The Recopa Sudamericana is an annual association football competition organized by CONMEBOL. It is contested between the winners of the Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana. The Recopa Sudamericana was contested between the winners of the Copa Libertadores,[1] and the Supercopa Sudamericana, from 1989 until 1998, when CONMEBOL discontinued the Supercopa Sudamericana.[2] The last Recopa Sudamericana in this format was the 1998 edition between Cruzeiro and River Plate which was won by the former.[3]
The format of the competition has varied greatly; it has been played over two legs, one at each participating club's stadium, or at a single neutral venue. Since the 2005 competition, the final has been contested in a home-and-away format. The 1998 competition was played as part of the Copa Mercosur. The 1993 tournament was played as part of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. The 1991 edition was not played at all since Paraguay's Olimpia won both the Libertadores and Supercopa. Although Brazilian team São Paulo also won the two qualifying competitions, they disputed the 1994 edition against Copa CONMEBOL winner Botafogo.[4]
Like all CONMEBOL tournaments, the teams accumulate points according to the results of the match (3 for a win, 1 for a draw, 0 for a loss). The team with the most points after both legs wins the Recopa. The current Recopa is contested over a two-legged tie; the first leg is held at the stadium of the Copa Sudamericana champion, and the second leg is played at the Copa Libertadores champion's venue. Ties in points are settled initially on goal difference, then by away goals. If the teams are tied after full-time, a penalty shootout will decide the winner of the finals.
Argentine club Boca Juniors hold the record for the most victories, winning the competition four times. Boca Juniors, São Paulo, and Ecuador's LDU Quito are the only teams to have defended the title successfully. Brazilian clubs are the most successful in the tournament, having amassed seven titles. The current champion is River Plate, who beat San Lorenzo to win the all-Argentine 2015 Recopa Sudamericana.
Key
# |
Finals decided on goal difference |
* |
Finals decided by a penalty shootout |
Bold |
Indicates the winner in two-legged finals |
Year |
Each link is the relevant Recopa Sudamericana article for that year |
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Matches
List of Recopa Sudamericana matches between Copa Libertadores and Supercopa Libertadores winners
Year |
Country |
Winner |
Score |
Runner-up |
Country |
Venue |
Location |
Refs |
1989 |
URU |
Nacional ‡ |
1–0 |
Racing ¤ |
ARG |
Estadio Centenario |
Montevideo, Uruguay |
[5] |
URU |
Nacional ‡ |
0–0 |
Racing ¤ |
ARG |
Estadio José Amalfitani |
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Nacional won 3–1 on points |
1990 |
ARG |
Boca Juniors ¤ |
1–0 |
Atlético Nacional ‡ |
COL |
Miami Orange Bowl |
Miami, USA |
[6] |
1991 |
PAR |
Olimpia ** |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
[4][7][A] |
1992 |
CHI |
Colo-Colo ‡ |
*0–0* |
Cruzeiro ¤ |
BRA |
Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium |
Kobe, Japan |
