagicon|URU}} [[Peñarol]] ||[[Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi|Estudiantes]] || [[La Plata]] || [[Estadio Centenario|Centenario]] || [[Montevideo]] || colspan=2 style=background:#efefef| {{center|–}}
|-
| [[1971 Copa Libertadores|1971]] || {{flagicon|URU}} '''[[Club Nacional de Football|Nacional]]''' || {{center|0–1}} || {{center|1–0}} || bgcolor=#D0F0C0|{{center|2–0}} || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Estudiantes de La Plata|Estudiantes]] || [[Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi|Estudiantes]] || [[La Plata]] || [[Estadio Centenario|Centenario]] || [[Montevideo]] || [[Estadio Nacional del Perú|Nacional]] || [[Lima]]
|-
| [[1972 Copa Libertadores|1972]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} '''[[Club Atlético Independiente|Independiente]]''' || {{center|0–0}} || {{center|2–1}} ||{{center|–}} || {{flagicon|PER}} [[Club Universitario de Deportes|Universitario]] || [[Estadio Nacional del Perú|Nacional]] || [[Lima]] || [[Estadio Libertadores de América|Independiente]] || [[Avellaneda]] || colspan=2 style=background:#efefef| {{center|–}}
|-
| [[1973 Copa Libertadores|1973]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} '''[[Club Atlético Independiente|Independiente]]''' || {{center|1–1}} || {{center|0–0}} ||bgcolor=#D0F0C0|{{center|2–1}} || {{flagicon|CHI}} [[Colo Colo]] ||[[Estadio Libertadores de América|Independiente]] || [[Avellaneda]] || [[Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos|Nacional]] || [[Santiago]] || [[Estadio Centenario|Centenario]] || [[Montevideo]]
|-
| [[1974 Copa Libertadores|1974]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} '''[[Club Atlético Independiente|Independiente]]''' || {{center|1–2}} || {{center|2–0}} ||bgcolor=#D0F0C0|{{center|1–0}} || {{flagicon|BRA|1968}} [[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]] || [[Pacaembu Stadium|Pacaembu]] || [[São Paulo]] || [[Estadio Libertadores de América|Independiente]] || [[Avellaneda]] || [[Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos|Nacional]] || [[Santiago]] 
|-
| [[1975 Copa Libertadores|1975]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} '''[[Club Atlético Independiente|Independiente]]''' || {{center|0–1}} || {{center|3–1}} ||bgcolor=#D0F0C0|{{center|2–0}} || {{flagicon|CHI}} [[Unión Española]] || [[Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos|Nacional]] || [[Santiago]] || [[Estadio Libertadores de América|Independiente]] || [[Avellaneda]] || [[Estadio Defensores del Chaco|Defensores del Chaco]] || [[Asunción]]
|-
| [[1976 Copa Libertadores|1976]] || {{flagicon|BRA|1968}} '''[[Cruzeiro Esporte Clube|Cruzeiro]]''' || {{center|4–1}} || {{center|1–2}} || bgcolor=#D0F0C0|{{center|3–2}} || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]] || [[Mineirão]] || [[Belo Horizonte]] || [[Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti|Monumental]] || [[Buenos Aires]] ||[[Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos|Nacional]] || [[Santiago]]
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| [[1977 Copa Libertadores|1977]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} '''[[Boca Juniors]]''' || {{center|1–0}} || {{center|0–1}} ||bgcolor=#D0F0C0|{{center|0–0 (5–4 {{pso}}) }} || {{flagicon|BRA|1968}} [[Cruzeiro Esporte Clube|Cruzeiro]] || [[La Bombonera|Bombonera]] || [[Buenos Aires]] || [[Mineirão]] || [[Belo Horizonte]] ||[[Estadio Centenario|Centenario]] || [[Montevideo]]
|-
| [[1978 Copa Libertadores|1978]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} '''[[Boca Juniors]]''' || {{center|0–0}} || {{center|4–0}} || {{center|–}} || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Deportivo Cali]] || [[Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero|Pascual Guerrero]] || [[Cali]] || [[La Bombonera|Bombonera]] || [[Buenos Aires]] || colspan=2 style=background:#efefef| {{center|–}}
|-
| [[1979 Copa Libertadores|1979]] || {{flagicon|PAR|1954}} '''[[Club Olimpia|Olimpia]]''' || {{center|2–0}} || {{center|0–0}} || {{center|–}} || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Boca Juniors]] || [[Estadio Defensores del Chaco|Defefensores del Chaco]] || [[Asunción]] || [[La Bombonera|Bombonera]] || [[Buenos Aires]] || colspan=2 style=background:#efefef| {{center|–}}
|-
| [[1980 Copa Libertadores|1980]] || {{flagicon|URU}} '''[[Club Nacional de Football|Nacional]]''' || {{center|0–0}} || {{center|1–0}} || {{center|–}} || {{flagicon|BRA|1968}} [[Sport Club Internacional|Internacional]] || [[Estádio Beira-Rio|Beira-Rio]] || [[Porto Alegre]] || [[Estadio Centenario|Centenario]] || [[Montevideo]] || colspan=2 style=background:#efefef| {{center|– }}
|-
