List of Copa Sudamericana finals
Performances -- By club
Table:
Performance in the Copa Sudamericana finals by club

Team

Won

Lost

Years won

Years lost

Boca Juniors
2
0
2004, 2005
—

Independiente
2
0
2010, 2017
—

LDU Quito
1
1
2009
2011

River Plate
1
1
2014
2003

San Lorenzo
1
0
2002
—

Cienciano
1
0
2003
—

Pachuca
1
0
2006
—

Arsenal
1
0
2007
—

Internacional
1
0
2008
—

Universidad de Chile
1
0
2011
—

São Paulo
1
0
2012
—

Lanús
1
0
2013
—

Santa Fe
1
0
2015
—

Chapecoense
1
0
2016
—

Athletico Paranaense
1
0
2018
—

Independiente del Valle
1
0
2019
—

Atlético Nacional
0
3
—
2002, 2014, 2016

Bolívar
0
1
—
2004

UNAM
0
1
—
2005

Colo-Colo
0
1
—
2006

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Club Atlético Boca Juniors ( Spanish pronunciation : [ kluβ aˈtletiko ˈβoka ˈʝunjoɾs ] ) is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Boca neighbourhood of Buenos Aires . Boca Juniors is mostly known for its professional football team which , since its promotion in 1913 , has always played in the Argentine Primera División , becoming the most successful team of Argentina in number of official titles , with 68 won to date . National titles won by Boca Juniors include 33 Primera División championships , and 13 domestic cups . Boca Juniors also owns an honorary title awarded by the Argentine Football Association for their successful tour of Europe in 1925 . Internationally , Boca Juniors has won a total of 22 international titles , with 18 organised by CONMEBOL and the rest organised jointly by the Argentine and Uruguayan Associations . Consequently , Boca is ranked third in the world in terms of number of complete international titles , after Real Madrid ( 26 ) and Egyptian side Al Ahly ( 24 ) . Boca Juniors ' international achievements also include Tie Cup , Copa de Honor Cousenier , and Copa Escobar-Gerona , organized jointly by AFA and AUF together . Their success usually has Boca ranked among the IFFHS 's Club World Ranking Top 25 , which they have reached the top position six times ( mostly during the coaching tenure of Carlos Bianchi ) . Boca was named by the IFFHS as the top South American club of the first decade of the 21st century ( 2001-2010 ) . Boca Juniors is also known to be one of the most popular football clubs in Argentina , along with River Plate . Boca has always had a fierce rivalry with River Plate , as both clubs were established in La Boca . Matches between them are known as the Superclásico , and are one of the most heated rivalries in Argentina and the world , as both clubs are the two most popular in the country .
The 2004 Copa Nissan Sudamericana was the 3rd edition of CONMEBOL 's secondary international football tournament . It was won by Argentine club Boca Juniors , who defeated Bolívar of Bolivia to win their first title .
The 2005 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes was international football cup competition played annually by clubs of CONMEBOL and , starting with this edition , invited teams from CONCACAF . Boca Juniors successfully defended the Sudamericana trophy , winning the tournament for the second time .
Club Atlético Independiente ( Spanish pronunciation : [ ˈkluβ aˈtletiko indepenˈdjente ] ) is an Argentine professional sports club , which has its headquarters and stadium in the city of Avellaneda in Greater Buenos Aires . The club is best known for its football team , which plays in the Primera División and is considered one of Argentina 's Big Five football clubs . Independiente holds a longstanding rivalry with neighbor club Racing in the Avellaneda derby , referred to as El Clásico de Avellaneda . Independiente was officially founded on 1 January 1905 , although the institution had been formed on 4 August 1904 and had already played in Argentina 's first division . Originally from Monserrat , a historic neighborhood of Buenos Aires , the club moved to Avellaneda in 1907 . The football team has won 16 Primera División titles ( the last one was the 2002 Apertura ) and 9 National cups . In international club football competitions , Independiente has won a total of 21 titles , with 18 of them organised by CONMEBOL and other associations . Independiente 's achievements include a record of seven Copa Libertadores won , being the only club to win four finals in a row , between 1972 and 1975 . The club has won the Copa Interamericana three times , the Supercopa Sudamericana twice , the Recopa Sudamericana once , the Intercontinental Cup twice ( 1973 and 1984 ) , and the Copa Sudamericana twice , in 2010 and 2017 . The 2018 Suruga Bank Championship was its most recent achievement . Other international titles won by Independiente include two Rioplatense Copa Aldao competitions , organized by Argentine and Uruguayan Associations together . Apart from football , other activities practised at the club are athletics , basketball , boxing , chess , field hockey , futsal , handball , gymnastics , martial arts , Pilates , roller skating , scuba diving , swimming , tennis , volleyball , water polo , and yoga .
