CA Independiente in international football competitions
Club Atlético Independiente is a football club based in Avellaneda that competes in the Superliga Argentina. The club was founded in 1904 in Buenos Aires by the initiative of a group of teenagers who were members of Maipú FC and were not allowed to play in the team because of being minors, and decided to build their own team.[1] Independiente joined the Argentine leagues in 1907 after getting his stadium approved,[2] and since 1912 competes in Argentina's top level national league[3] with the exception of the 2013–14 season, when they got relegated for the first time from the top division.[4]
 Ricardo Bochini with all the trophies he won with Independiente. | |
| Club | Independiente |
|---|---|
| Titles | |
| Intercontinental Cup | |
| Copa Libertadores | |
| Copa Sudamericana | |
| Recopa Sudamericana | 1
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| Supercopa Libertadores | 2
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| Copa Interamericana | 3
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The team has success at the Argentine football level, but they are widely known for their international titles and appearances, being nicknamed Rey de Copas (Cups King) by the media and his fans.[5] The first international cup they took part was the 1917 Tie Cup, which they lost to Uruguayan team Montevideo Wanderers.[6] Independiente is the most successful club in the Americas alongside fellow Argentine team Boca Juniors, with 18 official international titles recognized by FIFA and CONMEBOL. Among those international titles Independiente has a record 7 Copa Libertadores, 2 Intercontinental Cups, 2 Copa Sudamericana and one Recopa Sudamericana. Independiente is alongside River Plate and Brazil's Internacional the only teams to win all four of the current CONMEBOL competitions; Libertadores, Sudamericana, Recopa and the Suruga Bank Championship, which they won in 2018.[7]
Although being far behind Boca Juniors and River Plate in terms of popularity,[8] Independiente was voted by the IFFHS as the 2nd best club in South America in the 20th century, and best team in Argentina.[9]
Argentine-Uruguayan competitions
Before the creation of the first CONMEBOL football competitions in 1960, several trophies were officially organized between the Argentine Football Association and the Uruguayan Football Association to be contested by those countries' league and cup champions.[10]
| Year | Competition | Opposing team | Score | Venue | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 | Tie Cup |  |
0−4 | Avellaneda, Argentina | ||
| 1918 | Copa de Honor Cousenier | |
0−4 | Parque Pereira, Montevideo, Uruguay[11] | ||
| 1938 | Copa Dr. Ricardo Aldao | |
3−1 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| 1939 | Copa Dr. Ricardo Aldao | |
5−0 | Estadio Gasómetro, Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
Copa Libertadores
South America's premier football club competition. Independiente is the most successful team in the competition with 7 titles, with 4 of them in a row between 1972 and 1975. A total of 7 finals were played by Independiente, winning all of them. El Rojo was also the first Argentine team to win the competition.[12]
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Copa Interamericana
Defunct competition contested by the winners of Copa Libertadores and the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. Independiente is the most successful team in the competition, with 3 titles out of 3 appearances.[13]
| Year | Match | Opposing team | Score | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 1st Leg | .svg.png){kind=small} |
2−1 | Estadio General Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula, Honduras | |
| 2nd Leg | 2−0 | Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa, Honduras | |||
| 1974 | 1st Leg |  |
1−0 | Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala | |
| 2nd Leg | 0−1 (4−2) PSO |
Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala | |||
| 1976 | 1st Leg |  |
2−2 |  | |
| 2nd Leg | 0−0 (4−2) PSO |
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Lunar New Year Cup
Annual competition officially organized by the Hong Kong Football Association since 1908, with a local team hosting the competition.[14]
| Year | Match | Opposing team | Score | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Match 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
