Club Records in Copa Libertadores


Wins (60)

25 different clubs have won the Copa Libertadores:

 7 Independiente (Avellaneda)

 6 Boca Juniors (Buenos Aires)

 5 Peñarol (Montevideo)

 4 Estudiantes (La Plata)
 4 River Plate (Buenos Aires)

 3 Grêmio (Porto Alegre)
 3 Nacional (Montevideo)
 3 Olimpia (Asunción)
 3 Santos
 3 São Paulo

 2 Atlético Nacional (Medellín)
 2 Cruzeiro (Belo Horizonte)
 2 Flamengo (Rio de Janeiro)
 2 Internacional (Porto Alegre)

 1 Argentinos Juniors (Buenos Aires)
 1 Atlético Mineiro (Belo Horizonte)
 1 Colo Colo (Santiago)
 1 Corinthians (São Paulo)
 1 LDU (Quito)
 1 Once Caldas (Manizales)
 1 Palmeiras (São Paulo)
 1 Racing Club (Avellaneda)
 1 San Lorenzo de Almagro (Buenos Aires)
 1 Vasco da Gama (Rio de Janeiro)
 1 Vélez Sarsfield (Buenos Aires)

Final Appearances (120)

43 different clubs reached the final of the Copa Libertadores:

11 Boca Juniors (Buenos Aires)

10 Peñarol (Montevideo)

 7 Independiente (Avellaneda) [all won]
 7 Olimpia (Asunción)
 7 River Plate (Buenos Aires)

 6 Nacional (Montevideo)
 6 São Paulo

 5 Estudiantes (La Plata)
 5 Grêmio (Porto Alegre)

 4 América (Cali) [all lost]
 4 Cruzeiro (Belo Horizonte)
 4 Palmeiras (São Paulo)
 4 Santos

 3 Atlético Nacional (Medellín)
 3 Internacional (Porto Alegre)

 2 Barcelona (Guayaquil)
 2 Deportivo Cali
 2 Cobreloa (Calama)
 2 Colo Colo (Santiago)
 2 Flamengo (Rio de Janeiro)
 2 Newell's Old Boys (Rosario)

 1 Argentinos Juniors (Buenos Aires)
 1 Atlético Mineiro (Belo Horizonte)
 1 Atlético Paranaense (Curitiba)
 1 Corinthians (São Paulo)
 1 Cruz Azul (Cd. de México)
 1 Fluminense (Rio de Janeiro)
 1 Guadalajara
 1 Independiente del Valle (Sangolqui)
 1 Lanús
 1 LDU (Quito)
 1 Nacional (Asunción)
 1 Once Caldas (Manizales)
 1 Racing Club (Avellaneda)
 1 San Lorenzo de Almagro (Buenos Aires)
 1 São Caetano
 1 Sporting Cristal (Lima)
 1 Tigres UANL (Monterrey)
 1 Unión Española (Santiago)
 1 Universidad Católica (Santiago)
 1 Universitario (Lima)
 1 Vasco da Gama (Rio de Janeiro)
 1 Vélez Sarsfield (Buenos Aires)

Semifinal Appearances (at least 3)

33 different clubs reached the semifinals on at least 3 occasions:

20 Peñarol (Montevideo)

19 River Plate (Buenos Aires)

17 Boca Juniors (Buenos Aires)

13 Nacional (Montevideo)

12 Independiente (Avellaneda)
12 Olimpia (Asunción)

10 América (Cali)
10 Grêmio (Porto Alegre)
10 São Paulo

 8 Barcelona (Guayaquil)
 8 Santos

 7 Palmeiras (São Paulo)

 6 Cerro Porteño (Asunción) [all lost]
 6 Cruzeiro (Belo Horizonte)
 6 Estudiantes (La Plata)
 6 Internacional (Porto Alegre)

