Venue(s) 2 (in 1 host city) | Dates 10 – 26 June | |
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Teams 12 (from 11 confederations) Champions Universitario (1st title) | ||
The 2011 U-20 Copa Libertadores (known as the 2011 Copa Movistar Libertadores Sub-20 for sponsorship reasons) was the first edition of this U-20 club competition. Players born on or after 1 January 1990 were eligible to compete. The tournament was originally going to be hosted in November 2010, however, because of the postponement, players born in 1990 were allowed to play, otherwise only players born after 1 January 1991 would have been eligible.
Contents
Venues
All games were played in Lima at the Estadio Monumental and Estadio Alejandro Villanueva.
Qualification
In addition to the two clubs of the host nation, nine clubs qualified from the remaining nine football associations of CONMEBOL and one from the Mexican Football Federation.
Group stage
The winners and runners-up from each group, as well as the best two third-placed teams, advanced the quarterfinals.
All kick-off times are local (UTC−05:00).