2009 Copa Libertadores Femenina

The 2009 Copa Libertadores de Fútbol Femenino (officially Copa Santander Libertadores de Fútbol Femenino 2009) for sponsorship reasons) was the first edition of the Copa Libertadores Femenina, CONMEBOL's premier annual international women's club tournament. The competition was played in Santos, São Paulo and Guarujá, Brazil, from October 3 to 18, 2009.[1][2][3]

2009 Copa Libertadores Femenina
Tournament details
Host countryBrazil
Dates3–18 October[1]
Teams10 (from 10 associations)
Venue(s)4 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsBrazil Santos
Runners-upParaguay Universidad Autónoma
Third placeColombia Formas Íntimas
Fourth placeChile Everton
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored121 (5.04 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Cristiane (15 goals)
Best player(s)Brazil Marta
2010

Santos defeated Universidad Autónoma 9–0 to win their first Copa Libertadores Femenina title.[4]

Format

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The cup was played by ten teams: one from each CONMEBOL country. The ten teams were divided in two groups of five clubs each for the First Stage.[5] The two best-placed teams of each group qualified to play the semifinal and the winners then played the final, while the losers played the third-place game.[5]

Qualified teams

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Association Team[6] Qualifying method
  Argentina San Lorenzo[2] 2008–09 Clausura/Apertura champions-playoff winner
  Bolivia EnForma Santa Cruz[1] 2009 Bolivian League champion
  Brazil Santos 2008 Copa do Brasil winner
  Chile Everton[2] 2008 Chilean League champion
  Colombia Formas Íntimas[2] appointed by Colombian Football Federation (no national league)
  Ecuador Deportivo Quito[2]
  Paraguay Universidad Autónoma[2] 2008 Paraguayan league champions
  Peru White Star[2] 2008 Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol Femenino champions
  Uruguay Rampla Juniors[7] 2008 Campeonato Uruguayo Femenino winner
  Venezuela Caracas[2] 2009 Venezuelan League champions

Venues

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Round and draw dates

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The draw for the competition took place at Estádio Urbano Caldeira on September 6, 2009.[8]

Event Date
Draw 6 September 2009
First Stage 3–14 October 2009
Semifinals 16 October 2009
Final 18 October 2009

First stage

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The top two teams from each group advance to the Semifinals.

Group 1

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All Group 1 matches were played at Estádio Urbano Caldeira (better known as Vila Belmiro) in Santos.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Santos 4 4 0 0 29 2 +27 12
  Everton 4 2 1 1 10 4 +6 7
  White Star 4 2 0 2 7 9 −2 6
  Caracas 4 0 2 2 2 14 −12 2
  EnForma Santa Cruz 4 0 1 3 4 23 −19 1
Santos  3–1  White Star
Cristiane   11', 34'
Marta   38'
Wilcox   90'

White Star  1–4  Everton
Wilcox   74' (pen.) Arias   25', 56', 59', 88'
Santos  12–0  EnForma Santa Cruz
Cristiane   14', 43', 45+1', 64', 80'
Érika   23', 47', 62'
Maurine   34'
Marta   39' (pen.)
Dani   70'
Thaís   74'

Everton  5–0  EnForma Santa Cruz
Arias   58', 84', 90'
López   82'
Díaz   88'

EnForma Santa Cruz  2–4  White Star
Zamorano   20'
A. Velasco   37'
Gálvez   27'
McCloskey   33'
Wilcox   35', 85'
Santos  11–0  Caracas
Cristiane   10', 18', 19', 64', 82'
Érika   12'
Marta   16', 87'
Maurine   42'
Fran   52', 71'

Caracas  2–2  EnForma Santa Cruz
González   38'
Altuve   55'
Padilla   8'
Rivero   14'
Santos  3–1  Everton
Cristiane   11'
Suzana   15'
Marta   48' (pen.)
Morales   36'

Group 2

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Group 2 matches were played at Estádio Municipal Antônio Fernandes (Guarujá), Estádio Ulrico Mursa (Santos) and Estádio Urbano Caldeira (Santos).

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Universidad Autónoma 4 4 0 0 15 6 +9 12
  Formas Íntimas 4 3 0 1 18 5 +13 9
  Deportivo Quito 4 1 1 2 7 10 −3 4
  San Lorenzo 4 1 1 2 7 13 −6 4
  Rampla Juniors 4 0 0 4 5 18 −13 0
Universidad Autónoma  3–2  Formas Íntimas
Vega   30', 75' (pen.), 78' Ospina   15'
Usme   63'

Deportivo Quito  1–5  Formas Íntimas
Palacios   65' Ospina   20'
Imbachí   28'
Peñaloza   47'
Usme   58'
Cuesta   90'
Rampla Juniors  2–5  San Lorenzo
Castro   66'
Laborda   68'
Tato   41', 55'
Quiñones   61'
Núñez   69'
Ramírez   87'

Formas Íntimas  5–0  Rampla Juniors
Ospina   5'
Peñaloza   9', 10'
Usme   22', 90' (pen.)

