2019 Copa Libertadores de Futsal

2019 Copa Libertadores de Futsal
Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores de Futsal; Argentina 2019
Tournament details
Host country	Argentina
City	Buenos Aires
Dates	14–21 July 2019
Teams	12 (from 10 associations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Carlos Barbosa (7th title)
Runners-up	Cerro Porteño
Third place	Alianza Platanera
Fourth place	Panta Walon
Tournament statistics
Matches played	32
Goals scored	184 (5.75 per match)

The 2019 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores de Futsal was the 19th edition of the Copa Libertadores de Futsal, South America's premier club futsal tournament organized by CONMEBOL. The tournament was held at Buenos Aires, Argentina between 14–21 July 2019.^[1]

Carlos Barbosa were the defending champions.

Teams

The competition was contested by 12 teams: the title holders, one entry from each of the ten CONMEBOL associations, plus an additional entry from the host association.^[2]

Association	Team
Argentina (hosts)	San Lorenzo
Argentina (hosts)	Villa La Ñata
Bolivia	Proyecto Latín
Brazil	Carlos Barbosa (holders)
Brazil	Corinthians
Chile	Universidad de Chile
Colombia	Alianza Platanera
Ecuador	Società Sportiva Bocca
Paraguay	Cerro Porteño
Peru	Panta Walon
Uruguay	Nacional
Venezuela	Bucaneros

Venues

The tournament was played at the Polideportivo del Club San Lorenzo de Almagro in Buenos Aires.

Draw

The draw of the tournament was held on 4 July 2019, 13:00 ART (UTC−3), at the Predio de Ezeiza of the Argentine Football Association in Buenos Aires.^[1]^[3] The twelve teams were drawn into three groups of four. The following three teams were seeded:

Group A: the title holders
Group B: the representative (champions) from the host association (Argentina)
Group C: the representative from the association which were the runners-up from the previous edition (Brazil)

The other teams were seeded based on the results of their association in the 2018 Copa Libertadores de Futsal, with the additional entry from the host association seeded last. Each group, apart from the seeded team, contained one team from each of Pot 1, Pot 2, and Pot 3. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group.

Seeds	Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3
Carlos Barbosa (Group A) San Lorenzo (Group B) Corinthians (Group C)	Cerro Porteño Bucaneros Alianza Platanera	Nacional Proyecto Latín Universidad de Chile	Panta Walon Società Sportiva Bocca Villa La Ñata

Squads

Each team has to submit a squad of 14 players, including a minimum of two goalkeepers.^[2]

Group stage

The top two teams of each group and the two best third-placed teams advance to the quarter-finals.

Tiebreakers

The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order (Regulations Article 21):^[2]

Results in head-to-head matches between tied teams (points, goal difference, goals scored);
Goal difference in all matches;
Goals scored in all matches;
Drawing of lots.

All times are local, ART (UTC−3).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Cerro Porteño	3	3	0	13	4	+9	9	Knockout stage
2	Carlos Barbosa	3	2	1	10	6	+4	6	Knockout stage
3	Villa La Ñata (H)	3	1	2	7	9	−2	3	Ninth place play-off
4	Proyecto Latín	3	0	3	1	12	−11	0	Eleventh place play-off

Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

14 July 2019