Runners-up Colo Colo Start date 2015 | Venue(s) 4 (in 3 host cities) Fourth place São José Teams 12 | |
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Dates 28 October – 8 November 2015 Similar 2014–15 Venezuelan Primera, 2015 Categoría Primera A, 2002 Copa Libertadores, 1998 Copa Libertadores, 2001 Copa Libertadores | ||
The 2015 Copa Libertadores Femenina was the 7th edition of the Copa Libertadores Femenina, South America's premier women's club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. The tournament was held in the city of Medellín, Colombia, from 28 October to 8 November 2015. It was the first time the tournament is hosted outside Brazil.
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The final was won by Ferroviária 3–1 over Colo Colo 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 CONMEBOL member associations, and one additional team from the host association Colombia.
Venues
The tournament was played in four venues in three cities, all in the Metropolitan Area of Medellín:
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:
Draw
The draw of the tournament was held on 16 October 2015 during the CONMEBOL Executive Committee meeting at the Hyatt Hotel in Santiago, Chile. 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 points (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:
- Goal difference 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).
São José v Cerro Porteño was suspended after 50 minutes due to heavy rain. It was resumed on 1 November 2015, 14:15, at the Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín.
Second stage
If tied after regulation time, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (no extra time would be played).
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.
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