The 2010 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes ( officially the 2010 Copa Nissan Sudamericana de Clubes for sponsorship reasons ) was the 9th edition of CONMEBOL 's secondary international club tournament . The winner qualified for the 2011 Copa Libertadores , the 2011 Recopa Sudamericana , and the 2011 Suruga Bank Championship . LDU Quito was the defending champion . Starting with this edition , each country gained an additional berth , with the exception of Argentina and Brazil . Boca Juniors and River Plate were no longer invited to the competition without merit .
The 2017 Copa CONMEBOL Sudamericana was the 16th edition of the CONMEBOL Sudamericana ( also referred to as the Copa Sudamericana , or Portuguese : Copa Sul-Americana ) , South America 's secondary club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL . Argentinian club Independiente defeated Brazilian club Flamengo in the finals by an aggregate score of 3-2 to win their second tournament title . As champions , Independiente earned the right to play against the winners of the 2017 Copa Libertadores in the 2018 Recopa Sudamericana , and the winners of the 2017 J.League Cup in the 2018 Suruga Bank Championship . They also automatically qualified for the 2018 Copa Libertadores group stage . Chapecoense were the defending champions , but were eliminated by Flamengo in the round of 16 . They qualified for the tournament after finishing third in their 2017 Copa Libertadores group .
Liga Deportiva Universitaria ( Spanish pronunciation : [ ˈliɣa ðepoɾˈtiβa uniβeɾsiˈtarja ] ) , often referred to as Liga de Quito , LDU , is an Ecuadorian professional football club based in Quito . They play in the Serie A , the highest level of the Ecuadorian professional football league . They play their home games at the Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado , more commonly referred to as Casa Blanca . Rival clubs include Quito-based clubs El Nacional , Deportivo Quito , Aucas and Universidad Católica . Liga Deportiva Universitaria has its roots in the semi-pro sports teams in 1918 competing as Universitario at the Central University of Ecuador , and was officially founded on January 11 of 1930 . They began making an impact in the provincial leagues , winning nine Pichincha titles ( six in the professional era ) . Their provincial success continued into the national league , where they have won 11 national title ( 4th overall ) having won their most recent title in 2018 . They are the most successful Ecuadorian club in international competitions , where they were the first Ecuadorian club to win the Copa Libertadores ( 2008 ) , the Copa Sudamericana ( 2009 ) , and the Recopa Sudamericana ( 2009 and 2010 ) . They are one of only six teams - Boca Juniors , Independiente , River Plate , Internacional and São Paulo being the other five - to have achieved the CONMEBOL treble , winning all three continental club tournaments . LDU is the only team to win all three mentioned cups one after another between the years 2008 to 2010 causing them to be rated as the best South American team of 2008 and 2009 . Liga de Quito was additionally the runner-up at the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup .
The 2009 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes ( officially the 2009 Copa Nissan Sudamericana de Clubes for sponsorship reasons ) is the 8th edition of the CONMEBOL 's secondary international club tournament . Internacional were the defending champions , having won the trophy the previous season . Ecuadorian side LDU Quito won the 2009 tournament , becoming the first Ecuadorian winners of the trophy . From this edition onward , CONCACAF teams , which have participated in the tournament since 2005 , will no longer be participating because of the format change in the CONCACAF Champions League , which conflicted with scheduling . This will also mark the last tournament in which Argentine clubs River Plate and Boca Juniors will be invited to participate without qualification . Further changes include the additional allocation of berths ( 1 ) to all the countries except Brazil and Argentina .
The 2011 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes ( officially the 2011 Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana de Clubes for sponsorship reasons ) was the 10th edition of the Copa Sudamericana , South America 's secondary international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL . The winner , Universidad de Chile , qualified for the 2012 Copa Libertadores , the 2012 Recopa Sudamericana , and the 2012 Suruga Bank Championship .
