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{{Short description|Annual international club football competition}}
{{About|the South American club tournament disputed between the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana winners|the competition pitting national cup winners|Copa Ganadores de Copa}}
{{Other uses|Intercontinental Champions' Supercup}}
{{Infobox football tournament
|name                 = CONMEBOL Recopa
|image                = Recopa sudamericana logo.png
|imagesize            = 230px
|alt                  = Recopa logo
|caption              =  
|organiser            = [[CONMEBOL]]
|founded              = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1989}}
|region               = South America
|number of teams      = 2
|related comps        = [[Copa Libertadores]]<br>[[Copa Sudamericana]]
|current champions    = {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Racing Club de Avellaneda|Racing]]<br>(1st title)}}
|most successful club = {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Boca Juniors]]<br>(4 titles)}}
|broadcasters         = [[ESPN (Latin America)|ESPN]]<br><small>(Latin America, includes [[ESPN (Brazil)|Brazil]])</small><br>[[List of Copa Sudamericana broadcasters|List of International broadcasters]] 
|song                 = 
|current              = [[2025 Recopa Sudamericana]]
|website              = {{url|https://www.conmebol.com/recopa/|conmebol.com/recopa}}
|American             = yes
}}
The '''CONMEBOL Recopa Sudamericana''' ({{langx|pt|CONMEBOL Recopa Sul-Americana}}), also known as '''Recopa Sudamericana''' or '''CONMEBOL Recopa''', and simply as '''Recopa''' ({{IPA|es|reˈkopa|lang}}, {{IPA|pt|ʁɛˈkɔpɐ|lang}}; "Winners' Cup"), is an annual international club [[Association football|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]], [[South America]]'s premier club competitions.

The competition has had several formats over its lifetime. Initially, the champions of the Copa Libertadores and [[Supercopa Libertadores]] contested it. In 1998, the Supercopa Libertadores was discontinued and the ''Recopa'' went into a hiatus. The competition has been played with either the presently-used [[two-legged tie|two-legged series]] or a single match-up at a neutral venue. Together with the aforementioned tournaments, a club has the chance to win the ''CONMEBOL Treble'' all in one year or season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/mainMedia.html?id=15171&viewpage=%27full%27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100502235115/http://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/mainMedia.html?id=15171&viewpage=%27full%27 |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 2, 2010 |title=CONMEBOL felicita a la Liga de Quito |publisher=[[CONMEBOL]] |date=April 28, 2009 |access-date=May 18, 2010 }}</ref> However, if the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana are won by the same team, then according to the Copa Libertadores regulations Article 1.7,<ref name="Libertadores regulations">{{cite web|url=http://conmebol.com/sites/default/files/reglamento_copa_libertadores_2016_-_edicion_final.pdf|title=Copa Bridgestone Libertadores 2016 – Reglamento|language=es|publisher=CONMEBOL.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160609194042/http://conmebol.com/sites/default/files/reglamento_copa_libertadores_2016_-_edicion_final.pdf|archive-date=June 9, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Sudamericana regulations">{{cite web|url=http://www.conmebol.com/sites/default/files/copa_sudamericana_2016_-_reglamento.pdf|title=Copa Sudamericana 2016 – Reglamento|language=es|publisher=CONMEBOL.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160922191022/http://www.conmebol.com/sites/default/files/copa_sudamericana_2016_-_reglamento.pdf|archive-date=September 22, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> both competitions' runners-up will play one or two matches in order to decide the team which will play in the Recopa.

The most recent champion of the competition is Argentine club [[Racing Club de Avellaneda|Racing]], having beaten Brazilian club [[Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas|Botafogo]] in the [[2025 Recopa Sudamericana|2025 edition]]. Argentine club [[Boca Juniors]] is the most successful club in the cup history, having won the tournament four times. Brazilian clubs have accumulated the most victories with thirteen wins while Brazil has the most different winning teams, with ten clubs having won the title. The cup has been won by 23 clubs and won consecutively by four clubs: [[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]], [[LDU Quito]], [[Boca Juniors]] and [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]] successfully defended the title in [[1994 Recopa Sudamericana|1994]], [[2010 Recopa Sudamericana|2010]], [[2006 Recopa Sudamericana|2006]], and [[2016 Recopa Sudamericana|2016]], respectively.

