The 2022 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores Femenina was the 14th edition of the CONMEBOL Libertadores Femenina (also referred to as the Copa Libertadores Femenina), South America's premier women's club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. The tournament was held in Ecuador from 13 to 28 October 2022. Corinthians, the defending champions, were eliminated in the quarter-finals.
Palmeiras (Brazil) defeated Boca Juniors (Argentina) 4–1 in the final to win their first title.
Format For the group stage, the 16 teams were drawn into four groups. Teams in each group played one another in a round-robin basis, with the top two teams of each group advancing to the quarter-finals. Starting from the quarter-finals, the teams played a single-elimination tournament.
Teams The 16 teams were: the champions of all ten CONMEBOL associations the title holders an additional team from the host association four additional teams from associations with the best historical performance in the tournament (associations in bold receive two berths according to the points total until the 2021 edition). Brazil: 240 points Chile: 140 points Colombia: 135 points Paraguay: 112 points Argentina: 90 points Venezuela: 78 points Ecuador: 62 points Uruguay: 52 points Bolivia: 39 points Peru: 37 points
AssociationTeamQualifying methodParticipationPrevious best resultBoca Juniors2021 Campeonato Femenino YPF Clausura champions7th Third place (2010)Always Ready2022 Copa Simón Bolívar Femenina champions1st —Corinthians 2021 Copa Libertadores Femenina champions5th Champions (2017, 2019, 2021)Palmeiras 2021 Brasileirão Feminino Neonergia runners-up1st —Ferroviária 2021 Brasileirão Feminino Neonergia third place6th Champions (2015, 2020)Universidad de Chile 2021 Campeonato Femenino Caja Los Andes champions3rd Fourth place (2020)Santiago Morning 2022 Copa Libertadores Femenina qualifying play-off winners4th Quarter-finals (2019, 2020)América 2022 Liga Femenina BetPlay DIMAYOR champions3rd Runners-up (2020)Deportivo Cali 2022 Liga Femenina BetPlay DIMAYOR runners-up2nd Quarter-finals (2021) (hosts)Ñañas 2022 Superliga Femenina DirecTV champions2nd Group stage (2019)Dragonas IDV 2022 Superliga Femenina DirecTV runners-up (Host association additional entry)1st —Olimpia 2022 Torneo Femenino champions1st —2022 Torneo Femenino runners-up5th Champions (2016)Alianza Lima2022 Liga Femenina Pluspetrol champions2nd Quarter-finals (2021)Defensor Sporting2021 Torneo Rexona de Fútbol Femenino champions1st —Deportivo Lara2022 Liga FUTVE Fem champions1st — Notes
Venues The matches were played in Quito. Initially two stadiums (Estadio Gonzalo Pozo Ripalda and Estadio Banco Guayaquil) would host the group stage. On 15 October 2022, CONMEBOL announced that the Estádio Banco Guayaquil would no longer host matches, and matches originally to be played there would be moved to Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado.
The stadiums were: Estadio Gonzalo Pozo Ripalda (capacity: 21,489) Estadio Banco Guayaquil (capacity: 12,000) Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado (capacity: 41,575)
Match officials On 21 September 2022, CONMEBOL announced the referees and assistant referees appointed for the tournament.
AssociationRefereesAssistant refereesLaura FortunatoMariana de AlmeidaDaiana MiloneAdriana FarfánLiliana BejaranoInés ChoqueEdina Alves BatistaNeuza BackLeila MoreiraMaría Belén CarvajalMarcia CastilloCindy NahuelcoyJenny AriasMary BlancoEliana OrtizMarcelly ZambranoMónica AmboyaMarianela RamírezMaria MarottaTiziana TrasciattiHelena CanteroNancy FernándezRossana SalinasMilagros ArruelaVera YupanquiGabriela MorenoSilvia Fernández PérezNadia FuquesDaiana FernándezBelén ClavijoEmikar CalderasMigdalia RodríguezThaity Dugarte
Draw The draw for the tournament was held on 20 September 2022, 12:00 PYT (UTC−4), at the CONMEBOL Convention Center in Luque, Paraguay. The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four.
Two teams were directly assigned to the head of groups A and B.
