The 2019 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores Femenina was the 11th edition of the CONMEBOL Libertadores Femenina (also referred to as the Copa Libertadores Femenina), South America's premier women's club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. The tournament was held in Quito, Ecuador from 11 to 28 October 2019.[1][2]
| Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores Femenina Ecuador 2019 | |
|---|---|
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Ecuador |
| City | Quito |
| Dates | 11–28 October 2019 |
| Teams | 16 (from 10 associations) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Corinthians (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Ferroviária |
| Third place |  América |
| Fourth place |  Cerro Porteño |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 131 (4.09 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Nathane (9 goals) |
The final originally scheduled for 27 October 2019 was rescheduled to 28 October 2019 due to a series of protests and riots in Ecuador.[3] The final was played between the Brazilian teams Corinthians and Ferroviária, being the first final played between teams from the same country. Corinthians defeated Ferroviária 2–0 to win their second tournament title.[4]
Atlético Huila, the defending champions, were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Ferroviária.
During the tournament, Mariana Larroquette (UAI Urquiza) scored against Municipal de Majes (64th minute, Group D) the 1000th goal of Copa Libertadores Femenina history.[5]
Format changes
editStarting from this season, the tournament was expanded from 12 to 16 teams.[6]
For the group stage, the 16 teams were drawn into four groups. Teams in each group played one another in a round-robin basis, with the top two teams of each group advancing to the quarter-finals. Starting from the quarter-finals, the teams played a single-elimination tournament.[7]
Teams
editThe 16 teams were:[7]
- the champions of all ten CONMEBOL associations
- the title holders
- an additional team from the host association
- four additional teams from associations with the best historical performance in the tournament (Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Paraguay).
- Notes
- ^ Corinthians won the 2017 title as a partnership with Audax. They created their own team for the 2018 season.
- ^ Rio Preto (2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Feminino A1 runners-up) should have qualified for the Copa Libertadores but they closed their women's section.[13] Third place Flamengo (in a partnership with the Brazilian Navy) preferred to participate in the 2019 Military World Games.[14]
- ^ ANFP announced that the additional berth for Chile was awarded to the winners of a qualifying play-off. It was played on 15 August 2019 at Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida between Palestino (2018 Campeonato Nacional Femenino runners-up) and Colo-Colo (best team in the historical ANFP and CONMEBOL rankings).[17]
- ^ DIMAYOR and FCF announced that the additional berth for Colombia was awarded to the 2019 league runners-up.[20][21]
- ^ a b Formas Íntimas were runners-up in 2013. In 2019 they started a partnership with Independiente Medellín (1st participation).[22]
- ^ APF announced that the additional berth for Paraguay was awarded to Libertad/Limpeño as 2019 Torneo Apertura champions and 2016 Copa Libertadores Femenina champions.[26]
- ^ a b Sportivo Limpeño won the 2016 title. In 2018 they started a partnership with Libertad (1st participation).[27]
Venues
editMatches were played in Quito. The stadiums were:[31]
- Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa (capacity: 35,742)
- Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado (capacity: 41,575)
Draw
editThe draw for the tournament was held on 30 September 2019, 16:00 ECT (UTC−5), at the Mercure Hotel Alameda Quito in Quito.[32] The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four containing a team from each of the four pots. The defending champions Atlético Huila and the Ecuadorian champions Deportivo Cuenca were automatically seeded into Pot 1 and allocated to positions A1 and B1, respectively, in the group stage. The Colombian champions América were automatically seeded into Pot 3, while the four additional teams from associations with the best historical performance were automatically seeded into Pot 4. The remaining teams were seeded based on the results of their association in the 2018 Copa Libertadores Femenina. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
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- 1 The draw was held before the identities of the Colombian champions (América) and runners-up (Independiente Medellín/Formas Íntimas) were known.