==History==
{{Main|List of Recopa Sudamericana finals}}
When the [[Supercopa Sudamericana]] was created in 1988, a new continental [[Super Cup]] competition in South America became viable. CONMEBOL named the new competition ''Recopa Sudamericana'' after the defunct [[Copa Ganadores de Copa|Recopa Sudamericana de Clubes]] played in 1970 and 1971.<ref>{{cite web |language=es |url=http://historiayfutbol.obolog.com/recopa-sudamericana-117002 |title=La Recopa Sudamericana |publisher=Historia y Futból |date=August 8, 2008 |access-date=May 18, 2010 |first=Jose |last=Carluccio |archive-date=March 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306185243/http://historiayfutbol.obolog.com/recopa-sudamericana-117002 |url-status=usurped }}</ref> The Recopa Sudamericana, disputed between the winners of South America's two premier club competitions, is not related chronologically to the Recopa Sudamericana, created in 1968 which was contested between former South American winners of the [[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cup]], Recopa Sudamericana de Clubes, disputed among Cup winners of South America. The first edition was played in [[1989 Recopa Sudamericana|1989]] and pitted Uruguayan club [[Club Nacional de Football|Nacional]] and Argentinian side [[Racing Club de Avellaneda|Racing]]. Played on two legs, Nacional managed to win the trophy after winning 4–1 on points. Due to schedule dilemmas and political issues, the [[1990 Recopa Sudamericana|1990 edition]] was played in [[Miami]] between [[Atlético Nacional]] and [[Boca Juniors]] with the latter winning 0–1.<ref name="Boca Juniors">{{cite web|language=es |url=http://www.bocajuniors.com.ar/el-club/titulos |title=Titulos de Boca Juniors/Recopa Sudamericana |publisher=[[Boca Juniors]] |date=August 28, 2008 |access-date=May 18, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100608184737/http://www.bocajuniors.com.ar/el-club/titulos |archive-date=June 8, 2010 }}</ref> [[Olimpia Asunción|Olimpia]] of Paraguay would win the Recopa Sudamericana without the need to dispute a match as the ''Decano'' won both the Copa Libertadores and Supercopa Sudamericana. CONMEBOL declared Olimpia the automatic winners of the [[1991 Recopa Sudamericana|1991]] competition.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.taringa.net/posts/deportes/2920241/%C2%A1-Recopa-Sudamericana-!.html |title=¡Recopa Sudamericana! |date=10 July 2009 |publisher=Taringa! |language=es |access-date=July 20, 2010 |archive-date=11 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160111184502/http://www.taringa.net/posts/deportes/2920241/Recopa-Sudamericana.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 1992, and from 1994 to 1997, the competition was played in [[Japan]]. [[Colo-Colo]] of Chile defeated [[Cruzeiro Esporte Clube|Cruzeiro]] 5–4 on [[Penalty shootout (association football)|penalties]] after a 0–0 tie in the [[1992 Recopa Sudamericana|1992 final]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.colocolo.cl/el-club/ |title=El Club |publisher=[[Colo-Colo]] |language=es |access-date=July 20, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100716000450/http://www.colocolo.cl/el-club/ |archive-date=July 16, 2010 }}</ref> Staying true to the winning ways of the ''Paulista's'' [[Golden Generation|golden generation]], [[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]] won the 1993 and 1994 finals to become the first team to retain the title. Due to schedule congestion, the [[1993 Recopa Sudamericana|1993 finals]] were played as part of the [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|Campeonato Brasileiro]] and it also became the first ''Recopa'' to feature two teams from the same nation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.saopaulofc.net/v4/maquina/conquistas/recopa93.asp |title=Ficha Técnica - Recopa Sulamericana 1993 |publisher=[[São Paulo FC]] |language=pt |access-date=July 20, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309071912/http://www.saopaulofc.net/v4/maquina/conquistas/recopa93.asp |archive-date=March 9, 2012 }}</ref> In a [[1994 Recopa Sudamericana|second, consecutive all-Brazilian final]], São Paulo successfully defended the trophy against [[Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas|Botafogo]]. Since São Paulo won both the Copa Libertadores and Supercopa Sudamericana, CONMEBOL had [[Copa CONMEBOL]] winners Botafogo dispute the Recopa Sudamericana only to lose 3–1 to the defending champions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.saopaulofc.net/v4/maquina/conquistas/recopa94.asp |title=Ficha Técnica - Recopa Sulamericana 1994 |publisher=[[São Paulo FC]] |language=pt |access-date=July 20, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309071959/http://www.saopaulofc.net/v4/maquina/conquistas/recopa94.asp |archive-date=March 9, 2012 }}</ref>

