The 2016 Copa Libertadores Femenina was the eighth edition of the Copa Libertadores Femenina, South America's premier women's club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. The tournament was played in Uruguay from 6 to 20 December 2016.
In the first final without a team from Brazil, Paraguayan team Sportivo Limpeño won their first title against Estudiantes de Guárico from Venezuela.
Teams The competition was contested by 12 teams: the champions of all ten CONMEBOL associations were given one entry, additionally the title holders re-entered and the host association qualified one more team. The qualifying competitions of each association usually end late in the year (September to December). The Colombian tournament finished last, in fact only a week after the final draw was made. With Generaciones Palmiranas qualifying from Colombia it was the first time the Copa Libertadores was held without Formas Íntimas, who were the only team from Colombia to have played in all previous editions.
AssociationTeamQualifying methodParticipationBest result ArgentinaUAI Urquiza2016 Campeonato Argentino champions2nd 3rd place (2015) BoliviaSan Martín de Porres2016 Campeonato Boliviano champions2nd Group stage (2015) BrazilFerroviáriaTitle holder (2015 champions)2nd Champions (2015)Foz Cataratas2015 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino third place3rd Runners-up (2012) ChileColo-Colo2015 Apertura and Clausura champions play-off winners6th Champions (2012) ColombiaGeneraciones Palmiranas2016 Campeonato Nacional Interclubes winners1st — EcuadorUnión Española2015 Campeonato Ecuatoriano champions1st — ParaguaySportivo Limpeño2015 Campeonato Paraguayo champions1st — PeruUniversitario2015 Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol Femenino champions2nd Group stage (2015) UruguayColón2015 Copa de Oro winners3rd Group stage (2014, 2015)Nacional2015 Copa de Oro runners-up4th Group stage (2011, 2012, 2013) VenezuelaEstudiantes de Guárico2016 Apertura winners3rd Group stage (2013, 2015)
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Venues
Matches were played in the Estadio Charrúa in Montevideo and the Estadio Profesor Alberto Suppici in Colonia del Sacramento.
Match officials One referee plus two assistant referees were announced from every association to officiate the matches.
Format There were no format changes to the previous seasons. The teams were drawn into three groups of four, where each group was played on a round-robin basis. The winners of each group and the best runners-up advanced to the semifinals, which were played on a single-elimination basis, with the following matchups: Group A winners vs. Group B winners Group C winners vs. Best runners-up The semifinal winners and losers play in the final and third place match respectively.
Draw The draw of the tournament was held on 16 November 2016, 19:30 UTC−3, at the headquarters of the Uruguayan Football Association. The 12 teams were drawn into three groups of four containing one team from each of the four seeding pots. The host teams Colon and Nacional and the title holder Ferroviaria were seeded to Group A, B and C respectively. The other teams were seeded based on the results of their association in the 2015 Copa Libertadores Femenina.
Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4
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Group stage The teams are 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 17.1): Goal difference in all games; Goals scored in all games; Head-to-head result in games between tied teams; Penalty shoot-out if two teams tied having playing last game against each other; Drawing of lots.
All times UYT (UTC−3).
Group A Colón advanced to the knock-out stage as best runners-up. It was the first time in the competition history that a team from Uruguay advanced from the group stage.
Group B
Group C Both last year's finalists Ferroviária and Colo-Colo met in Group C. Both failed to advance as Estudiantes de Guárico won the group with just 2 goals scored.
Ranking of second-placed teams Colón already secured best runner-up spot.
Knockout stage If tied after regulation time, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 17.4).
Bracket For the first time no team from Brazil reached the final.
Semifinals
Third place match
Final
GK 1 Kimika ForbesDF 2 Laurie Cristaldo DF 3 Stephanie Lacoste (c)DF 5 Carmen BenítezDF 6 Damia CortazaMF 7 Joana GaleanoMF 10 Rosa AquinoMF 18 Griselda Garay López MF 19 Marta AgüeroFW 13 Jessica MartínezFW 11 Liz Peña Substitutes:GK 12 Alicia BobadillaGK 20 Natasha MartínezDF 4 Natalia GenesDF 15 Belén BenítezDF 16 Sady SalinasMF 8 Silvia GettoMF 14 Dulce Quintana FW 9 Liza Larrea FW 17 María Claudia RomeroManager: Rubén Subeldía GK 13 Lisbeth CastroDF 8 Nairelis GutiérrezDF 4 Sandra LuzardoDF 3 Yaribeth Ulacio (c)DF 7 Milagros MendozaMF 20 Vanesa Santana MF 17 Maikerlin Astudillo MF 11 Joemar GuarecucoMF 9 Cinthia Zarabia FW 18 Ysaura VisoFW 10 Paola VillamizarSubstitutes:GK 1 Mariana RojasGK 12 Yolgrelis RengifoDF 6 Anaurys GómezDF 15 Lisol CastilloDF 16 Elianny SalinaDF 19 Pamela VillamizarMF 5 Dayana Rodríguez MF 14 Domiesgli PeñaFW 2 Yuliana CortezManager: Omar Ramírez
Top goalscorers RankPlayerTeamGoals1 Oriana Altuve Colón4 Manuela González Generaciones Palmiranas3 Yamila Badell Colón3 Dany Helena Foz Cataratas Liz Peña Sportivo Limpeño Verónica Riveros Foz Cataratas Leicy Santos Generaciones Palmiranas8 Marta Agüero Sportivo Limpeño2 Rosa Aquino Sportivo Limpeño Karen Araya Colo-Colo Carol Pretona Ferroviária Yanina López San Martín de Porres Ysaura Viso Estudiantes de Guárico
Prize money Each participating team received US$10,000, with prize money given to the top four teams.
Rank US$ 1st 30,000 2nd 20,000 3rd 15,000 4th 10,000
References
External links Copa Libertadores Femenina Uruguay 2016, CONMEBOL.com