2023 Copa Libertadores Femenina
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Colombia |
| City | Bogotá and Cali |
| Dates | 5–21 October 2023 |
| Teams | 16 (from 10 associations) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Corinthians (4th title) |
| Runners-up | Palmeiras |
| Third place | Atlético Nacional/Formas Íntimas |
| Fourth place | Internacional |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 132 (4.13 per match) |
| Attendance | 25,300 (791 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Priscila (8 goals) |
← 2022 2024 → | |
The 2023 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores Femenina was the 15th edition of the CONMEBOL Libertadores Femenina (also referred to as the Copa Libertadores Femenina), South America's premier women's club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. The tournament was held in Colombia from 5 to 21 October 2023.[1]
Corinthians (Brazil) defeated the defending champions Palmeiras (Brazil) 1–0 in the final to win their fourth title.[2]
Format
For the group stage, the 16 teams were drawn into four groups. Teams in each group played one another in a round-robin basis, with the top two teams of each group advancing to the quarter-finals. Starting from the quarter-finals, the teams played a single-elimination tournament.[3]
Teams
The 16 teams were:
- the champions of all ten CONMEBOL associations
- the title holders
- an additional team from the host association
- four additional teams from associations with the best historical performance in the tournament (associations in bold receive two berths according to the points total until the 2022 edition).[3]
- Brazil: 260 points
- Chile: 148 points
- Colombia: 145 points
- Paraguay: 115 points
- Argentina: 105 points
- Venezuela: 79 points
- Ecuador: 66 points
- Uruguay: 53 points
- Bolivia: 40 points
- Peru: 38 points
- Notes
- ^ a b Corinthians won the 2017 title as a partnership with Audax. They created their own team for the 2018 season.
- ^ The qualifying play-off was played on 30 July 2023 at Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida between Universidad de Chile (2022 Campeonato runners-up and 2023 Campeonato first stage winners) and Santiago Morning (2023 Campeonato first stage third place).
- ^ a b Formas Íntimas were runners-up in 2013. In 2023 they started a partnership with Atlético Nacional (1st participation).[12]
- ^ a b Sportivo Limpeño won the 2016 title. In 2018 they started a partnership with Libertad (4th participation).
Venues
On 11 August 2023, the Colombian Football Federation announced that Bogotá and Cali had been selected as host cities by CONMEBOL. Matches were played at Estadio Metropolitano de Techo in Bogotá and Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero in Cali, each hosting two groups.[17]
| Bogotá | Cali | |
|---|---|---|
| Estadio Metropolitano de Techo | Estadio Pascual Guerrero | |
| Capacity: 8,000 | Capacity: 35,405 | |
The tournament registered a total attendance of 25,300 spectators, or the average of 790 per game, which was below expectations.[18]
Match officials
On 19 September 2023, CONMEBOL announced the referees and assistant referees appointed for the tournament.[19][20]
| Association | Referees | Assistant referees |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Laura Fortunato | Mariana de Almeida Gisela Trucco |
| Bolivia | Adriana Farfán | Inés Choque Elizabeth Blanco |
| Brazil | Edina Alves Batista | Neuza Back Fabrini Bevilaqua |
| Chile | María Belén Carvajal | Marcia Castillo Leslie Vásquez |
| Colombia | Jenny Arias | Mary Blanco Mayra Sánchez |
| Ecuador | Susana Corella | Mónica Amboya Viviana Segura |
| Paraguay | Zulma Quiñónez | Nancy Fernández Nadia Weiler |
| Peru | Milagros Arruela | Vera Yupanqui Gabriela Moreno |
| Uruguay | Anahí Fernández | Daiana Fernández Belén Clavijo |
| Venezuela | Emikar Calderas | Migdalia Rodríguez Thaity Dugarte |
Draw
The draw for the tournament was held on 15 September 2023, 12:00 PYT (UTC−4), at the CONMEBOL Convention Center in Luque, Paraguay.[21] The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four.
Two teams were directly assigned to the head of groups A and B.
- To Group A: as 2022 Copa Libertadores Femenina champions, Palmeiras (Brazil 1)
- To Group B: the champions of the host association, Santa Fe (Colombia 1)
The remaining teams (excluding the four teams from national associations with an extra berth) were seeded into three pots based on the final placement of their national association's club in the previous edition of the tournament, with the highest two (Brazil 2 and Argentina) placed in Pot 1, the next four (Colombia 2, Chile 1, Ecuador and Paraguay 1) placed in Pot 2 and the lowest four (Peru, Venezuela, Uruguay and Bolivia) in Pot 3. The four additional teams from associations with the best historical performance (Brazil 3, Chile 2, Colombia 3 and Paraguay 2) were seeded into Pot 4. From Pot 1, the first team drawn was placed into group C and the second team drawn placed into group D, both teams assigned to position 1 in their group. From each remaining pot, the first team drawn was placed into Group A, the second team drawn placed into Group B, the third team drawn placed into Group C and the final team drawn placed into Group D, with teams from Pot 2, 3 and 4 assigned to positions 2, 3 and 4 in their group. 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:
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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 would be applied in the following order (Regulations Article 24).[3]
- Head-to-head result in games between tied teams;
- Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
- Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question;
- Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Goals scored in all group matches;
- Number of red cards;
- Number of yellow cards;
- Drawing of lots.
The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the quarter-finals.
All times are local, COT (UTC−5).[22]
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palmeiras | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Atlético Nacional/Formas Íntimas | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | Barcelona | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 | Caracas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 |
| Palmeiras | 5–0 | Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
| Poliana 32' Bia Zaneratto 51' (pen.) Amanda Gutierres 64' Katrine 74' Letícia Moreno 90+3' |
Report |
| Caracas | 0–3 | Atlético Nacional/Formas Íntimas |
|---|---|---|
| Report | González 38' Montoya 42' Rincón 79' |
| Palmeiras | 6–0 | Caracas |
|---|---|---|
| Poliana 10' Laís Estevam 14', 26', 27' Duda Santos 17' Katrine 31' |
Report |
| Barcelona | 2–3 | Atlético Nacional/Formas Íntimas |
|---|---|---|
| Gracia 33' Cuadra 69' |
Report | Valencia 51', 73' González 76' |
| Atlético Nacional/Formas Íntimas | 3–4 | Palmeiras |
|---|---|---|
| S. Córdoba 2' M. Restrepo 60' Espinales 65' |
Report | Bia Zaneratto 26', 56' Benítez 80' Flávia Mota 86' |
| Barcelona | 3–2 | Caracas |
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| Riera 3', 88' (pen.), 90+2' | Report | Colmenárez 47', 73' |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Universidad de Chile | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Olimpia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Santa Fe | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | |
| 4 | Universitario | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
| Universitario | 0–1 | Universidad de Chile |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Vecca 59' |
| Santa Fe | 4–0 | Universitario |
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| Celis 36', 49', 58' (pen.) Garavito 90' |
Report |
| Olimpia | 3–1 | Universitario |
|---|---|---|
| González 4' Balcázar 55' (o.g.) Garay López 76' |
Report | Novoa 31' |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corinthians | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Colo-Colo | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 6 | |
| 3 | Libertad/Limpeño | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 3 | |
| 4 | Always Ready | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 0 |
| Always Ready | 1–3 | Libertad/Limpeño |
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| Rojas 45+4' | Report | Zambrano 14' Martínez 23' Portillo 83' |
| Corinthians | 6–0 | Always Ready |
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| Fernandinha 18' Millene 25', 27', 85' Jaqueline 69' (pen.) Tamires 87' (pen.) |
Report |
| Colo-Colo | 5–2 | Always Ready |
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| Jiménez 22', 76' Olave 28' Urrutia 37' Viso 80' |
Report | Portales 2' Rojas 40' |
| Libertad/Limpeño | 0–5 | Corinthians |
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| Report | Victória 52' Gabi Zanotti 55' Andressa Pereira 60' Jheniffer 86' (pen.) Paulinha 90' |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internacional | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | América | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 | Boca Juniors | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Nacional | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 |
| Nacional | 0–3 | Internacional |
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| Report | Priscila 45+2' (pen.) Letícia Monteiro 53' Soll 83' |
| Boca Juniors | 1–1 | América |
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| Priori 45+3' | Report | Bahr 55' |
| Boca Juniors | 5–1 | Nacional |
|---|---|---|
| Gómez Ares 12', 71' Núñez 54' (pen.) Polich 86' Troncoso 90+4' |
Report | Fontán 89' (pen.) |
| América | 2–4 | Internacional |
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| Usme 49' Natis 75' |
Report | Aquino 17' Letícia Monteiro 51' Eskerdinha 76' Soll 82' |
| Internacional | 5–0 | Boca Juniors |
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| Roberta Schroeder 5' Priscila 21', 41' (pen.) Letícia Monteiro 25' Soll 87' |
Report |
| América | 4–0 | Nacional |
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| Usme 28', 45+5' (pen.) Muñoz 45' Zamorano 62' |
Report |
Final stages
Starting from the quarter-finals, the teams played a single-elimination tournament. If tied after full time, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winners (Regulations Article 27).[3]
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 14 October – Bogotá | ||||||||||
| Palmeiras | 6 | |||||||||
| 17 October – Bogotá | ||||||||||
| Olimpia | 0 | |||||||||
| Palmeiras | 3 | |||||||||
| 14 October – Bogotá | ||||||||||
| Atlético Nacional/Formas Íntimas | 1 | |||||||||
| Universidad de Chile | 1 | |||||||||
| 21 October – Cali | ||||||||||
| Atlético Nacional/Formas Íntimas | 2 | |||||||||
| Palmeiras | 0 | |||||||||
| 15 October – Cali | ||||||||||
| Corinthians | 1 | |||||||||
| Corinthians | 4 | |||||||||
| 18 October – Cali | ||||||||||
| América | 0 | |||||||||
| Corinthians (p) | 1 (4) | |||||||||
| 15 October – Cali | ||||||||||