Club Atlético River Plate , commonly known as River Plate , is an Argentine professional sports club based in the Núñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires , founded on 25 May 1901 , and named after the English name for the city 's estuary , Río de la Plata . Although many sports are practiced at the club , River Plate is best known for its professional football team , which has won Argentina 's Primera División championship a record of 36 times , its latest title the 2014 Final . Domestic achievements also include 12 national cups , with the 2018-19 Copa Argentina as the most recent . Those achievements place River Plate as the most winning team of domestic competitions with 48 titles won in the top division . In Second Division , the club has won two titles , in 1908 and 2011-12 . At international level , River Plate has won 18 titles , with 12 organised by CONMEBOL and other international bodies . River Plate 's achievements include four Copa Libertadores , one Intercontinental Cup , one Supercopa Sudamericana , one Copa Sudamericana , three Recopa Sudamericana , one Copa Interamericana and one Suruga Bank Championship . Furthermore , the club has also won six tournaments organized by AFA and AUF together : five Copa Dr. Ricardo Aldao , and one Tie Cup . In addition , River Plate 's reserve team won the U-20 Copa Libertadores in 2012 . River Plate is the first and only team to simultaneously hold CONMEBOL 's four current major international competitions , after winning the 2014 Copa Sudamericana , 2015 Recopa Sudamericana , the 2015 Copa Libertadores , and the 2015 Suruga Bank Championship . In a survey published by the Argentine Football Association in 2016 , 6 out of 11 players of the all-time Argentina national squad had played for River Plate . Previously , in 2000 , River Plate had been honored by FIFA as the 9th best club of the century in the world and the best Argentine football club in that ranking .
The 2014 Copa Sudamericana ( officially the 2014 Copa Total Sudamericana for sponsorship reasons ) was the 13th edition of the Copa Sudamericana , South America 's secondary international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL . Lanús were the defending champions , but were eliminated by Cerro Porteño in the round of 16 . In the finals , Argentine team River Plate defeated Colombian team Atlético Nacional 3-1 on aggregate to win their first title , and earned the right to play in the 2015 Recopa Sudamericana and the 2015 Suruga Bank Championship .
The 2003 Copa Nissan Sudamericana was the second edition of CONMEBOL 's new international club tournament . It was won by Peruvian club Cienciano , who won the first international trophy for their club and the country . They also qualified to play in the 2004 Recopa Sudamericana .
Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro , commonly known as San Lorenzo de Almagro or simply San Lorenzo ( in English : Saint Lawrence ) , is an Argentine sports club based in the Boedo district of Buenos Aires . It is best known for its football team , which plays in the Primera División , the first tier of the Argentine football league system . San Lorenzo is also considered one of the big five ( Los 5 Grandes ) of Argentine football by Argentine press , with Independiente , River Plate , Boca Juniors , and Racing Club . San Lorenzo plays its home games at Estadio Pedro Bidegain , popularly known as Nuevo Gasómetro . The stadium and sports facilities are located in Bajo Flores district of the Buenos Aires . [ citation needed ] The club 's previous stadium was the Viejo Gasómetro , located in the Boedo district . After the match was played there in 1979 , the Gasómetro was expropriated by the de facto Government of Argentina and then sold to chain of supermarkets Carrefour . The club currently has five headquarters : three in Boedo , one in Monserrat , and one at Bajo Flores , all of them in the city of Buenos Aires . San Lorenzo also plans to expand its main seat on La Plata Avenue , while a 15-hectare campus in Ezeiza is projected to develop an olympic football program . San Lorenzo 's historical rival is Huracán , located in Parque Patricios . The two clubs play one of the older derbies in Argentina . Some supporters consider this derby as the third-most important after Superclásico and Clásico de Avellaneda , in addition to being one of the most uneven derbies of Argentine Football .
The 2002 Copa Sudamericana was the inaugural Copa Sudamericana , a club association football tournament organized by CONMEBOL . It took place between August 28 and December 11 . After the failure in creating a Pan-American Cup to be played among teams from the entire American continent , CONMEBOL decided to create another tournament bearing the continent 's name . Nine association 's clubs entered the first competition , with one not sending a representative ; Brazilian clubs did not participate due to the late organization of the tournament and schedule conflicts . The first match of the competition took place between Venezuelan sides Nacional Táchira and Monagas in San Cristóbal , Venezuela . During the match , Carlos Bravo became the first player to score a goal in the competition . Pierre Webó , a player from Cameroon playing for Nacional , became the first non-South American topscorer of any South American tournament . San Lorenzo , invited for being the winners of the 2001 Copa Mercosur , won the competition after thrashing Atlético Nacional 4-0 on aggregate and became the first winners of the Copa Sudamericana .