Argentina managed to emulate their northern neighbors with the [[1995 Recopa Sudamericana|1995 edition]] being an all-Argentinian affair. [[Club Atlético Independiente|Independiente]], led by [[Jorge Burruchaga]], managed to consecrate themselves winners after defeating [[Carlos Bianchi]]'s legendary [[Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield|Vélez Sársfield]] 1–0 in [[Tokyo]]. Independiente participated in a [[1996 Recopa Sudamericana|second, consecutive final]] only to lose the title to [[Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense|Grêmio]] after being defeated 4–1.<ref>{{cite web |language=es |url=http://www.lanacion.com.ar/nota.asp?nota_id=167500 |title=Independiente perdió la Recopa por goleada |publisher=[[La Nación]] |date=April 8, 1996 |access-date=May 18, 2010 |archive-date=June 6, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606003158/http://www.lanacion.com.ar/167500-independiente-perdio-la-recopa-por-goleada |url-status=live }}</ref> [[1997 Recopa Sudamericana|The 1997 edition]] was won by a Vélez Sársfield team that bowed out from the international limelight with their last title.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lanacion.com.ar/nota.asp?nota_id=67001 |title=La Recopa viajó a Liniers |publisher=[[La Nación]] |date=April 14, 1997 |access-date=May 18, 2010 |archive-date=June 5, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605230106/http://www.lanacion.com.ar/nota.asp?nota_id=67001 |url-status=live }}</ref> Having failed to win the trophy in 1992 and 1993, [[Cruzeiro Esporte Clube|Cruzeiro]] comfortably won the [[1998 Recopa Sudamericana|1998]] edition that was played as part of the Copa Mercosur. This final series was played two years after the participating teams won their corresponding qualifying tournaments.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cruzeiro.com.br/index2.php?section=historia_titulospro&idm=3 |title=Relação Dos Títulos Oficiais Do Cruzeiro |publisher=[[Cruzeiro Esporte Clube]] |language=pt |access-date=May 18, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064022/http://www.cruzeiro.com.br/index2.php?section=historia_titulospro&idm=3 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

At the end of the 1998 season, CONMEBOL discontinued the Supercopa Sudamericana. As a result of not having an important, secondary tournament, the Recopa Sudamericana went into a hiatus from 1999 until 2002. However, the introduction of the new Copa Sudamericana revitalized the competition with Olimpia winning the [[2003 Recopa Sudamericana|2003]] final in [[Los Angeles]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/news/2003/July/13/olimpia-won-the-recopa-final/ |title=Olimpia won the Recopa final |publisher=Soccerway |date=July 13, 2003 |access-date=May 18, 2010 |archive-date=November 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211119043213/https://int.soccerway.com/news/2003/July/13/olimpia-won-the-recopa-final/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Played on a neutral venue for the [[2004 Recopa Sudamericana|second year]] in a row, [[Club Cienciano del Cusco|Cienciano]] defeated Boca Juniors on penalties to win their second international title.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rpp.com.pe/2009-09-07-hoy-se-cumplen-cinco-anos-del-titulo-obtenido-por-cienciano-ante-boca-noticia_206941.html |language=es |title=Hoy se cumplen cinco años del título obtenido por Cienciano ante Boca |publisher=[[Radio Programas del Perú]] |date=September 7, 2009 |access-date=May 18, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090910182508/http://www.rpp.com.pe/2009-09-07-hoy-se-cumplen-cinco-anos-del-titulo-obtenido-por-cienciano-ante-boca-noticia_206941.html |archive-date=September 10, 2009 }}</ref> From 2005 onwards, the Recopa Sudamericana would be played on a home-and-away basis.

