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)

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

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 that country to have played in all previous editions.

Association Team Qualifying method Participation Best result
Argentina Argentina UAI Urquiza 2016 Campeonato Argentino champions[4] 2nd3rd place (2015)
Bolivia Bolivia San Martín de Porres 2016 Campeonato Boliviano champions[5] 2ndGroup stage (2015)
Brazil Brazil Ferroviária Title holder (2015 champions)[6] 2ndChampions (2015)
Foz Cataratas 2015 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino third place[7][note 1] 3rdRunners-up (2012)
Chile Chile Colo-Colo 2015 Apertura and Clausura champions play-off winners[10] 6thChampions (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 2016 Campeonato Peruano champions[14] 2ndGroup stage (2015)
Uruguay Uruguay Colón 2015 Copa de Oro winners[15][16] 3rdGroup stage (2014, 2015)
Nacional 2015 Copa de Oro runners-up[17] 4thGroup stage (2011, 2012, 2013)
Venezuela Venezuela Estudiantes de Guárico 2016 Apertura winners[18] 3rdGroup 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

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

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

Format

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

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

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

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

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

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
Referee: María Victoria Daza (Colombia)
Ferroviária Brazil1–1Chile Colo-Colo
Julia Bianchi 7' Report Araya 71' (pen.)
Referee: Zulma Quiñónez (Paraguay)
Colo-Colo Chile3–2Ecuador Unión Española
Araya 44' (pen)
Huenteo 61'
Lara 70'		 Report Rodríguez 58' (pen.)
Abraham 78'
Referee: Estela Álvarez (Argentina)
Ferroviária Brazil0–1Venezuela Estudiantes de Guárico
Report Viso 82'
Referee: Sirley Cornejo (Bolivia)
Colo-Colo Chile0–0Venezuela Estudiantes de Guárico
Report
Referee: Zulma Quiñónez (Paraguay)
Ferroviária Brazil5–1Ecuador Unión Española
Carol Pretona 8', 17'
Raquel 54'
Daiane 60' (pen.)
Patrícia Llanos 67'		 Report Espinoza 27'
Referee: Nadia Fuques (Uruguay)

Ranking of second-placed teams

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

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

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

Sportivo Limpeño Paraguay2–0Brazil Foz Cataratas
Aquino 34'
Agüero 63'		 Report
Referee: Estela Álvarez (Argentina)
Estudiantes de Guárico Venezuela2–0Uruguay Colón
Mendoza 12'
Guarecuco 76'		 Report
Referee: Susana Corella (Ecuador)

Third place match

Foz Cataratas Brazil0–0Uruguay Colón
Report
Penalties
Riveros soccer ball with check mark
Maressa soccer ball with red X
Rafinha soccer ball with check mark
Dany Helena soccer ball with check mark		 3–1 soccer ball with red X Suárez
soccer ball with red X Domeniguini
soccer ball with red X Badell
soccer ball with check mark Pion
Referee: Elizabeth Tintaya (Peru)

Final

Sportivo Limpeño Paraguay2–1Venezuela Estudiantes de Guárico
Peña 71'
Cortaza 89'		 Report Pao. Villamizar 46'
Referee: Paola Barría (Chile)
Sportivo Limpeño
Estudiantes de Guárico
GK1Trinidad and Tobago Kimika Forbes
DF2Paraguay Laurie CristaldoYellow card 85'
DF3Uruguay Stephanie Lacoste (c)
DF5Paraguay Carmen Benítez
DF6Paraguay Damia Cortaza
MF7Paraguay Joana Galeano
MF10Paraguay Rosa Aquino
MF18Paraguay Griselda Garay LópezYellow card 80'downward-facing red arrow 80'
MF19Paraguay Marta Agüero
FW13Paraguay Jessica Martínez
FW11Paraguay Liz Peñadownward-facing red arrow 90+1'
Substitutes:
GK12Paraguay Alicia Bobadilla
GK20Paraguay Natasha Martínez
DF4Paraguay Natalia Genes
DF15Paraguay Belén Benítez
DF16Paraguay Sady Salinas
MF8Paraguay Silvia Getto
MF14Paraguay Dulce Quintanaupward-facing green arrow 90+1'
FW9Paraguay Liza Larreaupward-facing green arrow 80'
FW17Paraguay María Claudia Romero
Manager:
Paraguay Rubén Subeldía
GK13Venezuela Lisbeth Castro
DF8Venezuela Nairelis Gutiérrez
DF4Venezuela Sandra Luzardo
DF3Venezuela Yaribeth Ulacio (c)
DF7Venezuela Milagros Mendoza
MF20Argentina Vanesa Santanadownward-facing red arrow 54'
MF17Venezuela Maikerlin AstudilloYellow card 20' Yellow-red card 64'
MF11Venezuela Joemar Guarecuco
MF9Venezuela Cinthia ZarabiaYellow card 81'
FW18Venezuela Ysaura Viso
FW10Venezuela Paola Villamizar
Substitutes:
GK1Venezuela Mariana Rojas
GK12Venezuela Yolgrelis Rengifo
DF6Venezuela Anaurys Gómez
DF15Venezuela Lisol Castillo
DF16Venezuela Elianny Salina
DF19Venezuela Pamela Villamizar
MF5Venezuela Dayana RodríguezYellow card 57'upward-facing green arrow 54'
MF14Venezuela Domiesgli Peña
FW2Venezuela Yuliana Cortez
Manager:
Venezuela Omar Ramírez

