2009 Copa Libertadores Femenina
# 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 October 18, 2009.

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

## Format

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. 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.

## Qualified teams

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

## Venues

| Guarujá | São Paulo | Santos | Santos |
| - | - | - | - |
| Estádio Antônio Fernandes Capacity: 8,000 | Estádio do Pacaembu Capacity: 37,180 | Estádio Ulrico Mursa Capacity: 10,000 | Estádio Urbano Caldeira Capacity: 20,120 |

## Round and draw dates

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

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

## First stage

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

### Group 1

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 |

### Group 2

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 |

## Knockout stage

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

### Final

| 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

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