| [[1981 Copa Libertadores|1981]] || {{flagicon|BRA|1968}} '''[[Clube de Regatas do Flamengo|Flamengo]]''' || {{center|2–1}} || {{center|0–1}} || bgcolor=#d0f0c0|{{center|2–0}} || {{flagicon|CHI}} [[Cobreloa]] || [[Maracanã Stadium|Maracanã]] || [[Rio de Janeiro]] || [[Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos|Nacional]] || [[Santiago]] || [[Estadio Centenario|Centenario]] || [[Montevideo]] 
|-
| [[1982 Copa Libertadores|1982]] || {{flagicon|URU}} '''[[Peñarol]]''' || {{center|0–0}} || {{center|1–0}} || {{center|–}} || {{flagicon|CHI}} [[Cobreloa]] || [[Estadio Centenario|Centenario]] || [[Montevideo]] || [[Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos|Nacional]] || [[Santiago]] || colspan=2 |{{center|–}}
|-
| [[1983 Copa Libertadores|1983]] || {{flagicon|BRA|1968}} '''[[Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense|Grêmio]]''' || {{center|1–1}} || {{center|2–1}} || {{center|–}} || {{flagicon|URU}} [[Peñarol]] || [[Estadio Centenario|Centenario]] || [[Montevideo]] || [[Estádio Olímpico Monumental|Olímpico]] || [[Porto Alegre]] || colspan=2 |{{center|–}}
|-
| [[1984 Copa Libertadores|1984]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} '''[[Club Atlético Independiente|Independiente]]''' || {{center|1–0}} || {{center|0–0}} || {{center|–}} || {{flagicon|BRA|1968}} [[Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense|Grêmio]] || [[Estádio Olímpico Monumental|Olímpico]] || [[Porto Alegre]] || [[Estadio Libertadores de América|Independiente]] || [[Avellaneda]] || colspan=2 |{{center|–}}
|-
| [[1985 Copa Libertadores|1985]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} '''[[Argentinos Juniors]] '''|| {{center|1–0}} || {{center|0–1}} || bgcolor=#d0f0c0|{{center|1–1 (5–4 {{pso}}) }}|| {{flagicon|COL}} [[América de Cali]] || [[Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti|Monumental]] || [[Buenos Aires]] || [[Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero|Pascual Guerrero]] || [[Cali]] || [[Estadio Defensores del Chaco|Defensores del Chaco]] || [[Asunción]]
|-
| [[1986 Copa Libertadores|1986]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} '''[[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]]''' || {{center|2–1}} || {{center|1–0}} || {{center|–}} || {{flagicon|COL}} [[América de Cali]] || [[Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero|Pascual Guerrero]] || [[Cali]] || [[Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti|Monumental]] || [[Buenos Aires]] || colspan=2 |{{center|–}}
|-
| [[1987 Copa Libertadores|1987]] || {{flagicon|URU}} '''[[Peñarol]]''' || {{center|0–2}} || {{center|2–1}} || bgcolor=#d0f0c0|{{center|1–0}} || {{flagicon|COL}} [[América de Cali]] || [[Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero|Pascual Guerrero]] || [[Cali]] || [[Estadio Centenario|Centenario]] || [[Montevideo]] || [[Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos|Nacional]] || [[Santiago]]
|-
| [[1988 Copa Libertadores|1988]] || {{flagicon|URU}} '''[[Club Nacional de Football|Nacional]]''' || {{center|0–1}} || {{center|3–0}} || bgcolor=#fcfdc9|{{center|3–1}} || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Newell's Old Boys]] || [[Estadio Gigante de Arroyito|Gigante de Arroyito]] || [[Rosario]] || [[Estadio Centenario|Centenario]] || [[Montevideo]] || colspan=2 |{{center|–}}
|-
| [[1989 Copa Libertadores|1989]] || {{flagicon|COL}} '''[[Atlético Nacional]]''' || {{center|0–2}} || {{center|2–0}} || bgcolor=#BAF5FA| {{center|5–4 {{pso}} }}  || {{flagicon|PAR|1954}} [[Club Olimpia|Olimpia]] || [[Estadio Defensores del Chaco|Defensores del Chaco]] || [[Asunción]] || [[Estadio El Campín|El Campín]] || [[Bogotá]] || colspan=2|{{center|–}}
|-
| [[1990 Copa Libertadores|1990]] || {{flagicon|PAR|1990}} '''[[Club Olimpia|Olimpia]]''' || {{center|2–0}} || {{center|1–1}} || {{center|–}} || {{flagicon|ECU|1900}} [[Barcelona S.C.|Barcelona]] || [[Estadio Defensores del Chaco|Defensores del Chaco]] || [[Asunción]] || [[Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo|Monumental]] || [[Guayaquil]] || colspan=2|{{center|–}}
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| [[1991 Copa Libertadores|1991]] || {{flagicon|CHI}} '''[[Colo Colo]]''' || {{center|0–0}} || {{center|3–0}} || {{center|–}} || {{flagicon|PAR|1990}} [[Club Olimpia|Olimpia]] || [[Estadio Defensores del Chaco|Defensores del Chaco]] || [[Asunción]]|| [[Estadio Monumental David Arellano|David Arellano]] || [[Santiago]] || colspan=2|{{center|–}}
|-
| [[1992 Copa Libertadores|1992]] || {{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]]''' || {{center|0–1}} || {{center|1–0}} || bgcolor=#BAF5FA| {{center|3–2 {{pso}} }} || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Newell's Old Boys]] || [[Estadio Gigante de Arroyito|Gigante de Arroyito]] || [[Rosario]] || [[Estádio do Morumbi|Morumbi]] || [[São Paulo]] || colspan=2|{{center|–}}
|-
