Soccer: Libertadores Cup, Summary and Data

Information about the Libertadores Cup with the last 10 winners of the competition, the teams with the most trophies won in the history of the tournment and an index to every final played.

The Copa Libertadores de América (officially CONMEBOL Libertadores) (Portuguese: Taça Libertadores da América) is an international soccer cup competition played annually by the top clubs of South America. In recent years, top clubs from Mexico have also competed. The tournament is organized by the Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL).

Teams are qualified for the Libertadores Cup by winning a national championship or by finishing among the first few teams in the championship. The Cup has a preliminary round in which a number of clubs, currently 12, are paired in a series of two-legged knockout ties. The six survivors join the remaining clubs in the first round, in which they are divided into groups of four. The first-round groups play in a league system, with each team playing home and away against each other team. The top two teams from each group are then drawn in the second round, which consists of a two-legged knockout tie. From that point, the competition proceeds with two-legged knockout ties to quarterfinals, semifinals, and the final.

In the beginning, only the national champions of the major South American federations (namely Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay) would play in the Libertadores Cup, but in the 1970s a second team from each country was allowed entry and also teams from Venezuela. The number of participants was later increased to 24, 28, 32 and now 38.

The first cup was won by Peñarol of Uruguay. As of 2005, 20 different teams have won the cup. The most successful club has been the Argentinian side Independiente, winners seven times including four in a row from 1972 to 1975. The competition all-time goalscorer is still striker Alberto Spencer of Ecuador. He played as a striker for Peñarol during their golden age in the 60's, scoring 48 goals in 70 games, and for Barcelona of Guayaquil, scoring 6 goals in 7 games. In total, he scored 54 goals in the Copa Libertadores.

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Last 10 Champions:

Last Champion:
Champion 2023
Previous Champions:

Most Winning Teams:

Team with the Most Titles:
7 Titles
More Champions:
Boca Juniors Logo Boca Juniors - 6 Titles
Peñarol Logo Peñarol - 5 Titles
Estudiantes Logo Estudiantes - 4 Titles
River Plate Logo River Plate - 4 Titles
Flamengo Logo Flamengo - 3 Titles
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Titles by Country:

Country with the Most Champions:
Libertadores Cup
25 Titles
More Countries with Champions:
Brazil Brazil - 23 Titles
Uruguay Uruguay - 8 Titles
Colombia Colombia - 3 Titles
Paraguay Paraguay - 3 Titles
Chile Chile - 1 Title
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