0−0 | Government Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong |
| Match 2 | |
2−1 | Government Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong |
Supercopa Sudamericana
Simply known as the Supercopa. Defunct competition contested by all of the past winners of the Copa Libertadores. Independiente is, together with Brazil's Cruzeiro, the only team to win it twice.[15]
The 1992 Supercopa Sudamericana round of 16 featured the only Avellaneda derby played at international stage; it was won by Racing by a global 2-1.[16]
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Copa Mercosur
Defunct competition contested by the traditional big teams from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay. This is the only competition never won by Independiente among those which were played by the team.[17]
Recopa Sudamericana
Competition contested by the winners of the Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana, equivalent to the UEFA Super Cup.[18]
| Year | Match | Opposing team | Score | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Play-off |  |
1−0 |  | |
| 1996 | Play-off |  |
1−4 | | |
| 2011 | 1st Leg | |
2−1 | Estadio Libertadores de América, Avellaneda, Argentina | |
| 2nd Leg | 1−3 | Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, Brazil | |||
| 2018 | 1st Leg | |
1−1 | Estadio Libertadores de América, Avellaneda, Argentina | |
| 2nd Leg | 0−0 (4−5) PSO |
Arena do Grêmio, Porto Alegre, Brazil | |||
Copa Sudamericana
South America's secondary football club competition, equivalent to the UEFA Europa League. Independiente is, together with Boca Juniors, the only team to win it twice.[19]
Suruga Bank Championship
Competition contested by the winners of the Copa Sudamericana and the Japanese J.League Cup, played at a single match final with the latter team hosting the match.[20]
| Year | Opposing team | Score | Venue | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | |
2−2 (2−4) PSO |
Shizuoka Stadium, Fukuroi, Japan | ||
| 2018 | |
1−0 | Yanmar Stadium Nagai, Osaka, Japan | ||
Intercontinental Cup
Defunct competition contested by the winners of the Copa Libertadores and the UEFA Champions League to determine the best team in the world. The competition was discontinued in 2005 to make room for the FIFA Club World Cup.[21]
| Year | Match | Opposing team | Score | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 1st Leg |  |
1−0 | La Doble Visera, Avellaneda, Argentina | |
| 2nd Leg | 0−2 | San Siro, Milan, Italy | |||
| Play-off | 0−1 | .svg.png){kind=small} | |||
| 1965 | 1st Leg | |
0−3 | San Siro, Milan, Italy | |
| 2nd Leg | 0−0 | La Doble Visera, Avellaneda, Argentina | |||
| 1972 | 1st Leg |  |
1−1 | La Doble Visera, Avellaneda, Argentina | |
| 2nd Leg | 0−3 | Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands | |||
| 1973 | Play-off | |
1−0 | Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy | |
| 1974 | 1st Leg | |
1−0 | La Doble Visera, Avellaneda, Argentina | |
| 2nd Leg | 0−2 | Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid, Spain | |||
| 1984 | Play-off |  |
1−0 | | |
Overall record
| Kind | Competition | Played | Won | Drew | Lost | GF | GA | GD | Points | Titles | App | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current CONMEBOL competitions |
Copa Libertadores | 152 | 70 | 40 | 42 | 206 | 145 | +61 | 250 | 7 | 20 | ||
| Copa Sudamericana | 56 | 27 | 14 | 15 | 74 | 60 | +14 | 95 | 2 | 10 | |||
| Recopa Sudamericana | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Suruga Bank Championship | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Total | 216 | 100 | 57 | 59 | 289 | 216 | +73 | 357 | 11 | 35 | |||
| Former CONMEBOL competitions |
Intercontinental Cup | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 14 | 2 | 6 | ||
| Supercopa Sudamericana | 42 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 49 | 40 | +9 | 59 | 2 | 10 | |||
| Copa Interamericana | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Copa Mercosur | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 34 | 0 | 4 | |||
| Total | 85 | 31 | 25 | 29 | 98 | 99 | −1 | 118 | 7 | 23 | |||
| International total | 301 | 131 | 82 | 88 | 387 | 315 | +72 | 475 | 18 | 58 | |||
| Non-CONMEBOL competitions |
Tie Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Copa de Honor Cousenier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Copa Dr. Ricardo Aldao | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | |||
| Lunar New Year Cup | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 5 | |||
