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| Organizer(s) | CONMEBOL |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1992 |
| Abolished | 1999; 26 years ago (1999) |
| Region | South America |
| Teams | 16 |
| Related competitions | Copa Mercosur Copa Merconorte Copa Sudamericana |
| Most championships |  Atlético Mineiro(2 titles) |
TheCopa CONMEBOL (Spanish pronunciation:[ˈkopakonmeˈbol],Portuguese pronunciation:[ˈkɔ.pɐkõ.mɛˈbɔw], both meaning CONMEBOL Cup) was an annualfootball cup competition organized byCONMEBOL 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 theUEFA 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 theCopa 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.
TheCopa Mercosur andCopa Merconorte - which both started in 1998 - replaced the Copa CONMEBOL, and the merger of those 3 cups would later transformed in the currentCopa Sudamericana.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
The last champion of the competition wasTalleres, whileAtlético 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]
Each national association was assigned a number of entries determined byCONMEBOL 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 theRecopa Sudamericana, theCopa de Oro and theCopa Master de CONMEBOL, albeit irregularly.
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.
| Ed. | Year | Winners | 1st. leg | 2nd. leg | Playoff/ Agg. | Runners-up | Venue (1st leg) | City (1st leg) | Venue (2nd leg) | City (2nd leg) | Ref. |
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1 | 1992 | Atlético Mineiro | – |  Olimpia | Mineirão | Belo Horizonte | Estadio Manuel Ferreira | Asunción | |||
2 | 1993 | Botafogo | 3–1 (p) |  Peñarol | Centenario | Montevideo | Maracanã | Rio de Janeiro | |||
3 | 1994 | São Paulo | – | Peñarol | Morumbi | São Paulo | Centenario | Montevideo | |||
4 | 1995 |  Rosario Central | 4–3 (p) | Atlético Mineiro | Mineirão | Belo Horizonte | Gigante de Arroyito | Rosario | |||
5 | 1996 | Lanús | – |  Santa Fe | La Fortaleza | Lanús | El Campín | Bogotá | |||
6 | 1997 | Atlético Mineiro | – | Lanús | La Fortaleza | Lanús | Mineirão | Belo Horizonte | |||
7 | 1998 | Santos | – | Rosario Central | Vila Belmiro | Santos | Gigante de Arroyito | Rosario | |||
8 | 1999 | Talleres (C) | – | CSA | Rei Pelé | Maceió | Olímpico | Córdoba |
| Club | Titles | Runners-up | Seasons won | Seasons runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Nation | Winner | Runner-up | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Argentina | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Uruguay | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Colombia | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Paraguay | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Year | Player (team) | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Aílton Delfino(Atlético Mineiro) | 6 |
| 1993 | Sinval(Botafogo) | 8 |
| 1994 | Juninho(São Paulo)Martín Rodríguez Alba(Peñarol)Tupãzinho (Corinthians) | 5 |
| 1995 | Horacio Carbonari(Rosario Central)Rubén da Silva(Rosario Central)Álex Escobar(América de Cali) | 4 |
| 1996 | Oscar Mena(Lanús) | 5 |
| 1997 | Valdir(Atlético Mineiro) | 7 |
| 1998 | Carlos María Morales(LDU Quito)Viola(Santos) | 4 |
| 1999 | Marcelo Araxá(São Raimundo-AM)Missinho(CSA) | 4 |
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