Host country Peru Venue(s) 2 (in 1 host city) | Dates 15 June – 1 July 2012 Runners-up Defensor Sporting | |
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Teams 16 (from 12 confederations) Champions River Plate (1st title) | ||
The 2012 U-20 Copa Libertadores (known as the 2012 Copa Movistar Libertadores Sub-20 for sponsorship reasons) was the second edition of this U-20 club competition. Players born on or after 1 January 1992 were eligible to compete. The tournament was played in Lima, Peru.
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Venues
All games were played in Lima at the Estadio Monumental and Estadio Alejandro Villanueva.
Qualification
In addition to the three clubs of the host nation, nine clubs qualified from the remaining nine football associations of CONMEBOL. Also,one team from the Mexican Football Federation and one from the Spanish Football Federation.
Referees
A referee and an assistant referee from each federation along with two referees and four assistant referee from the host country where chosen for the tournament.
References
2012 U-20 Copa Libertadores Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA