2023 U-20 Copa Libertadores

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2023 U-20 Copa Libertadores
Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores Sub-20
Chile 2023
Tournament details
Host countryChile
Dates1–16 July 2023
Teams12 (from 10 associations)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsArgentina Boca Juniors (1st title)
Runners-upEcuador Independiente del Valle
Third placeParaguay Cerro Porteño
Fourth placeUruguay Peñarol
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored65 (2.95 per match)
Top scorer(s)Uruguay Santiago Díaz
Ecuador Maelo Rentería
(4 goals each)
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The 2023 U-20 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores (Spanish: Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores Sub-20 2023) was the 7th edition of the U-20 CONMEBOL Libertadores (also referred to as the U-20 Copa Libertadores), South America's premier under-20 club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. It was held in Chile from 1 to 16 July 2023.[1][2]

Peñarol were the defending champions, having won the 2022 tournament, but were unable to retain their title after losing to Boca Juniors in the semi-finals, leading them to play the third place match against Cerro Porteño, which they also lost but on penalties. Boca Juniors defeated Independiente del Valle 2–0 in the final to win their first U-20 Copa Libertadores title.[3] As winners of the 2023 U-20 Copa Libertadores, Boca Juniors earned the right to play against AZ, the winners of the 2022–23 UEFA Youth League, in the 2023 Under-20 Intercontinental Cup.[4][5]

Teams[edit]

The competition was contested by 12 teams: the title holders, the youth champions from each of the ten CONMEBOL member associations, and one additional team from the host association.

Association Team Qualifying method Apps Previous best result
 Argentina Boca Juniors 2022 Cuarta División (U-20) champions[6][7] 3rd Runners-up (2011)
 Bolivia Always Ready 2023 U-20 Copa Bolivia champions[8] 1st —
 Brazil Palmeiras 2022 Supercopa do Brasil Sub-20 champions[Note BRA][9] 1st —
 Chile (hosts) O'Higgins (Chile 1) 2022 Campeonato Nacional Proyección Apertura champions[10][11] 1st —
Huachipato (Chile 2) 2022 Campeonato Nacional Proyección Clausura champions[10][12] 2nd Group stage (2016
 Colombia Envigado 2022 Supercopa Juvenil champions[13][14] 1st —
 Ecuador Independiente del Valle 2022 Campeonato Nacional de Categorías Formativas U-19 champions[citation needed] 7th Champions (2020)
 Paraguay Cerro Porteño 2023 U-20 Copa Libertadores qualifying play-off winners[Note PAR][15] 4th Quarter-finals (2012)
 Peru Alianza Lima 2022 Torneo de Promoción y Reserva champions[16][17] 3rd Fourth place (2011)
 Uruguay Peñarol (holders) 2022 U-20 Copa Libertadores champions 2nd Champions (2022)
Defensor Sporting 2022 Campeonato Uruguayo Juvenil Divisional A U-19 runners-up[18][19] 2nd Runners-up (2012)
 Venezuela Caracas 2022 Liga FUTVE Junior U-20 champions[20] 3rd Fourth place (2022)
  1. Brazil (BRA): The 2022 Supercopa do Brasil Sub-20 was to be played between the winners of the 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20 and the 2022 Copa do Brasil Sub-20,[21][22] however, Palmeiras were directly proclaimed champions of the Supercopa as it had won both the Campeonato Brasileiro and the Copa do Brasil,[23][24] thus securing the Brazilian berth reserved for the Supercopa champions.
  2. Paraguay (PAR): Paraguay's berth was decided in a final match between Olimpia, 2022 U-19 Torneo Apertura champions,[25] and Cerro Porteño, 2022 U-19 Torneo Clausura champions.[26]

Squads[edit]

Main article: 2023 U-20 Copa Libertadores squads

Players born between 1 January 2003 and 31 December 2007 were eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team could register a maximum of 20 and a minimum of 16 players, including at least 2 goalkeepers (Regulations Articles 47 and 50).[27]

Venues[edit]

Chile was named as host country of the tournament at the CONMEBOL Council meeting held on 30 September 2022.[2][28] It was the first time that Chile hosted the tournament.

Coquimbo and La Serena were selected as host cities, with Estadio Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso and Estadio La Portada as the venues, respectively.[29][30][31] The group stage matches were played at both venues, while the final stage matches were played entirely at Estadio La Portada.

Draw[edit]

The draw was held on 1 June 2023, 12:00 PYST (UTC−4), at the CONMEBOL headquarters in Luque, Paraguay.[32] The draw was conducted according to the following guidelines:[33]

  • The defending champions Peñarol were automatically assigned to position A1 in the group stage.
  • The remaining 11 teams were seeded into four pots; one of two teams and three of three teams, based on the final placement of their national association's club in the previous edition of the tournament, in order to be drawn into three groups of four.
  • Teams from the two best associations (Uruguay and Ecuador) were seeded into Pot 1 and drawn to the first position of groups B or C. The first team drawn was placed into Group B, the second team drawn placed into Group C.
  • Teams from the next three associations (Paraguay, Venezuela and Argentina) were seeded into Pot 2 and drawn to the second position of groups A, B or C.
  • Teams from the next three associations (Colombia, Peru, and Brazil) were seeded into Pot 3 and drawn to the third position of groups A, B or C.
  • Teams from the last two associations (Chile 1 and Bolivia) and the additional team from the host association (Chile 2) were seeded into Pot 4 and drawn to the fourth position of groups A, B or C.
  • From pots 2, 3 and 4, the first team drawn was placed into Group A, the second team drawn placed into Group B and the final team drawn placed into Group C. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group.
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

The draw resulted in the following groups:[34]

Group A
Pos Team
A1 Uruguay Peñarol
A2 Venezuela Caracas
A3 Peru Alianza Lima
A4 Chile O'Higgins
Group B
Pos Team
B1 Ecuador Independiente del Valle
B2 Paraguay Cerro Porteño
B3 Colombia Envigado
B4 Bolivia Always Ready
Group C
Pos Team
C1 Uruguay Defensor Sporting
C2 Argentina Boca Juniors
C3 Brazil Palmeiras
C4 Chile Huachipato

Match officials[edit]

On 15 June 2023, CONMEBOL informed to its member associations the referees appointed for the tournament.[35]

Group stage[edit]

The winners of each group and the best runner-up among all groups advanced to the semi-finals.

