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2018 U-20 Copa Libertadores

The 2018 U-20 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores (Spanish: Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores Sub-20 2018) was the 4th edition of the U-20 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores (also referred to as the U-20 Copa Libertadores), South America's premier under-20 club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. The tournament was held in Uruguay from 10 to 24 February 2018.

2018 U-20 Copa Libertadores
Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores Sub-20
Uruguay 2018
Tournament details
Host countryUruguay
CityMontevideo
Dates10–24 February 2018
Teams12 (from 10 associations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsUruguay Nacional (1st title)
Runners-upEcuador Independiente del Valle
Third placeUruguay River Plate
Fourth placeBrazil São Paulo
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored77 (3.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)Stiven Plaza (7 goals)
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Nacional defeated Independiente del Valle in the final to win their first title, while River Plate defeated defending champions São Paulo to finish third.

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.

Players must be born on or after 1 January 1998.[1]

Association Team Qualifying method Participation Previous best result
  Argentina Talleres 2017 Torneo Juvenil de Cuarta División (U-20) champions[2] 1st —
  Bolivia Quebracho 2017 U-19 Torneo Nacional champions[3] 1st —
  Brazil São Paulo 2016 U-20 Copa Libertadores champions 2nd Champions (2016)
Cruzeiro 2017 U-20 Supercopa de Brasil champions[4] 1st —
  Chile Colo-Colo 2017 U-19 Copa de Campeones champions[5] 1st —
  Colombia La Equidad 2017 U-20 Súper Copa Juvenil champions[6] 1st —
  Ecuador Independiente del Valle 2017 U-18 Serie A champions[7] 4th Quarterfinals (2011)
  Paraguay Libertad 2017 play-off winners between U-20 Apertura and Clausura champions[8] 3rd Quarterfinals (2011)
  Peru Sport Huancayo 2017 Torneo de Promoción y Reserva champions[9] 1st —
  Uruguay (hosts) Nacional 2017 U-19 Campeonato Uruguayo champions[10] 2nd Quarterfinals (2011)
River Plate 2017 U-19 Campeonato Uruguayo runners-up[10] 1st —
  Venezuela Atlético Venezuela 2017 U-20 Serie Oro champions[11] 1st —

Venues edit

The tournament was played at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo.

Draw edit

The draw was held on 25 January 2018, 16:00 UYT (UTC−3), at the headquarters of the Uruguayan Football Association.[12][13] The 12 teams were drawn into three groups of four. The defending champions São Paulo were automatically seeded into Pot 1 and allocated to position A1 in the group stage, while the other two teams which also participated in the 2016 U-20 Copa Libertadores, Independiente del Valle and Libertad, were also seeded into Pot 1 and drawn to position B1 or C1 in the group stage. The remaining teams were seeded into Pot 2, and drawn to positions 2, 3 or 4 of groups A, B or C in the group stage. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group.[14]

Pot 1 Pot 2

Group stage edit

In the group stage, the teams were ranked according to points (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 Article 20):[1]

  1. Goal difference;
  2. Goals scored;
  3. Head-to-head result in games between tied teams;
  4. Penalty shoot-out (between two teams playing against each other in the last match of the group)
  5. Drawing of lots.

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

All times local, UYT (UTC−3).[15]

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   São Paulo 3 2 1 0 13 2 +11 7 Semi-finals
2   Talleres 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7
3   Atlético Venezuela 3 1 0 2 4 10 −6 3
4   Quebracho 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
Source: CONMEBOL
São Paulo  6–0  Quebracho
Jonas Toró   22', 37'
Gabriel Novaes   32', 58'
Gabriel Sara   49'
Fabinho   80'		 Report
Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay)
Atlético Venezuela  0–3  Talleres
Report Nahuel Bustos   7', 48', 59'
Referee: Nicolás Gallo (Colombia)
São Paulo  6–1  Atlético Venezuela
Helinho   11'
Igor Gomes   60'
Jonas Toró   68', 83'
Rodrigo   85' (pen.)
Bruno Dip   88'		 Report Yeangel Montero   64'
Referee: Luis Garay (Peru)
Quebracho  0–2  Talleres
Report Mauro Valiente   45'+1'
Nahuel Bustos   51'
Referee: César Deischler (Chile)
Talleres  1–1  São Paulo
Marcos Arturia   75' Report Igor Liziero   61'
Referee: José Natanael Méndez (Paraguay)
Quebracho  1–3  Atlético Venezuela
Mauricio Paz   18' Report Robin Ramos   43', 45'+2', 58'
Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay)

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   River Plate (H) 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 7 Semi-finals
2   Libertad 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5
3   La Equidad 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
4   Cruzeiro 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0
Source: CONMEBOL
(H) Hosts
Libertad  3–1  Cruzeiro
Jonathan Valiente   45'
Álvaro Recalade   66'
Jesús Amarilla   84'		 Report Vitinho   41'
Referee: Fernando Echenique (Argentina)
River Plate  1–0  La Equidad
Facundo Vigo   78' Report
Referee: Guillermo Guerrero (Ecuador)
Libertad  0–0  River Plate
Report
Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)
Cruzeiro  1–2  La Equidad
Vitinho   4' Report Andrés de Armas   35'
Juan Marín   56'
Referee: Ivo Méndez (Bolivia)
La Equidad  2–2  Libertad
Cristian Barrios   47'
César Castaño   67' (pen.)		 Report Esteban Maidana   49'
Jonathan Valiente   84' (pen.)
Referee: Rodolpho Toski Marques (Brazil)
Cruzeiro  0–1  River Plate
Report Facundo Vigo   11'
Referee: César Deischler (Chile)

