2023 U-20 Copa Libertadores

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2023 U-20 Copa Libertadores
Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores Sub-20
Chile 2023
Tournament details
Host countryChile
Dates1–16 July 2023
Teams12 (from 10 associations)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors (1st title)
Runners-up Flag of Ecuador.svg Independiente del Valle
Third place Flag of Paraguay.svg Cerro Porteño
Fourth place Flag of Uruguay.svg Peñarol
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored65 (2.95 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Uruguay.svg Santiago Díaz
Flag of Ecuador.svg Maelo Rentería
(4 goals each)
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The 2023 U-20 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores (Spanish : Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores Sub-20 2023) was the 7th edition of the U-20 CONMEBOL Libertadores (also referred to as the U-20 Copa Libertadores), South America's premier under-20 club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. It was held in Chile from 1 to 16 July 2023. [1] [2]

Contents

Peñarol were the defending champions, having won the 2022 tournament, but were unable to retain their title after losing to Boca Juniors in the semi-finals, leading them to play the third place match against Cerro Porteño, which they also lost but on penalties. Boca Juniors defeated Independiente del Valle 2–0 in the final to win their first U-20 Copa Libertadores title. [3] As winners of the 2023 U-20 Copa Libertadores, Boca Juniors earned the right to play against AZ, the winners of the 2022–23 UEFA Youth League, in the 2023 Under-20 Intercontinental Cup. [4] [5]

Teams

The competition was contested by 12 teams: the title holders, the youth champions from each of the ten CONMEBOL member associations, and one additional team from the host association.

AssociationTeamQualifying methodAppsPrevious best result
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Boca Juniors 2022 Cuarta División (U-20) champions [6] [7] 3rdRunners-up (2011)
Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia Always Ready 2023 U-20 Copa Bolivia champions [8] 1st—
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Palmeiras 2022 Supercopa do Brasil Sub-20 champions [Note BRA] [9] 1st—
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile (hosts) O'Higgins (Chile 1)2022 Campeonato Nacional Proyección Apertura champions [10] [11] 1st—
Huachipato (Chile 2)2022 Campeonato Nacional Proyección Clausura champions [10] [12] 2ndGroup stage (2016
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Envigado 2022 Supercopa Juvenil champions [13] [14] 1st—
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador Independiente del Valle 2022 Campeonato Nacional de Categorías Formativas U-19 champions[ citation needed ]7thChampions (2020)
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay Cerro Porteño 2023 U-20 Copa Libertadores qualifying play-off winners [Note PAR] [15] 4thQuarter-finals (2012)
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Alianza Lima 2022 Torneo de Promoción y Reserva champions [16] [17] 3rdFourth place (2011)
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Peñarol (holders) 2022 U-20 Copa Libertadores champions2ndChampions (2022)
Defensor Sporting 2022 Campeonato Uruguayo Juvenil Divisional A U-19 runners-up [18] [19] 2ndRunners-up (2012)
Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela Caracas 2022 Liga FUTVE Junior U-20 champions [20] 3rdFourth place (2022)
  1. Brazil (BRA): The 2022 Supercopa do Brasil Sub-20 was to be played between the winners of the 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20 and the 2022 Copa do Brasil Sub-20, [21] [22] however, Palmeiras were directly proclaimed champions of the Supercopa as it had won both the Campeonato Brasileiro and the Copa do Brasil, [23] [24] thus securing the Brazilian berth reserved for the Supercopa champions.
  2. Paraguay (PAR): Paraguay's berth was decided in a final match between Olimpia, 2022 U-19 Torneo Apertura champions, [25] and Cerro Porteño, 2022 U-19 Torneo Clausura champions. [26]

Squads

Players born between 1 January 2003 and 31 December 2007 were eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team could register a maximum of 20 and a minimum of 16 players, including at least 2 goalkeepers (Regulations Articles 47 and 50). [27]

Venues

Chile was named as host country of the tournament at the CONMEBOL Council meeting held on 30 September 2022. [2] [28] It was the first time that Chile hosted the tournament.

Coquimbo and La Serena were selected as host cities, with Estadio Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso and Estadio La Portada as the venues, respectively. [29] [30] [31] The group stage matches were played at both venues, while the final stage matches were played entirely at Estadio La Portada.

Draw

The draw was held on 1 June 2023, 12:00 PYST (UTC−4), at the CONMEBOL headquarters in Luque, Paraguay. [32] The draw was conducted according to the following guidelines: [33]

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4

The draw resulted in the following groups: [34]

Group A
PosTeam
A1 Flag of Uruguay.svg Peñarol
A2 Flag of Venezuela (state).svg Caracas
A3 Flag of Peru.svg Alianza Lima
A4 Flag of Chile.svg O'Higgins
Group B
PosTeam
B1 Flag of Ecuador.svg Independiente del Valle
B2 Flag of Paraguay.svg Cerro Porteño
B3 Flag of Colombia.svg Envigado
B4 Flag of Bolivia.svg Always Ready
Group C
PosTeam
C1 Flag of Uruguay.svg Defensor Sporting
C2 Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors
C3 Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras
C4 Flag of Chile.svg Huachipato

Match officials

On 15 June 2023, CONMEBOL informed to its member associations the referees appointed for the tournament. [35]

Group stage

The winners of each group and the best runner-up among all groups advanced to the semi-finals.

Tiebreakers

In the group stage, teams were ranked according to points earned (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 (Regulations Articles 20, 21): [27]

  1. Head-to-head result in games between tied teams;
    • Head-to-head points in the matches played among the tied teams;
    • Head-to-head goal difference in the matches played among the tied teams;
    • Head-to-head goals scored in the matches played among the tied teams;
  2. Goal difference;
  3. Goals scored;
  4. Fewest number of red cards received;
  5. Fewest number of yellow cards received;
  6. Drawing of lots.

All match times were in CLT (UTC−4), as listed by CONMEBOL. [36]

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of Uruguay.svg Peñarol 3300113+89 Semi-finals
2 Flag of Venezuela (state).svg Caracas 320186+26
3 Flag of Chile.svg O'Higgins (H)301226−41
4 Flag of Peru.svg Alianza Lima 301217−61
Source: CONMEBOL
(H) Hosts
Peñarol Flag of Uruguay.svg 5–1 Flag of Venezuela (state).svg Caracas
Report Jiménez Soccerball shade.svg54' (pen.)
Estadio Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso, Coquimbo
Referee: Paulo Zanovelli (Brazil)
Caracas Flag of Venezuela (state).svg 4–1 Flag of Chile.svg O'Higgins
Report Maturana Soccerball shade.svg27'
Estadio La Portada, La Serena
Referee: Jordy Alemán (Bolivia) [37]
Peñarol Flag of Uruguay.svg 4–1 Flag of Peru.svg Alianza Lima
Report Aranda Soccerball shade.svg52'
Estadio La Portada, La Serena
Referee: Bismark Santiago (Colombia) [37]
O'Higgins Flag of Chile.svg 1–2 Flag of Uruguay.svg Peñarol
Calderón Soccerball shade.svg28' Report
Estadio La Portada, La Serena
Referee: Pablo Echevarría (Argentina) [38]
Caracas Flag of Venezuela (state).svg 3–0 Flag of Peru.svg Alianza Lima
Report
Estadio La Portada, La Serena
Referee: Jhon Hinestroza (Colombia) [38]

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of Ecuador.svg Independiente del Valle 3300101+99 Semi-finals
2 Flag of Paraguay.svg Cerro Porteño 320174+36
3 Flag of Colombia.svg Envigado 310213−23
4 Flag of Bolivia.svg Always Ready 3003111−100
Source: CONMEBOL
Envigado Flag of Colombia.svg 1–0 Flag of Bolivia.svg Always Ready
España Soccerball shade.svg78' Report
Estadio La Portada, La Serena
Referee: Francisco Gilabert (Chile)

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors 321042+27 Semi-finals
2 Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras 312065+15
3 Flag of Uruguay.svg Defensor Sporting 310243+13
4 Flag of Chile.svg Huachipato (H)301226−41
Source: CONMEBOL
(H) Hosts
Palmeiras Flag of Brazil.svg 2–2 Flag of Chile.svg Huachipato
Report Gutiérrez Soccerball shade.svg17', 89'
Estadio Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso, Coquimbo
Referee: Edwin Ordóñez (Peru) [41]
Boca Juniors Flag of Argentina.svg 1–0 Flag of Chile.svg Huachipato
Di Lollo Soccerball shade.svg16' Report
Estadio La Portada, La Serena
Referee: Dilio Rodríguez (Bolivia) [42]
Defensor Sporting Flag of Uruguay.svg 1–2 Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras
Copelotti Soccerball shade.svg13' Report
Estadio La Portada, La Serena
Referee: Alex Cajas (Ecuador) [42]