[8][B] |
1993 |
BRA |
São Paulo ‡ |
0–0 |
Cruzeiro ¤ |
BRA |
Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo |
São Paulo, Brazil |
[9] |
BRA |
São Paulo ‡ |
0–0 |
Cruzeiro ¤ |
BRA |
Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto |
Belo Horizonte, Brazil |
2–2 on points and 0–0 on aggregate; São Paulo won 4–2 in a penalty shootout * |
1994 |
BRA |
São Paulo ** |
3–1 |
Botafogo ~ |
BRA |
Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium |
Kobe, Japan |
[10] |
1995 |
ARG |
Independiente ¤ |
1–0 |
Vélez Sársfield ‡ |
ARG |
National Olympic Stadium |
Tokyo, Japan |
[11] |
1996 |
BRA |
Grêmio ‡ |
4–1 |
Independiente ¤ |
ARG |
Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium |
Kobe, Japan |
[12] |
1997 |
ARG |
Vélez Sársfield ¤ |
*1–1* |
River Plate ‡ |
ARG |
National Olympic Stadium |
Tokyo, Japan |
[13][C] |
1998 |
BRA |
Cruzeiro ‡ |
2–0 |
River Plate ¤ |
ARG |
Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto |
Belo Horizonte, Brazil |
[14] |
BRA |
Cruzeiro ‡ |
3–0 |
River Plate ¤ |
ARG |
Estadio Monumental |
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Cruzeiro won 6–0 on points |
List of Recopa Sudamericana matches between Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana winners
Year |
Country |
Winner |
Score |
Runner-up |
Country |
Venue |
Location |
Refs |
2003 |
PAR |
Olimpia ‡ |
2–0 |
San Lorenzo ≈ |
ARG |
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
Los Angeles, USA |
[7] |
2004 |
PER |
Cienciano ≈ |
*1–1* |
Boca Juniors ‡ |
ARG |
Lockhart Stadium |
Fort Lauderdale, USA |
[15][D] |
2005 |
ARG |
Boca Juniors ≈ |
3–1 |
Once Caldas ‡ |
COL |
Estadio Alberto J. Armando |
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
[6] |
ARG |
Boca Juniors ≈ |
1–2 |
Once Caldas ‡ |
COL |
Estadio Palogrande |
Manizales, Colombia |
3–3 on points; Boca Juniors won on goal difference # |
2006 |
ARG |
Boca Juniors ≈ |
2–1 |
São Paulo ‡ |
BRA |
Estadio Alberto J. Armando |
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
[6] |
ARG |
Boca Juniors ≈ |
2–2 |
São Paulo ‡ |
BRA |
Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo |
São Paulo, Brazil |
Boca Juniors won 4–1 on points |
2007 |
BRA |
Internacional ‡ |
1–2 |
Pachuca ≈ |
MEX |
Estadio Hidalgo |
Pachuca, Mexico |
[16] |
BRA |
Internacional ‡ |
4–0 |
Pachuca ≈ |
MEX |
Estádio Beira-Rio |
Porto Alegre, Brazil |
3–3 on points; Internacional won on goal difference # |
2008 |
ARG |
Boca Juniors ‡ |
3–1 |
Arsenal ≈ |
ARG |
Estadio Juan D. Perón |
Avellaneda, Argentina |
[6] |
ARG |
Boca Juniors ‡ |
2–2 |
Arsenal ≈ |
ARG |
Estadio Alberto J. Armando |
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Boca Juniors won 4–1 on points |
2009 |
ECU |
LDU Quito ‡ |
1–0 |
Internacional ≈ |
BRA |
Estádio Beira-Rio |
Porto Alegre, Brazil |
[17] |
ECU |
LDU Quito ‡ |
3–0 |
Internacional ≈ |
BRA |
Estadio Casa Blanca |
Quito, Ecuador |
LDU Quito won 6–0 on points |
2010 |
ECU |
LDU Quito ≈ |
2–1 |
Estudiantes ‡ |
ARG |
Estadio Casa Blanca |
Quito, Ecuador |
[17] |
ECU |
LDU Quito ≈ |
0–0 |
Estudiantes ‡ |
ARG |
Estadio José L. Meiszner |
Quilmes, Argentina |
LDU Quito won 4–1 on points |
2011 |
BRA |
Internacional ‡ |
1–2 |
Independiente ≈ |