In a rematch of the Copa Libertadores final of 2004, Boca Juniors avenged that defeat as they [[2005 Recopa Sudamericana|beat]] [[Once Caldas]] 4–3 on aggregate.<ref name="Boca Juniors" /> [[2006 Recopa Sudamericana|A year later]], Boca Juniors faced São Paulo, both two-time winners of the competition, in order to determine who would become the first {{lang|es|tricampeón}}. 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''.<ref name="Boca Juniors" /> [[Sport Club Internacional|Internacional]] became the [[2007 Recopa Sudamericana|first]] Brazilian side to lift the trophy in nine years.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.internacional.com.br/pagina.php?modulo=1&setor=1&secao=112&subsecao= |title=Inter vence o Pachuca e conquista a Recopa Sul-Americana e a Tríplice Coroa |language=pt |publisher=[[Sport Club Internacional]] |date=June 7, 2007 |access-date=May 18, 2010 |first=Alexandre |last=Lops |archive-date=April 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407053726/http://internacional.com.br/pagina.php?modulo=1&setor=1&secao=112&subsecao= |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[2008 Recopa Sudamericana|2008 competition]] saw Boca Juniors win their fourth title to become joint leaders for most international titles won by a club in a last hurrah on the international scene.<ref name="Boca Juniors" /> [[Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito|LDU Quito]] won their second international title as they thumped Internacional 6–0 on points and 4–0 on goal aggregate to win their first ever [[2009 Recopa Sudamericana|title]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/2009-07-09-2163081918_x.htm |title=Liga de Quito wins Recopa title 4-0 on aggregate |publisher=[[USA Today]] |date=July 9, 2009 |access-date=May 18, 2010 |archive-date=November 2, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102095428/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/2009-07-09-2163081918_x.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> LDU Quito then successfully defended their title in [[2010 Recopa Sudamericana|2010]] against [[Estudiantes de La Plata|Estudiantes]]. They became the third team to successfully defend the title.

==Format==
Unlike most other competitions around the world, the Recopa Sudamericana do not use [[extra time]], an additional period of play specified under the rules of a sport to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a tie or draw, or [[away goals rule|away goals]], a method of [[tiebreaker|breaking ties]] in football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground, to decide a tie that was level on aggregate.<ref name="reglamento">{{cite web |language=es |url=http://img.conmebol.com/csf/pub/articulo/2009/Reglamento_Recopa_09.pdf |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5rkUAyC1H?url=http://img.conmebol.com/csf/pub/articulo/2009/Reglamento_Recopa_09.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 August 2010 |title=Recopa Sudamericana: Reglamento |publisher=[[CONMEBOL]] |date=8 August 2008 |access-date=18 May 2010 }}</ref>

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, a system adopted by FIFA in 1995 that places additional value on wins, was adopted in CONMEBOL, with teams now earning 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for a loss.<ref name="es">{{cite web |title=How three points for a win has fouled up football |url=http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4153/is_20050915/ai_n15356172 |publisher=[[Evening Standard]] |first=Ben |last=Leapman |date=15 September 2005 |access-date=14 January 2007 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924075254/http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4153/is_20050915/ai_n15356172 |url-status=live }}</ref> If both teams are level on points after two legs, goal difference would come into play. [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|Penalty kick]]s was used to determine a winner if the match was tied on goal difference.<ref name="reglamento" />

Since the competition takes place in the mid-winter, it is disputed between the champions of the previous year's aforementioned 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 [[Club Nacional de Football|Nacional]] from [[Uruguay]] won the first Recopa of 1989, whereas the [[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|RSSSF]] refers to that championship as Recopa 1988.<ref>{{cite web |language=es |url=http://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/activeCompetition.html?x=47&sub=3&type=1 |title=Recopa Sudamericana: Sinópsis |publisher=[[CONMEBOL]] |date=August 8, 2008 |access-date=May 18, 2010 |archive-date=November 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221122031546/https://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/activeCompetition.html?x=47&sub=3&type=1 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/sacups/recopa.html |title=Recopa |publisher=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|RSSSF]] |date=August 12, 2009 |access-date=May 5, 2010 |first=Karel |last=Stokkermans |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100407141844/http://www.rsssf.com/sacups/recopa.html |archive-date=April 7, 2010 }}</ref>

==Trophy==
[[File:Recopa sudamericana trofeo.png|thumb|right|120px|The Recopa Sudamericana trophy]]
The Recopa Sudamericana trophy is retained by CONMEBOL at all times. A full-size replica trophy is awarded to the winning club. Thirty gold medals are presented to the winning club and thirty silver medals to the runners-up.

The Recopa Sudamericana trophy has not undergone many changes in its history. The trophy consists of a gold-coated body with a pedestal. The body consists of an [[Adidas Tango]] ball, a successful family and brand of association footballs. It was first introduced as the ''Tango Durlast'' in 1978 for the [[1978 FIFA World Cup]] in [[Argentina]]. The ball is hoisted by a golden, cylindrical body with four quadrilateral edges sticking out of the body at 45 degrees from each other. The pedestal is separated into two parts; the top part of the pedestal consists of the CONMEBOL emblem. The bottom part of the pedestal contains a gold badge underneath the CONMEBOL emblem with the phrase, "RECOPA", imprinted into it. To the left and right, badges of previous winners are placed.