Club Sportivo Cienciano is a professional football club based in Cusco , Peru . The club was founded in 1901 and was originally the team of the students of the Ciencias y Artes School ( Ciencias meaning science in Spanish ) , from which it takes its name . It gained worldwide recognition after defeating River Plate from Argentina in the finals of the 2003 Copa Sudamericana and Boca Juniors in the 2004 Recopa Sudamericana .
Club de Fútbol Pachuca is a Mexican professional football team based in Pachuca , Hidalgo , that competes in Liga MX . Founded by Cornish miners in 1901 , it is one of the oldest football clubs in the Americas . After decades of mediocre or poor performances between the 1st and 2nd division , Pachuca was promoted once again to the Primera División in 1998 . Since then , it has been one of the most successful clubs in Mexico , winning six national championships , four CONCACAF Champions ' Cups , the 2007 SuperLiga , and one Copa Sudamericana . In 2006 , Pachuca became the first CONCACAF team to win a CONMEBOL tournament . Pachuca was one of the founding members of the Mexican Primera División .
The 2006 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes , officially the 2006 Copa Nissan Sudamericana de Clubes for sponsorship reasons , was an international football championship competition that was played by 34 teams in total , including 31 CONMEBOL teams and also three invited teams from CONCACAF . Pachuca won their first title in history after defeating Colo-Colo tying 1-1 in the first leg in Mexico , and winning 2-1 in Chile that gave them the trophy . Pachuca only lost one game in the tournament , against Colombian Deportes Tolima 2-1 in their debut . This was the second time a Mexican club reached the final , after UNAM lost the 2005 edition to Boca Juniors . Meanwhile , this was also the first time a Chilean club arrived to a final since the tournament 's inauguration in 2002 . Also , this was the first time a Mexican ( or CONCACAF ) representative won the Copa Sudamericana or any CONMEBOL tournament .
Arsenal Fútbol Club ( Spanish pronunciation : [ aɾseˈnal ˈfutβol ˈkluβ ] ) , usually referred as Arsenal de Sarandí [ aɾseˈnal de saɾanˈdi ] , is an Argentine sports club from the Sarandí district of Avellaneda Partido , Greater Buenos Aires . The football team currently plays in Primera División , the top division of the Argentine football league system . The squad plays its home games at the Estadio Julio H. Grondona , named after one of the founders , which has a capacity of 16,000 . It opened in 1964 but was not used in the First Division until 2004 . The club 's colours are red and light blue , in honour of the traditional teams of Avellaneda ( Independiente and Racing ) . Arsenal won its first Primera División championship in 2012 . Until then , club 's major title had been the Copa Sudamericana won in 2007 . Apart from football , the club hosts other sports such as futsal and handball .
The 2007 edition of the Copa Sudamericana was played by 34 teams ; 30 teams from the CONMEBOL and 4 teams from the CONCACAF . CONMEBOL organized the tournament and invited three North American clubs which were the best three of the CONCACAF Champions ' Cup 2007 ; the fourth North American club was the defending champion Pachuca . The official draw took place on May 22 in Buenos Aires . The Argentine club Arsenal de Sarandí won their first international title by defeating América in the final , winning 3-2 in the first leg and losing 2-1 in the second leg , which was the only game that they lost . Arsenal scored at least three goals in their opponents stadium in four of the five games they played . They defeated San Lorenzo , an Argentine club that recently won the 2007 Clausura , the Brazilian club Goiás , Argentine giant River Plate and the strongest rivals of Mexican football , Guadalajara and America . This is the third time a Mexican club has reached the final , and the fourth title for Argentine clubs in the competition . Arsenal became only the third Argentine club to win a major international tournament without winning the Argentine league first , after Lanús and Talleres de Córdoba . They were also the first Argentine club other than Boca Juniors to win an international title since San Lorenzo won the Copa Sudamericana 2002 .
Sport Club Internacional ( Portuguese pronunciation : [ ˌĩteɾnɐsjoˈnaw ] ) , commonly known as Inter , is a Brazilian professional football club based in Porto Alegre . Founded in 4 April , 1909 by the Poppe brothers , with the clear goal of being a democratic institution without prejudice . Its colors are red and white and its fans are known as Colorados . It is one of the most successful clubs in Brazil and America in recent years , being the third club with the most international titles in Brazil , with 7 trophies . Its historical rival is Grêmio , with whom it contests the Grenal , one of the greatest derbies of the world . Internacional plays in the Brasileirão Série A since 2018 after achieving the second place in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B as well as in the Campeonato Gaúcho , [ nb 1 ] the state of Rio Grande do Sul 's premier state league . The team 's home stadium , known as Beira-Rio ( Riverside ) , was