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{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name=U-20 Copa Libertadores
| year=2016
| other_titles={{nowrap|Copa Libertadores de América Sub-20 2016}}
| image=
| size=
| caption=
| dates={{nowrap|30 January – 14 February 2016}}
| num_teams=12
| associations=10
| venues=4
| cities=2
| country={{PAR}}
| city=
| champion_other={{flagicon|BRA}} [[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]]
| count=1
| second_other={{flagicon|URU}} [[Liverpool F.C. (Montevideo)|Liverpool]]
| third_other={{flagicon|COL}} [[Cortuluá]]
| fourth_other={{flagicon|ARG}} [[Club Atlético Lanús|Lanús]]
| matches=22
| goals=76
| attendance=
| top_scorer={{flagicon|BRA}} [[Luiz de Araújo Guimarães Neto|Luiz Araújo]] {{nowrap|(5 goals)}}
| fair_play={{flagicon|COL}} [[Cortuluá]]
| prevseason=[[2012 U-20 Copa Libertadores|2012]]
| nextseason=[[2018 U-20 Copa Libertadores|2018]]
}}

The '''2016 U-20 Copa Libertadores''' ({{langx|es|'''Copa Libertadores Sub-20 2016'''}}) was the 3rd edition of the [[U-20 Copa Libertadores]], [[South America]]'s premier under-20 club [[association football|football]] tournament organized by [[CONMEBOL]]. The tournament, which returned after a four-year hiatus having been temporarily discontinued since 2012, was held in the cities of [[Asunción]] and [[Luque]], [[Paraguay]], from 30 January to 14 February 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.conmebol.com/es/13012016-1606/este-viernes-15-de-enero-se-sortean-los-grupos-de-la-copa-libertadores-sub-20|title=Este viernes 15 de enero se sortean los grupos de la Copa Libertadores Sub-20|publisher=CONMEBOL.com|date=12 January 2016|language=Spanish}}</ref>

==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 Paraguay.

Players must be born on or after 1 January 1996. However, each team may include a maximum of five players born on or after 1 January 1995.<ref name="regulations">{{cite web|url=http://www.conmebol.com/sites/default/files/reglamento_libertadores_sub-20.pdf|title=Reglamento – Copa Libertadores Sub-20 2016|publisher=CONMEBOL|language=Spanish}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Association
!Team
!Qualifying method
!data-sort-type="number"|Participation
!Best result
|-
|rowspan=2|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Argentine Football Association|Argentina]]
|[[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]]
|Title holder ([[2012 U-20 Copa Libertadores|2012]] champion)
|2nd || {{hs|1}}'''Champion''' ([[2012 U-20 Copa Libertadores|2012]])
|-
|[[Club Atlético Lanús|Lanús]]
|2015 Torneo de Cuarta División champion
|1st || n/a
|-
|{{flagicon|BOL}} [[Bolivian Football Federation|Bolivia]]
|[[Club Bolívar|Bolívar]]
|2015 U-20 Torneo Nacional champion
|1st || n/a
|-
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Brazilian Football Confederation|Brazil]]
|[[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]]
|2015 U-20 Copa do Brasil champion
|1st || n/a
|-
|{{flagicon|CHI}} [[Football Federation of Chile|Chile]]
|[[Huachipato]]
|2015 U-19 National champion
|1st || n/a
|-
|{{flagicon|COL}} [[Colombian Football Federation|Colombia]]
|[[Cortuluá]]
|2015 U-20 Torneo Postobón champion
|1st || n/a
|-
|{{flagicon|ECU}} [[Ecuadorian Football Federation|Ecuador]]
|[[Independiente del Valle]]
|2015 U-18 Serie A champion
|3rd || {{hs|5}}Quarterfinals ([[2011 U-20 Copa Libertadores|2011]])
|-
|rowspan=2|{{flagicon|PAR}} [[Paraguayan Football Association|Paraguay]]
|[[Cerro Porteño]]
|2015 U-20 Torneo Apertura champion
|2nd || {{hs|5}}Quarterfinals ([[2012 U-20 Copa Libertadores|2012]])
|-
|[[Club Libertad|Libertad]]
|2015 U-20 Torneo Clausura champion
|2nd || {{hs|5}}Quarterfinals ([[2011 U-20 Copa Libertadores|2011]])
|-
|{{flagicon|PER}} [[Peruvian Football Federation|Peru]]
|[[FBC Melgar|Melgar]]
|2015 U-18 Copa Federación champion
|1st || n/a
|-
|{{flagicon|URU}} [[Uruguayan Football Association|Uruguay]]
|[[Liverpool F.C. (Montevideo)|Liverpool]]
|2015 U-19 Annual champion
|1st || n/a
|-
|{{flagicon|VEN}} [[Venezuelan Football Federation|Venezuela]]
|[[Deportivo La Guaira]]
|2015 U-20 Torneo Venezolano champion
|2nd || {{hs|6}}Group stage ([[2012 U-20 Copa Libertadores|2012]])
|}

