The 2018 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores Femenina de Futsal was the 5th edition of the Copa Libertadores Femenina de Futsal, South America's premier women's club futsal tournament organized by CONMEBOL.
The tournament was held at Luque, Paraguay between 7–14 October 2018.
Leões Da Serra defeated Sport Colonial 0–4 in the final to win their first title. San Lorenzo defeated Lyon on penalties (after a 2–2 draw following extra time) to finish third. Unochapecó were the defending champions, but did not qualify for this edition.
Teams The competition is contested by 10 teams: one entry from each of the ten CONMEBOL associations.
AssociationTeamQualifying method ArgentinaSan Lorenzo2017 Argentine champions BoliviaAtlantes2017 Bolivian champions BrazilLeões Da Serra2017 Taça Brasil de Futsal Feminino champions ChilePalestino2018 Chilean champions ColombiaLyon2018 Colombian champions EcuadorSanto Domingo IK92018 Ecuadorian champions Paraguay (hosts)Sport Colonial2017 Paraguayan champions PeruUNMSM2018 Peruvian champions UruguayNacional2017 Uruguayan champions VenezuelaAquiles Nazoa2018 Venezuelan champions
Venues The tournament was played at the Polideportivo del Comité Olímpico Paraguayo in Luque.
Draw The draw of the tournament was held on 13 September 2018, 11:00 PYT (UTC−4) at the headquarters of the Paraguayan Football Association in Asunción. The 10 teams were drawn into two groups of five. The following two teams were seeded: Group A: representatives of the host association, Sport Colonial (Paraguay) Group B: representatives of the association of the 2017 Copa Libertadores Femenina de Futsal champions, Leões Da Serra (Brazil)
The remaining teams were seeded based on the results of their association in the 2017 Copa Libertadores Femenina de Futsal.
SeedsPot 1Pot 2
Squads Each team has to submit a squad of 14 players, including a minimum of two goalkeepers (Regulations Article 33).
Group stage The top two teams of each group advance to the semi-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): 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, PYST (UTC−3).
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage In the semi-finals and final, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Article 22).
Bracket
Semi-finals
Third place match
Final
References
External links CONMEBOL Libertadores de Futsal Femenino Paraguay 2018, CONMEBOL.com