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Copa CONMEBOL

Copa CONMEBOL
Copa Conmebol
The trophy awarded to champions
Organizing bodyCONMEBOL
Founded1992
Abolished1999; 25 years ago (1999)
RegionSouth America
Number of teams16
Related competitionsCopa Mercosur
Copa Merconorte
Most successful club(s)Brazil 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.
1992 Brazil Atlético Mineiro
2–0
0–1
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 Paraguay Olimpia Mineirão Belo Horizonte Manuel Ferreira Asunción
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1993 Brazil Botafogo
1–1
2–2
3–1 (p)
Uruguay Peñarol Centenario Montevideo Maracanã Rio de Janeiro
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1994 Brazil São Paulo
6–1
0–3
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 Uruguay Peñarol Morumbi São Paulo Centenario Montevideo
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1995 Argentina Rosario Central
0–4
4–0
4–3 (p)
Brazil Atlético Mineiro Mineirão Belo Horizonte Gigante de Arroyito Rosario
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1996 Argentina Lanús
2–0
0–1
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 Colombia Santa Fe La Fortaleza Lanús El Campín Bogotá
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1997 Brazil Atlético Mineiro
4–1
1–1
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 Argentina Lanús La Fortaleza Lanús Mineirão Belo Horizonte
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1998 Brazil Santos
1–0
0–0
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 Argentina Rosario Central Vila Belmiro Santos Gigante de Arroyito Rosario
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1999 Argentina Talleres (C)
2–4
3–0
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 Brazil 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
Brazil Atlético Mineiro 2 1 1992, 1997 1995
Argentina Rosario Central 1 1 1995 1998
Argentina Lanús 1 1 1996 1997
Brazil Botafogo 1 0 1993
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Brazil São Paulo 1 0 1994
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Brazil Santos 1 0 1998
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Argentina Talleres 1 0 1999
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Uruguay Peñarol 0 2
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 1993, 1994
Paraguay Olimpia 0 1
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 1992
Colombia Santa Fe 0 1
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 1996
Brazil CSA 0 1
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 1999

Top scorers

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

See also

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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
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