ARG |
Estadio Libertadores de América |
Avellaneda, Argentina |
|
BRA |
Internacional ‡ |
3–1 |
Independiente ≈ |
ARG |
Estádio Beira-Rio |
Porto Alegre, Brazil |
3–3 on points; Internacional won on goal difference # |
2012 |
BRA |
Santos ‡ |
0–0 |
Universidad de Chile ≈ |
CHI |
Estadio Nacional |
Santiago, Chile |
|
BRA |
Santos ‡ |
2–0 |
Universidad de Chile ≈ |
CHI |
Estádio do Pacaembu |
São Paulo, Brazil |
Santos won 4–1 on points |
2013 |
BRA |
Corinthians ‡ |
2–1 |
São Paulo ≈ |
BRA |
Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo |
São Paulo, Brazil |
|
BRA |
Corinthians ‡ |
2–0 |
São Paulo ≈ |
BRA |
Estádio do Pacaembu |
São Paulo, Brazil |
Corinthians won 6–0 on points |
2014 |
BRA |
Atlético Mineiro ‡ |
1–0 |
Lanús ≈ |
ARG |
Estadio Ciudad de Lanús - Néstor Díaz Pérez |
Lanús, Argentina |
|
BRA |
Atlético Mineiro ‡ |
4–3 (aet) |
Lanús ≈ |
ARG |
Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto |
Belo Horizonte, Brazil |
Atlético Mineiro won 6–0 on points |
2015 |
ARG |
River Plate ≈ |
1–0 |
San Lorenzo ‡ |
ARG |
Monumental V. Liberti |
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
|
ARG |
River Plate ≈ |
1–0 |
San Lorenzo ‡ |
ARG |
Estadio Pedro Bidegain |
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
River Plate won 6–0 on points |
Performances
By club
Team |
Winners |
Runners-up |
Years won |
Years runner-up |
Boca Juniors |
4 |
1 |
1990, 2005, 2006, 2008 |
2004 |
São Paulo |
2 |
2 |
1993, 1994 |
2006, 2013 |
Internacional |
2 |
1 |
2007, 2011 |
2009 |
Olimpia |
2 |
0 |
1991, 2003 |
—
|
LDU Quito |
2 |
0 |
2009, 2010 |
—
|
Cruzeiro |
1 |
2 |
1998 |
1992, 1993 |
Independiente |
1 |
2 |
1995 |
1996, 2011 |
River Plate |
1 |
2 |
2015 |
1997, 1998 |
Vélez Sarsfield |
1 |
1 |
1997 |
1995 |
Nacional |
1 |
0 |
1989 |
—
|
Colo-Colo |
1 |
0 |
1992 |
—
|
Grêmio |
1 |
0 |
1996 |
—
|
Cienciano |
1 |
0 |
2004 |
—
|
Santos |
1 |
0 |
2012 |
—
|
Corinthians |
1 |
0 |
2013 |
—
|
Atlético Mineiro |
1 |
0 |
2014 |
—
|
By country
Country |
Winners |
Runners-up |
Winning clubs |
Runners-up |
Brazil |
9 |
6 |
São Paulo (2), Internacional (2), Cruzeiro (1), Grêmio (1), Santos (1), Corinthians (1), Atlético Mineiro (1) |
Cruzeiro (2), São Paulo (2), Internacional (1), Botafogo (1) |
Argentina |
7 |
12 |
Boca Juniors (4), Independiente (1), Vélez Sársfield (1), River Plate (1) |
River Plate (2), Independiente (2), San Lorenzo (2), Boca Juniors (1), Vélez Sársfield (1), Racing (1), Arsenal (1), Estudiantes (1), Lanús (1) |
Paraguay |
2 |
0 |
Olimpia (2) |
—
|
Ecuador |
2 |
0 |
LDU Quito (2) |
—
|
Chile |
1 |
1 |
Colo-Colo (1) |
Universidad de Chile (1) |
Uruguay |
1 |
0 |
Nacional (1) |
—
|
Peru |
1 |
0 |
Cienciano (1) |
—
|
Colombia |
0 |
2 |
—
|
Atlético Nacional (1), Once Caldas (1) |
Mexico |
0 |
1 |
—
|
Pachuca (1) |
By method of qualification
See also
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- A. ^ Olimpia was declared champion after winning both Copa Libertadores and Supercopa Sudamericana.
- B. ^ Colo-Colo won 5–4 in a penalty shootout.
- C. ^ Vélez Sársfield won 4–2 in a penalty shootout.
- D. ^ Cienciano won 4–2 in a penalty shootout.
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