2016 Copa Libertadores Femenina

2016 Copa Libertadores Femenina
2016 Copa Libertadores de América Femenina
Tournament details
Host countryUruguay
Dates6–20 December 2016
Teams12 (from 10 associations)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsParaguay Sportivo Limpeño (1st title)
Runners-upVenezuela Estudiantes de Guárico
Third placeBrazil Foz Cataratas
Fourth placeUruguay Colón
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored63 (2.86 per match)
Top scorer(s)Venezuela Oriana Altuve
Colombia Manuela González
(4 goals each)
2015
2017

The 2016 Copa Libertadores Femenina was the eighth edition of the Copa Libertadores Femenina, South America's premier women's club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. The tournament was played in Uruguay from 6 to 20 December 2016.[1]

In the first final without a team from Brazil, Paraguayan team Sportivo Limpeño won their first title against Estudiantes de Guárico from Venezuela.[2]

Teams

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The competition was contested by 12 teams: the champions of all ten CONMEBOL associations were given one entry, additionally the title holders re-entered and the host association qualified one more team.[3] The qualifying competitions of each association usually end late in the year (September to December). The Colombian tournament finished last, in fact only a week after the final draw was made. With Generaciones Palmiranas qualifying from Colombia it was the first time the Copa Libertadores was held without Formas Íntimas, who were the only team from Colombia to have played in all previous editions.

Association Team Qualifying method Participation Best result
Argentina Argentina UAI Urquiza 2016 Campeonato Argentino champions[4] 2nd 3rd place (2015)
Bolivia Bolivia San Martín de Porres 2016 Campeonato Boliviano champions[5] 2nd Group stage (2015)
Brazil Brazil Ferroviária Title holder (2015 champions)[6] 2nd Champions (2015)
Foz Cataratas 2015 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino third place[7][note 1] 3rd Runners-up (2012)
Chile Chile Colo-Colo 2015 Apertura and Clausura champions play-off winners[10] 6th Champions (2012)
Colombia Colombia Generaciones Palmiranas 2016 Campeonato Nacional Interclubes winners[11] 1st
Ecuador Ecuador Unión Española 2015 Campeonato Ecuatoriano champions[12] 1st
Paraguay Paraguay Sportivo Limpeño 2015 Campeonato Paraguayo champions[13] 1st
Peru Peru Universitario 2015 Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol Femenino champions[14] 2nd Group stage (2015)
Uruguay Uruguay Colón 2015 Copa de Oro winners[15][16] 3rd Group stage (2014, 2015)
Nacional 2015 Copa de Oro runners-up[17] 4th Group stage (2011, 2012, 2013)
Venezuela Venezuela Estudiantes de Guárico 2016 Apertura winners[18] 3rd Group stage (2013, 2015)
Notes
  1. ^ The 2015 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino champions should have qualified for the Copa Libertadores.[8] However, the champions Kindermann folded, and the runners-up Ferroviária already qualified as title holders. The Brazilian Football Confederation offered the Copa Libertadores berth to the third place Foz Cataratas, instead of the 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino champions, Rio Preto.[9]

Venues

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2016 Copa Libertadores Femenina is located in Uruguay
Colonia
Colonia
Montevideo
Montevideo
Stadia locations

Matches were played in the Estadio Charrúa in Montevideo and the Estadio Profesor Alberto Suppici in Colonia del Sacramento.[19]

Match officials

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One referee plus two assistant referees were announced from every association to officiate the matches.[20]

Format

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There were no format changes to the previous seasons. The teams were drawn into three groups of four, where each group was played on a round-robin basis. The winners of each group and the best runners-up advanced to the semifinals, which were played on a single-elimination basis, with the following matchups:

  • Group A winners vs. Group B winners
  • Group C winners vs. Best runners-up

The semifinal winners and losers play in the final and third place match respectively.[21]

Draw

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The draw of the tournament was held on 16 November 2016, 19:30 UTC−3, at the headquarters of the Uruguayan Football Association.[22] The 12 teams were drawn into three groups of four containing one team from each of the four seeding pots. The host teams Colon and Nacional and the title holder Ferroviaria were seeded to Group A, B and C respectively.[23] The other teams were seeded based on the results of their association in the 2015 Copa Libertadores Femenina.[21]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
Notes
  1. ^ The draw was held before the identity of the team from Colombia (Generaciones Palmiranas) was known.

Group stage

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The teams are 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 17.1):[21]

  1. Goal difference in all games;
  2. Goals scored in all games;
  3. Head-to-head result in games between tied teams;
  4. Penalty shoot-out if two teams tied having playing last game against each other;
  5. Drawing of lots.

