The 2023 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores de Futsal was the 22nd edition of the Copa Libertadores de Futsal, South America's premier club futsal tournament organized by CONMEBOL. The tournament was held in Caracas, Venezuela between 21–28 May 2023,[1][2] with Brazilian team Cascavel taking the title for the second time in a row.[3]
Cascavel are the defending champions.
Teams
The competition was contested by 12 teams: the title holders, one entry from each of the ten CONMEBOL associations, plus an additional entry from the host association.[4]
Association
Team
Qualification method
Argentina
Barracas Central
2023 Copa Libertadores qualification play-off winners.[Note ARG][5][6]
2022 Liga FUTVE Futsal 1 Torneo Clausura runners-up.[Note VEN][18][19]
Notes
Argentina (ARG): The Argentina berth was decided in a play-off played between the 2022 Campeonato Único de Primera División champions (San Lorenzo) and the 2022 Liga Nacional de Futsal champions (Barracas Central).
Venezuela (VEN): Venezuelan's second berth was originally assigned to Bucaneros (2022 Torneo Apertura runners-up) for being the team with the best performance in the 2022 season behind the champions Centauros.[20] However, Bucaneros decided not to participate in the 2023 Liga FUTVE Futsal 1,[21] and consequently its place in the 2023 Copa Libertadores was taken by Tigres, runners-up in the 2022 Torneo Clausura.[22]
Venue
The tournament will be entirely played at the Poliedro de Caracas located in La Rinconada zone in Caracas, Venezuela.[23][24] The Poliedro de Caracas has a capacity for 13,000 spectators.[25]
Draw
The draw of the tournament will be held on 28 April 2023, 12:00 PYT (UTC−4), at the CONMEBOL headquarters in Luque, Paraguay.[26][27] The draw was conducted based on Regulations Article 16 as follows:[4]
Initially, three teams were seeded and assigned to the head of the groups (Cascavel automatically to Group A, the others two via a draw from pot 1):
To Group C: as the first representative of the host association, Centauros (Venezuela)
The remaining nine teams were split into three pots of three based on the final placement of their national association's club in the previous edition of the championship, with the highest three (Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay) placed in Pot 2, the next three (Peru, Ecuador and Colombia) placed in Pot 3 and the lowest two (Bolivia and Chile) in pot 4, alongside the additional Venezuelan team.[26]
From each pot, the first team drawn was placed into Group A, the second team drawn placed into Group B and the final team drawn placed into Group C. Teams from the same national association could not be drawn into the same group.[28]
Each team had to enter a squad of a maximum of 14 and a minimum of 9 players, including at least two goalkeepers (Regulations Article 48).[4]
Group stage
The top two teams of each group and the two best third-placed teams advance to the quarter-finals.
Tiebreakers
Teams are ranked according to points earned (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):[4]
Results in head-to-head matches between tied teams (points, goal difference, goals scored);
Source: CONMEBOL Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Fewest number of red cards received; 5) Fewest number of yellow cards received; 6) Draw.[4]
Source: CONMEBOL Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Fewest number of red cards received; 5) Fewest number of yellow cards received; 6) Draw.[4] (H) Hosts
Final stage
In the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final, 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 twelfth place) (Regulations Article 22).[4]
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^"Fechas y Sedes de los Torneos CONMEBOL 2023" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 1 October 2022.
^Cascavel repite corona en la CONMEBOL Libertadores Futsal
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^"Barracas Central superó a San Lorenzo y se clasificó a la Copa Libertadores 2023" [Barracas Central bat San Lorenzo to qualify for 2023 Copa Libertadores]. www.afa.com.ar (in Spanish). Argentine Football Association. 22 December 2022.
^"Fantasmas Morales Moralitos conquista la Liga Nacional de Futsal" [Fantasmas Morales Moralitos wins the Liga Nacional de Futsal] (in Spanish). Los Tiempos. 15 December 2022.
^Bolivian Football Federation (16 December 2022). "Fantasmas Morales Moralitos es campeón de la Liga Nacional" (in Spanish). Liga Nacional de Futsal Boliviano – via Facebook.
^"Deportes Recoleta obtuvo la Supercopa del Futsal Primera Sportway.cl 2022" [Deportes Recoleta won the 2022 Supercopa de Futsal Primera Sportway.cl]. campeonatochileno.cl (in Spanish). Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional. 26 December 2022.
