Copa CONMEBOL
Organising body | CONMEBOL) |
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Founded | 1992 |
Abolished | 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 Copa Libertadores to 32 teams. The Copa Mercosur and Copa Merconorte, which both started in 1998, replaced the Copa CONMEBOL; both cups would later be merged 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.
Finals[]
Year | Country | Home team | Score | Away team | Country | Venue | Location | Refs |
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1992 | BRA | Atlético Mineiro | 2–0 | Olimpia | PAR | Mineirão | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | [11] |
PAR | Olimpia | 1–0 | Atlético Mineiro | BRA | Estadio Defensores del Chaco | Asunción, Paraguay | ||
2–2 on points; Atlético Mineiro won 2–1 on aggregate # | ||||||||
1993 | URU | Peñarol | 1–1 | Botafogo | BRA | Estadio Centenario | Montevideo, Uruguay | [12] |
BRA | Botafogo | 2–2 | Peñarol | URU | Estádio do Maracanã | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
2–2 on points and 3–3 on aggregate; Botafogo won 3–1 in a penalty shootout * | ||||||||
1994 | BRA | São Paulo | 6–1 | Peñarol | URU | Estádio do Morumbi | São Paulo, Brazil | [13] |
URU | Peñarol | 3–0 | São Paulo | BRA | Estadio Centenario | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
3–3 on points; São Paulo won 6–4 on aggregate # | ||||||||
1995 | BRA | Atlético Mineiro | 4–0 | Rosario Central | ARG | Mineirão | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | |
ARG | Rosario Central | 4–0 | Atlético Mineiro | BRA | Estadio Gigante de Arroyito | Rosario, Argentina | ||
3–3 on points and 4–4 on aggregate; Rosario Central won 4–3 in a penalty shootout * | ||||||||
1996 | ARG | Lanús | 2–0 | Santa Fe | COL | La Fortaleza | Lanús, Argentina | [15] |
COL | Santa Fe | 1–0 | Lanús | ARG | Estadio El Campín | Bogotá, Colombia | ||
3–3 on points; Lanús won 2–1 on aggregate # | ||||||||
1997 | ARG | Lanús | 1–4 | Atlético Mineiro | BRA | La Fortaleza | Lanús, Argentina | [11] |
BRA | Atlético Mineiro | 1–1 | Lanús | ARG | Mineirão | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | ||
Atlético Mineiro won 4–1 on points | ||||||||
1998 | BRA | Santos | 1–0 | Rosario Central | ARG | Estádio Vila Belmiro | Santos, Brazil | [16] |
ARG | Rosario Central | 0–0 | Santos | BRA | Estadio Gigante de Arroyito | Rosario, Argentina | ||
Santos won 4–1 on points | ||||||||
1999 | BRA | CSA | 4–2 | Talleres | ARG | Estádio Rei Pelé | Maceió, Brazil | [17] |
ARG | Talleres | 3–0 | CSA | BRA | Estadio Olímpico Chateau Carreras | Córdoba, Argentina | ||
3–3 on points; Talleres won 5–4 on aggregate # |
Performances 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 |
See also[]
- Copa Sudamericana
- Copa Mercosur
- Copa Merconorte
- Copa Interamericana
- Copa Libertadores
- Copa Master de CONMEBOL
References[]
- ^ RSSSF SOUTH AMERICAN COMPETITIONS- RSSSF Retrieved January 9, 2014.
- ^ Historia de la Copa Conmebol en página oficial Conmebol.com CONMEBOL Retrieved May 18, 2010.
- ^ CONMEBOL Cup / UEFA Cup RSSSF Retrieved May 18, 2010.
- ^ Información sobre la Copa Conmebol infofutbolonline.com Retrieved May 18, 2010
- ^ THE BEST CLUB OF SOUTH AMERICA RSSSF Retrieved January 9, 2014
- ^ Globo Esporte Retrieved December 10, 2007
- ^ Terra Brazil- Retrieved December 5, 2012
- ^ Santander Fútbol- Retrieved July 16, 2012
- ^ Bola na Área Copa Conmebol- Retrieved 18, May 2010.
- ^ RSSSF SOUTH AMERICAN COMPETITIONS- Retrieved January 9, 2014
- ^ a b "Classic club: Atletico Mineiro". Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 5 May 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
- ^ "Classic club: Botafogo". Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on August 21, 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
- ^ "Classic club: São Paulo". Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on February 20, 2008. Retrieved 16 November 2008.
- ^ "Títulos del Club Atlético Rosario Central" (in Spanish). Rosario Central. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
- ^ "Lanús Campeón Copa Conmebol 1996" (in Spanish). Club Atl��tico Lanús. Archived from the original on 30 May 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
- ^ "Classic club: Santos". Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on December 5, 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
- ^ "Emblemas Oficiales" (in Spanish). Talleres de Córdoba. Archived from the original on 12 January 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
External links[]
- Copa CONMEBOL
- Defunct CONMEBOL club competitions
- Recurring sporting events established in 1992
- Recurring events disestablished in 1999