one of the twelve 2014 FIFA World Cup venues and has a capacity of 51,300 . Internacional is part of a large membership-based sports club with more than 200,000 . Internacional was South American champions in 2010 , winning their second Copa Libertadores title . The year 2006 was the most successful in Inter 's history as they won the Copa Libertadores and the FIFA Club World Cup for the first time , defeating European champions Barcelona in the latter and Club World Cup reigning champions São Paulo in the former . In their second participation in the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup , Inter entered history as the first South American champion club to stay out of the final of a World Championship , after being defeated by the emerging TP Mazembe . In the following year , the club turned the corner , becoming champion of the Gaúcho Championship for the 40th time .
The 2008 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes was the seventh edition of the Copa Sudamericana football tournament . The draw for the tournament took place on June 10 , 2008 in Buenos Aires and the competition was played between July 30 and December 3 . Arsenal de Sarandí were the defending champions , having won the trophy the previous season . Brazilian side Internacional won the 2008 tournament , becoming the first Brazilian winners of the trophy .
Club Universidad de Chile ( Spanish pronunciation : [ kluβ uniβeɾsiˈðað ðe ˈtʃile ] ) is a professional football club based in Santiago , Chile , that plays in the Primera División . The club was founded on May 24 , 1900 . Universidad de Chile is one of the most successful and popular football clubs in Chile , having won the league title 18 times . In the last 10 years , the team has been crowned champion six times , including their undefeated run to the 2011 Copa Sudamericana title . The team has been throughout its history associated with the blue colour , also present on the logo , which was officially adopted in 1943 . The club rivalries are with Colo-Colo and Universidad Católica , with whom they regularly contest the Santiago derbies known as Clásicos . Despite not owning its stadium , the club usually plays its home games at the Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos , in the commune of Ñuñoa in Santiago . The Estadio Nacional 's modernization process , forced the team to play home games in various stadiums across Chile in 2010 . Universidad de Chile made a return to the Estadio Nacional on August 2010 against Guadalajara of Mexico during the 2010 Copa Libertadores semi-finals . Universidad de Chile was the champion of the Copa Sudamericana 2011 ( the first international title of its history ) . In this tournament , the club had an excellent performance : was n't defeated , won all their matches in Chile and had the top scorer of the tournament 's history ( Eduardo Vargas ) . Universidad de Chile has reached semi-finals in the Copa Libertadores four times ( years 1970 , 1996 , 2010 and 2012 ) .
São Paulo Futebol Clube ( Portuguese pronunciation : [ sɐ̃w ˈpawlu fuʧiˈbɔw ˈklubi ] ) , simply known as São Paulo , is a Brazilian professional football club based in the city of São Paulo . It has played in the Campeonato Paulista ( the State of São Paulo 's premier state league ) and Campeonato Brasileiro ( the top tier of the Brazilian football league system ) . As for international titles , SPFC is the most successful team from Brazil , with 12 international titles . It is also one of the most successful South American clubs in terms of overall titles , having won 21 state titles , six Brasileirão titles , three Copa Libertadores titles , one Copa Sudamericana , one Supercopa Libertadores , one Copa CONMEBOL , one Copa Masters CONMEBOL , two Recopa Sudamericanas , two Intercontinental Cup and one FIFA Club World Cup . Founded in 1930 , São Paulo was an inaugural member of the Clube dos 13 group of Brazil 's leading football clubs . The club 's most consistent spell of success came in the 1990s , under coach Telê Santana , when it won three state titles , one national championship , two Copa Libertadores , two Recopa Sudamericanas , two Intercontinental Cups , a Supercopa Sudamericana , a Copa CONMEBOL , and a Copa Masters CONMEBOL . São Paulo is the third best-supported club in Brazil , with over 16 million supporters . The team 's traditional home kit is a white shirt with two horizontal stripes ( one red and one black ) , white shorts and white socks . Its home ground is the 67,052-seater Morumbi football stadium in São Paulo , where it has played since 1960 . The stadium was the venue for the Copa Libertadores finals of 1992 , 1993 , 1994 , 2000 , 2003 , 2005 and 2006 . São Paulo is the second richest Brazilian football club in terms of revenue , with an annual revenue of $ 111.9m ( €78.2m ) , and the nation 's second most valuable club , worth over $ 353.4m ( €246.9m ) in 2011 .
