Copa Libertadores Femenina
The CONMEBOL Libertadores Femenina, named as Copa Libertadores Femenina (Portuguese: Copa Libertadores Feminina or Taça Libertadores Feminina) is an annual international women's association football club competition in South America. It is organized by the South American Football Federation (CONMEBOL). The competition started in the 2009 season in response to the increased interest in women's football. It is the only CONMEBOL club competition for women.
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| Founded | 2009 |
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| Region | South America (CONMEBOL) |
| Number of teams | 16 (from 10 associations) |
| Current champions |  Corinthians (2nd title) |
| Most successful club(s) | São José (3 titles) |
| Website | Official website |
 2020 Copa Libertadores Femenina | |
The tournament is the women's version of the Copa Libertadores, which is organized since 1960. Beginning in 2019, clubs are denied entry to the men's Libertadores if they don't also have a women's team.[1] The change was made to strengthen the women's competition.
History
The competition was officially announced in March 2009,[2] and it was approved by CONMEBOL's Executive Committee on July 3 of that year.[3] CONMEBOL decided that the competition's first edition will be played in Santos and Guarujá, Brazil from October 3 to October 18, 2009.[3][4] The competition was organized by CONMEBOL, FPF, CBF and Santos Futebol Clube.[3]
Colombian team Formas Íntimas is the only team to appear in all editions up to 2014.
Format
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In 2009 and 2010 the tournament was played by ten teams, one from each CONMEBOL country, divided in two groups of five clubs each.[5] The two best-placed teams of each group qualify to play the semifinal and the winners then play the final, while the losers play the third-place game.[5]
From 2011 to 2018 twelve teams played the tournament and were divided into three groups of four. The group winners and best runner-up advanced to the semi-finals.
The 2015 edition was the first to be held outside Brazil. Medellin in Colombia have made an official bid, with cities in Paraguay, Chile and again Brazil interested as well.[6] Medellin was then announced host just before the 2014 edition.[7]
From 2019 the tournament was expanded from 12 to 16 teams.[8]
Results
- Notes
Performance by nation
After the 2019 edition. So far only Peruvian teams have not reached a semi-final.
| Nation | Winners | Runners-up | Third | Fourth | Winner | Runners-up | Third Place | Fourth Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil |
8 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
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 Chile |
1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ||||
 Colombia |
1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||
 Paraguay |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Venezuela |
— | 2 | — | 1 | ||||
 Argentina |
— | — | 3 | — | ||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bolivia |
— | — | — | 1 |
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 Ecuador |
— | — | — | 1 | ||||
 Uruguay |
— | — | — | 1 | ||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Peru |
— | — | — | — |
- Notes
- Corinthians won the 2017 title as a partnership with Audax. They created their own team for the 2018 season.
Top scorers
Six players have won the award twice Cristiane, Gloria Villamayor, Catalina Usme, Maitté Zamorano, Oriana Altuve and Ysaura Viso. Viso is the only one who did so with the same club.
| Year | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Cristiane |
Santos |
15 |
| 2010 | Gloria Villamayor | Everton | 8 |
| Noelia Cuevas | Universidad Autónoma | ||
| 2011 | Ysaura Viso |
Caracas |
9 |
| 2012 | Cristiane |
São José |
7 |
| 2013[11] | Maitté Zamorano |
Mundo Futuro |
7 |
| 2014 | Diana Ospina | Formas Íntimas | 6 |
| Andressa Alves | São José | ||
| Ysaura Viso | Caracas | ||
| 2015 | Catalina Usme |
Formas Íntimas |
8 |
| 2016 | Oriana Altuve | Colón | 4 |
| Manuela González | Generaciones Palmiranas | ||
| 2017 | Oriana Altuve | Santa Fe | 4 |
| Amanda Brunner | Audax | ||
| Carolina Birizamberri | River Plate | ||
| Catalina Usme | Santa Fe | ||
| Gloria Villamayor | Colo-Colo | ||
| Maitté Zamorano | Deportivo ITA | ||
| 2018 | Brena |
Santos |
4 |
| 2019 | Nathane |
Ferroviária |
9 |
See also
References
- Jonathan, Duarte. "Fútbol femenino obligatorio para participar de la Libertadores". Metro Ecuador (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-05-25.
- "Vem aí a Libertadores Feminina" (in Portuguese). Justiça Desportiva. March 17, 2009. Archived from the original on March 21, 2009. Retrieved August 1, 2009.
- "Aprobada la celebración de la Copa Libertadores de Fútbol Femenino" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. July 31, 2009. Archived from the original on August 7, 2009. Retrieved August 1, 2009.
- "Santos estreia contra White Star, do Peru, na Libertadores Feminina" (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. September 6, 2009. Retrieved September 6, 2009.
- "Definidos os grupos da primeira Taça Libertadores da América Feminina" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. September 6, 2009. Retrieved September 7, 2009.
- "Medellín quiere ser sede de la Copa Libertadores Femenina de 2015". diarioadn.co. Archived from the original on 13 October 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- "Libertadores Femenina 2015 tendrá acento paisa". 29 October 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-10-30. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
- "Se viene una renovada CONMEBOL Libertadores Femenina 2019" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 9 August 2019.
- "Women's Copa Libertadores 2009". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- "Women's Copa Libertadores 2010". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- "Sao José se consagró bicampeón de la Copa Libertadores". lanacion.com.py. 8 November 2013. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
La jugadora Maitté Zamorano de Mundo Futuro marcó dos goles, convirtiéndose por el momento en la goleadora del torneo con 7 tantos.
