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

NIVEL A

1. Winners of Copa Libertadores (LIB)                           1960-2024
   (Included 1948 South America Club Championiship)                  1948 * Extinted
2. Winners of Intercontinental cup (INT)                        1960-2004 * Extinted
           of World cup FIFA Clubs World Championiship          2000-2024
 

NIVEL B
3. Winners of Copa Conmebol (CON)                               1992-1999 * Extinted
           of Copa Sudamericana (SUD)                           2002-2024
           of Copa Mercosur and Copa Merconorte (MER)           1998-2001 * Extinted
4. Winners of Recopa Sudamericana (REC)                         1988-2018
           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 (Nicol�s Leoz) (ORO)                  1993-1996 * Extinted
7. Winners of Copa Suruga Bamk (Conmebol-Japan) (SUR)           1998-2024
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 (Atl�tico Mineiro won 2 cups conmebol, is this major of 1 Merconorte, Mercosur...etc)

DETAILS:
n� 1-22  NIVEL A (Clubs who won copa libertadores)
n� 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, a�adidas 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 (Nicol�s 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 (Pe�arol and FC Santos)
* RANKING 1 (CUPS AND CATEGORY OF CUPS)
THE BEST CLUB OF SOUTH AMERICA IS: CA INDEPENDIENTE (ARGENTINA)
N� 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 PE�AROL 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 ASUNCI�N 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 1 0 0 0 4
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  ATL�TICO 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 ATL�TICO 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 LAN�S Argentina 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
31 CIENCIANO DE CUZCO Per� 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2
32 CSD DEFENSA Y JUSTICIA Argentina 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2
33 CD AM�RICA DE CALI Colombia 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
34 CD LOS MILLONARIOS BOGOT� 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 C�RDOBA Argentina 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
37 PACHUCA CF M�xico 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
38 ARSENAL FC Argentina 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2
39 INDEPENDIENTE DE SANTA F� 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 CAT�LICA Chile 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
43 ASSOCIA�AO CHAPECOENSE* Brazil 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
THIS RANKING INCLUDE:

Libertadores Cup 2024 = BOTAFOGO RJ(BRA)
Sudamericana Cup 2024 =  RACING CLUB AVELLANEDA (ARG)
Recopa Sudamericana 2024 = -
Copa Suruga Bank 2024: Not played
FIFA (clubs) world championship 2024 = Not winner South America club

* RANKING 2 (NUMBER OF CUPS)
THE BEST CLUB OF SOUTH AMERICA IS: CA INDEPENDIENTE (ARGENTINA)
N� 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 PE�AROL 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 ASUNCI�N 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 GR�MIO 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 CA VELEZ SARSFIELD Argentina 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 5
17 LDU QUITO Ecuador 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 5
18 SC CORINTHIANS Brasil 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 4
19 CLUBE  ATL�TICO MINEIRO Brasil 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 4
20 CR VASCO DA GAMA* Brasil 2* 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
21 RACING CLUB AVELLANEDA Argentina 1 1 0 1 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 ATL�TICO 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 LAN�S Argentina 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
30 CIENCIANO DE CUZCO Per� 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 F� Colombia 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2
34 ONCE CALDAS SA Colombia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
35 CD AM�RICA DE CALI Colombia 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
36 CD LOS MILLONARIOS BOGOT� 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 C�RDOBA Argentina 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
39 PACHUCA CF M�xico 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 CAT�LICA Chile 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
43 ASSOCIA�AO CHAPECOENSE* Brazil 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
THIS RANKING INCLUDE:
Libertadores Cup 2024 = BOTAFOGO RJ(BRA)
Sudamericana Cup 2024 =  RACING CLUB AVELLANEDA (ARG)
Recopa Sudamericana 2024 = -
Copa Suruga Bank 2024: Not played
FIFA (clubs) world championship 2024 = Not winner South America club

 

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