==Venues==
The tournament was played in four venues in two cities, all in the [[Gran Asunción|Metropolitan Area of Asunción]]:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clubolimpia.com.py/2016/01/15/6583/|title=El Manuel Ferreira será sede de la Copa Libertadores SUB 20|publisher=Club Olimpia|date=15 January 2016|language=Spanish|access-date=23 January 2016|archive-date=29 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129134032/http://www.clubolimpia.com.py/2016/01/15/6583/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Estadio Defensores del Chaco]], [[Asunción]]
*[[Estadio Dr. Nicolás Léoz]], [[Asunción]] (home stadium of [[Club Libertad]])
*[[Estadio Manuel Ferreira]], [[Asunción]] (home stadium of [[Club Olimpia]])
*[[Estadio Feliciano Cáceres]], [[Luque]] (home stadium of [[Sportivo Luqueño]])

==Group stage==
The draw of the tournament was held on 15 January 2016, 12:00 local time, at the headquarters of the Paraguayan Football Association in Asunción.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.conmebol.com/es/15012016-1349/libertadores-sub-20-ya-estan-definidos-los-grupos|title=Libertadores Sub 20: ya están definidos los grupos|publisher=CONMEBOL.com|date=15 January 2016|language=Spanish}}</ref> For the group stage, the 12 teams were drawn into three groups of four. The two teams from Paraguay ([[Cerro Porteño]] and [[Club Libertad|Libertad]]) and the title holder ([[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]]) were seeded.

In the group stage, the teams were ranked according to [[Points (association football)|points]] (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers were applied in the following order:<ref name="regulations"/>
#[[Goal difference]] in all games;
#Goals scored in all games;
#Head-to-head result in games between tied teams;
#[[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|Penalty shoot-out]] (between two teams playing against each other in the last match of the group)
#Drawing of lots.

The winners of each group and the best runner-up among all groups advanced to the knockout stage.

All times local, PYST ([[UTC−03:00|UTC−3]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.conmebol.com/sites/default/files/fixture_libertadores_sub20_paraguay_2016.pdf|title=Fixture de la Copa Libertadores Sub-20 - Paraguay 2016|publisher=CONMEBOL.com}}</ref>

===Group A===
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|name_BOL={{flagicon|BOL}} [[Club Bolívar|Bolívar]]
|name_ARG={{flagicon|ARG}} [[Club Atlético Lanús|Lanús]]
|name_URU={{flagicon|URU}} [[Liverpool F.C. (Montevideo)|Liverpool]]

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|win_ARG=2 |draw_ARG=0 |loss_ARG=1 |gf_ARG=6 |ga_ARG=3 |status_ARG=
|win_URU=2 |draw_URU=0 |loss_URU=1 |gf_URU=14|ga_URU=4 |status_URU=

