2016 U-20 Copa Libertadores

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2016 U-20 Copa Libertadores
Copa Libertadores de América Sub-20 2016
Tournament details
Host country Paraguay
Dates30 January – 14 February 2016
Teams12 (from 10 associations)
Venue(s)4 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsBrazil São Paulo (1st title)
Runners-upUruguay Liverpool
Third placeColombia Cortuluá
Fourth placeArgentina Lanús
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored76 (3.45 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Luiz Araújo (5 goals)
Fair play awardColombia Cortuluá
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The 2016 U-20 Copa Libertadores (Spanish: Copa Libertadores Sub-20 2016) was the 3rd edition of the U-20 Copa Libertadores, South America's premier under-20 club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. The tournament, which returned after a four-year hiatus having been temporarily discontinued since 2012, was held in the cities of Asunción and Luque, Paraguay, from 30 January to 14 February 2016.[1]

Teams[]

The competition was contested by 12 teams: the title holder, the champion club from each of the ten CONMEBOL member associations, and one additional team from the host association Paraguay.

Players must be born on or after 1 January 1996. However, each team may include a maximum of five players born on or after 1 January 1995.[2]

Association Team Qualifying method Participation Best result
Argentina Argentina River Plate Title holder (2012 champion) 2nd Champion (2012)
Lanús 2015 Torneo de Cuarta División champion 1st n/a
Bolivia Bolivia Bolívar 2015 U-20 Torneo Nacional champion 1st n/a
Brazil Brazil São Paulo 2015 U-20 Copa do Brasil champion 1st n/a
Chile Chile Huachipato 2015 U-19 National champion 1st n/a
Colombia Colombia Cortuluá 2015 U-20 Torneo Postobón champion 1st n/a
Ecuador Ecuador Independiente del Valle 2015 U-18 Serie A champion 3rd Quarterfinals (2011)
Paraguay Paraguay Cerro Porteño 2015 U-20 Torneo Apertura champion 2nd Quarterfinals (2012)
Libertad 2015 U-20 Torneo Clausura champion 2nd Quarterfinals (2011)
Peru Peru Melgar 2015 U-18 Copa Federación champion 1st n/a
Uruguay Uruguay Liverpool 2015 U-19 Annual champion 1st n/a
Venezuela Venezuela Deportivo La Guaira 2015 U-20 Torneo Venezolano champion 2nd Group stage (2012)

Venues[]

The tournament was played in four venues in two cities, all in the Metropolitan Area of Asunción:[3]

Group stage[]

The draw of the tournament was held on 15 January 2016, 12:00 local time, at the headquarters of the Paraguayan Football Association in Asunción.[4] For the group stage, the 12 teams were drawn into three groups of four. The two teams from Paraguay (Cerro Porteño and Libertad) and the title holder (River Plate) were seeded.

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 were applied in the following order:[2]

  1. Goal difference in all games;
  2. Goals scored in all games;
  3. Head-to-head result in games between tied teams;
  4. Penalty shoot-out (between two teams playing against each other in the last match of the group)
  5. Drawing of lots.

The winners of each group and the best runner-up among all groups advanced to the knockout stage.

All times local, PYST (UTC−3).[5]

Group A[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Uruguay Liverpool 3 2 0 1 14 4 +10 6 Knockout stage
2 Argentina Lanús 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
3 Paraguay Cerro Porteño (H) 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 6
4 Bolivia Bolívar 3 0 0 3 2 17 −15 0
Source: CONMEBOL
(H) Host
Bolívar Bolivia0–2Argentina Lanús
Report C. Ramírez 82'
Argañaraz 87'
Referee: (Ecuador)
Cerro Porteño Paraguay1–2Uruguay Liverpool
3' Report De la Cruz 15'
78'
Liverpool Uruguay0–3Argentina Lanús
Report Ochoa 38'
C. Ramírez 49'
Maciel 90+1'
Referee: Jorge Osorio (Chile)
Cerro Porteño Paraguay3–2Bolivia Bolívar
46'
Villalba 75'
Alderete 90+4'		 Report 14', 43'
Referee: (Paraguay)
Bolívar Bolivia0–12Uruguay Liverpool
Report 15'
19', 57'
De la Cruz 20', 21', 64'
Sención 36' (pen.)
52'
59', 66', 74'
76' (pen.)
Cerro Porteño Paraguay3–1Argentina Lanús
60', 63'
90'		 Report G. Ramírez 25' (pen.)
Referee: (Colombia)

