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List of Copa CONMEBOL finals
Founded1992
Abolished1999
RegionSouth America ( CONMEBOL)
Number of teams16 (first round)
2 (finalists)
Last champions Argentina Talleres (1st title)
Most successful team(s) Brazil Atlético Mineiro (2 titles)

The Copa CONMEBOL was an annual association football tournament established in 1992. [1] The competition was organized by the South American Football Confederation, or CONMEBOL, and it was usually contested by 16 clubs from its member associations. The tournament ended in 1999, following the expansion of Copa Libertadores to 32 teams. The Copa Mercosur and Copa Merconorte, which both started in 1998, replaced the Copa CONMEBOL, and the merger of those 3 cups transformed in the current Copa Sudamericana. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

The finals are contested over two legs, one at each participating club's stadium. Atlético Mineiro won the inaugural competition in 1992, defeating Olimpia. Seven clubs have won the competition since its inception. Atlético Mineiro holds the record for the most victories, winning the competition two times. Teams from Brazil have won the competition the most, with five wins among them.

Key

# Finals decided on goal aggregate
* Finals decided by a penalty shootout
Bold Indicates the winner over two legs
Year Each link is the relevant Copa CONMEBOL article for that year

Finals

Year Country Home team Score Away team Country Venue Location Refs
1992   BRA Atlético Mineiro 2–0 Olimpia   PAR Mineirão Belo Horizonte, Brazil [7]
  PAR Olimpia 1–0 Atlético Mineiro   BRA Estadio Defensores del Chaco Asunción, Paraguay
2–2 on points; Atlético Mineiro won 2–1 on aggregate #
1993   URU Peñarol 1–1 Botafogo   BRA Estadio Centenario Montevideo, Uruguay [8]
  BRA Botafogo 2–2 Peñarol   URU Estádio do Maracanã Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2–2 on points and 3–3 on aggregate; Botafogo won 3–1 in a penalty shootout *
1994   BRA São Paulo 6–1 Peñarol   URU Estádio do Morumbi São Paulo, Brazil [9]
  URU Peñarol 3–0 São Paulo   BRA Estadio Centenario Montevideo, Uruguay
3–3 on points; São Paulo won 6–4 on aggregate #
1995   BRA Atlético Mineiro 4–0 Rosario Central   ARG Mineirão Belo Horizonte, Brazil

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  ARG Rosario Central 4–0 Atlético Mineiro   BRA Estadio Gigante de Arroyito Rosario, Argentina
3–3 on points and 4–4 on aggregate; Rosario Central won 4–3 in a penalty shootout *
1996   ARG Lanús 2–0 Santa Fe   COL La Fortaleza Lanús, Argentina [11]
  COL Santa Fe 1–0 Lanús   ARG Estadio El Campín Bogotá, Colombia
3–3 on points; Lanús won 2–1 on aggregate #
1997   ARG Lanús 1–4 Atlético Mineiro   BRA La Fortaleza Lanús, Argentina [7]
  BRA Atlético Mineiro 1–1 Lanús   ARG Mineirão Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Atlético Mineiro won 4–1 on points
1998   BRA Santos 1–0 Rosario Central   ARG Estádio Vila Belmiro Santos, Brazil [12]
  ARG Rosario Central 0–0 Santos   BRA Estadio Gigante de Arroyito Rosario, Argentina
Santos won 4–1 on points
1999   BRA CSA 4–2 Talleres   ARG Estádio Rei Pelé Maceió, Brazil [13]
  ARG Talleres 3–0 CSA   BRA Estadio Olímpico Chateau Carreras Córdoba, Argentina
3–3 on points; Talleres won 5–4 on aggregate #

Performances

By club

Team Won Runner-up Years won Years runner-up
Brazil Atlético Mineiro 2 1 1992, 1997 1995
Argentina Rosario Central 1 1 1995 1998
Argentina Lanús 1 1 1996 1997
Brazil Botafogo 1 0 1993
Brazil São Paulo 1 0 1994
Brazil Santos 1 0 1998
Argentina Talleres 1 0 1999
Uruguay Peñarol 0 2
1993, 1994
Paraguay Olimpia 0 1
1992
Colombia Santa Fe 0 1
1996
Brazil CSA 0 1
1999

