Teams with the Most Finals Played in the South American Recopa
Full list of soccer teams that played finals in the South American Recopa, ordered from those who played the most to those who played at least one final.
* 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 played in the most finals?
Boca Juniors and River Plate are the teams with the most finals played in the history of the South American Recopa with 5 appearances each in definitions with final game format. That means that each of them have been present in the 15.6% of a total of 32 finals.
Most Finals Played
5 finals
2 teams
Boca Juniors and River Plate
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. Of them, 17 teams did it 2 or more times and only 2 did it in 5 opportunities or more. Here you can see the full list of these teams ordered by finals played.
Teams with the Most Finals Played - Full List
| Team | Finals Played | Years | % of Total Finals | Finals Won | Finals Lost | % of Finals Won | ||
| 1. |  | Boca Juniors | 5 | 1990, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008 | 15.6% | 4 | 1 | 80.0% |
 | River Plate | 5 | 1997, 1998, 2015, 2016, 2019 | 15.6% | 3 | 2 | 60.0% | |
| 3. |  | Sao Paulo | 4 | 1993, 1994, 2006, 2013 | 12.5% | 2 | 2 | 50.0% |
 | Independiente | 4 | 1995, 1996, 2011, 2018 | 12.5% | 1 | 3 | 25.0% | |
| 5. |  | Internacional | 3 | 2007, 2009, 2011 | 9.4% | 2 | 1 | 66.7% |
 | Liga de Quito | 3 | 2009, 2010, 2024 | 9.4% | 2 | 1 | 66.7% | |
 | Cruzeiro | 3 | 1992, 1993, 1998 | 9.4% | 1 | 2 | 33.3% | |
| 8. |  | Gremio | 2 | 1996, 2018 | 6.3% | 2 | - | 100.0% |
 | Flamengo | 2 | 2020, 2023 | 6.3% | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | |
 | Independiente del Valle | 2 | 2020, 2023 | 6.3% | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | |
 | Atlético Nacional | 2 | 1990, 2017 | 6.3% | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | |
 | Palmeiras | 2 | 2021, 2022 | 6.3% | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | |
 | Racing Club | 2 | 1989, 2025 | 6.3% | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | |
 | Velez Sarsfield | 2 | 1995, 1997 | 6.3% | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | |
 | 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% | |
| Team | Finals Played | Years | % of Total Finals | Finals Won | Finals Lost | % of Finals Won | ||
| 18. |  | Atlético Mineiro | 1 | 2014 | 3.1% | 1 | - | 100.0% |
 | Cienciano | 1 | 2004 | 3.1% | 1 | - | 100.0% | |
 | Colo Colo | 1 | 1992 | 3.1% | 1 | - | 100.0% | |
 | Corinthians | 1 | 2013 | 3.1% | 1 | - | 100.0% | |
 | Defensa y Justicia | 1 | 2021 | 3.1% | 1 | - | 100.0% | |
 | Fluminense | 1 | 2024 | 3.1% | 1 | - | 100.0% | |
 | Nacional | 1 | 1989 | 3.1% | 1 | - | 100.0% | |
 | Olimpia | 1 | 2003 | 3.1% | 1 | - | 100.0% | |
 | Santos | 1 | 2012 | 3.1% | 1 | - | 100.0% | |
 | 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% | |