Copa Libertadores previous winners and runners-up list and 2023 winner prize money

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.

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:

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

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