^"RESOLUCIÓN NÚMERO 4319 (25 DE ABRIL 2022) Por la cual se reglamenta el Campeonato LIGA BETPLAY FUTSAL 2022" (PDF). fcf.com.co (in Spanish). Colombian Football Federation. 25 April 2022.
^"DEFINIDA LA FECHA PARA LA FINAL IDA DE LA SUPERLIGA BETPLAY FUTSAL FCF 2022". fcf.com.co (in Spanish). Colombian Football Federation. 16 February 2023.
^"FCF FELICITA A REAL ANTIOQUIA POR CORONARSE CAMPEÓN DE LA SUPERLIGA BETPLAY FUTSAL FCF 2022". fcf.com.co (in Spanish). Colombian Football Federation. 4 March 2023.
^"Cerro Porteño logró el título Absoluto" [Cerro Porteño won the Absolute title]. www.apf.org.py (in Spanish). Paraguayan Football Association. 13 August 2022.
^"PANTA WALON ES EL CAMPEÓN DE LA PRIMERA DIVISIÓN FUTSAL PRO 2022" [Panta Walon is the 2022 Primera División Futsal Pro champions]. www.fpf.org.pe (in Spanish). Peruvian Football Federation. 28 October 2022.
^"Campeones de Fútbol Sala en las categorías mayores" [Futsalchampions in the senior categories] (in Spanish). Uruguayan Football Association. 12 December 2022.
^Pérez, Matías (12 December 2021). "Supercampeones: Peñarol ganó un quinquenio y saborea otro en fútbol sala" (in Spanish). El País.
^"Centauros de Caracas es el campeón absoluto de la Liga FUTVE Futsal 1" [Centauros de Caracas are the absolute champions of the Liga FUTVE Futsal 1]. federacionvenezolanadefutbol.org (in Spanish). Venezuelan Football Federation. 21 November 2022.
^Venezuelan Football Federation [@LigaFUTVESala] (23 March 2023). "Tigres Futsal Club será nuestro segundo representante en la @LibertadoresFS" [Tigres will be our second representative in the @LibertadoresFS] (Tweet) (in Spanish) – via Twitter.
^Bolívar, Mauricio (23 March 2023). "Tigres Futsal Club representará a Venezuela en la Copa Libertadores 2023" [Tigres Futsal Club will represent Venezuela in the 2023 Copa Libertadores]. elsiglo.com.ve (in Spanish). El Siglo.
^Guzmán, Galvis (28 March 2023). "Liga nacional de futsal comienza el 1º de abril" [National futsal league starts on April 1] (in Spanish). La Verdad de Vargas.
^"Presentada la edición 2023 de la Liga FUTVE Futsal 1" [The 2023 edition of the Liga FUTVE Futsal 1 has been presented]. federacionvenezolanadefutbol.org (in Spanish). Venezuelan Football Federation. 23 March 2023.
^Larocca, Sebastián (24 March 2023). "ESTÁN LOS DOCE EQUIPOS PARA LA LIBERTADORES" [The twelve teams for the Libertadores are ready]. pasionfutsal.com.ar (in Spanish). Pasión Futsal.
^"Se realizan visitas a escenarios de la CONMEBOL Libertadores de Futsal y la CONMEBOL Sub20 de Futsal 2023" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 24 January 2023.
^"Delegación de CONMEBOL visitó Venezuela e inspeccionó sede de torneos continentales de futsal". federacionvenezolanadefutbol.org (in Spanish). Venezuelan Football Federation. 24 January 2023.
^Malavé, Stefano (24 January 2023). "Poliedro de Caracas albergará la Copa Libertadores de futsal" [Poliedro de Caracas to host the Copa Libertadores de Futsal] (in Spanish). Meridiano.
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^"SORTEO DE LA FASE DE GRUPOS DE LA CONMEBOL LIBERTADORES DE FUTSAL 2023" (in Spanish). Colombian Football Federation. 18 April 2023.
^"SORTEO - CONMEBOL LIBERTADORES FUTSAL 2023" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 28 April 2023 – via YouTube.
^"Conoce los grupos de La CONMEBOL Libertadores Futsal 2023" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 28 April 2023.
^"Calendario de partidos" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 3 May 2023.