2019 Ecuadorian protests
editOne week before the beginning of the tournament, various protests began in Ecuador after the government announced an end to fuel subsidies as part of public spending cuts agreed with the IMF in return for a loan.[33] On 12 October 2019, two days into the tournament, none of the scheduled Group C and Group D matches were played due to security concerns caused by the protests.[34] The Ecuadorian government and leaders representing the Andean nation's indigenous peoples reached an agreement on 13 October 2019 to repeal the decree that eliminated fuel subsidies.[35] CONMEBOL later announced the competition would be resumed on 14 October 2019 with a modified schedule.[36]
Finally, the group stage was extended from 18 to 19 October, the quarter-finals were rescheduled from 20 and 21 to 21 and 22 October, semi-finals from 23 and 24 to 24 and 25 October and the final and third place match from 27 to 28 October.[3]
Group stage
editFour matches were played on opening day but CONMEBOL suspended the four games scheduled for 12 October 2019 due to security concerns caused by a civil unrest.[34] CONMEBOL later announced the competition would be resumed on 14 October 2017 with a modified schedule.[36]
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 would be applied in the following order (Regulations Article 21).[7]
- Goal difference;
- Goals scored;
- Head-to-head result in games between tied teams;
- Number of red cards;
- Number of yellow cards;
- Drawing of lots.
The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the quarter-finals.
All times are local, ECT (UTC−5).[3]
Group A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlético Huila | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Cerro Porteño | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Peñarol | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 | |
| 4 |  Colo-Colo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 1 |
| Cerro Porteño | 3–2 | Colo-Colo |
|---|---|---|
Bogarín  22', 45+16'Agüero 72' | Report | Jiménez 23' Quezada 44' |
| Atlético Huila | 3–0 | Cerro Porteño |
|---|---|---|
| Arbeláez 45+4' Romero 49', 61' | Report |
| Peñarol | 2–2 | Colo-Colo |
|---|---|---|
| Viana 69', 77' | Report | Olave 54' Hidalgo 84' (pen.) |
| Colo-Colo | 1–3 | Atlético Huila |
|---|---|---|
| Hidalgo 20' | Report | Romero 22', 76' Constante 51' |
| Peñarol | 0–1 | Cerro Porteño |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Da Silva 85' (o.g.) |
Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Deportivo Cuenca | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Ferroviária | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Estudiantes de Caracas | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Mundo Futuro | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 0 |
| Deportivo Cuenca | 3–1 | Estudiantes de Caracas |
|---|---|---|
| Riera 59', 81', 86' (pen.) | Report | Villasana 89' (pen.) |
| Mundo Futuro | 1–10 | Ferroviária |
|---|---|---|
| Doerksen 71' | Report | Nathane 8', 9', 47', 53', 60' Rosana 13'Rafa Mineira 41', 90+1'Luana Sartório 49'Aline Milene 63' |
| Deportivo Cuenca | 5–1 | Mundo Futuro |
|---|---|---|
| Lattanzio 6', 90' Gracia 76'Charcopa 84'Riera 90+4' | Report | Morón 66' |
| Estudiantes de Caracas | 1–4 | Ferroviária |
|---|---|---|
| Lizcano 88' | Report | Nathane 53', 87' Aline Milene 78'Luana Sartório 90+3' |
| Ferroviária | 1–2 | Deportivo Cuenca |
|---|---|---|
| Aline Milene 80' | Report | Gracia 31' Riera 88' |
| Estudiantes de Caracas | 2–0 | Mundo Futuro |
|---|---|---|
| D. Rodríguez 6' Flórez 32' | Report |
Group C
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corinthians | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | América | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | Libertad/Limpeño | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Ñañas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 |
| Corinthians | 3–1 | Ñañas |
|---|---|---|
| Millene 11' Grazi 14'Juliete 31' | Report | Zambrano 90+4' |
| Corinthians | 3–1 | América |
|---|---|---|
| Victória 32' Millene 46', 56' | Report | Usme 40' (pen.) |
| Libertad/Limpeño | 2–2 | Corinthians |
|---|---|---|
| Peña 19' Garay López 45+3' | Report | Victória 61' Katiuscia 73' |
| Ñañas | 1–6 | América |
|---|---|---|
