Most Successful Copa Libertadores Clubs

The Copa Libertadores is the most prestigious club tournament in South America, organized by CONMEBOL since 1960. It is the highest level of competition in South American club football, featuring the top teams from countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Chile, Bolivia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela and Colombia. The tournament has a rich history, with iconic teams like Independiente, Boca Juniors, and Santos having won the title multiple times. The Copa Libertadores is known for its intense rivalries, passionate fans, and high-stakes matches, with the winner earning a spot in the FIFA Club World Cup. The tournament has undergone several format changes over the years, but its prestige and popularity remain unchanged, making it one of the most coveted titles in South American football. This competition has been won by a Brazilian clubs 6 times in last 7 editions, with Fluminense winning the most recent title but none of Brazilian teams feature in the top 3 clubs to win this trophy the most times. Brazil also has the largest number of winning teams, with 11 clubs having won the title.The cup has been won by 26 clubs, 15 of them have done it more than once, and seven clubs have won two years in a row. 

Here are the teams which won this trophy the most times.

3.Peñarol - 5 titles 

Club Atlético Peñarol more commonly referred to as Peñarol and also known as Carboneros, Aurinegros, and (familiarly) Manyas, is a Uruguayan sports club based in Montevideo. The name "Peñarol" comes from the Peñarol neighbourhood on the outskirts of Montevideo.Throughout its history the club has also participated in other sports, such as basketball and cycling.Its focus has always been on football, a sport in which the club excels, having never been relegated from the top division. The club traditionally plays in yellow and black-striped shirts.In September 2009, the club was chosen as the South American Club of the Century by the IFFHS. 

Their 5 titles came in 1960, 1961, 1966, 1982 and 1987. They also have been runners-up 5 times latest bring in 2011 after coming second best to Santos in the Finals.

They are also the record champions of Primera División winning the competition 51 times.

2.Boca Juniors - 6 titles 

Club Atlético Boca Juniors more commonly referred to as simply Boca Juniors, is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is best known for its men's professional football team which, since its promotion in 1913, has always played in the Argentine Primera División. The team has won 74 official titles, the most by any Argentine club. National titles won by Boca Juniors include 35 Primera División championships and 17 domestic cups.

Boca Juniors has a fierce rivalry with River Plate, and matches between them are known as the Superclásico. It is the most heated rivalry in Argentina and one of the biggest in the world, as the clubs are the two most popular in the country.Boca's home stadium is the Estadio Alberto J. Armando, better known colloquially as La Bombonera.

2023 Copa Libertadores runners-up have won the competition 6 times with lastest triumph coming in the year 2007, while other being in 1977, 1978, 2000, 2001 and 2003. They also have been runners-up 6 times.

1. Independiente - 7 titles

They are the record champions of Copa Libertadores having won the competition 7 times. Club Atlético Independiente is an Argentine professional sports club, which has its headquarters and stadium in Avellaneda, a city of the Buenos Aires Province. 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.

El Rojo were officially founded on 1 January 1905 as Independiente Foot-Ball Club, although the institution had been formed on 4 August 1904. Originally from, a neighbourhood of BuenosAires city, the club moved to Crucecita in 1907 and then to Avellaneda in 1928. The football team achieved promotion to the Argentine Primera División for the first time in 1911, and has participated there ever since, except for the 2013-14season, when they were relegated.

Inaugurated in 2009, the Estadio Libertadores de América serves as homeground for the men's football team and, on special occasions, for the women's team. It has a capacity of 49,500. Their fanbase is the third largest in the country.

Over time Independiente has won 16 Primera División titles (14 of them in the professional era) and 9 first-tier and one second-tier National cups, being the fourth most decorated club in the national stage. They also have the most victories at the Avellaneda derby, the second most important derby in the country behind the Superclásico.

Despite the national success, Independiente is mainly recognized for its continental titles, having won a record seven Copa Libertadores in seasons 1964, 1965, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975 and 1984, including a four-title-in-a-row record.

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