 5 Atlético Nacional (Medellín)
 5 Colo Colo (Santiago)
 5 Universidad Católica (Santiago)

 4 Deportivo Cali
 4 Flamengo (Rio de Janeiro)
 4 San Lorenzo (Buenos Aires)
 4 Universidad de Chile (Santiago)
 4 Universitario (Lima)

 3 América (Ciudad de México)
 3 Cobreloa (Calama)
 3 Grêmio (Porto Alegre)
 3 Guadalajara
 3 LDU (Quito)
 3 Millonarios (Bogotá)
 3 Newell's Old Boys (Rosario)
 3 Racing Club (Avellaneda)
 3 Vélez Sarsfield (Buenos Aires)

Participations (at least 10)

48 clubs participated at least 10 times in the Copa Libertadores:

(between brackets: wins - lost finals - lost semifinals - lost quarterfinals -
                   second round losses - preliminary or first round losses)

46 Peñarol                      ( 5- 5-10- 4- 4-18)
46 Nacional (Montevideo)        ( 3- 3- 7- 5-16-12)

41 Olimpia                      ( 3- 4- 5- 2- 4-23)

40 Cerro Porteño                ( 0- 0- 6- 4-10-20)

NB: Cerro Porteño hold the record of participations (40) for a club never to have
    reached the final.

35 River Plate                  ( 4- 3-12- 4- 4- 8)

34 Sporting Cristal             ( 0- 1- 0- 3- 3-27)

33 Colo Colo                    ( 1- 1- 3- 1- 7-20)
33 Bolívar                      ( 0- 0- 2- 4- 7-20)

30 Universitario (Lima)         ( 0- 1- 3- 2- 7-17)

28 Boca Juniors                 ( 6- 5- 6- 4- 3- 4)
28 Emelec (Guayaquil)           ( 0- 0- 1- 3- 7-17)

26 Universidad Católica         ( 0- 1- 4- 4- 5-12)
26 Alianza (Lima)               ( 0- 0- 2- 0- 3-21)

25 Barcelona (Guayaquil)        ( 0- 2- 6- 2- 2-13)
25 The Strongest                ( 0- 0- 0- 0- 4-21)

NB: The Strongest hold the record of participations (25) for a club never to have
    progressed beyond the second round.

24 El Nacional (Quito)          ( 0- 0- 1- 0- 5-18)

23 Universidad de Chile         ( 0- 0- 4- 0- 2-17)

22 Táchira (San Cristóbal)      ( 0- 0- 0- 1- 3-18)

21 Atlético Nacional (Medellín) ( 2- 1- 2- 2- 6- 8)
21 Oriente Petrolero            ( 0- 0- 0- 1- 2-18)

20 Independiente                ( 7- 0- 5- 3- 1- 4)
20 Deportivo Cali               ( 0- 2- 2- 2- 1-13)

19 São Paulo                    ( 3- 3- 4- 2- 3- 4)
19 Grêmio (Porto Alegre)        ( 3- 2- 5- 3- 4- 2)
19 Palmeiras (São Paulo)        ( 1- 3- 3- 3- 5- 4)
19 América (Cali)               ( 0- 4- 6- 2- 3- 4)
19 Jorge Wilstermann            ( 0- 0- 1- 1- 1-16)

18 LDU (Quito)                  ( 1- 0- 2- 3- 5- 7)
18 Libertad (Asunción)          ( 0- 0- 2- 4- 3- 9)
18 Caracas FC                   ( 0- 0- 0- 1- 2-15)

17 Cruzeiro (Belo Horizonte)    ( 2- 2- 2- 5- 6- 0)
17 Millonarios (Bogotá)         ( 0- 0- 3- 2- 1-11)
17 Guaraní (Asunción)           ( 0- 0- 2- 2- 2-11)

NB: Cruzeiro hold the record of participations (17) for a club never to have been
    eliminated in the first or preliminary round of the competition.