| [[1993 Copa Libertadores|1993]] || {{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]]''' || {{center|5–1}} || {{center|0–2}} || bgcolor=#fcfdc9|{{center|5–3}} || {{flagicon|CHI}} [[Club Deportivo Universidad Católica|Universidad Católica]] || [[Estádio do Morumbi|Morumbi]] || [[São Paulo]] || [[Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos|Nacional]] || [[Santiago]] ||  colspan=2|{{center|–}}
|-
| [[1994 Copa Libertadores|1994]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} '''[[Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield|Vélez Sarsfield]]''' || {{center|1–0}} || {{center|0–1}} || bgcolor=#BAF5FA| {{center|5–3 {{pso}} }} || {{flagicon|BRA}} [[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]] || [[José Amalfitani Stadium|José Amalfitani]] || [[Buenos Aires]] || [[Estádio do Morumbi|Morumbi]] || [[São Paulo]] || colspan=2|{{center|–}}
|-
| [[1995 Copa Libertadores|1995]] || {{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense|Grêmio]]''' || {{center|3–1}} || {{center|1–1}} || {{center|–}} || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Atlético Nacional]] || [[Estádio Olímpico Monumental|Olímpico]] || [[Porto Alegre]] || [[Atanasio Girardot Sports Complex|Atanasio Girardot]] || [[Medellín]] || colspan=2|{{center|–}}
|-
| [[1996 Copa Libertadores|1996]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} '''[[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]]''' || {{center|0–1}} || {{center|2–0}} || bgcolor=#FCFDC9| {{center|2–1}} ||  {{flagicon|COL}} [[América de Cali]] || [[Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero|Pascual Guerrero]] || [[Cali]] || [[Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti|Monumental]] || [[Buenos Aires]] || colspan=2|{{center|–}}
|-
| [[1997 Copa Libertadores|1997]] || {{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Cruzeiro Esporte Clube|Cruzeiro]]''' || {{center|0–0}} || {{center|1–0}} || {{center|–}} || {{flagicon|PER}} [[Sporting Cristal]] || [[Estadio Nacional del Perú|Nacional]] || [[Lima]] || [[Mineirão]] || [[Belo Horizonte]] || colspan=2|{{center|–}}
|-
| [[1998 Copa Libertadores|1998]] || {{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[CR Vasco da Gama|Vasco da Gama]]''' || {{center|2–0}} || {{center|2–1}} || {{center|–}} || {{flagicon|ECU|1900}} [[Barcelona S.C.|Barcelona]] || [[Estádio São Januário|São Januário]] || [[Rio de Janeiro]] || [[Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo|Monumental]] || [[Guayaquil]] || colspan=2|{{center|–}}
|-
| [[1999 Copa Libertadores|1999]] || {{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras|Palmeiras]]''' || {{center|0–1}} || {{center|2–1}} || bgcolor=#BAF5FA| {{center|4–3 {{pso}} }} || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Deportivo Cali]] || [[Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero|Pascual Guerrero]] || [[Cali]] || [[Estádio Palestra Itália|Palestra Itália]] || [[São Paulo]] || colspan=2|{{center|–}}
|-
| [[2000 Copa Libertadores|2000]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} '''[[Boca Juniors]]''' || {{center|2–2}} || {{center|0–0}} || bgcolor=#BAF5FA| {{center|4–2 {{pso}} }} || {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras|Palmeiras]] || [[La Bombonera|Bombonera]] || [[Buenos Aires]] || [[Estádio do Morumbi|Morumbi]] || [[São Paulo]] || colspan=2|{{center|–}}
|-
| [[2001 Copa Libertadores|2001]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} '''[[Boca Juniors]]''' || {{center|1–0}} || {{center|0–1}} || bgcolor=#BAF5FA| {{center|3–1 {{pso}} }} || {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Cruz Azul]] || [[Estadio Azteca|Azteca]] || [[Mexico City]] || [[La Bombonera|Bombonera]] || [[Buenos Aires]] || colspan=2|{{center|–}}
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| [[2002 Copa Libertadores|2002]] || {{flagicon|PAR|1990}} '''[[Club Olimpia|Olimpia]]''' || {{center|0–1}} || {{center|2–1}} || bgcolor=#BAF5FA| {{center|4–2 {{pso}} }}|| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Associação Desportiva São Caetano|São Caetano]] || [[Estadio Defensores del Chaco|Defensores del Chaco]] || [[Asunción]] || [[Pacaembu Stadium|Pacaembu]] || [[São Paulo]] || colspan=2|{{center|–}}
|-
| [[2003 Copa Libertadores|2003]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} '''[[Boca Juniors]]''' || {{center|2–0}} || {{center|3–1}} || {{center|–}} || {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Santos FC|Santos]] || [[La Bombonera|Bombonera]] || [[Buenos Aires]]  || [[Estádio do Morumbi|Morumbi]] || [[São Paulo]] || colspan=2|{{center|–}}
|-
| [[2004 Copa Libertadores|2004]] || {{flagicon|COL}} '''[[Once Caldas]]''' || {{center|0–0}} || {{center|1–1}} || bgcolor=#BAF5FA| {{center|2–0 {{pso}} }} || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Boca Juniors]] || [[La Bombonera|Bombonera]] || [[Buenos Aires]] || [[Estadio Palogrande|Palogrande]] || [[Manizales]] || colspan=2|{{center|–}}
