2019 Copa Libertadores Femenina

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]

2019 Copa Libertadores Femenina
Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores Femenina
Ecuador 2019
Tournament details
Host countryEcuador
CityQuito
Dates11–28 October 2019
Teams16 (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 played32
Goals scored131 (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 were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Ferroviária.

During the tournament, Mariana Larroquette (UAI Urquiza) scored against Municipalidad de Majes (64th minute, Group D) the 1000th goal of Copa Libertadores Femenina history.[5]

Format changes

Starting 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

The 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).
Association Team Qualifying method Participation Previous best result
 Argentina UAI Urquiza 2018–19 Campeonato de Fútbol Femenino de Primera División A champions[8] 4thThird place (2015)
 Bolivia Mundo Futuro 2019 Copa Simón Bolívar Femenina champions[9] 3rdFourth place (2013)
 Brazil Corinthians 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Feminino A1 champions[10][11] 2nd[note 1]Champions (2017)
Ferroviária 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Feminino A1 fourth place[12][note 2] 3rdChampions (2015)
 Chile Santiago Morning 2018 Campeonato Nacional Femenino champions[15] 1st—
Colo-Colo 2019 Copa Libertadores Femenina qualifying play-off winners[16][note 3] 9thChampions (2012)
 Colombia Atlético Huila 2018 Copa Libertadores Femenina champions[18] 2ndChampions (2018)
América 2019 Liga Femenina champions[19] 1st—
Independiente Medellín/
Formas Íntimas		 2019 Liga Femenina runners-up[19][note 4] 8th[note 5]Runners-up (2013)[note 5]
 Ecuador (hosts) Deportivo Cuenca 2019 SúperLiga Femenina champions[23] 1st—
Ñañas 2019 SúperLiga Femenina runners-up[23] (Host association additional entry) 1st—
 Paraguay Cerro Porteño 2018 Torneo Femenino champions[24] 6thThird place (2014)
Libertad/Limpeño 2019 Torneo Apertura champions[25][note 6] 3rd[note 7]Champions (2016)[note 7]
 Peru Municipalidad de Majes 2018 Copa Perú Femenina champions[28] 1st—
 Uruguay Peñarol 2018 Campeonato Uruguayo “Mujeres del Uruguay” champions[29] 2ndGroup stage (2018)
 Venezuela Estudiantes de Caracas 2019 Superliga Femenina champions[30] 1st—
Notes
  1. Corinthians won the 2017 title as a partnership with Audax. They created their own team for the 2018 season.
  2. 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]
  3. 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]
  4. DIMAYOR and FCF announced that the additional berth for Colombia was awarded to the 2019 league runners-up.[20][21]
  5. Formas Íntimas were runners-up in 2013. In 2019 they started a partnership with Independiente Medellín (1st participation).[22]
  6. 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]
  7. Sportivo Limpeño won the 2016 title. In 2018 they started a partnership with Libertad (1st participation).[27]

Venues

Matches were played in Quito. The stadiums were:[31]

Draw

The 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
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
Main article: 2019 Ecuadorian protests

One 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

Four 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]

  1. Goal difference;
  2. Goals scored;
  3. Head-to-head result in games between tied teams;
  4. Number of red cards;
  5. Number of yellow cards;
  6. 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
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
Source: CONMEBOL
Atlético Huila 2–1 Peñarol
Peña  39'
Chacón  41'		 Report Rolfo  28'
Referee: María Cornejo (Ecuador)
Cerro Porteño 3–2 Colo-Colo
Bogarín  22', 45+16'
Agüero  72'		 Report Jiménez  23'
Quezada  44'
Referee: Emikar Calderas (Venezuela)
Atlético Huila 3–0 Cerro Porteño
Arbeláez  45+4'
Romero  49', 61'		 Report
Referee: Adriana Farfán (Bolivia)
Peñarol 2–2 Colo-Colo
Viana  69', 77' Report Olave  54'
Hidalgo  84' (pen.)
Referee: Estela Álvarez (Argentina)
Colo-Colo 1–3 Atlético Huila
Hidalgo  20' Report Romero  22', 76'
Constante  51'
Referee: Priscila Vásquez (Peru)
Peñarol 0–1 Cerro Porteño
Report Da Silva  85' (o.g.)
Referee: Rejane Caetano da Silva (Brazil)

Group B
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
Source: CONMEBOL
Deportivo Cuenca 3–1 Estudiantes de Caracas
Riera  59', 81', 86' (pen.) Report Villasana  89' (pen.)
Referee: Dione Rissios (Chile)
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'
Referee: Vanessa Ceballos (Colombia)
Deportivo Cuenca 5–1 Mundo Futuro
Lattanzio  6', 90'
Gracia  76'
Charcopa  84'
Riera  90+4'		 Report Morón  66'
Referee: Priscila Vásquez (Peru)
Estudiantes de Caracas 1–4 Ferroviária
Lizcano  88' Report Nathane  53', 87'
Aline Milene  78'
Luana Sartório  90+3'
Referee: Zulma Quiñónez (Paraguay)
Ferroviária 1–2 Deportivo Cuenca
Aline Milene  80' Report Gracia  31'
Riera  88'
Referee: Adriana Farfán (Bolivia)
Estudiantes de Caracas 2–0 Mundo Futuro
D. Rodríguez  6'
Flórez  32'		 Report
Referee: Vanessa Ceballos (Colombia)