The 2012 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes ( officially the 2012 Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana de Clubes for sponsorship reasons ) was the 11th edition of the Copa Sudamericana , South America 's secondary international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL . The tournament was expanded from 39 teams to 47 teams , allowing the eight associations other than Argentina and Brazil to each enter four teams instead of three teams . Universidad de Chile were the defending champions , but lost to eventual champion , São Paulo in the quarterfinals . Brazilian club São Paulo were crowned as the champion after defeating Argentine club Tigre in the finals . Having already qualified for the 2013 Libertadores Cup ( for being 4th in the 2012 Brazilian League ) , São Paulo , after winning the 2012 Sudamericana Cup , will also dispute the 2013 Recopa Cup ( Championship played between the Libertadores Cup champion and the Sudamericana Cup champion ) and the 2013 Suruga Cup .
Club Atlético Lanús ( Spanish pronunciation : [ ˈkluβ aˈtletiko laˈnus ] ) is an Argentine sports club from the Lanús district of Greater Buenos Aires . Founded on 3 January 1915 , the club 's main sports are football and basketball . In both sports , Lanús plays in Argentina 's top divisions : Primera División ( football ) and Liga Nacional de Básquet ( basketball ) . In football , Lanús has won six major championships in its history : the 1996 Copa CONMEBOL ( the predecessor of the current Copa Sudamericana ) , the 2007 Apertura , the 2013 Copa Sudamericana , the 2016 Argentine Primera División , the 2016 Bicentenario national cup and the 2017 Supercopa Argentina . Apart from football , Lanús hosts many other sports such as athletics , gymnastics , martial arts , handball , field hockey , roller skating , swimming , tennis , volleyball and weightlifting . The club has a futsal team in Colombia .
The 2013 Copa Sudamericana ( officially the 2013 Copa Total Sudamericana for sponsorship reasons ) was the 12th edition of the Copa Sudamericana , South America 's secondary international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL . The winner qualified for the 2014 Copa Libertadores , the 2014 Recopa Sudamericana , and the 2014 Suruga Bank Championship . São Paulo were the defending champions , but lost to Ponte Preta in the semifinals . Lanús became the fifth Argentine club to win the Copa Sudamericana , beating Brazilian club Ponte Preta in the finals to win their first title .
Independiente Santa Fe , known simply as Santa Fe , is a professional Colombian football team based in Bogotá , that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A . They play their home games at the El Campín stadium . Santa Fe is one of the three most successful teams in Colombia , winning seventeen titles , which includes 9 national championships ( most recently in 2016 ) , three Superliga Colombiana , two Copas Colombia , and international titles such as one Copa Sudamericana , one Suruga Bank Championship , and one Copa Simón Bolívar . Santa Fe is one of the three clubs that has played every championship in the Categoría Primera A. Santa Fe became the first Colombian team to win the Copa Sudamericana , and the first Colombian team to win an official tournament outside America . The club was recognized as one of the ten best clubs in the world in 2015 by the IFFHS , occupying the seventh position and being the best ranked of South America . Santa Fe has a fierce rivalry with Millonarios who share the same stadium . The game is considered as one of the most famous derbies in South America and is known as El Clásico Bogotano or El Clásico Capitalino .
The 2015 Copa Sudamericana ( Portuguese : Copa Sul-Americana 2015 ) was the 14th edition of the Copa Sudamericana , South America 's secondary club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL . Colombian team Santa Fe qualified to play in the 2016 Copa Libertadores , the 2016 Recopa Sudamericana , and the 2016 Suruga Bank Championship , after winning the final against Argentinian team Huracán 3-1 on penalties ( 0-0 on aggregate after extra time ) . River Plate were the defending champions , but were eliminated by Huracán in the semifinals .
Associação Chapecoense de Futebol , commonly known as Chapecoense and whose acronym is ACF , is a Brazilian football club , based in the city of Chapecó in the state of Santa Catarina . The club was founded in 1973 with the goal of restoring football in the city , and won the state championship , the Campeonato Catarinense , for the first time in 1977 . The club has won six state titles to date , most recently in 2017 . A relatively small club , it entered Brazil 's top division , Série A , for the first time in 1978 , returning to the top flight only in 2014 . The club also has activities in futsal , in which it has been state champion twice . The club 's home matches are played at Arena Condá . On 28 November 2016 , a charter flight carrying the first team crashed as it approached José María Córdova International Airport near Medellín , Colombia , where the team was travelling to play the first leg of the 2016 Copa Sudamericana final against Atlético Nacional , a match that was seen as the biggest in the history of the club . All but six of the 77 passengers died ; only three Chapecoense players survived their injuries . Following the crash , Atlético Nacional made a request to the governing body of the competition , CONMEBOL , that Chapecoense be awarded the trophy . CONMEBOL awarded Chapecoense the trophy on 5 December , and Atlético Nacional received the Centennial Fair Play Award for their gesture .
