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In 1958, the Uruguayan side Pe\u00f1arol drafted the first rules of an continental club competition, and after much planning, the first Copa de Campeones de Am\u00e9rica was formed in 1960.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n The first iteration of the Copa Am\u00e9rica as we know it featured seven teams. Six met in a two-leg knockout, with three teams progressing to the next round. Olimpia was given a bye and played in the semi-final. They were eventually losing finalists to inaugural winners Pe\u00f1arol<\/strong>, who actually drew more games than they won.<\/p>\n\n\n The next edition expanded to nine champions from nine confederations. Pe\u00f1arol retained their crown<\/strong>. The next edition in 1962 featured two teams from the same country for the first time, with Pe\u00f1arol returning as defending champions and Nacional as the Uruguayan representative. Santos became the first Brazilian team to win the competition.<\/p>\n\n\n The next decade was a forming phase for the competition as the number of competing teams changed every year. However, they followed a similar structure of a three group, group-stage, and a two group semi-final<\/strong>. The 1970\u2019s saw a massive increase in teams, averaging around 20 teams and featured five groups.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n The Argentinian teams saw huge dominance, winning 12 out of 15 titles between 1964 \u2013 1978.<\/strong> The competition continued to grow in popularity and prestige, and many more teams won the competition, nine different teams won the trophy between 1980 and 1990, and the trend continues till today.<\/p>\n\n\n The year 2000<\/strong> saw some big changes as the tournament expanded from 21 teams to 32, and implemented eight groups of four teams.<\/strong> The tournament is still structured in this way. Argentinian and Brazilian teams have been the dominant forces throughout history. The last three finals have featured only Brazilian teams and the last five of six editions were won by a Brazilian team.<\/p>\n\n\n The final has been played over two legs since the tournament\u2019s inception, with a playoff round and extra time plus penalties played if needed. In 2019, the final began being played over a single leg, meaning there have so far been four one-legged finals.<\/p>\n\n
\n Recent Champions\n <\/h3>\n \n\n \n Below are the previous winners of the competition, starting from the first 32 team tournament in 2000. 16 different teams have won it in this time<\/strong>, coming from Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Columbia, Paraguay, Chile and Ecuador.<\/p>\n\n\n
Year<\/th> Winners<\/th> Score (Agg)<\/th> Runners-Up<\/th><\/tr><\/thead> 2022<\/td> Flamengo<\/td> 1-0*<\/td> Athletico Paranaense<\/td><\/tr> 2021<\/td> Palmeiras<\/td> 2-1*<\/td> Flamengo<\/td><\/tr> 2020<\/td> Palmeiras<\/td> 1-0*<\/td> Santos<\/td><\/tr> 2019<\/td> Flamengo<\/td> 2-1*<\/td> River Plate<\/td><\/tr> 2018<\/td> River Plate<\/td> 5-3<\/td> Boca Juniors<\/td><\/tr> 2017<\/td> Gr\u00eamio<\/td> 3-1<\/td> Lan\u00fas<\/td><\/tr> 2016<\/td> Atl\u00e9tico Nacional<\/td> 2-1<\/td> Independiente del Valle<\/td><\/tr> 2015<\/td> River Plate<\/td> 3-0<\/td> UANL<\/td><\/tr> 2014<\/td> San Lorenzo<\/td> 2-1<\/td> Nacional<\/td><\/tr> 2013<\/td> Atl\u00e9tico Mineiro<\/td> 2-2 (4-3p)<\/td> Olimpia<\/td><\/tr> 2012<\/td> Corinthians<\/td> 3-1<\/td> Boca Juniors<\/td><\/tr> 2011<\/td> Santos<\/td> 2-1<\/td> Pe\u00f1arol<\/td><\/tr> 2010<\/td> Internacional<\/td> 5-3<\/td> Guadalajara<\/td><\/tr> 2009<\/td> Estudiantes<\/td> 2-1<\/td> Cruzeiro<\/td><\/tr> 2008<\/td> LDU Quito<\/td> 5-5 (3-1p)<\/td> Fluminense<\/td><\/tr> 2007<\/td> Boca Juniors<\/td> 5-0<\/td> Gr\u00eamio<\/td><\/tr> 2006<\/td> Internacional<\/td> 4-3<\/td> S\u00e3o Paulo<\/td><\/tr> 2005<\/td> S\u00e3o Paulo<\/td> 5-1<\/td> Athletico Paranaense<\/td><\/tr> 2004<\/td> Once Caldes<\/td> 1-1 (2-0p)<\/td> Boca Juniors<\/td><\/tr> 2003<\/td> Boca Juniors<\/td> 5-1<\/td> Santos<\/td><\/tr> 2002<\/td> Olimpia<\/td> 2-2 (4-2p)<\/td> S\u00e3o Paulo<\/td><\/tr> 2001<\/td> Boca Juniors<\/td> 1-1 (3-1p)<\/td> Cruz Azul<\/td><\/tr> 2000<\/td> Boca Juniors<\/td> 2-2 (4-2p)<\/td> Palmeiras<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n *Finals played over one leg.<\/p>\n\n
\n The competitiveness of the competition from the get-go has halted any club \u2014 like Real Madrid in the Champions League \u2014 from running away with all-time wins. Below is a list of the best teams in the competition.<\/p>\n\n
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Club<\/th> Titles<\/th> Runners – Up<\/th> Years Won<\/th><\/tr><\/thead> Independiente<\/td> 7<\/td> 0<\/td> 1964, 1965, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1984<\/td><\/tr> Boca Juniors<\/td> 6<\/td> 5<\/td> 1977, 1978, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007<\/td><\/tr> Atl\u00e9tico Pe\u00f1arol<\/td> 5<\/td> 5<\/td> 1960, 1961, 1966, 1982, 1987<\/td><\/tr> River Plate<\/td> 4<\/td> 3<\/td> 1986, 1996, 2015, 2018<\/td><\/tr> Estudiantes<\/td> 4<\/td> 1<\/td> 1968, 1969, 1970, 2009<\/td><\/tr> Olimpia<\/td> 3<\/td> 4<\/td> 1979, 1990, 2002<\/td><\/tr> Nacional<\/td> 3<\/td> 3<\/td> 1971, 1980, 1988<\/td><\/tr> S\u00e3o Paulo<\/td> 3<\/td> 3<\/td> 1992, 1993, 2005<\/td><\/tr> Palmeiras<\/td> 3<\/td> 3<\/td> 1999, 2020, 2021<\/td><\/tr> Santos<\/td> 3<\/td> 2<\/td> 1962, 1963, 2011<\/td><\/tr> Gr\u00eamio<\/td> 3<\/td> 2<\/td> 1983, 1995, 2017<\/td><\/tr> Flamengo<\/td> 3<\/td> 1<\/td> 1981, 2019, 2022<\/td><\/tr> Cruzeiro<\/td> 2<\/td> 2<\/td> 1976, 1997<\/td><\/tr> Internacional<\/td> 2<\/td> 1<\/td> 2006, 2010<\/td><\/tr> Atl\u00e9tico Nacional<\/td> 2<\/td> 1<\/td> 1989, 2016<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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