| Tourney Name: | U-20 Copa Libertadores |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Dates: | 15 February – 1 March 2020 |
| Num Teams: | 12 |
| Associations: | 10 |
| Venues: | 2 |
| Cities: | 2 |
| Country: | Paraguay |
| Champion Other: | Independiente del Valle |
| Count: | 1 |
| Second Other: | River Plate |
| Third Other: | Flamengo |
| Fourth Other: | Libertad |
| Matches: | 22 |
| Goals: | 81 |
| Top Scorer: | Derlis Aquino (6 goals) |
| Prevseason: | 2018 |
| Nextseason: | 2022 |
The 2020 U-20 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores (es|'''Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores Sub-20 2020''') was the 5th edition of the U-20 CONMEBOL Libertadores (also referred to as the U-20 Copa Libertadores), South America's premier under-20 club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. The tournament was held in Paraguay from 15 February to 1 March 2020. Nacional were the defending champions, but failed to advance out of the group stage.
Independiente del Valle defeated River Plate in the final to claim their first title, while Flamengo beat Libertad to finish third.
The competition was contested by 12 teams: the title holders, the youth champions from each of the ten CONMEBOL member associations, and one additional team from the host association.
Players must be born on or after 1 January 2000.[1]
| Association | Team | Qualifying method | data-sort-type="number" | Participation | Previous best result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Plate | 2018–19 play-off winners between Cuarta División (U-20) Apertura and Clausura champions[2] | 3rd | data-sort-value="1" | Champions (2012) | |
| Jorge Wilstermann | 2019 U-19 Torneo Nacional champions[3] | 2nd | data-sort-value="6" | Group stage (2011) | |
| Flamengo | 2019 U-20 Supercopa de Brasil champions[4] | 2nd | data-sort-value="5" | Quarterfinals (2011) | |
| Colo-Colo | 2019 U-19 Copa de Campeones champions[5] | 2nd | data-sort-value="6" | Group stage (2018) | |
| Millonarios | 2019 U-20 Súper Copa Juvenil champions[6] | 2nd | data-sort-value="6" | Group stage (2011) | |
| Independiente del Valle | 2019 U-18 Serie A champions[7] | 5th | data-sort-value="2" | Runners-up (2018) | |
| (hosts) | Libertad | 2019 U-19 Apertura champions[8] | 4th | data-sort-value="5" | Quarterfinals (2011) |
| Cerro Porteño | 2019 U-19 Clausura champions[9] | 3rd | data-sort-value="5" | Quarterfinals (2012) | |
| Sporting Cristal | 2019 Torneo de Promoción y Reserva champions[10] | 2nd | data-sort-value="6" | Group stage (2012) | |
| Nacional | 2018 U-20 Copa Libertadores champions | 3rd | data-sort-value="1" | Champions (2018) | |
| Danubio | 2019 U-19 Campeonato Uruguayo champions[11] | 1st | — | ||
| Academia Puerto Cabello | 2019 U-19 Serie Élite champions[12] | 1st | — |
The tournament was played at two venues in two cities, both in the Metropolitan Area of Asunción:[13]
The draw was held on 28 January 2020, 12:00 PYST (UTC−3), at the headquarters of the Paraguayan Football Association.[14] [15] The draw was conducted according to Regulations Article 16 as follows:[1]
On 30 January 2020, CONMEBOL announced that the CONMEBOL Referee Commission had appointed 10 referees and 20 assistant referees for the tournament.[16]
In the group stage, 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 were applied in the following order (Regulations Article 20):[1]
The winners of each group and the best runner-up among all groups advanced to the semi-finals.
All times local, PYST (UTC−3).[17]
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The semi-final matchups were:
The semi-final winners and losers played in the final and third place match respectively. If tied after full-time, extra time would not be played, and a penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 22).[1]
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