SOUTH AMERICAN COMPETITIONS
(THE BEST CLUB OF SOUTH AMERICA)
The priority of classification of club is:
Prioridad para establecer la clasificación de clubes:

NIVEL A

1. Winners of Copa Libertadores (LIB)                           1960-2025
   (Included 1948 South America Club Championiship)                  1948 * Extinted
2. Winners of Intercontinental cup (INT)                        1960-2004 * Extinted
           of World cup FIFA Clubs World Championiship          2000-2025
 

NIVEL B
3. Winners of Copa Conmebol (CON)                               1992-1999 * Extinted
           of Copa Sudamericana (SUD)                           2002-2025
           of Copa Mercosur and Copa Merconorte (MER)           1998-2001 * Extinted
4. Winners of Recopa Sudamericana (REC)                         1988-2025
           of Recopa Sudamericana 1968 (REC)                         1968 * Extinted
           of Recopa Sudamericana de Clubes (REC)                    1970 * Extinted
           of Supercopa Libertadores (SLIB)                     1988-1997 * Extinted
5. Winners of Copa Interamericana (IAM)                         1968-1998 * Extinted
           of Supercopa de campeones Intercontinental (SCI)     1968-1969 * Extinted
           of Recopa Intercontinental (RINT)                         1969 * Extinted
6. Winners of Conmebol Masters (CONM)                                1996 * Extinted
           of Supercopa Masters (SUPM)                          1992-1994 * Extinted
           of Copa de Oro (Nicolás Leoz) (ORO)                  1993-1996 * Extinted
7. Winners of Copa Suruga Bamk (Conmebol-Japan) (SUR)           1998-2019 * Extinted
7. number of cups (In clubs who won others cup (but not the copa Libertadores and Intercontinentl, the number of cup is predecesor os type of title (Atlético Mineiro won 2 cups conmebol, is this major of 1 Merconorte, Mercosur...etc)

DETAILS:
nº 1-22  NIVEL A (Clubs who won copa libertadores)
nº 23-34 NIVEL B (Clubs who won other cups, but not the copa libertadores)
* Vasco da Gama winner of "Copa de Campeones 1948". CSF accepted this title = Copa Libertadores.
* Since 1998 Clubs from Mexico played Copa Libertadores
* Since 2005 Clubs from mexico and United Stated played Copa Sudamericana and Recopa Sudamerican

Incluye estas competiciones, añadidas recientemente/ Included this competitions with last adictions:
  • Recopa Sudamericana de Clubes 1970 (Mariscal Santa Cruz)
  • Recopa Sudamericana 1968 (FC Santos)
  • Supercopa Masters 92 and 94 (Boca Juniors and Cruzeiro)
  • Copa Conmebol Masters 96 (Sao Paulo)
  • Copa de Oro (Nicolás Leoz) 1993,95,96 (Boca Juniors, Cruzeiro, Flamengo)
  • Europe/South America: Recopa Intercontinental 1969 (FC Santos)
  • Supercopa de campeones de Intercontinental Zona Sudamericana and Zona Mundial 1968 and 1969 (Peñarol and FC Santos)
* RANKING 1 (CUPS AND CATEGORY OF CUPS)
THE BEST CLUB OF SOUTH AMERICA IS: CA INDEPENDIENTE (ARGENTINA)
Nº CLUB COUNTRY LIB INT CON
MER
SUD		 REC
SLIB		 IAM
SCI
RINT		 CONM
SUPM
ORO
RES		 SUR TOTAL
CUPS
*

NIVEL A

 * * * * * * * * *
1 CA INDEPENDIENTE Argentina 7 2 2 3 3 0 1 18
2 CA BOCA JUNIORS Argentina 6 3 2 5 0 2 0 18
3 CA PEÑAROL MONTEVIDEO Uruguay 5 3 0 0 1 0 0 9
4 CA RIVER PLATE Argentina 4 1 1 4 1 0 1 12
5 CLUB ESTUDIANTES DE LA PLATA Argentina 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 6
6 SAO PAULO FC Brasil 3 3 2 3 0 1 0 12
7 CLUB NACIONAL MONTEVIDEO Uruguay 3 3 0 1 2 0 0 9
8 SANTOS FC Brasil 3 2 1 1 2 0 0 9
9 OLIMPIA ASUNCIÓN Paraguay

3

 1

0

 3 1 0 0 8
10 CR FLAMENGO Brasil 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 7
11 GREMIO FBPA Brasil 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 6
12 SE PALMEIRAS Brasil 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 5
13 SC INTERNACIONAl Brasil 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 7
14 CRUZEIRO EC Brasil 2 0 0 3 0 2 0 7
15 AT NACIONAL MEDELLIN Colombia 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 7
16 CR VASCO DA GAMA* Brasil  2* 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
17 CA VELEZ SARSFIELD Argentina 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 5
18 RACING CLUB AVELLANEDA Argentina 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 5
19 LDU QUITO Ecuador 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 5
20 SC CORINTHIANS Brasil 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 4
21 CLUBE  ATLÉTICO MINEIRO Brasil 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 4
22 CD COLO COLO Chile 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3
23 SAN LORENZO DE ALMAGRO Argentina 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3
24 AA ARGENTINOS JUNIORS Argentina 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
25 BOTAFOGO FR Brasil 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
26 FLUMINENSE FC Brazil 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
27 ONCE CALDAS SA Colombia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
*

