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]

2019 Copa América de Futsal

CONMEBOL Copa América de Futsal Chile 2019
Tournament details
Host country	Chile
City	Los Ángeles
Dates	Cancelled (23–30 October 2019)
Teams	10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
← 2017 2022 →

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.

Seeded	Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Chile (assigned to A1)  Brazil (assigned to B1)	Argentina  Paraguay	Uruguay  Colombia	Venezuela  Bolivia	Ecuador  Peru

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

First match(es) will be played: 23 October 2019. Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

First match(es) will be played: 23 October 2019. Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

	Semi-finals				Final
	29 October
	1st Group A
					30 October
	2nd Group B
					Winner SF1
	29 October
					Winner SF2
	1st Group B
	2nd Group A
					Third place play-off
					30 October
					Loser SF1
					Loser SF2

Fifth place play-off         30 October     3rd Group A     3rd Group B

Seventh place play-off         30 October     4th Group A     4th Group B

Ninth place play-off         29 October     5th Group A     5th Group B

Ninth place play-off

29 October 2019 (2019-10-29)

15:30

5th Group A	Cancelled	5th Group B

Polideportivo de Los Ángeles, Los Ángeles

Semi-finals

29 October 2019 (2019-10-29)

18:00

1st Group A	Cancelled	2nd Group B

Polideportivo de Los Ángeles, Los Ángeles

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29 October 2019 (2019-10-29)

20:00

1st Group B	Cancelled	2nd Group A

Polideportivo de Los Ángeles, Los Ángeles

Seventh place play-off

30 October 2019 (2019-10-30)

13:30

4th Group A	Cancelled	4th Group B

Polideportivo de Los Ángeles, Los Ángeles

Fifth place play-off

30 October 2019 (2019-10-30)

15:30

3rd Group A	Cancelled	3rd Group B

Polideportivo de Los Ángeles, Los Ángeles

Third place play-off

30 October 2019 (2019-10-30)

18:00

Loser SF1	Cancelled	Loser SF2

Polideportivo de Los Ángeles, Los Ángeles

Final

30 October 2019 (2019-10-30)

20:00

Winner SF1	Cancelled	Winner SF2

Polideportivo de Los Ángeles, Los Ángeles