CONMEBOL

What CONMEBOL does

CONMEBOL (Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol) is the continental governing body for football in South America, founded in 1916 and headquartered in Luque, Paraguay. It comprises 10 member national associations (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela) and operates as a non-profit sports confederation recognized by FIFA. The organization manages the region's premier football competitions across multiple formats — field football (Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana, Recopa, Copa América, Eliminatorias Sudamericanas), women's football (Copa América Femenina, Liga de Naciones Femenina, Libertadores Femenina), futsal, beach soccer, and esports (eLibertadores). It also runs youth development through the CONMEBOL Evolución program spanning Sub-15, Sub-17, and Sub-20 categories for both men and women.

CONMEBOL generates revenue primarily through three streams: (1) broadcasting rights sold to media companies globally (Canal Goat holds rights across 55 territories, with country-specific partners including SporTV2 and TyC Sports Play), (2) commercial sponsorship and partnership packages (Libertadores sponsors include Mastercard, Coca-Cola, EA Sports, Hyundai, Mercado Libre, SportingBet, Amstel, MAPFRE, and TCL), and (3) direct ticket sales for matches and finals through platforms such as playwc.conmebol.com. The confederation distributes significant prize money to participating clubs — US$25M to the Copa Libertadores champion (up to US$40M for a full campaign) and US$10M to the Copa Sudamericana champion. Technology infrastructure includes the SUMA digital platform, mobile applications, and a unified digital ecosystem being built in partnership with Atos (Official Innovation Partner since December 2025), plus VAR technology deployed across major competitions including the 2026 Sub17 Femenina final.

Governance is overseen by a Council of representatives from the 10 member associations, with Alejandro Domínguez serving as President since January 2016. The confederation has implemented post-FIFAgate reforms, recovering over US$128 million in corruption-related funds through cooperation with U.S., Swiss, and Paraguayan justice authorities, and operates a third-party BDO-managed ethics reporting channel across all member countries. CONMEBOL is co-hosting the opening matches of the 2030 FIFA World Cup across Uruguay, Argentina, and Paraguay as part of the centenary celebration of the original 1930 tournament.

Name

CONMEBOL

Legal name

Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol

Website

https://conmebol.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1916

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

CONMEBOL is the continental governing body for South American football, managing the Copa Libertadores, Copa América, and Eliminatorias across 10 member national associations. It monetizes these competitions through broadcasting rights, global sponsorships, and ticketing, while distributing prize money to participating clubs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sports Governance and Football Competition Management

NAICS

Spectator Sports (71121), Sports Teams and Clubs (711211), Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events (7113), Other Spectator Sports (711219)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Regional/Continental Confederations & Associations (MPAKAFAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sports Compliance, Governance & Integrity Services (Safeguarding, Anti-Doping, Match Integrity) (MPAKAKAM), Amateur Sport Governing Bodies & Federations (National/Regional) (MPAKACAD)

Keywords

• Football governance
• Continental football confederation
• Club competition management
• Broadcasting rights licensing
• Sport sponsorship sales

Headquarters

HQ city

Luque

HQ country

Paraguay

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Broadcasting Rights: CONMEBOL sells television and streaming rights for its club and national team competitions globally. Canal Goat was noted as acquiring broadcasting rights for CONMEBOL club competitions across 55 territories.
2. Commercial Partnerships and Sponsorship: CONMEBOL earns revenue through sponsorship agreements with commercial partners including official sponsors and partners listed on its competition websites (e.g., Amstel, SportingBet, Coca-Cola, EA Sports, Hyundai, Mastercard, MAPFRE, Mercado Libre, TCL for Libertadores; Atos as Official Innovation Partner).
3. Ticket and Event Revenue: CONMEBOL generates revenue from direct ticket sales for matches and finals, with dedicated ticketing platforms such as playwc.conmebol.com for World Cup and competition finals.
4. Prize Money Distribution: CONMEBOL distributes prize money to clubs participating in its competitions. The Copa Libertadores champion receives US$25 million with total possible earnings of US$40 million; the Copa Sudamericana champion receives US$10 million with total possible earnings of US$12.9 million.
5. FIFA Corruption Recovery Funds: CONMEBOL recovered more than USD 128 million through collaboration with US, Swiss, and Paraguayan justice authorities following the FIFA corruption scandal (FIFAgate), money that was returned to South American football.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CONMEBOL is the governing body for football in South America, organizing and operating a comprehensive portfolio of club and national team competitions—including Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana, Copa América, Eliminatorias Sudamericanas (World Cup qualifiers), Recopa Sudamericana, and women's, youth, futsal, and beach soccer tournaments—across its 10 member national associations. The confederation funds operations by licensing broadcasting rights, selling commercial sponsorship packages, generating ticket and event revenue from matches, and distributing prize money to participating clubs (e.g., US$25M to the Copa Libertadores champion, up to US$40M total). It also maintains digital platforms (websites, SUMA app, eLibertadores esports), implements VAR technology in matches, and runs an integrity framework including the BDO Línea Ética ethics reporting channel.