Group C edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Nacional (H) 3 2 1 0 13 0 +13 7 Semi-finals
2   Independiente del Valle 3 2 1 0 11 1 +10 7
3   Colo-Colo 3 1 0 2 2 10 −8 3
4   Sport Huancayo 3 0 0 3 1 16 −15 0
Source: CONMEBOL
(H) Hosts
Independiente del Valle  6–1  Sport Huancayo
Plaza   29', 48', 80', 82'
Guerrero   70'
Renny Jaramillo   79'		 Report Samuel Perlaza   75' (o.g.)
Referee: José Natanael Méndez (Paraguay)
Colo-Colo  0–5  Nacional
Report May   17', 29', 50'
Vecino   38'
Ocampo   85'
Referee: Rodolpho Toski Marques (Brazil)
Independiente del Valle  5–0  Colo-Colo
Guerrero   14'
Williams Alarcón   34' (o.g.)
Plaza   67', 69', 90'+1'		 Report
Referee: Fernando Echenique (Argentina)
Sport Huancayo  0–8  Nacional
Report May   3'
Vecino   38', 84'
Trasante   42'
Trezza   45'
Sanabria   66'
Sebastián Paz   78'
Gabriel Barrios   80'
Referee: Nicolás Gallo (Colombia)
Nacional  0–0  Independiente del Valle
Report
Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)
Sport Huancayo  0–2  Colo-Colo
Report Salas   45', 61'
Referee: Guillermo Guerrero (Ecuador)

Ranking of group runners-up edit

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 C   Independiente del Valle 3 2 1 0 11 1 +10 7 Semi-finals
2 A   Talleres 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7
3 B   Libertad 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Drawing of lots (Regulations Article 21).[1]

Knockout stage edit

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 was not played, and the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 22).[1]

Bracket edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
21 February – Centenario
 
 
  São Paulo0
 
24 February – Centenario
 
  Nacional3
 
  Nacional2
 
21 February – Centenario
 
  Independiente del Valle1
 
  River Plate2
 
 
  Independiente del Valle3
 
Third place
 
 
24 February – Centenario
 
 
  São Paulo1 (4)
 
 
  River Plate (p)1 (5)

Semi-finals edit

São Paulo  0–3  Nacional
Report Laborda   31'
May   73'
Gabriel Barrios   90'+2'
Referee: Fernando Echenique (Argentina)
River Plate  2–3  Independiente del Valle
Neris   51'
Vigo   53'		 Report Renny Jaramillo   40', 75'
Gonzalo Plata   73'
Referee: Ivo Méndez (Bolivia)

Third place match edit

São Paulo  1–1  River Plate
Walce Da Silva   90' Report Cristian Martín   20'
Penalties
Rodrigo  
Walce  
Igor Gomes  
Oliveira  
Fabinho  		 4–5   Aaron Borges
  Juan Pablo Plada
  Santiago Pérez
  Diego Vicente
  Vigo
Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)

Final edit

Nacional  2–1  Independiente del Valle
Ocampo   44'
Johao Chávez   47' (o.g.)		 Report Guerrero   45' (pen.)
Referee: Nicolás Gallo (Colombia)

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b The Third place match and Final match were originally scheduled on 24 February 2018, 16:30 and 18:45 local time, but were re-scheduled to 14:15 and 16:30 local time.[16]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Reglamento CONMEBOL Libertadores Sub20 2018" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
  2. ^ "Histórico: Talleres será el primer club del interior del país en jugar la Libertadores Sub 20". Club Talleres. 4 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Quebracho jugará la Libertadores Sub-20 en febrero". El País. 14 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Cruzeiro bate Atlético nos pênaltis, é campeão da Supercopa Sub-20 e se classifica para a Libertadores da categoria em 2018". Superesportes. 23 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Colo Colo venció a Palestino en La Pintana y se consagró como el mejor del año en la categoría Sub 19". ANFP. 15 December 2017.
  6. ^ "La Equidad, campeón sub20 y va a la Libertadores Juvenil". ascoop. 11 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Dale Campeón!!! Dale Campeón !!!! IDV Sub 18 por 8va. vez consecutiva Campeón Nacional y Clasifica a Copa Libertadores Sub 20". Twitter. 2 December 2017.
  8. ^ "Clasificó a la Libertadores Sub 20". ABC. 14 December 2017.
  9. ^ "Copa Libertadores Sub 20: Sport Huancayo será el único club peruano". El Bocón. 6 December 2017.
  10. ^ a b "Formativas: Nacional se coronó campeón uruguayo sub-19 por penales ante River Plate". futbol.com.uy. 17 December 2017.
  11. ^ "Atlético Venezuela consiguió el bicampeonato de la Serie de Oro Sub 20". balonazos.com. 10 December 2017.
  12. ^ "Se sortea la CONMEBOL Libertadores Sub-20 Uruguay 2018". CONMEBOL.com. 24 January 2018.
  13. ^ "La CONMEBOL Libertadores Sub-20 tiene los grupos y el calendario definidos". CONMEBOL.com. 25 January 2018.
  14. ^ "Libertadores sub-20 Uruguay 2018". AUF. 22 January 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-02-11. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  15. ^ "Programa de partidos" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
  16. ^ "Comunicado de CONMEBOL sobre cambio de horarios para la jornada final de la Copa Libertadores Sub-20" (in Spanish). Twitter Conmebol Libertadores Sub-20 Uruguay 2018. 21 February 2018.

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