- The third round of the Group Stage was played on Monday at the Estadio Multideportivo Ferro Carril Oeste in Buenos Aires, with four matches.
- Stein Cascavel thrashed La Unión 9-0, the hosts beat Mecatrónica 6-0, Peñarol edged Caracas FC 3-2, and Universidad de Chile and Exa Ysaty drew 1-1.
The CONMEBOL Libertadores Futsal Femenina 2026 completed its third round on Monday at the Estadio Multideportivo Ferro Carril Oeste in Buenos Aires, and the Group Stage entered its decisive stretch: each team has one or two matches left to settle the four places in Friday’s Semi-finals. The day produced two big wins, one narrow victory and a draw: Stein Cascavel and hosts Ferro Carril Oeste consolidated their positions at the top of their groups, Peñarol picked up their second win and Universidad de Chile earned their first point. Llaneros and Víctor Muriel had the day off.
Universidad de Chile (CHI) 1-1 Exa Ysaty (PAR) – Group B
The day opened at midday with a draw that meant something different to each side. Universidad de Chile, who had lost their first two matches, earned their first point of the tournament, while Exa Ysaty, champions of the Paraguayan Superliga, moved to four points and drew level with La Unión at the top of Group B, pending the Ecuadorian side’s result against Stein Cascavel. Mariana Pallares put ‘La U’ ahead in the 20th minute of the first half and Joana Galeano equalised for the Paraguayans in the 6th minute of the second half.
The fixture was a repeat of a 2024 meeting in Cochabamba, when Exa Ysaty won 2-1 in the Group Stage and went on to finish fourth, while the Chileans ended that campaign without a point. This time, they went into the break in front thanks to Pallares’ goal, and the side coached by Roberto del Pozo needed Galeano’s second-half equaliser to salvage a point.
Exa Ysaty return to action on Tuesday at 12:00 against La Unión, in a direct battle for qualification, and Universidad de Chile close out their Group Stage on Wednesday against Llaneros.
La Unión (ECU) 0-9 Stein Cascavel (BRA) – Group B
The biggest win of the day belonged to the favourites. Stein Cascavel beat La Unión 9-0 and took over top spot in Group B, with six points from two matches and no goals conceded. The game was all but decided in the first half: captain Luana Rodrigues scored three goals before the break, and Giovanna Karine and Duda Moraes completed a 5-0 half-time lead. After the restart, Vanessinha, Camila Francieli, Luana Rodrigues once again, taking her tally to four for the afternoon, and Amandinha rounded off the 9-0.
The match pitted the group’s surprise leaders against the favourites: La Unión arrived with four points after drawing with Llaneros and beating Universidad de Chile, while Stein Cascavel, champions in 2023 and 2024, came off a 4-0 win over the Chileans in their opener and a rest day on Sunday. The Paraná side are looking to become the first club with three titles in the competition’s history.
Stein Cascavel return to action on Tuesday at 14:30 against Llaneros, while La Unión, still on four points, put a large share of their qualification hopes on the line on Tuesday at 12:00 against Exa Ysaty.
Caracas FC (VEN) 2-3 Peñarol (URU) – Group A
Peñarol won the duel between two teams that arrived on three points and took a big step towards the Semi-finals. The Uruguayan champions beat Caracas FC 3-2, in the closest match of the day, and moved to six points in Group A from two matches, pending the day’s closing game between Mecatrónica and Ferro Carril Oeste.
Lorena Graña opened the scoring in the 2nd minute of the first half and Shamila González doubled the lead in the 11th minute of the first half; Catherine Solla made it 3-0 in the 4th minute of the second half. Caracas FC responded late through Adrianny Luna, in the 16th minute of the second half, and María Maza, in the 19th minute of the second half, but ran out of time to find an equaliser.
Both sides had arrived on three points. Caracas FC, champions of the Liga FUTVE Futsal Femenina, had bounced back from the 1-5 opening defeat to Ferro Carril Oeste with Sunday’s 3-0 win over Mecatrónica, while Peñarol, Uruguayan champions and semi-finalists in the 2025 edition, had started the tournament with a 3-0 win over Víctor Muriel.
Peñarol return to action on Tuesday at 17:00 against Mecatrónica, while Caracas FC, left on three points from three outings, close their Group Stage on Wednesday at 17:00 against Víctor Muriel.
Mecatrónica (PER) 0-6 Ferro Carril Oeste (ARG) – Group A
The close of the day once again belonged to the hosts. Ferro Carril Oeste beat Mecatrónica 6-0 at the Multideportivo in Caballito, moved to six points from two matches and share top spot in Group A with Peñarol, whom they lead on goal difference: the ‘Verde’ have now scored eleven goals and conceded one in the tournament. The goals came from Macarena Espinoza, Lucía Rossi, Lara Villalba, Julia Ponce, Mariana Cepeda and Melany Orellana.
The hosts returned to the court after a free Sunday with the 5-1 win over Caracas FC in their opener, the first match in their history in the competition, still fresh in the memory. Across the court were Mecatrónica, the Peruvian champions, who had lost their first two matches (1-7 to Víctor Muriel and 0-3 to Caracas FC) and needed points to stay in contention.
Ferro Carril Oeste face a demanding Tuesday at 19:30 against Víctor Muriel and will close out the Group Stage on Wednesday at 19:30 against Peñarol, in a match that could decide first place. Mecatrónica, without a point and already out of the running for qualification, play on Tuesday at 17:00 against Peñarol.
What’s next
With these results, Group A has Ferro Carril Oeste and Peñarol on six points, Víctor Muriel and Caracas FC on three and Mecatrónica without a point, while in Group B Stein Cascavel lead with six, Exa Ysaty and La Unión have four, and Llaneros and Universidad de Chile have one. The fourth round takes place on Tuesday 10 November at the same venue, with Caracas FC and Universidad de Chile having the day off. The schedule features Exa Ysaty – La Unión (12:00) and Llaneros – Stein Cascavel (14:30) in Group B, and Peñarol – Mecatrónica (17:00) and Víctor Muriel – Ferro Carril Oeste (19:30) in Group A. The Group Stage wraps up on Wednesday 11, the Semi-finals are on Friday 13 and the Final on Saturday 14.
