2012 U-20 Copa Libertadores

The 2012 U-20 Copa Libertadores (known as the 2012 Copa Movistar Libertadores Sub-20 for sponsorship reasons) was the second edition of this U-20 club competition. Players born on or after 1 January 1992 were eligible to compete. The tournament was played in Lima, Peru.

2012 U-20 Copa Libertadores
Copa Libertadores Sub-20 Futuro de América
Tournament details
Host countryPeru
Dates15 June – 1 July 2012[1]
Teams16 (from 12 confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions River Plate (1st title)
Runners-up Defensor Sporting
Third place Corinthians
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Top scorer(s) Rodrigo Gattas
(with 6 goals)
Best player(s) Juan Cazares

Venues

All games were played in Lima at the Estadio Monumental and Estadio Alejandro Villanueva.[1]

Lima
Estadio Monumental
Capacity: 80,093
Lima
Estadio Alejandro Villanueva
Capacity: 35,000

Qualification

In addition to the three clubs of the host nation, nine clubs qualified from the remaining nine football associations of CONMEBOL. Also, one team from the Mexican Football Federation and one from the Spanish Football Federation.[2][3]

Association Team Qualification method
Argentina
2 berths
Boca Juniors 2011 U-20 Copa Libertadores runner up
River Plate Invitee
Bolivia
1 berth
Blooming 2012 U-20 Torneo Classificatorio champion
Brazil
2 berths
Corinthians 2012 U-18 Copa São Paulo champion
América (MG) 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20 Champion
Chile
1 berth
Unión Española 2011 U-18 National champion
Colombia
1 berth
Junior 2011 U-20 Torneo Postobón champion
Ecuador
1 berth
Independiente del Valle 2011 U-18 Serie A champion
Mexico
(CONCACAF)
1 invitee
América 2011 U-20 Torneo Clausura champion
Paraguay
1 berth
Cerro Porteño 2011 U-20 National champion
Peru
3 berths
Universitario 2011 U-20 Copa Libertadores champion
Alianza Lima 2011 Torneo de Promoción y Reserva champion
Sporting Cristal 2011 U-18 Copa Federación champion
Uruguay
1 berth
Defensor Sporting 2011 U-19 champion
Venezuela
1 berth
Real Esppor 2011 U-20 Torneo Venezolano champion
Spain
1 berth
Atlético Madrid Invitee

Referees

A referee and an assistant referee from each federation along with two referees and four assistant referee from the host country where chosen for the tournament.[4]

Group stage

The winners and runners-up from each group advanced to the quarterfinals.

Key to colors in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advanced to the quarterfinals

All kick-off times are local (UTC−05:00).

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Unión Española 321084+47
Universitario 320176+16
América 311164+24
Real Esppor 300318-70
15 June 2012 Unión Española 1–1 America Estadio Monumental, Lima
16:00 Bustos 19', pen.' Report 60' Camacho Referee: Néstor Pittana
15 June 2012 Universitario 2–0 Real Esppor Estadio Monumental, Lima
20:30 López 2'
Bejarano 70'
Report Referee: Sandro Ricci
17 June 2012 Universitario 2–4 Union Española Estadio Monumental, Lima
18:30 Camino 60'
Arnillas 40'
Report 36' Gattas
51', 77' Bustos
68' (o.g.) Otarola
Referee: Ulises Mereles
18 June 2012 Real Esppor 0–3 America Estadio Alejandro Villanueva, Lima
16:00 Report 44' (pen), 76' Zúñiga
81' Cordero
Referee: Diego Lara
21 June 2012 Real Esppor 1–3 Union Española Estadio Monumental, Lima
16:00 Jimenez 24' Report 21', 26', 40' Gattas
21 June 2012 Universitario 3–2 America Estadio Monumental, Lima
20:30 Tajima 16'
Rey 21'
Bejarano 80'
Report 39', 47' (pen.) Zúñiga

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Defensor Sporting 321061+57
Alianza Lima 320186+26
Independiente del Valle 310234-13
Blooming 301217-61
16 June 2012 Alianza Lima 5–0 Blooming Estadio Alejandro Villanueva, Lima
18:30 Cuba 10'
Mesta 33'
Junior Ponce 44', 57' (pen.)
Cartagena 48'
Report Referee: Adrian Velez
18 June 2012 Blooming 0–0 Defensor Sporting Estadio Alejandro Villanueva, Lima
18:15 Report Referee: Miguel Santivanez
18 June 2012 Alianza Lima 2–1 Independiente del Valle Estadio Alejandro Villanueva, Lima
20:30 Cuba 59', 87' Report 19' Sornoza Referee: Jose Jordan
22 June 2012 Blooming 1–2 Independiente del Valle Estadio Alejandro Villanueva, Lima
16:00 Pinto 60' Report 30' Silva
47' Asprillo
22 June 2012 Alianza Lima 1–5 Defensor Sporting Estadio Alejandro Villanueva, Lima
20:30 Guerrero 63' Report 7' Platero
14', 80' Gutierrez
44' De Arrascaeta
87' Fernandez