| Corozo 50' | Report | Robledo 5', 69', 85' Taborda 75'R. Caicedo 82'Usme 90+1' |
Group D
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  UAI Urquiza | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Santiago Morning | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 5 | |
| 3 | Independiente Medellín/Formas Íntimas | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Municipal de Majes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | −17 | 0 |
| Santiago Morning | 2–2 | UAI Urquiza |
|---|---|---|
| Roa 6' Mardones 35' | Report | Ugarte 50' Schell 56' |
| Municipal de Majes | 0–6 | Independiente Medellín/Formas Íntimas |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Castañeda 54' Cuesta 62'Pérez 63'Ospina 65'Velásquez 89'Aguirre 90+5' (pen.) |
| Santiago Morning | 5–0 | Municipal de Majes |
|---|---|---|
| Rojas 17', 60', 68' Pardo 25'Roa 65' | Report |
| UAI Urquiza | 2–1 | Independiente Medellín/Formas Íntimas |
|---|---|---|
| Mesa 45+1' Larroquette 61' | Report | Aguirre 10' |
| Independiente Medellín/Formas Íntimas | 1–1 | Santiago Morning |
|---|---|---|
| Ospina 21' | Report | Borgella 18' (pen.) |
| UAI Urquiza | 6–0 | Municipal de Majes |
|---|---|---|
| Larroquette 16', 33', 53', 64' Ugarte 55'Delgado 77' | Report |
Final stages
editStarting from the quarter-finals, the teams played a single-elimination tournament. If tied after full time, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winners (Regulations Article 23).[7]
Bracket
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 21 October – Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa | ||||||||||
| Atlético Huila | 2 | |||||||||
| 24 October – Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa | ||||||||||
| Ferroviária | 3 | |||||||||
| Ferroviária | 2 | |||||||||
| 21 October – Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa | ||||||||||
| Cerro Porteño | 1 | |||||||||
| Deportivo Cuenca | 3 (3) | |||||||||
| 28 October – Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa | ||||||||||
| Cerro Porteño (p) | 3 (4) | |||||||||
| Ferroviária | 0 | |||||||||
| 22 October – Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa | ||||||||||
| Corinthians | 2 | |||||||||
| Corinthians | 2 | |||||||||
| 25 October – Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa | ||||||||||
| Santiago Morning | 0 | |||||||||
| Corinthians | 4 | |||||||||
| 22 October – Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa | ||||||||||
| América | 0 | Third place | ||||||||
| UAI Urquiza | 2 | |||||||||
| 28 October – Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa | ||||||||||
| América | 3 | |||||||||
| Cerro Porteño | 1 | |||||||||
| América | 3 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
edit| Atlético Huila | 2–3 | Ferroviária |
|---|---|---|
| Romero 24', 57' | Report | Maglia 32', 65' Nathane 48' |
| Deportivo Cuenca | 3–3 | Cerro Porteño |
|---|---|---|
| Riera 13', 25', 57' | Report | Fretes 32' Agüero 38'Bogarín 83' |
| Penalties | ||
Fajardo  Cuadra  Lattanzio Avilés Riera Jhonson | 3–4 | Fretes Bogarín M. Ayala Fleitas Agüero Saleb |
| Corinthians | 2–0 | Santiago Morning |
|---|---|---|
| Giovanna Crivelari 28' Juliete 46' | Report |
| UAI Urquiza | 2–3 | América |
|---|---|---|
| Larroquette 76' (pen.) Bueno 88' | Report | Robledo 61' F. Caicedo 65'Usme 70' |
Semi-finals
edit| Ferroviária | 2–1 | Cerro Porteño |
|---|---|---|
| Nathane 13' Aline Milene 61' | Report | Fretes 30' (pen.) |
Third place match
edit| Cerro Porteño | 1–3 | América |
|---|---|---|
| Agüero 34' | Report | Robledo 18', 24' Pulgarín 90+1' |
Final
editLuana Sartório (Ferroviária) and Ingryd (Corinthians), sent off and booked in the semi-finals respectively, were suspended and could not play in the final.
| Ferroviária | 0–2 | Corinthians |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Giovanna Crivelari 74' Juliete 90' |
        Ferroviária |  Corinthians |
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Top goalscorers
editBroadcasting
editElsewhere in South America and other countries, the matches were broadcast through the official CONMEBOL Libertadores pages on Facebook[40] and YouTube.[41]
See also
editReferences
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- ^ "Sede y fechas confirmadas para la CONMEBOL Libertadores Femenina" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 3 June 2019.
