Supercopa Libertadores

Football tournament

Supercopa Libertadores

The trophy given to champions

Organizing body| CONMEBOL
Founded| 1988
Abolished| 1997; 27 years ago (1997)
Region| South America
Number of teams| 16 (1997)
Related competitions| Copa Libertadores
Last champion(s)|  River Plate (1st title)
Most successful club(s)|

* Cruzeiro
* Independiente
* (2 titles each)

The Supercopa Libertadores (English: Libertadores Supercup), also known as the Supercopa Sudamericana, Supercopa Libertadores João Havelange, Supercopa João Havelange or simply Supercopa, was a football club competition contested annually between 1988 and 1997 by the past winners of the Copa Libertadores. The tournament is one of the many South American club competitions that have been organized by CONMEBOL.[1]

## History

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As through the successive editions of this cup were added new champions from the Copa Libertadores, in 1997 the CONMEBOL decided that the last teams of each group would descend to reduce the number of teams to disputed it. That year descended Velez Sarsfield, Racing Club and Boca Juniors (all teams from Argentina) and Gremio (Brazil).

The competition was discontinued to make way for the Copa Mercosur and Copa Merconorte in 1998, which also grew in importance after the final season of the Copa CONMEBOL in 1999. These tournaments were also discontinued in favor of the Copa Sudamericana which allowed the revival of the Recopa Sudamericana.

Prior to its abolition, the Supercopa Libertadores was regarded as the second most prestigious South American club competition out of the three major tournaments, behind the Copa Libertadores and ahead of the Copa CONMEBOL. The winner of the tournament played the winner of the Copa Libertadores in the Recopa Sudamericana. Since the abolition of the Supercopa, the Recopa Sudamericana place previously reserved for the Supercopa winner has been taken by the winner of the Copa Sudamericana.[2]

The last champion of the competition was River Plate, while Cruzeiro and Independiente are the most successful clubs in the cup history, having won the tournament two times each. The cup has been won by eight different clubs and won consecutively by Cruzeiro and Independiente.

## Format and rules

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The format for the Supercopa Libertadores underwent changes nearly every season. The most common reason behind it was the addition of a new Copa Libertadores winner. The only way to participate in the Supercopa was being a past winner of the Copa Libertadores. Vasco da Gama was later admitted into the competition as winners of the Copa Libertadores' predecessor, the Campeonato Sudamericano de Campeones. The tournament has been predominantly a single-elimination tournament with several stages.

Every round of the competition was contested over a two-legged tie. The teams accumulate points as per the results of the match (3 for a win, 1 for a draw, 0 for a loss). The team with more points after both legs advanced to the next round. Unlike European club competitions, South America did not use extra time to decide a tie that was level on aggregate. Ties in points would be broken first by goal difference, and ultimately by a penalty shootout after the culmination of the second leg.

## Participants (1988–1997)

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* Argentinos Juniors
* Boca Juniors
* Estudiantes
* Independiente
* Racing
* River Plate
* Vélez Sarsfield
* Cruzeiro
* Flamengo
* Grêmio
* Santos
* São Paulo
* Vasco da Gama
* Colo-Colo
* Atlético Nacional
* Olimpia
* Nacional
* Peñarol

## List of champions

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Further information: List of Supercopa Libertadores finals

Year  | Champion

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1988 |  Racing
1989 |  Boca Juniors
1990 |  Olimpia
1991 |  Cruzeiro
1992 |  Cruzeiro
1993 |  São Paulo
1994 |  Independiente
1995 |  Independiente
1996 |  Vélez Sarsfield
1997 |  River Plate

## Top scorers

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Year  | Player (team)  | Goals

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1988  |  Antonio Alzamendi (River Plate)
Sergio Olivera (Nacional) | 4
1989  |  Mauro Airez (Argentinos Juniors)
Rubén Darío Insúa (Independiente)
John Jairo Tréllez (Atlético Nacional) | 3
1990  |  Raúl Amarilla (Olimpia) | 7
1991  |  Juan José Borrelli (River Plate)
Charles (Cruzeiro)
Gaúcho (Flamengo)
Sergio Martínez (Peñarol) | 3
1992  |  Renato Gaúcho (Cruzeiro) | 6
1993  |  Ronaldo (Cruzeiro) | 8
1994  |  Sebastián Rambert (Independiente) | 5
1995  |  Enzo Francescoli (River Plate) | 7
1996  |  Patricio Camps (Vélez Sarsfield) | 4
1997  |  Ivo Basay (Colo-Colo) | 8

## References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Supercopa Sudamericana.

1. ^ Supercopa Libertadores (Supercopa João Havelange) by Karel Stokkermans on the RSSSF
2. ^ POR PRIMERA VEZ EN 15 AÑOS, NO HAY EQUIPOS ARGENTINOS EN LAS SEMIFINALES DE LA LIBERTADORES O SUDAMERICANA on Digital Sports

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Supercopa Libertadores

Seasons|

* 1988
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* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
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Finals|

* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997

* List of finals
* 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
* Supercopa Argentina
* Copa de la Liga Profesional
* Trofeo de Campeones
* Supercopa Internacional

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
* Supercopa do Brasil

Chile (FFC)|

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

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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* Footballer of the Year
* Coach of the Year
* Top-division clubs
* Club competition winning teams
* UEFA–CONMEBOL memorandum of understanding

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