A team which wins 3 times in a row, receives an original copy of the trophy and a special mark of recognition.

==Match ball==

The current match [[Association football (ball)|ball]] for the Recopa Sudamericana, manufactured by [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]], is named the ''Total 90 Omni CSF''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CmTyz31eT0 |title=Netshoes - Bola Nike Total 90 Omni CSF - Copa Libertadores |access-date=12 January 2010 |publisher=Netshoes |date=13 January 2010 |language=pt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723203934/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CmTyz31eT0 |archive-date=July 23, 2013 }}</ref><ref name="Official ball">{{cite web |url=http://www.infobae.com/deportes/417204-0-0-Nike-presento-la-nueva-pelota-el-Torneo |title=Nike presentó la nueva pelota para el Torneo |access-date=12 January 2010 |publisher=Info Bae |date=13 January 2010 |language=es |archive-date=27 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121027154008/http://www.infobae.com/deportes/417204-0-0-Nike-presento-la-nueva-pelota-el-Torneo |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is one of the many balls produced by the [[United States|American]] sports equipment maker for CONMEBOL, replacing the ''Mercurial Veloci Hi-Vis'' in 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://elcomercio.pe/ediciononline/HTML/2007-12-21/la-csf-mostro-balon-copa-libertadores-2008.html |title=La CSF mostró el balón de la Copa Libertadores 2008 |access-date=12 January 2010 |publisher=[[El Comercio (Peru)|El Comercio]] |date=13 January 2010 |language=es |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303194643/http://elcomercio.pe/ediciononline/HTML/2007-12-21/la-csf-mostro-balon-copa-libertadores-2008.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The ball, approved by FIFA and weighing approximately 422 [[Gram|g]], has a spherical shape that allows the ball to fly faster, farther, and more accurately.<ref name="Official ball" /> According to Nike, the ball's [[geometric]] precision distributes pressure evenly across panels and around the ball. The compressed [[polyethylene]] layer stores energy from impact and releases it at launch, and the 6-wing carbon-latex air chamber improves acceleration.<ref name="Official ball" /> Another feature of the ball is its rubber layer; it was designed to allow a better response while retaining the impact [[energy]] and releases it in the coup.<ref name="Official ball" /> Its support material of cross-linked [[nitrogen]]-expanded [[foam]] improves its retention and durability of its shape.<ref name="Official ball" /> [[Polyester]] support fabric enhances structure and stability. The [[asymmetrical]] high-[[contrast (vision)|contrast]] [[graphic]] around the ball creates an optimal flicker as the ball rotates for a more powerful visual signal, allowing the player to more easily identify and track the ball.<ref name="Official ball" />

==Sponsorship==
[[File:Bancosantander.JPG|thumb|right|[[Grupo Santander|Banco Santander]] is the primary sponsor of the Recopa Sudamericana]]
Like the [[FIFA World Cup]], the Recopa Sudamericana is sponsored by a group of multinational corporations. Unlike the premier football tournament forementioned, the competition uses a single, main sponsor; it is currently primarily sponsored by [[Grupo Santander|Banco Santander]], one of the largest banks in the world. The deal running for a period of three years began with the 2012 edition.<ref name="Santander">{{cite web |url=http://www.conmebol.com//recopa/Banco-Santander-patrocinador-principal-de-la-Recopa-Sudamericana-por-las-proximas-tres-ediciones-20120821-0002.html |title=Banco Santander, patrocinador principal de la Recopa Sudamericana por las próximas tres ediciones |trans-title=Banco Santander, the primary sponsor of the Recopa Sudamericana for the next three editions |publisher=CopaLibertadores.com |date=September 28, 2007 |access-date=May 18, 2010 |language=es |archive-date=January 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130129171427/http://www.conmebol.com/recopa/Banco-Santander-patrocinador-principal-de-la-Recopa-Sudamericana-por-las-proximas-tres-ediciones-20120821-0002.html |url-status=live }}</ref> As the main sponsor of the tournament, the competition will carry the name of the bank. Thus, the competition is known officially as the '"Copa Santander Libertadores'". The first primary sponsor of the competition was [[Fox Sports Latinoamérica]], a Latin American [[cable television]] [[Television network|network]] focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-recorded event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programmings. The sponsorship was only for the 2005 edition of the competition, being known officially as '"Fox Sports Recopa Sudamericana"'. The second primary sponsor was [[Visa Inc.|Visa]], an American [[Multinational corporation|multinational]] [[financial services]] corporation. The deal ran for a period of 3 years which began with the 2006 edition. As the main sponsor of the tournament, the competition carried the name of the corporation. Thus, the competition was known officially as '"Recopa Visa Sudamericana"'.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cualquiercoza.com.ar/Recpp_z/Recp05/Onc2-1boc.html |title=Logo of the Recopa Fox Sports Sudamericana 2005 |publisher=Cualquier Coza |access-date=May 18, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706080752/http://www.cualquiercoza.com.ar/Recpp_z/Recp05/Onc2-1boc.html |archive-date=July 6, 2011 }}</ref>

