2021_Copa_Libertadores_Femenina
2021 Copa Libertadores Femenina
International football competition
The 2021 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores Femenina was the 13th 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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Paraguay Uruguay (final match) |
| Dates | 3–21 November 2021 |
| Teams | 16 (from 10 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Corinthians (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Santa Fe |
| Third place | Ferroviária |
| Fourth place |  Nacional |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 102 (3.19 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Tatiana Ariza Linda Caicedo Jheniffer Esperanza Pizarro Victória (4 goals each) |
← 2020 2022 → | |
The competition was initially scheduled to be played from 30 September to 16 October 2021 in Chile.[1] On 29 July 2021, CONMEBOL announced that although the other rounds would be played in Chile, the final match would be played at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, Uruguay on 24 November 2021.[2] Thus, the final was to be played between the 2021 Copa Sudamericana and the men's 2021 Copa Libertadores finals that would also be played in Montevideo. The tournament organizers did not agree with this decision and on 3 August 2021 they communicated to CONMEBOL that Chile would not host the championship.[3] On 13 August 2021, CONMEBOL confirmed that the competition would be played from 3 to 21 November 2021, with Paraguay hosting the competition up to the third place play-off and the final being played at Estadio Centenario in Montevideo.[4] Finally, on 10 September 2021, CONMEBOL announced that the final match was moved to the Estadio Gran Parque Central in Montevideo.[5] Ferroviária were the defending champions, but they were eliminated in the semi-finals.
Corinthians (Brazil) defeated Santa Fe (Colombia) 2–0 to win their third title.[6] In the Final, VAR was used for the first time in a Copa Libertadores Femenina match.[7]
Alianza Lima became the first Peruvian team to qualify for the single-elimination stages.[8] After their elimination in the quarter-finals, Kindermann ended their partnership with Avaí and the team was disbanded in November 2021.[9] In January 2022 Avaí took control and assured the continuity of the team during 2022.[10]
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.[11]
The competition was contested by 16 teams:
- 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 2020 edition).[4]
- Brazil: 220 points
- Chile: 136 points
- Colombia: 120 points
- Paraguay: 104 points
- Argentina: 90 points
- Venezuela: 77 points
- Ecuador: 60 points
- Uruguay: 43 points
- Bolivia: 38 points
- Peru: 29 points
- Notes
- Corinthians won the 2017 title as a partnership with Audax. They created their own team for the 2018 season.
Matches in the competition were played at Estadio Manuel Ferreira and Estadio Arsenio Erico, both in Asunción, Paraguay, except for the final which was played at Estadio Gran Parque Central in Montevideo, Uruguay.[5]
On 21 September 2021, CONMEBOL announced the referees and assistant referees appointed for the tournament.[25]
| Association | Referees | Assistant referees | Support referees |
|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina |
Laura Fortunato | Mariana de Almeida Daiana Milone |
Salomé di Iorio |
 Bolivia |
Adriana Farfán | Inés Choque Maricela Urapuca | |
| Brazil |
Edina Alves Batista | Neuza Back Leila Moreira |
Daiane Muniz |
 Chile |
María Belén Carvajal | Loreto Toloza Cindy Nahuelcoy | |
| Colombia |
María Victoria Daza | Mary Blanco Nataly Arteaga | |
 Ecuador |
Susana Corella | Mónica Amboya Viviana Segura | |
 Paraguay |
Zulma Quiñónez | Nancy Fernández Laura Miranda | |
 Peru |
Elizabeth Tintaya | Gabriela Moreno Mariana Aquino | |
| Uruguay |
Anahí Fernández | Adela Sánchez Daiana Fernández | |
 Venezuela |
Emikar Calderas | Migdalia Rodríguez Laura Cárdenas |
The draw for the tournament was held on 24 September 2021, 12:00 PYT (UTC−4), at the CONMEBOL Convention Center in Luque, Paraguay.[5][26] 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 2020 Copa Libertadores Femenina champions, Ferroviária (Brazil 1)
- To Group B: as champions of the host association, Cerro Porteño (Paraguay 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 (Colombia 1 and Brazil 2) placed in Pot 1, the next four (Chile 1, Argentina, Paraguay 2 and Peru) placed in Pot 2 and the lowest four (Uruguay, Ecuador, 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 3) 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.[27]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
- 1 The draw was held before the identities of Paraguay 2 (Sol de América), Paraguay 3 (Deportivo Capiatá), and Bolivia (Real Tomayapo) were known.
