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2013 Copa Libertadores Femenina

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Host country
  
Brazil

Dates
  
27 October–7 November

Champions
  
São José (2nd title)

City
  
Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil

Venue(s)
  
2 (in 1 host city)

Teams
  
12 (from 10 associations)

The 2013 Copa Libertadores Femenina was the fifth edition of the Copa Libertadores Femenina, CONMEBOL's premier annual international women's football club tournament. It was held in Foz do Iguaçu in Brazil. The competition was supposed to start on 12 October, just one week prior to that however, the whole competition was rescheduled from 27 October to 7 November due to logistical problems stated by the Local Organizing Committee. Clubs were given the possibility to change up to five players in their previous submitted squads.

Contents

Colo Colo were the defending champions. The title was won by São José, their second title after 2011.

Maitte Zamorano won the top-scorer award playing for Mundo Futuro by scoring seven goals.

Qualification

The competition was contested by twelve teams, the champion club from each of the ten nations plus the title holders, Colo Colo, and one additional team from Brazil, the hosts. As Colo Colo had also won the Chilean championship, Everton de Viña del Mar participated additionally as runners-up.

First stage

The group winner and the best runners-up advanced to the semifinals. The draw was held on 26 September 2013.

All times are Brasília time, UTC-03.

Group A

Mundo Futuro moved on to the semi-finals as best second placed team.

Knockout stage

Per draw Group A and B winners met with the best second-place finisher meeting Group C winner in the semi-finals.

References

2013 Copa Libertadores Femenina Wikipedia