The 2016 Copa Sudamericana ( Portuguese : Copa Sul-Americana 2016 ) was the 15th edition of the Copa Sudamericana , South America 's secondary club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL . The finals were originally to be played between Brazilian team Chapecoense and Colombian team Atlético Nacional . However , on 28 November 2016 , LaMia Flight 2933 , which was carrying the Chapecoense squad to the first leg , crashed on the way to the José María Córdova International Airport . There were 71 fatalities , including 19 of the 22 Chapecoense players on the plane . CONMEBOL immediately suspended all activities , including the scheduled final matches , in the early morning of 29 November . In light of these events , Atlético Nacional requested that CONMEBOL award the title to Chapecoense . As requested , CONMEBOL awarded Chapecoense the title of the 2016 Copa Sudamericana , their first continental title , on 5 December , while Atlético Nacional received the CONMEBOL Centenario Fair Play award for their gesture . As winners of the 2016 Copa Sudamericana , Chapecoense earned the right to play against the winners of the 2016 Copa Libertadores in the 2017 Recopa Sudamericana , and the winners of the 2016 J.League Cup in the 2017 Suruga Bank Championship . They also automatically qualified for the 2017 Copa Libertadores group stage . Santa Fe were the defending champions , but were eliminated by Cerro Porteño in the Round of 16 .
Club Athletico Paranaense , commonly known as Athletico-PR , is a Brazilian football team from Curitiba in Paraná , founded on March 26 , 1924 . The team won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A , Brazil 's top football division , in 2001 , the Copa Sudamericana in 2018 and the Copa do Brasil in 2019 .
The 2018 Copa CONMEBOL Sudamericana was the 17th edition of the CONMEBOL Sudamericana ( also referred to as the Copa Sudamericana , or Portuguese : Copa Sul-Americana ) , South America 's secondary club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL . Brazilian club Atlético Paranaense defeated Colombian club Junior by 4-3 on penalties in the finals after a 2-2 draw on aggregate score to win their first tournament title . As champions , Atlético Paranaense earned the right to play against the winners of the 2018 Copa Libertadores in the 2019 Recopa Sudamericana , and the winners of the 2018 J.League Cup in the 2019 J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship . They also automatically qualified for the 2019 Copa Libertadores group stage . Independiente were the defending champions , but did not play in this edition as they qualified for the 2018 Copa Libertadores group stage as Copa Sudamericana champions and later advanced to the knockout stage .
Club de Alto Rendimiento Especializado Independiente del Valle , known simply as Independiente del Valle or Independiente , is a football club based in Sangolquí , Ecuador . It was founded on March 1 , 1958 and is currently participating in the Serie A . In the 2013 season Independiente was runner-up of the Serie A , reached the final of the 2016 Copa Libertadores after defeating River Plate , Pumas UNAM and Boca Juniors and won the 2019 Copa Sudamericana .
The 2019 Copa CONMEBOL Sudamericana was the 18th edition of the CONMEBOL Sudamericana ( also referred to as the Copa Sudamericana , or Portuguese : Copa Sul-Americana ) , South America 's secondary club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL . Ecuadorian club Independiente del Valle defeated Argentine club Colón by a 3-1 score in the final to win their first tournament title . As champions , Independiente del Valle earned the right to play against the winners of the 2019 Copa Libertadores in the 2020 Recopa Sudamericana . They also automatically qualified for the 2020 Copa Libertadores group stage . They would also have played the winners of the 2019 J.League Cup in the 2020 J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship , but it would not be held due to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics held at the same time . On 14 August 2018 , CONMEBOL decided that starting from the 2019 edition , the final will be played as a single match , and although it was originally stated that the final would be played in Lima , Peru at the Estadio Nacional , on 9 May 2019 the confederation 's Council decided to switch the venue to Estadio Defensores del Chaco in Asunción , Paraguay . On 21 June 2019 , APF announced that Estadio General Pablo Rojas in Asunción will host the 2019 final due to remodeling works in Estadio Defensores del Chaco . Athletico Paranaense were the defending champions , but did not play this edition as they qualified for the 2019 Copa Libertadores group stage as Copa Sudamericana champions and later advanced to the knockout stage .