- ^ a b c "REPROGRAMACIÓN DE PARTIDOS" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.
- ^ "¡Corinthians grita campeón!" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 29 October 2019.
- ^ "Los números de la semana" (in Spanish). FIFA. 25 October 2019.
- ^ "Se viene una renovada CONMEBOL Libertadores Femenina 2019" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 9 August 2019.
- ^ a b c d "CONMEBOL Libertadores Femenina Ecuador 2019. Reglamento 2019" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.
- ^ "¡UAI Urquiza campeón!" (in Spanish). AFA. 11 May 2019. Archived from the original on 11 May 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ "Mundo Futuro clasifica a la Copa Libertadores" (in Spanish). Diario El Día. 19 August 2019.
- ^ "Regulamento Específico da Competição Campeonato Brasileiro Feminino A-1 2018" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CBF.
- ^ "Corinthians goleia o Rio Preto e é campeão do Brasileirão Feminino A-1" (in Portuguese). CBF. 26 October 2018.
- ^ "NOTA OFICIAL: Ferroviária recebe convite da CBF para disputa da Libertadores 2019" (in Portuguese). Associação Ferroviária de Esportes. 20 August 2019.
- ^ "Rio Preto fecha time feminino e alega que "jogadoras pediram salários superiores ao masculino"" (in Portuguese). Globo. 26 February 2019.
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- ^ "Santiago Morning baja su primera estrella tras derrotar a Palestino en el Nacional" (in Spanish). ANFP. 15 December 2018.
- ^ "Colo Colo captura el segundo boleto a la Conmebol Libertadores tras vencer a Palestino" (in Spanish). ANFP. 15 August 2019.
- ^ "Palestino y Colo Colo dirimirán el segundo cupo para la Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores 2019" (in Spanish). ANFP. 11 July 2019.
- ^ "Las chicas del Huila, campeonas de América" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 2 December 2018.
- ^ a b "¡AMÉRICA DE CALI CAMPEÓN DE LA LIGA AGUILA FEMENINA 2019!" (in Spanish). DIMAYOR. 30 September 2019.
- ^ "Colombia tendrá 3 representantes en la copa libertadores femenina 2019" (in Spanish). DIMAYOR. 15 June 2019.
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- ^ "MAJES DE AREQUIPA SE QUEDÓ CON LA COPA PERÚ FEMENINA 2018" (in Spanish). FPF. 20 December 2018. Archived from the original on 28 May 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- ^ "Peñarol campeón uruguayo" (in Spanish). AUF. 16 December 2018. Archived from the original on 17 December 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ "Estudiantes de Caracas se consagró en la Superliga Femenina" (in Spanish). FVF. 12 August 2019.
- ^ "ECUADOR, ANFITRIÓN DE LA LIBERTADORES FEMENINA" (in Spanish). FEF. 16 September 2019. Archived from the original on 6 December 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ "Grupos de la CONMEBOL Libertadores Femenina - Ecuador 2019" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 30 September 2019.
- ^ "Ecuador violence: Protesters agree to talks with government". BBC. 13 October 2019.
- ^ a b "CONMEBOL decide aplazar la jornada de hoy de la Libertadores Femenina por motivos de seguridad" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 12 October 2019.
- ^ "Government, indigenous leaders reach agreement to end protests in Ecuador". EFE. 14 October 2019.
- ^ a b "La CONMEBOL Libertadores Femenina continuará su disputa este lunes" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 14 October 2019.
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