Copa Ganadores de Copa

The Copa Ganadores de Copa, also known as Recopa Sudamericana de Clubes, was a South American football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. Its first edition was held in 1970 and was won by Bolivian club Mariscal Santa Cruz. The second edition was organized in 1971, however, Group One matches have never been played and the tournament reduced to a friendly competition at the end and the winner of Group Two was crowned the champion. The competition was not held after this year.

Copa Ganadores de Copa
Organising bodyCONMEBOL
Founded1970
Abolished1971 (1971)
RegionSouth America
Number of teams8
Related competitionsCopa Libertadores
Last championsMariscal Santa Cruz (1970)

The tournament was contested by football clubs which were the most recent winners of South American domestic cup competitions or the highest team club that did not qualify for the Copa Libertadores. The actual qualifying criteria varied across countries.

It should not be confused with Recopa Sudamericana, the competition played between the champion of Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana.[1]

Format

The competition was a round robin tournament with two groups, each group was played in a different city. The group winners qualify for the two-legged final.

Different countries used different methods of qualification.[2]

  • Argentina: Winner of Copa Argentina (in 1970, as the winner Boca Juniors earned eligibility of Copa Libertadores, the runner-up Atlanta entered this tournament)
  • Bolivia: Winner of Play-off between the two teams tied on points in 3rd place of the Copa Simón Bolívar 1969
  • Chile: Winner of Play-off between the two teams tied on points in 3rd place of the 1969 Chilean League.
  • Ecuador: Winner of Copa Ecuador
  • Paraguay: The highest-placed team in the league not to qualify for the Copa Libertadores
  • Peru: The highest-placed team in the league not to qualify for the Copa Libertadores
  • Uruguay: Winner of the Torneo de Copa
  • Venezuela: Winner of the Copa de Venezuela (in 1970, as the winner Deportivo Galicia earned eligibility of Copa Libertadores, the runner-up Unión Deportiva Canarias entered this tournament)

1970

Teams

Group One:
El Nacional
Libertad
UD Canarias

Group Two:
Atlanta
Mariscal Santa Cruz
Unión Española
Deportivo Municipal
Rampla Juniors

Ultimately, Brazil and Colombia refused to enter the competition,[2] and so there were only three teams in Group One but five teams in Group Two.

Group 1
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
El Nacional 211041+33
UD Canarias 20200002
Libertad 201114-31

Group 2
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Mariscal Santa Cruz 431083+57
Atlanta 421197+25
Unión Española 41216604
Deportivo Municipal 403167-13
Rampla Juniors 401328-61

Final
Season Champion Score Runner-up Venue
1970
 Mariscal Santa Cruz 0–0 El Nacional Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
2–0 Estadio La Paz
Mariscal Santa Cruz won 2–0 on aggregate

1971

Teams

Group One:
Huracán Buceo
Deportes Concepción
one undefined team from Argentina
one undefined team from Bolivia

Group Two:
América de Quito
Olimpia
Juan Aurich
Valencia

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
América de Quito 321050+55
Olimpia 312021+14
Valencia 302123-12
Juan Aurich 301238-51

Results

Brazil and Colombia decided not to enter the competition again. The same format was adopted as the previous session.[3]

Nonetheless, on February 25, 1971, CONMEBOL decided to reduce it into a friendly tournament and there would not be a trophy, because Deportes Concepción withdrew from the tournament and confirmation of participation had not been received from Huracán Buceo. Matches in Group One were never played and América, the winner of Group Two, was regarded as the champion of the friendly tournament. But although CONMEBOL does not list the 1971 edition as an official tournament,[4] the IFFHS (International Federation of Football History and Statistics) count it as an official competition to his numbers and records.

Group Two matches were played in parallel with Group Five matches of the Copa Libertadores 1971.[3]

References
  1. Recopa Sudamericana de Clubes by Karel Stokkermans on RSSSF
  2. Recopa Sudamericana de Clubes 1970
  3. Recopa Sudamericana de Clubes 1971 on RSSSF
  4. "Las competiciones oficiales de la CONMEBOL | Conmebol.com". www.conmebol.com. Retrieved 2015-08-20.
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