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2023 CONMEBOL Futsal Evolution League

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2023 CONMEBOL Futsal Evolution League
Liga Evolucion de Futsal 2023
Tournament details
Host countriesBolivia
Brazil
Paraguay
DatesRegular season:
9 August – 12 November 2023
Finals:
1–2 June 2024
Teams20 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (4th title)
Runners-up Paraguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played44
Goals scored225 (5.11 per match)
2022
2024

The 2023 CONMEBOL Futsal Evolution League (Spanish: CONMEBOL Liga Evolución Futsal 2023) was the fifth edition of the CONMEBOL Futsal Evolution League, a continental league competition for South American men's national futsal teams. It was held from 9 August to 12 November 2023 in its regular season (zones round) with the finals being held on 1 and 2 June 2024.

Organised by the governing body for South American football, CONMEBOL, as part of its Development Department's Evolution Program, all ten members of the continental confederation took part, with both senior and under 20s national teams participating in the league events.[1]

The teams are first divided into two geographically based zones (North and South) to compete in a round robin tournament against other members of their own zone during the regular season; the points earned by both the senior and under 20s teams are combined. The winners of each zone then proceed to face each other in the finals to contest the title.[1]

Brazil were the three-time defending champions and successfully retained the title once more, defeating Paraguay in the finals.[2]

Format

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The league operated under the same format established for the inaugural season.[1]

Calendar

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Phase Dates Country City Event Zone
Regular
season
9–13 August 2023[3]  Bolivia Quillacollo South zone S
8–12 November 2023[4]  Brazil Foz do Iguaçu North zone N
Finals 1–2 June 2024[5]  Paraguay Luque Finals N S

Teams

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Zone composition of the 2023 CONMEBOL Futsal Evolution League.
  Nations in the North zone
  Nations in the South zone
  Not a member of CONMEBOL

The ten member nations of CONMEBOL entered two teams each: their respective senior and under 20s national teams. In total, 20 teams competed.[1]

The numbers in parentheses show the South American ranking of each team prior to the start of the season (rankings only apply to the senior teams).[6]

North zone

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South zone

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South zone

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The south zone regular season event took place in Quillacollo. Bolivia. All matches were hosted at the Coliseo Polideportivo de Quillacollo.[3][7] It was organised in cooperation with the Bolivian Football Federation (FBF). Argentina won the South zone for the third time.[8][9]

Standings

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Overall

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Team Argentina 8 6 2 0 28 9 +19 20 Advance to the finals
2  Team Uruguay 8 5 0 3 24 23 +1 15
3  Team Paraguay 8 4 1 3 26 25 +1 13
4  Team Bolivia (H) 8 2 2 4 14 17 −3 8
5  Team Chile 8 0 1 7 13 31 −18 1
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts

Results

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North zone

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The north zone regular season event took place in Foz do Iguaçu. Brazil. All matches were hosted at the Ginásio de Esportes Costa Cavalcanti.[4] It was organised in cooperation with the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF). Brazil won the North zone for the third time.[10]

Standings

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Overall

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Team Brazil (H) 8 8 0 0 35 5 +30 24 Advance to the finals
2  Team Peru 8 4 1 3 17 18 −1 13
3  Team Colombia 8 3 0 5 21 21 0 9
4  Team Ecuador 8 2 1 5 17 35 −18 7
5  Team Venezuela 8 1 2 5 15 26 −11 5
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts

Results

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Finals

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The zone winners faced each other for the league title with their senior teams playing each other over two legs, as do their under 20s representatives for a total of four matches comprising the finals. The winners were the national team which accumulates the most points from all four matches combined.[1]

The finals were organised to take place in Luque, Paraguay on 1 and 2 June 2024.[11] All matches were played at the COP Arena – Estadio Óscar Harrison located within the Parque Olímpico sports complex.

Initially, the Estadio Ángel Malvicino in Santa Fe, Argentina was considered as a possible venue for the finals,[12][13] however, this option was discarded because the stadium could not meet CONMEBOL's requirements.[14]

Matches

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All match times are local times, PYT (UTC−4), as listed by CONMEBOL.[11]

Argentina U20s 2–6 Brazil U20s
Rodrigo Álvarez 23'
Lucas Granada 26'
CONMEBOL
AFA
Thierry Henrique Petraça 2', 33'
Luis Silva 22'
Athirson Da Silva 32'
Paulo Nunes 32'
Vitor Springer 36'
COP Arena – Estadio Óscar Harrison
Referee: Bill Villalba (Paraguay)

Brazil earn three points; Brazil lead the series 3–0.

Argentina 1–1 Brazil
Agustín del Rey 32' CONMEBOL
AFA
Pedro Henrique 2'
COP Arena – Estadio Óscar Harrison
Referee: Diego Nisivoccia (Uruguay)

Argentina and Brazil earn one point each; Brazil lead the series 4–1.


Brazil U20s 0–2 Argentina U20s
CONMEBOL
AFA
Lautaro Yañez 13'
Rodrigo Álvarez 31'
COP Arena – Estadio Óscar Harrison
Referee: Carlos Martínez (Paraguay)

Argentina earn three points; series tied at 4–4.

Brazil 2–1 Argentina
Pedro Henrique 3', 28' CONMEBOL
AFA
Agustín del Rey 35'
COP Arena – Estadio Óscar Harrison
Referee: Daniel Rodríguez (Uruguay)

Brazil earn three points; Brazil won the series 7–4.

Winners

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Brazil won the league to claim their fourth title in a row.


 2023 CONMEBOL Futsal Evolution League
champions 

Brazil
Fourth title

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Reglamento CONMEBOL Liga Evolución de Futsal y CONMEBOL Liga Evolución de Fútbol Playa Edición 2.023" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Brasil se corona en la CONMEBOL Liga Evolución Futsal" [Brazil wins the CONMEBOL Evolution Futsal League crown] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Bolivia recibe a la CONMEBOL Liga Evolución Futsal – Zona Sur" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  4. ^ a b "La CONMEBOL Liga Evolución Futsal Zona Norte 2023 se juega en Foz de Iguazú" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 6 November 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Argentina jugará contra Brasil por el título de la Liga Evolución de Futsal" (in Spanish). Argentine Football Association. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  6. ^ "ranking". Futsal World Ranking. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Arranca la Liga Evolución Zona Sur con Bolivia como anfitrión" (in Spanish). T-Informas. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Futsal: Argentina se consagra ganadora de la Liga Evolución Zona Sur" (in Spanish). Argentine Football Association. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  9. ^ "Argentina se coronó campeón de la Zona Sur en la Liga Evolución" (in Spanish). Argentina Amateur Deporte. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  10. ^ "Brasil conquista a Liga Evolução Zona Norte" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Liga Nacional de Futsal. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  11. ^ a b "Argentina vs. Brasil: La Final de la CONMEBOL Liga Evolución Futsal 2023" [Argentina vs. Brasil: The 2023 CONMEBOL Futsal Evolution League Final] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  12. ^ "La Conmebol visitó el estadio cubierto de Unión" [Conmebol visited Union's indoor stadium] (in Spanish). Diario Uno. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  13. ^ "Representantes de Conmebol inspeccionaron el Malvicino para traer la final de la Liga de futsal" [Conmebol representatives inspected the Malvicino to bring the final of the Futsal League] (in Spanish). Sol Play 91.5. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  14. ^ "Santa Fe se perdió una cita de elite por falta de infraestructura" [Santa Fe missed out on an elite event due to lack of infrastructure] (in Spanish). 10 en Deportes. 27 April 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
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