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The Copa Libertadores is the South American continent's annual club championship.
Established in 1960 by the South American Football Confederation (Confederacion Sudamericana de Futbol, aka CONMEBOL)
it translates as the Liberators Cup (named in honour of the continent's independence wars).
From 1960 to 1970 only the champions of each major country was allowed entry into the competition,
but from 1970 each country was allowed at least 2 clubs, with the smaller countries
also being allowed entry. At the turn of the century the competition was widened further,
with some countries having more than 2 club entries, and Mexicans clubs being invited to take part.
Unlike the one-off European Cup final, the Copa Libertadores final has always been played over 2 legs.
Strangely, up until 1987, the two-legged games were decided on a points system, rather than the aggregate
goal difference, this often meant a 3rd game being used to decide the winner.
Since then the rules have been changed to take into account aggregate goals,
with penalties being used if necessary.
Teams from Argentina have dominated the Copa Libertadores over the years, with Independiente out in
front as the cup's dominant team. The only team to have won it 4 years in a row (1972-75), they are
the kings of the Copa Libertadores, closely followed by Penarol and Boca Juniors.
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| List of Winners |
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| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Agg. | Scores | 3rd Game | Pens |
| 2007 | Boca Juniors (Arg) | Gremio (Bra) | 5-0 | 3-0 2-0 | | |
| 2006 | Internacional (Bra) | Sao Paulo FC (Bra) | 4-3 | 2-1 2-2 | | |
| 2005 | Sao Paulo FC (Bra) | Atletico Paranaense (Bra) | 5-1 | 1-1 4-0 | | |
| 2004 | Once Caldas (Col) | Boca Juniors (Arg) | 1-1 | 0-0 1-1 | | 2-0 |
| 2003 | Boca Juniors (Arg) | Santos FC (Bra) | 5-1 | 2-0 3-1 | | |
| 2002 | Olimpia (Par) | Sao Caetano (Bra) | 2-2 | 0-1 2-1 | | 4-2 |
| 2001 | Boca Juniors (Arg) | Cruz Azul (Mex) | 1-1 | 1-0 0-1 | | 3-1 |
| 2000 | Boca Juniors (Arg) | Palmeiras (Bra) | 2-2 | 2-2 0-0 | | 4-3 |
| 1999 | Palmeiras (Bra) | Deportivo Cali (Col) | 2-2 | 0-1 2-1 | | 4-3 |
| 1998 | Vasco da Gama (Bra) | Barcelona Sporting (Ecu) | 4-1 | 2-0 2-1 | | |
| 1997 | Cruzeiro (Bra) | Sporting Cristal (Per) | 1-0 | 0-0 1-0 | | |
| 1996 | River Plate (Arg) | America de Cali (Col) | 2-1 | 0-1 2-0 | | |
| 1995 | Gremio (Bra) | Atletico Nacional (Col) | 4-2 | 3-1 1-1 | | |
| 1994 | Velez Sarsfield (Arg) | Sao Paulo FC (Bra) | 1-1 | 0-1 1-0 | | 5-3 |
| 1993 | Sao Paulo FC (Bra) | Universidad Catolica (Chi) | 5-3 | 5-1 0-2 | | |
| 1992 | Sao Paulo FC (Bra) | Newell's Old Boys (Arg) | 1-1 | 1-0 0-1 | | 3-2 |
| 1991 | Colo-Colo (Chi) | Olimpia (Par) | 3-0 | 0-0 3-0 | | |
| 1990 | Olimpia (Par) | Barcelona Sporting (Ecu) | 3-1 | 2-0 1-1 | | |
| 1989 | Atletico Nacional (Col) | Olimpia (Par) | 2-2 | 2-0 0-2 | | 5-4 |
| 1988 | Nacional (Uru) | Newell's Old Boys (Arg) | 3-1 | 0-1 3-0 | | |
| 1987 | Penarol (Uru) | America de Cali (Col) | 2-3 | 0-2 2-1 | 2-0 aet | |
