The Copa Sudamericana is an annual association football tournament established in 2002. The competition is organized by the South American Football Confederation, or CONMEBOL, and it is contested by 39 clubs from its member association. From 2004 to 2008, clubs from the CONCACAF were invited to participate. The finals are contested over two legs, one at each participating club's stadium. San Lorenzo won the inaugural competition in 2002, defeating Atlético Nacional.
Seventeen clubs have won the competition since its inception. Boca Juniors, Independiente, Athletico Paranaense, Independiente del Valle, and LDU Quito hold the record for the most victories, winning the competition two times. Boca Juniors is also the only club to have successfully defended their title. Teams from Argentina have won the competition the most, with ten wins among them.
The current champion is Lanús, who defeated Atlético Mineiro in the 2025 edition.
List of finals +KeyFinals won on away goals*Finals decided by a penalty shootoutMatch went to extra time
The "LIB" note by a team means that the team initially competed in the Copa Libertadores for that season (since the 2017 season).
+List of Copa Sudamericana finalsYearCountryWinnerScoreRunner-upCountryVenueAttendanceRefs2002San Lorenzo4–0 Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín—0–0 Estadio Pedro Bidegain, Buenos Aires40,7792003Cienciano3–3River Plate Estadio Antonio V. Liberti, Buenos Aires—1–0 Estadio de la UNSA, Arequipa—2004Boca Juniors0–1Bolívar Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz—2–0 La Bombonera, Buenos Aires—2005Boca Juniors1–1UNAM Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City—1–1* La Bombonera, Buenos Aires—2006Pachuca1–1Colo-Colo Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca—2–155,0002007Arsenal3–2América Estadio Azteca, Mexico City—1–2 El Cilindro, Avellaneda—2008Internacional1–0Estudiantes Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata—1–1 Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre51,8032009LDU Quito5–1Fluminense Estadio Casa Blanca, Quito55,0000–3 Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro65,8222010Independiente0–2Goiás Estádio Serra Dourada, Goiânia—3–1* Estadio Libertadores de América, Avellaneda—2011Universidad de Chile1–0LDU Quito Estadio Casa Blanca, Quito41,0003–050,0002012São Paulo0–0Tigre Estadio Alberto J. Armando, Buenos Aires29,0002–0 Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo67,0422013Lanús1–1Ponte Preta Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo28,9592–0 Estadio Ciudad de Lanús, Lanús40,0002014River Plate1–1 Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín44,4122–0 Estadio Antonio V. Liberti, Buenos Aires68,5002015Santa Fe0–0Huracán Estadio Tomás A. Ducó, Buenos Aires—0–0* Estadio El Campín, Bogotá—2016Chapecoense— Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín— Estádio Couto Pereira, CuritibaFinal was suspended following the crash of LaMia Flight 2933. CONMEBOL awarded the title to Chapecoense, following a request by Atlético Nacional.2017Independiente2–1Flamengo Estadio Libertadores de América, Avellaneda45,0001–1 Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro62,5672018Atlético Paranaense1–1Junior Estadio Metropolitano, Barranquilla38,0941–1* Arena da Baixada, Curitiba40,263Single match format20193–1Colón Estadio General Pablo Rojas, Asunción44,8282020Defensa y Justicia 3–0Lanús Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba02021Athletico Paranaense1–0Red Bull Bragantino Estadio Centenario, Montevideo20,00020222–0São Paulo Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba 24,6832023LDU Quito1–1*Fortaleza Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado 17,4202024Racing3–1Cruzeiro Estadio General Pablo Rojas, Asunción 43,8282025Lanús0–0*Atlético Mineiro Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción 44,164Upcoming matchesYearCountryTeam 1MatchTeam 2CountryVenueAttendanceRefs2026– Estadio Metropolitano, Barranquilla2027– Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera, Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Performances
By club +Performance in the Copa Sudamericana finals by clubTeamWonLostYears wonYears lost LDU Quito212009, 20232011 Lanús 212013, 20252020 Boca Juniors202004, 2005 Independiente202010, 2017 Athletico Paranaense202018, 2021 Independiente del Valle202019, 2022 São Paulo 1120122022 River Plate1120142003 San Lorenzo102002 Cienciano102003 Pachuca102006 Arsenal102007 Internacional102008 Universidad de Chile 102011 Santa Fe 102015 Chapecoense 102016 Defensa y Justicia102020 Racing102024 Atlético Nacional032002, 2014, 2016 Bolívar012004 UNAM012005 Colo-Colo012006 América012007 Estudiantes012008 Fluminense012009 Goiás012010 Tigre 012012 Ponte Preta012013 Huracán 012015 Flamengo 012017 Junior 012018 Colón 012019 Red Bull Bragantino012021 Fortaleza012023 Cruzeiro012024 Atlético Mineiro012025
By country +Performances in finals by nationNationTitlesRunners-upTotal11 6 17591441514 512 311 210 101 1
See also List of Copa Sudamericana winning managers
Notes
References
External links Copa Sudamericana official history Copa Sudamericana on RSSSF