Copa Libertadores Femenina 2016

Copa Libertadores Femenina 2016
Cup winners	Sportivo Limpeño (1st title)
Beginning	December 6, 2016
final	20th December 2016
Teams	12
Games	22nd
Gates	67  (ø 3.05 per game)
Top scorer	Oriana Altuve Manuela González (4 goals each)
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The Copa Libertadores Femenina 2016 is the eighth edition of the only international women's football competition for club teams of the South American continental association CONMEBOL . The competition will be held for the first time in Uruguay between December 6 and 20, 2016 in a two-week tournament mode. In contrast to the men's edition , all games in the tournament will be played without return games.

The cup winners were Club Sportivo Limpeño from Paraguay . For the first time in the history of this competition, the final was held without the participation of a Brazilian team.

Participating teams

country	society	Qualification reason
Argentina	UAI Urquiza	Champion of the Primera División de Fútbol Femenino 2016
Bolivia	Club San Martín de Porres	Champion of the Campeonato Boliviano de Futebol Feminino 2016
Brazil	Associação Ferroviária de Esportes	Defending champion
	Foz Cataratas FC	Third place in the 2015 Copa do Brasil Feminino
Chile	CSD Colo-Colo	Apertura champion of the Primera División de Fútbol Femenino 2015
Colombia	Generaciones Palmiranas	Winner of the Campeonato Nacional Interclub 2016
Ecuador	Unión Española de Guayaquil	Master of the Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Femenino 2015
Paraguay	Club Sportivo Limpeño	Champion of the Campeonato Paraguayo de Fútbol Femenino 2015
Peru	Universitario de Deportes	Master of the Campeonato Peruano de Fútbol Femenino 2016
Uruguay	Colón Fútbol Club	Champion of the Campeonato Uruguayo de Fútbol Femenino 2015
	Nacional Montevideo	Vice champion of the Campeonato Uruguayo de Fútbol Femenino 2015
Venezuela	Estudiantes de Guárico FC	Champion of the Campeonato Venezolano de Fútbol Femenino 2016

Venues

Montevideo	Colonia del Sacramento
Estadio Gran Parque Central	Estadio Profesor Alberto Suppici
Capacity: 26,500	Capacity: 6,500

Group stage

The groups were drawn and the schedule was announced on November 16, 2016 in Montevideo.

Group A

	team	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Club Sportivo Limpeño	3	2	1	0	7: 2	7th
2.	Colón Fútbol Club	3	2	0	1	8: 4	6th
3.	UAI Urquiza	3	1	1	1	3: 2	4th
4th	Universitario de Deportes	3	0	0	3	0:10	0

Group A games will be played in Montevideo.

December 6, 2016
Club Sportivo Limpeño	4-0	Universitario de Deportes
Colón Fútbol Club	2: 1	UAI Urquiza
December 9, 2016
UAI Urquiza	2-0	Universitario de Deportes
Colón Fútbol Club	2: 3	Club Sportivo Limpeño
December 12, 2016
UAI Urquiza	0-0	Club Sportivo Limpeño
Colón Fútbol Club	4-0	Universitario de Deportes

Group B

	team	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Foz Cataratas FC	3	3	0	0	8: 2	9
2.	Generaciones Palmiranas	3	1	1	1	8: 3	4th
3.	Club San Martín de Porres	3	1	1	1	5: 5	4th
4th	Nacional Montevideo	3	0	0	3	2:13	0

Group B games will be played in Montevideo.

December 7, 2016
Generaciones Palmiranas	1: 1	Club San Martín de Porres
Nacional Montevideo	1: 3	Foz Cataratas FC
December 10, 2016
Foz Cataratas FC	3: 1	Club San Martín de Porres
Nacional Montevideo	0: 7	Generaciones Palmiranas
December 13, 2016
Foz Cataratas FC	2-0	Generaciones Palmiranas
Nacional Montevideo	1: 3	Club San Martín de Porres

Group C

	team	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Estudiantes de Guárico FC	3	2	1	0	2-0	7th
2.	CSD Colo-Colo	3	1	2	0	4: 3	5
3.	Associação Ferroviária de Esportes	3	1	1	1	6: 3	4th
4th	Unión Española de Guayaquil	3	0	0	3	3: 9	0

Group C games will be played in Colonia del Sacramento.

