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CONMEBOL created the Copa Libertadores in 1960 as the continent’s leading club championship. Over time it became the primary route by which South America’s strongest clubs compete for continental supremacy and a defining link between domestic champions, historic rivalries and global club competition. On Footballopedia this page connects the major South American clubs already in the evergreen graph, including Boca Juniors, River Plate, Flamengo, Palmeiras and Santos, while providing the competition hub for future season, final, match and player expansion.

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