Recopa Sudamericana
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| Founded | 1989 |
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| Region | CONMEBOL (South America) |
| Number of teams | 2 |
| Current champions |  Boca Juniors |
| Most successful club | Boca Juniors (4 time champion) |
| Website | (Official Website) |
 2009 |
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The Recopa Sudamericana (English: South American Winners' Cup, Recopa, or Cup Winners' Cup; Portuguese: Recopa Sul-Americana) is an annual football match-up between the reigning champions of the previous year's Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana. It is the South American equivalent to UEFA's European Super Cup.
Since the competition takes place in the mid-summer, it's disputed between the champions of the previous year's forementioned competitions. Because of this, some count the year of the championship by the qualification year rather than that of the competition itself. Thus, CONMEBOL states that Nacional from Uruguay won the first Recopa of 1989, whereas the RSSSF refers to that championship as Recopa 1988.
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[edit] Format
The Recopa is contested over a two-legged tie, usually no more than two weeks apart. The first leg is held at the home field of the Copa Sudamericana champion, and the second leg is played at the home field of the Copa Libertadores champion. The teams accumulate points as per the results of the match (3 for a win, 1 for a draw, 0 for a loss). The team with the most points after both legs wins the Recopa. Ties in points will be broken first by goal difference, then by away goals, and lastly by a penalty shootout after regulation of the second leg.
[edit] History
The tournament has been played since 1989. From 1989 to 1998, the match was played between the reigning champions of Copa Libertadores de America and the defunct Supercopa Sudamericana, which was last disputed in 1997. The 1990 edition was played in Miami, USA. The 1991 edition was not played because Olimpia won both Copa Libertadores and Supercopa Sudamericana.
From 1992 to 1997, the competition was played in Japan. The 1993 edition was played also as part of the Campeonato Brasileiro, between Cruzeiro and São Paulo, due to schedule congestion. The 1994 edition was played between São Paulo and Copa CONMEBOL reigning champion Botafogo, because São Paulo had won both Copa Libertadores and Supercopa. The 1998 edition matches were only played in 1999, also as part of Copa Mercosur, between Cruzeiro and River Plate.
The competition was not played from 1999 to 2002. The 2003 edition was played in Los Angeles, USA, between the reigning champions of Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana. The 2004 edition was played in Fort Lauderdale, USA. The 2005 edition was again played on a home-and-away basis.
[edit] List of champions
| Year | Dates and Locations | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | ||
| 1989 Details |
1st Leg: Montevideo, Uruguay (January 31, 1989) 2nd Leg: Buenos Aires, Argentina (February 6, 1989) |
Nacional (URU) |
1 - 0 0 - 0 Aggregate 1 - 0 |
Racing Club (ARG) |
| 1990 Details |
Miami, USA (March 17, 1990) | Boca Juniors (ARG) |
1 - 0 | Atlético Nacional (COL) |
| 1991 Details |
Olimpia automatically declared as champions (see Details) | Olimpia (PAR) |
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| 1992 Details |
Kobe, Japan (April 19, 1992) | Colo-Colo (CHI) |
0 - 0 (pen) 5 - 4 |
Cruzeiro (BRA) |
| 1993 Details |
1st Leg: São Paulo, Brazil (September 22,1993) 2nd Leg: Belo Horizonte, Brazil (September 29, 1993) |
São Paulo (BRA) |
0 - 0 0 - 0 (pen) 4 - 2 |
Cruzeiro (BRA) |
| 1994 Details |
Kobe, Japan (April 3, 1994) | São Paulo (BRA) |
3 - 1 | Botafogo (BRA) |
| 1995 Details |
Tokyo, Japan (April 9, 1995) | Independiente (ARG) |
1 - 0 | Vélez Sársfield (ARG) |
| 1996 Details |
Kobe, Japan (April 7, 1996) | Grêmio (BRA) |
4 - 1 | Independiente (ARG) |
| 1997 Details |
Tokyo, Japan (April 13, 1997) | Vélez Sársfield (ARG) |
1 - 1 (pen) 4 - 2 |
River Plate (ARG) |
| 1998 Details |
1st Leg: Belo Horizonte, Brazil (August 3, 1999) 2nd Leg: Buenos Aires, Argentina (September 23, 1999) |
Cruzeiro (BRA) |
2 - 0 3 - 0 Aggregate 5 - 0 |
River Plate (ARG) |
| 2003 Details |
Los Angeles, USA (December 7, 2003) | Olimpia (PAR) |
2 - 0 | San Lorenzo (ARG) |
| 2004 Details |
Fort Lauderdale, USA (September 7, 2004) | Cienciano (PER) |
1 - 1 (pen) 4 - 2 |
Boca Juniors (ARG) |
| 2005 Details |
1st Leg: Buenos Aires, Argentina (August 24, 2005) 2nd Leg: Manizales, Colombia (August 31, 2005) |
Boca Juniors (ARG) |
3 - 1 1 - 2 Aggregate 4 - 3 |
Once Caldas (COL) |
| 2006 Details |
1st Leg: Buenos Aires, Argentina (September 7, 2006) 2nd Leg: São Paulo, Brazil (September 14, 2006) |
Boca Juniors (ARG) |
2 - 1 2 - 2 Aggregate 4 - 3 |
São Paulo (BRA) |
| 2007 Details |
1st Leg: Pachuca, Mexico (May 31, 2007) 2nd Leg: Porto Alegre, Brazil (June 7, 2007) |
Internacional (BRA) |
1 - 2 4 - 0 Aggregate 5 - 2 |
Pachuca (MEX) |
| 2008 Details |
1st Leg: Avellaneda, Argentina (August 13, 2008) 2nd Leg: Buenos Aires, Argentina (August 27, 2008) |
Boca Juniors (ARG) |
3 - 1 2 - 2 Aggregate 5 - 3 |
Arsenal (ARG) |
| 2009 Details |
1st Leg: Porto Alegre, Brazil (June 25, 2009) 2nd Leg: Quito, Ecuador (July 9, 2009) |
Internacional (BRA) LDU Quito  (ECU) |
0 - 1 TBD Aggregate TBD |
LDU Quito (ECU) Internacional (BRA) |
[edit] Performances
[edit] By club
| Team | Winners | Runners-Up | Years Won | Years Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boca Juniors |
4 | 1 | (1990, 2005, 2006, 2008) | (2004) |
| São Paulo |
2 | 1 | (1993, 1994) | (2006) |
| Olimpia |
2 | 0 | (1991, 2003) | - |
| Cruzeiro |
1 | 2 | (1998) | (1992, 1993) |
| Independiente |
1 | 1 | (1995) | (1996) |
| Vélez Sarsfield |
1 | 1 | (1997) | - |
| Cienciano |
1 | 0 | (2004) | - |
| Colo-Colo |
1 | 0 | (1992) | - |
| Grêmio |
1 | 0 | (1996) | - |
| Internacional |
1 | 0 | (2007) | - |
| Nacional |
1 | 0 | (1989) | - |
[edit] By country
| Nation | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
 Argentina |
6 | 8 |
 Brazil |
5 | 4 |
 Paraguay |
2 | 0 |
 Chile |
1 | 0 |
 Peru |
1 | 0 |
 Uruguay |
1 | 0 |
[edit] See also
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