2018 Copa Libertadores de Futsal

2018 Copa Libertadores de Futsal
Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores de Futsal; Brasil 2018
Tournament details
Host country	Brazil
City	Carlos Barbosa
Dates	22–29 April 2018
Teams	12 (from 10 associations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Carlos Barbosa (6th title)
Runners-up	Joinville
Third place	Sorocaba
Fourth place	Cerro Porteño
Tournament statistics
Matches played	26
Goals scored	157 (6.04 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Lé (7 goals)
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The 2018 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores de Futsal was the 18th edition of the Copa Libertadores de Futsal, South America's premier club futsal tournament organized by CONMEBOL.

The tournament was held at Carlos Barbosa, Brazil between 22–29 April 2018.^[2]

Defending champions Carlos Barbosa defeated Joinville in the final to win their fifth title. Sorocaba defeated Cerro Porteño to finish third.

Teams[edit]

The competition is contested by 12 teams: the title holders, one entry from each of the ten CONMEBOL associations, plus an additional entry from the host association.^[3]

Association	Team	Qualifying method
Argentina	Boca Juniors	2017 Campeonato de Futsal AFA champions
Bolivia	CRE	2017 Liga Nacional de Futsal champions
Brazil (hosts)	Carlos Barbosa	2017 Copa Libertadores de Futsal champions
	Sorocaba	2018 Supercopa de Futsal champions
	Joinville	2017 Taça Brasil de Futsal champions
Chile	Colo-Colo	2017 Campeonato Nacional de Futsal ANFP champions
Colombia	Leones de Nariño	2017 Superliga Colombiana de Fútsal champions
Ecuador	Società Sportiva Bocca	2016–17 Campeonato Nacional Futsal del Ecuador champions
Paraguay	Cerro Porteño	2017 Liga Nacional de Futsal FIFA champions
Peru	Panta Walon	2017 División de Honor de fútbol sala de Perú champions
Uruguay	Nacional	2017 Campeonato Uruguayo de Fútbol Sala champions
Venezuela	Caracas	2017 Torneo Superior de Futsal champions

Venues[edit]

The tournament was played at the Centro Municipal de Eventos in Carlos Barbosa.

Draw[edit]

The draw of the tournament was held on 3 April 2018 at the Centro Municipal de Eventos in Carlos Barbosa.^[4] The 12 teams were drawn into three groups of four containing one team from each of the four seeding pots. The following three teams were seeded:

Group A: 2017 Copa Libertadores de Futsal champions, Carlos Barbosa (Brazil)
Group B: 2017 Copa Libertadores de Futsal runners-up, Cerro Porteño (Paraguay)
Group C: champions of the host association, Sorocaba (Brazil)

The other teams were seeded based on the results of their association in the 2017 Copa Libertadores de Futsal, with the additional entry from the host association seeded last.

Seeds	Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3
Carlos Barbosa (Group A) Cerro Porteño (Group B) Sorocaba (Group C)	Leones de Nariño Panta Walon Boca Juniors	Società Sportiva Bocca Colo-Colo Caracas	CRE Nacional Joinville

Squads[edit]

Each team has to submit a squad of 14 players, including a minimum of two goalkeepers (Regulations Article 31).^[3]

Group stage[edit]

The top two teams of each group and the two best third-placed teams advance to the quarter-finals. 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):^[3]

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, BRT (UTC−3).^[5]

Group A[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Carlos Barbosa (H)	3	3	0	0	11	3	+8	9	Quarter-finals
2	Boca Juniors	3	2	0	1	13	6	+7	6	Quarter-finals
3	CRE	3	0	1	2	5	10	−5	1
4	Colo-Colo	3	0	1	2	6	16	−10	1

Source: CONMEBOL
(H) Hosts

22 April 2018