Ranking of group runners-up

PosGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 B Flag of Paraguay.svg Cerro Porteño 320174+36 Semi-finals
2 A Flag of Venezuela (state).svg Caracas 320186+26
3 C Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras 312065+15
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Red cards received; 5) Yellow cards received; 6) Drawing of lots (Regulations Article 22). [27]

Final stage

The final stage consisted of the semi-finals, the third place match and the final. All the matches were played with the use of the video assistant referee (VAR). [44]

The semi-final matchups were:

The semi-final winners and losers played in the final and third place match respectively. If tied after full time, extra time would not be played, and a penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 22). [27]

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
13 July
 
 
 Flag of Uruguay.svg Peñarol 0
 
16 July
 
 Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors 1
 
 Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors 2
 
13 July
 
 Flag of Ecuador.svg Independiente del Valle 0
 
 Flag of Ecuador.svg Independiente del Valle 1
 
 
 Flag of Paraguay.svg Cerro Porteño 0
 
Third place
 
 
16 July
 
 
 Flag of Uruguay.svg Peñarol 2 (2)
 
 
 Flag of Paraguay.svg Cerro Porteño (p)2 (4)

Semi-finals

Peñarol Flag of Uruguay.svg 0–1 Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors
Report Benítez Soccerball shade.svg45+1'
Estadio La Portada, La Serena
Referee: Paulo Zanovelli (Brazil) [45]
Independiente del Valle Flag of Ecuador.svg 1–0 Flag of Paraguay.svg Cerro Porteño
Rentería Soccerball shade.svg90+1' (pen.) Report
Estadio La Portada, La Serena
Referee: Edwin Ordóñez (Peru) [45]

Third place match

Final

Boca Juniors Flag of Argentina.svg 2–0 Flag of Ecuador.svg Independiente del Valle
Rodríguez Soccerball shade.svg44', 48' Report
Estadio La Portada, La Serena
Referee: Jhon Hinestroza (Colombia)

Goalscorers

There were 65 goals scored in 22 matches, for an average of 2.95 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Notes

  1. 1 2 The third place match and the final, originally scheduled at 14:30 and 18:00 local time (UTC−4), were re-scheduled to 12:00 and 15:30, respectively. [46] [47]