However, the competition has had many secondary sponsors that invest in the tournament as well. Many of these sponsors are nationally based but have expanded to other nations. [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] supplies the official match ball, as they do for all other CONMEBOL competitions.<ref name="Official ball" /> Individual clubs may wear jerseys with advertising, even if such sponsors conflict with those of the Recopa Sudamericana.<ref name="reglamento" />

The tournament's current secondary sponsors and brands advertised (in ''italic'') are:
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*[[Fox Sports (United States)|Fox Sports]]
**''[[Fox Sports (Latin America)|Fox Sports Latinoamérica]]''
**''[[Fox Sports (Brazil)|Fox Sports Brasil]]''
**''[[Fox Deportes]]''
* Diario Crónica
* {{Not a typo|Efectivo}} Sí
* Guerrero
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* La Nueva Seguros 
* [[Bein TV]] 
* [[DirecTV]]
* [[Easy (store)|Easy]]
* Polacrin
* Rapipago
* [[Reebok]]
* [[Coca-Cola]] 
* [[Budweiser]]
* Tarjeta Naranja
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==Records and statistics==
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| caption3  = [[Leandro Damião]], as well as [[Rodrigo Palacio]], is joint record holder of most goals scored in a season with three goals.
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Argentines [[Leonardo Ponzio]], [[Sebastián Battaglia]], [[Neri Cardozo]], [[Rodrigo Palacio]], and [[Jesús Dátolo]], Uruguayan [[Camilo Mayada]] and Paraguayan [[Claudio Morel Rodríguez]] are the only players to have won three Recopa Sudamericana winners' medals. The overall top goalscorer in Recopa Sudamericana history is Rodrigo Palacio, scorer of five goals. [[Leandro Damião]] is second with 3 goals. Rodrigo Palacio and Leandro Damião hold the record for the most goals scored in a single Recopa Sudamericana. Each of their three goals was scored in the 2006 and 2010 finals, respectively. Claudio Morel Rodríguez is the player with most appearances in the competition, 5 editions (winning three finals), all of them in Boca Juniors with the exception of 2003 (played for [[San Lorenzo de Almagro|San Lorenzo]]). Paraguayan [[Julio César Cáceres]], Argentine [[Jesús Dátolo]] and Brazilian [[André Felipe Ribeiro de Souza|André]] are the only players that won the Recopa Sudamericana with two teams. Cáceres won in 2003 with Olimpia and 2008 with Boca Juniors, Dátolo won in 2006 and 2008 with Boca and in 2014 with [[Atlético Mineiro]], and [[André Felipe Ribeiro de Souza|André]] won in 2012 with Santos and 2014 with Atlético Mineiro.

Argentinian [[Marcelo Gallardo]] is the only head coach to ever win three Recopa Sudamericana. Brazilians [[Telê Santana]] and [[Levir Culpi]], Uruguayan [[Luis Cubilla]], and Argentinian [[Alfio Basile]] are the only head coaches to ever win two Recopa Sudamericana. All Recopa Sudamericana winning head coaches were natives of the country they coached to victory except for Cubilla, [[Mirko Jozić]], [[Jorge Fossati]] and [[Edgardo Bauza]]. Croatian Jozić, who won the [[1992 Recopa Sudamericana|1992 edition]] with Chile's [[Colo-Colo]], has the distinction and honor of being the only non-South American coach to win the tournament.