Top goalscorers

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

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

RankUS$
1st30,000
2nd20,000
3rd15,000
4th10,000

References

  1. ↑ "La Copa Libertadores Femenina se desarrollará del 6 al 20 de diciembre en Uruguay" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 18 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Sporting Limpeno make history for Paraguay". FIFA. 21 December 2016. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016.
  3. ↑ "La Copa Libertadores Femenina tiene a sus equipos participantes". CONMEBOL. 2 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Futbol Femenino: UAI Urquiza tricampeón" (in Spanish). Clarín. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "San Martín: Liga femenina distinguirá al bicampeón" (in Spanish). elpaisonline.com. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "3-1. Ferroviaria se corona campeón de Libertadores tras vencer al Colo Colo" (in Spanish). deportes.terra.com.co. 8 November 2015. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "Foz Cataratas confirma vaga na Libertadores Feminina 2016" (in Portuguese). redacaoemcampo.com. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
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  9. ↑ "CBF confirma Foz Cataratas e Rio Preto pode ficar fora da Libertadores" (in Portuguese). dhojeinterior.com.br. 3 June 2016. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  10. ↑ "Colo Colo clasifica a la Copa Libertadores Femenina 2016" (in Spanish). latercera.com. 11 December 2015. Archived from the original on 12 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
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  13. ↑ "Limpeño, campeón absoluto" (in Spanish). abc.com.py. 27 December 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  14. ↑ "Universitario de Deportes se coronó bicampeón del fútbol femenino (Universitario champions for second time)" (in Spanish). depor.com. 22 April 2016. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016. Las chicas de Universitario [...] y clasificaron a la Copa Libertadores femenina.
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  16. ↑ "Colón campeón femenino" (in Spanish). auf.org.uy. October 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  17. ↑ "Uruguay será sede en diciembre de la Copa Libertadores femenina" (in Spanish). radionacional.com.uy. 18 October 2016. Archived from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  18. ↑ "Estudiantes de Guárico Campeón del Apertura Femenino" (in Spanish). www.federacionvenezolanadefutbol.org. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  19. ↑ "COPA LIBERTADORES FEMENINO DESDE EL 6 DE DICIEMBRE EN COLONIA" (in Spanish). lacoloniadigital.com.uy. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  20. ↑ "Fueron convocadas las árbitras de la Copa Libertadores Femenina 2016" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  21. 1 2 3 4 "Reglamentos Copa Libertadores de América Femenina Uruguay 2016" (PDF). CONMEBOL.
  22. ↑ "La Copa Libertadores Femenina 2016 definió llaves para su disputa". CONMEBOL.com. 17 November 2016.
  23. ↑ "La Copa Libertadores Femenina tiene calendario de partidos establecido". CONMEBOL. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  24. ↑ "Calendario de Partidos - CLA FEM 2016" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
  25. ↑ "Copa Libertadores Femenina 2016 — Goleadores" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com.
  26. ↑ "CONMEBOL duplica aportes en efectivo a clubes en la Copa Libertadores Femenina" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 18 December 2016.
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