December 8, 2016
Estudiantes de Guárico FC	1-0	Unión Española de Guayaquil
Associação Ferroviária de Esportes	1: 1	CSD Colo-Colo
December 11, 2016
CSD Colo-Colo	3: 2	Unión Española de Guayaquil
Associação Ferroviária de Esportes	0: 1	Estudiantes de Guárico FC
December 14, 2016
CSD Colo-Colo	0-0	Estudiantes de Guárico FC
Associação Ferroviária de Esportes	5: 1	Unión Española de Guayaquil

Final round

The semi-finals will be played on December 17, 2016, while the third place match and the final will take place on December 20.

Semifinals

	Result
Club Sportivo Limpeño	2-0	Foz Cataratas FC
Estudiantes de Guárico FC	2-0	Colón Fútbol Club

3rd place match

	Result
Foz Cataratas FC	3: 1	Colón Fútbol Club

final

Club Sportivo Limpeño		Estudiantes de Guárico FC
	December 20, 2016 in Colonia del Sacramento ( Estadio Profesor Alberto Suppici ) Result: 2: 1 Referee: Paola Barria ( Chile )
	70 ′ Liz Peña 89 ′ Damia Cortaza	46 ′ Paola Villamizar

Best goalscorers

rank	Player	club	Gates
1	Oriana Altuve	Colón Fútbol Club	4th
	Manuela González	Generaciones Palmiranas	4th
3	Yamila Badell	Colón Fútbol Club	3
	Danyelle Helena	Foz Cataratas FC	3
	Verônica Riveros	Foz Cataratas FC	3
	Leicy Santos	Generaciones Palmiranas	3
	Liz Peña	Club Sportivo Limpeño	3
8th	Karen Araya	CSD Colo-Colo	2
	Ysaura Viso	Estudiantes de Guárico FC	2
	Ana Carolina Machado	Associação Ferroviária de Esportes	2
	Yanina López	Club San Martín de Porres	2
	Marta Aguero	Club Sportivo Limpeño	2
	Rosa Aquino	Club Sportivo Limpeño	2

Referees

Each national association of CONMEBOL is represented by a team of referees and assistants .

Association Referee assistant AFA Estela Mary Alvarez María Eugenio Rocco Mariana de Almeida FBF Sirley Cornejo Claudia Mollinedo Marina Quiroga CBF Edna Alves Batista Nadine Bastos Marcia Caetano FFC Paola Barria Macia Castillo Cindy Nahuelcoy FCF Maria Victoria Daza Eliana Ortiz Lucia Hurtatiz

Association Referee assistant FEF Susana Corella Dayana Paredes Marianela Ramirez APF Zulma Quiñonez Rossana Salinas Nadia Weiler FPF Elizabeth Tyntaya Marlene Leyton Gabriela Moreno ON Nadia Fuques Luciana Mascaraña Adela Sánchez FVF Eyerlitz Escalona Yoleida Lara Laura Cardenas

Individual evidence

1. ↑ www.conmebol.com - La Copa Libertadores femenina se desarrollara del 6 al 20 de diciembre en Uruguay.
2. ↑ www.conmebol.com - EL Sportivo Limpeno de Paraguay Campeon de la Copa Libertadores Femenina 2016 , accessed on December 21, 2016.
3. ↑ www.conmebol.com - La Copa Libertadores Femenina 2016 definió llaves para su disputa.
4. ↑ www.conmebol.com - Fueron convocadas las arbitras de la Copa Libertadores femenina 2016.