==Performance by club==
{{main|List of Recopa Sudamericana matches}}
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+Performance in the Recopa Sudamericana by club
|-
!scope=col|Club
!scope=col|Titles
!scope=col|Runners-up
!scope=col|Seasons won
!scope=col|Seasons runner-up
|-
!scope=row|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Boca Juniors]]
|align=center|4||align=center|1||[[1990 Recopa Sudamericana|1990]], [[2005 Recopa Sudamericana|2005]], [[2006 Recopa Sudamericana|2006]], [[2008 Recopa Sudamericana|2008]]||[[2004 Recopa Sudamericana|2004]]
|-
!scope=row|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]]
|align=center|3||align=center|2||[[2015 Recopa Sudamericana|2015]], [[2016 Recopa Sudamericana|2016]], [[2019 Recopa Sudamericana|2019]]|| [[1997 Recopa Sudamericana|1997]], [[1998 Recopa Sudamericana|1998]]
|-
!scope=row|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]]
|align=center|2||align=center|2||[[1993 Recopa Sudamericana|1993]], [[1994 Recopa Sudamericana|1994]]||[[2006 Recopa Sudamericana|2006]], [[2013 Recopa Sudamericana|2013]]
|-
!scope=row|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Sport Club Internacional|Internacional]]
|align=center|2||align=center|1||[[2007 Recopa Sudamericana|2007]], [[2011 Recopa Sudamericana|2011]]||[[2009 Recopa Sudamericana|2009]]
|-
!scope=row|{{flagicon|ECU}} [[Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito|LDU Quito]]
|align=center|2||align=center|1||[[2009 Recopa Sudamericana|2009]], [[2010 Recopa Sudamericana|2010]]||[[2024 Recopa Sudamericana|2024]]
|-
!scope=row|{{flagicon|PAR}} [[Club Olimpia|Olimpia]]
|align=center|2||align=center|0||[[1991 Recopa Sudamericana|1991]], [[2003 Recopa Sudamericana|2003]]||{{center|—}}
|-
!scope=row|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense|Grêmio]]
|align=center|2||align=center|0||[[1996 Recopa Sudamericana|1996]], [[2018 Recopa Sudamericana|2018]]||{{center|—}}
|-
!scope=row|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Club Atlético Independiente|Independiente]]
|align=center|1||align=center|3||[[1995 Recopa Sudamericana|1995]]||[[1996 Recopa Sudamericana|1996]], [[2011 Recopa Sudamericana|2011]], [[2018 Recopa Sudamericana|2018]]
|-
!scope=row|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Cruzeiro Esporte Clube|Cruzeiro]]
|align=center|1||align=center|2||[[1998 Recopa Sudamericana|1998]]||[[1992 Recopa Sudamericana|1992]], [[1993 Recopa Sudamericana|1993]]
|-
!scope=row|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield|Vélez Sarsfield]]
|align=center|1||align=center|1||[[1997 Recopa Sudamericana|1997]]||[[1995 Recopa Sudamericana|1995]]
|-
!scope=row|{{flagicon|COL}} [[Atlético Nacional]]
|align=center|1||align=center|1||[[2017 Recopa Sudamericana|2017]]||[[1990 Recopa Sudamericana|1990]]
|-
!scope=row|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Clube de Regatas do Flamengo|Flamengo]]
|align=center|1||align=center|1||[[2020 Recopa Sudamericana|2020]]||[[2023 Recopa Sudamericana|2023]]
|-
!scope=row|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras|Palmeiras]]
|align=center|1||align=center|1||[[2022 Recopa Sudamericana|2022]]||[[2021 Recopa Sudamericana|2021]]
|-
!scope=row|{{flagicon|ECU}} [[C.S.D. Independiente del Valle|Independiente del Valle]]
|align=center|1||align=center|1||[[2023 Recopa Sudamericana|2023]]||[[2020 Recopa Sudamericana|2020]]
|-
!scope=row|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Racing Club de Avellaneda|Racing]]
|align=center|1||align=center|1|| [[2025 Recopa Sudamericana|2025]] ||[[1989 Recopa Sudamericana|1989]]
|-
!scope=row|{{flagicon|URU}} [[Club Nacional de Football|Nacional]]
|align=center|1||align=center|0||[[1989 Recopa Sudamericana|1989]]||{{center|—}}
|-
!scope=row|{{flagicon|CHI}} [[Colo-Colo]]
|align=center|1||align=center|0||[[1992 Recopa Sudamericana|1992]]||{{center|—}}
|-
!scope=row|{{flagicon|PER|football}} [[Cienciano]]
|align=center|1||align=center|0||[[2004 Recopa Sudamericana|2004]]||{{center|—}}
|-
!scope=row|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Santos FC|Santos]]
