Copa Libertadores Femenina

The CONMEBOL Libertadores Femenina, named as Copa Libertadores Femenina (Portuguese: Copa Libertadores Feminina or Taça Libertadores Feminina) is an annual international women's association football club competition in South America. It is organized by the South American Football Federation (CONMEBOL). The competition started in the 2009 season in response to the increased interest in women's football. It is the only CONMEBOL club competition for women.

CONMEBOL Libertadores Femenina
Founded2009 (2009)
RegionSouth America (CONMEBOL)
Number of teams16 (from 10 associations)
Current champions Corinthians (1st title)
Most successful club(s) São José (3 titles)
WebsiteOfficial website
2020 Copa Libertadores Femenina

The tournament is the women's version of the Copa Libertadores which is organized since 1960. Beginning in 2019 clubs will not gain entry to the men's Libertadores, if they don't also have a women's team.[1] The change was made to strengthen the women's Libertadores.

History
The old logo using the longer name.

The competition was officially announced in March 2009,[2] and it was approved by CONMEBOL's Executive Committee on July 3 of that year.[3] CONMEBOL decided that the competition's first edition will be played in Santos and Guarujá, Brazil from October 3 to October 18, 2009.[3][4] The competition was organized by CONMEBOL, FPF, CBF and Santos Futebol Clube.[3]

Colombian team Formas Íntimas is the only team to appear in all editions up to 2014.

Format
Chile's former president Sebastián Piñera with Colo-Colo (2012) - the first non-Brazilian club to win the trophy.

In 2009 and 2010 the tournament was played by ten teams, one from each CONMEBOL country, divided in two groups of five clubs each.[5] The two best-placed teams of each group qualify to play the semifinal and the winners then play the final, while the losers play the third-place game.[5]

From 2011 to 2018 twelve teams played the tournament and were divided into three groups of four. The group winners and best runner-up advanced to the semi-finals.

The 2015 edition was the first to be held outside Brazil. Medellin in Colombia have made an official bid, with cities in Paraguay, Chile and again Brazil interested as well.[6] Medellin was then announced host just before the 2014 edition.[7]

From 2019 the tournament was expanded from 12 to 16 teams.[8]

Results
Year Host Winners Score Runners-up Third Place Score Fourth Place
2009[9]
Details		  Brazil
Santos		 9–0
Universidad Autónoma
Formas Íntimas		 2–0
Everton
2010[10]
Details		  Brazil
Santos		 1–0
Everton
Boca Juniors		 2–1
Deportivo Quito
2011
Details		  Brazil
São José		 1–0
Colo-Colo
Santos		 6–0
Caracas
2012
Details		  Brazil
Colo-Colo		 0–0 (4–2 p)
Foz Cataratas
São José		 1–0
Vitória das Tabocas
2013
Details		  Brazil
São José		 3–1
Formas Íntimas
Colo-Colo		 6–3
Mundo Futuro
2014
Details		  Brazil
São José		 5–1
Caracas
Cerro Porteño		 0–0 (5–3 p)
Formas Íntimas
2015
Details		  Colombia
Ferroviária		 3–1
Colo-Colo
UAI Urquiza		 1–1 (6–5 p)
São José
2016
Details		  Uruguay
Sportivo Limpeño		 2–1
Estudiantes de Guárico
Foz Cataratas		 0–0 (3–1 p)
Colón
2017
Details		  Paraguay
Audax/Corinthians		 0–0 (5–4 p)
Colo-Colo
River Plate		 2–1
Cerro Porteño
2018
Details		  Brazil
Atlético Huila		 1–1 (5–3 p)
Santos
Iranduba		 1–1 (2–0 p)
Colo-Colo
2019
Details		  Ecuador
Corinthians		 2–0
Ferroviária
América		 3–1
Cerro Porteño
2020
Details		  Chile
Notes

    Performance by nation

    After the 2019 edition. So far only Peruvian teams have not reached a semi-final.

    Nation Winners Runners-up Third Fourth Winner Runners-up Third Place Fourth Place
     Brazil 8 3 4 2
     Chile 1 4 1 2
     Colombia 1 1 2 1
     Paraguay 1 1 1 2
     Venezuela — 2 — 1
    • Caracas
     Argentina — — 3 —
     Bolivia — — — 1
    • Mundo Futuro
     Ecuador — — — 1
     Uruguay — — — 1
     Peru — — — —

    Top scorers

    Six players have won the award twice Cristiane, Gloria Villamayor, Catalina Usme, Maitté Zamorano, Oriana Altuve and Ysaura Viso. Viso is the only one who did so with the same club.

    Year Name Team Goals
    2009 Cristiane Santos 15
    2010 Gloria Villamayor Everton8
    Noelia Cuevas Universidad Autónoma
    2011 Ysaura Viso Caracas 9
    2012 Cristiane São José 7
    2013[11] Maitté Zamorano Mundo Futuro 7
    2014 Diana Ospina Formas Íntimas6
    Andressa Alves São José
    Ysaura Viso Caracas
    2015 Catalina Usme Formas Íntimas 8
    2016 Oriana Altuve Colón4
    Manuela González Generaciones Palmiranas
    2017 Oriana Altuve Santa Fe4
    Amanda Brunner Audax
    Carolina Birizamberri River Plate
    Catalina Usme Santa Fe
    Gloria Villamayor Colo-Colo
    Maitté Zamorano Deportivo ITA
    2018 Brena Santos 4
    2019 Nathane Ferroviária 9
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    See also

    References
    1. Jonathan, Duarte. "Fútbol femenino obligatorio para participar de la Libertadores". Metro Ecuador (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-05-25.
    2. "Vem aí a Libertadores Feminina" (in Portuguese). Justiça Desportiva. March 17, 2009. Archived from the original on March 21, 2009. Retrieved August 1, 2009.
    3. "Aprobada la celebración de la Copa Libertadores de Fútbol Femenino" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. July 31, 2009. Archived from the original on August 7, 2009. Retrieved August 1, 2009.
    4. "Santos estreia contra White Star, do Peru, na Libertadores Feminina" (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. September 6, 2009. Retrieved September 6, 2009.
    5. "Definidos os grupos da primeira Taça Libertadores da América Feminina" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. September 6, 2009. Retrieved September 7, 2009.
    6. "Medellín quiere ser sede de la Copa Libertadores Femenina de 2015". diarioadn.co. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
    7. "Libertadores Femenina 2015 tendrá acento paisa". 29 October 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-10-30. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
    8. "Se viene una renovada CONMEBOL Libertadores Femenina 2019" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 9 August 2019.
    9. "Women's Copa Libertadores 2009". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
    10. "Women's Copa Libertadores 2010". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
    11. "Sao José se consagró bicampeón de la Copa Libertadores". lanacion.com.py. 8 November 2013. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013. La jugadora Maitté Zamorano de Mundo Futuro marcó dos goles, convirtiéndose por el momento en la goleadora del torneo con 7 tantos.
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