2017 Copa Libertadores de Beach Soccer
The 2017 CONMEBOL Libertadores de Beach Soccer was the second edition of the Copa Libertadores de Beach Soccer, an annual continental beach soccer club tournament contested primarily between the champions of the domestic leagues of South American nations who are members of CONMEBOL.
The tournament was confirmed in December 2015 and was originally organised to take place in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. However, due to "state interference" in the work of the Bolivian Football Federation, CONMEBOL decided to move the tournament to Lambare, Paraguay in October 2017.
The championship took place between 11 and 18 November in cooperation with the Paraguayan Football Association, which saw an increase of the number of participating teams, up from nine in the first edition to twelve and an additional 12 matches.
Brazilians Vasco da Gama were the defending champions and successfully retained their title, beating Uruguayan side Malvín 8–5 in the final to secure their second Copa Libertadores crown.
Format
The tournament started with a group stage, played in a round robin format. The winners, runners-up and two best third placed teams from each group advanced to the knockout stage, in which the teams then competed in single-elimination matches, beginning with the quarter-finals and ending with the final. A third-place deciding match was also contested by the losing semi-finalists. The nations knocked out of title winning contention played in a series of consolation matches to decide fifth through twelfth place.Teams
Twelve teams qualified to take part; each of the domestic league champions from the ten South American nations which are members of CONMEBOL, plus an additional club from the host country and the defending champions.| Association | Representatives | |||
 VenueOne venue was used in the city of Lambare, part of the Gran Asunción metro area.
SquadsEach team had to submit a squad of 12 players, including a minimum of two goalkeepers.RefereesSixteen officials were appointed by CONMEBOL on 1 November, instructed to arrive in Lambare by the 9th.
DrawThe draw to split the twelve teams into three groups of four took place on November 3 in Asunción, Paraguay at the headquarters of the Paraguayan Football Association. The draw was conducted based on Regulations Article 6.3 as follows:Initially, three teams were automatically assigned to the groups:
The clubs were seeded based on the final placement of their national association's club in the previous edition of the championship, with the highest seeds placed in Pot 1 and lowest in Pot 3. From each pot, one team was drawn into Group A, one into B and one into C. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group.
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