The Under-20 CONMEBOL Libertadores (Portuguese and Spanish: CONMEBOL Libertadores Sub-20) is the international association football club competition for teams that play in CONMEBOL leagues. It was created by Manuel Burga Seoane and the Peruvian Football Federation.[1][2] The competition started in the 2011 season in response to the increased interest in youth football.[citation needed]
 | |
| Organizing body | CONMEBOL |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2011 |
| Region | South America |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Qualifier for | Under-20 Intercontinental Cup |
| Related competitions | Copa Libertadores |
| Current champion(s) |  Flamengo(1st title) |
| Most successful club(s) | List
|
| Website | conmebol.com/libsub20 |
 2024 U-20 Copa Libertadores | |
History edit
The tournament had only two editions from 2011 to 2012. The first edition of this U-20 club competition was played in Lima, Peru. Players born on or after 1 January 1990 were eligible to compete in the first tournament, technically making it an under-21 competition. The tournament was originally going to be hosted in November 2010, however, because of the postponement, the player age eligibility was changed.[3][4][5]
The tournament was temporarily discontinued after 2012.[2] CONMEBOL was targeting to restart the competition in 2015.[6] In March 2015, the CONMEBOL Executive Committee approved Paraguay as host of the next U-20 Copa Libertadores in January 2016.[7]
Format edit
The cup is played by twelve teams, one from each CONMEBOL country, divided in three groups of four clubs each. The group winners and the best second-placed team qualify to play the semifinals and the winners then play the final, while the losers play the third-place game.
Winners edit
| Ed. | Year | Host | Final | Third place match | Num. teams | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runners-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||
1 |
2011 | Peru |  Universitario
|
1–1
(4–2 p) |
 Boca Juniors
|
 América
|
1–0
|
Alianza Lima |
12 |
2 |
2012 | Peru | River Plate
|
1–0
|
 Defensor Sporting
|
Corinthians
|
2–1
|
 Unión Española |
16 |
3 |
2016 | Paraguay | São Paulo
|
1–0
|
Liverpool
|
 Cortuluá
|
1–0
|
Lanús |
12 |
4 |
2018 | Uruguay | Nacional
|
2–1
|
 Independiente del Valle
|
River Plate
|
1–1
(5–4 p) |
São Paulo |
12 |
5 |
2020 | Paraguay | Independiente del Valle
|
2–1
|
River Plate
|
Flamengo
|
5–2
|
 Libertad |
12 |
6 |
2022 | Ecuador | Peñarol
|
1–1
(4–3 p) |
Independiente del Valle
|
Guaraní
|
3–2
|
 Caracas |
12 |
7 |
2023 | Chile | Boca Juniors |
Independiente del Valle
|
Cerro Porteño
|
2–2
(4–2 p) |
Peñarol
|
12 | |
8 |
2024 | Uruguay | Flamengo |
Boca Juniors
|
Rosario Central
|
2–1
|
Aucas
|
12 | |
Performances by club edit
| Club | Titles | Runners-up | Seasons won | Seasons runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independiente del Valle
|
1 | 3 | 2020 | 2018, 2022, 2023 |
| Boca Juniors
|
1 | 2 | 2023 | 2011, 2024 |
| River Plate
|
1 | 1 | 2012 | 2020 |
| Universitario
|
1 | 0 | 2011 | — |
| São Paulo
|
1 | 0 | 2016 | — |
| Nacional
|
1 | 0 | 2018 | — |
| Peñarol
|
1 | 0 | 2022 | — |
| Flamengo
|
1 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| Defensor Sporting
|
0 | 1 | — | 2012 |
| Liverpool
|
0 | 1 | — | 2016 |
Performances by nation edit
| Nation | Titles | Runners-up | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina
|
2 | 3 | 5 |
| Uruguay
|
2 | 2 | 4 |
| Brazil
|
2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ecuador
|
1 | 3 | 4 |
| Peru
|
1 | 0 | 1 |
Honors edit
| Year | Best Player Award | Top Goalscorer | Best Goalkeeper Award | Fair Play Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 |  Edison Flores
|
Sergio Unrein (4) Cristofer Soto (4)
|
Ramiro Martínez
|
Boca Juniors
|
| 2012 | Juan Cazares
|
Rodrigo Gattas (6)
|
Gaspar Servio
|
Defensor Sporting River Plate (ex aequo) |
| 2016 | Not awarded | Luiz Araújo (5)
|
Not awarded | Cortuluá
|
Performance by club edit
- Legend
- 1st — Champions
- 2nd — Runners-up
- 3rd — Third place
- 4th — Fourth place
- QF — Quarterfinals
- GS — Group stage
- • — Did not qualify
| Team | 2011
|
2012
|
2016
|
2018
|
2020
|
2022
|
2023
|
2024
|
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Academia Puerto Cabello
|
• | • | • | • | GS | • | • | GS | 2 |
| Águilas Doradas
|
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | 1 |
| Alianza Lima
|
4th | QF | • | • | • | • | GS | • | 3 |
 Always Ready
|
• | • | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | 2 |
| América (MG)
|
• | QF | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| América
|
