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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
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Teams edit

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

Venues edit

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

Group stage edit

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 edit

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) Hosts
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.)

Group B edit

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) Hosts
Melgar  1–1  Independiente del Valle
Gonzales-Vigil   59' Report Toledo   52' (o.g.)
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'
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 edit

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'
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'

Ranking of second-placed teams edit

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 edit

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 edit

 
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 edit

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'

Third place match edit

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

Final edit

Liverpool  0–1  São Paulo
Report Lucas Fernandes   84'

Final standings edit

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

References edit

  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. 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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