2020_Copa_Libertadores_Femenina

2020 Copa Libertadores Femenina

2020 Copa Libertadores Femenina

International football competition


The 2020 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores Femenina was the 12th edition of the CONMEBOL Libertadores Femenina (also referred to as the Copa Libertadores Femenina), South America's premier women's club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. The competition was played between 5 and 21 March 2021.

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The tournament was originally to be held in Chile between 25 September and 11 October 2020.[1] However, it was postponed by CONMEBOL on 19 June 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, provisionally to early 2021.[2] CONMEBOL announced on 20 November 2020 that the 2020 edition would be held in Argentina from 5 to 21 March 2021.[3] Corinthians, the defending champions, were eliminated in the semi-finals.

Ferroviária (Brazil) defeated América (Colombia) 2–1 to win their second title.[4]

Format

For the group stage, the 16 teams were drawn into four groups. Teams in each group played one another in a round-robin basis, with the top two teams of each group advancing to the quarter-finals. Starting from the quarter-finals, the teams played a single-elimination tournament.[5]

Teams

The competition was contested by 16 teams:

  • the champions of all ten CONMEBOL associations
  • the title holders
  • an additional team from the host association
  • four additional teams from associations with the best historical performance in the tournament (associations in bold receive two berths according to the points total until the 2019 edition).[3]
    1. Brazil: 200 points
    2. Chile: 127 points
    3. Colombia: 105 points
    4. Paraguay: 101 points
    5. Argentina: 82 points
    6. Venezuela: 76 points
    7. Ecuador: 59 points
    8. Uruguay: 42 points
    9. Bolivia: 37 points
    10. Peru: 28 points

Originally teams had to apply for a licence to compete in the tournament, but this requirement had been suspended due to the exceptional nature of the situation generated by the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

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Notes
  1. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina, the competition was initially suspended and later concluded by AFA on 28 April 2020. The berth was awarded to Boca Juniors, who won the Campeonato first stage.[8]
  2. Corinthians won the 2017 title as a partnership with Audax. They created their own team for the 2018 season.
  3. Due to the Chilean protests in 2019, the competition was initially suspended and later concluded by ANFP on 29 November 2019. Santiago Morning, who were leading the competition at the time of the suspension qualified for the Chile 1 berth.[15] On 7 December 2019, Santiago Morning were declared champions of the Campeonato Femenino by ANFP.
  4. The qualifying play-off was played on 5 February 2021 at Estadio Santa Laura between Colo-Colo (2019 Campeonato Femenino Primera runners-up) and Universidad de Chile (2020 Campeonato Femenino de Transición runners-up).[17]
  5. Sportivo Limpeño won the 2016 title. In 2018 they started a partnership with Libertad (2nd participation).

Venues

Nuevo Francisco Urbano
Nuevo Francisco Urbano
José Amalfitani
José Amalfitani
Stadia locations

The matches were played in the José Amalfitani Stadium in Buenos Aires and the Estadio Nuevo Francisco Urbano in Morón.[25]

Match officials

CONMEBOL released the list of match officials on 17 February 2021.[26] Few days before the beginning of the tournament, the Uruguayan referee Claudia Umpiérrez was replaced by Anahí Fernández.[27]

Draw

The draw for the tournament was held on 23 February 2021, 12:00 PYST (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.[28][29] The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four containing a team from each of the four pots. The defending champions Corinthians and the host country champions Boca Juniors were automatically seeded into Pot 1 and allocated to positions A1 and B1, respectively, in the group stage. The host country additional team River Plate were automatically seeded into Pot 3, while the four additional teams from associations with the best historical performance were automatically seeded into Pot 4. The remaining teams were seeded based on the results of their association in the 2019 Copa Libertadores Femenina. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group.

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Group stage

In the group stage, the teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers would be applied in the following order (Regulations Article 21).[5]

  1. Goal difference;
  2. Goals scored;
  3. Head-to-head result in games between tied teams;
  4. Number of red cards;
  5. Number of yellow cards;
  6. Drawing of lots.

The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the quarter-finals.

All times are local, ART (UTC−3).[30]

Group A

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: CONMEBOL
More information Corinthians, 16–0 ...
More information Universitario, 0–5 ...
Referee: Adriana Farfán (Bolivia)

More information Corinthians, 8–0 ...
Referee: Anahí Fernández (Uruguay)
More information El Nacional, 1–5 ...
Referee: Roberta Echeverría (Argentina)

More information América, 0–3 ...
Referee: Adriana Farfán (Bolivia)
More information El Nacional, 1–1 ...
Referee: María Victoria Daza (Colombia)

Group B

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: CONMEBOL
(H) Hosts
More information Deportivo Trópico, 0–8 ...
Referee: Anahí Fernández (Uruguay)
More information Boca Juniors, 1–1 ...

More information Santiago Morning, 0–0 ...
Referee: María Victoria Daza (Colombia)
More information Boca Juniors, 10–1 ...

More information 0–1, Boca Juniors ...
Referee: Elizabeth Tintaya (Peru)
More information Santiago Morning, 9–0 ...

Group C

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: CONMEBOL
(H) Hosts
More information Santa Fe, 4–0 ...
Referee: Charly Deretti (Brazil)
More information River Plate, 0–0 ...
Referee: Elizabeth Tintaya (Peru)

More information Atlético SC, 1–2 ...
Referee: Adriana Farfán (Bolivia)
More information Santa Fe, 0–1 ...

