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27-2924: (Redirected from Estádio Olímpico ) Estadio Olímpico (Spanish) or Estádio Olímpico (Portuguese) ("Olympic Stadium") may refer to: Estadio Olímpico (Caracas) , in Caracas, Venezuela Estadio Olímpico (Montevideo) , in Montevideo, Uruguay Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa , in Quito, Ecuador Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez , in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes aka Estadio Olímpico Chateau Carreras, in Córdoba, Argentina Estádio Olímpico Colosso da Lagoa , in Erechim, Brazil Estadio Olímpico de Riobamba , in Riobamba, Ecuador Estadio Olímpico de San Marcos , in San Marcos, Nicaragua Estadio de La Cartuja aka Estadio Olímpico, in Seville, Spain Estadio Olímpico Hermanos Ghersi Páez , in Maracay, Venezuela Estádio Olímpico João Havelange , in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez , formerly Estadio Olímpico Juan Pablo Duarte, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Estadio José Antonio Anzoátegui , formerly Estadio Olímpico Luis Ramos, in Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela Estadio Olímpico (La Vega) , in Concepción de la Vega, Dominican Republic Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano , in San Pedro Sula, Honduras Estádio Olímpico Monumental , in Porto Alegre, Brazil Estadio Manuel Rivera Sanchez aka Estadio Olímpico Municipal, in Chimbote, Peru Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero , in Cali, Colombia Estadio Olímpico Patria , in Sucre, Bolivia Estádio Olímpico Regional Arnaldo Busatto , in Cascavel, Brazil Estadio Olímpico Universitario , in Mexico City Topics referred to by

54-843: A South American equivalent of the European Cup , so that the champion clubs of both continental confederations could decide "the best club team of the world" in the Intercontinental Cup . On March 5, 1959, at the 24th South American Congress held in Buenos Aires , the competition was ratified by the International Affairs Committee. In 1965, it was named in honor of the heroes of South American liberation , such as Simón Bolívar , José de San Martín , Pedro I , Bernardo O'Higgins , and José Gervasio Artigas , among others. Most teams qualify for

81-703: A football competition endorsed by UEFA and CONMEBOL, contested against the winners of the European Cup (since renamed the UEFA Champions League) Since 2004, the winner has played in the Club World Cup , an international competition contested by the champion clubs from all six continental confederations. It is organized by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association ( FIFA ), the sport's global governing body. Because Europe and South America are considered

108-733: Is an annual continental club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1960. It is the highest level of competition in South American club football. The tournament is named after the Libertadores (Spanish and Portuguese for liberators ), the leaders of the Latin American wars of independence , so a literal translation of its former name into English is " Liberators of the Americas Cup ". The competition has had several formats over its lifetime. Initially, only

135-484: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Estadio Ol%C3%ADmpico (Caracas) The stadium was designed by Venezuelan architect Carlos Raúl Villanueva . It was opened in 1951 and renovated in 2007. It used to be the home ground of Unión S.C. The stadium has hosted major events such as the Copa Libertadores , the 1983 Pan American Games and

162-813: The InterLiga from 2004 to 2010, respectively). Argentina used an analogous method only once in 1992 . Since 2011, the winner of the Copa Sudamericana has qualified automatically for the following Copa Libertadores. For the 2019 edition , the different stages of the competition were contested by the following teams: Bolivia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay Venezuela Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay Venezuela Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay Venezuela The winners of

189-408: The "founding fathers" of the European Cup ), in a 2015 interview with a Brazilian TV sports programme. In 1958, the basis and format of the competition were created by Peñarol 's board leaders. On October 8, 1958, João Havelange announced, at a UEFA meeting he attended as an invitee, the creation of Copa de Campeones de America (American Champions Cup, renamed in 1965 as Copa Libertadores), as

216-609: The Copa Libertadores becomes eligible to play in the FIFA Club World Cup , FIFA Intercontinental Cup and the Recopa Sudamericana . Independiente of Argentina is the most successful club in the cup's history, having won the tournament seven times. Argentine clubs have accumulated the most victories with 25 wins, while Brazil has the largest number of winning teams, with 11 clubs having won

243-469: The Copa Libertadores by winning half-year tournaments called the Apertura and Clausura tournaments or by finishing among the top teams in their championship. The countries that use this format are Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. Peru and Ecuador have developed new formats for qualification to the Copa Libertadores involving several stages. Argentina, Brazil and Chile are

270-576: The Copa Libertadores, was played and organized by the Chilean club Colo-Colo after years of planning and organization. Held in Santiago , it brought together the champions of each nation's top national leagues. The tournament was won by Vasco da Gama of Brazil . The 1948 South American tournament began, in continent-wide reach, the "champions cup" model, resulting in the creation of the European Cup in 1955, as confirmed by Jacques Ferran (one of

297-531: The South American qualifiers for the World Cup, as well as the former Copa Merconorte and matches of the Copa América. There have been several important football teams that have played at this stadium, such as Inter Milan , A.C. Milan , Real Madrid , USSR , Argentina and Brazil . The 1975 Copa América final between Peru and Colombia was also played in this stadium. In 2009, Aerosmith

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324-479: The champions of the South American leagues participated. In 1966, the runners-up of the South American leagues began to join. In 1998, Mexican teams were invited to compete and contested regularly from 2000 until 2016. In 2000 the tournament was expanded from 20 to 32 teams. Today at least four clubs per country compete in the tournament, with Argentina and Brazil having the most representatives (six and seven clubs, respectively). A group stage has always been used but