References

  1. ↑ "Calendario de torneos de la CONMEBOL 2023" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 7 July 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Fechas y Sedes de los Torneos CONMEBOL 2023" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 1 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "Boca Juniors es el campeón de la CONMEBOL Libertadores Sub20" [Boca Juniors are the U-20 CONMEBOL Libertadores champions] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 16 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "Boca Juniors y AZ Alkmaar van por la Intercontinental Sub20" [Boca Juniors and AZ Alkmaar go for the U20 Intercontinental] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 4 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "AZ Alkmaar and Boca Juniors to play for the Under-20 Intercontinental Cup in Buenos Aires on 9 September". UEFA. 4 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "ASOCIACIÓN DEL FÚTBOL ARGENTINO BOLETÍN Nº 6072 REGLAMENTO TORNEO CATEGORÍAS JUVENILES DE LA LIGA PROFESIONAL DE FÚTBOL DE AFA TEMPORADA 2022" (PDF) (in Spanish). Argentine Football Association. 10 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "La Cuarta de Boca es campeona" [Boca's fourth division are champions] (in Spanish). Liga Profesional de Fútbol. 8 October 2022.
  8. ↑ "Always Ready, campeón de la Copa Bolivia Sub-20 y jugará la Copa Libertadores" [Always Ready, U-20 Copa Bolivia champions and will play the Copa Libertadores] (in Spanish). El Deber. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  9. ↑ "Palmeiras garante vaga na Libertadores Sub-20 de 2023" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário Do Verdão. 12 November 2022.
  10. 1 2 "FÚTBOL FORMATIVO BASES CAMPEONATOS NACIONALES GATORADE CATEGORIAS SUB 15, SUB 16, SUB 17 Y PROYECCIÓN - VARONES TEMPORADA – 2022" (PDF) (in Spanish). Santiago: Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional. January 2022.
  11. ↑ "O'Higgins venció a Universidad Católica se tituló campeón del Campeonato de Proyección Gatorade". campeonatochileno.cl (in Spanish). Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional. 9 July 2022.
  12. ↑ "Huachipato es el monarca del Proyección Gatorade Nacional Clausura 2022" (in Spanish). Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional. 4 December 2022.
  13. ↑ "Reglamento Supercopa Juvenil 2022" (PDF) (in Spanish). Bogotá: Colombian Football Federation. 8 March 2022.
  14. ↑ "FCF felicita a Envigado FC campeón de la Supercopa Juvenil 2022" (in Spanish). Colombian Football Federation. 19 November 2022.
  15. ↑ "Cerro Porteño, a la CONMEBOL Libertadores Sub 20 2023" (in Spanish). Paraguayan Football Association. 25 November 2022.
  16. ↑ "TORNEO PROMOCIÓN Y RESERVAS REGLAMENTO 2022" (PDF) (in Spanish). Peruvian Football Federation. 30 May 2022.
  17. ↑ "ALIANZA LIMA CAMPEÓN DEL TORNEO DE RESERVAS 2022 Y SUMA DOS PUNTOS PARA EL PRIMER EQUIPO" (in Spanish). Professional Football Sports Association. 17 September 2022.
  18. ↑ "REGLAMENTO CAMPEONATO URUGUAYO JUVENIL "A" – 2022" (in Spanish). Uruguayan Football Association. 23 February 2022.
  19. ↑ "Peñarol y Defensor, a la Libertadores Sub 20 del 2023" (in Spanish). ESPN. 7 November 2022.
  20. ↑ "Se definieron a los seis campeones de la Liga FUTVE Junior 2022" (in Spanish). Venezuelan Football Federation. 27 November 2022.
  21. ↑ "Regulamento Específico da Competição Copa do Brasil Sub-20 – 2022" (PDF) (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 3 June 2022.
  22. ↑ "Regulamento Específico da Competição Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20 – 2022" (PDF) (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 22 September 2022.
  23. ↑ "Palmeiras derrota o Corinthians e é campeão do Brasileirão Sub-20 2022" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 25 September 2022.
  24. ↑ "Palmeiras é campeão da Copa do Brasil Sub-20 2022" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 12 November 2022.
  25. ↑ "Olimpia es el monarca de la Sub 19" (in Spanish). Paraguayan Football Association. 26 June 2022.
  26. ↑ "Sub 19: Cerro Porteño se coronó campeón del Clausura" (in Spanish). Paraguayan Football Association. 23 November 2022.
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  30. ↑ Loma-Osorio, Antonio (21 April 2023). "Las ciudades que se perfilan como sedes para albergar la Copa Libertadores Sub 20 en Chile". www.encancha.cl (in Spanish). En Cancha.
  31. ↑ "Presidente Pablo Milad se reúne con autoridades de la región de Coquimbo para coordinar Libertadores Sub 20" [President Pablo Milad meets with authorities of the Coquimbo region to coordinate Libertadores Sub 20] (in Spanish). ANFP. 31 May 2023.
  32. ↑ "Se sortean los grupos de la CONMEBOL Libertadores Sub20" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 20 May 2023.
  33. ↑ "EN VIVO | SORTEO - CONMEBOL LIBERTADORES SUB20 2023" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 1 June 2023 – via YouTube.
  34. ↑ "Conoce los grupos de la CONMEBOL Libertadores Sub20" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 1 June 2023.
  35. ↑ "Designación de árbitros para la CONMEBOL Libertadores Sub20" [Referee appointments for the U-20 CONMEBOL Libertadores] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  36. ↑ "CONMEBOL LIBERTADORES SUB 20 2023 Programa de partidos" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 6 June 2023.
  37. 1 2 "CONMEBOL CL SUB 20 Designaciones Fecha 4" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 3 July 2023.
  38. 1 2 "CONMEBOL CL SUB 20 Designaciones Fecha 7" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 6 July 2023.
  39. 1 2 "CONMEBOL CL SUB 20 Designaciones Fecha 5" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 4 July 2023.
  40. 1 2 "CONMEBOL CL SUB 20 Designaciones Fecha 8" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 7 July 2023.
  41. 1 2 "CONMEBOL CL SUB 20 Designaciones Fecha 3" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 2 July 2023.
  42. 1 2 "CONMEBOL CL SUB 20 Designaciones Fecha 6" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 5 July 2023.
  43. 1 2 "CONMEBOL CL SUB 20 Designaciones Fecha 9" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 8 July 2023.
  44. ↑ "La Fase Final de la CONMEBOL Libertadores Sub20 contará con VAR". conmebollibertadores.com (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  45. 1 2 "CONMEBOL CL SUB 20 Designaciones Semifinales" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 12 July 2023.
  46. ↑ "Las Semifinales de la CONMEBOL Libertadores Sub20 se juegan en La Serena" [U20 CONMEBOL Libertadores semi-finals to be played in La Serena] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
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