# 2021 Copa Libertadores de Futsal

The 2021 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores de Futsal was the 20th edition of the Copa Libertadores de Futsal, South America's premier club futsal tournament organized by CONMEBOL. The tournament was held in Florida, Uruguay between 16 and 22 May 2021.
The tournament was originally scheduled to be played from 1 to 8 May 2021, but was rescheduled from 15 to 22 May at request of the Local Organizing Committee. However, the start date was delayed to 16 May due to problems with the teams' flights and permits to enter the host country.
Carlos Barbosa were 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.
| Association | Team | Qualification method |
| Argentina | San Lorenzo | 2021 Copa Libertadores qualification play-off winners. |
| Bolivia | Proyecto Latín | 2019 Liga Nacional de Futsal champions. |
| Brazil | Carlos Barbosa (holders) | 2019 Copa Libertadores champions. |
| Brazil | Corinthians | 2021 Supercopa – Edição Especial winners. |
| Chile | Universidad de Chile | 2019 Campeonato Nacional Primera División Clausura champions. |
| Colombia | Alianza Platanera | 2019 Liga Nacional de Futsal champions. |
| Ecuador | Sportivo Bocca | 2019 Liga Nacional de Futsal champions. |
| Paraguay | Cerro Porteño | 2019 Campeonato de Futsal champions. |
| Peru | Universitario | 2019 Liga Futsal Pro Primera División champions. |
| Uruguay (hosts) | Peñarol | 2019 Liga Uruguaya de Fútbol Sala champions. |
| Uruguay (hosts) | Nacional | 2019 Liga Uruguaya de Fútbol Sala runners-up. |
| Venezuela | Delta Te Quiero | 2020 Liga Nacional de Futsal champions. |

### Notes

* Brazil (BRA): Given that the 2020 Copa Libertadores de Futsal was cancelled, the Brazilian Futsal Confederation decided that the 2021 Brazil berth would be awarded to the winners of a play-off between the 2020 and 2021 Supercopa de futsal champions (Corinthians and Magnus Futsal respectively).
* Chile (CHI): On 4 February 2021, the ANFP decided that the Chile berth, originally awarded to the 2019 Supercopa de Futsal champions, would be awarded to the 2019 Campeonato Clausura champions given that the 2019 Supercopa to be played between 2019 Campeonato Apertura champions (Santiago Wanderers) and 2019 Campeonato Clausura champions (Universidad de Chile) would not be held due to the Santiago Wanderers' futsal team closure.

## Venues

The tournament was played at the Polideportivo 10 de Julio in Florida, Uruguay.

## Draw

The draw of the tournament was held on 27 April 2021, 12:00 UYT (UTC−3). The draw was conducted based on Regulations Article 16 as follows:
Initially, three teams were seeded and assigned to the head of the groups (Carlos Barbosa automatically to Group A, the others two via a draw from pot 1):
* To Group A: as 2019 Copa Libertadores champions, Carlos Barbosa (Brazil)
* To Group B: as champions of the host association, Peñarol (Uruguay)
* To Group C: as the representative of the runner-up national association of the 2019 Copa Libertadores, Cerro Porteño (Paraguay)
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 (Colombia, Peru and Brazil) placed in Pot 2, the next three (Vanezuela, Argentina and Chile) placed in Pot 3 and the lowest two (Bolivia and Ecuador) in pot 4, alongside the additional Uruguayan club. 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. Clubs from the same association could not be drawn into the same group.
| Pot 1 (seeds) | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
| Peñarol Cerro Porteño | Alianza Platanera Universitario Corinthians | Delta Te Quiero San Lorenzo Universidad de Chile | Proyecto Latín Sportivo Bocca Nacional |
The draw resulted in the following groups:
Group A :
| Group A PosTeam A1 Carlos Barbosa A2 Universitario A3 San Lorenzo A4 Sportivo Bocca | Group B PosTeam B1 Peñarol B2 Corinthians B3 Delta Te Quiero B4 Proyecto Latín | Group C PosTeam C1 Cerro Porteño C2 Alianza Platanera C3 Universidad de Chile C4 Nacional |

## 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 and the two best third-placed teams advance to the quarter-finals.

