2019 Copa América de Futsal
The 2019 CONMEBOL Copa América de Futsal was 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. 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 were the defending champions.
Teams
All ten CONMEBOL member national teams entered the tournament.Team | Appearance | Previous best top-4 performance |
13th | ||
6th | ||
13th | ||
8th | ||
7th | ||
7th | ||
13th | ||
7th | ||
11th | ||
7th |
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, at the Hotel Four Points at Los Ángeles, Chile. 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.Seeded | Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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 ;
- 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 :
- Drawing of lots.
Group A
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Group B
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Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out would be used to decide the winner if necessary.Bracket
Ninth place play-off
Semi-finals
Note: If the hosts Chile qualify for the semi-finals, they will play in the second semi-final.----