The 2019 CONMEBOL Copa América de Futsal was going to be the 13th edition of the
Copa América de Futsal
The CONMEBOL Copa América de Futsal is the main national futsal competition of the CONMEBOL nations organized by the FIFA. It was first held in 1964 and was organized by Asociación Mundial de Futsal (AMF) as "Sudamericano". The tournament was a ...
, the international
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Futsal is played between two teams of five players each, one of whom is ...
championship under
FIFA rules organised by
CONMEBOL for the men's national teams of South America. The tournament was originally to be held in
Los Ángeles,
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...
between 23–30 October 2019.
However, on 22 October 2019, one day before the start of the tournament, CONMEBOL announced that it was cancelled due to the
Chilean protests.
Brazil
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were the defending champions.
Teams
All ten
CONMEBOL member national teams entered the tournament.
Venues
The matches were originally to be played at the
Polideportivo de Los Ángeles in
Los Ángeles.
Draw
The draw of the tournament was held on 26 September 2019, 12:30
CLST (
UTC−3), at the Hotel Four Points at
Los Ángeles,
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...
. The ten teams were drawn into two groups of five. The hosts, Chile, and the title holders, Brazil, were seeded in Groups A and B respectively, while the other eight teams were divided into four pots based on their results in the
2017 Copa América de Futsal
The 2017 CONMEBOL Copa América de Futsal was the 12th edition of the Copa América de Futsal, the international futsal championship under FIFA rules organised by CONMEBOL for the men's national teams of South America. The tournament was held in S ...
, and were drawn to the remaining group positions.
Squads
Each team has to submit a squad of 14 players, including a minimum of two goalkeepers.
Group stage
The top two teams of each group advance to the semi-finals.
;Tiebreakers
The ranking of teams in the first stage is determined as follows:
#
Points obtained in all group matches (three points for a win, one for a draw, none for a defeat);
#
Goal difference in all group matches;
# Number of goals scored in all group matches;
# Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
# Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question;
# Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
# Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction could be applied to a player in a single match):
# Drawing of lots.
All times local,
CLST (
UTC−3).
Group A
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Group B
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Knockout stage
In the knockout stage,
extra time and
penalty shoot-out
The penalty shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to pe ...
would be used to decide the winner if necessary (no extra time would be used in the play-offs for third to tenth place).
Bracket
Ninth place play-off
Semi-finals
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Seventh place play-off
Fifth place play-off
Third place play-off
Final
References
External links
Copa América Futsal Chile 2019 CONMEBOL.com
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2019 in South American futsal
2019 in Chilean football
October 2019 sports events in South America
2019 Copa America Futsal
Cancelled futsal competitions