All times UYT (UTC−3).[24]

Group A

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Colón advanced to the knock-out stage as best runners-up. It was the first time in the competition history that a team from Uruguay advanced from the group stage.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Paraguay Sportivo Limpeño 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7 Knockout stage
2 Uruguay Colón (H) 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6
3 Argentina UAI Urquiza 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
4 Peru Universitario 3 0 0 3 0 10 −10 0
Source: CONMEBOL
(H) Hosts
Sportivo Limpeño Paraguay4–0Peru Universitario
Peña 5', 56'
Aquino 10'
Agüero 42'
Report
Referee: Susana Corella (Ecuador)
Colón Uruguay2–1Argentina UAI Urquiza
Badell 56'
Altuve 66' (pen.)
Report Muñoz 38'
Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil)

UAI Urquiza Argentina2–0Peru Universitario
Bonsegundo 45'
Potassa 69'
Report
Referee: Sirley Cornejo (Bolivia)
Colón Uruguay2–3Paraguay Sportivo Limpeño
Altuve 21'
Badell 26'
Report Garay López 14' (pen.)
Larrea 63'
C. Benítez 72'
Referee: Paola Barría (Chile)

UAI Urquiza Argentina0–0Paraguay Sportivo Limpeño
Report
Referee: María Victoria Daza (Colombia)
Colón Uruguay4–0Peru Universitario
Altuve 31' (pen.), 89'
Suárez 60'
Badell 64'
Report
Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Brazil Foz Cataratas 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9 Knockout stage
2 Colombia Generaciones Palmiranas 3 1 1 1 8 3 +5 4
3 Bolivia San Martín de Porres 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
4 Uruguay Nacional (H) 3 0 0 3 2 13 −11 0
Source: CONMEBOL
(H) Hosts
Generaciones Palmiranas Colombia1–1Bolivia San Martín de Porres
González 89' Report O. Sandoval 21'
Referee: Estela Álvarez (Argentina)
Nacional Uruguay1–3Brazil Foz Cataratas
Silvera 72' (pen.) Report Camila Germano 5'
Riveros 79' (pen.)
Dany Helena 90+1'
Referee: Eyerlitz Escalona (Venezuela)

Foz Cataratas Brazil3–1Bolivia San Martín de Porres
Dany Helena 40'
Riveros 54'
Gi Santos 80'
Report López 58'
Referee: Nadia Fuques (Uruguay)
Nacional Uruguay0–7Colombia Generaciones Palmiranas
Report González 60', 79', 90+3'
Santos 61' (pen.), 66', 86'
Vidal 71'
Referee: Elizabeth Tintaya (Peru)

Foz Cataratas Brazil2–0Colombia Generaciones Palmiranas
Dany Helena 26'
Riveros 81' (pen.)
Report
Referee: Paola Barría (Chile)
Nacional Uruguay1–3Bolivia San Martín de Porres
Silveira 49' Report Gómez 18'
López 28'
Cruz 73'
Referee: Eyerlitz Escalona (Venezuela)

Group C

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Both last year's finalists Ferroviária and Colo-Colo met in Group C. Both failed to advance as Estudiantes de Guárico won the group with just 2 goals scored.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Venezuela Estudiantes de Guárico 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 7 Knockout stage
2 Chile Colo-Colo 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
3 Brazil Ferroviária 3 1 1 1 6 3 +3 4
4 Ecuador Unión Española 3 0 0 3 3 9 −6 0
Source: CONMEBOL
Estudiantes de Guárico Venezuela1–0Ecuador Unión Española
Viso 54' Report
Ferroviária Brazil1–1Chile Colo-Colo
Julia Bianchi 7' Report Araya 71' (pen.)

Colo-Colo Chile3–2Ecuador Unión Española
Araya 44' (pen.)
Huenteo 61'
Lara 70'
Report Rodríguez 58' (pen.)
Abraham 78'
Ferroviária Brazil0–1Venezuela Estudiantes de Guárico
Report Viso 82'

Colo-Colo Chile0–0Venezuela Estudiantes de Guárico
Report
Ferroviária Brazil5–1Ecuador Unión Española
Carol Pretona 8', 17'
Raquel 54'
Daiane 60' (pen.)
Patrícia Llanos 67'
Report Espinoza 27'

Ranking of second-placed teams

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Colón already secured best runner-up spot.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A Uruguay Colón 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6 Knockout stage
2 C Chile Colo-Colo 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
3 B Colombia Generaciones Palmiranas 3 1 1 1 8 3 +5 4
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) drawing of lots.