Club Atlético Nacional S. A. , also known as Atlético Nacional , is a Colombian professional football team based in Medellín . The club is one of only three teams to have played in every first division tournament in the country 's history , the other two teams being Millonarios and Santa Fe . Atlético Nacional was founded on 7 March 1947 as Club Atlético Municipal de Medellín by Luis Alberto Villegas López , a former president of the football league of Antioquia . The current owner , Organización Ardila Lülle , officially acquired the team in 1996 . According to CONMEBOL , Atlético Nacional is the club with the largest number of fans in Colombia . Atlético Nacional plays its home games at the Atanasio Girardot stadium , which has a capacity of 45,943 . It shares the stadium with its local rivals , Independiente Medellín . The teams face each other in a derby known as El Clásico Paisa , which is considered one of the most important derbies in the country . Atlético Nacional also has a rivalry with Millonarios , a rivalry that arose from the 1989 Copa Libertadores . Considered to be one of the strongest clubs from Colombia , it is one of the most consistent clubs in the country . Atlético Nacional has won 16 league titles , four Copa Colombia and two Superliga Colombiana , a total of 22 domestic titles , making it the most successful team in Colombia . It was also the first Colombian club to win the Copa Libertadores in 1989 and , after winning the title again in 2016 , the most successful Colombian side in that tournament .
Club Bolívar is a football club from Bolivia , founded in La Paz on 12 April 1925 . It is the most successful team in Bolivia . It is the only team in Bolivia that has reached the Copa Libertadores semi-finals and Copa Sudamericana finals in 2004. and it is the team with the most fans in Bolivia . Their home stadium is Estadio Libertador Simón Bolivar ( 5,000 ) , but they usually play at Estadio Hernando Siles ( 42,000 ) due to its greater capacity . Club Bolivar is the current ( 2017 ) champion of the Bolivian League . With this , Bolivar accumulates 27 championships in the Bolivian professional soccer league . No Bolivian team comes even close to this success . Club Bolivar is the most successful team in Bolivia . Among the best players in Bolivar 's history are Marco El Diablo Etcheverry ; Erwin Platini Sanchez ; Julio Baldivieso ; Mario Rojas ; Carlos Borja ; Vladimir Soria ; Carlos Angel Lopez , Ramiro Blacut , Víctor Ugarte , Carlos Aragones , Ramiro Castillo , Juanmi Callejon , Nelson Cabrera , Walter Flores , Ronnie Fernandez and many more .
Club de Fútbol Universidad Nacional A.C. , commonly known as Pumas de la UNAM , Pumas UNAM , UNAM , or Pumas , is a Mexican league football club based in Ciudad Universitaria in Mexico City . Club Universidad Nacional represent the National Autonomous University of Mexico ( UNAM ) and play their home matches at Estadio Olímpico Universitario , located on UNAM 's main campus . Universidad Nacional is one of the most popular clubs in Mexico . They have won seven Primera División championships and four international titles . The team is also known for their youth development system which has produced international players such as Hugo Sánchez , Manuel Negrete , Luis Flores , Claudio Suárez , Luis García , Alberto García Aspe , David Patiño , Jorge Campos , Gerardo Torrado , Efraín Juárez , Héctor Moreno , Pablo Barrera , Israel Castro , Eduardo Herrera and Jesús Gallardo .
Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo ( Spanish pronunciation : [ ˌkolo ˈkolo ] ) is a Chilean football club based in Macul , Santiago . Founded in 1925 by David Arellano and Guido Torres Henríquez , they play in the Chilean Primera División , from which they have never been relegated . The team has played its home games at Estadio Monumental David Arellano since 1989 . Colo-Colo is regarded as the most successful club of Chilean football . Colo-Colo has won more Primera División de Chile ( 32 ) than any other Chilean club and a record eleven Copa Chile titles . It was the first Chilean team to win a continental tournament conquering the 1991 Copa Libertadores after beating Club Olimpia 3-0 on 5 June with Mirko Jozić as manager . Next year , the club went on to win two international titles that were 1992 Recopa Sudamericana and 1992 Copa Interamericana , completing the club 's three international honours . The club 's most successful player is Luis Mena with eleven titles , the historic top scorer is Francisco Valdés with 208 goals , and the player with most appearances is the former goalkeeper Misael Escuti with 417 games . Colo-Colo is the team with most supporters in Chile , and holds a long-standing rivalry with Universidad de Chile . The club also holds a traditional rivalry in matches against Cobreloa and Universidad Católica . The IFFHS ranked the team in 14th place in 2007 . In 2009 , that same institution named the team as the 20th century 's top club of its country , and also within the top twenty clubs in South American football history .