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| [[2005 Copa Libertadores|2005]] || {{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]]''' || {{center|1–1}} || {{center|4–0}} || {{center|–}} || {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Club Athletico Paranaense|Athletico Paranaense]] || [[Estádio Beira-Rio|Beira-Rio]] || [[Porto Alegre]] || [[Estádio do Morumbi|Morumbi]] || [[São Paulo]] || colspan=2|{{center|–}}
|-
| [[2006 Copa Libertadores|2006]] || {{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Sport Club Internacional|Internacional]]''' || {{center|2–1}} || {{center|2–2}} || {{center|–}} || {{flagicon|BRA}} [[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]] || [[Estádio do Morumbi|Morumbi]] || [[São Paulo]] || [[Estádio Beira-Rio|Beira-Rio]] || [[Porto Alegre]] || colspan=2|{{center|–}}
|-
| [[2007 Copa Libertadores|2007]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} '''[[Boca Juniors]]''' || {{center|3–0}} || {{center|2–0}} || {{center|–}} || {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense|Grêmio]] || [[La Bombonera|Bombonera]] || [[Buenos Aires]] || [[Estádio Olímpico Monumental|Olímpico]] || [[Porto Alegre]] || colspan=2|{{center|–}}
|-
| [[2008 Copa Libertadores|2008]] || {{flagicon|ECU|1900}} '''[[L.D.U. Quito|LDU Quito]]''' || {{center|4–2}} || {{center|1–3}} || bgcolor=#BAF5FA| {{center|3–1 {{pso}} }} || {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Fluminense FC|Fluminense]] || [[Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado|Casa Blanca]] || [[Quito]] || [[Maracanã Stadium|Maracanã]] || [[Rio de Janeiro]] || colspan=2|{{center|–}}
|-
| [[2009 Copa Libertadores|2009]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} '''[[Estudiantes de La Plata|Estudiantes]]''' || {{center|0–0}} || {{center|2–1}} || {{center|–}} || {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Cruzeiro Esporte Clube|Cruzeiro]] || [[Estadio Ciudad de La Plata|Estadio Único]] || [[La Plata]] || [[Mineirão]] || [[Belo Horizonte]] || colspan=2|{{center|–}}
|-
| [[2010 Copa Libertadores|2010]] || {{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Sport Club Internacional|Internacional]]''' || {{center|2–1}} || {{center|3–2}} || {{center|–}} || {{flagicon|MEX}} [[C.D. Guadalajara|Guadalajara]] || [[Estadio Akron|Omnilife]] || [[Zapopan]] || [[Estádio Beira-Rio|Beira-Rio]] || [[Porto Alegre]] || colspan=2|{{center|–}}
|-
| [[2011 Copa Libertadores|2011]] || {{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Santos FC|Santos]]''' || {{center|0–0}} || {{center|2–1}} || {{center|–}} || {{flagicon|URU}} [[Peñarol]] || [[Estadio Centenario|Centenario]] || [[Montevideo]] || [[Pacaembu Stadium|Pacaembu]] || [[São Paulo]] || colspan=2|{{center|–}}
|-
| [[2012 Copa Libertadores|2012]] || {{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Sport Club Corinthians Paulista|Corinthians]]''' || {{center|1–1}} || {{center|2–0}} || {{center|–}} || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Boca Juniors]] || [[La Bombonera|Bombonera]] || [[Buenos Aires]] || [[Pacaembu Stadium|Pacaembu]] || [[São Paulo]] || colspan=2|{{center|–}}
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| [[2013 Copa Libertadores|2013]] || {{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Clube Atlético Mineiro|Atlético Mineiro]]''' || {{center|0–2}} || {{center|2–0}} || bgcolor=#BAF5FA| {{center|4–3 {{pso}} }} || {{flagicon|PAR}} [[Club Olimpia|Olimpia]] || [[Estadio Defensores del Chaco|Defensores del Chaco]] || [[Asunción]] || [[Mineirão]] || [[Belo Horizonte]] || colspan=2|{{center|–}}
|-
| [[2014 Copa Libertadores|2014]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} '''[[San Lorenzo de Almagro|San Lorenzo]]''' || {{center|1–1}} || {{center|1–0}} || {{center|–}} || {{flagicon|PAR}} [[Club Nacional|Nacional]] || [[Estadio Defensores del Chaco|Defensores del Chaco]] || [[Asunción]] || [[Estadio Pedro Bidegain|Pedro Bidegain]] || [[Buenos Aires]] || colspan=2|{{center|–}}
|-
| [[2015 Copa Libertadores|2015]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} '''[[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]]''' || {{center|0–0}} || {{center|3–0}} || {{center|–}} || {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Tigres UANL]] || [[Estadio Universitario (UANL)|Universitario]] || [[San Nicolás de los Garza]] || [[Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti|Monumental]] || [[Buenos Aires]]|| colspan=2|{{center|–}}
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| [[2016 Copa Libertadores|2016]] || {{flagicon|COL}} '''[[Atlético Nacional]]''' || {{center|1–1}} || {{center|1–0}} || {{center|–}} || {{flagicon|ECU}} [[C.S.D. Independiente del Valle|Independiente del Valle]] || [[Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa|Olímpico]] || [[Quito]] || [[Atanasio Girardot Sports Complex|Atanasio Girardot]] || [[Medellín]] || colspan=2|{{center|–}}
|-
