2009 Copa Libertadores Femenina

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The 2009 Copa Libertadores Femenina was the first edition of South America’s top annual women’s club competition, organized by CONMEBOL. It took place in Brazil from October 3 to 18, 2009, with matches in Santos, Guarujá, and São Paulo.

Format and teams
- Ten teams from ten countries competed, split into two groups of five.
- The top two teams from each group advanced to the knockout rounds (semifinals and final), with the semifinal winners meeting in the final and the losers playing for third place.

Result
- Champions: Santos (Brazil)
- Runners-up: Universidad Autónoma de Asunción (Paraguay)
- Final score: Santos 9–0 Universidad Autónoma
- This marked Santos’s first Copa Libertadores Femenina title.

Individual honors
- Top scorer: Cristiane (Santos) with 15 goals
- Best player: Marta (Santos)

Matches and goals
- A total of 24 matches were played, with 121 goals scored (about 5.04 per game).

Draw and venues
- The draw for the tournament was held on September 6, 2009, at Estádio Urbano Caldeira in Santos.
- Venues included Estádio Urbano Caldeira (Santos), Estádio Antônio Fernandes (Guarujá), Estádio Ulrico Mursa (Santos), and Estádio do Pacaembu (São Paulo).

Overview
- The 2009 competition introduced a new era for women’s club football in South America, with a Brazilian welcome bid by Santos helping launch the tournament’s history.