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|time=18:00
|team1=[[Club Bolívar|Bolívar]] {{flagicon|BOL}}
|score=0–2
|team2={{flagicon|ARG}} [[Club Atlético Lanús|Lanús]]
|goals1=
|goals2=[[Cristian Ramírez (Argentine footballer)|C. Ramírez]] {{goal|82}}<br />[[Abel Argañaraz|Argañaraz]] {{goal|87}}
|stadium=[[Estadio Feliciano Cáceres]], [[Luque]]
|attendance=
|referee=[[Carlos Orbe]] ([[Ecuadorian Football Federation|Ecuador]])
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|time=20:30
|team1=[[Cerro Porteño]] {{flagicon|PAR}}
|score=1–2
|team2={{flagicon|URU}} [[Liverpool F.C. (Montevideo)|Liverpool]]
|goals1=[[Ronaldo Martínez (footballer)|Ro. Martínez]] {{goal|3}}
|goals2=[[Nicolás de la Cruz|De la Cruz]] {{goal|15}}<br />[[Juan Ignacio Ramírez|J. Ramírez]] {{goal|78}}
|stadium=[[Estadio Feliciano Cáceres]], [[Luque]]
|attendance=
|referee=[[Anderson Daronco]] ([[Brazilian Football Confederation|Brazil]])
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|date={{Start date|2016|2|2|df=y}}
|time=18:00
|team1=[[Liverpool F.C. (Montevideo)|Liverpool]] {{flagicon|URU}}
|score=0–3
|team2={{flagicon|ARG}} [[Club Atlético Lanús|Lanús]]
|goals1=
|goals2=[[Axel Ochoa|Ochoa]] {{goal|38}}<br />[[Cristian Ramírez (Argentine footballer)|C. Ramírez]] {{goal|49}}<br />[[Leandro Maciel|Maciel]] {{goal|90+1}}
|stadium=[[Estadio Defensores del Chaco]], [[Asunción]]
|attendance=
|referee=[[Jorge Osorio]] ([[Football Federation of Chile|Chile]])
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|time=20:15
|team1=[[Cerro Porteño]] {{flagicon|PAR}}
|score=3–2
|team2={{flagicon|BOL}} [[Club Bolívar|Bolívar]]
|goals1=[[Richard Martínez|Ri. Martínez]] {{goal|46}}<br />[[Julio Villalba|Villalba]] {{goal|75}}<br />[[Omar Alderete|Alderete]] {{goal|90+4}}
|goals2=[[Ronaldo Montero|Montero]] {{goal|14||43}}
|stadium=[[Estadio Defensores del Chaco]], [[Asunción]]
|attendance=
|referee=[[Luis Garay]] ([[Paraguayan Football Association|Paraguay]])
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{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2016|2|5|df=y}}
|time=18:00
|team1=[[Club Bolívar|Bolívar]] {{flagicon|BOL}}
|score=0–12
|team2={{flagicon|URU}} [[Liverpool F.C. (Montevideo)|Liverpool]]
|goals1=
|goals2=[[Emanuel Machado|Machado]] {{goal|15}}<br />[[Pablo Matías González|González]] {{goal|19||57}}<br />[[Nicolás de la Cruz|De la Cruz]] {{goal|20||21||64}}<br />[[Cristian Sención|Sención]] {{goal|36|pen.}}<br />[[John Pintos|Pintos]] {{goal|52}}<br />[[Juan Ignacio Ramírez|J. Ramírez]] {{goal|59||66||74}}<br />[[Jonhatan Silveira|Silveira]] {{goal|76|pen.}}
|stadium=[[Estadio Defensores del Chaco]], [[Asunción]]
|attendance=
|referee=[[Jesús Valenzuela]] ([[Venezuelan Football Federation|Venezuela]])
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|date={{Start date|2016|2|5|df=y}}
|time=20:15
|team1=[[Cerro Porteño]] {{flagicon|PAR}}
|score=3–1
|team2={{flagicon|ARG}} [[Club Atlético Lanús|Lanús]]
|goals1=[[Richard Martínez|Ri. Martínez]] {{goal|60||63}}<br />[[Ronaldo Martínez (footballer)|Ro. Martínez]] {{goal|90}}
|goals2=[[Gabriel Ramírez (footballer, born 1995)|G. Ramírez]] {{goal|25|pen.}}
|stadium=[[Estadio Defensores del Chaco]], [[Asunción]]
|attendance=
|referee=[[Wilson Lamouroux]] ([[Colombian Football Federation|Colombia]])
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===Group B===
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|name_PAR={{flagicon|PAR}} [[Club Libertad|Libertad]]
|name_PER={{flagicon|PER}} [[FBC Melgar|Melgar]]
|name_ECU={{flagicon|ECU}} [[Independiente del Valle]]
|name_BRA={{flagicon|BRA}} [[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]]

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|win_PER=0 |draw_PER=1 |loss_PER=2 |gf_PER=2 |ga_PER=7 |status_PER=
|win_ECU=1 |draw_ECU=1 |loss_ECU=1 |gf_ECU=3 |ga_ECU=10|status_ECU=
|win_BRA=2 |draw_BRA=1 |loss_BRA=0 |gf_BRA=12|ga_BRA=1 |status_BRA=