| [[2017 Copa Libertadores|2017]] || {{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense|Grêmio]]''' || {{center|1–0}} || {{center|2–1}} || {{center|–}} || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Club Atlético Lanús|Lanús]] || [[Arena do Grêmio|Grêmio]] || [[Porto Alegre]] || [[Estadio Ciudad de Lanús – Néstor Díaz Pérez|Ciudad de Lanús]] || [[Lanús]] || colspan=2|{{center|–}}
|-
| [[2018 Copa Libertadores|2018]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} '''[[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]]''' || {{center|2–2}} || {{center|3–1}} || {{center|–}} || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Boca Juniors]] || [[La Bombonera|Bombonera]] || [[Buenos Aires]] || [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium|Santiago Bernabéu]] || [[Madrid]], [[Spain]] || colspan=2|{{center|–}}
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| [[2019 Copa Libertadores|2019]] || {{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Clube de Regatas do Flamengo|Flamengo]]''' ||colspan=3| {{center|2–1}} ||  {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]] || [[Estadio Monumental "U"|Monumental]] || [[Lima]] || colspan=4 style=background:#efefef| {{center|– {{refn|Since this edition, the final was played under a single match format.|group=note|name=singl}} }}
|-
| [[2020 Copa Libertadores|2020]] || {{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras|Palmeiras]]''' ||colspan=3| {{center|1–0}} || {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Santos FC|Santos]] || [[Maracanã Stadium|Maracanã]] || [[Rio de Janeiro]] || colspan=4 style=background:#efefef|{{center|–}}
|-
| [[2021 Copa Libertadores|2021]] || {{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras|Palmeiras]]''' ||colspan=3| {{center|2–1}} || {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Clube de Regatas do Flamengo|Flamengo]] || [[Estadio Centenario|Centenario]] || [[Montevideo]] || colspan=4 style=background:#efefef|{{center|–}}
|-
| [[2022 Copa Libertadores|2022]] || {{fbaicon|BRA}} '''[[Clube de Regatas do Flamengo|Flamengo]]''' ||colspan=3| {{center|1–0}} || {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Club Athletico Paranaense|Athletico Paranaense]] || [[Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo|Monumental]] || [[Guayaquil]] || colspan=4 style=background:#efefef|{{center|–}}
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| [[2023 Copa Libertadores|2023]] || {{fbaicon|BRA}} '''[[Fluminense FC|Fluminense]]''' ||colspan=3| {{center|2–1}} || {{fbaicon|ARG}} [[Boca Juniors]]  || [[Maracanã Stadium|Maracanã]] || [[Rio de Janeiro]] || colspan=4 style=background:#efefef|{{center|–}}
|-
| [[2024 Copa Libertadores|2024]] || {{fbaicon|BRA}} '''[[Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas|Botafogo]]'''|| colspan="3" | {{center|3–1}}|| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Clube Atlético Mineiro|Atlético Mineiro]]|| [[Estadio Monumental (Buenos Aires)|Monumental]] || [[Buenos Aires]] || colspan=4 style=background:#efefef|{{center|–}}
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| [[2025 Copa Libertadores|2025]] || {{fbaicon|BRA}} || colspan="3" | || {{fbaicon|BRA}} || [[Estadio Monumental "U"|Monumental]] || [[Lima]] || colspan=4 style=background:#efefef|{{center|–}}

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=== Performances by club ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+Performance in the Copa Libertadores by club
|-
!scope=col|Club
!scope=col|Titles
!scope=col|Runners-up
!scope=col|Seasons won
!scope=col|Seasons runner-up
|-
!scope=row|{{fbaicon|ARG}} [[Club Atlético Independiente|Independiente]]
|align=center|7
|align=center|0
|[[1964 Copa Libertadores|1964]], [[1965 Copa Libertadores|1965]], [[1972 Copa Libertadores|1972]], [[1973 Copa Libertadores|1973]], [[1974 Copa Libertadores|1974]], [[1975 Copa Libertadores|1975]], [[1984 Copa Libertadores|1984]]
|{{center|—}}
|-
!scope=row|{{fbaicon|ARG}} [[Boca Juniors]]
|align=center|6
|align=center|6
|[[1977 Copa Libertadores|1977]], [[1978 Copa Libertadores|1978]], [[2000 Copa Libertadores|2000]], [[2001 Copa Libertadores|2001]], [[2003 Copa Libertadores|2003]], [[2007 Copa Libertadores|2007]]
|[[1963 Copa Libertadores|1963]], [[1979 Copa Libertadores|1979]], [[2004 Copa Libertadores|2004]], [[2012 Copa Libertadores|2012]], [[2018 Copa Libertadores|2018]], [[2023 Copa Libertadores|2023]]
|-
!scope=row|{{fbaicon|URU}} [[Peñarol]]
|align=center|5
|align=center|5
|[[1960 Copa Libertadores|1960]], [[1961 Copa Libertadores|1961]], [[1966 Copa Libertadores|1966]], [[1982 Copa Libertadores|1982]], [[1987 Copa Libertadores|1987]]
|[[1962 Copa Libertadores|1962]], [[1965 Copa Libertadores|1965]], [[1970 Copa Libertadores|1970]], [[1983 Copa Libertadores|1983]], [[2011 Copa Libertadores|2011]]
|-