Tiebreakers

In the group stage, teams were ranked according to points earned (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 (Regulations Articles 20, 21):[27]

  1. Head-to-head result in games between tied teams;
    • Head-to-head points in the matches played among the tied teams;
    • Head-to-head goal difference in the matches played among the tied teams;
    • Head-to-head goals scored in the matches played among the tied teams;
  2. Goal difference;
  3. Goals scored;
  4. Fewest number of red cards received;
  5. Fewest number of yellow cards received;
  6. Drawing of lots.

All match times were in CLT (UTC−4), as listed by CONMEBOL.[36]

Group A[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Uruguay Peñarol 3 3 0 0 11 3 +8 9 Semi-finals
2 Venezuela Caracas 3 2 0 1 8 6 +2 6
3 Chile O'Higgins (H) 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
4 Peru Alianza Lima 3 0 1 2 1 7 −6 1
Source: CONMEBOL
(H) Hosts
Alianza Lima Peru0–0Chile O'Higgins
Report
Referee: Alex Cajas (Ecuador)
Peñarol Uruguay5–1Venezuela Caracas
 Report Jiménez 54' (pen.)
Caracas Venezuela4–1Chile O'Higgins
 Report Maturana 27'
Peñarol Uruguay4–1Peru Alianza Lima
 Report Aranda 52'
O'Higgins Chile1–2Uruguay Peñarol
Calderón 28' Report
Caracas Venezuela3–0Peru Alianza Lima
 Report

Group B[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ecuador Independiente del Valle 3 3 0 0 10 1 +9 9 Semi-finals
2 Paraguay Cerro Porteño 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6
3 Colombia Envigado 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3
4 Bolivia Always Ready 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
Source: CONMEBOL
Independiente del Valle Ecuador3–1Paraguay Cerro Porteño
 Report Fariña 54'
Envigado Colombia1–0Bolivia Always Ready
España 78' Report
Independiente del Valle Ecuador1–0Colombia Envigado
Klinger 28' Report
Cerro Porteño Paraguay4–1Bolivia Always Ready
 Report Paniagua 69'
Always Ready Bolivia0–6Ecuador Independiente del Valle
Report
Cerro Porteño Paraguay2–0Colombia Envigado
 Report

Group C[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Argentina Boca Juniors 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Semi-finals
2 Brazil Palmeiras 3 1 2 0 6 5 +1 5
3 Uruguay Defensor Sporting 3 1 0 2 4 3 +1 3
4 Chile Huachipato (H) 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
Source: CONMEBOL
(H) Hosts
Palmeiras Brazil2–2Chile Huachipato
 Report Gutiérrez 17', 89'
Defensor Sporting Uruguay0–1Argentina Boca Juniors
Report Benítez 20'
Boca Juniors Argentina1–0Chile Huachipato
Di Lollo 16' Report
Defensor Sporting Uruguay1–2Brazil Palmeiras
Copelotti 13' Report
Huachipato Chile0–3Uruguay Defensor Sporting
Report
Boca Juniors Argentina2–2Brazil Palmeiras
 Report

Ranking of group runners-up[edit]

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 B Paraguay Cerro Porteño 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6 Semi-finals
2 A Venezuela Caracas 3 2 0 1 8 6 +2 6
3 C Brazil Palmeiras 3 1 2 0 6 5 +1 5
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Red cards received; 5) Yellow cards received; 6) Drawing of lots (Regulations Article 22).[27]

Final stage[edit]

The final stage consisted of the semi-finals, the third place match and the final. All the matches were played with the use of the video assistant referee (VAR).[44]

The semi-final matchups were:

  • Group A winner vs. Group C winner
  • Group B winner vs. Best runner-up

The semi-final winners and losers played in the final and third place match respectively. If tied after full time, extra time would not be played, and a penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 22).[27]

Bracket[edit]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
13 July
 
 
Uruguay Peñarol0
 
16 July
 
Argentina Boca Juniors1
 
Argentina Boca Juniors2
 
13 July
 
Ecuador Independiente del Valle0
 
Ecuador Independiente del Valle1
 
 
Paraguay Cerro Porteño0
 
Third place
 
 
16 July
 
 
Uruguay Peñarol2 (2)
 
 
Paraguay Cerro Porteño (p)2 (4)

Semi-finals[edit]

Peñarol Uruguay0–1Argentina Boca Juniors
Report Benítez 45+1'
Independiente del Valle Ecuador1–0Paraguay Cerro Porteño
Rentería 90+1' (pen.) Report

Third place match[edit]

Peñarol Uruguay2–2Paraguay Cerro Porteño
 Report
Penalties
 2–4

Final[edit]

Main article: 2023 U-20 Copa Libertadores Final
Boca Juniors Argentina2–0Ecuador Independiente del Valle
Rodríguez 44', 48'
Referee: Jhon Hinestroza (Colombia)

Goalscorers[edit]

There were 65 goals scored in 22 matches, for an average of 2.95 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b The third place match and the final, originally scheduled at 14:30 and 18:00 local time (UTC–4), were re-scheduled to 12:00 and 15:30, respectively.[46][47]

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