| 1986 | River Plate (Arg) | America de Cali (Col) | 3-1 | 2-1 1-0 | | |
| 1985 | Argentinos Juniors (Arg) | America de Cali (Col) | 1-1 | 1-0 0-1 | 1-1 | 5-4 |
| 1984 | Independiente (Arg) | Gremio (Bra) | 1-0 | 1-0 0-0 | | |
| 1983 | Gremio (Bra) | Penarol (Uru) | 3-2 | 1-1 2-1 | | |
| 1982 | Penarol (Uru) | Cobreloa (Chi) | 1-0 | 0-0 1-0 | | |
| 1981 | Flamengo (Bra) | Cobreloa (Chi) | 2-2 | 2-1 0-1 | 2-0 | |
| 1980 | Nacional (Uru) | Internacional (Bra) | 1-0 | 1-0 0-0 | | |
| 1979 | Olimpia (Par) | Boca Juniors (Arg) | 2-0 | 2-0 0-0 | | |
| 1978 | Boca Juniors (Arg) | Deportivo Cali (Col) | 4-0 | 0-0 4-0 | | |
| 1977 | Boca Juniors (Arg) | Cruzeiro (Bra) | 1-1 | 1-0 0-1 | 0-0 | 5-4 |
| 1976 | Cruzeiro (Bra) | River Plate (Arg) | 5-3 | 4-1 1-2 | 3-2 | |
| 1975 | Independiente (Arg) | Union Espanola (Chi) | 3-2 | 0-1 3-1 | 2-0 | |
| 1974 | Independiente (Arg) | Sao Paulo FC (Bra) | 3-2 | 1-2 2-0 | 1-0 | |
| 1973 | Independiente (Arg) | Colo-Colo (Chi) | 1-1 | 1-1 0-0 | 2-1 aet | |
| 1972 | Independiente (Arg) | Universitario (Per) | 2-1 | 0-0 2-1 | | |
| 1971 | Nacional (Uru) | Estudiantes L.P. (Arg) | 1-1 | 1-0 0-1 | 2-0 | |
| 1970 | Estudiantes L.P. (Arg) | Penarol (Uru) | 1-0 | 1-0 0-0 | | |
| 1969 | Estudiantes L.P. (Arg) | Nacional (Uru) | 3-0 | 1-0 2-0 | | |
| 1968 | Estudiantes L.P. (Arg) | Palmeiras (Bra) | 3-4 | 2-1 1-3 | 2-0 | |
| 1967 | Racing Club (Arg) | Nacional (Uru) | 0-0 | 0-0 0-0 | 2-1 | |
| 1966 | Penarol (Uru) | River Plate (Arg) | 4-3 | 2-0 2-3 | 4-2 aet | |
| 1965 | Independiente (Arg) | Penarol (Uru) | 2-3 | 1-0 1-3 | 4-1 | |
| 1964 | Independiente (Arg) | Nacional (Uru) | 1-0 | 0-0 1-0 | | |
| 1963 | Santos (Bra) | Boca Juniors (Arg) | 5-3 | 3-2 2-1 | | |
| 1962 | Santos (Bra) | Penarol (Uru) | 4-4 | 1-2 3-2 | 3-0 | |
| 1961 | Penarol (Uru) | Palmeiras (Bra) | 2-1 | 1-0 1-1 | | |
| 1960 | Penarol (Uru) | Olimpia (Par) | 2-1 | 1-0 1-1 | | |
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| Number of Titles |
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| Titles | Club | Years |
| 7 | Independiente | 1964, 1965, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1984 |
| 6 | Boca Juniors | 1977, 1978, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007 |
| 5 | Penarol | 1960, 1961, 1966, 1982, 1987 |
| 3 | Estudiantes L.P. | 1968, 1969, 1970 |
| 3 | Nacional | 1971, 1980, 1988 |
| 3 | Olimpia | 1979, 1990, 2002 |
| 3 | Sao Paulo | 1992, 1993, 2005 |
| 2 | Santos F.C. | 1962, 1963 |
| 2 | Gremio | 1983, 1995 |
| 2 | River Plate | 1986, 1996 |
| 2 | Cruzeiro | 1976, 1997 |
| 1 | Racing Club | 1967 |
| 1 | Flamengo | 1981 |
| 1 | Argentinos Juniors | 1985 |
| 1 | Atletico Nacional | 1989 |
| 1 | Colo-Colo | 1991 |
| 1 | Velez Sarsfield | 1994 |
| 1 | Vasco da Gama | 1998 |
| 1 | Palmeiras | 1999 |
| 1 | Once Caldas | 2004 |
| 1 | Internacional | 2006 |
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| Most Successful Nations |
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| Total Number of Titles | Nation |
| 21 | Argentina |
| 13 | Brazil |
| 8 | Uruguay |
| 3 | Paraguay |
| 2 | Colombia |
| 1 | Chile |
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