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|time=18:00
|team1=[[FBC Melgar|Melgar]] {{flagicon|PER}}
|score=1–1
|team2={{flagicon|ECU}} [[Independiente del Valle]]
|goals1=[[Aurelio Gonzales-Vigil|Gonzales-Vigil]] {{goal|59}}
|goals2=[[Jair Toledo|Toledo]] {{goal|52|o.g.}}
|stadium=[[Estadio Dr. Nicolás Léoz]], [[Asunción]]
|attendance=
|referee=[[Óscar Rojas (referee)|Óscar Rojas]] ([[Uruguayan Football Association|Uruguay]])
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|date={{Start date|2016|1|31|df=y}}
|time=20:15
|team1=[[Club Libertad|Libertad]] {{flagicon|PAR}}
|score=1–1
|team2={{flagicon|BRA}} [[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]]
|goals1=[[Bruno Mendieta|Mendieta]] {{goal|31}}
|goals2=[[Luiz de Araújo Guimarães Neto|Araújo]] {{goal|42}}
|stadium=[[Estadio Dr. Nicolás Léoz]], [[Asunción]]
|attendance=
|referee=[[Germán Delfino]] ([[Argentine Football Association|Argentina]])
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{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2016|2|3|df=y}}
|time=19:30
|team1=[[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]] {{flagicon|BRA}}
|score=8–0
|team2={{flagicon|ECU}} [[Independiente del Valle]]
|goals1=[[Shaylon]] {{goal|16||70}}<br />[[David Neres]] {{goal|28||45}}<br />[[Luiz de Araújo Guimarães Neto|Araújo]] {{goal|68||82||86}}<br />[[Murilo Henrique Oliveira Santos|Murilo]] {{goal|80}}
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Estadio Manuel Ferreira]], [[Asunción]]
|attendance=
|referee=[[Jesús Valenzuela]] ([[Venezuelan Football Federation|Venezuela]])
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{{Football box
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|time=20:15
|team1=[[Club Libertad|Libertad]] {{flagicon|PAR}}
|score=3–1
|team2={{flagicon|PER}} [[FBC Melgar|Melgar]]
|goals1=[[Derlis Rodríguez|Rodríguez]] {{goal|14}}<br />[[Jesús Medina|J. Medina]] {{goal|46}}<br />[[Bruno Medina|B. Medina]] {{goal|90}}
|goals2=[[Alexis Arias (footballer)|Arias]] {{goal|37}}
|stadium=[[Estadio Dr. Nicolás Léoz]], [[Asunción]]
|attendance=
|referee=[[Wilson Lamouroux]] ([[Colombian Football Federation|Colombia]])
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}}
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{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2016|2|6|df=y}}
|time=18:00
|team1=[[FBC Melgar|Melgar]] {{flagicon|PER}}
|score=0–3
|team2={{flagicon|BRA}} [[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]]
|goals1=
|goals2=[[Pedro Bortoluzo|Pedro]] {{goal|11}}<br />[[David Neres]] {{goal|21}}<br />[[José Artur de Lima Junior|Artur]] {{goal|45}}
|stadium=[[Estadio Dr. Nicolás Léoz]], [[Asunción]]
|attendance=
|referee=[[Luis Yrusta]] ([[Bolivian Football Federation|Bolivia]])
|report=http://www.conmebol.com/es/06022016-2226/sao-paulo-se-inscribe-en-las-semifinales-de-la-libertadores-sub-20
}}
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2016|2|6|df=y}}
|time=20:15
|team1=[[Club Libertad|Libertad]] {{flagicon|PAR}}
|score=1–2
|team2={{flagicon|ECU}} [[Independiente del Valle]]
|goals1=[[Ángel Benítez|Á. Benítez]] {{goal|77}}
|goals2=[[Wilter Ayoví|Ayoví]] {{goal|60}}<br />[[Anthony Landazuri|Landazuri]] {{goal|81|pen.}}
|stadium=[[Estadio Dr. Nicolás Léoz]], [[Asunción]]
|attendance=
|referee=[[Jorge Osorio]] ([[Football Federation of Chile|Chile]])
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}}

===Group C===
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|name_ARG={{flagicon|ARG}} [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]]
|name_VEN={{flagicon|VEN}} [[Deportivo La Guaira]]
|name_CHI={{flagicon|CHI}} [[Huachipato]]
|name_COL={{flagicon|COL}} [[Cortuluá]]