Knockout stage

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If tied after regulation time, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 17.4).[21]

Bracket

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For the first time no team from Brazil reached the final.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
17 December
 
 
Paraguay Sportivo Limpeño2
 
20 December
 
Brazil Foz Cataratas0
 
Paraguay Sportivo Limpeño2
 
17 December
 
Venezuela Estudiantes de Guárico1
 
Venezuela Estudiantes de Guárico2
 
 
Uruguay Colón0
 
Third place
 
 
20 December
 
 
Brazil Foz Cataratas (p)0 (3)
 
 
Uruguay Colón0 (1)

Semifinals

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Sportivo Limpeño Paraguay2–0Brazil Foz Cataratas
Aquino 34'
Agüero 63'
Report

Estudiantes de Guárico Venezuela2–0Uruguay Colón
Mendoza 12'
Guarecuco 76'
Report

Third place match

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Final

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Sportivo Limpeño Paraguay2–1Venezuela Estudiantes de Guárico
Peña 71'
Cortaza 89'
Report Pao. Villamizar 46'
Sportivo Limpeño
Estudiantes de Guárico
GK 1 Trinidad and Tobago Kimika Forbes
DF 2 Paraguay Laurie Cristaldo Yellow card 85'
DF 3 Uruguay Stephanie Lacoste (c)
DF 5 Paraguay Carmen Benítez
DF 6 Paraguay Damia Cortaza
MF 7 Paraguay Joana Galeano
MF 10 Paraguay Rosa Aquino
MF 18 Paraguay Griselda Garay López Yellow card 80' downward-facing red arrow 80'
MF 19 Paraguay Marta Agüero
FW 13 Paraguay Jessica Martínez
FW 11 Paraguay Liz Peña downward-facing red arrow 90+1'
Substitutes:
GK 12 Paraguay Alicia Bobadilla
GK 20 Paraguay Natasha Martínez
DF 4 Paraguay Natalia Genes
DF 15 Paraguay Belén Benítez
DF 16 Paraguay Sady Salinas
MF 8 Paraguay Silvia Getto
MF 14 Paraguay Dulce Quintana upward-facing green arrow 90+1'
FW 9 Paraguay Liza Larrea upward-facing green arrow 80'
FW 17 Paraguay María Claudia Romero
Manager:
Paraguay Rubén Subeldía
GK 13 Venezuela Lisbeth Castro
DF 8 Venezuela Nairelis Gutiérrez
DF 4 Venezuela Sandra Luzardo
DF 3 Venezuela Yaribeth Ulacio (c)
DF 7 Venezuela Milagros Mendoza
MF 20 Argentina Vanesa Santana downward-facing red arrow 54'
MF 17 Venezuela Maikerlin Astudillo Yellow card 20' Yellow-red card 64'
MF 11 Venezuela Joemar Guarecuco
MF 9 Venezuela Cinthia Zarabia Yellow card 81'
FW 18 Venezuela Ysaura Viso
FW 10 Venezuela Paola Villamizar
Substitutes:
GK 1 Venezuela Mariana Rojas
GK 12 Venezuela Yolgrelis Rengifo
DF 6 Venezuela Anaurys Gómez
DF 15 Venezuela Lisol Castillo
DF 16 Venezuela Elianny Salina
DF 19 Venezuela Pamela Villamizar
MF 5 Venezuela Dayana Rodríguez Yellow card 57' upward-facing green arrow 54'
MF 14 Venezuela Domiesgli Peña
FW 2 Venezuela Yuliana Cortez
Manager:
Venezuela Omar Ramírez

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Team Goals
1 Venezuela Oriana Altuve Uruguay Colón 4
Colombia Manuela González Colombia Generaciones Palmiranas
3 Uruguay Yamila Badell Uruguay Colón 3
Brazil Dany Helena Brazil Foz Cataratas
Paraguay Liz Peña Paraguay Sportivo Limpeño
Paraguay Verónica Riveros Brazil Foz Cataratas
Colombia Leicy Santos Colombia Generaciones Palmiranas
8 Paraguay Marta Agüero Paraguay Sportivo Limpeño 2
Paraguay Rosa Aquino Paraguay Sportivo Limpeño
Chile Karen Araya Chile Colo-Colo
Brazil Carol Pretona Brazil Ferroviária
Argentina Yanina López Bolivia San Martín de Porres
Venezuela Ysaura Viso Venezuela Estudiantes de Guárico

Source:[25]

Prize money

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Each participating team received US$10,000, with prize money given to the top four teams.[26]

Rank US$
1st 30,000
2nd 20,000
3rd 15,000
4th 10,000

References

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