Copa CONMEBOL

Football tournament

Copa CONMEBOL

The trophy awarded to champions

Organizing body| CONMEBOL
Founded| 1992
Abolished| 1999; 25 years ago (1999)
Region| South America
Number of teams| 16
Related competitions| Copa Mercosur
Copa Merconorte
Most successful club(s)|  Atlético Mineiro
(2 titles)

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.

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

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### Qualification

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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

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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.

## List of champions

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### Finals

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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

Year  | Winners  | 1st.
leg  | 2nd.
leg  | Playoff/
Agg. | Runners-up  | Venue
(1st leg)  | City
(1st leg)  | Venue
(2nd leg)  | City
(2nd leg)  | Ref.

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1992 |  Atlético Mineiro |

2–0

0–1

|  Olimpia | Mineirão | Belo Horizonte | Defensores del Chaco | Asunción |

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1993 |  Botafogo |

1–1

2–2

3–1 (p)

|  Peñarol | Centenario | Montevideo | Maracanã | Rio de Janeiro |

[12]

1994 |  São Paulo |

6–1

0–3

|  Peñarol | Morumbi | São Paulo | Centenario | Montevideo |

[13]

1995 |  Rosario Central |

0–4

4–0

4–3 (p)

|  Atlético Mineiro | Mineirão | Belo Horizonte | Gigante de Arroyito | Rosario |

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1996 |  Lanús |

2–0

0–1

|  Santa Fe | La Fortaleza | Lanús | El Campín | Bogotá |

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1997 |  Atlético Mineiro |

4–1

1–1

|  Lanús | La Fortaleza | Lanús | Mineirão | Belo Horizonte |

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1998 |  Santos |

1–0

0–0

|  Rosario Central | Vila Belmiro | Santos | Gigante de Arroyito | Rosario |

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1999 |  Talleres (C) |

2–4

3–0

|  CSA | Rei Pelé | Maceió | Olímpico | Córdoba |

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## Performances by club

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Performance in the Copa CONMEBOL by club  Club  | Titles  | Runners-up  | Seasons won  | Seasons runner-up

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Atlético Mineiro | 2 | 1 | 1992, 1997 | 1995
Rosario Central | 1 | 1 | 1995 | 1998
Lanús | 1 | 1 | 1996 | 1997
Botafogo | 1 | 0 | 1993 |

São Paulo | 1 | 0 | 1994 |

Santos | 1 | 0 | 1998 |

Talleres | 1 | 0 | 1999 |

Peñarol | 0 | 2 |

| 1993, 1994
Olimpia | 0 | 1 |

| 1992
Santa Fe | 0 | 1 |

| 1996
CSA | 0 | 1 |

| 1999

## Top scorers

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Year  | Player (team)  | Goals

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1992  |  Aílton Delfino (Atlético Mineiro) | 6
1993  |  Sinval (Botafogo) | 8
1994  |  Juninho (São Paulo)
Martín Rodríguez Alba (San Lorenzo) | 5
1995  |  Horacio Carbonari (Rosario Central)
Rubén da Silva (Rosario Central)
Álex Escobar (América de Cali) | 4
1996  |  Oscar Mena (Lanús) | 5
1997  |  Valdir (Atlético Mineiro) | 7
1998  |  Carlos María Morales (LDU Quito)
Viola (Santos) | 4
1999  |  Marcelo Araxá (São Raimundo-AM)
Missinho (CSA) | 4

## See also

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* Copa Sudamericana
* Copa Mercosur
* Copa Merconorte
* Copa Interamericana
* Copa Libertadores
* Copa Master de CONMEBOL

## References

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1. ^ RSSSF SOUTH AMERICAN COMPETITIONS Archived 2010-02-01 at the Wayback Machine\- RSSSF Retrieved January 9, 2014.
2. ^ Copa Conmebol at the official page of Conmebol.com Archived 2013-07-18 at the Wayback Machine CONMEBOL Retrieved May 18, 2010.
3. ^ CONMEBOL Cup / UEFA Cup Archived 2015-10-31 at the Wayback Machine RSSSF Retrieved May 18, 2010.
4. ^ Información sobre la Copa Conmebol Archived 2009-01-24 at the Wayback Machine infofutbolonline.com Retrieved May 18, 2010
5. ^ THE BEST CLUB OF SOUTH AMERICA RSSSF Archived 2010-02-01 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved January 9, 2014
6. ^ Globo Esporte Archived 2009-05-12 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved December 10, 2007
7. ^ Terra Brazil Archived 2013-09-30 at the Wayback Machine\- Retrieved December 5, 2012
8. ^ Santander Fútbol Archived 2013-10-21 at the Wayback Machine\- Retrieved July 16, 2012
9. ^ Bola na Área Copa Conmebol Archived 2014-10-30 at the Wayback Machine\- Retrieved 18, May 2010.
10. ^ RSSSF SOUTH AMERICAN COMPETITIONS Archived 2010-02-01 at the Wayback Machine\- Retrieved January 9, 2014
11. ^ a b "Classic club: Atletico Mineiro". Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 5 May 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
12. ^ "Classic club: Botafogo". Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on August 21, 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
13. ^ "Classic club: São Paulo". Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on February 20, 2008. Retrieved 16 November 2008.
14. ^ "Títulos del Club Atlético Rosario Central" (in Spanish). Rosario Central. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
15. ^ "Lanús Campeón Copa Conmebol 1996" (in Spanish). Club Atlético Lanús. Archived from the original on 30 May 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
16. ^ La Conmebol 1996, aquel primer grito internacional Archived 2021-01-31 at the Wayback Machine, Clarín, 12 Dec 2013
17. ^ A 19 AÑOS DEL PRIMER GRITO SAGRADO Archived 2022-09-08 at the Wayback Machine on Fortaleza Granate
18. ^ "Classic club: Santos". Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on December 5, 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
19. ^ 1999\. TALLERES CAMPEÓN DE LA COPA CONMEBOL Archived 2022-08-12 at the Wayback Machine on El Gráfico
20. ^ "Emblemas Oficiales" (in Spanish). Talleres de Córdoba. Archived from the original on 12 January 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
21. ^ Hace 21 años, Talleres se consagró campeón de la Copa Conmebol Archived 2022-09-08 at the Wayback Machine on Club Talleres, 8 Dec 2020

## External links

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Copa CONMEBOL

Seasons|

* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999

Finals|

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* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999

* Winning managers
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Football in South America (CONMEBOL)

Argentina (AFA)|

* Men's national team (U-23, U-20, U-17)
* Women's national team (U-20, U-17)
* Primera División
* Copa Argentina
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* Copa de la Liga Profesional
* Trofeo de Campeones
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Bolivia (FBF)|

* Men's national team (U-23, U-20, U-17)
* Women's national team
* División Profesional
* Copa Bolivia

Brazil (CBF)|

* Men's national team (U-23, U-20, U-17)
* Women's national team (U-20, U-17)
* Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
* Copa do Brasil
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Chile (FFC)|

* Men's national team (U-23, U-20, U-17)
* Women's national team (U-17)
* Primera División
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Colombia (FCF)|

* Men's national team (U-23, U-20, U-17)
* Women's national team (U-20, U-17)
* Primera A
* Copa Colombia
* Superliga Colombiana

Ecuador (FEF)|

* Men's national team (U-23, U-20, U-17)
* Women's national team
* Serie A
* Copa Ecuador
* Supercopa Ecuador

Paraguay (APF)|

* Men's national team (U-23, U-20, U-17)
* Women's national team (U-20, U-17)
* Primera División
* Copa Paraguay
* Supercopa Paraguay

Peru (FPF)|

* Men's national team (U-23, U-20, U-17)
* Women's national team
* Primera División

Uruguay (AUF)|

* Men's national team (U-23, U-20, U-17)
* Women's national team (U-17)
* Primera División
* Copa Uruguay
* Supercopa Uruguaya

Venezuela (FVF)|

* Men's national team (U-23, U-20, U-17)
* Women's national team (U-20, U-17)
* Primera División
* Copa Venezuela

National team
competitions|

| Men|

* Copa América
* Copa América Centenario
* Pre-Olympic Tournament
* Under-20 Football Championship
* Under-17 Football Championship
* Under-15 Football Championship
* Pan American Games
* CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions
* Superclásico de las Américas
* Copa América de Futsal
* Futsal Finalissima
* Futsal World Cup qualifiers
* Under-20 Futsal Championship
* Under-17 Futsal Championship
* Copa América de Beach Soccer
* Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers
* Under-20 Beach Soccer Championship
* South American Beach Games
* Bolivarian Beach Games

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Women|

* Copa América Femenina
* Women's Finalissima
* Under-20 Women's Football Championship
* Under-17 Women's Football Championship
* Pan American Games
* South American Games
* Copa América Femenina de Futsal
* Under-20 Women's Futsal Championship

Defunct|

* Panamerican Championship

Club competitions|

| Men|

* Copa Libertadores
* Copa Sudamericana
* Recopa Sudamericana
* UEFA–CONMEBOL Club Challenge
* Copa Libertadores de Futsal
* U-20 Copa Libertadores
* Under-20 Intercontinental Cup
* Copa Libertadores de Beach Soccer

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Women|

* Copa Libertadores Femenina
* Copa Libertadores Femenina de Futsal

Defunct|

* Intercontinental Cup
* Intercontinental Champions' Supercup
* J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship
* Copa CONMEBOL
* Copa Interamericana
* Copa Iberoamericana
* Copa Mercosur
* Copa Merconorte
* Supercopa Libertadores
* Copa Master de Supercopa
* Copa de Oro
* Copa Master de CONMEBOL
* Copa Ganadores de Copa

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* Top-division clubs
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* UEFA–CONMEBOL memorandum of understanding

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International men's club football competitions

* Intercontinental Cup (defunct)
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* Under-20 Intercontinental Cup
* World Leagues Forum
* Lists of association football clubs

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* FIFA – Club World Cup
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Africa|

* CAF – Champions League
* Confederation Cup
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Asia|

* AFC – Champions League Elite
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* Challenge League

Europe|

* UEFA – Champions League
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* Conference League
* Super Cup

North,
Central America
and the Caribbean|

* CONCACAF – Champions Cup
* Leagues Cup
* Central American Cup
* Caribbean Cup

Oceania|

* OFC – Champions League

South America|

* CONMEBOL – Copa Libertadores
* Copa Sudamericana
* Recopa Sudamericana

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