Copa Libertadores records and statistics

This page details the records and statistics of the Copa Libertadores. The Copa Libertadores is an international premier club tournament played annually by the top clubs of South America. It includes 3-5 teams from all ten CONMEBOL members plus Mexico, whose clubs are invited guests to the tournament. It is typically held from February to June and it consists of six stages.

General performances

By club

For details on winning clubs, see List of Copa Libertadores finals.

Performance in the Copa Libertadores by club

Club	Won	Runner-up	Years won	Years runner-up
Independiente	7	0	1964, 1965, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1984	& —
Boca Juniors	6	4	1977, 1978, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007	1963, 1979, 2004, 2012
Peñarol	5	5	1960, 1961, 1966, 1982, 1987	1962, 1965, 1970, 1983, 2011
Estudiantes	4	1	1968, 1969, 1970, 2009	1971
Olimpia	3	4	1979, 1990, 2002	1960, 1989, 1991, 2013
Nacional	3	3	1971, 1980, 1988	1964, 1967, 1969
São Paulo	3	3	1992, 1993, 2005	1974, 1994, 2006
River Plate	3	2	1986, 1996, 2015	1966, 1976
Santos	3	1	1962, 1963, 2011	2003
Cruzeiro	2	2	1976, 1997	1977, 2009
Grêmio	2	2	1983, 1995	1984, 2007
Internacional	2	1	2006, 2010	1980
Palmeiras	1	3	1999	1961, 1968, 2000
Atlético Nacional	1	1	1989	1995
Colo-Colo	1	1	1991	1973
Racing	1	0	1967	& —
Flamengo	1	0	1981	& —
Argentinos Juniors	1	0	1985	& —
Vélez Sarsfield	1	0	1994	& —
Vasco da Gama	1	0	1998	& —
Once Caldas	1	0	2004	& —
LDU Quito	1	0	2008	& —
Corinthians	1	0	2012	& —
Atlético Mineiro	1	0	2013	& —
San Lorenzo	1	0	2014	& —
América de Cali	0	4	& —	1985, 1986, 1987, 1996
Deportivo Cali	0	2	& —	1978, 1999
Cobreloa	0	2	& —	1981, 1982
Newell's Old Boys	0	2	& —	1988, 1992
Barcelona	0	2	& —	1990, 1998
Universitario	0	1	& —	1972
Unión Española	0	1	& —	1975
Universidad Católica	0	1	& —	1993
Sporting Cristal	0	1	& —	1997
Cruz Azul	0	1	& —	2001
São Caetano	0	1	& —	2002
Atlético Paranaense	0	1	& —	2005
Fluminense	0	1	& —	2008
Guadalajara	0	1	& —	2010
Nacional	0	1	& —	2014
Tigres UANL	0	1	& —	2015

By country

Country	Winners	Runners-up	Winning clubs	Runners-up
Argentina	24	9	Independiente (7), Boca Juniors (6), Estudiantes (4), River Plate (3), Racing (1), Argentinos Juniors (1), Vélez Sársfield (1), San Lorenzo (1)	Boca Juniors (4), River Plate (2), Newell's Old Boys (2), Estudiantes (1)
Brazil	17	15	São Paulo (3), Santos (3), Grêmio (2), Cruzeiro (2), Internacional (2), Palmeiras (1), Flamengo (1), Vasco da Gama (1), Corinthians (1), Atlético Mineiro (1)	São Paulo (3), Palmeiras (3), Grêmio (2), Cruzeiro (2), Internacional (1), Santos (1), São Caetano (1), Atlético Paranaense (1), Fluminense (1)
Uruguay	8	8	Peñarol (5), Nacional (3)	Peñarol (5), Nacional (3)
Paraguay	3	5	Olimpia (3)	Olimpia (4), Nacional (1)
Colombia	2	7	Atlético Nacional (1), Once Caldas (1)	América (4), Deportivo Cali, (2), Atlético Nacional (1)
Chile	1	5	Colo-Colo (1)	Cobreloa (2), Colo-Colo (1), Unión Española (1), Universidad Católica (1)
Ecuador	1	2	LDU Quito (1)	Barcelona (2)
Mexico	0	3	& —	Cruz Azul (1), Guadalajara (1), UANL (1)
Peru	0	2	& —	Universitario (1), Sporting Cristal (1)

By city

City	Winners	Runners-up	Winning clubs	Runners-up
Buenos Aires	12	6	Boca Juniors (6), River Plate (3), Argentinos Juniors (1), Vélez Sársfield (1), San Lorenzo (1)	Boca Juniors (4), River Plate (2)
Montevideo	8	8	Peñarol (5), Nacional (3)	Peñarol (5), Nacional (3)
Avellaneda	8	0	Independiente (7), Racing (1)	& —
São Paulo	5	6	São Paulo (3), Palmeiras (1), Corinthians (1)	São Paulo (3), Palmeiras (3)
Porto Alegre	4	3	Grêmio (2), Internacional (2)	Grêmio (2), Internacional (1)
La Plata	4	1	Estudiantes (4)	Estudiantes (1)
Asunción	3	5	Olimpia (3)	Olimpia (4), Nacional (1)
Belo Horizonte	3	2	Cruzeiro (2), Atlético Mineiro (1)	Cruzeiro (2)
Santos	3	1	Santos (3)	Santos (1)
Rio de Janeiro	2	1	Flamengo (1), Vasco da Gama (1)	Fluminense (1)
Santiago	1	3	Colo-Colo (1)	Colo-Colo (1), Unión Española (1), Universidad Católica (1)
Medellín	1	1	Atlético Nacional (1)	Atlético Nacional (1)
Manizales	1	0	Once Caldas (1)	& —
Quito	1	0	LDU Quito (1)	& —
Cali	0	6	& —	América (4), Deportivo Cali, (2)
Lima	0	2	& —	Universitario (1), Sporting Cristal (1)
Calama	0	2	& —	Cobreloa (2)
Rosario	0	2	& —	Newell's Old Boys (2)
Guayaquil	0	2	& —	Barcelona (2)
Mexico City	0	1	& —	Cruz Azul (1)
São Caetano do Sul	0	1	& —	São Caetano (1)
Curitiba	0	1	& —	Atlético Paranaense (1)
Guadalajara	0	1	& —	Guadalajara (1)
San Nicolás de los Garza	0	1	& —	UANL (1)

All-time top ten table

List is current as of the end of 2011.

