by Luca Ranocchiari - Futsalplanet.com editor

Two days ago the Venezuelan Football Federation through its official web site confirmed the groups composition and the nations taking part in the 5th edition of the South American Futsal Championships Under 20 run by Conmebol. Unfortunately, as was already known since some weeks, Paraguay (focused on the "A" team preparation for Thailand 2012 as reported by Pasion Futsal) and Ecuador (financial reasons) won't take part in the competition (set to take place in San Cristobal, Venezuela, September 23-30: the same place hosted the 2006 edition of the youth futsal challenge) which will therefore be played by eight nations, splitted into the following groups (waiting for the Conmebol final confirmation):

Group A
Brazil
Colombia
Chile
Uruguay

Group B
Argentina
Bolivia
Peru
Venezuela

Rafael Almarza, head of the Venezuelan futsal committee, also reported that the winner of this tournament will take part in an international tournament in Europe (fixture and participants to be confirmed).

The best two ranked from each group will enter the semifinal pairings, all games will be played in the hall Campeones Mundiales del ’97 which guarantees a seat for 7.500 futsal fans.


South American Futsal Championships Under 20 Story:
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2012 -> San Cristobal (Venezuela) -> ?
2010 -> Itagui (Colombia) -> BRAZIL
2008 -> Tunja (Colombia) - BRAZIL
2006 -> San Cristobal (Venezuela) - BRAZIL
2004 -> Fortaleza/Cearà (Brazil) - BRAZIL