351-490: The finals became an exception to the away goals rule and employed extra time. From 1995 onwards, the " Three points for a win " standard, a system adopted by FIFA in 1995 that places additional value on wins, was adopted in CONMEBOL, with teams now earning 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for a loss. The current tournament features 47 clubs competing over a six- to eight-month period. There are three stages:

378-430: The first, the second and the knockout stage. The first stage involves 12 clubs in a series of two-legged knockout ties. The six survivors join 26 clubs in the second stage, in which they are divided into eight groups of four. The teams in each group play in a double round-robin format, with each team playing home and away games against every other team in their group. The top two teams from each group are then drawn into

405-462: The knockout stage, which consists of two-legged knockout ties. From that point, the competition proceeds with two-legged knockout ties to quarterfinals, semifinals, and the finals. Between 1960 and 1987 the previous winners did not enter the competition until the semifinal stage, making it much easier to retain the cup. Between 1960 and 2004, the winner of the tournament participated in the now-defunct Intercontinental Cup or (after 1980) Toyota Cup,

432-478: The number of teams per group has varied. In the present format, the tournament consists of eight stages, with the first stage taking place in late January. The four surviving teams from the first three stages join 28 teams in the group stage, which consists of eight groups of four teams each. The eight group winners and eight runners-up enter the knockout stages, which end with the final in November. The winner of

459-560: The only South American leagues to use a European league format instead of the Apertura and Clausura format. However, one berth for the Copa Libertadores can be won by winning the domestic cups in these countries. Peru, Uruguay and Mexico formerly used a second tournament to decide qualification for the Libertadores (the "Liguilla Pre-Libertadores" between 1992 and 1997, the "Liguilla Pre-Libertadores de América" from 1974 to 2009, and

486-400: The previous season's Copa Libertadores are given an additional entry to the group stage even if they do not qualify for the tournament through their domestic performance; however, if the title holders qualify for the tournament through their domestic performance, an additional entry is granted to the next eligible team, "replacing" the titleholder. Unlike most other football competitions around

513-428: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Estadio Olímpico . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Estadio_Olímpico&oldid=887008151 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

540-457: The season, the full name of the winning club, and the city and nation from which the champions hail. To the left of that information is the club logo. Any club which wins three consecutive tournaments has the right to keep the trophy. The current trophy is the third in the history of the competition. Two clubs have kept the actual trophy after three consecutive wins: As of 2023 , clubs in the Copa Libertadores receive US$ 500,000 for advancing into

567-414: The second stage and US$ 1,000,000 per home match in the group phase, with an additional US$ 300,000 awarded per match won in that stage. That amount is derived from television rights and stadium advertising. The payment per home match increases to US$ 1,250,000 in the round of 16. The prize money then increases as each quarterfinalist receives US$ 1,700,000, US$ 2,300,000 is given to each semifinalist, US$ 7,000,000

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594-556: The strongest centers of the sport, the champions of those continents enter the tournament at the semifinal stage. The winning team also qualifies to play in the Recopa Sudamericana, a two-legged final series against the winners of the Copa Sudamericana . The tournament shares its name with the trophy, also called the Copa Libertadores or simply la Copa , which is awarded to the Copa Libertadores winner. It

621-414: The third match was drawn. If the third match did not produce an outright winner, a penalty shootout was used to determine a winner. From 1988 onwards, two-legged ties were decided on points, followed by goal difference, with an immediate penalty shootout if the tie was level on aggregate after full-time in the second leg. Starting with the 2005 season, CONMEBOL began to use the away goals rule. In 2008,

648-546: The title. The cup has been won by 26 clubs, 15 of them have done it more than once, and seven clubs have won two years in a row. The clashes for the Copa Aldao between the champions of Argentina and Uruguay kindled the idea of continental competition in the 1930s. In 1948, the South American Championship of Champions (Spanish: Campeonato Sudamericano de Campeones ), the most direct precursor to

675-420: The world, the Copa Libertadores historically did not use extra time , or away goals . From 1960 to 1987, two-legged ties were decided on points (teams would be awarded 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for a loss), without considering goal differences. If both teams were level on points after two legs, a third match would be played at a neutral venue. Goal difference would only come into play if

702-525: Was designed by goldsmith Alberto de Gasperi, an Italian-born immigrant to Peru, in Camusso Jewelry in Lima at the behest of CONMEBOL. The top of the laurel is made of sterling silver , except for the football player at the top (which is made of bronze with a silver coating). The pedestal , which contains badges from every winner of the competition, is made of hardwood plywood . The badges show

729-744: Was to be the first act playing at Estadio Olímpico. The concert was cancelled due to a knee infection to lead guitarist Joe Perry . The Olímpico was the venue for the 1975 Copa América play-off final: The stadium was one of the venues for the 2007 Copa América . The following games were played at the stadium during said event: [REDACTED] Media related to Estadio Olímpico de la Universidad Central de Venezuela at Wikimedia Commons 10°29′28.60″N 66°53′07.77″W  /  10.4912778°N 66.8854917°W  / 10.4912778; -66.8854917 Copa Libertadores The CONMEBOL Libertadores , also known as Copa Libertadores de América ( Portuguese : Copa/Taça Libertadores da América ),

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