Rank	Club	Years	Titles	Games	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Nacional	38	3	325	142	89	94	484	359	125	515
2	Peñarol	39	5	319	147	71	99	492	374	118	512
3	River Plate	30	3	291	144	70	77	475	314	161	502
4	Boca Juniors	22	6	220	117	50	53	344	208	136	401
5	Olimpia	35	3	260	101	78	81	366	321	45	381
6	Cerro Porteño	34	0	263	96	79	88	352	342	10	367
7	América	19	0	196	89	55	52	287	211	76	322
8	Colo-Colo	29	1	211	85	48	78	312	297	15	303
9	Universidad Católica	23	0	198	78	51	69	310	280	30	285
10	Bolívar	27	0	195	77	41	77	289	288	1	272

Number of participating clubs by country

The following is a list of the 201 clubs that have played at least one match of Copa Libertadores, updated to the edition 2015.

• Teams in bold: winner of the edition.
• Teams in italics: runner-up of the edition.

Nation	#	Clubs	Years
Brazil (27)	18	São Paulo	1972, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2016
	16	Palmeiras	1961, 1968, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1979, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2013, 2016
	16	Grêmio	1982, 1983, 1984, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016
	15	Cruzeiro	1967, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015
	13	Santos	1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1984, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012
	13	Corinthians	1977, 1991, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016
	12	Flamengo	1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1991, 1993, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014
	11	Internacional	1976, 1977, 1980, 1989, 1993, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015
	8	Atlético Mineiro	1972, 1978, 1981, 2000, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
	8	Vasco da Gama	1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2012
	6	Fluminense	1971, 1985, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013
	4	Botafogo	1963, 1973, 1996, 2014
	4	Atlético Paranaense	2000, 2002, 2005, 2014
	3	Bahia	1960, 1964, 1989
	3	Guarani	1979, 1987, 1988
	3	São Caetano	2001, 2002, 2004
	2	Coritiba	1986, 2004
	2	Sport	1988, 2009
	1	Náutico	1968
	1	Bangu	1986
	1	Criciúma	1992
	1	Juventude	2000
	1	Paysandu	2003
	1	Santo André	2005
	1	Goias	2006
	1	Paulista	2006
	1	Paraná	2007
Venezuela (23)	20	Deportivo Táchira	1980, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016
	17	Caracas	1980, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016
	11	Deportivo Italia	1964, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1985, 2000, 2001, 2010, 2011
	9	Galicia	1965, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980
	8	Portuguesa	1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1984
	7	Estudiantes	1977, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1987, 1999, 2003
	5	Marítimo	1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994
	5	Mineros	1990, 1997, 2005, 2008, 2015
	4	Minervén	1993, 1994, 1996, 1997
	4	Maracaibo	2004, 2006, 2007, 2008
	3	Valencia	1970, 1972, 1974
	3	Universidad de Los Andes	1984, 1992, 1999
	3	Trujillanos	1995, 2002, 2016
	3	Deportivo Anzoátegui	2009, 2013, 2014
	3	Zamora	2012, 2014, 2015
	1	Lara	1966
	1	Portugués	1968
	1	Canarias	1969
	1	San Cristóbal	1983
	1	Pepeganga Margarita	1990
	1	Atlético Zulia	1998
	1	Nacional Táchira	2003
	1	Deportivo Lara	2013
Peru (22)	32	Sporting Cristal	1962, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
	28	Universitario	1961, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1979, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2014
	24	Alianza Lima	1963, 1964, 1966, 1972, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015
	6	Sport Boys	1967, 1977, 1985, 1991, 1992, 2001
	6	Cienciano	2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
	4	Juan Aurich	1969, 2010, 2012, 2015
	3	Union Huaral	1975, 1977, 1990
	3	Melgar	1982, 1984, 2016
	3	Universidad San Martín	2008, 2009, 2011
	2	Real Garcilaso	2013, 2014
	2	Universidad César Vallejo	2013, 2016
	1	Defensor Arica	1970
	1	Defensor Lima	1974
	1	Alfonso Ugarte	1976
	1	Atlético Chalaco	1980
	1	Torino	1981
	1	Municipal	1982
	1	UTC	1986
	1	San Agustín	1987
	1	Coronel Bolognesi	2008
	1	León de Huánuco	2011
	1	Sport Huancayo	2012
Argentina (21)	32	River Plate	1966, 1967, 1970, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2015, 2016
	26	Boca Juniors	1963, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016
	19	Independiente	1961, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1995, 2004, 2011
	15	Velez Sarsfield	1980, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
	14	San Lorenzo	1960, 1973, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016
	13	Estudiantes	1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1976, 1983, 1984, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015
	11	Rosario Central	1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1981, 1987, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2016
	8	Racing	1962, 1967, 1968, 1989, 1997, 2003, 2015, 2016
	8	Newell's Old Boys	1975, 1988, 1992, 1993, 2006, 2010, 2013, 2014
	5	Lanús	2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014
	4	Arsenal	2008, 2012, 2013, 2014
	3	Argentinos Juniors	1985, 1986, 2011
	3	Huracán	1974, 2015, 2016
	3	Banfield	2005, 2007, 2010
	2	Quilmes	1979, 2005
	2	Ferro Carril Oeste	1983, 1985
	2	Colón	1998, 2010
	2	Gimnasia y Esgrima	2003, 2007
	2	Godoy Cruz	2011, 2012
	1	Talleres	2002
	1	Tigre	2013
Chile (19)	31	Colo-Colo	1961, 1964, 1967, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016