Rampla Juniors  0–4  Deportivo Quito
Riera   4'
Freire   58'
Palacios   79' (pen.)
Torres   90+1'

Universidad Autónoma  4–3  Rampla Juniors
I. Cuevas   36', 43', 90+2'
A. Rodríguez   51'
Castro   18'
Moreno   52', 84'
San Lorenzo  1–6  Formas Íntimas
Quintero   74' (o.g.) Ospina   5', 55'
Usme   16', 77'
Imbachí   46'
Peñaloza   83'

Knockout stage

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
October 16
 
 
  Santos 5
 
October 18
 
  Formas Íntimas 0
 
  Santos 9
 
October 16
 
  Universidad Autónoma 0
 
  Universidad Autónoma 1
 
 
  Everton 0
 
Third place
 
 
October 18
 
 
  Formas Íntimas 2
 
 
  Everton 0

Semifinals

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Santos  5–0  Formas Íntimas
Maurine   5'
Cristiane   11', 88'
Aline Pellegrino   23'
Marta   45'

Third-place match

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Final

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Santos  9–0  Universidad Autónoma
Maurine   13'
Marta   16'
Érika   46', 56'
Fran   49'
Thaís   53'
Suzana   70'
Dani   77'
Ketlen   83'
Report
Video report
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Santos
 
 
 
 
 
Universidad Autónoma
GK 77   Andréia Suntaque
DF 5   Aline Pellegrino (c)  
DF 23   Carol Arruda
DF 18   Janaína
DF 3   Dani
MF 15   Ester
MF 80   Fran
MF 99   Maurine
MF 10   Marta
FW 90   Érika  
FW 40   Thais  
Substitutes:
MF 9   Suzana  
FW 17   Ketlen  
FW 7   Pikena  
Manager:
  Kleiton Lima
GK 12   Gloria Rodriguez
DF 14   Angélica Vázquez
DF 3   Carmen Benítez
DF 20   Jessica Santacruz
DF 4   Ediberta Jacquet
MF 7   Joana Galeano
MF 6   Hilda Riveros
MF 18   Noelia Cuevas
MF 10   Monica Karina
FW 16   Dulce María Quintana
FW 17   Gloria Esther
Substitutes:
  Francisca Pereira  
  Silvia Cristina    
  Anabel Rodriguez  
Manager:
  Castor Vera
Copa Libertadores de Fútbol Femenino
2009 Champion
 
Santos
First Title

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Team Goals
1   Cristiane   Santos 15
2   Valeska Arias   Everton 7
  Marta   Santos
  Catalina Usme   Formas Íntimas
5   Érika   Santos 6
6   Diana Ospina   Formas Íntimas 5
  Jennifer Peñaloza   Formas Íntimas
8   Maurine   Santos 4
  Nicole Wilcox   White Star
10   Irma Cuevas   Universidad Autónoma 3
  Fran   Santos
  Anabel Rodríguez   Universidad Autónoma
  Karina Vega   Universidad Autónoma

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Jogo de abertura da Libertadores feminina é antecipado" (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. September 24, 2009. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Santos estreia contra White Star, do Peru, na Libertadores Feminina" (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. September 6, 2009. Retrieved September 6, 2009.
  3. ^ "Aprobada la celebración de la Copa Libertadores de Fútbol Femenino" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. July 31, 2009. Archived from the original on August 7, 2009. Retrieved August 10, 2009.
  4. ^ "Sereias da Vila dão outro show, goleiam paraguaias e conquistam a Libertadores" (in Portuguese). Globo. October 18, 2009.
  5. ^ a b "Definidos os grupos da primeira Taça Libertadores da América Feminina" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. September 6, 2009. Retrieved September 7, 2009.
  6. ^ "White Star de Perú participará en la 1era Copa Libertadores de fútbol femenino" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. July 27, 2009. Archived from the original on August 4, 2009. Retrieved August 10, 2009.
  7. ^ "Se viene la Copa Libertadores…Femenina" (in Spanish). ovaciondigital.com. July 31, 2009. Retrieved August 13, 2009.
  8. ^ "Sorteio da Libertadores feminina será no domingo, na Vila Belmiro" (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. September 4, 2009. Retrieved September 4, 2009.
  9. ^ a b "Definidos horários para as semi-finais" (in Portuguese). eBand. October 14, 2009. Archived from the original on October 20, 2009. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
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