Product overview

CONMEBOL (Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol) is the governing body for football in South America, operating a comprehensive portfolio of competitions across 10 member associations. The organization manages a multi-tier product architecture centered around two premier club competitions—CONMEBOL Libertadores (men's, U20, Futsal, Beach Soccer, Women's) and CONMEBOL Sudamericana—supplemented by the Recopa super cup. National team competitions include Copa América, Eliminatorias World Cup qualifiers, and the Liga de Naciones Femenina. Youth development is supported through the CONMEBOL Evolución program featuring age-category tournaments. Digital products include the SUMA platform/app, eLibertadores esports, and the BDO Línea Ética integrity reporting channel. The organization also implements VAR technology across competitions and maintains strategic partnerships for digital transformation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Copa Libertadores: Premier South American club football competition
• Copa Sudamericana
• Copa América
• CONMEBOL Libertadores Femenina
• CONMEBOL eLibertadores
• CONMEBOL Liga Evolución
• CONMEBOL Sudamericana

Products and services

• CONMEBOL Libertadores South America's premier club football tournament featuring top clubs from 10 member associations, including men's elite field football, Futsal, Beach Soccer, and Women's (Libertadores Femenina) divisions, plus Sub-20 variant. Generates the largest prize money pool in CONMEBOL with US$25M to the champion and up to US$40M across the full campaign.
• CONMEBOL Sudamericana South America's secondary continental club competition, serving as the entry-level tournament below the Copa Libertadores, with the champion earning US$10 million and total possible earnings of US$12.9 million across a full campaign.
• CONMEBOL Recopa Sudamericana Annual Super Cup match pitting the Copa Libertadores champion against the Copa Sudamericana champion.
• CONMEBOL Copa América The South American Men's National Team Championship, one of football's oldest and most prestigious international tournaments, with Futsal and Women's variants operated by CONMEBOL.
• Eliminatorias Sudamericanas South American qualification tournament for the FIFA World Cup, featuring all 10 CONMEBOL member national teams competing for FIFA World Cup spots.
• CONMEBOL Liga de Naciones Femenina National teams competition for women featuring South American women's football teams in a league-style format, supporting women's football development.
• CONMEBOL Evolución Youth Development Program Comprehensive youth development program including age-category tournaments (Sub-15, Sub-17, Sub-20) in field football, Futsal, and Beach Soccer for both men and women.
• CONMEBOL eLibertadores Official esports competition based on the Libertadores tournament, featuring football simulation gaming with finals at events such as Gamescom Latam in São Paulo.
• SUMA Digital Platform and App Digital platform and mobile application providing competition content, live scores, statistics, and fan engagement features for CONMEBOL competitions.
• BDO Línea Ética Integrity Reporting Channel Anonymous and confidential reporting channel operated by BDO for integrity violations including corruption, fraud, discrimination, harassment, and match manipulation, free of reprisals for good-faith reporters and available across all 10 CONMEBOL member countries.

Quantifiable outcome

• CONMEBOL recovered over USD 128 million from the FIFA corruption scandal through cooperation with US, Swiss, and Paraguayan justice authorities.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• FIFAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 January 2026CONMEBOL, as one of FIFA's six continental confederations, collaborates with FIFA on global tournament organization including the 2030 World Cup (co-hosted across six nations and three continents), the FIFA Club World Cup, and women's football competitions. CONMEBOL President Alejandro Dominguez's council has announced unanimous support for FIFA President Gianni Infantino's re-election bid in 2027.
• ConcacafminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 January 2026CONMEBOL and Concacaf interact on matters of cross-confederation club participation. CONMEBOL President Alejandro Dominguez stated the door is open for U.S. and Mexican clubs to compete in the Copa Libertadores, though any participation would require authorization from CONMEBOL, Concacaf, and FIFA. Concacaf's position remained unchanged following FIFA's rejection of a Mexican Football Federation petition in December 2023.
• IBIA (International Betting Integrity Association)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 January 2026CONMEBOL participates in integrity discussions with IBIA and other sports bodies at events such as ICE Barcelona's Sport Leaders Conference, examining integrity frameworks that have evolved over two decades of closer cooperation between betting operators and sports organizations to strengthen betting ecosystems and address match-fixing concerns.
• AtoscoreTechnology or Integration · 1 December 2025Atos became CONMEBOL's Official Innovation Partner for club competitions in December 2025, developing new digital platforms including websites, mobile applications, live data integration, and interactive features to enhance fan engagement and unify digital experiences across South American football competitions. Atos also supported the 2026 CONMEBOL eLibertadores esports competition, culminating in finals at Gamescom Latam in São Paulo on May 2–3, 2026. Atos brings three decades of experience supporting major global sporting events and serves as UEFA's Official IT Partner since late 2022.
• UEFAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2025CONMEBOL and UEFA jointly organize the Finalissima match between the Copa América and European Championship winners. The 2026 Finalissima between Argentina and Spain was originally scheduled for March 27 in Doha, Qatar, but was cancelled due to Middle East conflict. Both confederations explored alternative venues (Madrid, Italy, London) but failed to reach agreement. UEFA and CONMEBOL also cooperate on global competition expansion proposals.
• BDO Linea EticacoreOthers · 1 October 2024BDO Linea Etica serves as CONMEBOL's third-party independent ethics reporting channel, managed by an independent third party and free of reprisals for good-faith reporters. The platform covers all 10 CONMEBOL member countries with dedicated phone hotlines, WhatsApp, email, and web platform for reporting corruption, fraud, discrimination, harassment, match manipulation, and other violations of CONMEBOL's Ethics Code (Article 17). Reports of harassment, abuse, and high-sensitivity cases are handled by an independent investigator.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Oceania Football Confederation (OFC): OFC is the smallest of the six FIFA continental confederations, governing football across Oceania with analogous membership, competition-organization, and revenue-model functions. Comparable structural peer, though materially smaller scale.
• UEFA: UEFA is the European football confederation and CONMEBOL's most direct structural peer: continental governing body, operates club (Champions League / Europa League) and national team (Euro) competitions, sells broadcasting rights and commercial sponsorships, and is FIFA-recognized. CONMEBOL explicitly coordinates with UEFA on the Finalissima and shares the Atos innovation partner.
• Asian Football Confederation (AFC): AFC is another FIFA-recognized continental confederation governing football across Asia; operates Champions League and Asian Cup competitions with analogous broadcasting-rights and sponsorship revenue models. Directly comparable function to CONMEBOL at continental scale, although with a materially larger membership footprint.
• CONCACAF: CONCACAF is the regional football governing body for North America, Central America and the Caribbean; runs the CONCACAF Gold Cup and Champions Cup, and is the stated counterpart to CONMEBOL in discussions about expanding Copa Libertadores to include Mexican and U.S. clubs. Closest geographic and political peer to CONMEBOL.
• Confederation of African Football (CAF): CAF governs football across Africa under FIFA, operates the Africa Cup of Nations and CAF Champions League, and sells broadcasting and sponsorship rights for continental competitions. Same confederation business model as CONMEBOL across a different geographic footprint.

Broad incumbents

• National Football League (NFL): The NFL is a U.S. professional sports league operator with a similar centralized rights-holder model (broadcast, sponsorship, ticketing) over a portfolio of high-prestige competitions. Not a football (soccer) peer but the structural analog of a league/sports property operator at scale.
• Major League Soccer (MLS): MLS operates the top professional football league in the U.S., with a centralized league-rights sales model analogous to CONMEBOL's confederation model. Also a candidate to enter Copa Libertadores if CONMEBOL opens cross-confederation participation.
• Liga MX (Mexican Football Federation / Liga MX): Liga MX is the top-flight professional football league operating in CONCACAF territory, with comparable sponsorship, broadcasting-rights, and ticketing economics to CONMEBOL's club competitions. Implicit competitor for U.S./Latin American broadcast rights and an expansion candidate into the Libertadores per CONMEBOL's stated openness.
• FIFA: FIFA is the global governing body that recognizes CONMEBOL as one of six continental confederations; operates the World Cup and FIFA Club World Cup, sells centralized broadcasting and sponsorship rights, and sets the regulatory framework CONMEBOL operates within. Parent-tier organization for the sports-property model CONMEBOL executes regionally.

Emerging players

• DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga: The DFL operates the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga in Germany, selling centralized broadcasting and sponsorship rights for club competitions. Functionally analogous as a league-rights-holder model beneath UEFA, useful as a structural comparator for how a continental confederation's club competitions are commercialized.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CONMEBOL
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/conmebol/featured
• Facebookfacebook.com/CONMEBOL
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/conmebol?trk=public_post_share-update_actor-text
• Instagraminstagram.com/conmebol
• TikToktiktok.com/@conmebol

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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