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2003 Copa América de Futsal

Tournament details
Host country	Paraguay
Dates	26 August – 1 September
Teams	10 (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 played	18
Goals scored	152 (8.44 per match)
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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

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

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

Colombia	5–2	Bolivia

Brazil	10–3	Bolivia

Brazil	5–3	Colombia

Group B

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

Venezuela	5–4	Ecuador

Argentina	6–2	Ecuador

Argentina	5–1	Venezuela

Group C

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

Uruguay	4–1	Peru

Paraguay	16–2	Chile

Chile	3–6	Peru

Paraguay	4–0	Uruguay

Uruguay	8–1	Chile

Paraguay	5–2	Peru

Final round

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

Brazil	8–1	Uruguay

Argentina	2–2	Paraguay

Brazil	0–1	Argentina

Paraguay	9–4	Uruguay

Argentina	7–4	Uruguay

Brazil	8–4	Paraguay

2003 Copa America FIFA Futsal winners
Argentina First title

Final classification

Place	Team
1	Argentina
2	Brazil
3	Paraguay
4	Uruguay
5	Colombia
6	Peru
7	Venezuela
8	Ecuador
9	Bolivia
10	Chile

References

• Copa América de Futsal 2003 todos los daos en RSSSF
• Copa América de Futsal Paraguay 2003

• Copa América de Futsal
• International futsal competitions hosted by Paraguay
• 2004 FIFA Futsal World Championship qualification
• 2003 in Paraguayan football