Clubs At International Competitions
The most successful Argentine club on the international stage is Boca Juniors. The club has won a total of 18 officially recognised international tournaments, a world record they share with Milan of Italy. Three of its wins are the Intercontinental Cup titles of 1977, 2000 and 2003 which is a record they share with a number of other teams.
Independiente has won the most important continental title on the most occasions, its seven Copa Libertadores titles is a record, as is its feat of winning the title on four consecutive occasions (1972–1975). Also, Independiente was the most successful club on international cups by more than twenty years (now has 16 cups and is overcome by Boca Juniors and Milan). These achievements earned them the nickname of Rey de copas (King of cups).
A number of other Argentine clubs have won the Copa Libertadores, including Estudiantes de La Plata who won it four times (1968, 1969, 1970 & 2009), River Plate (1986 & 1996), Racing (1967), Argentinos Juniors (1985) and Vélez Sarsfield (1994).
Many Argentine teams have won international titles without ever having won the Argentine Primera, Talleres won the Copa CONMEBOL in 1999 and Arsenal de Sarandí won the Copa Sudamericana in 2007.
Argentine clubs have taken part of the following international competitions:
- Tie Cup
- Copa de Honor Cousenier
- Copa Aldao
- Copa Libertadores
- Intercontinental Cup
- Suruga Bank Championship
- Supercopa Libertadores
- Recopa Sudamericana
- Copa Master de Supercopa
- Copa CONMEBOL
Read more about this topic: Seasons In Argentine Football
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