The draw resulted in the following groups:
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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).[11]
- 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, PYST (UTC−3).[28]
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferroviária |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Santa Fe |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 7 | |
| 3 | Deportivo Cuenca |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Sol de América |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |
| Ferroviária | 3–0 | Sol de América |
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Suzane  51'Carol Tavares 57'Raquel 75' |
Report |
| Ferroviária | 2–1 | Deportivo Cuenca |
|---|---|---|
| Rafa Mineira 49' (pen.) Luana Sartório 59' |
Report | Riera 53' |
| Sol de América | 0–2 | Santa Fe |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Guarecuco 16' Chacón 90+4' |
| Sol de América | 0–4 | Deportivo Cuenca |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Riera 20', 90+2' (pen.) Ibarra 33' (o.g.)Bolaños 70' |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kindermann/Avaí |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Cerro Porteño |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Santiago Morning |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 | |
| 4 | Yaracuyanos |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 |
| Cerro Porteño | 1–0 | Santiago Morning |
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| González 37' |
Report |
| Yaracuyanos | 0–4 | Kindermann/Avaí |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Caty 14' Patrícia 22'Lelê 63'Cássia 85' |
| Cerro Porteño | 2–0 | Yaracuyanos |
|---|---|---|
| González 76' Mendoza 90' |
Report |
| Kindermann/Avaí | 2–1 | Cerro Porteño |
|---|---|---|
| Camila 36' Bárbara Melo 87' |
Report | Riveros 81' |
| Santiago Morning | 5–1 | Yaracuyanos |
|---|---|---|
| Araya 20' Acuña 68'Vázquez 76'Hernández 89'Galaz 90+1' |
Report | Higuera 45+2' |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deportivo Cali |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Alianza Lima |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | Universidad de Chile |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Real Tomayapo |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | −19 | 0 |
| Deportivo Cali | 2–0 | Alianza Lima |
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| Ariza 36' F. Caicedo 66' |
Report |
| Real Tomayapo | 0–6 | Universidad de Chile |
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| Report | Soto 15' Fernández 45+1', 66', 84'López 80'Orellana 82' (pen.) |
| Deportivo Cali | 8–0 | Real Tomayapo |
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| L. Caicedo 6', 90+1' Medina 10', 43'Ariza 30', 66'F. Caicedo 69'Orozco 86' |
Report |
| Universidad de Chile | 1–4 | Deportivo Cali |
|---|---|---|
| Keefe 72' (pen.) |
Report | Ariza 23' (pen.) Montoya 66'L. Caicedo 68'Carabalí 80' |
| Alianza Lima | 5–0 | Real Tomayapo |
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| Dorador 8' Bonilla 16'Tristán 34'Vilca 71'Reyes 84' |
Report |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corinthians |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Nacional |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | San Lorenzo |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Deportivo Capiatá |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 |
| Corinthians | 5–1 | Nacional |
|---|---|---|
| Tamires 1', 37' Victória 6'Gabi Zanotti 54'Jheniffer 67' |
Report | Poliana 42' (o.g.) |
| Deportivo Capiatá | 0–4 | Corinthians |
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| Report | Jheniffer 8', 35' Diany 58'Grazi 63' |
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).[11]
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 12 November – Estadio Arsenio Erico | ||||||||||
| Ferroviária | 3 | |||||||||
| 15 November – Estadio Manuel Ferreira | ||||||||||
| Cerro Porteño | 0 | |||||||||
| Ferroviária | 1 (2) | |||||||||
| 12 November – Estadio Arsenio Erico | ||||||||||
| Santa Fe (p) | 1 (4) | |||||||||
| Kindermann/Avaí | 2 (5) | |||||||||
| 21 November – Estadio Gran Parque Central | ||||||||||
| Santa Fe (p) | 2 (6) | |||||||||
| Santa Fe | 0 | |||||||||
| 13 November – Estadio Manuel Ferreira | ||||||||||
| Corinthians | 2 | |||||||||
| Deportivo Cali | 1 | |||||||||
| 16 November – Estadio Manuel Ferreira | ||||||||||