	24	Universidad Católica	1962, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012
	21	Universidad de Chile	1960, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1977, 1981, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
	13	Cobreloa	1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1993, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 2004, 2005, 2007
	11	Unión Española	1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1994, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2014
	4	Palestino	1976, 1978, 1979, 2015
	4	O'Higgins	1979, 1980, 1984, 2014
	2	Santiago Wanderers	1969, 2002
	2	Huachipato	1975, 2013
	2	Everton	1977, 2009
	2	Cobresal	1986, 2016
	2	Concepción	1991, 2001
	2	Audax Italiano	2007, 2008
	1	Rangers	1970
	1	Unión San Felipe	1972
	1	Magallanes	1985
	1	Coquimbo Unido	1992
	1	Universidad de Concepción	2004
	1	Iquique	2013
Mexico (19)	7	América	1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2011
	7	Guadalajara	1998, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012
	4	Morelia	2002, 2010, 2014, 2015
	4	UANL	2005, 2006, 2012, 2015
	3	Atlas	2000, 2008, 2015
	3	Cruz Azul	2001, 2003, 2012
	3	UNAM	2003, 2006, 2016
	3	Toluca	2007, 2013, 2016
	3	San Luis	2009, 2010, 2011
	2	Necaxa	1999, 2007
	2	Monterrey	1999, 2010
	2	Santos Laguna	2004, 2014
	2	Pachuca	2005, 2009
	2	León	2013, 2014
	1	Atlante	2001
	1	Estudiantes Tecos	2010
	1	Jaguares	2011
	1	Tijuana	2013
	1	Puebla	2016
Bolivia (17)	31	Bolívar	1967, 1969, 1970, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016
	22	The Strongest	1965, 1971, 1975, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
	20	Oriente Petrolero	1972, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2014, 2016
	16	Jorge Wilstermann	1960, 1961, 1966, 1968, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2011
	7	Blooming	1983, 1984, 1985, 1999, 2000, 2007, 2010
	6	San Jose	1992, 1993, 1996, 2008, 2013, 2015
	6	Real Potosí	2002, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012
	3	Municipal	1962, 1966, 1974
	2	Aurora	1964, 2009
	2	Chaco Petrolero	1971, 1972
	2	Guabirá	1976, 1996
	2	Universitario	2009, 2015
	1	31 de Octubre	1967
	1	Always Ready	1968
	1	Litoral	1969
	1	Universitario (LP)	1970
	1	La Paz	2008
Ecuador (16)	25	Emelec	1962, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1973, 1980, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
	23	Barcelona	1961, 1964, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2013, 2015
	23	El Nacional	1968, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
	16	LDU Quito	1970, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1982, 1991, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2016
	10	Deportivo Quito	1965, 1969, 1986, 1989, 1998, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014
	7	Deportivo Cuenca	1976, 1977, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010
	4	Olmedo	2001, 2002, 2005, 2008
	3	9 de Octubre	1966, 1984, 1985
	3	Independiente del Valle	2014, 2015, 2016
	2	América	1970, 1972
	2	Universidad Católica	1974, 1980
	2	Técnico Universitario	1979, 1981
	1	Everest	1963
	1	Filanbanco	1988
	1	Valdez	1992
	1	ESPOLI	1996
Colombia (15)	20	Deportivo Cali	1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2014, 2016
	19	América	1970, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2009
	18	Atlético Nacional	1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1982, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2000, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016
	15	Millonarios	1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1995, 1997, 2013
	12	Junior	1971, 1978, 1981, 1984, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012
	10	Santa Fe	1961, 1967, 1972, 1976, 1980, 2006, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
	8	Once Caldas	1999, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2011, , 2012, 2015
	6	Independiente Medellín	1967, 1994, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010
	6	Deportes Tolima	1982, 1983, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2013
	2	Cúcuta Deportivo	2007, 2008
	2	Boyacá Chicó	2008, 2009
	1	Unión Magdalena	1969
	1	Bucaramanga	1998
	1	Cortuluá	2002
	1	Deportivo Pasto	2007
Uruguay (13)	43	Peñarol	1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016
	43	Nacional	1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
	14	Defensor Sporting	1977, 1980, 1982, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014
	7	Montevideo Wanderers	1975, 1983, 1986, 1988, 2002, 2008, 2015
	7	Danubio	1978, 1984, 1989, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2015
	6	Bella Vista	1981, 1985, 1991, 1993, 1999, 2000
	2	Progreso	1987, 1990
	2	Cerro	1995, 2010
	2	Fénix	2003, 2004
	1	Rocha	2006
	1	Racing	2010
	1	Liverpool	2011
	1	River Plate	2016
Paraguay (10)	38	Olimpia	1960, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2012, 2013, 2016
	38	Cerro Porteño	1962, 1964, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
	15	Guaraní	1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1985, 1997, 2001, 2004, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016
	15	Libertad	1968, 1977, 1978, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015
	7	Nacional	1983, 1986, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014
	6	Sol de América	1979, 1980, 1982, 1987, 1989, 1992
	3	Sportivo Luqueño	1976, 1984, 2008
	2	Colegiales	1991, 2000
	2	12 de Octubre	2002, 2003
	2	Tacuary	2005, 2007

