2019 Copa América de Futsal

The 2019 CONMEBOL Copa América de Futsal was going to be the 13th 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 originally to be held in Los Ángeles, Chile between 23–30 October 2019.^[1] However, on 22 October 2019, one day before the start of the tournament, CONMEBOL announced that it was cancelled due to the Chilean protests.^[2]

Brazil were the defending champions.

Teams

All ten CONMEBOL member national teams entered the tournament.

Team	Would-be Appearance	Previous best top-4 performance
Argentina	13th	Champions (2003, 2015)
Bolivia	6th	Fourth place (2000)
Brazil (holders)	13th	Champions (1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2008, 2011, 2017)
Chile (hosts)	8th	None
Colombia	7th	Fourth place (2011, 2015)
Ecuador	7th	Fourth place (1992)
Paraguay	13th	Runners-up (1998, 1999, 2015)
Peru	7th	None
Uruguay	11th	Runners-up (1996, 2008)
Venezuela	7th	None

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.^[3][4] 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, 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:

1. Points obtained in all group matches (three points for a win, one for a draw, none for a defeat);
2. Goal difference in all group matches;
3. Number of goals scored in all group matches;
4. Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
5. Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question;
6. Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
7. Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction could be applied to a player in a single match):
   • Yellow card: −1 points;
   • Indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points;
   • Direct red card: −4 points;
   • Yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;
8. Drawing of lots.

All times local, CLST (UTC−3).^[5]

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Chile (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Knockout stage
2	Bolivia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Ecuador	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Fifth place play-off
4	Uruguay	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Seventh place play-off
5	Argentina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Ninth place play-off

23 October 2019 (2019-10-23)

18:15

Bolivia	Cancelled	Argentina

Polideportivo de Los Ángeles, Los Ángeles

23 October 2019 (2019-10-23)

20:15

Chile	Cancelled	Uruguay

Polideportivo de Los Ángeles, Los Ángeles

24 October 2019 (2019-10-24)

18:00

Uruguay	Cancelled	Argentina

Polideportivo de Los Ángeles, Los Ángeles

24 October 2019 (2019-10-24)

20:00

Chile	Cancelled	Ecuador

Polideportivo de Los Ángeles, Los Ángeles

25 October 2019 (2019-10-25)

18:00

Bolivia	Cancelled	Uruguay

Polideportivo de Los Ángeles, Los Ángeles

25 October 2019 (2019-10-25)

20:00

Argentina	Cancelled	Ecuador

Polideportivo de Los Ángeles, Los Ángeles

26 October 2019 (2019-10-26)

18:00

Bolivia	Cancelled	Ecuador

Polideportivo de Los Ángeles, Los Ángeles

26 October 2019 (2019-10-26)

20:00

Chile	Cancelled	Argentina

Polideportivo de Los Ángeles, Los Ángeles

27 October 2019 (2019-10-27)

18:00

Ecuador	Cancelled	Uruguay

Polideportivo de Los Ángeles, Los Ángeles

27 October 2019 (2019-10-27)

20:00

Chile	Cancelled	Bolivia

Polideportivo de Los Ángeles, Los Ángeles

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Brazil	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Knockout stage
2	Venezuela	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Colombia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Fifth place play-off
4	Paraguay	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Seventh place play-off
5	Peru	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Ninth place play-off

23 October 2019 (2019-10-23)

13:30

Venezuela	Cancelled	Peru

Polideportivo de Los Ángeles, Los Ángeles

23 October 2019 (2019-10-23)

15:30

Brazil	Cancelled	Paraguay

Polideportivo de Los Ángeles, Los Ángeles

24 October 2019 (2019-10-24)

13:30

Paraguay	Cancelled	Peru

Polideportivo de Los Ángeles, Los Ángeles

24 October 2019 (2019-10-24)

15:30

Brazil	Cancelled	Colombia

Polideportivo de Los Ángeles, Los Ángeles

25 October 2019 (2019-10-25)

13:30

Venezuela	Cancelled	Paraguay

Polideportivo de Los Ángeles, Los Ángeles

25 October 2019 (2019-10-25)

15:30

Peru	Cancelled	Colombia

Polideportivo de Los Ángeles, Los Ángeles

26 October 2019 (2019-10-26)

13:30

Venezuela	Cancelled	Colombia

Polideportivo de Los Ángeles, Los Ángeles

26 October 2019 (2019-10-26)

15:30

Brazil	Cancelled	Peru

Polideportivo de Los Ángeles, Los Ángeles

27 October 2019 (2019-10-27)

13:30

Colombia	Cancelled	Paraguay

Polideportivo de Los Ángeles, Los Ángeles

27 October 2019 (2019-10-27)

15:30

Brazil	Cancelled	Venezuela

Polideportivo de Los Ángeles, Los Ángeles

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out 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

Seventh place play-off

Fifth place play-off

Third place play-off

Final

References

External links

• Copa América Futsal Chile 2019, CONMEBOL.com