3rd | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 |
 Atletico Madrid
|
• | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Atlético Venezuela
|
• | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Aucas
|
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | 4th | 1 |
| Blooming
|
• | GS | • | • | • | GS | • | • | 2 |
| Boca Juniors
|
2nd | GS | • | • | • | • | 1st | 2nd | 4 |
| Bolívar
|
• | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Caracas
|
GS | • | • | • | • | 4th | GS | • | 3 |
| Cerro Porteño
|
• | QF | GS | • | GS | • | 3rd | • | 4 |
| Corinthians
|
• | 3rd | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Colo-Colo
|
• | • | • | GS | GS | • | • | GS | 3 |
| Cortuluá
|
• | • | 3rd | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Cruzeiro
|
• | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Danubio
|
• | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | 1 |
| Defensor Sporting
|
• | 2nd | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | 3 |
| Deportivo La Guaira[8]
|
• | GS | GS | • | • | • | • | • | 2 |
| Envigado
|
• | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | 1 |
| Flamengo
|
QF | • | • | • | 3rd | • | • | 1st | 3 |
| Guaraní
|
• | • | • | • | • | 3rd | • | • | 1 |
| Huachipato
|
• | • | GS | • | • | • | GS | • | 2 |
| Independiente del Valle
|
QF | GS | GS | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | • | 7 |
| Internacional
|
• | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | 1 |
| Jorge Wilstermann
|
GS | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | 2 |
| Junior
|
• | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Lanús
|
• | • | 4th | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| La Equidad
|
• | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| LDU Quito
|
• | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | 1 |
| Libertad
|
QF | • | GS | GS | 4th | • | • | • | 4 |
| Liverpool
|
• | • | 2nd | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Melgar
|
• | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Millonarios
|
GS | • | • | • | GS | GS | • | • | 3 |
| Montevideo City Torque
|
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | 1 |
| Nacional
|
QF | • | • | 1st | GS | • | • | • | 3 |
| Newell's Old Boys
|
• | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | 1 |
| O'Higgins
|
• | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | 1 |
| Olimpia
|
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | 1 |
| Orense
|
• | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | 1 |
| Palmeiras
|
• | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | 1 |
| Peñarol
|
• | • | • | • | • | 1st | 4th | • | 2 |
| Quebracho
|
• | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| River Plate
|
• | 1st | GS | • | 2nd | • | • | • | 3 |
| River Plate
|
• | • | • | 3rd | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Rosario Central
|
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | 3rd | 1 |
| Sport Huancayo
|
• | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Sporting Cristal
|
• | GS | • | • | GS | GS | • | GS | 4 |
| São Paulo
|
• | • | 1st | 4th | • | • | • | • | 2 |
| Talleres
|
• | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Universidad Católica
|
GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Universidad de Concepción
|
• | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | 1 |
| Universitario
|
1st | QF | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 |
| Unión Española
|
• | 4th | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
References edit
- ^ "Llegó para quedarse la Libertadores Sub 20". www.futbolecuador.com (in Spanish). 2012-04-27. Archived from the original on April 28, 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- ^ a b "No habrá Copa Libertadores Sub-20". todosport.pe. Archived from the original on 2014-01-18.
- ^ "Confirman grupos de 'U' y AL en Libertadores Sub 20" [Groups confirmed of U and AL in U-20 Libertadores] (in Spanish). peru.com. 20 May 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
- ^ "'U' y Alianza van por la Copa Libertadores sub 20" [U and Alianza target U-20 Copa Libertadores] (in Spanish). depor.pe. 20 May 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
- ^ "Se viene la Libertadores Sub-20" [U-20 Libertadores is coming] (in Spanish). Conmebol.com. 23 May 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
- ^ "La Copa Libertadores Sub-20 a nivel de clubes es el próximo objetivo de la CONMEBOL". CONMEBOL.com. October 24, 2014.
- ^ "En la sede de la CONMEBOL, se reunió el Comité Ejecutivo". CONMEBOL.com. March 3, 2015.
- ^ Includes Real Esppor.
