2022 Copa Libertadores Femenina
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The 2022 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores Femenina was the 14th 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 Ecuador from 13 to 28 October 2022.[1] Corinthians, the defending champions, were eliminated in the quarter-finals.
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Ecuador |
| City | Quito |
| Dates | 13–28 October 2022 |
| Teams | 16 (from 10 associations) |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Palmeiras (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Boca Juniors |
| Third place |  América |
| Fourth place | Deportivo Cali |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 121 (3.78 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Rebeca Fernández (5 goals) |
← 2021 2023 → | |
Palmeiras (Brazil) defeated Boca Juniors (Argentina) 4–1 in the final to win their first title.[2]
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]
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 2021 edition).[3]
- Brazil: 240 points
- Chile: 140 points
- Colombia: 135 points
- Paraguay: 112 points
- Argentina: 90 points
- Venezuela: 78 points
- Ecuador: 62 points
- Uruguay: 52 points
- Bolivia: 39 points
- Peru: 37 points
- Notes
- ^ a b Corinthians won the 2017 title as a partnership with Audax. They created their own team for the 2018 season.
- ^ a b As the title holders, Corinthians, were also the 2021 Brasileirão Feminino Neonergia champions, runners-up Palmeiras and third place Ferroviária qualified as Brazil 2 and Brazil 3 berths, respectively.
- ^ The qualifying play-off was played on 13 September 2022 at Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán Nazar, La Calera between Santiago Morning (2021 Campeonato runners-up and 2022 Campeonato first stage winners) and Colo-Colo (2022 Campeonato first stage runners-up).[11]
- ^ a b Sportivo Limpeño won the 2016 title. In 2018 they started a partnership with Libertad (3rd participation).
The matches were played in Quito. Initially two stadiums (Estadio Gonzalo Pozo Ripalda and Estadio Banco Guayaquil) would host the group stage. On 15 October 2022, CONMEBOL announced that the Estádio Banco Guayaquil would no longer host matches, and matches originally to be played there would be moved to Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado.[19]
The stadiums were:
- Estadio Gonzalo Pozo Ripalda (capacity: 21,489)
- Estadio Banco Guayaquil (capacity: 12,000)
- Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado (capacity: 41,575)
On 21 September 2022, CONMEBOL announced the referees and assistant referees appointed for the tournament.[20]
| Association | Referees | Assistant referees |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Laura Fortunato | Mariana de Almeida Daiana Milone |
| Bolivia | Adriana Farfán | Liliana Bejarano Inés Choque |
| Brazil | Edina Alves Batista | Neuza Back Leila Moreira |
| Chile | María Belén Carvajal | Marcia Castillo Cindy Nahuelcoy |
| Colombia | Jenny Arias | Mary Blanco Eliana Ortiz |
| Ecuador | Marcelly Zambrano | Mónica Amboya Marianela Ramírez |
| Italy | Maria Marotta | Tiziana Trasciatti |
| Paraguay | Helena Cantero | Nancy Fernández Rossana Salinas |
| Peru | Milagros Arruela | Vera Yupanqui Gabriela Moreno |
| Spain | Silvia Fernández Pérez | |
| Uruguay | Nadia Fuques | Daiana Fernández Belén Clavijo |
| Venezuela | Emikar Calderas | Migdalia Rodríguez Thaity Dugarte |
The draw for the tournament was held on 20 September 2022, 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 2021 Copa Libertadores Femenina champions, Corinthians (Brazil 1)
- To Group B: the champions of the host association, Ñañas (Ecuador 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, excluding the champions, with the highest two (Brazil 2 and Colombia 1) placed in Pot 1, the next four (Uruguay, Peru, Paraguay 1 and Chile 1) placed in Pot 2 and the lowest four (Ecuador 2, Argentina, Venezuela and Bolivia) in Pot 3. The four additional teams from associations with the best historical performance (Brazil 3, Chile 2, Colombia 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
- 1 The draw was held before the identities of Ecuador 1 (Ñañas), Ecuador 2 (Dragonas IDV), Peru (Alianza Lima) and Venezuela (Deportivo Lara) were known.
The draw resulted in the following groups:
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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 23).[3]
- Goal difference;
- Goals scored;
- Head-to-head result in games between tied teams;
- 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, ECT (UTC−5).[22]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deportivo Cali | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Corinthians | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 6 | |
| 3 | Olimpia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Always Ready | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | −16 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boca Juniors | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Ferroviária | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | |
| 3 | Ñañas (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Defensor Sporting | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0 |
- Notes
- ^ Match suspended in the 16th minute due to rain. It was resumed at 17:10.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palmeiras | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Universidad de Chile | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 6 | |
| 3 | Dragonas IDV (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 3 | |
| 4 | Libertad/Limpeño | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 |
- Notes
- ^ Match suspended in the 18th minute due to blackout and rain. It was resumed at 18:35.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | América | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Santiago Morning | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 6 | |
| 3 | Alianza Lima | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | |
| 4 | Deportivo Lara | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16 | −15 | 1 |
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 25).[3]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 22 October – Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado | ||||||||||
| Deportivo Cali | 2 | |||||||||
| 25 October – Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado | ||||||||||
| Ferroviária | 1 | |||||||||
| Deportivo Cali | 1 (0) | |||||||||
| 22 October – Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado | ||||||||||
| Boca Juniors (p) | 1 (3) | |||||||||
| Boca Juniors | 2 | |||||||||
| 28 October – Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado | ||||||||||
| Corinthians | 1 | |||||||||
| Boca Juniors | 1 | |||||||||
| 23 October – Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado | ||||||||||
| Palmeiras | 4 | |||||||||
| Palmeiras | 2 | |||||||||
| 26 October – Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado | ||||||||||
| Santiago Morning | 1 | |||||||||
| Palmeiras | 1 | |||||||||
| 23 October – Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado | ||||||||||
| América | 0 | Third place | ||||||||
| América (p) | 1 (4) | |||||||||
| 28 October – Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado | ||||||||||
| Universidad de Chile | 1 (2) | |||||||||
| Deportivo Cali | 0 | |||||||||
| América | 5 | |||||||||
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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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| Palmeiras | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | +16 | 18 | Champions | |
| Boca Juniors | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 11 | Runners-up | |
| América | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 13 | Third place | |
| 4 | Deportivo Cali | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 13 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Universidad de Chile | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 7 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
| 6 | Corinthians | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 6[a] | |
| 7 | Santiago Morning | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 6[a] | |
| 8 | Ferroviária | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7[a] | |
| 9 | Ñañas | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 3 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 10 | Olimpia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | |
| 11 | Dragonas IDV | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 3 | |
| 12 | Alianza Lima | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | |
| 13 | Deportivo Lara | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16 | −15 | 1 | |
| 14 | Defensor Sporting | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0 | |
| 15 | Libertad/Limpeño | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 | |
| 16 | Always Ready | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | −16 | 0 |
Source: CONMEBOL
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.
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 (Regulations Article 24).[3]
Notes:
- ^ "Se anuncian las sedes y fechas de los torneos 2022" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 27 October 2021.
- ^ "Palmeiras conquista su primer trofeo en la CONMEBOL Libertadores Femenina" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 28 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "CONMEBOL Libertadores Femenina - Reglamento" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.
- ^ "Campeonato YPF: Boca le ganó 5-2 a UAI Urquiza y se consagró campeón" (in Spanish). AFA. 5 December 2021.
- ^ "Always Ready es campeón de la Copa Simón Bolívar Femenina" (in Spanish). La Razón. 10 September 2022.
- ^ "¡La Gloria es de Corinthians!" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 22 November 2021.
- ^ "Corinthians volta a vencer o Palmeiras e conquista o Brasileirão Feminino Neonergia" (in Portuguese). CBF. 26 September 2021.
- ^ "Ferroviária participará da Libertadores 2022 com o título do Corinthians!" (in Portuguese). Araraquara News. 22 November 2021.
- ^ "Universidad de Chile son las campeonas tras derrotar en la final a Santiago Morning" (in Spanish). ANFP – Campeonato Chileno. 8 December 2021.
- ^ "Santiago Morning ganó a Colo Colo y es el Chile 2 a la próxima Conmebol Libertadores Femenina" (in Spanish). ANFP – Campeonato Chileno. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "La Calera recibirá el partido por el Chile 2 entre Colo-Colo y Santiago Morning" (in Spanish). Contragolpe. 29 August 2022.
- ^ a b "América de Cali campeón de la Liga Femenina BetPlay DIMAYOR 2022" (in Spanish). DIMAYOR. 5 June 2022.
- ^ a b "¡Ñañas, campeonas de la Superliga Femenina!" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Olimpia, bicampeón invicto del fútbol femenino" (in Spanish). APF. 28 August 2022.
- ^ "Libertad/Limpeño estará en la CONMEBOL Libertadores Femenina" (in Spanish). APF. 1 September 2022.
- ^ "¡ÍNTIMAS SON CAMPEONAS OTRA VEZ!" (in Spanish). Alianza Lima. 7 October 2022.
- ^ "Defensor Sporting campeón del Torneo Rexona de Fútbol Femenino 2021" (in Spanish). AUF. 14 May 2022.
- ^ "Deportivo Lara es campeón de la Liga FUTVE Femenina 2022" (in Spanish). FVF. 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Cambio de estadio en la CONMEBOL Libertadores Femenina 2022" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 15 October 2022.
- ^ "Árbitras convocadas para la CONMEBOL Libertadores Femenina 2022" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 21 September 2022.
- ^ "Sorteio dos grupos da CONMEBOL Libertadores Feminina 2022" (in Portuguese). CONMEBOL. 20 September 2022.
- ^ "CONMEBOL Libertadores Femenina - Programa de partidos" (PDF). CONMEBOL.
- ^ "Palmeiras no tuvo piedad con Boca Juniors y se consagró campeón de la Copa Libertadores femenina" (in Spanish). Bio Bio Chile. 28 October 2022.