16 San Lorenzo de Almagro       ( 1- 0- 3- 4- 1- 7)
16 Defensor Sporting (M'video)  ( 0- 0- 1- 2- 4- 9)

15 Estudiantes (La Plata)       ( 4- 1- 1- 2- 4- 3)
15 Flamengo                     ( 2- 0- 2- 3- 3- 5)
15 Vélez Sarsfield (Bs. Aires)  ( 1- 0- 2- 4- 5- 3)
15 Junior (Barranquilla)        ( 0- 0- 1- 1- 4- 9)

14 Santos                       ( 3- 1- 4- 4- 1- 1)
14 Corinthians (Belo Horizonte) ( 1- 0- 1- 2- 8- 2)

13 Cobreloa (Calama)            ( 0- 2- 1- 2- 3- 5)

12 Internacional (Porto Alegre) ( 2- 1- 3- 1- 2- 3)
12 Unión Española (Santiago)    ( 0- 1- 1- 1- 2- 7)
12 Rosario Central              ( 0- 0- 2- 1- 2- 7)
12 Indep. Santa Fe (Bogotá)     ( 0- 0- 2- 1- 1- 8)

10 Atl. Mineiro (Belo Horizonte)( 1- 0- 1- 2- 3- 3)
10 Deportivo Quito              ( 0- 0- 0- 0- 2- 8)

First Round Eliminations (at least 4)

NB: includes preliminary round eliminations (1998-2003 between Mexican
    and Venezolan teams only, since 2005 affecting all countries)

68 clubs suffered first or preliminary round elimination on at least 4 occasions:

27 Sporting Cristal

23 Olimpia

21 The Strongest

20 Bolívar
20 Cerro Porteño
20 Colo Colo

19 Alianza (Lima)

18 El Nacional
18 Oriente Petrolero
18 Peñarol
18 Táchira (San Cristóbal)

17 Emelec
17 Universidad de Chile
17 Universitario (Lima)

16 Jorge Wilstermann

15 Caracas FC

13 Barcelona (Guayaquil)
13 Deportivo Cali

12 Nacional (Montevideo)
12 Universidad Católica

11 Guaraní (Asunción)
11 Millonarios (Bogotá)

 9 Atlético Junior (Barranquilla)
 9 Defensor Sporting
 9 Deportivo Galicia [in 9 participations]
 9 Libertad (Asunción)

NB: Deportivo Galicia hold the record of participations (9) for a club never to have
    progressed beyond the first round.

 8 Atlético Nacional (Medellín)
 8 Deportivo Quito
 8 Independiente Santa Fe (Bogotá)
 8 River Plate

 7 Danubio  
 7 Deportivo Italia
 7 LDU (Quito)    
 7 Nacional (Asunción)
 7 Portuguesa (Acarigua)
 7 Rosario Central
 7 San Lorenzo de Almagro (Buenos Aires)
 7 Union Española
 7 Wanderers (Montevideo)

 6 Blooming
 6 Deportes Tolima (Ibagué)
 6 Deportivo Cuenca
 6 Estudiantes (Mérida)
 6 Melgar (Arequipa) [in 6 participations]
 6 Real Potosí [in 6 participations]
 6 San José (Oruro)
 6 Sport Boys (Callao) [in 6 participations]
 
 5 Bella Vista
 5 Cienciano
 5 Cobreloa (Calama)
 5 Flamengo (Rio de Janeiro)
 5 Independiente Medellín
 5 Mineros de Guayana (Puerto Ordaz)
 5 Sol de América
 5 Zamora (Barinas) [in 5 participations]

 4 América (Cali)      
 4 Boca Juniors
 4 Deportivo Lara (Barquisimeto)
 4 Independiente (Avellaneda)
 4 Independiente del Valle (Sangolqui)
 4 Juan Aurich (Chiclayo) [in 4 participations]
 4 Marítimo (Caracas)
 4 Once Caldas (Manizales)
 4 Palestino (Santiago)
 4 Palmeiras (São Paulo)   
 4 São Paulo
 4 Unión Atlético Maracaibo [in 4 participations]
 4 Vasco da Gama (Rio de Janeiro)


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