25 different clubs have won the Copa Libertadores: 7 Independiente (Avellaneda) 6 Boca Juniors (Buenos Aires) 5 Pe�arol (Montevideo) 4 Estudiantes (La Plata) 4 River Plate (Buenos Aires) 3 Gr�mio (Porto Alegre) 3 Nacional (Montevideo) 3 Olimpia (Asunci�n) 3 Santos 3 S�o Paulo 2 Atl�tico Nacional (Medell�n) 2 Cruzeiro (Belo Horizonte) 2 Flamengo (Rio de Janeiro) 2 Internacional (Porto Alegre) 1 Argentinos Juniors (Buenos Aires) 1 Atl�tico Mineiro (Belo Horizonte) 1 Colo Colo (Santiago) 1 Corinthians (S�o Paulo) 1 LDU (Quito) 1 Once Caldas (Manizales) 1 Palmeiras (S�o Paulo) 1 Racing Club (Avellaneda) 1 San Lorenzo de Almagro (Buenos Aires) 1 Vasco da Gama (Rio de Janeiro) 1 V�lez Sarsfield (Buenos Aires)
43 different clubs reached the final of the Copa Libertadores: 11 Boca Juniors (Buenos Aires) 10 Pe�arol (Montevideo) 7 Independiente (Avellaneda) [all won] 7 Olimpia (Asunci�n) 7 River Plate (Buenos Aires) 6 Nacional (Montevideo) 6 S�o Paulo 5 Estudiantes (La Plata) 5 Gr�mio (Porto Alegre) 4 Am�rica (Cali) [all lost] 4 Cruzeiro (Belo Horizonte) 4 Palmeiras (S�o Paulo) 4 Santos 3 Atl�tico Nacional (Medell�n) 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 Atl�tico Mineiro (Belo Horizonte) 1 Atl�tico Paranaense (Curitiba) 1 Corinthians (S�o Paulo) 1 Cruz Azul (Cd. de M�xico) 1 Fluminense (Rio de Janeiro) 1 Guadalajara 1 Independiente del Valle (Sangolqui) 1 Lan�s 1 LDU (Quito) 1 Nacional (Asunci�n) 1 Once Caldas (Manizales) 1 Racing Club (Avellaneda) 1 San Lorenzo de Almagro (Buenos Aires) 1 S�o Caetano 1 Sporting Cristal (Lima) 1 Tigres UANL (Monterrey) 1 Uni�n Espa�ola (Santiago) 1 Universidad Cat�lica (Santiago) 1 Universitario (Lima) 1 Vasco da Gama (Rio de Janeiro) 1 V�lez Sarsfield (Buenos Aires)
33 different clubs reached the semifinals on at least 3 occasions: 20 Pe�arol (Montevideo) 19 River Plate (Buenos Aires) 17 Boca Juniors (Buenos Aires) 13 Nacional (Montevideo) 12 Independiente (Avellaneda) 12 Olimpia (Asunci�n) 10 Am�rica (Cali) 10 Gr�mio (Porto Alegre) 10 S�o Paulo 8 Barcelona (Guayaquil) 8 Santos 7 Palmeiras (S�o Paulo) 6 Cerro Porte�o (Asunci�n) [all lost] 6 Cruzeiro (Belo Horizonte) 6 Estudiantes (La Plata) 6 Internacional (Porto Alegre) 5 Atl�tico Nacional (Medell�n) 5 Colo Colo (Santiago) 5 Universidad Cat�lica (Santiago) 4 Deportivo Cali 4 Flamengo (Rio de Janeiro) 4 San Lorenzo (Buenos Aires) 4 Universidad de Chile (Santiago) 4 Universitario (Lima) 3 Am�rica (Ciudad de M�xico) 3 Cobreloa (Calama) 3 Gr�mio (Porto Alegre) 3 Guadalajara 3 LDU (Quito) 3 Millonarios (Bogot�) 3 Newell's Old Boys (Rosario) 3 Racing Club (Avellaneda) 3 V�lez Sarsfield (Buenos Aires)
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 Pe�arol ( 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 Porte�o ( 0- 0- 6- 4-10-20)
NB: Cerro Porte�o 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 Bol�var ( 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 Cat�lica ( 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 T�chira (San Crist�bal) ( 0- 0- 0- 1- 3-18)
21 Atl�tico Nacional (Medell�n) ( 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 S�o Paulo ( 3- 3- 4- 2- 3- 4)
19 Gr�mio (Porto Alegre) ( 3- 2- 5- 3- 4- 2)
19 Palmeiras (S�o Paulo) ( 1- 3- 3- 3- 5- 4)
19 Am�rica (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 (Asunci�n) ( 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 (Bogot�) ( 0- 0- 3- 2- 1-11)
17 Guaran� (Asunci�n) ( 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 V�lez 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 Uni�n Espa�ola (Santiago) ( 0- 1- 1- 1- 2- 7)
12 Rosario Central ( 0- 0- 2- 1- 2- 7)
12 Indep. Santa Fe (Bogot�) ( 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)
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 Bol�var
20 Cerro Porte�o
20 Colo Colo
19 Alianza (Lima)
18 El Nacional
18 Oriente Petrolero
18 Pe�arol
18 T�chira (San Crist�bal)
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 Cat�lica
11 Guaran� (Asunci�n)
11 Millonarios (Bogot�)
9 Atl�tico Junior (Barranquilla)
9 Defensor Sporting
9 Deportivo Galicia [in 9 participations]
9 Libertad (Asunci�n)
NB: Deportivo Galicia hold the record of participations (9) for a club never to have
progressed beyond the first round.
8 Atl�tico Nacional (Medell�n)
8 Deportivo Quito
8 Independiente Santa Fe (Bogot�)
8 River Plate
7 Danubio
7 Deportivo Italia
7 LDU (Quito)
7 Nacional (Asunci�n)
7 Portuguesa (Acarigua)
7 Rosario Central
7 San Lorenzo de Almagro (Buenos Aires)
7 Union Espa�ola
7 Wanderers (Montevideo)
6 Blooming
6 Deportes Tolima (Ibagu�)
6 Deportivo Cuenca
6 Estudiantes (M�rida)
6 Melgar (Arequipa) [in 6 participations]
6 Real Potos� [in 6 participations]
6 San Jos� (Oruro)
6 Sport Boys (Callao) [in 6 participations]
5 Bella Vista
5 Cienciano
5 Cobreloa (Calama)
5 Flamengo (Rio de Janeiro)
5 Independiente Medell�n
5 Mineros de Guayana (Puerto Ordaz)
5 Sol de Am�rica
5 Zamora (Barinas) [in 5 participations]
4 Am�rica (Cali)
4 Boca Juniors
4 Deportivo Lara (Barquisimeto)
4 Independiente (Avellaneda)
4 Independiente del Valle (Sangolqui)
4 Juan Aurich (Chiclayo) [in 4 participations]
4 Mar�timo (Caracas)
4 Once Caldas (Manizales)
4 Palestino (Santiago)
4 Palmeiras (S�o Paulo)
4 S�o Paulo
4 Uni�n Atl�tico Maracaibo [in 4 participations]
4 Vasco da Gama (Rio de Janeiro)
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