Recopa Sudamericana

South America's annual clash of champions.

The CONMEBOL Recopa Sudamericana is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1988. It is a match-up between the champions of the previous year's Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana. Argentine club Boca Juniors is the most successful club in the cup history, having won the tournament four times.

Quick Facts

Organiser: CONMEBOL
Region: South America
Number of teams: 2
Current champions: ARG Lanús (1st title)
Most successful club: ARG Boca Juniors (4 titles)
Broadcasters: ESPN (Latin America, includes Brazil), List of International broadcasters

Lore & Background

In a rematch of the Copa Libertadores final of 2004, Boca Juniors avenged that defeat as they beat Once Caldas 4–3 on aggregate in 2005. A year later, Boca Juniors faced São Paulo, both two-time winners of the competition, in order to determine who would become the first. The Xeneizes won 4–1 on points and successfully defended the title, becoming the first side since Telê Santana's São Paulo to win consecutive Recopas.

Reader's Guide

Unlike most other competitions around the world, the Recopa Sudamericana do not use extra time or away goals. From 1988 to 1995, teams would be awarded 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for a loss. From 1995 onwards, the 'three points for a win' standard was adopted. If both teams are level on points after two legs, goal difference comes into play. Penalty kicks are used to determine a winner if the match is tied on goal difference.

Did You Know?

Boca Juniors won their fourth Recopa title in 2008.
São Paulo was the first team to retain the title, winning in 1993 and 1994.
LDU Quito successfully defended the title in 2010, becoming the third team to do so.
The most recent champion as of the source is Lanús, having beaten Flamengo in the 2026 edition.