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|win_ARG=2 |draw_ARG=0 |loss_ARG=1 |gf_ARG=4 |ga_ARG=3 |status_ARG=
|win_VEN=0 |draw_VEN=0 |loss_VEN=3 |gf_VEN=0 |ga_VEN=6 |status_VEN=
|win_CHI=2 |draw_CHI=0 |loss_CHI=1 |gf_CHI=5 |ga_CHI=4 |status_CHI=
|win_COL=2 |draw_COL=0 |loss_COL=1 |gf_COL=9 |ga_COL=5 |status_COL=

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|team1=COL |team2=CHI |team3=ARG |team4=VEN

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|date={{Start date|2016|2|1|df=y}}
|time=18:00
|team1=[[Deportivo La Guaira]] {{flagicon|VEN}}
|score=0–2
|team2={{flagicon|CHI}} [[Huachipato]]
|goals1=
|goals2=Molini {{goal|35||55}}
|stadium=[[Estadio Manuel Ferreira]], [[Asunción]]
|attendance=
|referee=[[Luis Yrusta]] ([[Bolivian Football Federation|Bolivia]])
|report=http://www.conmebol.com/es/01022016-2232/libertadores-sub-20-huachipato-con-el-pie-derecho-river-con-lo-justo
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{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2016|2|1|df=y}}
|time=20:15
|team1=[[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]] {{flagicon|ARG}}
|score=3–2
|team2={{flagicon|COL}} [[Cortuluá]]
|goals1=[[Abel Casquete|Casquete]] {{goal|29}}<br />[[Nicolás Franco (footballer)|Franco]] {{goal|39}}<br />[[Gonzalo Montiel|Montiel]] {{goal|80}}
|goals2=[[Óscar Camilo|Camilo]] {{goal|45+3}}<br />[[Jeison Angulo|Angulo]] {{goal|65}}
|stadium=[[Estadio Manuel Ferreira]], [[Asunción]]
|attendance=
|referee=[[Ulises Mereles]] ([[Paraguayan Football Association|Paraguay]])
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|date={{Start date|2016|2|4|df=y}}
|time=18:00
|team1=[[Cortuluá]] {{flagicon|COL}}
|score=4–2
|team2={{flagicon|CHI}} [[Huachipato]]
|goals1=[[Jeison Angulo|Angulo]] {{goal|18}}<br />[[José Palacios|Palacios]] {{goal|33}}<br />[[Heisen Izquierdo|Izquierdo]] {{goal|77}}<br />[[Óscar Camilo|Camilo]] {{goal|90+2}}
|goals2=[[Camilo Pontoni|Pontoni]] {{goal|45+1}}<br />Molini {{goal|90|pen.}}
|stadium=[[Estadio Manuel Ferreira]], [[Asunción]]
|attendance=
|referee=[[Anderson Daronco]] ([[Brazilian Football Confederation|Brazil]])
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}}
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2016|2|4|df=y}}
|time=20:15
|team1=[[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]] {{flagicon|ARG}}
|score=1–0
|team2={{flagicon|VEN}} [[Deportivo La Guaira]]
|goals1=[[Abel Casquete|Casquete]] {{goal|47}}
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Estadio Manuel Ferreira]], [[Asunción]]
|attendance=
|referee=[[Carlos Orbe]] ([[Ecuadorian Football Federation|Ecuador]])
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----
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2016|2|7|df=y}}
|time=18:00
|team1=[[Deportivo La Guaira]] {{flagicon|VEN}}
|score=0–3
|team2={{flagicon|COL}} [[Cortuluá]]
|goals1=
|goals2=[[Heisen Izquierdo|Izquierdo]] {{goal|54||66}}<br />[[Óscar Camilo|Camilo]] {{goal|83}}
|stadium=[[Estadio Manuel Ferreira]], [[Asunción]]
|attendance=
|referee=[[Luis Garay]] ([[Paraguayan Football Association|Paraguay]])
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{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2016|2|7|df=y}}
|time=20:15
|team1=[[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]] {{flagicon|ARG}}
|score=0–1
|team2={{flagicon|CHI}} [[Huachipato]]
|goals1=
|goals2=[[Víctor Davila|Davila]] {{goal|75}}
|stadium=[[Estadio Manuel Ferreira]], [[Asunción]]
|attendance=
|referee=[[Óscar Rojas (referee)|Óscar Rojas]] ([[Uruguayan Football Association|Uruguay]])
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}}

