CONMEBOL Libertadores Femenina
Organizing bodyCONMEBOL
Founded2009 (2009)
RegionSouth America
Number of teams16 (from 10 associations)
Related competitionsCopa Libertadores
Current champion(s)Brazil Corinthians
(4th title)
Most successful club(s)Brazil Corinthians
(4 titles)
Websiteconmebol.com/libfemenina
2023 Copa Libertadores Femenina

The CONMEBOL Libertadores Femenina, commonly known as "Copa Libertadores Femenina" (Portuguese: Copa/Taça Libertadores Feminina) is an annual international women's association football club competition in South America. It is organized by the South American Football Confederation (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.

The tournament is the women's version of the Copa Libertadores, which is organized since 1960.

Since 2019, clubs in the men's Libertadores have been required to have a women's team: failure to do so means their entry will be rejected.[1] This change was made in order 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]

Format

Chile's former president Sebastián Piñera with Colo-Colo (2012), the first non-Brazilian club to win the trophy.

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

Ed. Year Host First place match Third place match Num.
teams
1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions Score 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place Score Fourth place
12009 Brazil
Santos		 9–0 Paraguay
Universidad Autónoma		 Colombia
Formas Íntimas		 2–0 Chile
Everton		10
22010 Brazil
Santos		 1–0 Chile
Everton		 Argentina
Boca Juniors		 2–1 Ecuador
Deportivo Quito		10
32011 Brazil
São José		 1–0 Chile
Colo-Colo		 Brazil
Santos		 6–0 Venezuela
Caracas		12
42012 Chile
Colo-Colo		 0–0
(4–2 p)		 Brazil
Foz Cataratas		 Brazil
São José		 1–0 Brazil
Vitória das Tabocas		12
52013 Brazil
São José		 3–1 Colombia
Formas Íntimas		 Chile
Colo-Colo		 6–3 Bolivia
Mundo Futuro		12
62014 Brazil
São José		 5–1 Venezuela
Caracas		 Paraguay
Cerro Porteño		 0–0
(5–3 p)		 Colombia
Formas Íntimas		12
72015 Brazil
Ferroviária		 3–1 Chile
Colo-Colo		 Argentina
UAI Urquiza		 1–1
(6–5 p)		 Brazil
São José		12
82016 Paraguay
Sportivo Limpeño		 2–1 Venezuela
Estudiantes de Guárico		 Brazil
Foz Cataratas		 0–0
(3–1 p)		 Uruguay
Colón		12
92017 Brazil
Audax/Corinthians		 0–0
(5–4 p)		 Chile
Colo-Colo		 Argentina
River Plate		 2–1 Paraguay
Cerro Porteño		12
102018 Colombia
Atlético Huila		 1–1
(5–3 p)		 Brazil
Santos		 Brazil
Iranduba		 1–1
(2–0 p)		 Chile
Colo-Colo		12
112019 Brazil
Corinthians		 2–0 Brazil
Ferroviária		 Colombia
América		 3–1 Paraguay
Cerro Porteño		16
122020 Brazil
Ferroviária		 2–1 Colombia
América		 Brazil
Corinthians		 4–0 Chile
Universidad de Chile		16
132021
Brazil
Corinthians		 2–0 Colombia
Santa Fe		 Brazil
Ferroviária		 1–1
(3–1 p)		 Uruguay
Nacional		16
142022 Brazil
Palmeiras		 4–1 Argentina
Boca Juniors		 Colombia
América		 5–0 Colombia
Deportivo Cali		16
152023 Brazil
Corinthians		 1–0 Brazil
Palmeiras		 Colombia
Atlético Nacional/Formas Íntimas		 3–2 Brazil
Internacional		 16
Notes