### Tiebreakers

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, UYT (UTC−3).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Carlos Barbosa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | San Lorenzo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Universitario | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | Knockout stage |
| 4 | Sportivo Bocca | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 18 | −14 | 0 | Eleventh place play-off |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Corinthians | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Delta Te Quiero | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Peñarol (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | Knockout stage |
| 4 | Proyecto Latin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 0 | Eleventh place play-off |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Alianza Platanera | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Cerro Porteño | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Universidad de Chile | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 3 | Ninth place play-off |
| 4 | Nacional (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 0 | Ninth place play-off |
* 1 2 Alianza Platanera and Cerro Porteño tied on head-to-head result, goal difference, and goals scored in all matches. A drawing of lots decided the final position of both teams.

### Ranking of third-placed teams

| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | A | Universitario | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | B | Peñarol | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | C | Universidad de Chile | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 3 | Ninth place play-off |

### Ranking of fourth-placed teams

| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | C | Nacional | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 0 | Ninth place play-off |
| 2 | A | Sportivo Bocca | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 18 | −14 | 0 | Eleventh place play-off |
| 3 | B | Proyecto Latin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 0 | Eleventh place play-off |

## 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).

### Bracket

The quarter-final matchups are:
* QF1: Winner Group A vs. 2nd Best Third Place
* QF2: Winner Group B vs. 1st Best Third Place
* QF3: Winner Group C vs. Runner-up Group A
* QF4: Runner-up Group B vs. Runner-up Group C
The semi-final matchups are:
* SF1: Winner QF1 vs. Winner QF4
* SF2: Winner QF2 vs. Winner QF3
| 5th place match | 5th place match | 5th–8th place semi-finals | 5th–8th place semi-finals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| | | | | 19 May | 19 May | | | |
| | | | | Carlos Barbosa | 3 | | | |
| | | 20 May | 20 May | Peñarol | 0 | 21 May | 21 May | | |
| | | Peñarol | 4 (1) | | | Carlos Barbosa | 4 | |
| | | Cerro Porteño (p) | 4 (4) | 19 May | 19 May | Delta Te Quiero | 0 | |
| | | | | Delta Te Quiero | 9 | | | | |
| 21 May | 21 May | | | Cerro Porteño | 5 | | | 22 May | 22 May |
| Cerro Porteño | 1 | | | | | | | Carlos Barbosa | 3 |
| Universitario | 4 | | | 19 May | 19 May | | | San Lorenzo (a.e.t.) | 4 |
| | | | | Corinthians | 3 | | | | |
| | | 20 May | 20 May | Universitario | 0 | 21 May | 21 May | | |
| 7th place match | 7th place match | Universitario (a) | 5 | | | Corinthians | 1 | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| 21 May | 21 May | Alianza Platanera | 0 | 19 May | 19 May | San Lorenzo | 2 | 22 May | 22 May |
| Peñarol | 1 | | | Alianza Platanera | 0 | | | Delta Te Quiero | 3 |
| Alianza Platanera | 4 | | | San Lorenzo | 4 | | | Corinthians | 1 |
| 11th place match | 11th place match |
| 20 May | 20 May |
| Sportivo Bocca | 4 |
| Proyecto Latin | 0 |
| 9th place match | 9th place match |
| 20 May | 20 May |
| Universidad de Chile | 3 |
| Nacional | 1 |

### Finals
#### 11th place match
#### Final
## Final ranking

| Rank | Team |
| | San Lorenzo |
| | Carlos Barbosa |
| | Delta Te Quiero |
| 4 | Corinthians |
| 5 | Universitario |
| 6 | Cerro Porteño |
| 7 | Alianza Platanera |
| 8 | Peñarol |
| 9 | Universidad de Chile |
| 10 | Nacional |
| 11 | Sportivo Bocca |
| 12 | Proyecto Latin |