To Group A: as 2021 Copa Libertadores Femenina champions, Corinthians (Brazil 1) To Group B: the champions of the host association, Ñañas (Ecuador 1)
The remaining teams (excluding the four teams from national associations with an extra berth) were seeded into three pots based on the final placement of their national association's club in the previous edition of the tournament, excluding the champions, with the highest two (Brazil 2 and Colombia 1) placed in Pot 1, the next four (Uruguay, Peru, Paraguay 1 and Chile 1) placed in Pot 2 and the lowest four (Ecuador 2, Argentina, Venezuela and Bolivia) in Pot 3. The four additional teams from associations with the best historical performance (Brazil 3, Chile 2, Colombia 2 and Paraguay 2) were seeded into Pot 4. From Pot 1, the first team drawn was placed into group C and the second team drawn placed into group D, both teams assigned to position 1 in their group. From each remaining pot, the first team drawn was placed into Group A, the second team drawn placed into Group B, the third team drawn placed into Group C and the final team drawn placed into Group D, with teams from Pot 2, 3 and 4 assigned to positions 2, 3 and 4 in their group. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group.
Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4
The draw resulted in the following groups: + Group ATeamA1 CorinthiansA2 OlimpiaA3 Always ReadyA4 Deportivo Cali+ Group B TeamB1 ÑañasB2B3 Boca JuniorsB4 Ferroviária+ Group C TeamC1 PalmeirasC2C3 Dragonas IDVC4 Libertad/Limpeño+ Group D TeamD1 AméricaD2 Alianza LimaD3 Deportivo LaraD4 Santiago Morning
Group stage In the group stage, the teams were 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 23). Goal difference; Goals scored; Head-to-head result in games between tied teams; Number of red cards; Number of yellow cards; Drawing of lots.
The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the quarter-finals.
All times are local, ECT (UTC−5).
Group A
Group B
Notes
Group C
Notes
Group D
Final stages Starting from the quarter-finals, the teams played a single-elimination tournament. If tied after full time, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winners (Regulations Article 25).
Bracket
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Third place match
Final
GK 1 Laurina OliverosDF 4 Julieta Cruz DF 15 Adriana SachsDF 19 Miriam MayorgaDF 20 Celeste dos SantosMF 18 Clarisa Huber MF 5 Vanina PreiningerMF 8 Camila Gómez AresFW 14 Brisa Priori FW 9 Andrea Ojeda FW 11 Yamila Rodríguez (c) Substitutes:GK 12 Dulce TórtoloDF 2 Noelia Espíndola DF 3 Gabriela BarriosDF 6 Cecilia GhigoMF 10 Melanie Morán MF 17 Eugenia FloresFW 7 Amancay Urbani FW 13 Estefanía Palomar FW 16 Kishi NúñezManager: Jorge Martínez GK 17 JullyDF 3 PolianaDF 5 Julia BianchiDF 6 Katrine MF 2 Bruna CalderanMF 20 AndressinhaMF 7 Duda Santos MF 9 Camilinha FW 10 Bia Zaneratto (c) FW 8 Ary Borges FW 12 Byanca Brasil Substitutes:GK 1 AmandaGK 14 AwannyDF 4 Day Silva DF 13 CarolzinhaMF 15 Juliana Passari MF 18 Sâmia PryscilaFW 11 Patrícia Sochor FW 16 GiovanaFW 19 Carol Baiana Manager: Ricardo Belli Final MVP Award: Poliana (Palmeiras)
Assistant referees: Migdalia Rodríguez (Venezuela) Thaity Dugarte (Venezuela) Fourth official: Marcelly Zambrano (Ecuador) Video assistant referee: María Belén Carvajal (Chile) Assistant video assistant referees: Mónica Amboya (Ecuador) Tiziana Trasciatti (Italy)Match rules 90 minutes. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Nine named substitutes. Maximum of five substitutions.
Statistics Top goalscorers RankPlayerTeamGoals1 Rebeca Fernández Universidad de Chile52 Maireth Pérez Ñañas43 Viviana Acosta Deportivo Cali3 Tatiana Ariza Deportivo Cali Ary Borges Palmeiras Bia Zaneratto Palmeiras Byanca Brasil Palmeiras Gabi Portilho Corinthians Camila Gómez Ares Boca Juniors Ingrid Guerra Deportivo Cali Valentina Navarrete Santiago Morning Yamila Rodríguez Boca Juniors Mary Valencia Santiago Morning
Final ranking As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time were counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-out were counted as draws.
2022 Copa Libertadores Femenina team The 2022 Copa Libertadores Femenina team was a squad consisting of the eleven most impressive players at the tournament.
Pos. Player Team GK Natalia Giraldo América de Cali DF Carolina Arias Deportivo Cali DF Tatiana Castañeda América de Cali DF Poliana Palmeiras DF Katrine Palmeiras MF Clarisa Huber Boca Juniors MF Camila Gómez Ares Boca Juniors MF Ary Borges Palmeiras FW Rebeca Fernández Corinthians FW Yamila Rodríguez Boca Juniors FW Bia Zaneratto Palmeiras
See also 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League 2022 Copa Libertadores
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