Clubs

By semifinal appearances

Team	No. of appearances	Years in semifinals
Peñarol	20	1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 2011
River Plate	16	1966, 1967, 1970, 1976, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2015
Boca Juniors	14	1963, 1965, 1966, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1991, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2012
Nacional	13	1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1988, 2009
Olimpia	12	1960, 1961, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 2002, 2013
Independiente	12	1964, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1987
América	10	1980, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1996, 2003
São Paulo	9	1972, 1974, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010
Santos	8	1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2012
Barcelona	7	1971, 1972, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1998
Grêmio	7	1983, 1984, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2007, 2009
Palmeiras	6	1961, 1968, 1971, 1999, 2000, 2001
Estudiantes	6	1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1983, 2009
Cruzeiro	6	1967, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1997, 2009
Cerro Porteño	6	1973, 1978, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2011
Internacional	6	1977, 1980, 1989, 2006, 2010, 2015
Universidad Católica	5	1962, 1966, 1969, 1984, 1993
Colo-Colo	5	1964, 1967, 1973, 1991, 1997
San Lorenzo	4	1960, 1973, 1988, 2014
Universitario	4	1967, 1971, 1972, 1975
Universidad de Chile	4	1970, 1996, 2010, 2012
Deportivo Cali	4	1977, 1978, 1981, 1999
Atlético Nacional	4	1989, 1990, 1991, 1995
Millonarios	3	1960, 1973, 1974
Racing	3	1967, 1968, 1997
LDU Quito	3	1975, 1976, 2008
Vélez Sársfield	3	1980, 1994, 2011
Flamengo	3	1981, 1982, 1984
Cobreloa	3	1981, 1982, 1987
Newell's Old Boys	3	1988, 1992, 2013
América	3	2000, 2002, 2008
Guadalajara	3	2005, 2006, 2010
Santa Fe	2	1961, 2013
Botafogo	2	1963, 1973
Guaraní	2	1966, 2015
Unión Española	2	1971, 1975
Rosario Central	2	1975, 2001
Alianza Lima	2	1976, 1978
Libertad	2	1977, 2006
Atlético Mineiro	2	1978, 2013
Argentinos Juniors	2	1985, 1986
Bolivar	2	1986, 2014
Corinthians	2	2000, 2012
Defensor Lima	1	1974
Huracán	1	1974
Portuguesa	1	1977
Palestino	1	1979
Guarani	1	1979
O'Higgins	1	1980
Jorge Wilstermann	1	1981
Deportes Tolima	1	1982
San Cristóbal	1	1983
Universidad de Los Andes	1	1984
El Nacional	1	1985
Blooming	1	1985
Danubio	1	1989
Junior	1	1994
Emelec	1	1995
Sporting Cristal	1	1997
Vasco da Gama	1	1998
Cruz Azul	1	2001
São Caetano	1	2002
Independiente Medellín	1	2003
Once Caldas	1	2004
Atlético Paranaense	1	2005
Cúcuta Deportivo	1	2007
Fluminense	1	2008
Defensor Sporting	1	2014
Nacional	1	2014
UANL	1	2015

Teams were finalists in years that are bold.

Note: 1) In 1966 and 1967, the finalists qualified via semi-final group stage which consisted of one group of four teams and a second group of three teams. The seven teams are marked as semifinalists in the table. 2) From 1971 to 1987, the finalists qualified via a semifinal group stage which consisted of two groups of three teams. The six teams are marked as semifinalists in the table.

By country

Country	Semifinals	Number of clubs	Clubs
Argentina	66	11	River Plate (16), Boca Juniors (14), Independiente (12), Estudiantes (6), San Lorenzo (4), Racing (3), Vélez Sársfield (3), Newell's Old Boys (3), Argentinos Juniors (2), Rosario Central (2), Huracan (1)
Brazil	56	15	São Paulo (9), Santos (8), Grêmio (7), Palmeiras (6), Cruzeiro (6), Internacional (6), Flamengo (3), Botafogo (2), Corinthians (2), Atlético Mineiro (2), Vasco da Gama (1), São Caetano (1), Atlético Paranaense (1), Fluminense (1), Guarani (1)
Uruguay	35	4	Peñarol (20), Nacional (13), Danubio (1), Defensor Sporting (1)
Colombia	28	10	América (10), Atlético Nacional (4), Deportivo Cali (4), Millonarios (3), Santa Fe (2), Junior (1), Once Caldas (1), Cúcuta Deportivo (1), Independiente Medellín (1), Deportes Tolima (1)
Paraguay	23	5	Olimpia (12), Cerro Porteño (6), Libertad (2), Guaraní (2), Nacional (1)
Chile	21	7	Universidad Católica (5), Colo-Colo (5), Universidad de Chile (4), Cobreloa (3), Unión Española (2), Palestino (1), O'Higgins (1)
Ecuador	12	4	Barcelona (7), LDU Quito (3), El Nacional (1), Emelec (1)
Peru	8	4	Universitario (4), Alianza Lima (2), Sporting Cristal (1), Defensor Lima (1)
Mexico	8	4	Guadalajara (3), América (3), Cruz Azul (1), UANL (1)
Bolivia	4	3	Bolivar (2), Jorge Wilstermann (1), Blooming (1)
Venezuela	3	3	Portuguesa (1), Universidad de Los Andes (1), San Cristóbal (1)

By quarterfinal appearances

Team	No. of appearances	Years in quarterfinals
River Plate	13	1970, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2015
Boca Juniors	12	1970, 1991, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013
São Paulo	9	1992, 1993, 1994, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010
Peñarol	8	1968, 1969, 1970, 1988, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2011
Olimpia	8	1969, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 2002, 2013
Grêmio	8	1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2009
Nacional	7	1969, 1970, 1988, 1991, 2002, 2007, 2009
Cerro Porteño	7	1969, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2011
América	7	1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 2001, 2003
Santos	7	2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012
Universidad Católica	6	1968, 1969, 1990, 1993, 1997, 2011
Palmeiras	6	1968, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2009
Atlético Nacional	6	1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 2014
Vélez Sársfield	6	1994, 1995, 1999, 2006, 2011, 2012
Cruzeiro	6	1997, 2001, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015
San Lorenzo	5	1988, 1992, 1996, 2008, 2014
Barcelona	5	1990, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1998
Bolívar	5	1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2014
Libertad	5	2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012
Emelec	4	1968, 1990, 1995, 2015
Sporting Cristal	4	1968, 1993, 1995, 1997
Estudiantes	4	1968, 2006, 2009, 2010
Universidad de Chile	4	1970, 1996, 2010, 2012
Internacional	4	1989, 2006, 2010, 2015
Vasco da Gama	4	1990, 1998, 2001, 2012
Corinthians	4	1996, 1999, 2000, 2012
América	4	2000, 2002, 2007, 2008
Guaraní	3	1968, 1970, 2015
Deportivo Cali	3	1969, 1999, 2004
LDU Quito	3	1970, 2006, 2008
Newell's Old Boys	3	1988, 1992, 2013
Flamengo	3	1991, 1993, 2010
Guadalajara	3	2005, 2006, 2010
Defensor Sporting	3	2007, 2009, 2014
Fluminense	3	2008, 2012, 2013
Universitario	2	1968, 1970
Independiente	2	1968, 1990
Millonarios	2	1989, 1995
Cobreloa	2	1989, 2003
Colo-Colo	2	1991, 1997
Junior	2	1994, 1996
Independiente Medellín	2	1994, 2003
Racing Club	2	1997, 2015
Atlas	2	2000, 2008
Atlético Mineiro	2	2000, 2013
Cruz Azul	2	2001, 2003
São Caetano	2	2002, 2004
Once Caldas	2	2004, 2011
UANL	2	2005, 2015
Santa Fe	2	2013, 2015
Portugués	1	1968
Deportivo Italia	1	1969
Santiago Wanderers	1	1969
Oriente Petrolero	1	1988
Bahia	1	1989
Danubio	1	1989
Sol de América	1	1989
Criciúma	1	1992
Minervén	1	1994
Union Española	1	1994
Colón	1	1998
Bella Vista	1	1999
Estudiantes	1	1999
Rosario Central	1	2001
Morelia	1	2002
Deportivo Táchira	1	2004
Atlético Parananense	1	2005
Banfield	1	2005
Cúcuta Deportivo	1	2007
Caracas	1	2009
Jaguares	1	2011
Real Garcilaso	1	2013
Tijuana	1	2013
Arsenal	1	2014
Lanús	1	2014
Nacional	1	2014