|align=center|1||align=center|0||[[2012 Recopa Sudamericana|2012]]||{{center|—}}
|-
!scope=row|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Sport Club Corinthians Paulista|Corinthians]]
|align=center|1||align=center|0||[[2013 Recopa Sudamericana|2013]]||{{center|—}}
|-
!scope=row|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Clube Atlético Mineiro|Atlético Mineiro]]
|align=center|1||align=center|0||[[2014 Recopa Sudamericana|2014]]||{{center|—}}
|-
!scope=row|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Defensa y Justicia]]
|align=center|1||align=center|0||[[2021 Recopa Sudamericana|2021]]||{{center|—}}
|-
!scope=row|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Fluminense FC|Fluminense]]
|align=center|1||align=center|0||[[2024 Recopa Sudamericana|2024]]||{{center|—}}
|-
!scope=row|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[San Lorenzo de Almagro|San Lorenzo]]
|align=center|0||align=center|2||{{center|—}}||[[2003 Recopa Sudamericana|2003]], [[2015 Recopa Sudamericana|2015]]
|-
!scope=row|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Club Athletico Paranaense|Athletico Paranaense]]
|align=center|0||align=center|2||{{center|—}}||[[2019 Recopa Sudamericana|2019]], [[2022 Recopa Sudamericana|2022]]
|-
!scope=row|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Botafogo FR|Botafogo]]
|align=center|0||align=center|2||{{center|—}}||[[1994 Recopa Sudamericana|1994]], [[2025 Recopa Sudamericana|2025]]
|-
!scope=row|{{flagicon|COL}} [[Once Caldas]]
|align=center|0||align=center|1||{{center|—}}||[[2005 Recopa Sudamericana|2005]]
|-
!scope=row|{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Pachuca C.F.|Pachuca]]
|align=center|0||align=center|1||{{center|—}}||[[2007 Recopa Sudamericana|2007]]
|-
!scope=row|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Arsenal de Sarandí|Arsenal]]
|align=center|0||align=center|1||{{center|—}}||[[2008 Recopa Sudamericana|2008]]
|-
!scope=row|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Estudiantes de La Plata|Estudiantes]]
|align=center|0||align=center|1||{{center|—}}||[[2010 Recopa Sudamericana|2010]]
|-
!scope=row|{{flagicon|CHI}} [[Club Universidad de Chile|Universidad de Chile]]
|align=center|0||align=center|1||{{center|—}}||[[2012 Recopa Sudamericana|2012]]
|-
!scope=row|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Club Atlético Lanús|Lanús]]
|align=center|0||align=center|1||{{center|—}}||[[2014 Recopa Sudamericana|2014]]
|-
!scope=row|{{flagicon|COL}} [[Independiente Santa Fe|Santa Fe]]
|align=center|0||align=center|1||{{center|—}}||[[2016 Recopa Sudamericana|2016]]
|-
!scope=row|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Chapecoense]]
|align=center|0||align=center|1||{{center|—}}||[[2017 Recopa Sudamericana|2017]]
|}

==See also==
* [[List of Recopa Sudamericana winning managers]]
* [[Super cup]]

==References==
;General
*{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/sacups/recopa.html |title=Recopa |publisher=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|RSSSF]] |date=August 12, 2009 |access-date=May 5, 2010 |first=Karel |last=Stokkermans |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100407141844/http://www.rsssf.com/sacups/recopa.html |archive-date=April 7, 2010 }}
*{{cite web |url=http://sportstoday.us/Statistics/Football/football-soccer-recopa-sudamericana-presentation-medal-winners-s1-c0-b0-g49-t647.aspx |title=Recopa Sudamericana : presentation and medal winners |publisher=[[Sports Today]] |date=May 18, 2010 |access-date=May 18, 2010 }}
*{{cite web |url=http://www.infofutbolonline.com/torneos/recopa_sudamericana_detalle.htm |title=Recopa Sudamericana |publisher=Info Fútbol Online |date=May 18, 2010 |access-date=May 18, 2010 |language=es }}
*{{cite web |url=https://espndeportes.espn.com/news/story?id=250725&s=fut&type=story |title=Campeones de Recopa Sudamericana |publisher=[[ESPN Deportes]] |date=May 18, 2010 |access-date=May 18, 2010 |language=es }}
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