# 2019 Copa Libertadores Femenina

The 2019 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores Femenina was the 11th 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 Quito, Ecuador from 11 to 28 October 2019.
The final originally scheduled for 27 October 2019 was rescheduled to 28 October 2019 due to a series of protests and riots in Ecuador. The final was played between the Brazilian teams Corinthians and Ferroviária, being the first final played between teams from the same country. Corinthians defeated Ferroviária 2–0 to win their second tournament title.
Atlético Huila, the defending champions, were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Ferroviária.
During the tournament, Mariana Larroquette (UAI Urquiza) scored against Municipal de Majes (64th minute, Group D) the 1000th goal of Copa Libertadores Femenina history.

## Format changes

Starting from this season, the tournament was expanded from 12 to 16 teams.
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 (Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Paraguay).
| Association | Team | Qualifying method | Participation | Previous best result |
| Argentina | UAI Urquiza | 2018–19 Campeonato de Fútbol Femenino de Primera División A champions | 4th | Third place (2015) |
| Bolivia | Mundo Futuro | 2019 Copa Simón Bolívar Femenina champions | 3rd | Fourth place (2013) |
| Brazil | Corinthians | 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Feminino A1 champions | 2nd | Champions (2017) |
| Brazil | Ferroviária | 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Feminino A1 fourth place | 3rd | Champions (2015) |
| Chile | Santiago Morning | 2018 Campeonato Nacional Femenino champions | 1st | — |
| Chile | Colo-Colo | 2019 Copa Libertadores Femenina qualifying play-off winners | 9th | Champions (2012) |
| Colombia | Atlético Huila | 2018 Copa Libertadores Femenina champions | 2nd | Champions (2018) |
| Colombia | América | 2019 Liga Femenina champions | 1st | — |
| Colombia | Independiente Medellín/ Formas Íntimas | 2019 Liga Femenina runners-up | 8th | Runners-up (2013) |
| Ecuador (hosts) | Deportivo Cuenca | 2019 SúperLiga Femenina champions | 1st | — |
| Ecuador (hosts) | Ñañas | 2019 SúperLiga Femenina runners-up (Host association additional entry) | 1st | — |
| Paraguay | Cerro Porteño | 2018 Torneo Femenino champions | 6th | Third place (2014) |
| Paraguay | Libertad/Limpeño | 2019 Torneo Apertura champions | 3rd | Champions (2016) |
| Peru | Municipal de Majes | 2018 Copa Perú Femenina champions | 1st | — |
| Uruguay | Peñarol | 2018 Campeonato Uruguayo “Mujeres del Uruguay” champions | 2nd | Group stage (2018) |
| Venezuela | Estudiantes de Caracas | 2019 Superliga Femenina champions | 1st | — |

### Notes

* ↑ Corinthians won the 2017 title as a partnership with Audax. They created their own team for the 2018 season.
* ↑ Rio Preto (2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Feminino A1 runners-up) should have qualified for the Copa Libertadores but they closed their women's section. Third place Flamengo (in a partnership with the Brazilian Navy) preferred to participate in the 2019 Military World Games.
* ↑ ANFP announced that the additional berth for Chile was awarded to the winners of a qualifying play-off. It was played on 15 August 2019 at Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida between Palestino (2018 Campeonato Nacional Femenino runners-up) and Colo-Colo (best team in the historical ANFP and CONMEBOL rankings).
* ↑ DIMAYOR and FCF announced that the additional berth for Colombia was awarded to the 2019 league runners-up.
* 1 2 Formas Íntimas were runners-up in 2013. In 2019 they started a partnership with Independiente Medellín (1st participation).
* ↑ APF announced that the additional berth for Paraguay was awarded to Libertad/Limpeño as 2019 Torneo Apertura champions and 2016 Copa Libertadores Femenina champions.
* 1 2 Sportivo Limpeño won the 2016 title. In 2018 they started a partnership with Libertad (1st participation).

## Venues

Matches were played in Quito. The stadiums were:
* Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa (capacity: 35,742)
* Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado (capacity: 41,575)

## Draw

The draw for the tournament was held on 30 September 2019, 16:00 ECT (UTC−5), at the Mercure Hotel Alameda Quito in Quito. The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four containing a team from each of the four pots. The defending champions Atlético Huila and the Ecuadorian champions Deportivo Cuenca were automatically seeded into Pot 1 and allocated to positions A1 and B1, respectively, in the group stage. The Colombian champions América were automatically seeded into Pot 3, while the four additional teams from associations with the best historical performance were automatically seeded into Pot 4. The remaining teams were seeded based on the results of their association in the 2018 Copa Libertadores Femenina. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
| Atlético Huila (Position A1) Deportivo Cuenca (Position B1) Corinthians Santiago Morning | UAI Urquiza Estudiantes de Caracas Ñañas Peñarol | Municipal de Majes Cerro Porteño Mundo Futuro América | Ferroviária Colo-Colo Independiente Medellín/Formas Íntimas Libertad/Limpeño |
    $^1$ The draw was held before the identities of the Colombian champions (América) and runners-up (Independiente Medellín/Formas Íntimas) were known.

## 2019 Ecuadorian protests

One week before the beginning of the tournament, various protests began in Ecuador after the government announced an end to fuel subsidies as part of public spending cuts agreed with the IMF in return for a loan. On 12 October 2019, two days into the tournament, none of the scheduled Group C and Group D matches were played due to security concerns caused by the protests. The Ecuadorian government and leaders representing the Andean nation's indigenous peoples reached an agreement on 13 October 2019 to repeal the decree that eliminated fuel subsidies. CONMEBOL later announced the competition would be resumed on 14 October 2019 with a modified schedule.
Finally, the group stage was extended from 18 to 19 October, the quarter-finals were rescheduled from 20 and 21 to 21 and 22 October, semi-finals from 23 and 24 to 24 and 25 October and the final and third place match from 27 to 28 October.