• Note: 1) In 1960 and 1961, the tournament started in this round, so teams are not marked as quarterfinalists in the table. 2) From 1962 to 1965, no quarterfinals were played as the tournament had a first stage which consisted of three groups where the winners of each group advanced to semifinals with the winner of the previous edition. 3) In 1966 and 1967, no quarterfinals were played as the tournament had a first stage with several groups of four, five, six or even seven teams, where the two best teams of each group advanced to semifinals with the winner of the previous edition. 4) From 1968 to 1970, no quarterfinals were played as the tournament had a first stage with several groups of four or six teams, where the two best teams of each group advanced to the second stage with several groups of two, three or four teams, where the winners of each group advanced to semifinals with the winner of the previous edition. 5) From 1971 to 1987, no quarterfinals were played as the tournament had a first stage with five groups of four teams, where the winners of each group advanced to semifinals with the winner of the previous edition.

By country

Country	Quarterfinals	Number of clubs	Clubs
Brazil	61	15	São Paulo (9), Grêmio (8), Santos (7), Cruzeiro (6), Palmeiras (6), Corinthians (4), Internacional (4), Vasco da Gama (4), Flamengo (3), Fluminense (3), Atlético Mineiro (2), São Caetano (2), Atlético Paranaense (1), Bahia (1), Criciúma (1)
Argentina	52	13	River Plate (13), Boca Juniors (12), Vélez Sársfield (6), San Lorenzo (5), Estudiantes (4), Newell's Old Boys (3), Independiente (2), Racing (2), Arsenal (1), Banfield (1), Colón (1), Lanús (1), Rosario Central (1)
Colombia	27	9	América (7), Atlético Nacional (6), Deportivo Cali (3), Independiente Medellín (2), Junior (2), Millonarios (2), Once Caldas (2), Santa Fe (2), Cúcuta Deportivo (1)
Paraguay	25	6	Olimpia (8), Cerro Porteño (7), Libertad (5), Guaraní (3), Nacional (1), Sol de América (1)
Uruguay	20	5	Peñarol (8), Nacional (7), Defensor Sporting (3), Bella Vista (1), Danubio (1)
Mexico	16	8	América (4), Guadalajara (3), Atlas (2), Cruz Azul (2), UANL (2), Jaguares (1), Morelia (1), Tijuana (1)
Chile	16	6	Universidad Católica (6), Universidad de Chile (4), Cobreloa (2), Colo-Colo (2), Santiago Wanderers (1), Unión Española (1)
Ecuador	12	3	Barcelona (5), Emelec (4), LDU Quito (3)
Peru	7	3	Sporting Cristal (4), Universitario (2), Real Garcilaso (1)
Venezuela	6	6	Caracas (1), Deportivo Italia (1), Deportivo Táchira (1), Estudiantes (1), Minervén (1), Portugués (1)
Bolivia	6	2	Bolivar (5), Oriente Petrolero (1)

By Round of 16 appearances

Team	No. of appearances	Years in round of 16
Nacional	19	1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013
River Plate	15	1990, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2015
Boca Juniors	14	1989, 1991, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015
Cerro Porteño	14	1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2011, 2014
Bolívar	12	1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2012, 2014
São Paulo	12	1992, 1993, 1994, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2015
Atlético Nacional	11	1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2015
Vélez Sársfield	11	1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
Cruzeiro	11	1994, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015
Grêmio	11	1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014
América	10	1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
Olimpia	10	1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2013
Corinthians	10	1991, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015
Peñarol	9	1988, 1989, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2011
Colo-Colo	9	1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2007
Universidad Católica	9	1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2011
Palmeiras	9	1994, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2013
Emelec	8	1990, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2012, 2013, 2015
Universitario	7	1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2010
Barcelona	7	1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2004
Defensor Sporting	7	1990, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2007, 2009, 2014
LDU Quito	7	1991, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2011
América	7	1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2011
Santos	7	2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012
Internacional	6	1989, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015
Sporting Cristal	6	1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997. 2004
Junior	6	1994, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2011
Libertad	6	2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
Estudiantes	6	2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015
Newell's Old Boys	5	1988, 1992, 1993, 2006, 2013
San Lorenzo	5	1988, 1992, 1996, 2008, 2014
Cobreloa	5	1989, 1993, 2001, 2002, 2003
Vasco da Gama	5	1990, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2012
Flamengo	5	1991, 1993, 2007, 2008, 2010
El Nacional	5	1993, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002
Universidad de Chile	5	1996, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2012
Racing Club	4	1989, 1997, 2003, 2015
Minervén	4	1993, 1994, 1996, 1997
Atlético Mineiro	4	2000, 2013, 2014, 2015
Once Caldas	4	2004, 2005, 2010, 2011
Guadalajara	4	2005, 2006, 2009, 2010
Fluminense	4	2008, 2011, 2012, 2013
Oriente Petrolero	3	1988, 1991, 1997
Deportivo Táchira	3	1989, 1991, 2004
Millonarios	3	1989, 1995, 1997
The Strongest	3	1990, 1994, 2014
Independiente Medellín	3	1994, 2003, 2005
Union Española	3	1994, 2012, 2014
Alianza Lima	3	1995, 1998, 2010
Caracas	3	1995, 2007, 2009
Deportivo Cali	3	1999, 2003, 2004
Rosario Central	3	2000, 2001, 2004
São Caetano	3	2001, 2002, 2004
Cruz Azul	3	2001, 2003, 2012
UANL	3	2005, 2006, 2015
Santa Fe	3	2006, 2013, 2015
Lanús	3	2008, 2012, 2014
Deportivo Quito	2	1989, 2012
Independiente	2	1990, 1995
Concepción	2	1991, 2001
Atlético Parananense	2	2000, 2005
Atlas	2	2000, 2008
Santos Laguna	2	2004, 2014
Banfield	2	2005, 2010
Cúcuta Deportivo	2	2007, 2008
San Luis	2	2009, 2010
Guaraní	2	1997, 2015
Montevideo Wanderers	2	2002, 2015
Guarani	1	1988
Bahia	1	1989
Danubio	1	1989
Sol de América	1	1989
Pepeganga Margarita	1	1990
Progreso	1	1990
Unión Huaral	1	1990
Colegiales	1	1991
Criciúma	1	1992
Marítimo	1	1992
Valdez	1	1992
Botafogo	1	1996
ESPOLI	1	1996
San José	1	1996
Bucaramanga	1	1998
Colón	1	1998
Bella Vista	1	1999
Estudiantes	1	1999
Jorge Wilstermann	1	1999
Cienciano	1	2002
Morelia	1	2002
Olmedo	1	2002
Paysandu	1	2003
UNAM	1	2003
Pachuca	1	2005
Goiás	1	2006
Necaxa	1	2007
Paraná	1	2007
Toluca	1	2007
Deportivo Cuenca	1	2009
Sport	1	2009
Universidad San Martín	1	2009
Jaguares	1	2011
Real Garcilaso	1	2013
Tigre	1	2013
Tijuana	1	2013
Arsenal	1	2014
León	1	2014
Nacional	1	2014
Universitario	1	2015

