Flamengo’s title, won this Saturday (29) at the Monumental de U Stadium, in Lima (Peru), over Palmeiras, placed Brazil at the top of the ranking of Libertadores achievements alongside Argentina. The two countries have accumulated 25 trophies from the most important interclub tournament in South America.
Brazil returns to occupy the position after 61 years. In 1963, when Santos won the Libertadores for the second time, Brazilian football equaled Uruguay, winner in 1960 and 1961 with Peñarol. In 1964 and 1965, thanks to Independiente, Argentina also won two victories.
In 1966, Peñarol was three times champion and placed Uruguay, alone, at the top of countries with the most titles, taking Brazil out of the top. The charrua leadership, however, only lasted until 1968, when Estudiantes lifted the fourth cup from the Argentines – the third, which equated them with the Uruguayans, came in 1967, with Racing.
Since then, the brothers have maintained, alone, the status of the country with the most Liberators. In recent years, however, the difference between Argentines, built in the 1960s and 1970s, has fallen drastically. Since 2019, only Brazilian clubs have lifted the trophy. There are seven titles in a row, a record in the tournament.
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— CONMEBOL Libertadores (@LibertadoresBR) November 29, 2025
The greatest Libertadores champions are still Argentines. Independiente leads the statistics, with seven titles, followed by Boca Juniors, with six, and the Uruguayan intruder Peñarol, with five. There are still River Plate and Estudiantes with the same four titles that Flamengo equaled this Saturday.
In terms of number of champions, Brazil easily leads. There are 12 different clubs to have lifted the cup, with Rubro-Negro taking over as the country’s biggest winner with the title in Lima. In Argentina, there are eight teams. Only Peru, Bolivia and Venezuela have never had a team that conquered America, and only the Peruvians have ever been to the finals. In 1972, Universitário was defeated by Independiente, while in 1997 Sporting Cristal was runner-up to Cruzeiro.
Considering the cities, Buenos Aires is the most awarded, with 13 wins from Boca Juniors, River Plate, Argentinos Juniors, San Lorenzo and Vélez Sarsfield. Also Argentine Avellaneda appears next, with eight cups (seven from Independiente and one from Racing). Thanks to Flamengo’s four, Rio de Janeiro equaled São Paulo, both with seven titles – Fluminense, Vasco and Botafogo have one trophy each.
