U-20 Copa Libertadores

The Under-20 Copa Libertadores is the international association football club competition for teams that play in CONMEBOL

CONMEBOL

The South American Football Confederation , commonly known as CONMEBOL , is the continental governing body of association football in South America and it is one of FIFA's six continental confederations...

 nations. The competition started in the 2011 season in response to the increased interest in youth's football.

History

The first edition of this U-20 club competition was played in Lima

Lima

Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...

, Peru

Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....

. 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 of 2010, however, because of the postponement, the player age eligibility was changed.

Format

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

Results

Year	Host	Winners	Score	Runners-up	Third Place	Score	Fourth Place
2011 Details 2011 U-20 Copa Libertadores The 2011 U-20 Copa Libertadores was the first edition of this U-20 club competition. Players born on or after January 1, 1990 were eligible to compete...	Peru	Universitario Universitario de Deportes Club Universitario de Deportes, also known as Universitario, or more popularly as [La] "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. It is the most successful football club in Peru. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of...	1–1 (4–2 pen.)	Boca Juniors Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primera División....	América Club América Club América is a Mexican Professional football club based in Mexico City. It competes in the Primera División, the top professional league in the country. The team's nickname is Las Águilas ....	1–0	Alianza Lima Alianza Lima Club Alianza Lima is a Peruvian First Division football club who plays at the Estadio Alejandro Villanueva in the La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. They are one of the most famous and well supported clubs in the country and the oldest team in the Peruvian First Division.Alianza enjoyed success...

Honors

Year	Best Player Award	Top Goalscorer	Best Goalkeeper Award	Fair Play Award
2011 2011 U-20 Copa Libertadores The 2011 U-20 Copa Libertadores was the first edition of this U-20 club competition. Players born on or after January 1, 1990 were eligible to compete...	Edison Flores	Sergio Unrein (4)   Cristofer Soto Cristofer Soto Cristofer Soto is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a forward for Alianza Lima in the Peruvian First Division.-Club career:...  (4)	Ramiro Martínez	Boca Juniors Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primera División....

Performance by club

Team	Titles	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place
Universitario Universitario de Deportes Club Universitario de Deportes, also known as Universitario, or more popularly as [La] "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. It is the most successful football club in Peru. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of...	1 (2011 2011 U-20 Copa Libertadores The 2011 U-20 Copa Libertadores was the first edition of this U-20 club competition. Players born on or after January 1, 1990 were eligible to compete... )
Boca Juniors Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primera División....		1 (2011 2011 U-20 Copa Libertadores The 2011 U-20 Copa Libertadores was the first edition of this U-20 club competition. Players born on or after January 1, 1990 were eligible to compete... )
América Club América Club América is a Mexican Professional football club based in Mexico City. It competes in the Primera División, the top professional league in the country. The team's nickname is Las Águilas ....			1 (2011 2011 U-20 Copa Libertadores The 2011 U-20 Copa Libertadores was the first edition of this U-20 club competition. Players born on or after January 1, 1990 were eligible to compete... )
Alianza Lima Alianza Lima Club Alianza Lima is a Peruvian First Division football club who plays at the Estadio Alejandro Villanueva in the La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. They are one of the most famous and well supported clubs in the country and the oldest team in the Peruvian First Division.Alianza enjoyed success...				1 (2011 2011 U-20 Copa Libertadores The 2011 U-20 Copa Libertadores was the first edition of this U-20 club competition. Players born on or after January 1, 1990 were eligible to compete... )

External links

• Conmebol