Editing Copa CONMEBOL (section)

{{Infobox football tournament
| name                 = Copa CONMEBOL
| image                = Copa conmebol trofeo.png
| imagesize            = 80px
| alt                  = Copa Conmebol
| caption              = The trophy awarded to champions
| organiser            = [[CONMEBOL]] 
| founded              = 1992
| abolished            = {{end date and age|1999}}
| region               = South America
| number of teams      = 16
| qualifier for        =
| related comps        = [[Copa Mercosur]]<br>[[Copa Merconorte]]<br>[[Copa Sudamericana]]
| domestic cup         =
| confed cup           =
| current champions    =
| most successful club = {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Clube Atlético Mineiro|Atlético Mineiro]]<br>(2 titles)
| broadcasters         =
| motto                =
| website              =
| current              =
| American             = yes
}}
The '''Copa CONMEBOL''' ({{langx|en|CONMEBOL Cup}}) was an annual [[Association football|football]] cup competition  organized by [[CONMEBOL]] between 1992 and 1999 for South American football clubs.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/torre-sac-best.html RSSSF SOUTH AMERICAN COMPETITIONS] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100201210855/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/torre-sac-best.html |date=2010-02-01 }}- RSSSF Retrieved January 9, 2014.</ref> During its time of existence, it was a very prestigious South American club football contest, similar to the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]]. Clubs qualified for the competition based on their performance in their national leagues and cup competitions. Teams that were not able to qualify for the [[Copa Libertadores]] would play in this tournament. The tournament was played as a knockout cup. The tournament ended in 1999, following the expansion of the Copa Libertadores to 32 teams. 

The [[Copa Mercosur]] and [[Copa Merconorte]] -which both started in 1998- replaced the Copa CONMEBOL, and the merger of those 3 cups would later transformed in the current [[Copa Sudamericana]].<ref>[http://conmebol.com/virtual/conmebol.html Copa Conmebol at the official page of Conmebol.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130718061719/http://conmebol.com/virtual/conmebol.html |date=2013-07-18 }} CONMEBOL Retrieved May 18, 2010.</ref><ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/sacups/conmebol.html CONMEBOL Cup / UEFA Cup] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151031102621/http://www.rsssf.com/sacups/conmebol.html |date=2015-10-31 }} RSSSF Retrieved May 18, 2010.</ref><ref>[http://www.infofutbolonline.com/torneos/copa_conmebol.htm Información sobre la Copa Conmebol] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090124144823/http://infofutbolonline.com/torneos/copa_conmebol.htm |date=2009-01-24 }} infofutbolonline.com Retrieved May 18, 2010</ref><ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/torre-sac-best.html THE BEST CLUB OF SOUTH AMERICA RSSSF] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100201210855/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/torre-sac-best.html |date=2010-02-01 }} Retrieved January 9, 2014</ref><ref>[http://globoesporte.globo.com/ESP/Noticia/Futebol/Santos/0,,MUL210981-4404,00.html Globo Esporte] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090512175348/http://globoesporte.globo.com/ESP/Noticia/Futebol/Santos/0,,MUL210981-4404,00.html |date=2009-05-12 }} Retrieved December 10, 2007</ref><ref>[http://esportes.terra.com.br/sao-paulo/em-94-expressinho-salvou-temporada-com-precursora-da-sul-americana,bd60c563e456b310VgnCLD2000000ec6eb0aRCRD.html Terra Brazil] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930175038/http://esportes.terra.com.br/sao-paulo/em-94-expressinho-salvou-temporada-com-precursora-da-sul-americana,bd60c563e456b310VgnCLD2000000ec6eb0aRCRD.html |date=2013-09-30 }}- Retrieved December 5, 2012</ref><ref>[http://www.futbolsantander.com/es/actualidad/noticias/?noticia=625 Santander Fútbol] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021065404/http://www.futbolsantander.com/es/actualidad/noticias/?noticia=625 |date=2013-10-21 }}- Retrieved July 16, 2012</ref>

The last champion of the competition was [[Talleres de Córdoba|Talleres]], while [[Clube Atlético Mineiro|Atlético Mineiro]] is the most successful club in the cup history, having won the tournament two times. The cup was won by seven different clubs but it was never won consecutively.<ref>[http://www.bolanaarea.com/gal_copa_conmebol.htm Bola na Área Copa Conmebol] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141030013931/http://bolanaarea.com/gal_copa_conmebol.htm |date=2014-10-30 }}- Retrieved 18, May 2010.</ref><ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/torre-sac-best.html RSSSF SOUTH AMERICAN COMPETITIONS] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100201210855/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/torre-sac-best.html |date=2010-02-01 }}- Retrieved January 9, 2014</ref>