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2025 U-20 Copa Libertadores

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2025 U-20 Copa Libertadores
Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores Sub-20
Paraguay 2025
Tournament details
Host countryParaguay
Dates1–16 March 2025
Teams12 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
Champions
Runners-up
Third place
Fourth place
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)
2024
2026

The 2025 U-20 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores (Spanish: Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores Sub-20 2025) will be the 9th edition of the U-20 CONMEBOL Libertadores (also referred to as the U-20 Copa Libertadores), South America's premier under-20 club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. It will be held in Paraguay from 1 to 16 March 2025.[1]

Flamengo are the defending champions.

Teams

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The competition will be contested by 12 teams: the title holders, the youth champions from each of the ten CONMEBOL member associations, and one additional team from the host association.

Association Team Qualifying method App Previous best result
 Argentina Belgrano 2024 Cuarta División (U-20) champions[2][3] 1st
 Bolivia Blooming 2024 U-19 Liga Nacional champions[4] 3rd Group stage (2012, 2022)
 Brazil Flamengo (holders) 2024 U-20 Copa Libertadores champions 4th Champions (2024)
Palmeiras 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20 champions[5][6] 2nd Group stage (2023)
 Chile O'Higgins 2024 Supercopa Proyección winners[Note CHI][7][8] 2nd Group stage (2023)
 Colombia Fortaleza 2024 Supercopa Juvenil champions[9][10] 1st
 Ecuador Independiente del Valle 2024 Campeonato Nacional de Categorías Formativas U-19 champions[11][better source needed][12] 8th Champions (2020)
 Paraguay (hosts) Cerro Porteño (Paraguay 1) 2024 Torneo Anual Juvenil champions[13][14] 5th Third place (2023)
Olimpia (Paraguay 2) 2024 Torneo Anual Juvenil runners-up[13][14] 2nd Group stage (2024)
 Peru Universitario 2024 Torneo de Promoción y Reserva champions[15][16] 3rd Champions (2011)
 Uruguay Danubio 2024 Campeonato Uruguayo Juvenil Divisional A U-19 champions[17] 2nd Group stage (2020)
 Venezuela Metropolitanos 2024 U-21 Liga FUTVE Junior champions[18] 1st
  1. Chile (CHI): Chile's berth will be decided in a play-off match between O'Higgins, the 2024 Campeonato Nacional Proyección Apertura champions,[19] and Colo-Colo, the 2024 Campeonato Nacional Proyección Clausura champions.[20]

References

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  1. ^ "Conmebol confirmó las fechas de todos los torneos que organizará en el 2025" [Conmebol confirmed the dates of all the tournaments it will organise in 2025] (in Spanish). Montevideo Portal. 18 September 2024.
  2. ^ "ASOCIACIÓN DEL FÚTBOL ARGENTINO BOLETÍN ESPECIAL Nº 6447 REGLAMENTO TORNEO CATEGORÍAS JUVENILES DE LA TEMPORADA 2024 DE LA LIGA PROFESIONAL DE FÚTBOL DE LA AFA" (PDF) (in Spanish). Argentine Football Association. 7 March 2024.
  3. ^ "La cuarta de Belgrano se consagró campeona y disputará la Copa Libertadores sub 20" [Belgrano's fourth division squad won the championship and will play the U-20 Copa Libertadores] (in Spanish). La Voz del Interior. 9 December 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  4. ^ Rivero de Ugarte, Pedro (22 December 2024). "Blooming se coronó campeón nacional Sub 19 tras remontada ante Always Ready" [Blooming was crowned as U-19 national champions after comeback against Always Ready] (in Spanish). El Deber.
  5. ^ "Regulamento Específico da Competição Brasileiro Masculino Sub-20 2024" (PDF) (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 25 March 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Palmeiras é campeão do Brasileirão Sub-20" [Palmeiras are Under-20 Brasileirão champions] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 30 September 2024.
  7. ^ "FÚTBOL FORMATIVO BASES CAMPEONATOS NACIONALES FUNDACIÓN COLLAHUASI CATEGORIAS SUB 15, SUB 16, SUB 18 Y PROYECCIÓN - VARONES TEMPORADA – 2024" (PDF) (in Spanish). Santiago: Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional. December 2023 [Approved on 24 January 2024].
  8. ^ Celis, Javier (22 December 2024). "O'Higgins se queda con la Supercopa Proyección y obtiene un cupo a la Libertadores Sub 20" [O'Higgins wins the Supercopa Proyección and obtains a place in the U-20 Copa Libertadores] (in Spanish). El Tipógrafo.
  9. ^ "Reglamento Supercopa Juvenil FCF 2024" (PDF) (in Spanish). Bogotá: Colombian Football Federation. 12 February 2024.
  10. ^ "FCF felicita al Fortaleza CEIF por coronarse campeón de la Súper Copa Juvenil 2024" [FCF congratulates Fortaleza CEIF for becoming 2024 Súper Copa Juvenil champions] (in Spanish). Colombian Football Federation. 15 February 2024 [Approved on 12 February 2024].
  11. ^ "Reglamento de los Campeonatos Nacionales de Categorías Formativas 2024". es.scribd.com (in Spanish). Guayaquil: Ecuadorian Football Federation. 4 April 2024 [Approved on 4 April 2024].
  12. ^ "Independiente del Valle y Liga de Quito gritaron campeón en las Formativas" [Independiente del Valle and Liga de Quito shouted champion at the Youth tiers] (in Spanish). Olé. 7 December 2024.
  13. ^ a b "REGLAMENTO OFICIAL TORNEO ANUAL 2024 DIVISIONES FORMATIVAS DE LA DIVISIÓN DE HONOR ASOCIACIÓN PARAGUAYA DE FUTBOL" (PDF) (in Spanish). Paraguayan Football Association. 15 February 2024.
  14. ^ a b "Los galardonados de la temporada 2024" [The 2024 season's awarded ones] (in Spanish). Paraguayan Football Association. 3 December 2024.
  15. ^ "REGLAMENTO Torneo Promoción y Reservas 2024" (PDF) (in Spanish). Peruvian Football Federation. 30 April 2024.
  16. ^ Luya, Stewart (25 October 2024). "Universitario de Deportes: los números del campeón del Torneo de Reservas 2024" [Universitario de Deportes: the numbers of the 2024 Torneo de Reservas champion] (in Spanish). Futbolperuano.com.
  17. ^ "Danubio se consagró campeón sub-19 y representará a Uruguay en la Libertadores sub-20" [Danubio crowned themselves as U-19 champions and will represent Uruguay at the U-20 Libertadores] (in Spanish). Montevideo Portal. 10 December 2024.
  18. ^ "Liga FUTVE Junior tiene sus campeones del 2024" [Liga FUTVE Junior has its champions of 2024] (in Spanish). Venezuelan Football Federation. 9 December 2024.
  19. ^ "O´Higgins es el nuevo campeón del Proyección Collahuasi Apertura 2024". campeonatochileno.cl (in Spanish). Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional. 7 July 2024.
  20. ^ Lagos, Felipe (1 December 2024). "Colo Colo arrasa en el fútbol joven al coronarse campeón de la Proyección y de la Sub 18" [Colo Colo sweeps youth football by winning the Proyección and U18 championships]. www.emol.com (in Spanish). El Mercurio.
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