By city

City Won Runners-Up Winning Clubs Runners-Up
Brazil Belo Horizonte 2 1 Atlético Mineiro (2) Atlético Mineiro (1)
Argentina Lanús 1 1 Lanús (1) Lanús (1)
Argentina Rosario 1 1 Rosario Central (1) Rosario Central (1)
Brazil São Paulo 1 0 São Paulo (1)
Brazil Santos 1 0 Santos (1)
Argentina Córdoba 1 0 Talleres (1)
Brazil Rio de Janeiro 1 0 Botafogo (1)
Uruguay Montevideo 0 2
Peñarol (2)
Brazil Maceió 0 1
CSA (1)
Paraguay Asunción 0 1
Olimpia (1)
Colombia Bogotá 0 1
Santa Fe (1)

By country

Country Won Runners-Up Winning Clubs Runners-Up
  Brazil 5 2 Atlético Mineiro (2); Botafogo (1); São Paulo (1); Santos (1) Atlético Mineiro (1); CSA (1)
  Argentina 3 2 Rosario Central (1); Lanús (1); Talleres (1); Rosario Central (1); Lanús (1)
  Uruguay 0 2
Peñarol (2)
  Paraguay 0 1
Olimpia (1)
  Colombia 0 1
Santa Fe (1)

Clubs

Nation Number of clubs Clubs
  Brazil 21 América (RN), Atlético Mineiro, Botafogo, Bragantino, Ceará, Corinthians, CSA, Fluminense, Grêmio, Guarani, Palmeiras, Paraná, Portuguesa, Rio Branco (AC), Sampaio Corrêa, Santos, São Paulo, São Raimundo (AM), Vasco da Gama, Vila Nova, Vitória
  Argentina 9 Colón, Deportivo Español, Gimnasia y Esgrima, Huracán, Lanús, Rosario Central, San Lorenzo, Talleres, Vélez Sarsfield
  Colombia 8 América de Cali, Atlético Huila, Deportes Quindío, Deportes Tolima, Independiente Medellín, Junior, Once Caldas, Santa Fe
  Peru 7 Alianza Lima, Ciclista Lima, Deportivo Sipesa, Melgar, Sport Boys, Sporting Cristal, Universitario
  Uruguay 7 Danubio, Defensor Sporting, Huracán Buceo, Peñarol, Porongos, River Plate, Sud América
  Venezuela 7 Caracas, Deportivo Chacao, Unión Atlético Táchira, Estudiantes de Mérida, Marítimo, Mineros de Guayana, Minervén
  Bolivia 6 Bolívar, Independiente Petrolero, Jorge Wilstermann, Oriente Petrolero, Real Santa Cruz, The Strongest
  Chile 6 Audax Italiano, Cobreloa, Colo-Colo, Deportes Concepción, O'Higgins, Universidad de Chile
  Ecuador 6 Barcelona, Deportivo Cuenca, El Nacional, Emelec, LDU Quito, Técnico Universitario
  Paraguay 6 Cerro Corá, Colegiales, Guaraní, Olimpia, San Lorenzo, Sportivo Luqueño

References

  1. ^ "SOUTH AMERICAN COMPETITIONS". RSSSF. Archived from the original on February 1, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2010.
  2. ^ Rsssf.com Archived 2010-02-01 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Diario On Line "Edición Nacional"
  4. ^ "Breve historia de la Copa Sudamericana"
  5. ^ Información sobre la Copa Conmebol
  6. ^ Globo Esporte
  7. ^ a b "Classic club: Atletico Mineiro". Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on June 11, 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
  8. ^ "Classic club: Botafogo". Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on June 11, 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
  9. ^ "Classic club: São Paulo". Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 2 April 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2008.
  10. ^ "Títulos del Club Atlético Rosario Central" (in Spanish). Rosario Central. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
  11. ^ "Lanús Campeón Copa Conmebol 1996" (in Spanish). Club Atlético Lanús. Archived from the original on 10 November 2008. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
  12. ^ "Classic club: Santos". Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 19 October 2008. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
  13. ^ "Emblemas Oficiales" (in Spanish). Talleres de Córdoba. Archived from the original on October 28, 2008. Retrieved 11 November 2008.

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