2016 U-20 Copa Libertadores

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]

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

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) 2ndChampion (2012)
Lanús 2015 Torneo de Cuarta División champion 1stn/a
Bolivia Bolivia Bolívar 2015 U-20 Torneo Nacional champion 1stn/a
Brazil Brazil São Paulo 2015 U-20 Copa do Brasil champion 1stn/a
Chile Chile Huachipato 2015 U-19 National champion 1stn/a
Colombia Colombia Cortuluá 2015 U-20 Torneo Postobón champion 1stn/a
Ecuador Ecuador Independiente del Valle 2015 U-18 Serie A champion 3rdQuarterfinals (2011)
Paraguay Paraguay Cerro Porteño 2015 U-20 Torneo Apertura champion 2ndQuarterfinals (2012)
Libertad 2015 U-20 Torneo Clausura champion 2ndQuarterfinals (2011)
Peru Peru Melgar 2015 U-18 Copa Federación champion 1stn/a
Uruguay Uruguay Liverpool 2015 U-19 Annual champion 1stn/a
Venezuela Venezuela Deportivo La Guaira 2015 U-20 Torneo Venezolano champion 2ndGroup 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) Hosts
Bolívar Bolivia0–2Argentina Lanús
Report C. Ramírez 82'
Argañaraz 87'
Referee: Carlos Orbe (Ecuador)
Cerro Porteño Paraguay1–2Uruguay Liverpool
Ro. Martínez 3' Report De la Cruz 15'
J. Ramírez 78'
Liverpool Uruguay0–3Argentina Lanús
Report Ochoa 38'
C. Ramírez 49'
Maciel 90+1'
Referee: Jorge Osorio (Chile)
Cerro Porteño Paraguay3–2Bolivia Bolívar
Ri. Martínez 46'
Villalba 75'
Alderete 90+4'		 Report Montero 14', 43'
Referee: Luis Garay (Paraguay)
Bolívar Bolivia0–12Uruguay Liverpool
Report Machado 15'
González 19', 57'
De la Cruz 20', 21', 64'
Sención 36' (pen.)
Pintos 52'
J. Ramírez 59', 66', 74'
Silveira 76' (pen.)
Cerro Porteño Paraguay3–1Argentina Lanús
Ri. Martínez 60', 63'
Ro. Martínez 90'		 Report G. Ramírez 25' (pen.)
Referee: Wilson Lamouroux (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) Hosts
Melgar Peru1–1Ecuador Independiente del Valle
Gonzales-Vigil 59' Report Toledo 52' (o.g.)
Referee: Óscar Rojas (Uruguay)
Libertad Paraguay1–1Brazil São Paulo
Mendieta 31' Report Araújo 42'
São Paulo Brazil8–0Ecuador Independiente del Valle
Shaylon 16', 70'
David Neres 28', 45'
Araújo 68', 82', 86'
Murilo 80'		 Report
Libertad Paraguay3–1Peru Melgar
Rodríguez 14'
J. Medina 46'
B. Medina 90'		 Report Arias 37'
Referee: Wilson Lamouroux (Colombia)
Melgar Peru0–3Brazil São Paulo
Report Pedro 11'
David Neres 21'
Artur 45'
Referee: Luis Yrusta (Bolivia)
Libertad Paraguay1–2Ecuador Independiente del Valle
Á. Benítez 77' Report Ayoví 60'
Landazuri 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: Luis Yrusta (Bolivia)
River Plate Argentina3–2Colombia Cortuluá
Casquete 29'
Franco 39'
Montiel 80'		 Report Camilo 45+3'
Angulo 65'
Referee: Ulises Mereles (Paraguay)
Cortuluá Colombia4–2Chile Huachipato
Angulo 18'
Palacios 33'
Izquierdo 77'
Camilo 90+2'		 Report Pontoni 45+1'
Molini 90' (pen.)
River Plate Argentina1–0Venezuela Deportivo La Guaira
Casquete 47' Report
Referee: Carlos Orbe (Ecuador)
Deportivo La Guaira Venezuela0–3Colombia Cortuluá
Report Izquierdo 54', 66'
Camilo 83'
Referee: Luis Garay (Paraguay)
River Plate Argentina0–1Chile Huachipato
Report Davila 75'
Referee: Óscar Rojas (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
Laport soccer ball with check mark
R. Rodríguez soccer ball with check mark
P. González soccer ball with check mark
J. Ramírez soccer ball with check mark
Machado soccer ball with check mark		 7–6 soccer ball with check mark Millán
soccer ball with check mark Bolaños
soccer ball with check mark Batalla
soccer ball with check mark Buritica
soccer ball with check mark Rojas
soccer ball with check mark D. Rodríguez
soccer ball with red X López
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: Ulises Mereles (Paraguay)

Third place match
Cortuluá Colombia1–0Argentina Lanús
D. Ramírez 43' Report
Referee: Carlos Orbe (Ecuador)

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

Final standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1Brazil São Paulo 5410163+1313
2Uruguay Liverpool 5212145+97
Eliminated in the Semi-finals
3Colombia Cortuluá 5311105+510
4Argentina Lanús 520387+16
Eliminated in the First Stage
5Paraguay Cerro Porteño 320175+26
6Chile Huachipato 320154+16
7Argentina River Plate 320154+16
8Paraguay Libertad 311154+14
9Ecuador Independiente del Valle 3111310-74
10Peru Melgar 301227-51
11Venezuela Deportivo La Guaira 300306-60
12Bolivia Bolívar 3003217-150

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. "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. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 23 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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