After the victory over Atlético-MG in the Libertadores final this Saturday afternoon, at the Monumental de Nuñez, Botafogo won its first title in the competition. This was the first time that the Rio team reached the final. Now the team is equal to two other teams from Rio de Janeiro, Fluminense and Vasco, who were also champions once in the tournament
With the title, Brazil now has 24 trophies in the competition, one less than Argentina, which has 25 cups. This is the sixth time in a row that a Brazilian team has won the Libertadores. In 2019 and 2022 Flamengo won the championship, in 2020 and 2021 it was Palmeiras and in 2023 Fluminense was the champion. The victory of Botafogo reinforces Brazilian hegemony in the competition.
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With the title, Botafogo became the 12th Brazilian team to win the Libertadores. Grêmio, Santos, São Paulo, Palmeiras and Flamengo are the clubs with the most cups: three in total. Cruzeiro and Internacional have two titles each. Fluminense, Vasco, Atlético-MG and Corinthians have an achievement.
See the updated list of Libertadores champions
Independent-ARG: 7 (1964, 1965, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975 and 1984)
Boca Juniors-ARG: 6 (1977, 1978, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2007)
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Penãrol-URU: 5 (1960, 1961, 1966, 1982 e 1987)
River Plate-ARG: 4 (1986, 1996, 2015 e 2018)
Students-ARG: 4 (1968, 1969, 1970 and 2009)
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Olímpia-PAR: 3 (1979, 1990 and 2002)
Nacional-URU: 3 (1971, 1980 and 1988)
Flamengo-BRA: 3 (1981, 2019 and 2022)
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Palmeiras-BRA: 3 (1999, 2020 and 2021)
São Paulo-BRA: 3 (1992, 1993 and 2005)
Santos-BRA: 3 (1962, 1963 and 2011)
Grêmio-BRA: 3 (1983, 1995 and 2017)
Cruzeiro-BRA: 2 (1976 and 1997)
Atlético Nacional-COL: 2 (1989 and 2016)
International-BRA: 2 (2006 and 2010)
Colo-Colo-CHI: 1 (1991)
Racing-ARG: 1 (1967)
Argentinos Juniors-ARG: 1 (1985)
Vélez Sarsfield-ARG: 1 (1994)
Vasco-BRA: 1 (1998)
Once Caldas-COL: 1 (2004)
LDU Quito-EQU: 1 (2008)
Corinthians-BRA: 1 (2012)
Atlético-MG-BRA: 1 (2013)
San Lorenzo-ARG: 1 (2014)
Fluminense-BRA: 1 (2023)
Botafogo-BRA: 1 (2024)
See the updated list of Brazilian Libertadores champions
Flamengo-BRA: 3 (1981, 2019 and 2022)
Palmeiras-BRA: 3 (1999, 2020 and 2021)
São Paulo-BRA: 3 (1992, 1993 and 2005)
Santos-BRA: 3 (1962, 1963 and 2011)
Grêmio-BRA: 3 (1983, 1995 and 2017)
Cruzeiro-BRA: 2 (1976 and 1997)
International-BRA: 2 (2006 and 2010)
Vasco-BRA: 1 (1998)
Corinthians-BRA: 1 (2012)
Atlético-MG-BRA: 1 (2013)
Fluminense-BRA: 1 (2023)
Botafogo-BRA: 1 (2024)
Titles by country
Argentina: 25
Brazil: 24
Uruguay: 8
Colombia: 3
Paraguay: 3
Chile: 1
Ecuador: 1
