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
Champions São Paulo (1st title)
Runners-up Liverpool
Third place Cortuluá
Fourth place Lanús
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored76 (3.45 per match)
Top scorer(s) Luiz Araújo (5 goals)
Fair play award 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 River Plate Title holder (2012 champion) 2ndChampion (2012)
Lanús 2015 Torneo de Cuarta División champion 1stn/a
Bolivia Bolívar 2015 U-20 Torneo Nacional champion 1stn/a
Brazil São Paulo 2015 U-20 Copa do Brasil champion 1stn/a
Chile Huachipato 2015 U-19 National champion 1stn/a
Colombia Cortuluá 2015 U-20 Torneo Postobón champion 1stn/a
Ecuador Independiente del Valle 2015 U-18 Serie A champion 3rdQuarterfinals (2011)
Paraguay Cerro Porteño 2015 U-20 Torneo Apertura champion 2ndQuarterfinals (2012)
Libertad 2015 U-20 Torneo Clausura champion 2ndQuarterfinals (2011)
Peru Melgar 2015 U-18 Copa Federación champion 1stn/a
Uruguay Liverpool 2015 U-19 Annual champion 1stn/a
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 Liverpool 3 2 0 1 14 4 +10 6 Knockout stage
2 Lanús 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
3 Cerro Porteño (H) 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 6
4 Bolívar 3 0 0 3 2 17 −15 0
Source: CONMEBOL
(H) Host
Bolívar 0–2 Lanús
Report C. Ramírez 82'
Argañaraz 87'
Referee: Carlos Orbe (Ecuador)
Cerro Porteño 1–2 Liverpool
Ro. Martínez 3' Report De la Cruz 15'
J. Ramírez 78'
Liverpool 0–3 Lanús
Report Ochoa 38'
C. Ramírez 49'
Maciel 90+1'
Referee: Jorge Osorio (Chile)
Cerro Porteño 3–2 Bolívar
Ri. Martínez 46'
Villalba 75'
Alderete 90+4'		 Report Montero 14', 43'
Referee: Luis Garay (Paraguay)
Bolívar 0–12 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 3–1 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 São Paulo 3 2 1 0 12 1 +11 7 Knockout stage
2 Libertad (H) 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
3 Independiente del Valle 3 1 1 1 3 10 −7 4
4 Melgar 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
Source: CONMEBOL
(H) Host
Melgar 1–1 Independiente del Valle
Gonzales-Vigil 59' Report Toledo 52' (o.g.)
Referee: Óscar Rojas (Uruguay)
Libertad 1–1 São Paulo
Mendieta 31' Report Araújo 42'
São Paulo 8–0 Independiente del Valle
Shaylon 16', 70'
David Neres 28', 45'
Araújo 68', 82', 86'
Murilo 80'		 Report
Libertad 3–1 Melgar
Rodríguez 14'
J. Medina 46'
B. Medina 90'		 Report Arias 37'
Referee: Wilson Lamouroux (Colombia)
Melgar 0–3 São Paulo
Report Pedro 11'
David Neres 21'
Artur 45'
Referee: Luis Yrusta (Bolivia)
Libertad 1–2 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 Cortuluá 3 2 0 1 9 5 +4 6 Knockout stage
2 Huachipato 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
3 River Plate 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
4 Deportivo La Guaira 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0
Source: CONMEBOL
Deportivo La Guaira 0–2 Huachipato
Report Molini 35', 55'
Referee: Luis Yrusta (Bolivia)
River Plate 3–2 Cortuluá
Casquete 29'
Franco 39'
Montiel 80'		 Report Camilo 45+3'
Angulo 65'
Referee: Ulises Mereles (Paraguay)
Cortuluá 4–2 Huachipato
Angulo 18'
Palacios 33'
Izquierdo 77'
Camilo 90+2'		 Report Pontoni 45+1'
Molini 90' (pen.)
River Plate 1–0 Deportivo La Guaira
Casquete 47' Report
Referee: Carlos Orbe (Ecuador)
Deportivo La Guaira 0–3 Cortuluá
Report Izquierdo 54', 66'
Camilo 83'
Referee: Luis Garay (Paraguay)
River Plate 0–1 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 Lanús 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6 Knockout stage
2 C Huachipato 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
3 B 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
 
 
 Liverpool (pen.)0 (7)
 
14 February – Defensores del Chaco
 
 Cortuluá0 (6)
 
 Liverpool0
 
11 February – Manuel Ferreira
 
 São Paulo1
 
 São Paulo3
 
 
 Lanús2
 
Third place
 
 
14 February – Defensores del Chaco
 
 
 Cortuluá1
 
 
 Lanús0

Semi-finals
Liverpool 0–0 Cortuluá
Report
Penalties
Sención
De la Cruz
Laport
R. Rodríguez
P. González
J. Ramírez
Machado 		7–6 Millán
Bolaños
Batalla
Buritica
Rojas
D. Rodríguez
López
Referee: Jorge Osorio (Chile)
São Paulo 3–2 Lanús
Araújo 35'
David Neres 45+1'
Pedro 49'		 Report C. Ramírez 9'
G. Ramírez 20'
Referee: Ulises Mereles (Paraguay)

Third place match
Cortuluá 1–0 Lanús
D. Ramírez 43' Report
Referee: Carlos Orbe (Ecuador)

Final
Liverpool 0–1 São Paulo
Report Lucas Fernandes 84'

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