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The Copa Ganadores de Copa, also known as Recopa Sudamericana de Clubes, was a now defunct official 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.
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.
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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.
Methods of qualification of different countries
Different countries used different methods of qualification[1].
- 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: The highest-placed team in the league not to qualify for the Copa Libertadores
- Chile: Winner of a play-off between the 3rd and 4th place of the Chilean League 1969.
- Ecuador: Winner of Copa Ecuador
- Paraguay: Qualification criteria were unclear
- 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)
Copa Ganadores de Copa 1970
Teams
Group One:
El Nacional
Libertad
Unión Deportiva CanariasGroup Two:
Atlanta
Mariscal Santa Cruz
Unión Española
Deportivo Municipal
Rampla JuniorsUltimately, Brazil and Colombia refused to enter the competition[1], and so there were only three teams in Group One but five teams in Group Two.
Final
Season Champion Score Runner-up Venue 1970 Mariscal Santa Cruz0–0 El NacionalEstadio Olímpico Atahualpa 2–0 Estadio La Paz Mariscal Santa Cruz won 2–0 on aggregate Top scorer
Year Player Club Goals 1970 Eliseo Báez Mariscal Santa Cruz5 Copa Ganadores de Copa 1971
Teams
Group One:
Huracán Buceo
Deportes Concepción
one undefined team from Argentina
one undefined team from BoliviaGroup Two:
América de Quito
Olimpia
Juan Aurich
Valencia FCResults
Brazil and Colombia decided not to enter the competition again. The same format was adopted as the previous session[2].
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.
Group Two matches were played in parallel with Group Five matches of the Copa Libertadores 1971[2].
References
External links
- Copa Ganadores de Copa at CONMEBOL.com Official Website.
- Recopa Sudamericana de Clubes
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