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Brazil São Paulo 3 2 1 0 12 1 +11 7 Knockout stage
2 Paraguay Libertad (H) 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
3 Ecuador Independiente del Valle 3 1 1 1 3 10 −7 4
4 Peru Melgar 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
Source: CONMEBOL
(H) Host
Melgar Peru1–1Ecuador Independiente del Valle
Gonzales-Vigil 59' Report Toledo 52' (o.g.)
Referee: (Uruguay)
Libertad Paraguay1–1Brazil São Paulo
31' Report Araújo 42'
São Paulo Brazil8–0Ecuador Independiente del Valle
Shaylon 16', 70'
David Neres 28', 45'
Araújo 68', 82', 86'
80'		 Report
Libertad Paraguay3–1Peru Melgar
14'
J. Medina 46'
B. Medina 90'		 Report Arias 37'
Referee: (Colombia)
Melgar Peru0–3Brazil São Paulo
Report Pedro 11'
David Neres 21'
Artur 45'
Referee: (Bolivia)
Libertad Paraguay1–2Ecuador Independiente del Valle
77' Report 60'
81' (pen.)
Referee: Jorge Osorio (Chile)

Group C[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Colombia Cortuluá 3 2 0 1 9 5 +4 6 Knockout stage
2 Chile Huachipato 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
3 Argentina River Plate 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
4 Venezuela Deportivo La Guaira 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0
Source: CONMEBOL
Deportivo La Guaira Venezuela0–2Chile Huachipato
Report Molini 35', 55'
Referee: (Bolivia)
River Plate Argentina3–2Colombia Cortuluá
Casquete 29'
Franco 39'
Montiel 80'		 Report 45+3'
Angulo 65'
Referee: (Paraguay)
Cortuluá Colombia4–2Chile Huachipato
Angulo 18'
33'
Izquierdo 77'
90+2'		 Report Pontoni 45+1'
Molini 90' (pen.)
River Plate Argentina1–0Venezuela Deportivo La Guaira
Casquete 47' Report
Referee: (Ecuador)
Deportivo La Guaira Venezuela0–3Colombia Cortuluá
Report Izquierdo 54', 66'
83'
Referee: (Paraguay)
River Plate Argentina0–1Chile Huachipato
Report 75'
Referee: (Uruguay)

Ranking of second-placed teams[]

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A Argentina Lanús 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6 Knockout stage
2 C Chile Huachipato 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
3 B Paraguay Libertad 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) drawing of lots.

Knockout stage[]

In the knockout stage, the winners of the semi-finals (Group A winner vs. Group C winner; Group B winner vs. Best runner-up) advanced to the final, while the losers played in the third place match. If tied after regulation time, the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (no extra time was played).[2]

Bracket[]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
11 February – Manuel Ferreira
 
 
Uruguay Liverpool (pen.)0 (7)
 
14 February – Defensores del Chaco
 
Colombia Cortuluá0 (6)
 
Uruguay Liverpool0
 
11 February – Manuel Ferreira
 
Brazil São Paulo1
 
Brazil São Paulo3
 
 
Argentina Lanús2
 
Third place
 
 
14 February – Defensores del Chaco
 
 
Colombia Cortuluá1
 
 
Argentina Lanús0

Semi-finals[]

Liverpool Uruguay0–0Colombia Cortuluá
Report
Penalties
Sención soccer ball with check mark
De la Cruz soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark
R. Rodríguez soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark		 7–6 soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark Bolaños
soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with red X
Referee: Jorge Osorio (Chile)
São Paulo Brazil3–2Argentina Lanús
Araújo 35'
David Neres 45+1'
Pedro 49'		 Report C. Ramírez 9'
G. Ramírez 20'
Referee: (Paraguay)

Third place match[]

Cortuluá Colombia1–0Argentina Lanús
43' Report
Referee: (Ecuador)

Final[]

Liverpool Uruguay0–1Brazil São Paulo
Report Lucas Fernandes 84'

Final standings[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Brazil São Paulo 5 4 1 0 16 3 +13 13
2 Uruguay Liverpool 5 2 1 2 14 5 +9 7
Eliminated in the Semi-finals
3 Colombia Cortuluá 5 3 1 1 10 5 +5 10
4 Argentina Lanús 5 2 0 3 8 7 +1 6
Eliminated in the First Stage
5 Paraguay Cerro Porteño 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 6
6 Chile Huachipato 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
7 Argentina River Plate 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
8 Paraguay Libertad 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
9 Ecuador Independiente del Valle 3 1 1 1 3 10 -7 4
10 Peru Melgar 3 0 1 2 2 7 -5 1
11 Venezuela Deportivo La Guaira 3 0 0 3 0 6 -6 0
12 Bolivia Bolívar 3 0 0 3 2 17 -15 0

References[]

  1. ^ "Este viernes 15 de enero se sortean los grupos de la Copa Libertadores Sub-20" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 12 January 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Reglamento – Copa Libertadores Sub-20 2016" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.
  3. ^ "El Manuel Ferreira será sede de la Copa Libertadores SUB 20" (in Spanish). Club Olimpia. 15 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Libertadores Sub 20: ya están definidos los grupos" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 15 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Fixture de la Copa Libertadores Sub-20 - Paraguay 2016" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.

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