River Plate vs. Sao Paulo: Titles Won by Year

Who won the most tournaments in each year, Sao Paulo from Brazil or River Plate from Argentina? Explore a timeline with detailed, side-by-side, international and domestic trophies earned by each of these teams throughout their history, year by year.

By taking a look at the year-by-year history of these two teams, one can see that the longest streak with at least one trophy won per year is held by River Plate, which won titles during 6 consecutive years (between 2014 and 2019), a period 2 years longer than the longest positive streak of Sao Paulo, which achieved success for 4 consecutive years (2 times).

In terms of years without a title, the worst run of the two is owned by Sao Paulo, who failed to win trophies for 42 consecutive years (between 1935 and 1976), a streak 25 years longer than the worst streak of River Plate, which couldn't won for 17 consecutive years (between 1958 and 1974).

Titles Won Summary:

River Plate logo
River Plate

(Argentina)
Sao Paulo logo
Sao Paulo

(Brazil)
Star12 international titlesStar12 international titles
Argentina Flag54 domestic titlesBrazil Flag8 domestic titles

Titles Year by Year:

River Plate logo
River Plate
Sao Paulo logo
Sao Paulo

2025

--

2024

Argentina FlagDomestic: 1

Brazil FlagDomestic: 1

2023

Argentina FlagDomestic: 2

Brazil FlagDomestic: 1

2022

--

2021

Argentina FlagDomestic: 3

-

2020

--
River Plate logo
River Plate
Sao Paulo logo
Sao Paulo

2019

StarInternational: 1

-

Argentina FlagDomestic: 1

-

2018

StarInternational: 1

-

Argentina FlagDomestic: 1

-

2017

Argentina FlagDomestic: 1

-

2016

StarInternational: 1

-

Argentina FlagDomestic: 1

-

2015

StarInternational: 3

-

2014

StarInternational: 1

-

Argentina FlagDomestic: 2

-

2013

--

2012

-

StarInternational: 1

2011

--

2010

--
River Plate logo
River Plate
Sao Paulo logo
Sao Paulo

2009

--

2008

Argentina FlagDomestic: 1

Brazil FlagDomestic: 1

2007

-

Brazil FlagDomestic: 1

2006

-

Brazil FlagDomestic: 1

2005

-

StarInternational: 2

2004

Argentina FlagDomestic: 1

-

2003

Argentina FlagDomestic: 1

-

2002

Argentina FlagDomestic: 1

-

2001

--

2000

Argentina FlagDomestic: 1

-

River Plate logo
River Plate
Sao Paulo logo
Sao Paulo

1999

Argentina FlagDomestic: 1

-

1998

--

1997

StarInternational: 1

-

Argentina FlagDomestic: 2

-

1996

StarInternational: 1

StarInternational: 1

  • 1996
    CONMEBOL Masters Cup

Argentina FlagDomestic: 1

-

1995

--

1994

-

StarInternational: 2

Argentina FlagDomestic: 1

-

1993

-

StarInternational: 4

Argentina FlagDomestic: 1

-

1992

-

StarInternational: 2

1991

Argentina FlagDomestic: 1

Brazil FlagDomestic: 1

1990

Argentina FlagDomestic: 1

-

River Plate logo
River Plate
Sao Paulo logo
Sao Paulo

1989

--

1988

--

1987

StarInternational: 1

-

1986

StarInternational: 2

-

Argentina FlagDomestic: 1

Brazil FlagDomestic: 1

1985

--

1984

--

1983

--

1982

--

1981

Argentina FlagDomestic: 1

-

1980

Argentina FlagDomestic: 1

-

River Plate logo
River Plate
Sao Paulo logo
Sao Paulo

1979

Argentina FlagDomestic: 2

-

1978

--

1977

Argentina FlagDomestic: 1

Brazil FlagDomestic: 1

1976

--

1975

Argentina FlagDomestic: 2

-

1974

--

1973

--

1972

--

1971

--

1970

--
River Plate logo
River Plate
Sao Paulo logo
Sao Paulo

1969

--

1968

--

1967

--

1966

--

1965

--

1964

--

1963

--

1962

--

1961

--

1960

--
River Plate logo
River Plate
Sao Paulo logo
Sao Paulo

1959

--

1958

--

1957

Argentina FlagDomestic: 1

-

1956

Argentina FlagDomestic: 1

-

1955

Argentina FlagDomestic: 1

-

1954

--

1953

Argentina FlagDomestic: 1

-

1952

Argentina FlagDomestic: 2

-

1951

--

1950

--
River Plate logo
River Plate
Sao Paulo logo
Sao Paulo

1949

--

1948

--

1947

Argentina FlagDomestic: 1

-

1946

--

1945

Argentina FlagDomestic: 1

-

1944

--

1943

--

1942

Argentina FlagDomestic: 2

-

1941

Argentina FlagDomestic: 3

-

1940

--
River Plate logo
River Plate
Sao Paulo logo
Sao Paulo

1939

--

1938

--

1937

Argentina FlagDomestic: 2

-

1936

Argentina FlagDomestic: 2

-

1935

--
(team foundation year)

1934

--

1933

--

1932

Argentina FlagDomestic: 2

-

1931

--

1930

--
River Plate logo
River Plate
Sao Paulo logo
Sao Paulo

1929

--

1928

--

1927

--

1926

--

1925

--

1924

--

1923

--

1922

--

1921

--

1920

Argentina FlagDomestic: 1

-

River Plate logo
River Plate
Sao Paulo logo
Sao Paulo

1919

--

1918

--

1917

--

1916

--

1915

--

1914

Argentina FlagDomestic: 1

-

1913

--

1912

--

1911

--

1910

--
River Plate logo
River Plate
Sao Paulo logo
Sao Paulo

1909

--

1908

--

1907

--

1906

--

1905

--

1904

--

1903

--

1902

--

1901

-
(team foundation year)
-

* Note: the previous information includes the international tournaments that are usually taken into consideration, this is to say, those organized or approved by FIFA or by the continental confederations. It is worth clarifying that River Plate won 6 tournaments (view detail...) organized by country federations.