• Note: 1) From 1960 to 1987, no round of 16 was played because of the format of the tournament or because the lack of teams.

By country

Country	Quarterfinals	Number of clubs	Clubs
Brazil	97	21	São Paulo (12), Grêmio (11), Cruzeiro (11), Corinthians (10), Palmeiras (9), Santos (7), Internacional (6), Flamengo (5), Vasco da Gama (5), Atlético Mineiro (4), Fluminense (4), São Caetano (3), Atlético Paranaense (2), Bahia (1), Botafogo (1), Criciúma (1), Goiás (1), Guarani (1), Paraná (1), Paysandu (1), Sport (1)
Argentina	73	14	River Plate (15), Boca Juniors (14), Vélez Sársfield (11), Estudiantes (6), Newell's Old Boys (5), San Lorenzo (5), Racing (4), Lanús (3), Rosario Central (3), Banfield (2), Independiente (2), Arsenal (1), Colón (1), Tigre (1)
Colombia	46	10	Atlético Nacional (11), América (10), Junior (6), Once Caldas (4), Deportivo Cali (3), Independiente Medellín (3), Millonarios (3), Santa Fe (3), Cúcuta Deportivo (2), Bucaramanga (1)
Uruguay	40	7	Nacional (19), Peñarol (9), Defensor Sporting (7), Montevideo Wanderers (2), Bella Vista (1), Danubio (1), Progreso (1)
Paraguay	35	7	Cerro Porteño (14), Olimpia (10), Libertad (6), Guaraní (2), Colegiales (1), Nacional (1), Sol de América (1)
Ecuador	33	9	Emelec (8), Barcelona (7), LDU Quito (7), El Nacional (5), Deportivo Quito (2), Deportivo Cuenca (1), ESPOLI (1), Olmedo (1), Valdez (1)
Chile	33	6	Colo-Colo (9), Universidad Católica (9), Cobreloa (5), Universidad de Chile (5), Unión Española (3), Concepción (2)
Mexico	30	15	América (7), Guadalajara (4), Cruz Azul (3), UANL (3), Atlas (2), San Luis (2), Santos Laguna (2), Jaguares (1), León (1), Morelia (1), Necaxa (1), Pachuca (1), Tijuana (1), Toluca (1), UNAM (1)
Bolivia	21	6	Bolivar (12), Oriente Petrolero (3), The Strongest (3), San José (1), Universitario (1), Jorge Wilstermann (1)
Peru	20	7	Universitario (7), Sporting Cristal (6), Alianza Lima (3), Cienciano (1), Real Garcilaso (1), Unión Huaral (1), Universidad San Martín (1)
Venezuela	13	6	Minervén (4), Caracas (3), Deportivo Táchira (3), Estudiantes (1), Marítimo (1), Pepeganga Margarita (1)

Unbeaten sides

• Six clubs have won the Copa Libertadores unbeaten, with one of them doing so twice:
  • Estudiantes had 3 wins and 1 draw in 1969 and 4 wins and 0 draws in 1970
• The other unbeaten sides are:
  • Peñarol had 3 wins and 4 draws in 1960
  • Santos had 3 wins and 1 draw in 1963
  • Independiente had 5 wins and 2 draws in 1964
  • Boca Juniors had 4 wins and 2 draws in 1978
  • Corinthians had 8 wins and 6 draws in 2012

Finals success rate

See also: List of Copa Libertadores finals

Only one club has appeared in the finals of the Copa Libertadores more than once with a 100% success rate:

• Independiente (1964, 1965, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1984)

Ten clubs have appeared in the final once, being victorious on that occasion:

• Racing (1967)
• Flamengo (1981)
• Argentinos Juniors (1985)
• Vélez Sársfield (1994)
• Vasco da Gama (1998)
• Once Caldas (2004)
• LDU Quito (2008)
• Corinthians (2012)
• Atlético Mineiro (2013)
• San Lorenzo (2014)

On the other end, fourteen clubs have appeared in the finals and have never won the tournament. Five of those clubs have appeared in the finals more than once, losing on each occasion:

• América (1985, 1986, 1987, 1996)
• Deportivo Cali (1978, 1999)
• Cobreloa (1981, 1982)
• Newell's Old Boys (1988, 1992)
• Barcelona (1990, 1998)

Consecutive participations

Nacional have the record number of consecutive participations with 19 from 1997 to 2015.

