2018 U-20 Copa Libertadores

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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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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.

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

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.

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

Venues

The tournament was played at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo.

Draw

The draw was held on 25 January 2018, 16:00 UYT (UTC−3), at the headquarters of the Uruguayan Football Association. 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.

Pot 1 Pot 2

Group stage

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. 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).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Brazil São Paulo 3 2 1 0 13 2 +11 7 Semi-finals
2 Argentina Talleres 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7
3 Venezuela Atlético Venezuela 3 1 0 2 4 10 −6 3
4 Bolivia Quebracho 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
Source: CONMEBOL
São Paulo Brazil6–0Bolivia Quebracho
Jonas Toró 22', 37'
Gabriel Novaes 32', 58'
Gabriel Sara 49'
Fabinho 80'		 Report
Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay)
Atlético Venezuela Venezuela0–3Argentina Talleres
Report Nahuel Bustos 7', 48', 59'
Referee: Nicolás Gallo (Colombia)
São Paulo Brazil6–1Venezuela 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 Bolivia0–2Argentina Talleres
Report Mauro Valiente 45'+1'
Nahuel Bustos 51'
Referee: César Deischler (Chile)
Talleres Argentina1–1Brazil São Paulo
Marcos Arturia 75' Report Igor Liziero 61'
Referee: José Natanael Méndez (Paraguay)
Quebracho Bolivia1–3Venezuela Atlético Venezuela
Mauricio Paz 18' Report Robin Ramos 43', 45'+2', 58'
Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Uruguay River Plate (H) 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 7 Semi-finals
2 Paraguay Libertad 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5
3 Colombia La Equidad 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
4 Brazil Cruzeiro 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0
Source: CONMEBOL
(H) Hosts
Libertad Paraguay3–1Brazil Cruzeiro
Jonathan Valiente 45'
Álvaro Recalade 66'
Jesús Amarilla 84'		 Report Vitinho 41'
Referee: Fernando Echenique (Argentina)
River Plate Uruguay1–0Colombia La Equidad
Facundo Vigo 78' Report
Referee: Guillermo Guerrero (Ecuador)
Libertad Paraguay0–0Uruguay River Plate
Report
Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)
Cruzeiro Brazil1–2Colombia La Equidad
Vitinho 4' Report Andrés de Armas 35'
Juan Marín 56'
Referee: Ivo Méndez (Bolivia)
La Equidad Colombia2–2Paraguay Libertad
Cristian Barrios 47'
César Castaño 67' (pen.)		 Report Esteban Maidana 49'
Jonathan Valiente 84' (pen.)
Referee: Rodolpho Toski Marques (Brazil)
Cruzeiro Brazil0–1Uruguay River Plate
Report Facundo Vigo 11'
Referee: César Deischler (Chile)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Uruguay Nacional (H) 3 2 1 0 13 0 +13 7 Semi-finals
2 Ecuador Independiente del Valle 3 2 1 0 11 1 +10 7
3 Chile Colo-Colo 3 1 0 2 2 10 −8 3
4 Peru Sport Huancayo 3 0 0 3 1 16 −15 0
Source: CONMEBOL
(H) Hosts
Independiente del Valle Ecuador6–1Peru 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 Chile0–5Uruguay Nacional
Report May 17', 29', 50'
Vecino 38'
Ocampo 85'
Referee: Rodolpho Toski Marques (Brazil)
Independiente del Valle Ecuador5–0Chile Colo-Colo
Guerrero 14'
Williams Alarcón 34' (o.g.)
Plaza 67', 69', 90'+1'		 Report
Referee: Fernando Echenique (Argentina)
Sport Huancayo Peru0–8Uruguay Nacional
Report May 3'
Vecino 38', 84'
Trasante 42'
Trezza 45'
Sanabria 66'
Sebastián Paz 78'
Gabriel Barrios 80'
Referee: Nicolás Gallo (Colombia)
Nacional Uruguay0–0Ecuador Independiente del Valle
Report
Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)
Sport Huancayo Peru0–2Chile Colo-Colo
Report Salas 45', 61'
Referee: Guillermo Guerrero (Ecuador)

Ranking of group runners-up

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 C Ecuador Independiente del Valle 3 2 1 0 11 1 +10 7 Semi-finals
2 A Argentina Talleres 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7
3 B Paraguay 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).

Knockout stage

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).

Bracket

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

Semi-finals

São Paulo Brazil0–3Uruguay Nacional
Report Laborda 31'
May 73'
Gabriel Barrios 90'+2'
Referee: Fernando Echenique (Argentina)
River Plate Uruguay2–3Ecuador Independiente del Valle
Neris 51'
Vigo 53'		 Report Renny Jaramillo 40', 75'
Gonzalo Plata 73'
Referee: Ivo Méndez (Bolivia)

Third place match

São Paulo Brazil1–1Uruguay River Plate
Walce Da Silva 90' Report Cristian Martín 20'
Penalties
Rodrigo soccer ball with check mark
Walce soccer ball with check mark
Igor Gomes soccer ball with check mark
Oliveira soccer ball with red X
Fabinho soccer ball with check mark		 4–5 soccer ball with check mark Aaron Borges
soccer ball with check mark Juan Pablo Plada
soccer ball with check mark Santiago Pérez
soccer ball with check mark Diego Vicente
soccer ball with check mark Vigo
Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)

Final

Nacional Uruguay2–1Ecuador Independiente del Valle
Ocampo 44'
Johao Chávez 47' (o.g.)		 Report Guerrero 45' (pen.)
Referee: Nicolás Gallo (Colombia)

Notes

  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.

References

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