Teams with the Most Finals Lost in the South American Recopa
Full list of soccer teams that played finals in the South American Recopa, ordered from those who lost the most to those who didn't lost any finals.
* Note: in 1991 the champion was not defined with a final match. That year is not included in the statistics shown on this page.
Which team has lost the most finals?
Independiente is the team with the most finals lost in the history of the South American Recopa, having been the loser 3 times in definitions with final game format. That means that it has been the team that lost in the 9.4% of a total of 32 finals.
On the bright side, other than its 3 finals lost, Independiente has one final won.
Most Finals Lost
3 finals
Independiente
A total of 34 teams at least once played the final of of the South American Recopa in one of the 32 editions that were decided with this format. Most of them (24), lost at least once and 7 of them lost 2 finals or more in this type of definition. Here you can see the full list of these teams ordered by finals lost.
Teams with the Most Finals Lost - Full List
| Team | Finals Lost | Years | % of Total Finals | Finals Played | Finals Won | % of Finals Won | ||
| 1. | | Independiente | 3 | 1996, 2011, 2018 | 9.4% | 4 | 1 | 25.0% |
| 2. |  | Athletico Paranaense | 2 | 2019, 2022 | 6.3% | 2 | - | 0.0% |
 | Botafogo | 2 | 1994, 2025 | 6.3% | 2 | - | 0.0% | |
 | San Lorenzo | 2 | 2003, 2015 | 6.3% | 2 | - | 0.0% | |
 | Cruzeiro | 2 | 1992, 1993 | 6.3% | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | |
 | Sao Paulo | 2 | 2006, 2013 | 6.3% | 4 | 2 | 50.0% | |
 | River Plate | 2 | 1997, 1998 | 6.3% | 5 | 3 | 60.0% | |
| 8. |  | Arsenal de Sarandí | 1 | 2008 | 3.1% | 1 | - | 0.0% |
 | Chapecoense | 1 | 2017 | 3.1% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
 | Estudiantes | 1 | 2010 | 3.1% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
 | Independiente Santa Fe | 1 | 2016 | 3.1% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
 | Lanús | 1 | 2014 | 3.1% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
 | Once Caldas | 1 | 2005 | 3.1% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
 | Pachuca | 1 | 2007 | 3.1% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
 | Universidad de Chile | 1 | 2012 | 3.1% | 1 | - | 0.0% | |
 | Flamengo | 1 | 2023 | 3.1% | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | |
 | Independiente del Valle | 1 | 2020 | 3.1% | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | |
 | Atlético Nacional | 1 | 1990 | 3.1% | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | |
 | Palmeiras | 1 | 2021 | 3.1% | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | |
 | Racing Club | 1 | 1989 | 3.1% | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | |
 | Velez Sarsfield | 1 | 1995 | 3.1% | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | |
 | Internacional | 1 | 2009 | 3.1% | 3 | 2 | 66.7% | |
 | Liga de Quito | 1 | 2024 | 3.1% | 3 | 2 | 66.7% | |
 | Boca Juniors | 1 | 2004 | 3.1% | 5 | 4 | 80.0% | |
| Team | Finals Lost | Years | % of Total Finals | Finals Played | Finals Won | % of Finals Won | ||
| 25. |  | Atlético Mineiro | 0 | - | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
 | Cienciano | 0 | - | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | |
 | Colo Colo | 0 | - | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | |
 | Corinthians | 0 | - | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | |
 | Defensa y Justicia | 0 | - | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | |
 | Fluminense | 0 | - | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | |
 | Nacional | 0 | - | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | |
 | Olimpia | 0 | - | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | |
 | Santos | 0 | - | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | |
 | Gremio | 0 | - | 0.0% | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | |