Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores Sub-20 Uruguay 2024 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Uruguay |
Dates | 2–17 March 2024 |
Teams | 12 (from 10 associations) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Flamengo (1st title) |
Runners-up | Boca Juniors |
Third place | Rosario Central |
Fourth place | Aucas |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 22 |
Goals scored | 67 (3.05 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Iago Wallace Yan (4 goals each) |
The 2024 U-20 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores (Spanish: Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores Sub-20 2024) was the 8th edition of the U-20 CONMEBOL Libertadores (also referred to as the U-20 Copa Libertadores), South America's premier under-20 club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. It was held in Uruguay from 2 to 17 March 2024.[1][2]
Boca Juniors were the defending champions.
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.[3]
Association | Team | Qualifying method | Participation | Previous best result |
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Argentina | Boca Juniors (holders) | 2023 U-20 Copa Libertadores champions | 4th | Champions (2023) |
Rosario Central | 2023 Cuarta División (U-20) runners-up[Note ARG][4][5] | 1st | — | |
Bolivia | Always Ready | 2023 U-20 Torneo Nacional champions[6] | 2nd | Group stage (2023) |
Brazil | Flamengo | 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20 champions[7] | 3rd | Third place (2020) |
Chile | Colo-Colo | 2024 Supercopa Proyección winners[Note CHI][8][9] | 3rd | Group stage (2018, 2020) |
Colombia | Águilas Doradas | 2023 Supercopa Juvenil champions[10][11] | 1st | — |
Ecuador | Aucas | 2023 Campeonato Nacional de Categorías Formativas U-19 champions[12][13] | 1st | — |
Paraguay | Olimpia | 2023 U-19 Torneo Anual champions[14] | 1st | — |
Peru | Sporting Cristal | 2023 Torneo de Promoción y Reserva champions[15] | 4th | Group stage (2012, 2020, 2022) |
Uruguay (hosts) | Defensor Sporting | 2023 Campeonato Uruguayo Juvenil Divisional A U-19 champions[16] | 3rd | Runners-up (2012) |
Montevideo City Torque | 2023 Campeonato Uruguayo Juvenil Divisional A U-19 runners-up[16] | 1st | — | |
Venezuela | Academia Puerto Cabello | 2023 Liga FUTVE Junior U-20 champions[17] | 2nd | Group stage (2020) |
Main article: 2024 U-20 Copa Libertadores squads |
Players born between 1 January 2004 and 31 December 2008 were eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team could register a maximum of 20 and a minimum of 16 players, including at least 2 goalkeepers (Regulations Articles 47 and 50).[3]
Uruguay was confirmed as host country of the tournament on 20 December 2023.[2] This will be the second time that Uruguay hosts the tournament having previously done so in 2018.[19]
Colonia del Sacramento and Maldonado were selected as host cities and announced after the draw.[20] Estadio Profesor Alberto Suppici in Colonia hosted the matches of groups A and B matches while Estadio Domingo Burgueño in Maldonado hosted the group C and the final stage matches.[21]
The draw for the group stage was held on 13 February 2024, 12:00 PYST (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL headquarters in Luque, Paraguay.[22] The draw was conducted according to the following guidelines:[22]
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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The draw resulted in the following groups:[23]
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On 21 February 2024, CONMEBOL announced that its Referee Commission had appointed 11 referees and 22 assistant referees for the tournament.[24] For the first time, a UEFA refereeing team will officiate in the U-20 Copa Libertadores as part of the UEFA–CONMEBOL memorandum of understanding signed in February 2020, which included a referee exchange programme.[25] It will be also the first time that women assistant referees will participate in the tournament.[26]
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The winners of each group and the best runner-up among all groups advanced to the semi-finals.
In the group stage, teams were ranked according to points earned (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 Articles 20, 21):[3]
All match times were local, UYT (UTC−3), as listed by CONMEBOL.[27][28][29]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Boca Juniors | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 7 | Semi-finals |
2 | Academia Puerto Cabello | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 | |
3 | Colo-Colo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | |
4 | Always Ready | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 |
Academia Puerto Cabello | 2–1 | Colo-Colo |
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Report | Alarcón 50' |
Boca Juniors | 4–0 | Always Ready |
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Report |
Colo-Colo | 0–0 | Boca Juniors |
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Report |
Academia Puerto Cabello | 5–1 | Always Ready |
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Report | Massi 89' |
Always Ready | 0–3 | Colo-Colo |
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Boca Juniors | 2–0 | Academia Puerto Cabello |
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Zufiaurre 39', 42' | Report |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Rosario Central | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | Semi-finals |
2 | Olimpia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | |
3 | Montevideo City Torque (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
4 | Águilas Doradas | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 |
Olimpia | 2–0 | Águilas Doradas |
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Rosario Central | 2–1 | Montevideo City Torque |
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Report | Morales 33' (pen.) |
Águilas Doradas | 2–1 | Rosario Central |
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Report | Cerrudo 45+2' (pen.) |
Olimpia | 0–0 | Montevideo City Torque |
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Report |
Montevideo City Torque | 4–3 | Águilas Doradas |
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Rosario Central | 1–0 | Olimpia |
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Ponce 71' | Report |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Flamengo | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | Semi-finals |
2 | Aucas | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 | |
3 | Defensor Sporting (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
4 | Sporting Cristal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 |
Aucas | 3–1 | Sporting Cristal |
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Report | Uculmana 71' |
Defensor Sporting | 0–1 | Flamengo |
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Report | Wallace Yan 9' |
Defensor Sporting | 2–0 | Sporting Cristal |
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Sporting Cristal | 1–4 | Flamengo |
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Rodríguez 57' | Report |
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Aucas | 4–2 | Defensor Sporting |
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Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | C | Aucas | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 | Semi-finals |
2 | A | Academia Puerto Cabello | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 | |
3 | B | Olimpia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
The semi-final matchups were:
The semi-final winners and losers played in the final and third place match respectively. If tied after full time, a penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 24).[3]
All match times were local, UYT (UTC−3), as listed by CONMEBOL.[30]
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
14 March | ||||||
Boca Juniors | 2 | |||||
17 March | ||||||
Aucas | 1 | |||||
Boca Juniors | 1 | |||||
14 March | ||||||
Flamengo | 2 | |||||
Rosario Central | 1 | |||||
Flamengo | 2 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
17 March | ||||||
Aucas | 1 | |||||
Rosario Central | 2 |
Boca Juniors | 2–1 | Aucas |
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Report | Di Lollo 88' (o.g.) |
Rosario Central | 1–2 | Flamengo |
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Moscoloni 20' | Report | Iago 57' (pen.), 72' |
Aucas | 1–2 | Rosario Central |
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Zambrano 54' (pen.) | Report |
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Main article: 2024 U-20 Copa Libertadores Final |
Boca Juniors | 1–2 | Flamengo |
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Rodríguez 5' | Report |
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There were 67 goals scored in 22 matches, for an average of 3.05 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal