Current champion(s) Cerro Porteño | ||
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Founded 1970 (precursor)
2002 (current format) Region South America (CONMEBOL) Most successful club(s) Malwee/Jaraguá
(6 times) | ||
The Copa Libertadores de Clubes de Futsal (English: South American Club 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.
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Competition format
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, Champion declaring his opponent by Walkover (W.O.).
Results
* Champion is declared to Malwee/Jaraguá because Bello Jairuby held off parties agreed to play in Brazil.
** The tournament was not played in the North Zone. Consequently the South Zone tournament proclaimed 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, but was later cancelled due to "for insurmountable force majeure and logistics". The tournament was relocated to be played in Asunción, Paraguay between 12–19 June 2016.