Organizing body | CONMEBOL |
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Founded | 2011 |
Region | South America |
Number of teams | 12 |
Qualifier for | Under-20 Intercontinental Cup |
Related competitions | Copa Libertadores |
Current champion(s) | Boca Juniors (1st title) |
Most successful club(s) | List
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Website | conmebol.com/libsub20 |
2024 U-20 Copa Libertadores |
The Under-20 CONMEBOL Libertadores (Portuguese and Spanish: CONMEBOL Libertadores Sub-20) is the international association football club competition for teams that play in CONMEBOL leagues. It was created by Manuel Burga Seoane and the Peruvian Football Federation. [1] [2] The competition started in the 2011 season in response to the increased interest in youth football.[ citation needed ]
The tournament had only two editions from 2011 to 2012. The first edition of this U-20 club competition was played in Lima, Peru. Players born on or after 1 January 1990 were eligible to compete in the first tournament, technically making it an under-21 competition. The tournament was originally going to be hosted in November 2010, however, because of the postponement, the player age eligibility was changed. [3] [4] [5]
The tournament was temporarily discontinued after 2012. [2] CONMEBOL was targeting to restart the competition in 2015. [6] In March 2015, the CONMEBOL Executive Committee approved Paraguay as host of the next U-20 Copa Libertadores in January 2016. [7]
The cup is played by twelve teams, one from each CONMEBOL country, divided in three groups of four clubs each. The group winners and the best second-placed team qualify to play the semifinals and the winners then play the final, while the losers play the third-place game.
Ed. | Year | Host | Final | Third place match | Num. teams | ||||
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Champions | Score | Runners-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||
1 | 2011 | Peru | Universitario | 1–1 (4–2 p) | Boca Juniors | América | 1–0 | Alianza Lima | 12 |
2 | 2012 | Peru | River Plate | 1–0 | Defensor Sporting | Corinthians | 2–1 | Unión Española | 16 |
3 | 2016 | Paraguay | São Paulo | 1–0 | Liverpool | Cortuluá | 1–0 | Lanús | 12 |
4 | 2018 | Uruguay | Nacional | 2–1 | Independiente del Valle | River Plate | 1–1 (5–4 p) | São Paulo | 12 |
5 | 2020 | Paraguay | Independiente del Valle | 2–1 | River Plate | Flamengo | 5–2 | Libertad | 12 |
6 | 2022 | Ecuador | Peñarol | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Independiente del Valle | Guaraní | 3–2 | Caracas | 12 |
7 | 2023 | Chile | Boca Juniors | Independiente del Valle | Cerro Porteño | 2–2 (4–2 p) | Peñarol | 12 | |
8 | 2024 | Uruguay | Flamengo | Boca Juniors | Rosario Central | 2–1 | Aucas | 12 |
Club | Titles | Runners-up | Seasons won | Seasons runner-up |
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Independiente del Valle | 1 | 3 | 2020 | 2018, 2022, 2023 |
Boca Juniors | 1 | 2 | 2023 | 2011, 2024 |
River Plate | 1 | 1 | 2012 | 2020 |
Universitario | 1 | 0 | 2011 | — |
São Paulo | 1 | 0 | 2016 | — |
Nacional | 1 | 0 | 2018 | — |
Peñarol | 1 | 0 | 2022 | — |
Flamengo | 1 | 0 | 2024 | — |
Defensor Sporting | 0 | 1 | — | 2012 |
Liverpool | 0 | 1 | — | 2016 |
Nation | Titles | Runners-up | Total |
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Argentina | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Uruguay | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Brazil | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Ecuador | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Peru | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Year | Best Player Award | Top Goalscorer | Best Goalkeeper Award | Fair Play Award |
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2011 | Edison Flores | Sergio Unrein (4) Cristofer Soto (4) | Ramiro Martínez | Boca Juniors |
2012 | Juan Cazares | Rodrigo Gattas (6) | Gaspar Servio | Defensor Sporting River Plate (ex aequo) |
2016 | Not awarded | Luiz Araújo (5) | Not awarded | Cortuluá |
Team | 2011 | 2012 | 2016 | 2018 | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Total |
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Academia Puerto Cabello | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | GS | 2 |
Águilas Doradas | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | 1 |
Alianza Lima | 4th | QF | • | • | • | • | GS | • | 3 |
Always Ready | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | 2 |
América (MG) | • | QF | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
América | 3rd | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 |
Atletico Madrid | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
Atlético Venezuela | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | 1 |
Aucas | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 4th | 1 |
Blooming | • | GS | • | • | • | GS | • | • | 2 |
Boca Juniors | 2nd | GS | • | • | • | • | 1st | 2nd | 4 |
Bolívar | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
Caracas | GS | • | • | • | • | 4th | GS | • | 3 |
Cerro Porteño | • | QF | GS | • | GS | • | 3rd | • | 4 |
Corinthians | • | 3rd | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
Colo-Colo | • | • | • | GS | GS | • | • | GS | 3 |
Cortuluá | • | • | 3rd | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
Cruzeiro | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | 1 |
Danubio | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | 1 |
Defensor Sporting | • | 2nd | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | 3 |
Deportivo La Guaira [8] | • | GS | GS | • | • | • | • | • | 2 |
Envigado | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | 1 |
Flamengo | QF | • | • | • | 3rd | • | • | 1st | 3 |
Guaraní | • | • | • | • | • | 3rd | • | • | 1 |
Huachipato | • | • | GS | • | • | • | GS | • | 2 |
Independiente del Valle | QF | GS | GS | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | • | 7 |
Internacional | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | 1 |
Jorge Wilstermann | GS | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | 2 |
Junior | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
Lanús | • | • | 4th | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
La Equidad | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | 1 |
LDU Quito | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | 1 |
Libertad | QF | • | GS | GS | 4th | • | • | • | 4 |
Liverpool | • | • | 2nd | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
Melgar | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
Millonarios | GS | • | • | • | GS | GS | • | • | 3 |
Montevideo City Torque | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | 1 |
Nacional | QF | • | • | 1st | GS | • | • | • | 3 |
Newell's Old Boys | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | 1 |
O'Higgins | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | 1 |
Olimpia | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | 1 |
Orense | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | 1 |
Palmeiras | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | 1 |
Peñarol | • | • | • | • | • | 1st | 4th | • | 2 |
Quebracho | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | 1 |
River Plate | • | 1st | GS | • | 2nd | • | • | • | 3 |
River Plate | • | • | • | 3rd | • | • | • | • | 1 |
Rosario Central | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 3rd | 1 |
Sport Huancayo | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | 1 |
Sporting Cristal | • | GS | • | • | GS | GS | • | GS | 4 |
São Paulo | • | • | 1st | 4th | • | • | • | • | 2 |
Talleres | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | 1 |
Universidad Católica | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
Universidad de Concepción | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | 1 |
Universitario | 1st | QF | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 |
Unión Española | • | 4th | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
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