More information Sol de América, 0–1 ...
Referee: Charly Deretti (Brazil)
More information Atlético SC, 0–3 ...
Referee: Anahí Fernández (Uruguay)

Group D

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Source: CONMEBOL
More information Ferroviária, 0–4 ...
More information Peñarol, 0–1 ...
Referee: María Victoria Daza (Colombia)

More information Ferroviária, 1–1 ...
More information 0–5, Universidad de Chile ...
Referee: Elizabeth Tintaya (Peru)

More information Universidad de Chile, 1–4 ...
More information 0–0, Peñarol ...

Final stages

Starting from the quarter-finals, the teams played a single-elimination tournament. If tied after full time, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winners (Regulations Article 23).[5]

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
14 March – Buenos Aires
 
 
Brazil Corinthians7
 
17 March – Morón
 
Chile Santiago Morning0
 
Brazil Corinthians1 (3)
 
14 March – Buenos Aires
 
Colombia América (p)1 (4)
 
Argentina Boca Juniors1
 
21 March – Buenos Aires
 
Colombia América2
 
Colombia América1
 
15 March – Morón
 
Brazil Ferroviária2
 
Argentina River Plate0
 
18 March – Morón
 
Brazil Ferroviária1
 
Brazil Ferroviária (p)0 (7)
 
15 March – Morón
 
Chile Universidad de Chile0 (6) Third place
 
Chile Universidad de Chile3
 
21 March – Buenos Aires
 
Colombia Santa Fe1
 
Brazil Corinthians4
 
 
Chile Universidad de Chile0
 

Quarter-finals

More information Corinthians, 7–0 ...
Referee: Anahí Fernández (Uruguay)

More information Boca Juniors, 1–2 ...

More information Universidad de Chile, 3–1 ...
Referee: Adriana Farfán (Bolivia)

More information River Plate, 0–1 ...

Semi-finals

More information Corinthians, 1–1 ...
Referee: Adriana Farfán (Bolivia)

More information Ferroviária, 0–0 ...
Referee: Anahí Fernández (Uruguay)

Third place match

More information Corinthians, 4–0 ...

Final

More information América, 1–2 ...
América
Ferroviária
GK12Colombia Katherine Tapia
DF14Colombia Lizeth OcampoYellow card 22'downward-facing red arrow 46'
DF2Colombia Daniela AriasYellow card 76'
DF17Colombia Tatiana Castañeda
DF16Venezuela Leury Basanta
MF8Colombia Carolina PinedaYellow card 73'
MF4Colombia Diana Ospina
MF10Colombia Catalina Usme (c)
FW11Colombia Manuela Gonzálezdownward-facing red arrow 77'
FW7Colombia Gisela Robledodownward-facing red arrow 86'
FW18Colombia Wendy Bonilladownward-facing red arrow 46'
Substitutes:
GK1Colombia Natalia Giraldo
GK20Colombia Luiza Montaño
DF3Colombia Anlly Iglesiasupward-facing green arrow 90+1'
DF5Colombia Fabiana Yantén
MF6Colombia Jessica Caroupward-facing green arrow 46'downward-facing red arrow 90+1'
MF15Colombia Sara Sofía Martínezupward-facing green arrow 86'
MF19Colombia Mariana Zamorano
FW9Venezuela Joemar Guarecucoupward-facing green arrow 77'
FW13Colombia Gabriela Rodríguezupward-facing green arrow 46'
Manager:
Colombia Andrés Usme
GK1Brazil Luciana
DF2Brazil MonalisaYellow card 31'downward-facing red arrow 68'
DF3Brazil Ana Alice
DF16Brazil Yasmin Cosmanndownward-facing red arrow 46'
DF6Brazil Barrinha
MF4Brazil Luana Sartório
MF13Brazil Carol Tavares
MF5Brazil Nicoly
FW7Brazil Patrícia SochorYellow card 90+6'
FW11Brazil Lurdinhadownward-facing red arrow 85'
FW10Brazil Aline Milene (c)downward-facing red arrow 90+5'
Substitutes:
GK12Brazil Lucilene
GK18Brazil Yanne
DF19Brazil GéssicaYellow card 69'upward-facing green arrow 46'
DF20Brazil Daianeupward-facing green arrow 85'
MF8Brazil Duda Batistaupward-facing green arrow 90+5'
MF14Brazil Leidiane
MF15Brazil Amanda Brunner
MF17Brazil Rafa Mineiraupward-facing green arrow 68'
 
Manager:
Brazil Lindsay Camila

Top goalscorers


References

  1. "Chile recibirá por primera vez la Conmebol Libertadores Femenina" (in Spanish). ANFP. 17 October 2019.
  2. "Lista de torneos cancelados en la edición 2020" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 19 June 2020.
  3. "Argentina, sede de la CONMEBOL Libertadores Femenina 2021" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 20 November 2020.
  4. "¡Ferroviária bicampeón de América!" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 21 March 2021.
  5. "Rumbo a la Libertadores" (in Spanish). Boca Juniors. 28 April 2020.
  6. "Campeonatos oficiales de la Asociación" (in Spanish). AFA. 28 April 2020.
  7. "Deportivo Trópico campeón de la Simón Bolívar femenino" (in Spanish). La Razón. 10 February 2021.
  8. "¡Corinthians grita campeón!" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 29 October 2019.
  9. "Kindermann/Avaí garante vaga na Libertadores 2020" (in Portuguese). Caçador Online. 26 October 2019.
  10. "Comunicado Oficial Fútbol Femenino" (in Spanish). ANFP. 29 November 2019.
  11. "Libertad/Limpeño campeón Absoluto" (in Spanish). APF. 11 December 2019.
  12. "La CONMEBOL Libertadores Femenina tiene su camino trazado" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 23 February 2021.

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