The tournament was held at Luque, Paraguay between 7–14 October 2018.[1]
Leões Da Serra defeated Sport Colonial in the final to win their first title. San Lorenzo defeated Lyon to finish third. Unochapecó were the defending champions, but did not qualify for this edition.
Teams
The competition is contested by 10 teams: one entry from each of the ten CONMEBOL associations.[1][2]
The tournament was played at the Polideportivo del Comité Olímpico Paraguayo in Luque.[3]
Draw
The draw of the tournament was held on 13 September 2018, 11:00 PYT (UTC−4) at the headquarters of the Paraguayan Football Association in Asunción.[1][4] The 10 teams were drawn into two groups of five. The following two teams were seeded:
Group A: representatives of the host association, Sport Colonial (Paraguay)
Each team has to submit a squad of 14 players, including a minimum of two goalkeepers (Regulations Article 33).[2]
Group stage
The top two teams of each group advance to the semi-finals. The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order (Regulations Article 21):[2]
Results in head-to-head matches between tied teams (points, goal difference, goals scored);