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Superclásico de las Américas

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Superclásico de las Américas
The trophy awarded to champions
Organizing bodyCONMEBOL[1]
Founded2011; 13 years ago (2011)
Region
Number of teams2
Related competitionsRoca Cup
Current champion(s) Argentina (2nd title) (2019)
Most successful team(s) Brazil (4 titles)

The Superclassic of the Americas (Portuguese: Superclássico das Américas, Spanish: Superclásico de las Américas), is an annual friendly football match between the national teams of Argentina and Brazil.

Established in 2011 and organized by CONMEBOL,[1] the Superclásico de las Américas is a successor of the Roca Cup, a similar competition held from 1914 to 1976.

Format

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The competition was played over two legs in 2011 and 2012: one leg in Argentina, the other in Brazil. The team that hosts the first leg will alternate with each edition; the location of the first leg in the first edition was determined by a draw of lots. The country that accumulates the most points after both legs will win the competition, followed by goal difference and a penalty shoot-out if necessary. The format was changed in 2014 and now the game takes place as a one-off match in a neutral venue.[2]

In the 2011 and 2012 editions the squads of each team were composed of footballers playing in either the Argentine or Brazilian league.[3] However, this rule was changed for the 2014 edition and both teams can now call up players based in other countries, such as those of Europe.[1][4]

The November 2010 friendly match between the two teams in Qatar was originally planned also as an attempt to restart the Roca Cup, but eventually was not presented as such by the match organizers. Instead it continued the short-lived tradition of the Brazil team to play against a traditional team towards the end of the calendar year on Qatari soil as a means of marketing and preparation for the 2022 FIFA World Cup - Brazil had already played England there in November 2009, and would play against 10-time Africa Cup of Nations and Arab regional powerhouse Egypt in November 2011. The 2022 edition of the match was scheduled to be played in June in Australia, but it was cancelled after AFA opted to participate instead in the CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions in England.[5]

List of champions

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Matches

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Keys
  • aet: after extra time
  • p: defined on penalty shoot-out
  •   Aggregate score result
Ed. Year Winner Runner-up Score Venue City
1
2011  Brazil  Argentina
0–0
Mario Kempes Córdoba, Argentina
2–0
Mangueirão Belém, Brazil
2–0
2
2012  Brazil  Argentina
2–1
Serra Dourada Goiânia, Brazil
1–2
La Bombonera Buenos Aires, Argentina
3–3 (4–3, p)
3
2014  Brazil  Argentina
2–0
National Stadium Beijing, China
4
2017  Argentina  Brazil
1–0
Cricket Ground Melbourne, Australia
5
2018  Brazil  Argentina
1–0
King Abdullah Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
6
2019  Argentina  Brazil
1–0
Mrsool Park Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Titles by country

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Teams Titles Years wins
 Brazil
4
2011, 2012, 2014, 2018
 Argentina
2
2017, 2019

All-time scorers

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Player Goals
Brazil Neymar
2
Argentina Ignacio Scocco
2
Brazil Diego Tardelli
2
Brazil Fred
1
Brazil Lucas Moura
1
Argentina Juan Manuel Martínez
1
Argentina Gabriel Mercado
1
Argentina Lionel Messi
1
Brazil Miranda
1
Brazil Paulinho
1

References

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