Copa CONMEBOL

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The Copa CONMEBOL (English: CONMEBOL Cup) was an annual football cup competition organized by CONMEBOL between 1992 and 1999 for South American football clubs.[1] During its time of existence, it was a very prestigious South American club football contest, similar to the UEFA Cup. Clubs qualified for the competition based on their performance in their national leagues and cup competitions. Teams that were not able to qualify for the Copa Libertadores would play in this tournament. The tournament was played as a knockout cup. The tournament ended in 1999, following the expansion of the Copa Libertadores to 32 teams.

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Copa CONMEBOL
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The trophy awarded to champions
Organizing bodyCONMEBOL
Founded1992
Abolished1999; 26 years ago (1999)
RegionSouth America
Number of teams16
Related competitionsCopa Mercosur
Copa Merconorte
Most successful club(s) Atlético Mineiro
(2 titles)
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The Copa Mercosur and Copa Merconorte -which both started in 1998- replaced the Copa CONMEBOL, and the merger of those 3 cups would later transformed in the current Copa Sudamericana.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

The last champion of the competition was Talleres, while Atlético Mineiro is the most successful club in the cup history, having won the tournament two times. The cup was won by seven different clubs but it was never won consecutively.[9][10]

Format

Qualification

Each national association was assigned a number of entries determined by CONMEBOL which changed slightly from one edition to another. The best teams from the previous season that did not qualify for the Copa Libertadores through their league qualified for the Copa CONMEBOL. The tournament itself was played in two-legged knockout stages. The champion of the Copa CONMEBOL disputed the Recopa Sudamericana, the Copa de Oro and the Copa Master de CONMEBOL, albeit irregularly.

Tournament

The tournament started in the first stage in which 16 clubs were paired in a series of two-legged knockout ties in the round of 16, the first of four stages that worked on a single elimination phase knockout system that culminated in the finals. During each stage of the tournament, ties were decided on points, followed by goal difference, away goals, then a penalty shootout after full-time of the second leg, if necessary.

Records and statistics

Lis of finals

Keys
  • aet: after extra time
  • p: defined on penalty shoot-out
  •   Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time
  •   Match playoff after the series ended tied on aggregate
  •   Defined on penalty shoot-out in the second leg

Performances by club

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Performance in the Copa CONMEBOL by club
Club Titles Runners-up Seasons won Seasons runner-up
Brazil Atlético Mineiro 211992, 19971995
Argentina Rosario Central 1119951998
Argentina Lanús 1119961997
Brazil Botafogo 101993
Brazil São Paulo 101994
Brazil Santos 101998
Argentina Talleres 101999
Uruguay Peñarol 02
1993, 1994
Paraguay Olimpia 01
1992
Colombia Santa Fe 01
1996
Brazil CSA 01
1999
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Performances by nation

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Nation Winner Runner-up Total
 Brazil 5 2 7
 Argentina 3 2 5
 Uruguay 0 2 2
 Colombia 0 1 1
 Paraguay 0 1 1
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Top scorers

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See also

References

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