The CONMEBOL Libertadores de Futsal (English: South American Futsal Championship, Portuguese: Campeonato Sul-Americano de Futebol de Salão) is an international futsal competition disputed between the best clubs of South America. Since 2002, the tournament is formally organized by CONMEBOL.

Copa Libertadores de Futsal
Organizing bodyCONMEBOL
Founded1970 (precursor)
2000 (current format)
RegionSouth America
Number of teams12
Current champion(s)Brazil Magnus Futsal
(2nd title)
Most successful club(s)Brazil Carlos Barbosa
(6 titles)
2024 Championship

Competition format

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Since 2002, the competition is divided in two zones, Zona Norte (North Zone) and Zona Sur (South Zone). This was intended to end the hegemony of the Brazilian teams in the tournament. Each zone is divided in two groups with a variable number of teams. The teams in each group play each other in a single party headquarters previously defined by CONMEBOL tournament for each zone. After playing all group matches the top two teams of each group meet in semifinals single party and crossed keys (first second of a group against the other), the winners of each match compete with each end of the area single party and the winner of the disputed area of the South American final against the winner of the other area the best of three games based determined by CONMEBOL. If a team does not attend matches as scheduled without justifying their absence and / or fails to reach agreement with the opposing team and the CONMEBOL to change dates, his opponent is declared as champion by walkover (W.O.).

Results

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Year Host Champion Score Runner-up
2000   Rio de Janeiro   Internacional 6–5   Vasco da Gama
2001   Carlos Barbosa   Banespa 6–5   Carlos Barbosa
2002   Valera   Carlos Barbosa 7–4 / 9–6   Pumas
2003   Carlos Barbosa   Carlos Barbosa 8–2 / 5–1   Nacional
2004   Lima   Jaraguá 13–6 / 8–1   Kansas
2005   Itauguá   Jaraguá 6–5 / 3–2   Universidad Autónoma
2006   Fusagasugá   Jaraguá 5–2 / 8–3   Santa Fe
2007   Jaraguá do Sul   Jaraguá 7–1 / 6–2   Bello Jairuby
2008   Jaraguá do Sul   Jaraguá 11–4 / 10–2   Deportivo Táchira
2009   Misiones   Jaraguá* w/o   Bello Jairuby
2010 Not played
2011**   Encarnación   Carlos Barbosa 3–1   Atlético Paranaense
2012 Not played
2013   Orlândia   Intelli 4–1 / 7–2[1]   Águilas Doradas
2014**   Erechim   Atlântico 3–2   Boca Juniors
2015   Itapetininga   Brasil Kirin 5–1 / 4–2[2]   Real Bucaramanga
2016[3]   Asunción***   Cerro Porteño 4–2   Jaraguá
2017[4]   Lima   Carlos Barbosa 2–1   Cerro Porteño
2018[5]   Carlos Barbosa   Carlos Barbosa 4–1   Joinville
2019[6]   Buenos Aires   Carlos Barbosa 3–1   Cerro Porteño
2020[7] Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic (originally scheduled 31 May – 7 June)[8][9]
2021   Montevideo   San Lorenzo 4–3   Carlos Barbosa
2022[10]   Buenos Aires   Cascavel 3–1   Peñarol
2023[11]   Caracas   Cascavel 3–1   Joinville
2024[12]   Tortuguitas   Magnus Futsal 4–2   Barracas Central
2025   Asunción[13]
Notes

* Jaraguá is declared champion because Bello Jairuby did not show to matches agreed to play in Brazil.

** The tournament was not played in the North Zone. Consequently, the South Zone tournament proclaimed a champion and runner-up on a continental level.

*** The tournament was originally scheduled to be played in La Guaira, Venezuela between 3–9 May 2016,[14] but was later cancelled "for insurmountable force majeure and logistics".[15] The tournament was relocated to be played in Asunción, Paraguay between 12 and 19 June 2016.[16]

Statistics

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Performance by club

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Club Champion Runner-up Years won Years runner-up
  Carlos Barbosa 6 2 2002, 2003, 2011, 2017, 2018, 2019 2001, 2021
  Jaraguá 6 1 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 2016
  Cascavel 2 0 2022, 2023
  Brasil Kirin/Magnus Futsal 2 0 2015, 2024
  Cerro Porteño 1 2 2016 2017, 2019
  Internacional 1 0 2000
  Banespa 1 0 2001
  Intelli 1 0 2013
  Atlântico 1 0 2014
  San Lorenzo 1 0 2021

Performance by nation

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Nation Winners Runners-up Years won
  Brazil 20 6 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009,

2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024

  Paraguay 1 4 2016
  Argentina 1 2 2021
  Colombia 0 5
  Venezuela 0 2
  Uruguay 0 2
  Peru 0 1

References

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  1. ^ "ADC Intelli is champion of the Libertadores Futsal | Conmebol.com". Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  2. ^ "¡Brasil Kirin, magnifico campeón de la Copa Libertadores de Futsal!" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. December 9, 2015.
  3. ^ Copa Libertadores Futsal 2016
  4. ^ Copa Libertadores Futsal Perú 2017
  5. ^ CONMEBOL Libertadores Futsal Brasil 2018
  6. ^ CONMEBOL Libertadores Futsal Argentina 2019
  7. ^ "CONMEBOL Libertadores Futsal Uruguay 2020 Reglamento" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
  8. ^ "Postergación de la CONMEBOL Libertadores de Futsal Masculino 2020". CONMEBOL.com. March 25, 2020.
  9. ^ "Lista de torneos cancelados en la edición 2020" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. June 19, 2020.
  10. ^ CONMEBOL Libertadores Futsal
  11. ^ Copa Libertadores y Sudamericano sub 20 de Futsal se realizará en el Poliedro de Caracas
  12. ^ La CONMEBOL Libertadores de futsal se disputará en nuestro país
  13. ^ Asunción albergará en 2025 la Copa Libertadores de Futsal
  14. ^ "La Copa Libertadores de Futsal con sede y fechas definidas". CONMEBOL.com. April 10, 2016.
  15. ^ "La CONMEBOL confirma que la Copa Libertadores de Futsal no se hará en Venezuela". CONMEBOL.com. April 29, 2016.
  16. ^ "Copa Libertadores de Futsal 2016: En Paraguay, del 12 al 19 de junio". CONMEBOL.com. May 9, 2016.
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