The 2015 Copa Libertadores Femenina was the 7th edition of the

Copa Libertadores Femenina The CONMEBOL Libertadores Femenina, commonly known as "Copa Libertadores Femenina" ( Portuguese: ''Copa/Taça Libertadores Feminina''), is an annual international women's association football club competition in South America. It is organized by th ...

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's premier women's club

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tournament organized by

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. The tournament was held in

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, from 28 October to 8 November 2015. It was the first time the tournament was hosted outside Brazil. The final was won by Ferroviária 3–1 over

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the sixth time a Brazilian team has won the title.

Teams

The competition was contested by 12 teams: the title holder, the champion club from each of the ten

member associations, and one additional team from the host association Colombia. ;Notes

Venues

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

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* Estadio Municipal,

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* Estadio Polideportivo Sur,

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Match officials

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

Format

The same format as last year was used: *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

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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

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. The 12 teams were drawn into three groups of four containing one team from each of the four seeding pots.

First stage

The schedule of the tournament was announced on 20 October 2015. The teams were ranked according to

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(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: #

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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

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Group B

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Group C

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Ranking of second-placed teams

Second stage

If tied after regulation time, the

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would be used to determine the winner (no

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would be played).

Bracket

Semifinals

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Third place match

Final

Colo-Colo played in their third final. They lost in 2011 and won the trophy in 2012. For Ferroviária it was their first final. As in every previous edition, a Brazilian team was playing in the final.

Top goalscorers

Catalina Usme won the top-scorer award with eight goals in three matches.

References

External links

Copa Libertadores Femenina Colombia 2015
CONMEBOL.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Copa Libertadores Femenina 2015

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