We've compiled a list of every Copa Libertadores winner since its inaugural campaign in 1956.
Botafogo won their first ever Copa Libertadores title in 2024 with a 3-1 victory over Atlético Mineiro at the Estadio Monumental.
Argentinian side Independiente are the most successful side in Libertadores history with seven titles, however it has been 40 years since they last won the competition.
Boca Juniors are the second most successful club in the Copa Libertadores, winning the competition six times alongside an additional six finishes are runners-up.
Copa Libertadores winners list
1960 - Present
Year: | Winner: | Runner-up: |
1960 | Peñarol | Olimpia |
1961 | Peñarol | Palmeiras |
1962 | Santos | Peñarol |
1963 | Santos | Boca Juniors |
1964 | Independiente | Nacional |
1965 | Independiente | Peñarol |
1966 | Peñarol | River Plate |
1967 | Racing | Nacional |
1968 | Estudiantes | Palmeiras |
1969 | Estudiantes | Nacional |
1970 | Estudiantes | Peñarol |
1971 | Nacional | Estudiantes |
1972 | Independiente | Universitario |
1973 | Independiente | Colo Colo |
1974 | Independiente | São Paulo |
1975 | Independiente | Unión Española |
1976 | Cruzeiro | River Plate |
1977 | Boca Juniors | Cruzeiro |
1978 | Boca Juniors | Deportivo Cali |
1979 | Olimpia | Boca Juniors |
1980 | Nacional | Internacional |
1981 | Flamengo | Cobreloa |
1982 | Peñarol | Cobreloa |
1983 | Grêmio | Peñarol |
1984 | Independiente | Grêmio |
1985 | Argentinos Juniors | América de Cali |
1986 | River Plate | América de Cali |
1987 | Peñarol | América de Cali |
1988 | Nacional | Newell's Old Boys |
1989 | Atlético Nacional | Olimpia |
1990 | Olimpia | Barcelona |
1991 | Colo Colo | Olimpia |
1992 | São Paulo | Newell's Old Boys |
1993 | São Paulo | Universidad Católica |
1994 | Vélez Sarsfield | São Paulo |
1995 | Grêmio | Atlético Nacional |
1996 | River Plate | América de Cali |
1997 | Cruzeiro | Sporting Cristal |
1998 | Vasco da Gama | Barcelona |
1999 | Palmeiras | Deportivo Cali |
2000 | Boca Juniors | Palmeiras |
2001 | Boca Juniors | Cruz Azul |
2002 | Olimpia | São Caetano |
2003 | Boca Juniors | Santos |
2004 | Once Caldas | Boca Juniors |
2005 | São Paulo | Athletico Paranaense |
2006 | Internacional | São Paulo |
2007 | Boca Juniors | Grêmio |
2008 | LDU Quito | Fluminense |
2009 | Estudiantes | Cruzeiro |
2010 | Internacional | Guadalajara |
2011 | Santos | Peñarol |
2012 | Corinthians | Boca Juniors |
2013 | Atlético Mineiro | Olimpia |
2014 | San Lorenzo | Nacional |
2015 | River Plate | UANL |
2016 | Atlético Nacional | Independiente del Valle |
2017 | Grêmio | Lanús |
2018 | River Plate | Boca Juniors |
2019 | Flamengo | River Plate |
2020 | Palmeiras | Santos |
2021 | Palmeiras | Flamengo |
2022 | Flamengo | Athletico Paranaense |
2023 | Fluminense | Boca Juniors |
2024 | Botafogo | Atlético Mineiro |
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