2003 Copa América de Futsal

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2003 Copa América de Futsal
Tournament details
Host countryParaguay
Dates26 August–1 September 2003
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Argentina (1st title)
Runners-up Brazil
Third place Paraguay
Fourth place Uruguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored152 (8.44 per match)
2000
2008

The 2003 Copa América de Futsal was the 8th edition under FIFA rules, 19th edition of the main international futsal tournament of the South America region. It took place in Asunción, Paraguay from 26 August to 1 September 2003.

The tournament acted as a qualifying tournament for the 2004 FIFA Futsal World Championship in Taiwan.

Championship[change | change source]

The ten participating teams are divided into three groups of three in the first two groups and four teams in the last group, which will play each in a single round-robin format. The top team of each group advances to the semi-finals with the second placed team from Group C. The top three teams for the tournament will earn participation at the 2004 Futsal World Championship.

Group A[change | change source]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 2 2 0 0 15 6 +9 6
 Colombia 2 1 0 1 8 7 +1 3
 Bolivia 2 0 0 2 5 15 –10 0
 Colombia5–2 Bolivia
Estadio Sol de América, Asunción

 Brazil10–3 Bolivia
Estadio Sol de América, Asunción

 Brazil5–3 Colombia
Estadio Sol de América, Asunción

Group B[change | change source]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 2 2 0 0 11 3 +8 6
 Venezuela 2 1 0 1 6 9 –3 1
 Ecuador 2 0 0 2 6 11 –5 1


 Venezuela5–4 Ecuador
Estadio Sol de América, Asunción

 Argentina6–2 Ecuador
Estadio Sol de América, Asunción

 Argentina5–1 Venezuela
Estadio Sol de América, Asunción

Group C[change | change source]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Paraguay 3 3 0 0 24 4 +20 9
 Uruguay 3 2 0 1 12 6 +6 6
 Peru 3 1 0 2 9 12 –3 3
 Chile 3 0 0 3 6 30 –24 0


 Uruguay4–1 Peru
Estadio Sol de América, Asunción

 Paraguay16–2 Chile
Estadio Sol de América, Asunción

 Chile3–6 Peru
Estadio Sol de América, Asunción

 Paraguay4–0 Uruguay
Estadio Sol de América, Asunción

 Uruguay8–1 Chile
Estadio Sol de América, Asunción

 Paraguay5–2 Peru
Estadio Sol de América, Asunción

Final round[change | change source]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 3 2 1 0 10 6 +4 7
 Brazil 3 2 0 1 16 6 +10 6
 Paraguay 3 1 1 1 15 14 +1 4
 Uruguay 3 0 0 3 9 24 –15 0


 Brazil8–1 Uruguay
Estadio Sol de América, Asunción

 Argentina2–2 Paraguay
Estadio Sol de América, Asunción

 Brazil0–1 Argentina
Estadio Sol de América, Asunción

 Paraguay9–4 Uruguay
Estadio Sol de América, Asunción

 Argentina7–4 Uruguay
Estadio Sol de América, Asunción

 Brazil8–4 Paraguay
Estadio Sol de América, Asunción

Champions[change | change source]

Argentina

Final classification[change | change source]

Team qualified for the 2004 FIFA Futsal World Championship
Place Team
1  Argentina
2  Brazil
3  Paraguay
4  Uruguay
5  Colombia
6  Peru
7  Venezuela
8  Ecuador
9  Bolivia
10  Chile