2015 Copa Libertadores Femenina

2015 Copa Libertadores Femenina
Copa Libertadores Femenina 2015 Colombia
Tournament details
Host country	Colombia
Dates	28 October – 8 November
Teams	12 (from 10 associations)
Venue(s)	4 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Ferroviária (1st title)
Runners-up	Colo-Colo
Third place	UAI Urquiza
Fourth place	São José
Tournament statistics
Matches played	22
Goals scored	94 (4.27 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Catalina Usme (8 goals)
Fair play award	Colo-Colo
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The 2015 Copa Libertadores Femenina was the 7th edition of the Copa Libertadores Femenina, South America's premier women's club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. The tournament was held in Colombia, from 28 October to 8 November 2015.^[1]^[2] It was the first time the tournament was hosted outside Brazil.

The final was won by Ferroviária 3–1 over Colo-Colo the sixth time a Brazilian team has won the title.^[3]

Teams

The competition was contested by 12 teams: the title holder, the champion club from each of the ten CONMEBOL member associations, and one additional team from the host association Colombia.^[4]

Association	Team	Qualifying method	Participation	Best result
Argentina	UAI Urquiza	2014 Torneo Final and 2015 Torneo play-off winner^[5]	1st	n/a
Bolivia	San Martín de Porres	2015 Campeonato Boliviano champion^[6]	1st	n/a
Brazil	São José	Title holder (2014 champion)^[7]	5th	Champion (2011, 2013, 2014)
Brazil	Ferroviária	2014 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino champion^[8]	1st	n/a
Chile	Colo-Colo	2014 Torneo Apertura and Torneo Clausura champion^[9]	5th	Champion (2012)
Colombia	Formas Íntimas	2015 Copa Prelibertadores winner^[10]	7th	Runner-up (2013)
Colombia	Real Pasión	2015 Copa Prelibertadores runner-up^[10]	1st	n/a
Ecuador	Espuce	2015 Campeonato Ecuatoriano first stage winner^[11]^{[note 1]}	1st	n/a
Paraguay	Cerro Porteño	2014 Campeonato Paraguayo champion^[12]	3rd	Third place (2014)
Peru	Universitario	2015 Campeonato Peruano champion^[13]	1st	n/a
Uruguay	Colón	2014 Copa de Oro winner^[14]	2nd	Group stage (2014)
Venezuela	Estudiantes de Guárico	2015 Campeonato Venezolano champion^[15]	2nd	Group stage (2013)

Notes

^ Because the 2015 season only finished in December, the leading team after the first stage qualified to the tournament. Eventually second stage winner Unión Española won the Ecuatorian championship that year.

Venues

The tournament was played in four venues in three cities, all in the Metropolitan Area of Medellín:

Match officials

A total of 10 referees and 10 assistant referees (one each per association) were appointed for the tournament.^[16]

Association	Referee	Assistant referee
Argentina	María Laura Fortunato	Daiana Milone
Bolivia	Janette Vera	Claudia Mollinedo
Brazil	Ana Marques	Janette Arcanjo
Chile	Paola Barría	Marcia Castillo
Colombia	Yeimi Martínez	Luz Amalia Ruiz
Ecuador	Johana Haro	Dayana Paredes
Paraguay	Zulma Quiñónez	Nilda Gamarra
Peru	Melany Bermejo	Carmen Retuerto
Uruguay	Claudia Umpiérrez	Luciana Mascaraña
Venezuela	Eryelizt Escalona	Yoleida Lara

Format

Prize money
Rank	US Dollar
1st	25,000
2nd	20,000
3rd	15,000
4th	10,000
5–12th	5,000

The same format as last year was used:^[4]

The 12 teams were divided into three groups of four in the first stage, where each group was played on a round-robin basis.
The winners of each group and the best runner-up among all groups advanced to the second stage, which were played on a single-elimination basis.
The semifinal matchups were:
- Group A winner vs. Group B winner
- Group C winner vs. Best runner-up
The semifinal winners and losers played in the final and third place match respectively.

Draw

The draw of the tournament was held on 16 October 2015 during the CONMEBOL Executive Committee meeting at the Hyatt Hotel in Santiago, Chile.^[17] The 12 teams were drawn into three groups of four containing one team from each of the four seeding pots.

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
UAI Urquiza São José Formas Íntimas	Ferroviária Colo-Colo Real Pasión	Espuce Cerro Porteño Universitario	San Martín de Porres Colón Estudiantes de Guárico

First stage

The schedule of the tournament was announced on 20 October 2015.^[18]

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:^[4]

Goal difference in all games;
Goals scored in all games;
Head-to-head result in games between tied teams;
Drawing of lots.

All times local, COT (UTC−5).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	São José	3	2	1	0	12	1	+11	7	Second stage
2	Estudiantes de Guárico	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	4
3	Cerro Porteño	3	1	1	1	3	7	−4	4
4	Real Pasión (H)	3	0	1	2	1	8	−7	1

Source: CONMEBOL
(H) Hosts

29 October 2015