    Performances

    By club

    Team Won Runner-up Years won Years runner-up
    Brazil Corinthians[note 1]402017, 2019, 2021, 2023
    —
    Brazil São José302011, 2013, 2014
    —
    Brazil Santos212009, 20102018
    Brazil Ferroviária212015, 20202019
    Chile Colo-Colo1320122011, 2015, 2017
    Brazil Palmeiras1120222023
    Paraguay Sportivo Limpeño102016
    —
    Colombia Atlético Huila102018
    —
    Paraguay Universidad Autónoma01
    —
    		2009
    Chile Everton01
    —
    		2010
    Brazil Foz Cataratas01
    —
    		2012
    Colombia Formas Íntimas01
    —
    		2013
    Venezuela Caracas01
    —
    		2014
    Venezuela Estudiantes de Guárico01
    —
    		2016
    Colombia América de Cali01
    —
    		2020
    Colombia Santa Fe01
    —
    		2021
    Argentina Boca Juniors 01
    —
    		2022

    Performance by nation

    After the 2023 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 12 4 6 3
     Chile 1 4 1 3
     Colombia 1 3 4 2
     Paraguay 1 1 1 2
     Venezuela — 2 — 1
     Argentina — 1 3 —
     Uruguay — — — 2
     Bolivia — — — 1
    • Mundo Futuro
     Ecuador — — — 1
    Notes
    1. 1 2 Corinthians won the 2017 title as a partnership with Audax. They created their own team for the 2018 season.

    Top scorers

    Seven players have won the award twice Cristiane, Gloria Villamayor, Catalina Usme, Maitté Zamorano, Oriana Altuve, Ysaura Viso and Victória. Viso and Victória did it with the same club.

    Year Name Team Goals
    2009 Brazil Cristiane Brazil Santos 15
    2010Paraguay Gloria VillamayorChile Everton8
    Paraguay Noelia CuevasParaguay Universidad Autónoma
    2011 Venezuela Ysaura Viso Venezuela Caracas 9
    2012 Brazil Cristiane Brazil São José 7
    2013[9] Bolivia Maitté Zamorano Bolivia Mundo Futuro 7
    2014Colombia Diana OspinaColombia Formas Íntimas6
    Brazil Andressa AlvesBrazil São José
    Venezuela Ysaura VisoVenezuela Caracas
    2015 Colombia Catalina Usme Colombia Formas Íntimas 8
    2016Venezuela Oriana AltuveUruguay Colón4
    Colombia Manuela GonzálezColombia Generaciones Palmiranas
    2017Venezuela Oriana AltuveColombia Santa Fe4
    Brazil Amanda BrunnerBrazil Audax/Corinthians
    Uruguay Carolina BirizamberriArgentina River Plate
    Colombia Catalina UsmeColombia Santa Fe
    Paraguay Gloria VillamayorChile Colo-Colo
    Bolivia Maitté ZamoranoBolivia Deportivo ITA
    2018 Brazil Brena Brazil Santos 4
    2019 Brazil Nathane Brazil Ferroviária 9
    2020Brazil Gabi NunesBrazil Corinthians7
    Brazil Grazi
    Brazil Victória
    2021Colombia Tatiana ArizaColombia Deportivo Cali4
    Colombia Linda Caicedo
    Brazil JhenifferBrazil Corinthians
    Brazil Victória
    Uruguay Esperanza PizarroUruguay Nacional
    2022 Paraguay Rebeca Fernández Chile Universidad de Chile 5
    2023 Brazil Priscila Brazil Internacional 8

    See also

    References

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    3. 1 2 3 "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.
    4. ↑ "Santos estreia contra White Star, do Peru, na Libertadores Feminina" (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. September 6, 2009. Archived from the original on September 9, 2009. Retrieved September 6, 2009.
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    7. ↑ "Libertadores Femenina 2015 tendrá acento paisa". 29 October 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-10-30. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
    8. ↑ "Se viene una renovada CONMEBOL Libertadores Femenina 2019" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 9 August 2019. Archived from the original on 16 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
    9. ↑ "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.
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