NIVEL B

 * * * * * * * * *
28 ATLÉTICO PARANAENSE Brazil 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 3
29 CAR INDEPENDIENTE DEL VALLE Ecuador 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3
30 CA LANÚS Argentina 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
31 CIENCIANO DE CUZCO Perú 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2
32 CSD DEFENSA Y JUSTICIA Argentina 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2
33 CD AMÉRICA DE CALI Colombia 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
34 CD LOS MILLONARIOS BOGOTÁ Colombia 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
35 CA ROSARIO CENTRAL Argentina 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
36 CA TALLERES DE CÓRDOBA Argentina 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
37 PACHUCA CF México 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
38 ARSENAL FC Argentina 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2
39 INDEPENDIENTE DE SANTA FÉ Colombia 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2
40 UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE Chile 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
41 MARISCAL SANTA CRUZ Bolivia 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
42 UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA Chile 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
43 ASSOCIAÇAO CHAPECOENSE* Brazil 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
THIS RANKING INCLUDE:

Libertadores Cup 2025 = 
Sudamericana Cup 2025 = 
Recopa Sudamericana 2025 = -
FIFA (clubs) world championship 2025 = Not winner South America club

* RANKING 2 (NUMBER OF CUPS)
THE BEST CLUB OF SOUTH AMERICA IS: CA INDEPENDIENTE (ARGENTINA)
Nº CLUB COUNTRY LIB INT CON
MER
SUD		 REC
SLIB		 IAM
SCI
RINT		 CONM
SUPM
ORO
RES		 SUR TOTAL
CUPS
1 CA INDEPENDIENTE Argentina 7 2 2 3 3 0 1 18
2 CA BOCA JUNIORS Argentina 6 3 2 5 0 2 0 18
3 CA RIVER PLATE Argentina 4 1 1 4 1 0 1 12
4 SAO PAULO FC Brasil 3 3 2 3 0 1 0 12
5 CA PEÑAROL MONTEVIDEO Uruguay 5 3 0 0 1 0 0 9
6 CLUB NACIONAL MONTEVIDEO Uruguay 3 3 0 1 2 0 0 9
7 SANTOS FC Brasil 3 2 1 1 2 0 0 9
8 OLIMPIA ASUNCIÓN Paraguay

3

 1

0

 3 1 0 0 8
9 CR FLAMENGO Brasil 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 7
10 SC INTERNACIONAL Brasil 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 7
11 CRUZEIRO EC Brasil 2 0 0 3 0 2 0 7
12 AT NACIONAL MEDELLIN Colombia 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 7
13 CLUB ESTUDIANTES DE LA PLATA Argentina 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 6
14 GRÈMIO FC PORTO ALEGRENSE Brasil 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 6
15 SE PALMEIRAS Brasil 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 5
16 RACING CLUB AVELLANEDA Argentina 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 5
17 CA VELEZ SARSFIELD Argentina 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 5
18 LDU QUITO Ecuador 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 5
19 SC CORINTHIANS Brasil 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 4
20 CLUBE  ATLÉTICO MINEIRO Brasil 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 4
21 CR VASCO DA GAMA* Brasil 2* 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
22 CD COLO COLO Chile 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3
23 SAN LORENZO DE ALMAGRO Argentina 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3
24 ATLÉTICO PARANAENSE Brazil 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 3
25 CAR INDEPENDIENTE DEL VALLE Ecuador 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3
26 AA ARGENTINOS JUNIORS Argentina 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
27 BOTAFOGO FR Brasil 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
28 FLUMINENSE FC Brazil 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
29 CA LANÚS Argentina 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
30 CIENCIANO DE CUZCO Perú 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2
31 CSD DEFENSA Y JUSTICIA Argentina 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2
32 ARSENAL FC Argentina 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2
33 INDEPENDIENTE DE SANTA FÉ Colombia 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2
34 ONCE CALDAS SA Colombia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
35 CD AMÉRICA DE CALI Colombia 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
36 CD LOS MILLONARIOS BOGOTÁ Colombia 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
37 CA ROSARIO CENTRAL Argentina 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
38 CA TALLERES DE CÓRDOBA Argentina 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
39 PACHUCA CF México 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
40 UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE Chile 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
41 MARISCAL SANTA CRUZ Bolivia 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
42 UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA Chile 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
43 ASSOCIAÇAO CHAPECOENSE* Brazil 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
THIS RANKING INCLUDE:
Libertadores Cup 2025 = 
Sudamericana Cup 2025 = 
Recopa Sudamericana 2025 = -
FIFA (clubs) world championship 2025 = Not winner South America club

 

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