!scope=row|{{fbaicon|ARG}} [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]]
|align=center|4
|align=center|3
|[[1986 Copa Libertadores|1986]], [[1996 Copa Libertadores|1996]], [[2015 Copa Libertadores|2015]], [[2018 Copa Libertadores|2018]]
|[[1966 Copa Libertadores|1966]], [[1976 Copa Libertadores|1976]], [[2019 Copa Libertadores|2019]]
|-
!scope=row|{{fbaicon|ARG}} [[Estudiantes de La Plata|Estudiantes]]
|align=center|4
|align=center|1
|[[1968 Copa Libertadores|1968]], [[1969 Copa Libertadores|1969]], [[1970 Copa Libertadores|1970]], [[2009 Copa Libertadores|2009]]
|[[1971 Copa Libertadores|1971]]
|-
!scope=row|{{fbaicon|PAR}} [[Club Olimpia|Olimpia]]
|align=center|3
|align=center|4
|[[1979 Copa Libertadores|1979]], [[1990 Copa Libertadores|1990]], [[2002 Copa Libertadores|2002]]
|[[1960 Copa Libertadores|1960]], [[1989 Copa Libertadores|1989]], [[1991 Copa Libertadores|1991]], [[2013 Copa Libertadores|2013]]
|-
! scope="row" |{{fbaicon|URU}} [[Club Nacional de Football|Nacional]]
| align="center" |3
| align="center" |3
|[[1971 Copa Libertadores|1971]], [[1980 Copa Libertadores|1980]], [[1988 Copa Libertadores|1988]]
|[[1964 Copa Libertadores|1964]], [[1967 Copa Libertadores|1967]], [[1969 Copa Libertadores|1969]]
|-
! scope="row" |{{fbaicon|BRA}} [[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]]
| align="center" |3
| align="center" |3
|[[1992 Copa Libertadores|1992]], [[1993 Copa Libertadores|1993]], [[2005 Copa Libertadores|2005]]
|[[1974 Copa Libertadores|1974]], [[1994 Copa Libertadores|1994]], [[2006 Copa Libertadores|2006]]
|-
!scope=row|{{fbaicon|BRA}} [[SE Palmeiras|Palmeiras]]
|align=center|3
|align=center|3
|[[1999 Copa Libertadores|1999]], [[2020 Copa Libertadores|2020]], [[2021 Copa Libertadores|2021]]
|[[1961 Copa Libertadores|1961]], [[1968 Copa Libertadores|1968]], [[2000 Copa Libertadores|2000]]
|-
!scope=row|{{fbaicon|BRA}} [[Santos FC|Santos]]
|align=center|3
|align=center|2
|[[1962 Copa Libertadores|1962]], [[1963 Copa Libertadores|1963]], [[2011 Copa Libertadores|2011]]
|[[2003 Copa Libertadores|2003]], [[2020 Copa Libertadores|2020]]
|-
! scope="row" |{{fbaicon|BRA}} [[Grêmio FBPA|Grêmio]]
| align="center" |3
| align="center" |2
|[[1983 Copa Libertadores|1983]], [[1995 Copa Libertadores|1995]], [[2017 Copa Libertadores|2017]] 
|[[1984 Copa Libertadores|1984]], [[2007 Copa Libertadores|2007]]
|-
!scope=row|{{fbaicon|BRA}} [[CR Flamengo|Flamengo]]
|align=center|3
|align=center|1
|[[1981 Copa Libertadores|1981]], [[2019 Copa Libertadores|2019]], [[2022 Copa Libertadores|2022]]
|[[2021 Copa Libertadores|2021]]
|-
!scope=row|{{fbaicon|BRA}} [[Cruzeiro Esporte Clube|Cruzeiro]]
|align=center|2
|align=center|2
|[[1976 Copa Libertadores|1976]], [[1997 Copa Libertadores|1997]]
|[[1977 Copa Libertadores|1977]], [[2009 Copa Libertadores|2009]]
|-
! scope="row" |{{fbaicon|BRA}} [[Sport Club Internacional|Internacional]]
| align="center" |2
| align="center" |1
|[[2006 Copa Libertadores|2006]], [[2010 Copa Libertadores|2010]]
|[[1980 Copa Libertadores|1980]]
|-
! scope="row" |{{fbaicon|COL}} [[Atlético Nacional]]
| align="center" |2
| align="center" |1
|[[1989 Copa Libertadores|1989]], [[2016 Copa Libertadores|2016]]
|[[1995 Copa Libertadores|1995]]
|-
!scope=row|{{fbaicon|CHI}} [[Colo-Colo]]
|align=center|1
|align=center|1
|[[1991 Copa Libertadores|1991]]
|[[1973 Copa Libertadores|1973]]
|-
! scope="row" |{{fbaicon|BRA}} [[Clube Atlético Mineiro|Atlético Mineiro]]
| align="center" |1
| align="center" |1
|[[2013 Copa Libertadores|2013]]
|[[2024 Copa Libertadores|2024]]
|-
! scope="row" |{{fbaicon|BRA}} [[Fluminense FC|Fluminense]]
| align="center" |1
| align="center" |1
|[[2023 Copa Libertadores|2023]]
|[[2008 Copa Libertadores|2008]]
|-
! scope="row" |{{fbaicon|ARG}} [[Racing Club de Avellaneda|Racing]]
| align="center" |1
| align="center" |0
|[[1967 Copa Libertadores|1967]]
|{{sdash}}
|-
! scope="row" |{{fbaicon|ARG}} [[Argentinos Juniors]]
| align="center" |1
| align="center" |0
|[[1985 Copa Libertadores|1985]]
|{{sdash}}
|-
! scope="row" |{{fbaicon|ARG}} [[Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield|Vélez Sársfield]]
| align="center" |1
| align="center" |0
|[[1994 Copa Libertadores|1994]]
|{{sdash}}
|-
! scope="row" |{{fbaicon|BRA}} [[CR Vasco da Gama|Vasco da Gama]]
| align="center" |1
| align="center" |0
|[[1998 Copa Libertadores|1998]]
|{{center|—}}
|-
! scope="row" |{{fbaicon|COL}} [[Once Caldas]]
| align="center" |1
| align="center" |0
|[[2004 Copa Libertadores|2004]]
|{{sdash}}
|-
! scope="row" |{{fbaicon|ECU}} [[L.D.U. Quito|LDU Quito]]
| align="center" |1
| align="center" |0
|[[2008 Copa Libertadores|2008]]
|{{sdash}}
|-
! scope="row" |{{fbaicon|BRA}} [[Sport Club Corinthians Paulista|Corinthians]]
| align="center" |1
| align="center" |0
|[[2012 Copa Libertadores|2012]]
|{{sdash}}
|-
!scope=row|{{fbaicon|ARG}} [[San Lorenzo de Almagro|San Lorenzo]]
|align=center|1
|align=center|0
|[[2014 Copa Libertadores|2014]]
|{{sdash}}
|-
!scope=row|{{fbaicon|BRA}} [[Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas|Botafogo]]
|align=center|1
|align=center|0
|[[2024 Copa Libertadores|2024]]
|{{sdash}}
|-
!scope=row|{{fbaicon|COL}} [[América de Cali]]
|align=center|0
|align=center|4
|{{sdash}}
|[[1985 Copa Libertadores|1985]], [[1986 Copa Libertadores|1986]], [[1987 Copa Libertadores|1987]], [[1996 Copa Libertadores|1996]]
|-
! scope="row" |{{fbaicon|CHI}} [[Cobreloa]]
| align="center" |0
| align="center" |2
|{{sdash}}
|[[1981 Copa Libertadores|1981]], [[1982 Copa Libertadores|1982]]
|-
! scope="row" |{{fbaicon|ARG}} [[Newell's Old Boys]]
| align="center" |0
| align="center" |2
|{{sdash}}
|[[1988 Copa Libertadores|1988]], [[1992 Copa Libertadores|1992]]
|-
! scope="row" |{{fbaicon|ECU}} [[Barcelona S.C.|Barcelona]]
| align="center" |0
| align="center" |2
|{{sdash}}
|[[1990 Copa Libertadores|1990]], [[1998 Copa Libertadores|1998]]
|-
! scope="row" |{{fbaicon|COL}} [[Deportivo Cali]]
| align="center" |0
| align="center" |2
|{{sdash}}
|[[1978 Copa Libertadores|1978]], [[1999 Copa Libertadores|1999]]
|-
!scope=row|{{fbaicon|BRA}} [[Club Athletico Paranaense|Athletico Paranaense]]
|align=center|0
|align=center|2
|{{sdash}}||[[2005 Copa Libertadores|2005]], [[2022 Copa Libertadores|2022]]
|-
!scope=row|{{fbaicon|PER}} [[Club Universitario de Deportes|Universitario]]
|align=center|0
|align=center|1
|{{sdash}}
|[[1972 Copa Libertadores|1972]]
|-
! scope="row" |{{fbaicon|CHI}} [[Unión Española]]
| align="center" |0
| align="center" |1
|{{sdash}}
|[[1975 Copa Libertadores|1975]]
|-
! scope="row" |{{fbaicon|CHI}} [[Club Deportivo Universidad Católica|Universidad Católica]]
| align="center" |0
| align="center" |1
|{{sdash}}
|[[1993 Copa Libertadores|1993]]
|-
! scope="row" |{{fbaicon|PER}} [[Sporting Cristal]]
| align="center" |0
| align="center" |1
|{{sdash}}
|[[1997 Copa Libertadores|1997]]
|-
! scope="row" |{{fbaicon|MEX}} [[Cruz Azul]]
| align="center" |0
| align="center" |1
|{{sdash}}
|[[2001 Copa Libertadores|2001]]
|-
! scope="row" |{{fbaicon|BRA}} [[Associação Desportiva São Caetano|São Caetano]]
| align="center" |0
| align="center" |1
|{{sdash}}
|[[2002 Copa Libertadores|2002]]
|-
! scope="row" |{{fbaicon|MEX}} [[C.D. Guadalajara|Guadalajara]]
| align="center" |0
| align="center" |1
|{{sdash}}
|[[2010 Copa Libertadores|2010]]
|-
! scope="row" |{{fbaicon|PAR}} [[Club Nacional|Nacional]]
| align="center" |0
| align="center" |1
|{{sdash}}
|[[2014 Copa Libertadores|2014]]
|-
! scope="row" |{{fbaicon|MEX}} [[Tigres UANL]]
| align="center" |0
| align="center" |1
|{{sdash}}
|[[2015 Copa Libertadores|2015]]
|-
! scope="row" |{{fbaicon|ECU}} [[C.S.D. Independiente del Valle|Independiente del Valle]]
| align="center" |0
| align="center" |1
|{{sdash}}
|[[2016 Copa Libertadores|2016]]
|-
! scope="row" |{{fbaicon|ARG}} [[Club Atlético Lanús|Lanús]]
| align="center" |0
| align="center" |1
|{{sdash}}
|[[2017 Copa Libertadores|2017]]
|}

=== Performances by nation ===
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.
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+
|-
!scope="col"|Nation
!scope="col"|Winners
!scope="col"|Runners-up
!scope="col"|Total
|-
!scope=row| {{fba|BRA}}
|align=center| 25
|align=center| 20
|align=center| 45
|-
!scope=row| {{fba|ARG}}
|align=center| 25
|align=center| 13
|align=center| 38
|-
!scope=row| {{fba|URU}}
|align=center| 8
|align=center| 8
|align=center| 16
|-
!scope=row| {{fba|COL}}
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 7
|align=center| 10
|-
!scope=row| {{fba|PAR}}
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5
|align=center| 8
|-
!scope=row| {{fba|CHI}}
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 5
|align=center| 6
|-
!scope=row| {{fba|ECU}}
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 4
|-
!scope=row| {{fba|MEX}}
|align=center| 0
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 3
|-
!scope=row| {{fba|PER}}
|align=center| 0
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 2
|-
!scope=row| {{fba|BOL}}
|align=center| 0
|align=center| 0
|align=center| 0
|-
!scope=row| {{fba|VEN}}
|align=center| 0
|align=center| 0
|align=center| 0
|}

==Player records==
===Most goals===
{{Main|List of Copa Libertadores top scorers}}
{{multiple image
| align     = right
| direction = vertical
| width     = 
| image1    = Aspencer1966.jpg
| width1    = 150
| alt1      = A young man sitting down, wearing a striped shirt. Behind him, three men wearing the same shirt and dark shorts are partially visible
| caption1  = [[Alberto Spencer]] scored 54 total goals in the competition, a record that still stands today.
| image2    = Daniel Onega 1970.jpg
| width2    = 150
| alt2      = 
| caption2  = [[Daniel Onega]] scored a record 17 goals in a single season during the [[1966 Copa Libertadores|1966 tournament]].