Consecutive finals

Two clubs have appeared in a record four consecutive finals:

• Estudiantes (1968, 1969, 1970, 1971)
• Independiente (1972, 1973, 1974, 1975)

Defending the trophy

Fifty-three tournaments have been completed as of the end of 2013. Eleven of the fifty-seven attempts to defend the trophy (19.2%) have been successful and has been accomplished by six clubs:

• Independiente on 4 out of 7 attempts (1965 and 1973, 1974, 1975)
• Estudiantes on 2 out of 4 attempts (1969, 1970)
• Boca Juniors on 2 out of 6 attempts (1978 and 2001)
• Peñarol on 1 out of 5 attempts (1961)
• Santos on 1 out of 3 attempts (1963)
• São Paulo on 1 out of 3 attempts (1993)

Of the 24 clubs to win the tournament, 18 have never defended it. Six of those clubs have won the trophy more than once and had more than one attempt to do so:

• Olimpia on 3 attempts
• Nacional on 3 attempts
• Grêmio on 3 attempts
• River Plate on 2 attempts
• Cruzeiro on 2 attempts
• Internacional on 2 attempts

Since the start of current format in 2005, three title-holders have failed to advance past the group stage:

• Internacional (2007)
• LDU Quito (2009)
• San Lorenzo (2015)

Winning other trophies

See also: Double (association football) and Treble (association football)

Although not an official title or recognized achievement, only one club has the distinction of winning the Copa Libertadores, their national league, and another domestic tournament in the same year/season, known colloquially as the treble:

• Santos in 1962 having won the 1962 Copa Libertadores, the Taça Brasil, and the Campeonato Paulista. Santos also went on to win the Intercontinental Cup that same year.

In addition Santos, six other clubs have achieved a continental double, in which a club win the Copa Libertadore in addition to their domestic league in the same year:

• Peñarol did it twice in 1960 and 1961
• Nacional in 1971 and 1980
• Olimpia in 1979
• Argentinos Juniors in 1985
• River Plate in 1986
• Colo-Colo in 1991

In addition to the double, these clubs have gone on to win other trophies in that same time frame:

• Peñarol won the Intercontinental Cup in 1961
• Nacional won the Intercontinental Cup and Copa Interamericana in 1971, and the Intercontinental Cup in 1980
• Olimpia won the Intercontinental Cup and Copa Interamericana in 1979
• Argentinos Juniors won the Copa Interamericana in 1985
• River Plate won the Intercontinental Cup and Copa Interamericana in 1986
• Colo-Colo won the Copa Interamericana in 1991

Biggest wins

• The largest margin of victory in a single game is nine goals, which was done twice:
  • Peñarol beat Valencia 11–2 in 1970
  • River Plate beat Universitario 9–0 in 1970
• The largest margin of victory in a finals match is 4 goals, when São Paulo beat Universidad Católica 5–1 in 1993

Biggest two-leg win

• The largest margin of victory over two legs is thirteen goals when Peñarol beat Everest 14–1 overall in 1963; the score lines per match was 5–0 and 9–1

Most goals in a match

• The record number of goals scored in one match is 13 when Peñarol beat Valencia 11–2 in 1970
• The most goals scored in a draw is ten when Bolívar drew Atlético Paranaense 5–5 in 2002
• The most goals in a finals match is six. This was done three times:
  • Peñarol beat River Plate 4–2 in 1966
  • São Paulo beat Universidad Católica 5–1 in 1993
  • LDU Quito beat Flumeninse 4–2 in 2008

Most goals over two legs or more

• The most goals over two legs is fifteen goals when Peñarol beat Everest 14–1 overall in 1963; the score lines per match was 5–0 and 9–1
  • In instances where a third match was needed, the record is seventeen goals when Peñarol beat Santos 9–8 in 1965; the score lines per match were 5–4, 3–2, and 2–1
• The most goals over two legs in a finals is ten when LDU Quito drew Fluminense 5–5 overall in 2008; the score lines per match were 4–2 and 3–1
  • In instances where a third match was needed, the record is thirteen goals, done twice:
    • Peñarol beat River Plate 8–5 overall in 1966; the score lines were 2–0, 3–2, and 4–2
    • Cruzeiro also beat River Plate 8–5 overall in 1976; the scores lines were 4–1, 2–1, and 3–2

Players

Appearances

Ever Hugo Almeida holds the record for most matches played with 113 games, all for Olimpia. He is also the only person to have made over 100 appearances in the tournament.

File:Hugoalmeida.jpg

Ever Hugo Almeida has played a record 113 matches in the Copa Libertadores.

Rank	Country	Player	Appearances	Goals	From	To	Clubs
1		Ever Hugo Almeida	113	0	1973	1990	Olimpia
2		Antony de Ávila	94	29	1983	1998	América, Barcelona
3		Vladimir Soria	93	4	1986	2000	Bolívar
4		Willington Ortiz	92	19	1973	1988	Millonarios, América, Deportivo Cali
5		Pedro Rocha	88	36	1962	1979	Peñarol, São Paulo, Palmeiras
6		Rogério Ceni	90	14	2004	201	São Paulo
7		Alberto Spencer	87	54	1960	1972	Peñarol, Barcelona
		Carlos Borja	87	11	1979	1997	Bolívar
8		Juan Battaglia	85	22	1978	1990	Cerro Porteño, América
9		Álex Escobar	83	14	1985	2000	América, LDU Quito
10		Clemente Rodríguez	82	2	2001	2013	Boca Juniors, Estudiantes

Goalscoring

All-time top scorers

Alberto Spencer is the all-time goalscorer of the Copa Libertadores with 54 goals to his name between 1960 and 1972.

Alberto Spencer.

