U-20 CONMEBOL Libertadores

Organizing body	CONMEBOL
Founded	2011; 12 years ago (2011)
Region	South America
Number of teams	12
Qualifier for	Under-20 Intercontinental Cup
Related competitions	Copa Libertadores
Current champion(s)	Boca Juniors (1st title)
Most successful club(s)	Universitario River Plate São Paulo Nacional Independiente del Valle Peñarol Boca Juniors (1 title each)
Website	conmebol.com/libsub20
2023 U-20 Copa Libertadores

The Under-20 CONMEBOL Libertadores (Portuguese and Spanish: CONMEBOL Libertadores Sub-20) is the international association football club competition for teams that play in CONMEBOL leagues. It was created by Manuel Burga Seoane and the Peruvian Football Federation.^[1][2] The competition started in the 2011 season in response to the increased interest in youth football.^{[citation needed]}

History

The tournament had only two editions from 2011 to 2012. The first edition of this U-20 club competition was played in Lima, Peru. Players born on or after 1 January 1990 were eligible to compete in the first tournament, technically making it an under-21 competition. The tournament was originally going to be hosted in November 2010, however, because of the postponement, the player age eligibility was changed.^[3][4][5]

The tournament was temporarily discontinued after 2012.^[2] CONMEBOL was targeting to restart the competition in 2015.^[6] In March 2015, the CONMEBOL Executive Committee approved Paraguay as host of the next U-20 Copa Libertadores in January 2016.^[7]

Format

The cup is played by twelve teams, one from each CONMEBOL country, divided in three groups of four clubs each. The group winners and the best second-placed team qualify to play the semifinals and the winners then play the final, while the losers play the third-place game.

Winners

Ed.	Year	Host	Final			Third place match			Num. teams
			Champions	Score	Runners-up	Third place	Score	Fourth place
1	2011	Peru	Universitario	1–1 (4–2 p)	Boca Juniors	América	1–0	Alianza Lima	12
2	2012	Peru	River Plate	1–0	Defensor Sporting	Corinthians	2–1	Unión Española	16
3	2016	Paraguay	São Paulo	1–0	Liverpool	Cortuluá	1–0	Lanús	12
4	2018	Uruguay	Nacional	2–1	Independiente del Valle	River Plate	1–1 (5–4 p)	São Paulo	12
5	2020	Paraguay	Independiente del Valle	2–1	River Plate	Flamengo	5–2	Libertad	12
6	2022	Ecuador	Peñarol	1–1 (4–3 p)	Independiente del Valle	Guaraní	3–2	Caracas	12
7	2023	Chile	Boca Juniors	2–0	Independiente del Valle	Cerro Porteño	2–2 (4–2 p)	Peñarol	12

Performances by club

Performance in the U-20 Copa Libertadores by club

Club	Titles	Runners-up	Seasons won	Seasons runner-up
Independiente del Valle	1	3	2020	2018, 2022, 2023
River Plate	1	1	2012	2020
Boca Juniors	1	1	2023	2011
Universitario	1	0	2011	—
São Paulo	1	0	2016	—
Nacional	1	0	2018	—
Peñarol	1	0	2022	—
Defensor Sporting	0	1	—	2012
Liverpool	0	1	—	2016

Performances by nation

Performances in finals by nation

Nation	Titles	Runners-up	Total
Uruguay	2	2	4
Argentina	2	2	4
Ecuador	1	3	4
Brazil	1	0	1
Peru	1	0	1

Honors

Year	Best Player Award	Top Goalscorer	Best Goalkeeper Award	Fair Play Award
2011	Edison Flores	Sergio Unrein (4) Cristofer Soto (4)	Ramiro Martínez	Boca Juniors
2012	Juan Cazares	Rodrigo Gattas (6)	Gaspar Servio	Defensor Sporting River Plate (ex aequo)
2016	Not awarded	Luiz Araújo (5)	Not awarded	Cortuluá

Performance by club

Legend

• 1st — Champions
• 2nd — Runners-up
• 3rd — Third place
• 4th — Fourth place
• QF — Quarterfinals
• GS — Group stage
•  •  — Did not qualify

Team	2011	2012	2016	2018	2020	2022	2023	Total
Academia Puerto Cabello	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	1
Alianza Lima	4th	QF	•	•	•	•	GS	3
Always Ready	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	1
América (MG)	•	QF	•	•	•	•	•	1
América	3rd	GS	•	•	•	•	•	2
Atletico Madrid	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	1
Atlético Venezuela	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	1
Blooming	•	GS	•	•	•	GS	•	2
Boca Juniors	2nd	GS	•	•	•	•	1st	3
Bolívar	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	1
Caracas	GS	•	•	•	•	4th	GS	3
Cerro Porteño	•	QF	GS	•	GS	•	3rd	4
Corinthians	•	3rd	•	•	•	•	•	1
Colo-Colo	•	•	•	GS	GS	•	•	2
Cortuluá	•	•	3rd	•	•	•	•	1
Cruzeiro	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	1
Danubio	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	1
Defensor Sporting	•	2nd	•	•	•	•	GS	2
Deportivo La Guaira[8]	•	GS	GS	•	•	•	•	2
Envigado	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	1
Flamengo	QF	•	•	•	3rd	•	•	2
Guaraní	•	•	•	•	•	3rd	•	1
Huachipato	•	•	GS	•	•	•	GS	2
Independiente del Valle	QF	GS	GS	2nd	1st	2nd	2nd	7
Internacional	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	1
Jorge Wilstermann	GS	•	•	•	GS	•	•	2
Junior	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	1
Lanús	•	•	4th	•	•	•	•	1
La Equidad	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	1
LDU Quito	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	1
Libertad	QF	•	GS	GS	4th	•	•	4
Liverpool	•	•	2nd	•	•	•	•	1
Melgar	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	1
Millonarios	GS	•	•	•	GS	GS	•	3
Nacional	QF	•	•	1st	GS	•	•	3
Newell's Old Boys	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	1
O'Higgins	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	1
Orense	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	1
Palmeiras	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	1
Peñarol	•	•	•	•	•	1st	4th	2
Quebracho	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	1
River Plate	•	1st	GS	•	2nd	•	•	3
River Plate	•	•	•	3rd	•	•	•	1
Sport Huancayo	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	1
Sporting Cristal	•	GS	•	•	GS	GS	•	3
São Paulo	•	•	1st	4th	•	•	•	2
Talleres	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	1
Universidad Católica	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Universidad de Concepción	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	1
Universitario	1st	QF	•	•	•	•	•	2
Unión Española	•	4th	•	•	•	•	•	1