Press accreditation for the 2026 Women's U20 South American Futsal | OneFootball

CONMEBOL has opened the accreditation process for media professionals interested in covering the 2026 South American Women’s U-20 Futsal Championship, which will take place from September 13 to 20 at Arena Domo Bolivariano in Barquisimeto, Venezuela.

Accreditation is intended for non-rights-holding media outlets (NRH) and must be completed through the CONMEBOL Media Hub, the organization’s official platform for registration and press credential requests.

The application period began on September 31 and ends at 6:00 p.m. (Brasília time) on September 6, 2026. Accreditation requests submitted after the deadline will not be considered.

To apply for accreditation, journalists, videographers, and photographers wishing to cover CONMEBOL competitions must have a previously approved profile on the CONMEBOL Media Hub: https://mediahub.conmebol.com.

Approval of the Media Hub registration and submission of the accreditation request do not, by themselves, confirm the credential. Approval will be subject to space availability and the criteria established by CONMEBOL, taking into account the type of media outlet and each professional’s role.

Request for additional access

After completing the accreditation request, professionals must request the SADs (Supplementary Access Devices) corresponding to each matchday of the competition. These requests are required for access to press areas such as the press tribune, mixed zone, and photographers’ area, according to each professional’s role.

Responses to accreditation requests will be sent from September 7, 2026, to the email address associated with the professional’s registration in the CONMEBOL Media Hub.

The status of SAD requests, meanwhile, must be checked directly by the applicant in their profile on the platform.

Journalistic coverage without broadcast rights

Radio stations, television broadcasters, web radios, and digital media outlets may request accreditation as non-rights-holding media (NRH) to provide journalistic coverage of the competition.

However, accreditation does not authorize the live broadcast of the matches, whether in audio or video, since broadcasting rights are negotiated separately.

Media outlets interested in acquiring the broadcast rights for the matches should contact Lucia Paz at lucia.paz@teamcopa.com, copying mediarights@teamcopa.com and comercial@conmebol.com.

Limit on professionals per outlet

The number of accredited professionals per outlet may vary according to the media category and the availability of space at the competition venue. The established limits are:

● Radio and web radio: 1 (one) journalist per outlet;

● Print media (printed outlets): up to 2 (two) journalists per

outlet;

● Print media (websites and social media): 1 (one) journalist per

outlet;

● Photographers from print and web outlets: up to 2 (two) professionals per outlet;

● NRH Channel (Non-Rights Holders): 1 (one) journalist and 1 (one) camera operator per outlet;

● International agencies: up to 2 (two) journalists and 2 (two) photographers per outlet.

Space allocation will be carried out by CONMEBOL, taking into account availability, the profile of the media outlet, and the role performed by the professionals.

If there are any questions about the accreditation process, interested parties may contact the Venezuelan press office by email at sudamericanosub20@fvf.com.ve.

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