Rank	Country	Player	Goals	Games	Goal Ratio	Debut	Clubs
1		Alberto Spencer	54	87	0.62	1960	Peñarol, Barcelona
2		Fernando Morena	37	77	0.48	1973	Peñarol
3		Pedro Virgilio Rocha	36	88	0.41	1962	Peñarol, São Paulo, Palmeiras
4		Daniel Onega	31	47	0.66	1966	River Plate
5		Julio Morales	30	76	0.39	1966	Nacional
6		Antony de Ávila	29	94	0.31	1983	América, Barcelona
		Juan Carlos Sarnari	29	62	0.47	1966	River Plate, Universidad Católica, Universidad de Chile, Santa Fe
		Luizão	29	43	0.67	1998	Vasco da Gama, Corinthians, Grêmio, São Paulo
9		Juan Carlos Sánchez	26	53	0.49	1973	Jorge Wilstermann, Blooming, San Jose
		Luis Artime	26	40	0.65	1966	Independiente, Nacional

Top scorer award

The top scorer award is for the player who amassed the most goals in the tournament.

• Fernando Morena (Peñarol) in 1974, 1975, and 1982 received the most awards with three.
• Four other players have won it multiple times:
  • Alberto Spencer (Peñarol) in 1960 and 1962
  • Oswaldo Ramírez (Universitario) in 1972 and 1975
  • Néstor Scotta (Deportivo Cali) in 1977 and 1978
  • Salvador Cabañas (América) in 2007 and 2008
• Daniel Onega (River Plate) scored the most goals in a single tournament with 17 goals in 1966
• Players from Peñarol have received the award the most with seven:
  • Alberto Spencer in 1960 and 1962
  • Raul Castronovo in 1971
  • Fernando Morena in 1974, 1975, and 1982
  • Carlos Aguilera in 1989
• Brazilian players have received it the most with 29

Hat-tricks

• The tournament's first hat-trick was done by Alberto Spencer of Peñarol when he scored four goals against Jorge Wilstermann on April 19, 1960, in the first match in the history of the tournament.
• Thiago Neves is the only player to score a hat-trick in a finals game for Fluminense in 2008.

Other goalscoring records

• The fastest goal scored in the tournament was Alianza Lima's Félix Suárez in 6 seconds against Santa Fe on April 4, 1976.
• The most goals scored by a single player was six by Juan Carlos Sánchez for Club Blooming's 8-0 victory over Deportivo Italia on April 7, 1985.

Other records

• Alejandro Bernal saw the red card in the 22nd second of a game for his team Atlético Nacional in the tournament. The game was Atlético Nacional vs. Nacional de Montevideo in 2014.

Most victories

• Francisco Sá is the only player to win the tournament six time: four with Independiente (1972, 1973, 1974, 1975) and two with Boca Juniors (1977, 1978).

Most defeats

• Antony de Ávila holds the unenviable record of appearing in five finals and losing in all five; four during his time at América (1985, 1986, 1987, 1996) and once with Barcelona (1998).

Coaches

Main article: List of Copa Libertadores winning managers

Records

• Carlos Bianchi is the only manager win the Copa Libertadores four times, once with Vélez Sársfield (1994) and thrice with Boca Juniors (2000, 2001 and 2003).
• Carlos Bianchi is the only person to manager five finalists: Vélez Sársfield (1994) and Boca Juniors (2000, 2001, 2003, and 2004).
• Four managers have won the tournament with two clubs:
  • Carlos Bianchi with Vélez Sársfield (1994) and Boca Juniors (2000, 2001, and 2003).
  • Luiz Felipe Scolari with Grêmio (1995) and Palmeiras (1999).
  • Paulo Autuori with Cruzeiro (1997) and São Paulo (2005).
  • Edgardo Bauza with LDU Quito (2008) and San Lorenzo (2014).
• Five individuals have won the Copa Libertadores as a player, then later as a manager:
  • Luis Cubilla won as a player in 1960 and 1961 with Peñarol and 1971 with Nacional and then as a manager with Olimpia in 1979 and 1990.
  • José Omar Pastoriza won as a player in 1972 and then as a manager 1984, both with Independiente.
  • Nery Pumpido won as a player in 1986 with River Plate and then as a manager in 2002 with Olimpia.
  • Juan Martín Mujica won as a player in 1971 and then as a manager in 1980, both with Nacional.
  • Marcelo Gallardo won as a player in 1996 and then as a manager in 2015, both times with River Plate.
• Mirko Jozić (a Yugoslav at the time) is the only non-South American coach to win the Copa Libertadores.

Locales

Countries

• Argentina has provided the most number of titles, with 22 titles won by seven different clubs
• Brazil has the highest number of different winning clubs, with ten. They have also provided the highest number of finalists with twelve. They have also provided the highest number of different participating clubs, with 27.
• Only on two occasions have two clubs from the same country played each other in the finals, both of them involving Brazilian clubs:
  • São Paulo vs. Atlético Paranaense in 2005
  • Internacional vs. São Paulo in 2006
• Teams from Bolivia, Peru, Venezuela, and Mexico have never won the tournament. Teams from Bolivia and Venezuela have yet to provide a finalist.

Cities

• The most successful city in the history of the Copa Libertadores is Buenos Aires, which has seen a record four teams win ten total titles
• Fifteen cities have hosted a trophy ceremony. São Paulo, Brazil has hosted the highest number of trophy ceremony with 11 times in three stadiums

Stadiums

• As of the end of 2005, 121 stadiums have been used to host Copa Libertadores matches. Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, Uruguay has held the most with 352 matches.
• Estadio Nacional in Santiago, Chile has hosted a record eight trophy ceremony.
• Three stadiums have hosted matches with attendance in excess of 100,000:
  • 120,000 spectators saw São Paulo defeat Newell's Old Boys 1–0 in a semifinals match at Estádio do Morumbi in 1992
  • 115,000 spectators saw Boca Juniors defeat Cruz Azul 1–0 in a finals match at Estadio Azteca in 2001
  • 106,853 spectators saw Cruzeiro defeat Sporting Cristal 1–0 in a semifinals match at Estadio Mineirão in 1997
• A record twenty-five stadiums in Brazil have been used to host matches
• In 1991, América and Atlético Nacional six host matches at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, United States after their home stadiums were banned. This is the only time a stadium outside South America or Mexico has even been used.

See also

• List of Copa Libertadores winners
• List of Supercopa Sudamericana winners
• List of Copa Sudamericana winners
• List of Copa Libertadores winning players
• List of Copa Libertadores winning managers

External links

• http://www.conmebol.com/
• Copa Libertadores live scores and statistics
• Copa Libertadores live scores and news