Group C
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
Source: CONMEBOL
Corinthians 3–1 Ñañas
Millene  11'
Grazi  14'
Juliete  31'		 Report Zambrano  90+4'
Referee: Nadia Fuques (Uruguay)
América 1–0 Libertad/Limpeño
Usme  31' Report
Corinthians 3–1 América
Victória  32'
Millene  46', 56'		 Report Usme  40' (pen.)
Referee: Emikar Calderas (Venezuela)
Ñañas 0–3 Libertad/Limpeño
Report Peña  37', 43'
Garay López  52' (pen.)
Referee: Dione Rissios (Chile)
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'
Referee: Dione Rissios (Chile)

Group D
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 Municipalidad de Majes 3 0 0 3 0 17 −17 0
Source: CONMEBOL
Santiago Morning 2–2 UAI Urquiza
Roa  6'
Mardones  35'		 Report Ugarte  50'
Schell  56'
Referee: Zulma Quiñónez (Paraguay)
Municipalidad de Majes 0–6 Independiente Medellín/Formas Íntimas
Report Castañeda  54'
Cuesta  62'
Pérez  63'
Ospina  65'
Velásquez  89'
Aguirre  90+5' (pen.)
Referee: Rejane Caetano da Silva (Brazil)
Santiago Morning 5–0 Municipalidad de Majes
Rojas  17', 60', 68'
Pardo  25'
Roa  65'		 Report
Referee: Nadia Fuques (Uruguay)
UAI Urquiza 2–1 Independiente Medellín/Formas Íntimas
Mesa  45+1'
Larroquette  61'		 Report Aguirre  10'
Referee: María Cornejo (Ecuador)
Independiente Medellín/Formas Íntimas 1–1 Santiago Morning
Ospina  21' Report Borgella  18' (pen.)
Referee: Zulma Quiñónez (Paraguay)
UAI Urquiza 6–0 Municipalidad de Majes
Larroquette  16', 33', 53', 64'
Ugarte  55'
Delgado  77'		 Report
Referee: Emikar Calderas (Venezuela)

Final stages

Starting 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
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
21 October – Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
 
 
 Atlético Huila2
 
24 October – Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
 
 Ferroviária3
 
 Ferroviária2
 
21 October – Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
 
 Cerro Porteño1
 
 Deportivo Cuenca3 (3)
 
28 October – Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
 
 Cerro Porteño (p)3 (4)
 
 Ferroviária0
 
22 October – Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
 
 Corinthians2
 
 Corinthians2
 
25 October – Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
 
 Santiago Morning0
 
 Corinthians4
 
22 October – Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
 
 América0 Third place
 
 UAI Urquiza2
 
28 October – Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
 
 América3
 
 Cerro Porteño1
 
 
 América3
 

Quarter-finals
Atlético Huila 2–3 Ferroviária
Romero  24', 57' Report Maglia  32', 65'
Nathane  48'
Referee: Emikar Calderas (Venezuela)
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
Referee: María Cornejo (Ecuador)
UAI Urquiza 2–3 América
Larroquette  76' (pen.)
Bueno  88'		 Report Robledo  61'
F. Caicedo  65'
Usme  70'
Referee: Nadia Fuques (Uruguay)

Semi-finals
Ferroviária 2–1 Cerro Porteño
Nathane  13'
Aline Milene  61'		 Report Fretes  30' (pen.)
Referee: Nadia Fuques (Uruguay)
Corinthians 4–0 América
Millene  45+3', 75'
Érika  79'
Grazi  84'		 Report
Referee: Dione Rissios (Chile)

Third place match
Cerro Porteño 1–3 América
Agüero  34' Report Robledo  18', 24'
Pulgarín  90+1'

Final

Luana 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'
Referee: Emikar Calderas (Venezuela)
Ferroviária
Corinthians
GK1 Luciana
DF13 Monalisa 78'
DF19 Géssica
DF3 Andréia
DF6 Barrinha 27'
MF5 Maglia (c)
MF14 Rafa Andrade
MF17 Rafa Mineira 69'
FW11 Nenê 63'
FW9 Nathane
FW10 Aline Milene
Substitutes:
GK12 Jeane
DF2 Gabi Arcanjo 78'
DF18 Isabela
MF7 Flávia
MF8 Carol Tavares 82' 69'
MF15 Gabi Lopes
MF16 Rosana 63'
FW20 Thaicyane
Manager:
Tatiele Silveira
GK12 Lelê
DF2 Katiuscia 77'
DF3 Pardal
DF8 Érika
DF6 Juliete
MF7 Grazi (c)
MF10 Gabi Zanotti
MF20 Paulinha 64'
MF11 Tamires 90+2'
FW14 Millene
FW17 Victória
Substitutes:
GK1 Tainá
DF4 Giovanna Campiolo
DF15 Mimi
DF16 Suellen
FW9 Moniquinha
FW13 Cacau 90+2'
FW18 Maiara
FW19 Giovanna Crivelari 64'
Manager:
Arthur Elias

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Nathane Ferroviária 9
2 Madelin Riera Deportivo Cuenca 8
3 Mariana Larroquette UAI Urquiza 6
Gisela Robledo América
Kena Romero Atlético Huila
6 Millene Corinthians 5
7 Aline Milene Ferroviária 4
Catalina Usme América
9 Marta Agüero Cerro Porteño 3
Dahiana Bogarín Cerro Porteño
Juliete Corinthians
Liz Peña Libertad/Limpeño
María José Rojas Santiago Morning

Broadcasting

Elsewhere in South America and other countries, the matches were broadcast through the official CONMEBOL Libertadores pages on Facebook[40] and YouTube.[41]

See also

References
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