The South American club tournament for domestic league champions. In the early cups the defending Libertadores winners were exempt until the semifinals, currently they have to enter at an earlier stage. The champion of the tournament plays against the champion of UEFA's Champions League to determine the Intercontinental Champion (tournament which in recent years has been sponsored by Toyota. In 1948, a "Copa de Campeones" (Champions' Cup) was held in Santiago, Chile, won by Vasco da Gama of Brazil; this tournament has been recognized as a precursor of the Copa Libertadores by the South American Federation (CSF).
Year Winners Runner-Up
1948 Vasco da Gama (Brazil) River Plate (Argentina)
1960 Peñarol (Uruguay) Olimpia Asunción (Paraguay)
1961 Peñarol (Uruguay) Palmeiras (Brazil)
1962 Santos (Brazil) Peñarol (Uruguay)
1963 Santos (Brazil) Boca Juniors (Argentina)
1964 Independiente (Argentina) Nacional (Uruguay)
1965 Independiente (Argentina) Peñarol (Uruguay)
1966 Peñarol (Uruguay) River Plate (Argentina)
1967 Racing Club (Argentina) Nacional (Uruguay)
1968 Estudiantes (Argentina) Palmeiras (Brazil)
1969 Estudiantes (Argentina) Nacional (Uruguay)
1970 Estudiantes (Argentina) Peñarol (Uruguay)
1971 Nacional (Uruguay) Estudiantes (Argentina)
1972 Independiente (Argentina) Universitario Lima (Perú)
1973 Independiente (Argentina) Colo Colo (Chile)
1974 Independiente (Argentina) São Paulo (Brazil)
1975 Independiente (Argentina) Unión Española (Chile)
1976 Cruzeiro (Brazil) River Plate (Argentina)
1977 Boca Juniors (Argentina) Cruzeiro (Brazil)
1978 Boca Juniors (Argentina) Deportivo Cali (Colombia)
1979 Olimpia Asunción (Paraguay) Boca Juniors (Argentina)
1980 Nacional (Uruguay) Internacional Porto Alegre (Brazil)
1981 Flamengo (Brazil) Cobreloa (Chile)
1982 Peñarol (Uruguay) Cobreloa (Chile)
1983 Grêmio (Brazil) Peñarol (Uruguay)
1984 Independiente (Argentina) Grêmio (Brazil)
1985 Argentinos Juniors (Argentina) América Cali (Colombia)
1986 River Plate (Argentina) River Plate (Argentina)
1987 Peñarol (Uruguay) América Cali (Colombia)
1988 Nacional (Uruguay) Newell's Old Boys (Argentina)
1989 Nacional Medellín (Colombia) Olimpia Asunción (Paraguay)
1990 Olimpia Asunción (Paraguay) Barcelona (Ecuador)
1991 Colo Colo (Chile) Olimpia Asunción (Paraguay)
1992 São Paulo (Brazil) Newell's Old Boys (Argentina)
1993 São Paulo (Brazil) Universidad Católica (Chile)
1994 Vélez Sarsfield (Argentina) São Paulo (Brazil)
1995 Grêmio (Brazil) Nacional Medellín (Colombia)
1996 River Plate (Argentina) América Cali (Colombia)
1997 Cruzeiro (Brazil) Sporting Cristal (Perú)
1998 Vasco da Gama (Brazil) Barcelona (Ecuador)
1999 Palmeiras (Brazil) Deportivo Cali (Colombia)
2000 Boca Juniors (Argentina) Palmeiras (Brazil)
2001 Boca Juniors (Argentina) Cruz Azul (México)
2002 Olimpia Asunción (Paraguay) São Caetano (Brazil)
2003 Boca Juniors (Argentina) Santos (Brazil)
2004 Once Caldas (Colombia) Boca Juniors (Argentina)
2005 São Paulo (Brazil) Atletico Paranaense (Brazil)
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