| Nacional | 2 | |||||||||
| Nacional | 0 | |||||||||
| 13 November – Estadio Manuel Ferreira | ||||||||||
| Corinthians | 8 | Third place | ||||||||
| Corinthians | 3 | |||||||||
| 18 November – Estadio Arsenio Erico | ||||||||||
| Alianza Lima | 1 | |||||||||
| Ferroviária (p) | 1 (3) | |||||||||
| Nacional | 1 (1) | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
| Ferroviária | 3–0 | Cerro Porteño |
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| Patrícia Sochor 45', 67' Laryh 49' |
Report |
| Kindermann/Avaí | 2–2 | Santa Fe |
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| Lelê 53' Cássia 79' |
Report | Salazar 70' Gauto 75' (pen.) |
| Penalties | ||
Camila  Cássia  Tuani Zóio Caty Lelê Vilma Geovana |
5–6 | Gauto Salazar Acosta Robledo M. Ramos Romero Guarecuco Rangel |
| Deportivo Cali | 1–2 | Nacional |
|---|---|---|
| L. Caicedo 10' |
Report | Badell 19' Pizarro 77' |
| Corinthians | 3–1 | Alianza Lima |
|---|---|---|
| Tamires 1' Victória 45+1', 53' |
Report | Dorador 12' |
Semi-finals
| Ferroviária | 1–1 | Santa Fe |
|---|---|---|
| Rafa Mineira 75' |
Report | Robledo 42' (pen.) |
| Penalties | ||
| Rafa Mineira Daiane Monalisa Raquel |
2–4 | Gauto Salazar Robledo Celis |
| Nacional | 0–8 | Corinthians |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Giovanna Campiolo 11' Diany 49'Victória 54'Gabi Portilho 62'Jheniffer 65'Adriana 72' (pen.)Juliete 83'Grazi 89' |
Third place match
| Ferroviária | 1–1 | Nacional |
|---|---|---|
| Rafa Mineira 63' |
Report | Badell 21' |
| Penalties | ||
| Rafa Mineira Daiane Duda Batista Géssica |
3–1 | Bermúdez Lemos Pizarro Ferrada |
Final
Daniela Arias (Santa Fe) was inscribed on the tournament but she did not play due to injury.[29] Érika (Corinthians) was ruled out of the final due to ACL injury of her right knee.[30]
| Santa Fe | 0–2 | Corinthians |
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| Report | Adriana 10' Gabi Portilho 42' |
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Final MVP Award:
Assistant referees:[31]
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Match rules
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Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tatiana Ariza |
Deportivo Cali |
4 |
| Linda Caicedo |
Deportivo Cali | ||
| Jheniffer |
Corinthians | ||
| Esperanza Pizarro |
Nacional | ||
| Victória |
Corinthians | ||
| 6 | Yamila Badell |
Nacional |
3 |
| Rebeca Fernández |
Universidad de Chile | ||
| Rafa Mineira |
Ferroviária | ||
| Madelin Riera |
Deportivo Cuenca | ||
| Tamires |
Corinthians |
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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Corinthians |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | +22 | 18 | Champions |
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Santa Fe |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 9 | Runners-up |
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Ferroviária |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 12 | Third place |
| 4 | Nacional |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 10 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Kindermann/Avaí |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 8 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
| 6 | Deportivo Cali |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 9 | |
| 7 | Alianza Lima |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | |
| 8 | Cerro Porteño |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 6 | |
| 9 | Santiago Morning |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 10 | Universidad de Chile |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 3 | |
| 11 | Deportivo Cuenca |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 3 | |
| 12 | San Lorenzo |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 | |
| 13 | Deportivo Capiatá |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 | |
| 14 | Sol de América |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 | |
| 15 | Yaracuyanos |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 | |
| 16 | Real Tomayapo |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | −19 | 0 |
Rules for classification: For 5th to 8th place. 1) Points in Quarter-finals; 2) Goal difference in Quarter-finals; 3) Goals scored in Quarter-finals; 4) Fewest red cards received in Quarter-finals; 5) Fewest yellow cards received in Quarter-finals; 6) Fewest red cards received in all matches; 7) Fewest yellow cards received in all matches.