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Cerro Porteño 321063+37
América (MG) 321064+27
Boca Juniors 310265+13
Sporting Cristal 300328-60
16 June 2012 Sporting Cristal 1–3 Cerro Porteño Estadio Alejandro Villanueva, Lima
14:00 Adrianzen 6' Report 21' Romero
44' Serna
49' Garcia
Referee: Daniel Fedorczuk
16 June 2012 Boca Juniors 2–3 América (MG) Estadio Alejandro Villanueva, Lima
16:15 Suarez 4'
Fragapane 15'
Report 10' Martinez
15' Patrick
40' Anderson
Referee: Marlon Escalante
19 June 2012 América (MG) 1–1 Cerro Porteño Estadio Monumental, Lima
16:00 Suarez 77' Report 87' Almirón
19 June 2012 Boca Juniors 3–0 Sporting Cristal Estadio Monumental, Lima
20:30 Guerra 32', 46'
Palacios 60'
Report
22 June 2012 Boca Juniors 1–2 Cerro Porteño Estadio Alejandro Villanueva, Lima
18:15 Guerra 13' Report 23' Godoy
26' Valbuena
23 June 2012 América (MG) 2–1 Sporting Cristal Estadio Monumental, Lima
20:30 Patrick 6'
Silas 23'
Report 43' Andrianzen

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
River Plate 321082+67
Corinthians 312053+25
Junior 310249-53
Atlético Madrid 301258-31
17 June 2012 Corinthians 2–0 Junior Estadio Monumental, Lima
14:00 Michael 5'
Natal 29'
Report Referee: Julio Bascunan
17 June 2012 Atlético Madrid 1–2 River Plate Estadio Monumental, Lima
16:15 Oueslati 88' Report Cazares 60'
Solari 81'
Referee: Henry Gambetta
19 June 2012 Corinthians 2–2 Atlético Madrid Estadio Monumental, Lima
18:15 Rodineo 82'
Paulinho 84'
Report 43' Yago
54' Fernandez
Referee: Nestor Pittana
21 June 2012 Junior 0–5 River Plate Estadio Monumental, Lima
18:15 Report Cazares 34', 84'
Denot 80'
Vila 90', 90+2'
23 June 2012 Junior 4–2 Atlético Madrid Estadio Monumental, Lima
16:00 Orozco 7'
Escalante 50'
Abián (o.g.)
S. Martínez 65'
Report 30' Oueslati
32' Abián
23 June 2012 Corinthians 1–1 River Plate Estadio Monumental, Lima
18:15 Paulinho 30' Report 90' Aguirre

Knockout phase

No extra time, if two teams tied after 90 minutes then there is a penalty shoot-out.[3]

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
25 June – Lima
 
 
Unión Española 1 (4)
 
28 June – Lima
 
Alianza Lima1 (2)
 
Unión Española 1 (2)
 
25 June – Lima
 
Defensor Sporting 1 (4)
 
Universitario0 (2)
 
1 July – Lima
 
Defensor Sporting0 (4)
 
Defensor Sporting0
 
26 June – Lima
 
River Plate1
 
Cerro Porteño 0 (1)
 
28 June – Lima
 
Corinthians0 (4)
 
Corinthians 0
 
26 June – Lima
 
River Plate 2 Third place
 
América (MG) 0 (5)
 
1 July – Lima
 
River Plate0 (6)
 
Unión Española1
 
 
Corinthians2
 

Quarterfinals

25 June 2012 Union Española 1–1
(4–2 p)
Alianza Lima Estadio Monumental "U", Lima
17:30 Bustos 73' Report Cartagena 13' Referee: Daniel Fedorczuk
Penalties
  • Larenas
  • Gattas
  • Saavedra
  • Donadell


  • Aparicio
  • Guerrero
  • Cuba
  • Vidales
25 June 2012 Universitario 0–0
(2–4 p)
Defensor Sporting Estadio Monumental "U", Lima
20:15 Report
Penalties
  • Goyoneche
  • Arnillas
  • Lopez
  • Gonzales
  • Malvino
  • Zeballos
  • Gutierrez
  • Foliados
26 June 2012 Cerro Porteño 0–0
(1–4 p)
Corinthians Estadio Alejandro Villanueva, Lima
17:30 Report
Penalties
  • Serna
  • Garcia
  • Romero
  • Denner
  • Natal
  • Nick
  • Edilson
26 June 2012 América (MG) 0–0
(5–6 p)
River Plate Estadio Alejandro Villanueva, Lima
19:45 Report
Penalties
  • Patrick
  • China
  • Lemos
  • Vitinho
  • Anderson
  • Bene
  • Bruno


Semifinals

28 June 2012 Union Española 1–1
(1–3 p)
Defensor Sporting Estadio Alejandro Villanueva, Lima
17:45 Gattas 59' Report 45' De Arrascaeta
Penalties
  • Larenas
  • Gattas
  • Saavedra
  • Donadell


  • Malvino
  • Zeballos
  • Gutierrez
28 June 2012 Corinthians 0–2 River Plate Estadio Monumental "U", Lima
20:00 Report Cazares 21'
Gomez 34'

Third-place match

Final

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 River Plate 6420112+911
2 Defensor Sporting 623173+47
Eliminated in the Semi-finals
3 Corinthians 623174+29
4 Unión Española 6231118+38
Eliminated in the Quarterfinals
5 Cerro Porteño 422063+37
6 América (MG) 422064+27
7 Alianza Lima 421197+26
8 Universitario 421176+16
Eliminated in the First Stage
9 América 311164+24
10 Boca Juniors 310265+13
11 Independiente del Valle 310234-13
12 Junior 310249-53
13 Atlético Madrid 301258-31
14 Blooming 301217-61
15 Sporting Cristal 300328-60
16 Real Esppor 300318-70

Scorers

References

  1. "Libertadores sub 20 arranca este viernes con el debut de la "U"" (in Spanish). elcomerico.pe. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  2. "La Copa Libertadores Sub-20 2012 tiene fixture" (in Spanish). conmebol.com. 29 May 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  3. "Jóvenes pasiones" (in Spanish). dechalaca.com. 15 June 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  4. "CONMEBOL: ÁRBITROS PARA COPA LIBERTADORES SUB-20 PERÚ 2012" (in Spanish). arbitrosperuanos.com. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
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