The matches were played at the Polideportivo del Comité Olímpico Paraguayo in Luque.[3]
Draw
The draw of the tournament was held on 28 June 2017, 11:30 PYT (UTC−4), at the conference room of Estadio Defensores del Chaco in Asunción.[3][14] The 10 teams were drawn into two groups of five containing one team from each of the four seeding pots. The following two teams were seeded:
Group A: champions of the host association, Sport Colonial (Paraguay)
Group B: representatives of the association of the 2016 Copa Libertadores Femenina de Futsal champions, Unochapecó (Brazil)
The other teams were seeded based on the results of their association in the 2016 Copa Libertadores Femenina de Futsal.
↑ The representative of Colombia was not known at the time of the draw.
Squads
Each team had to submit a squad of 14 players, including a minimum of two goalkeepers (Regulations Article 4.1).[2]
Match officials
A total of 16 referees were appointed for the tournament.[15]
Group stage
The top two teams of each group advanced to the semi-finals, while the teams in third, fourth and fifth advanced to the fifth place, seventh place, and ninth place play-offs respectively. The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers were applied in the following order (Regulations Article 6.2):[2]
Results in head-to-head matches between tied teams (points, goal difference, goals scored);
Polideportivo del Comité Olímpico Paraguayo, Luque
Knockout stage
In the semi-finals and final, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary.[2] In the classification matches, penalty shoot-out (no extra time) were used to decide the winner if necessary.[2]
