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U-20 Copa Libertadores
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | CONMEBOL U-20 Libertadores |
| current | 2025 U-20 Copa Libertadores |
| image | Copa libertadores u20 logo.png |
| organiser | CONMEBOL |
| founded | |
| region | South America |
| number of teams | 12 |
| qualifier for | Under-20 Intercontinental Cup |
| related comps | Copa Libertadores |
| current champions | BRA Flamengo |
| (2nd title) | |
| most successful club | BRA Flamengo (2 titles) |
| website | |
| American | yes |
(2nd title)
The CONMEBOL Under-20 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. The competition started in the 2011 season in response to the increased interest in youth football.
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.
The tournament was temporarily discontinued after 2012. CONMEBOL was targeting to restart the competition in 2015. In March 2015, the CONMEBOL Executive Committee approved Paraguay as host of the next U-20 Copa Libertadores in January 2016.
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 | |||||
| 2011 | Peru | Universitario | Boca Juniors | América | Alianza Lima | 12 | |||||
| 2012 | Peru | River Plate | Defensor Sporting | Corinthians | Unión Española | 16 | |||||
| 2016 | Paraguay | São Paulo | Liverpool | Cortuluá | Lanús | 12 | |||||
| 2018 | Uruguay | Nacional | Independiente del Valle | River Plate | São Paulo | 12 | |||||
| 2020 | Paraguay | Independiente del Valle | River Plate | Flamengo | Libertad | 12 | |||||
| 2022 | Ecuador | Peñarol | Independiente del Valle | Guaraní | Caracas | 12 | |||||
| 2023 | Chile | ARG Boca Juniors | Independiente del Valle | Cerro Porteño | Peñarol | 12 | |||||
| 2024 | Uruguay | BRA Flamengo | Boca Juniors | Rosario Central | Aucas | 12 | |||||
| 2025 | Paraguay | BRA Flamengo | Palmeiras | ARG Belgrano | URU Danubio | 12 |
Performances by club
| Club | Titles | Runners-up | Seasons won | Seasons runner-up | Flamengo | Independiente del Valle | Boca Juniors | River Plate | Universitario | São Paulo | Nacional | Peñarol | Defensor Sporting | Liverpool | Palmeiras |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2024, 2025 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 3 | 2020 | 2018, 2022, 2023 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 2023 | 2011, 2024 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 2012 | 2020 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 2011 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 2016 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 2018 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 2022 | |||||||||||||
| 0 | 1 | 2012 | |||||||||||||
| 0 | 1 | 2016 | |||||||||||||
| 0 | 1 | 2025 |
Performances by nation
| Nation | Titles | Runners-up | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 |
Honors
| Year | Best Player Award | Top Goalscorer | Best Goalkeeper Award | Fair Play Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | PER Edison Flores | ARG Sergio Unrein (4) | ||
| PER Cristofer Soto (4) | ARG Ramiro Martínez | ARG Boca Juniors | ||
| 2012 | ECU Juan Cazares | CHI Rodrigo Gattas (6) | ARG Gaspar Servio | URU Defensor Sporting |
| ARG River Plate | ||||
| (ex aequo) | ||||
| 2016 | Not awarded | BRA Luiz Araújo (5) | Not awarded | COL Cortuluá |
Performance by club
;Legend
- — Champions
- — Runners-up
- — Third place
- — Fourth place
- QF — Quarterfinals
- GS — Group stage
- — Did not qualify
| Team | 2011 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PER | 2012 | |||||||||
| PER | 2016 | |||||||||
| PAR | 2018 | |||||||||
| URU | 2020 | |||||||||
| PAR | 2022 | |||||||||
| ECU | 2023 | |||||||||
| CHI | 2024 | |||||||||
| URU | 2025 | |||||||||
| PAR | Total | |||||||||
| VEN Academia Puerto Cabello | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | GS | • | 2 |
| COL Águilas Doradas | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | 1 |
| PER Alianza Lima | 4th | QF | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | 3 |
| BOL Always Ready | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | • | 2 |
| BRA América (MG) | • | QF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| MEX América | 3rd | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 |
| SPA Atletico Madrid | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| VEN Atlético Venezuela | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| ECU Aucas | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 4th | • | 1 |
| ARG Belgrano | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 3rd | 1 |
| BOL Blooming | • | GS | • | • | • | GS | • | • | GS | 3 |
| ARG Boca Juniors | 2nd | GS | • | • | • | • | 1st | 2nd | • | 4 |
| BOL Bolívar | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| VEN Caracas | GS | • | • | • | • | 4th | GS | • | • | 3 |
| PAR Cerro Porteño | • | QF | GS | • | GS | • | 3rd | • | GS | 5 |
| BRA Corinthians | • | 3rd | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| CHI Colo-Colo | • | • | • | GS | GS | • | • | GS | • | 3 |
| COL Cortuluá | • | • | 3rd | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| BRA Cruzeiro | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| URU Danubio | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | 4th | 2 |
| URU Defensor Sporting | • | 2nd | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | • | 3 |
| VEN Deportivo La Guaira | • | GS | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 |
| COL Envigado | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | 1 |
| BRA Flamengo | QF | • | • | • | 3rd | • | • | 1st | 1st | 4 |
| Fortaleza | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | 1 |
| PAR Guaraní | • | • | • | • | • | 3rd | • | • | • | 1 |
| CHI Huachipato | • | • | GS | • | • | • | GS | • | • | 2 |
| ECU Independiente del Valle | QF | GS | GS | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | • | GS | 8 |
| BRA Internacional | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | 1 |
| BOL Jorge Wilstermann | GS | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | 2 |
| COL Junior | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| ARG Lanús | • | • | 4th | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| COL La Equidad | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| ECU LDU Quito | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | 1 |
| PAR Libertad | QF | • | GS | GS | 4th | • | • | • | • | 4 |
| URU Liverpool | • | • | 2nd | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| PER Melgar | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Metropolitanos | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | 1 |
| COL Millonarios | GS | • | • | • | GS | GS | • | • | • | 3 |
| URU Montevideo City Torque | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | 1 |
| URU Nacional | QF | • | • | 1st | GS | • | • | • | • | 3 |
| ARG Newell's Old Boys | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | 1 |
| CHI O'Higgins | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | GS | 2 |
| PAR Olimpia | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | 2 |
| ECU Orense | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | 1 |
| BRA Palmeiras | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | 2nd | 2 |
| URU Peñarol | • | • | • | • | • | 1st | 4th | • | • | 2 |
| BOL Quebracho | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| ARG River Plate | • | 1st | GS | • | 2nd | • | • | • | • | 3 |
| URU River Plate | • | • | • | 3rd | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| ARG Rosario Central | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 3rd | • | 1 |
| PER Sport Huancayo | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| PER Sporting Cristal | • | GS | • | • | GS | GS | • | GS | • | 4 |
| BRA São Paulo | • | • | 1st | 4th | • | • | • | • | • | 2 |
| ARG Talleres | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| CHI Universidad Católica | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| CHI Universidad de Concepción | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | 1 |
| PER Universitario | 1st | QF | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | 3 |
| CHI Unión Española | • | 4th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
References
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- (March 3, 2015). "En la sede de la CONMEBOL, se reunió el Comité Ejecutivo". CONMEBOL.com.
- Includes Real Esppor.
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