| Internacional | 1 (3) | Third place | ||||||||
| Internacional | 4 | |||||||||
| 21 October – Cali | ||||||||||
| Colo-Colo | 2 | |||||||||
| Atlético Nacional/Formas Íntimas | 3 | |||||||||
| Internacional | 2 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
| Universidad de Chile | 1–2 | Atlético Nacional/Formas Íntimas |
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| Sánchez 45' | Report | Rincón 2' González 10' |
| Palmeiras | 6–0 | Olimpia |
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| Bia Zaneratto 10', 28' (pen.) Amanda Gutierres 19', 51' Laís Estevam 48' Sâmia Pryscila 77' |
Report |
| Corinthians | 4–0 | América |
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| Tarciane 10' Millene 74' (pen.) Victória 79' Fernandinha 90+1' |
Report |
| Internacional | 4–2 | Colo-Colo |
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| Priscila 17', 20', 73' Isa Haas 56' |
Report | Bogarín 29' Viso 90+2' |
Semi-finals
| Palmeiras | 3–1 | Atlético Nacional/Formas Íntimas |
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| Bia Zaneratto 35' (pen.) Amanda Gutierres 40', 68' |
Report | Montoya 77' |
| Corinthians | 1–1 | Internacional |
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| Victória 79' | Report | Priscila 31' |
| Penalties | ||
| Victória Tarciane Luana Mariza Fernandinha |
4–3 | Djeni Bruna Benites Roberta Schroeder Zóio Isa Haas |
Third place match
| Atlético Nacional/Formas Íntimas | 3–2 | Internacional |
|---|---|---|
| González 45+1', 60' M. Restrepo 90+2' |
Report | Priscila 51' Analuyza 90+5' |
Final
Andressinha (Palmeiras) was ruled out of the final due to ACL injury of her right knee.[23]
| Palmeiras | 0–1 | Corinthians |
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| Report | Millene 30' |
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*Victória (Corinthians) missed a penalty kick in the 17th minute.
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Assistant referees:
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Match rules
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Statistics
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
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| 1 | Priscila | Internacional | 8 |
| 2 | Bia Zaneratto | Palmeiras | 6 |
| Millene | Corinthians | ||
| 4 | Amanda Gutierres | Palmeiras | 5 |
| Manuela González | Atlético Nacional/Formas Íntimas | ||
| 6 | Diana Celis | Santa Fe | 4 |
| Laís Estevam | Palmeiras | ||
| 8 | Yastin Jiménez | Colo-Colo | 3 |
| Letícia Monteiro | Internacional | ||
| Madelin Riera | Barcelona | ||
| Soll | Internacional | ||
| Catalina Usme | América | ||
| Victória | Corinthians |
Final ranking
As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time were counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-out were counted as draws.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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| Corinthians | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | +17 | 16 | Champions | |
| Palmeiras | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 5 | +19 | 15 | Runners-up | |
| Atlético Nacional/Formas Íntimas | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 12 | Third place | |
| 4 | Internacional | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 13 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Universidad de Chile | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7[a] | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
| 6 | Colo-Colo | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 6[a] | |
| 7 | América | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 4[a] | |
| 8 | Olimpia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 6[a] | |
| 9 | Santa Fe | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 10 | Boca Juniors | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 | |
| 11 | Barcelona | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 3 | |
| 12 | Libertad/Limpeño | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 3 | |
| 13 | Universitario | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 | |
| 14 | Caracas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 | |
| 15 | Always Ready | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 0 | |
| 16 | Nacional | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 |
Rules for classification: For 5th to 8th place. 1) Points in quarter-finals; 2) Goal difference in quarter-finals; 3) Goals scored in quarter-finals; 4) Fewest red cards received in quarter-finals; 5) Fewest yellow cards received in quarter-finals; 6) Fewest red cards received in all matches; 7) Fewest yellow cards received in all matches; 8) Drawing of lots (Regulations Article 25).[3]
For 9th to 16th place. 1) Points in group stage; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Fewest red cards received; 5) Fewest yellow cards received; 6) Drawing of lots (Regulations Article 26).[3]
Notes:
See also
- 2023 AFC Women's Club Championship
- 2023 CAF Women's Champions League
- 2023 OFC Women's Champions League
- 2022–23 and 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League
- 2023 Copa Libertadores
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