| Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores Sub-20 Ecuador 2022 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Ecuador |
| City | Quito |
| Dates | 5–20 February 2022 |
| Teams | 12 (from 10 associations) |
| Venue | 3 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Peñarol (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Independiente del Valle |
| Third place |  Guaraní |
| Fourth place |  Caracas |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 22 |
| Goals scored | 67 (3.05 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Francisco SagardiaSaúl Guarirapa (4 goals each) |
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The2022 U-20 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores (Spanish:Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores Sub-20 2022) was the 6th edition of theU-20 CONMEBOL Libertadores (also referred to as theU-20 Copa Libertadores),South America's premier under-20 clubfootball tournament organized byCONMEBOL. It was held inEcuador from 5 to 20 February 2022.[1]
The tournament was playedbehind closed doors due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, except for the final matchday (third place match and final) which had a capacity of 50% allowed in theEstadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado.[2][3]
Independiente del Valle were the defending champions having won the title in2020.Peñarol won their first title after beating Independiente del Valle 4–3 onpenalties after 1–1 draw in the final match.[4] As winners of the 2022 U-20 Copa Libertadores, Peñarol earned the right to play againstBenfica, the winners of the2021–22 UEFA Youth League, in the2022 Under-20 Intercontinental Cup which is a single leg match-up officially launched byCONMEBOL andUEFA on 2 June 2022.[5]
The competition will be contested by 12 teams: the title holders, the youth champions from each of the tenCONMEBOL member associations, and one additional team from the host association.
| Association | Team | Qualifying method | Participation | Previous best result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina | Newell's Old Boys | 2021 Cuarta División (U-20) champions[6][7] | 1st | — |
 Bolivia | Blooming | 2021 U-20 Copa Libertadores qualification championship champions[8] | 2nd | Group stage (2012) |
 Brazil | Internacional | 2021 U-20 Supercopa do Brasil champions[9] | 1st | — |
 Chile | Universidad de Concepción | 2021 U-21 Campeonato Fútbol Joven champions[10] | 1st | — |
 Colombia | Millonarios | 2019 U-20 Súper Copa Juvenil champions[11] | 3rd | Group stage (2011,2020) |
| Ecuador (hosts) | Independiente del Valle(Ecuador 1) | 2020 U-20 Copa Libertadores champions | 6th | Champions (2020) |
| LDU Quito(Ecuador 2) | 2021 U-18 Serie A champions[12] | 1st | — | |
| Orense(Ecuador 3) | 2021 U-18 Serie A third place[13] | 1st | — | |
| Paraguay | Guaraní | 2021 U-19 Clausura champions[14] | 1st | — |
 Peru | Sporting Cristal | 2021 U-18 Copa Generación champions[15] | 3rd | Group stage (2012,2020) |
| Uruguay | Peñarol | 2021 U-19 Torneo Especial champions[16] | 1st | — |
| Venezuela | Caracas | 2021 Liga FUTVE Junior champions[17] | 2nd | Group stage (2011) |
| Quito | ||
|---|---|---|
| Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa | Estadio Banco Guayaquil | Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado |
| Capacity:35,258 | Capacity:12,000 | Capacity:41,575 |
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Ecuador was named as host country of the tournament at the CONMEBOL Council meeting held on 27 October 2021.[1][18] TheEstadio Olímpico Atahualpa hosted the matches of groups B and C while theEstadio Banco Guayaquil, owned byIndependiente del Valle, hosted the group A matches and the semi-finals. On 19 February 2022, theEstadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, owned byLDU Quito, was included as venue of the third place match and the final that had originally been scheduled at theEstadio Banco Guayaquil.[3] All venues are located inQuito.[19][20]
The draw was held on 20 December 2021, 13:30PYST (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre inLuque,Paraguay.[21][22] The draw was conducted according to the following guidelines:[23]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
The draw resulted in the following groups:[22]
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On 28 December 2021, CONMEBOL informed to its member associations the referees appointed for the tournament.[24] Assistant referee Guilherme Dias Camilo was replaced by Bruno Boschilia, both from Brazil.[25]
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Players born on or after 1 January 2002 were eligible to compete. Each team could register a maximum of 20 and a minimum of 16 players, two of whom should have been goalkeepers (Regulations Article 31).[26]
The winners of each group and the best runner-up among all groups will advance to the semi-finals.
In the group stage, the teams will be ranked according topoints earned (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers will be applied in the following order (Regulations Article 20):[26]
All match times are inECT (UTC−5), as listed by CONMEBOL.[27][28]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Independiente del Valle(H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Caracas | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Sporting Cristal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 3 | |
| 4 | Blooming | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 |
| Caracas | 5–1 | Sporting Cristal |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Perea 84' (pen.) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peñarol | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Millonarios | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | LDU Quito(H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Internacional | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
| Peñarol | 2–0 | Millonarios |
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| Cruz 25',46' | Report |
| Millonarios | 2–1 | LDU Quito |
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| Report | Sosa 79' (pen.) |
| Internacional | 1–1 | Peñarol |
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| Lucas Dias 17' | Report | Ferreira 78' |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guaraní | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Newell's Old Boys | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Orense(H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | Universidad de Concepción | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 0 |
| Guaraní | 4–1 | Universidad de Concepción |
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| Report | Rodríguez 90' (o.g.) |
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | Caracas | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | C | Newell's Old Boys | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | B | Millonarios | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
The final stage consisted of the semi-finals, the third place match and the final. The semi-final matchups will be:
The semi-final winners and losers played in the final and third place match respectively. If a game was tied after full time,extra time would not be played, and apenalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 23).[26]
The final matchday, which consisted of the third place match and the final, was moved fromEstadio Banco Guayaquil toEstadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado due to the original venue's field was damaged as a result of the heavy rains that occurred in Quito.[3]
All match times are inECT (UTC−5), as listed by CONMEBOL.[28][29]
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 17 February | ||||||
| Independiente del Valle | 3 | |||||
| 20 February | ||||||
| Guaraní | 1 | |||||
| Independiente del Valle | 1 (3) | |||||
| 17 February | ||||||
| Peñarol(p) | 1 (4) | |||||
| Peñarol | 2 | |||||
| Caracas | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 20 February | ||||||
| Guaraní | 3 | |||||
| Caracas | 2 | |||||
As per statistical convention in football, matches decided inextra time were counted as wins and losses, while matches decided bypenalty shoot-out were counted as draws.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Peñarol | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 11 | Champions |
 | Independiente del Valle | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 13 | Runners-up |
 | Guaraní | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 9 | Third place |
| 4 | Caracas | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Newell's Old Boys | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 6 | Orense | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |
| 7 | Millonarios | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
| 8 | LDU Quito | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 9 | Sporting Cristal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 3 | |
| 10 | Internacional | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | |
| 11 | Universidad de Concepción | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 0 | |
| 12 | Blooming | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 |