## Group stage

Four matches were played on opening day but CONMEBOL suspended the four games scheduled for 12 October 2019 due to security concerns caused by a civil unrest. CONMEBOL later announced the competition would be resumed on 14 October 2017 with a modified schedule.
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 21).
* 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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Atlético Huila | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Cerro Porteño | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 6 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Peñarol | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 | |
| 4 | Colo-Colo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 1 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Deportivo Cuenca | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Ferroviária | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 6 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Estudiantes de Caracas | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Mundo Futuro | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 0 | |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Corinthians | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | América | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Libertad/Limpeño | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Ñañas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 | |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | UAI Urquiza | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Santiago Morning | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 5 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Independiente Medellín/Formas Íntimas | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 4 | |
| 4 | Municipal de Majes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | −17 | 0 | |

## 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 23).

### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 21 October – Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa | 21 October – Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa | | | |
| Atlético Huila | 2 | | | |
| Atlético Huila | 2 | 24 October – Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa | 24 October – Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa | | |
| Ferroviária | 3 | 24 October – Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa | 24 October – Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa | |
| Ferroviária | 3 | Ferroviária | 2 | |
| 21 October – Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa | 21 October – Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa | | Ferroviária | 2 | |
| 21 October – Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa | 21 October – Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa | Cerro Porteño | 1 | |
| Deportivo Cuenca | 3 (3) | Cerro Porteño | 1 | |
| Deportivo Cuenca | 3 (3) | | | | 28 October – Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa | 28 October – Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa |
| Cerro Porteño (p) | 3 (4) | | | | 28 October – Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa | 28 October – Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa |
| Cerro Porteño (p) | 3 (4) | | | | Ferroviária | 0 |
| 22 October – Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa | 22 October – Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa | | | | | Ferroviária | 0 |
| 22 October – Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa | 22 October – Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa | | | | Corinthians | 2 |
| Corinthians | 2 | | | | Corinthians | 2 |
| Corinthians | 2 | 25 October – Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa | 25 October – Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa | | | |
| Santiago Morning | 0 | 25 October – Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa | 25 October – Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa | | | |
| Santiago Morning | 0 | Corinthians | 4 | | | |
| 22 October – Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa | 22 October – Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa | | Corinthians | 4 | | | |
| 22 October – Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa | 22 October – Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa | América | 0 | | Third place | Third place |
| UAI Urquiza | 2 | América | 0 | | Third place | Third place |
| UAI Urquiza | 2 | | | | 28 October – Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa | 28 October – Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa |
| América | 3 | | | | 28 October – Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa | 28 October – Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa |
| América | 3 | | | | Cerro Porteño | 1 |
| | | | | | América | 3 |

### Final

Luana Sartório (Ferroviária) and Ingryd (Corinthians), sent off and booked in the semi-finals respectively, were suspended and could not play in the final.
| Ferroviária | Corinthians |
| GK | 1 | Luciana |
| DF | 13 | Monalisa | | 78' |
| DF | 19 | Géssica |
| DF | 3 | Andréia |
| DF | 6 | Barrinha | 27' |
| MF | 5 | Maglia (c) |
| MF | 14 | Rafa Andrade |
| MF | 17 | Rafa Mineira | | 69' |
| FW | 11 | Nenê | | 63' |
| FW | 9 | Nathane |
| FW | 10 | Aline Milene |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 12 | Jeane |
| DF | 2 | Gabi Arcanjo | | 78' |
| DF | 18 | Isabela |
| MF | 7 | Flávia |
| MF | 8 | Carol Tavares | 82' | 69' |
| MF | 15 | Gabi Lopes |
| MF | 16 | Rosana | | 63' |
| FW | 20 | Thaicyane |
| Manager: ||
| Tatiele Silveira ||
| GK | 12 | Lelê |
| DF | 2 | Katiuscia | 77' |
| DF | 3 | Pardal |
| DF | 8 | Érika |
| DF | 6 | Juliete |
| MF | 7 | Grazi (c) |
| MF | 10 | Gabi Zanotti |
| MF | 20 | Paulinha | | 64' |
| MF | 11 | Tamires | | 90+2' |
| FW | 14 | Millene |
| FW | 17 | Victória |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 1 | Tainá |
| DF | 4 | Giovanna Campiolo |
| DF | 15 | Mimi |
| DF | 16 | Suellen |
| FW | 9 | Moniquinha |
| FW | 13 | Cacau | | 90+2' |
| FW | 18 | Maiara |
| FW | 19 | Giovanna Crivelari | | 64' |
| Manager: ||
| Arthur Elias ||

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Nathane | Ferroviária | 9 |
| 2 | Madelin Riera | Deportivo Cuenca | 8 |
| 3 | Mariana Larroquette | UAI Urquiza | 6 |
| 3 | Gisela Robledo | América | 6 |
| 3 | Kena Romero | Atlético Huila | 6 |
| 6 | Millene | Corinthians | 5 |
| 7 | Aline Milene | Ferroviária | 4 |
| 7 | Catalina Usme | América | 4 |
| 9 | Marta Agüero | Cerro Porteño | 3 |
| 9 | Dahiana Bogarín | Cerro Porteño | 3 |
| 9 | Juliete | Corinthians | 3 |
| 9 | Liz Peña | Libertad/Limpeño | 3 |
| 9 | María José Rojas | Santiago Morning | 3 |

## Broadcasting

* DAZN
* CDF
* Vera+
Elsewhere in South America and other countries, the matches were broadcast through the official CONMEBOL Libertadores pages on Facebook and YouTube.