Corinthians learn host city for next Women’s Copa Libertadores | OneFootball

The 2026 edition of the Women’s Copa Libertadores now has its host city and dates confirmed. Conmebol announced this Monday that Quito, the capital of Ecuador, will host the continental competition. The tournament is scheduled to take place between October 15 and 31.

Although Ecuador had already been chosen as the host country since February, the host city had not yet been defined. So far, Conmebol has also not revealed which stadiums will be used during the competition.

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As the reigning continental champion, Corinthians will be one of the top seeds and will be placed in Group A. The team must still wait for the draw to find out its opponents in the first phase. This will be the third time Ecuador has hosted the Women’s Copa Libertadores. The country already hosted the tournament in 2019 and 2022, and on both occasions Quito was chosen to stage the matches.

Corinthians’ history in Ecuador is very positive. In the 2019 edition, the Brabas won the title in Quito itself after defeating Ferroviária 2–0 in the final played at Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa. Gi Crivelari and Juliete scored the goals that secured the title.

Corinthians heads into the next edition with the mission of extending its dominance in the competition even further. Holder of the highest number of titles in the history of the Women’s Copa Libertadores, the São Paulo club will try to win its seventh continental trophy. The club’s run in the competition includes the 2017 title, won in partnership with Audax, as well as the 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024 and 2025 triumphs. Timão will therefore take the field in search of a fourth consecutive title.

In the last edition, played in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Corinthians once again finished on top. In the final, the Brabas drew 0–0 with Deportivo Cali of Colombia over 90 minutes, but came out on top in the penalty shootout, winning 5–3.

In addition to Corinthians, Brazilian football will have two other representatives in the 2026 tournament: Cruzeiro and Palmeiras. A total of 16 teams will take part in the competition. The clubs will be divided into four groups, each made up of four teams. At the end of the opening phase, the top two teams from each group will advance to the quarterfinals, starting the knockout stage.

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