===Ranking of second-placed teams===
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

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|show_groups=T
|group_GrA='''[[#Group A|A]]''' |name_GrA={{flagicon|ARG}} [[Club Atlético Lanús|Lanús]]
|group_GrB='''[[#Group B|B]]''' |name_GrB={{flagicon|PAR}} [[Club Libertad|Libertad]]
|group_GrC='''[[#Group C|C]]''' |name_GrC={{flagicon|CHI}} [[Huachipato]]

<!--UPDATE standings below (including date)-->
|update=complete
|win_GrA=2 |draw_GrA=0 |loss_GrA=1 |gf_GrA=6 |ga_GrA=3 |status_GrA=
|win_GrB=1 |draw_GrB=1 |loss_GrB=1 |gf_GrB=5 |ga_GrB=4 |status_GrB=
|win_GrC=2 |draw_GrC=0 |loss_GrC=1 |gf_GrC=5 |ga_GrC=4 |status_GrC=

<!--UPDATE positions below (check tiebreakers)-->
|team1=GrA |team2=GrC |team3=GrB
|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) drawing of lots.

|res_col_header=Q
|result1=KO
|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=[[#Knockout stage|Knockout stage]]
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==Knockout stage==
In the knockout stage, the winners of the semi-finals (Group A winner vs. Group C winner; Group B winner vs. Best runner-up) advanced to the final, while the losers played in the third place match. If tied after regulation time, the [[penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shoot-out]] was used to determine the winner (no [[extra time (association football)|extra time]] was played).<ref name="regulations"/>

===Bracket===
{{#invoke:RoundN|N4
|3rdplace=yes|bold_winner=high|widescore=yes
<!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2-->
<!--Semi-finals-->
|11 February – [[Estadio Manuel Ferreira|Manuel Ferreira]]|{{flagicon|URU}} [[Liverpool F.C. (Montevideo)|Liverpool]] ([[Penalty shootout (association football)|pen.]])|0 (7)|{{flagicon|COL}} [[Cortuluá]]|0 (6)
|11 February – [[Estadio Manuel Ferreira|Manuel Ferreira]]|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]]|3|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Club Atlético Lanús|Lanús]]|2
<!--Final-->
|14 February – [[Estadio Defensores del Chaco|Defensores del Chaco]]|{{flagicon|URU}} [[Liverpool F.C. (Montevideo)|Liverpool]]|0|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]]|1
<!--3rd Place-->
|14 February – [[Estadio Defensores del Chaco|Defensores del Chaco]]|{{flagicon|COL}} [[Cortuluá]]|1|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Club Atlético Lanús|Lanús]]|0
}}

===Semi-finals===
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2016|2|11|df=y}}
|time=18:00
|team1=[[Liverpool F.C. (Montevideo)|Liverpool]] {{flagicon|URU}}
|score=0–0
|team2={{flagicon|COL}} [[Cortuluá]]
|goals1=
|goals2=
|penalties1=[[Cristian Sención|Sención]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Nicolás de la Cruz|De la Cruz]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Santiago Laport|Laport]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Rodrigo Rodríguez (footballer, born 1990)|R. Rodríguez]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Pablo Matías González|P. González]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Juan Ignacio Ramírez|J. Ramírez]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Emanuel Machado|Machado]] {{pengoal}}
|penaltyscore=7–6
|penalties2={{pengoal}} [[Julian Millán|Millán]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Juan Bolaños|Bolaños]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Neider Batalla|Batalla]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Víctor Buritica|Buritica]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Kevin Rojas|Rojas]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Daniel Rodríguez Gil|D. Rodríguez]]<br />{{penmiss}} [[Jonis López|López]]
|stadium=[[Estadio Manuel Ferreira]], [[Asunción]]
|attendance=
|referee=[[Jorge Osorio]] ([[Football Federation of Chile|Chile]])
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}}
----
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2016|2|11|df=y}}
|time=20:15
|team1=[[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]] {{flagicon|BRA}}
|score=3–2
|team2={{flagicon|ARG}} [[Club Atlético Lanús|Lanús]]
|goals1=[[Luiz de Araújo Guimarães Neto|Araújo]] {{goal|35}}<br />[[David Neres]] {{goal|45+1}}<br />[[Pedro Bortoluzo|Pedro]] {{goal|49}}
|goals2=[[Cristian Ramírez (Argentine footballer)|C. Ramírez]] {{goal|9}}<br />[[Gabriel Ramírez (footballer, born 1995)|G. Ramírez]] {{goal|20}}
|stadium=[[Estadio Manuel Ferreira]], [[Asunción]]
|attendance=
|referee=[[Ulises Mereles]] ([[Paraguayan Football Association|Paraguay]])
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}}

