The 2009
Copa Libertadores de América was
the 50th edition
of the Copa Libertadores,
CONMEBOL's premier annual
international club
tournament.
The tournament was won by Argentine club
Estudiantes de
La Plata, who achieved their
fourth Copa Libertadores title
and first in 39
years. Since the inception of a preliminary
round in 2004, they are the first club to start
in that round and
win the Copa Libertadores. Estudiantes earned
a berth to play
in the 2009
FIFA Club World Cup and 2010 Recopa
Sudamericana.