}}
{{#section-h:List of Copa Libertadores top scorers|All-time top scorers}}

===Most appearances===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!width=50|Rank
!width=50|Country
!width=125|Player
!width=50|{{tooltip|Apps|Appearances}}
!width=50|Goals
!width=50|From
!width=50|To
!Club(s)
|-
|align=center|1
|align=center|{{flagicon|PAR}}
|[[Ever Hugo Almeida]]
|align=center|113
|align=center|0
|align=center|1973
|align=center|1990
|{{flagicon|PAR}} [[Club Olimpia|Olimpia]]
|-
|align=center|2
|align=center|{{flagicon|BRA}}
|[[Fábio (footballer, born 1980)|'''Fábio''']]
|align=center|110
|align=center|?
|align=center|2001
|align=center|present
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[CR Vasco da Gama|Vasco da Gama]]<br>{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Cruzeiro Esporte Clube|Cruzeiro]]<br>{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Fluminense FC|Fluminense]]
|-
|align=center|3
|align=center|{{flagicon|ARG}}
|'''[[Franco Armani]]'''
|align=center|108
|align=center|?
|align=center|2013
|align=center|present
|{{flagicon|COL}} [[Atlético Nacional]]<br>{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]]
|-
|align=center|4
|align=center|{{flagicon|PAR}}
|[[Sergio Aquino]]
|align=center|107
|align=center|?
|align=center|2006
|align=center|2020
|{{flagicon|PAR}} [[Club Libertad]]
|-
|align=center|5
|align=center|{{flagicon|ARG}}
|'''[[Enzo Pérez]]'''
|align=center|105
|align=center|?
|align=center|2007
|align=center|present
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Estudiantes de La Plata|Estudiantes]]<br>{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]]
|-
|rowspan="3" align=center|6
|align=center|{{flagicon|ARG}}
|[[Lucas Pratto]]
|rowspan="3" align=center|96
|align=center|?
|align=center|2011
|align=center|2022
|{{flagicon|CHI}} [[Club Deportivo Universidad Católica|Universidad Católica]]<br>{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield|Vélez Sarsfield]]<br>{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Atlético Mineiro]]<br>{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]]
|-
|align=center|{{flagicon|Bolivia}}
|[[Vladimir Soria]]
|align=center|4
|align=center|1986
|align=center|2000
|{{flagicon|Bolivia|football}} [[Club Bolívar|Bolívar]]
|-
|align=center|{{flagicon|BRA}}
|[[Weverton (footballer, born 1987)|'''Weverton''']]
|align=center|?
|align=center|2014
|align=center|present
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Club Athletico Paranaense|Athletico Paranaense]]<br>{{flagicon|BRA}} [[SE Palmeiras|Palmeiras]]
|-
|align=center|9
|align=center|{{flagicon|ARG}}
|[[Andrés D'Alessandro]]
|align=center|95
|align=center|?
|align=center|2001
|align=center|2017
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]]<br>{{flagicon|ARG}} [[San Lorenzo de Almagro|San Lorenzo]]<br>{{flagicon|BRA}} [[SC Internacional|Internacional]]
|-
|rowspan="2" align=center|10
|align=center|{{flagicon|ARG}}
|[[Ignacio Fernández (footballer)|'''Nacho Fernández''']]
|rowspan="2" align=center|94
|align=center|?
|align=center|2016
|align=center|present
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]]<br>{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Atlético Mineiro]]
|-
|align=center|{{flagicon|Colombia}}
|[[Antony de Ávila]]
|align=center|29
|align=center|1983
|align=center|1998
|{{flagicon|Colombia}} [[América de Cali]]<br>{{flagicon|Ecuador}} [[Barcelona S.C.|Barcelona]]
|}

==See also==
* [[Copa Libertadores Femenina]]
* [[Copa Sudamericana]]
* [[Continental football championships]]
* [[South American Championship of Champions]]
* [[Copa Aldao]]

== References ==
{{Reflist|25em}}

== Further reading ==
*{{cite book
| last=Goldblatt
| first=David Goldblatt
| title=The Ball Is Round: A Global History of Soccer
| year=2008
| publisher=Penguin Group
| isbn=978-1-59448-296-0
}}
*{{cite book
| last=Jozsa
| first=Frank
| title=Global Sports: Cultures, Markets and Organizations
| year=2009
| publisher=World Scientific
| isbn=978-981-283-569-7
}}
*{{cite book
| last=Barraza
| first=Jorge
| title=Copa Libertadores de América, 30 años
| year=1990
| language=es
| publisher=Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol
}}
*{{cite book
| last=Napoleão
| first=Antonio Carlos
| title=O Brasil na Taça Libertadores da América
| year=1999
| publisher=Mauad Editora Ltda
| language=pt
| isbn=85-7478-001-4
}}
*{{cite book
| last=Todeschini
| first=Maurício
| title=Taças Internacionais – Clubes 1927–2007
| year=2008
| publisher=LuísAmorimEditions
| language=pt
| isbn=978-989-95672-2-1
}}

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