===Third place match===
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2016|2|14|df=y}}
|time=18:00
|team1=[[Cortuluá]] {{flagicon|COL}}
|score=1–0
|team2={{flagicon|ARG}} [[Club Atlético Lanús|Lanús]]
|goals1=[[Duvan Ramírez|D. Ramírez]] {{goal|43}}
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Estadio Defensores del Chaco]], [[Asunción]]
|attendance=
|referee=[[Carlos Orbe]] ([[Ecuadorian Football Federation|Ecuador]])
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}}

===Final===
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2016|2|14|df=y}}
|time=20:15
|team1=[[Liverpool F.C. (Montevideo)|Liverpool]] {{flagicon|URU}}
|score=0–1
|team2={{flagicon|BRA}} [[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]]
|goals1=
|goals2=[[Lucas Fernandes (footballer, born 1997)|Lucas Fernandes]] {{goal|84}}
|stadium=[[Estadio Defensores del Chaco]], [[Asunción]]
|attendance=
|referee=[[Jesús Valenzuela]] ([[Venezuelan Football Federation|Venezuela]])
|report=http://www.conmebol.com/es/14022016-2227/sao-paulo-campeon-de-la-copa-libertadores-sub-20
}}

==Final standings==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width="20"|{{Tooltip| Pos | Position}}
! style="width:200px;"|Team
!width="20"|{{Tooltip| Pld | Played}}
!width="20"|{{Tooltip| W | Won}}
!width="20"|{{Tooltip| D | Drawn}}
!width="20"|{{Tooltip| L | Lost}}
!width="20"|{{Tooltip| GF | Goals for}}
!width="20"|{{Tooltip| GA | Goals against}}
!width="20"|{{Tooltip| GD | Goal difference}}
!width="20"|{{Tooltip| Pts | Points}}
|- style="background:gold;"
|1||align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]]
|5||4||1||0||16||3||+13||'''13'''
|- style="background:silver;"
|2||align="left"|{{flagicon|URU}} [[Liverpool F.C. (Montevideo)|Liverpool]]
|5||2||1||2||14||5||+9||'''7'''
|-
|colspan=11|'''Eliminated in the Semi-finals'''
|- style="background:#c96;"
|3||align="left"|{{flagicon|COL}} [[Cortuluá]]
|5||3||1||1||10||5||+5||'''10'''
|- style="background:#9acdff;"
|4||align="left"|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Club Atlético Lanús|Lanús]]
|5||2||0||3||8||7||+1||'''6'''
|-
|colspan=11|'''Eliminated in the First Stage'''
|- 
|5||align=left|{{flagicon|PAR}} [[Cerro Porteño]]
|3||2||0||1||7||5||+2||'''6'''
|- 
|6||align=left|{{flagicon|CHI}} [[Huachipato]]
|3||2||0||1||5||4||+1||'''6'''
|- 
|7||align=left|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]]
|3||2||0||1||5||4||+1||'''6'''
|- 
|8||align=left|{{flagicon|PAR}} [[Club Libertad|Libertad]]
|3||1||1||1||5||4||+1||'''4'''
|- 
|9||align=left|{{flagicon|ECU}} [[Independiente del Valle]]
|3||1||1||1||3||10||-7||'''4'''
|- 
|10||align=left|{{flagicon|PER}} [[FBC Melgar|Melgar]]
|3||0||1||2||2||7||-5||'''1'''
|-
|11||align="left"|{{flagicon|VEN}} [[Deportivo La Guaira]]
|3||0||0||3||0||6||-6||'''0'''
|-
|12||align="left"|{{flagicon|BOL}} [[Club Bolívar|Bolívar]]
|3||0||0||3||2||17||-15||'''0'''
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.conmebol.com/es/copa-libertadores-sub20-2016 Copa Libertadores Sub20 2016], CONMEBOL.com

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