U-20 Copa Libertadores


The Under-20 Conmebol Libertadores is the international association football club competition for teams that play in CONMEBOL leagues. It was created by Manuel Burga Seoane and the Federación Peruana de Fútbol. The competition started in the 2011 season in response to the increased interest in youth football.

History

The tournament had only two editions from 2011 to 2012. The first edition of this U-20 club competition was played in Lima, 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.
The tournament was temporarily discontinued after 2012. CONMEBOL was targeting to restart the competition in 2015. In March 2015, the CONMEBOL Executive Committee approved Paraguay as host of the next U-20 Copa Libertadores in January 2016.

Format

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.

Winners

Honors

Performance by club

;Legend
Team2011
2012
2016
2018
2020
Total
Academia Puerto Cabello••••GS1
Alianza Lima4thQF•••2
América •QF•••1
América3rdGS•••2
Atletico Madrid•GS•••1
Atlético Venezuela•••GS•1
Blooming•GS•••1
Boca Juniors2ndGS•••2
Bolívar••GS••1
CaracasGS••••1
Cerro Porteño•QFGS•GS3
Corinthians•3rd•••1
Colo-Colo•••GSGS2
Cortuluá••3rd••1
Cruzeiro•••GS•1
Danubio••••GS1
Defensor Sporting•2nd•••1
Deportivo La Guaira•GSGS••2
FlamengoQF•••3rd2
Huachipato••GS••1
Independiente del ValleQFGSGS2nd1st5
Jorge WilstermannGS•••GS2
Junior•GS•••1
Lanús••4th••1
La Equidad•••GS•1
LibertadQF•GSGS4th4
Liverpool••2nd••1
Melgar••GS••1
MillonariosGS•••GS2
NacionalQF••1stGS3
Quebracho•••GS•1
River Plate•1stGS•2nd3
River Plate•••3rd•1
Sport Huancayo•••GS•1
Sporting Cristal•GS••GS2
São Paulo••1st4th•2
Talleres•••GS•1
Universidad CatólicaGS••••1
Universitario1stQF•••2
Unión Española•4th•••1