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| Organizer(s) | CONMEBOL |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2011; 15 years ago (2011) |
| Region | South America |
| Teams | 12 |
| Qualifier for | Under-20 Intercontinental Cup |
| Related competitions | Copa Libertadores |
| Current champion(s) |  Flamengo(2nd title) |
| Most championships | Flamengo (2 titles) |
| Website | conmebol.com/libsub20 |
 2025 U-20 Copa Libertadores | |
TheCONMEBOL Under-20 Libertadores (Portuguese andSpanish:CONMEBOL Libertadores Sub 20) is the internationalassociation football club competition for teams that play inCONMEBOL leagues. It was created byManuel Burga Seoane and thePeruvian Football Federation.[1][2] The competition started in the 2011 season in response to the increased interest in youth football.[citation needed]
The tournament had only two editions from 2011 to 2012. The first edition of this U-20 club competition was played inLima,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.[3][4][5]
The tournament was temporarily discontinued after 2012.[2] CONMEBOL was targeting to restart the competition in 2015.[6] In March 2015, the CONMEBOL Executive Committee approved Paraguay as host of the next U-20 Copa Libertadores in January 2016.[7]
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.
| Ed. | Year | Host | Final | Third place match | Num. teams | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Champions | Score |  Runners-up |  Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||
1 | 2011 | Peru |  Universitario | 1–1 (4–2p) |  Boca Juniors |  América | 1–0 | Alianza Lima | 12 |
2 | 2012 | Peru | River Plate | 1–0 |  Defensor Sporting | Corinthians | 2–1 |  Unión Española | 16 |
3 | 2016 | Paraguay | São Paulo | 1–0 | Liverpool |  Cortuluá | 1–0 | Lanús | 12 |
4 | 2018 | Uruguay | Nacional | 2–1 |  Independiente del Valle | River Plate | 1–1 (5–4p) | São Paulo | 12 |
5 | 2020 | Paraguay | Independiente del Valle | 2–1 | River Plate | Flamengo | 5–2 |  Libertad | 12 |
6 | 2022 | Ecuador | Peñarol | 1–1 (4–3p) | Independiente del Valle | Guaraní | 3–2 |  Caracas | 12 |
7 | 2023 | Chile | Boca Juniors | Independiente del Valle | Cerro Porteño | 2–2 (4–2p) | Peñarol | 12 | |
8 | 2024 | Uruguay | Flamengo | Boca Juniors | Rosario Central | 2–1 | Aucas | 12 | |
9 | 2025 | Paraguay | Flamengo | 1–1 (3–2p) | Palmeiras | Belgrano | 5–1 | Danubio | 12 |
| Club | Titles | Runners-up | Seasons won | Seasons runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flamengo | 2 | 0 | 2024,2025 | — |
| Independiente del Valle | 1 | 3 | 2020 | 2018,2022,2023 |
| Boca Juniors | 1 | 2 | 2023 | 2011,2024 |
| River Plate | 1 | 1 | 2012 | 2020 |
| Universitario | 1 | 0 | 2011 | — |
| São Paulo | 1 | 0 | 2016 | — |
| Nacional | 1 | 0 | 2018 | — |
| Peñarol | 1 | 0 | 2022 | — |
| Defensor Sporting | 0 | 1 | — | 2012 |
| Liverpool | 0 | 1 | — | 2016 |
| Palmeiras | 0 | 1 | — | 2025 |
| Nation | Titles | Runners-up | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Argentina | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Peru | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Year | Best Player Award | Top Goalscorer | Best Goalkeeper Award | Fair Play Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 |  Edison Flores | Sergio Unrein (4)Cristofer Soto (4) | Ramiro Martínez | Boca Juniors |
| 2012 | Juan Cazares | Rodrigo Gattas (6) | Gaspar Servio | Defensor SportingRiver Plate (ex aequo) |
| 2016 | Not awarded | Luiz Araújo (5) | Not awarded | Cortuluá |
| Team | 2011 | 2012 | 2016 | 2018 | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Academia Puerto Cabello | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | GS | • | 2 |
| Águilas Doradas | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | 1 |
| Alianza Lima | 4th | QF | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | 3 |
 Always Ready | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | • | 2 |
| América (MG) | • | QF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| América | 3rd | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 |
 Atletico Madrid | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Atlético Venezuela | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Aucas | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 4th | • | 1 |
| Belgrano | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 3rd | 1 |
| Blooming | • | GS | • | • | • | GS | • | • | GS | 3 |
| Boca Juniors | 2nd | GS | • | • | • | • | 1st | 2nd | • | 4 |
| Bolívar | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Caracas | GS | • | • | • | • | 4th | GS | • | • | 3 |
| Cerro Porteño | • | QF | GS | • | GS | • | 3rd | • | GS | 5 |
| Corinthians | • | 3rd | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Colo-Colo | • | • | • | GS | GS | • | • | GS | • | 3 |
| Cortuluá | • | • | 3rd | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Cruzeiro | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Danubio | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | 4th | 2 |
| Defensor Sporting | • | 2nd | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | • | 3 |
| Deportivo La Guaira[8] | • | GS | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 |
| Envigado | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | 1 |
| Flamengo | QF | • | • | • | 3rd | • | • | 1st | 1st | 4 |
| Fortaleza | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | 1 |
| Guaraní | • | • | • | • | • | 3rd | • | • | • | 1 |
| Huachipato | • | • | GS | • | • | • | GS | • | • | 2 |
| Independiente del Valle | QF | GS | GS | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | • | GS | 8 |
| Internacional | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | 1 |
| Jorge Wilstermann | GS | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | 2 |
| Junior | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Lanús | • | • | 4th | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| La Equidad | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| LDU Quito | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | 1 |
| Libertad | QF | • | GS | GS | 4th | • | • | • | • | 4 |
| Liverpool | • | • | 2nd | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Melgar | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Metropolitanos | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | 1 |
| Millonarios | GS | • | • | • | GS | GS | • | • | • | 3 |
| Montevideo City Torque | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | 1 |
| Nacional | QF | • | • | 1st | GS | • | • | • | • | 3 |
| Newell's Old Boys | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | 1 |
| O'Higgins | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | GS | 2 |
| Olimpia | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | 2 |
| Orense | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | 1 |
| Palmeiras | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | 2nd | 2 |
| Peñarol | • | • | • | • | • | 1st | 4th | • | • | 2 |
| Quebracho | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| River Plate | • | 1st | GS | • | 2nd | • | • | • | • | 3 |
| River Plate | • | • | • | 3rd | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Rosario Central | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 3rd | • | 1 |
| Sport Huancayo | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Sporting Cristal | • | GS | • | • | GS | GS | • | GS | • | 4 |
| São Paulo | • | • | 1st | 4th | • | • | • | • | • | 2 |
| Talleres | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Universidad Católica | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Universidad de Concepción | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | 1 |
| Universitario | 1st | QF | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | 3 |
| Unión Española | • | 4th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
