2016 U-20 Copa Libertadores
International football competition
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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]
Paraguay| Copa Libertadores de América Sub-20 2016 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Paraguay |
| Dates | 30 January – 14 February 2016 |
| Teams | 12 (from 10 associations) |
| Venue | 4 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  São Paulo (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Liverpool |
| Third place |  Cortuluá |
| Fourth place |  Lanús |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 22 |
| Goals scored | 76 (3.45 per match) |
| Top scorer | Luiz Araújo (5 goals) |
| Fair play award | Cortuluá |
← 2012 2018 → | |
Teams
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
The tournament was played in four venues in two cities, all in the Metropolitan Area of Asunción:[3]
- Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
- Estadio Dr. Nicolás Léoz, Asunción (home stadium of Club Libertad)
- Estadio Manuel Ferreira, Asunción (home stadium of Club Olimpia)
- Estadio Feliciano Cáceres, Luque (home stadium of Sportivo Luqueño)
Group stage
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]
- Goal difference in all games;
- Goals scored in all games;
- Head-to-head result in games between tied teams;
- Penalty shoot-out (between two teams playing against each other in the last match of the group)
- 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
| 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 |
| Cerro Porteño | 1–2 | Liverpool |
|---|---|---|
Ro. Martínez  3' |
Report | De la Cruz 15' J. Ramírez 78' |
| Cerro Porteño | 3–2 | Bolívar |
|---|---|---|
| Ri. Martínez 46' Villalba 75'Alderete 90+4' |
Report | Montero 14', 43' |
| Cerro Porteño | 3–1 | Lanús |
|---|---|---|
| Ri. Martínez 60', 63' Ro. Martínez 90' |
Report | G. Ramírez 25' (pen.) |
Group B
| 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 |
| Melgar | 1–1 | Independiente del Valle |
|---|---|---|
| Gonzales-Vigil 59' |
Report | Toledo 52' (o.g.) |
| São Paulo | 8–0 | Independiente del Valle |
|---|---|---|
| Shaylon 16', 70' David Neres 28', 45'Araújo 68', 82', 86'Murilo 80' |
Report |
| Libertad | 1–2 | Independiente del Valle |
|---|---|---|
| Á. Benítez 77' |
Report | Ayoví 60' Landazuri 81' (pen.) |
Group C
| 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 |
| Deportivo La Guaira | 0–2 | Huachipato |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Molini 35', 55' |
| River Plate | 1–0 | Deportivo La Guaira |
|---|---|---|
| Casquete 47' |
Report |
| Deportivo La Guaira | 0–3 | Cortuluá |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Izquierdo 54', 66' Camilo 83' |
| River Plate | 0–1 | Huachipato |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Davila 75' |
Ranking of second-placed teams
| 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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) drawing of lots.
Knockout stage
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
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 11 February – Manuel Ferreira | ||||||
| Liverpool (pen.) | 0 (7) | |||||
| 14 February – Defensores del Chaco | ||||||
| Cortuluá | 0 (6) | |||||
| Liverpool | 0 | |||||
| 11 February – Manuel Ferreira | ||||||
| São Paulo | 1 | |||||
| São Paulo | 3 | |||||
| Lanús | 2 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 14 February – Defensores del Chaco | ||||||
| Cortuluá | 1 | |||||
| Lanús | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
| 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 |
| São Paulo | 3–2 | Lanús |
|---|---|---|
| Araújo 35' David Neres 45+1'Pedro 49' |
Report | C. Ramírez 9' G. Ramírez 20' |
Third place match
Final
| Liverpool | 0–1 | São Paulo |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Lucas Fernandes 84' |
Final standings
| 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 | |