For 9th to 16th place. 1) Points in group stage; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored ; 4) Fewest red cards received; 5) Fewest yellow cards received (Regulations Article 24).[11]
2021 Copa Libertadores Femenina team
The 2021 Copa Libertadores Femenina team was a squad consisting of the eleven most impressive players at the tournament.
- "Se anuncian las fechas y sedes de torneos de clubes" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 4 December 2020.
- "Montevideo vibrará con tres Finales Únicas en una semana" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 29 July 2021.
- "ANFP anuncia que no organizará la Copa Libertadores Femenina" (in Spanish). ENCANCHA. 3 August 2021.
- "Paraguay albergará a la CONMEBOL Libertadores Femenina" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 13 August 2021.
- "Confirmada la fecha del sorteo y los estadios de la CONMEBOL Libertadores Femenina 2021" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 10 September 2021.
- "¡La Gloria es de Corinthians!" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 22 November 2021.
- "El VAR será utilizado en la Final de la CONMEBOL Libertadores FEM 2021" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 22 October 2021.
- "Alianza Lima Femenino: un proyecto ganador para una clasificación histórica en la Copa Libertadores" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 10 November 2021.
- "Família Kindermann encerra atividades do futebol feminino e dispensa atletas após Libertadores" (in Portuguese). Globo. 18 November 2021.
- "Avaí assume futebol feminino do Kindermann; veja o novo elenco" (in Portuguese). Sistema Catarinense de Comunicações. 13 January 2022.
- "CONMEBOL Libertadores Femenina - Reglamento 2021" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021.
- "San Lorenzo se consagró campeón del Torneo Apertura de Fútbol Femenino" (in Spanish). AFA. 15 July 2021.
- "REAL TOMAYAPO FUE INVENCIBLE DURANTE TODA LA COPA SIMÓN BOLÍVAR" (in Spanish). FBF. 2 October 2021.
- "¡Ferroviária bicampeón de América!" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 21 March 2021.
- "Corinthians vence o Avaí/Kindermann e conquista o Brasileiro Feminino A-1" (in Portuguese). CBF. 6 December 2020.
- "Santiago Morning consigue el tricampeonato luego de superar a Universidad de Chile" (in Spanish). ANFP. 20 December 2020.
- "ANFP ratificó a las "Leonas" dentro de las clasificadas para la CONMEBOL Libertadores 2021" (in Spanish). Club Universidad de Chile. 19 April 2021.
- "DEPORTIVO CALI CAMPEÓN EN LA LIGA FEMENINA BETPLAY DIMAYOR 2021" (in Spanish). DIMAYOR. 12 September 2021.
- "El Deportivo Cuenca se proclamó campeón de la Superliga femenina" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 11 September 2021.
- "Cerro Porteño Campeón Absoluto 2021" (in Spanish). APF. 6 September 2021.
- "Celebración unicolor" (in Spanish). APF. 27 September 2021.
- "ALIANZA LIMA CAMPEÓN DE LA LIGA FEMENINA 2021" (in Spanish). FPF. 4 September 2021.
- "Nacional campeón de la temporada 2020 de fútbol femenino" (in Spanish). AUF. 19 December 2020.
- "Yaracuyanos FC es campeón de la Liga FUTVE Fem 2021" (in Spanish). FVF. 17 September 2021.
- "Designación de árbitras para la CONMEBOL Libertadores Femenina" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 3 November 2021.
- "Los grupos de la CONMEBOL Libertadores Femenina 2021" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 24 September 2021.
- "Sistema de disputa y pautas del sorteo de la CONMEBOL Libertadores Femenina" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 20 September 2021.
- "CONMEBOL Libertadores Femenina 2021. Fixture" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.
- "Daniela Arias se pierde la Copa Libertadores Femenina" (in Spanish). El Deportivo. 2 November 2021.
- "Erika sofre lesão ligamentar em noite de terceira vitória seguida do Corinthians na Libertadores" (in Portuguese). Globo. 10 November 2021.
- "Árbitras designadas para la Final" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 16 November 2021.
- CONMEBOL Libertadores Femenina 2021, CONMEBOL