Here is who are the past winners and runners-up at the Copa Libertadores, have a look
The competition between the champions of the domestic leagues, known as the Copa Libertadores (Copa Libertadores de América), was created in 1960.
The format is a knockout tournament with a group stage, with two-legged ties used to decide the knockout games.
However, this was not the first tournament. The South American Championship of Champions, which featured clubs from seven different nations, was played in 1948 before the Copa Libertadores, making it the first club competition to ever take place on the continent.
Copa Libertadores full winners and runners-up list and 2023 winner prize money
Here are all of the Copa Libertadores champions and runners-up throughout the years:
Copa Libertadores is the third best-paying tournament in the world. By winning this competition, the champion club also gets the money for the Recopa (which will give the winner and the runner-up a total of USD 2,700,000, an increase of 2.4% from the last edition), the FIFA Club World Cup, and qualification to the group stage of the next year’s competition.
The women’s Copa Libertadores will also get more money as Conmebol says that Female Liberators has the biggest increase in percentage. In 2023, the winner of this competition will get a bag with $3,350,000 in it and this is a 68% increase from 2022.
| Season | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Palmeiras | Santos |
| 2019 | Flamengo | River Plate |
| 2018 | River Plate | Boca Juniors |
| 2017 | Grêmio | Lanús |
| 2016 | Atlético Nacional | Independiente del Valle |
| 2015 | River Plate | UANL |
| 2014 | San Lorenzo | Nacional |
| 2013 | Atlético Mineiro | Olimpia |
| 2012 | Corinthians | Boca Juniors |
| 2011 | Santos | Peñarol |
| 2010 | Internacional | Guadalajara |
| 2009 | Estudiantes | Cruzeiro |
| 2008 | LDU Quito | Fluminense |
| 2007 | Boca Juniors | Grêmio |
| 2006 | Internacional | São Paulo |
| 2005 | São Paulo | Atlético Paranaense |
| 2004 | Once Caldas | Boca Juniors |
| 2003 | Boca Juniors | Santos |
| 2002 | Olimpia | São Caetano |
| 2001 | Boca Juniors | Cruz Azul |
| 2000 | Boca Juniors | Palmeiras |
| 1999 | Palmeiras | Deportivo Cali |
| 1998 | Vasco da Gama | Barcelona SC |
| 1997 | Cruzeiro | Sporting Cristal |
| 1996 | River Plate | América de Cali |
| 1995 | Grêmio | Atlético Nacional |
| 1994 | Vélez Sársfield | São Paulo |
| 1993 | São Paulo | Universidad Católica |
| 1992 | São Paulo | Newell’s Old Boys |
| 1991 | Colo-Colo | Olimpia |
| 1990 | Olimpia | Barcelona SC |
| 1989 | Atlético Nacional | Olimpia |
| 1998 | Nacional | Newell’s Old Boys |
| 1987 | Peñarol | América de Cali |
| 1986 | River Plate | América de Cali |
| 1985 | Argentinos Juniors | América de Cali |
| 1984 | Independiente | Grêmio |
| 1983 | Grêmio | Peñarol |
| 1982 | Peñarol | Cobreloa |
| 1981 | Flamengo | Cobreloa |
| 1980 | Nacional | Internacional |
| 1979 | Olimpia | Boca Juniors |
| 1978 | Boca Juniors | Deportivo Cali |
| 1977 | Boca Juniors | Cruzeiro |
| 1976 | Cruzeiro | River Plate |
| 1975 | Independiente | Unión Española |
| 1974 | Independiente | São Paulo |
| 1973 | Independiente | Colo-Colo |
| 1972 | Independiente | Universitario |
| 1971 | Nacional | Estudiantes |
| 1970 | Estudiantes | Peñarol |
| 1969 | Estudiantes | Nacional |
| 1968 | Estudiantes | Palmeiras |
| 1967 | Racing | Nacional |
| 1966 | Peñarol | River Plate |
| 1965 | Independiente | Peñarol |
| 1964 | Independiente | Nacional |
| 1963 | Santos | Boca Juniors |
| 1962 | Santos | Peñarol |
| 1961 | Peñarol | Palmeiras |
| 1960 | Peñarol | Olimpia |
Club with most Copa Libertadores titles
Independiente has won the competition seven times, making them the club with the most victories (1964, 1965, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1984).
With eleven total finals appearances, Boca Juniors has more than Pearol in terms of finals appearances.
For the years 1960 to 2020, the clubs with the most Copa Libertadores championships are listed below:
| Club | Titles |
|---|---|
| Independiente | 7 |
| Boca Juniors | 6 |
| Peñarol | 5 |
| River Plate | 4 |
| Estudiantes | 4 |
| Olimpia | 3 |
| Nacional | 3 |
| São Paulo | 3 |
| Grêmio | 3 |
| Santos | 3 |
| Cruzeiro | 2 |
| Internacional | 2 |
| Atlético Nacional | 2 |
| Flamengo | 2 |
| Palmeiras | 2 |
The following teams have won the trophy once:
- Colo-Colo
- Racing, Flamengo
- Argentinos Juniors
- Vélez Sarsfield
- Vasco da Gama
- Once Caldas
- LDU Quito
- Corinthians
- Atlético Mineiro
- San Lorenzo
Comparing nations reveals that Argentine clubs have historically had the best success in the Copa Libertadores.
Countries with most Copa Libertadores titles
| Club | Titles |
|---|---|
| Argentina | 25 |
| Brazil | 20 |
| Uruguay | 8 |
| Colombia | 3 |
| Paraguay | 4 |
| Chile | 1 |
| Ecuador | 1 |
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