| Overall total | 307 | 134 | 83 | 90 | 397 | 325 | +72 | 485 | 21 | 63 | |||
| As of 2020 Copa Sudamericana first stage | |||||||||||||
Competitive record
Below is a list of all matches Independiente has played against clubs per country association.[22]
| Association | Played | Won | Drew | Lost | %Won | GF | GA | GD | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | 25 | 33 | 24 | 30% | 81 | 87 | −6 | 14; Boca Juniors, River Plate, Estudiantes, Rosario Central, San Lorenzo, Huracán, Quilmes, Argentinos Juniors, Racing, Vélez Sarsfield, Godoy Cruz, Arsenal, Lanús, Atlético Tucumán |
| 67 | 27 | 15 | 25 | 40% | 74 | 79 | −5 | 12; Palmeiras, Santos, São Paulo, Cruzeiro, Grêmio, Flamengo, Corinthians, São Caetano, Goiás, Internacional, Chapecoense, Fortaleza |
| 35 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 51% | 43 | 41 | +2 | 6; Montevideo Wanderers, Peñarol, Nacional, Cerro, Defensor Sporting, Liverpool |
 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 50% | 49 | 28 | +21 | 6; Millonarios, Deportivo Cali, Atlético Nacional, Santa Fe, Deportes Tolima, Rionegro Águilas |
 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 50% | 23 | 20 | +3 | 6; Barcelona, Liga de Quito, El Nacional, Deportivo Quito, Universidad Católica, Independiente del Valle |
 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 45% | 36 | 26 | +10 | 4; Colo-Colo, Universidad Católica, Universidad de Chile, Deportes Iquique |
 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 58% | 17 | 9 | +8 | 5; Guaraní, Olimpia, Sportivo Luqueño, Nacional, Libertad |
.svg.png){kind=small} | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 67% | 27 | 10 | +17 | 4; Alianza Lima, Universitario, Cienciano, Binacional |
.svg.png){kind=small} | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 75% | 21 | 4 | +17 | 4; Deportivo Táchira, Estudiantes de Mérida, Pepeganga Margarita, Deportivo Lara |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 33% | 2 | 6 | −4 | 2; Internazionale, Juventus |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1; Ajax |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 4 | 1 | +3 | 1; Olimpia |
 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1; Atlético Madrid |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1; Municipal |
 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50% | 2 | 1 | +1 | 1; Hong Kong |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1; Atlético Español |
.svg.png){kind=small} | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50% | 2 | 1 | +1 | 1; Blooming |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50% | 3 | 2 | +1 | 2; Júbilo Iwata, Cerezo Osaka |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1 | 0 | +1 | 1; Liverpool |
| Total | 307 | 134 | 83 | 90 | 44% | 397 | 325 | +72 | 73 |
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Honours
Official titles
- Intercontinental Cup (2): 1973, 1984 [note 1]
- Copa Libertadores (7): 1964, 1965, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1984 [note 2](record)
- Copa Sudamericana (2): 2010, 2017 [note 2](shared record)
- Recopa Sudamericana (1): 1995 [note 2]
- Suruga Bank Championship (1): 2018 [note 3]
- Copa Interamericana (3): 1973, 1974, 1975 [note 4](record)
- Lunar New Year Cup (1): 1975 [note 5]
- Supercopa Sudamericana (2): 1994, 1995 [note 2](shared record)
- Copa Dr. Ricardo Aldao (2): 1938, 1939 [note 6]
Friendly titles
- Copa de Oro Rioplatense: 1936[26]
- Copa Intendente Municipal: 1941 [27]
- Copa Fraternidad: 1941 [28]
- Copa Ministerio de Hacienda: 1941 [29]
- Copa Presidente Prado: 1941 [30]
- Copa Fajer: 1948 [31]
- Lisbon Quadrangular: 1953[32]
- Torneo Internacional de Chile: 1964[33]
- Festa d'Elx Trophy: 1967[34]
- Trofeo Montilla Moriles: 1967[35]
- Copa de Oro - Mar del Plata: 1980, 1981[36]
- Trofeo Villa de Madrid: 1981[37]
- Toyota Cup: 1984
- Miami International: 1986[38]
- Copa de las Instituciones: 1993[39]
- Notes
- Organised by UEFA and Conmebol together
- Conmebol competition
- Organised by Conmebol and Japan Football Association
- Organised by Conmebol and Concacaf together
- Organised by Hong Kong Football Association
- Organised by AFA and AUF together
See also
List of CONMEBOL club competition winners
List of Copa Libertadores finals
List of world champion football clubs
References
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- https://www.estadiolda.com/historia
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