2021 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship
2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup CONCACAF qualifier | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Costa Rica |
City | San Rafael de Alajuela |
Dates | 17–23 May |
Teams | 11 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 23 |
Goals scored | 211 (9.17 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
Best young player | ![]() |
Best goalkeeper | ![]() |
Fair play award | ![]() |
← 2019 2023 → |
The 2021 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship was the ninth edition of the CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship, the premier beach soccer tournament contested by North, Central American and Caribbean men's national teams and organised the governing body of football in North America, CONCACAF. The tournament took place at the Sports Complex Fedefutbol-Plycem in San Rafael District, Alajuela, Costa Rica between 17 and 23 May 2021, with 12 nations contesting the title.[1][2]
Mexico were the defending champions, but lost in the third-place match. El Salvador dominated the tournament, scoring fifty goals in six matches, and won their second title after beating the United States in the final, while Guatemala defeated Mexico to finish third.
The championship also acted as the CONCACAF qualification tournament for the 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. El Salvador and the United States, as the top two teams, qualified for the World Cup as the representatives from CONCACAF.
Teams
A total of 12 teams entered the tournament.[1][2]
Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
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![]() | 7th | Quarter-finals (2015, 2017, 2019) |
![]() | 4th | Round 1 (2015, 2017, 2019) |
![]() | 9th | Runners-up (2009, 2015) |
![]() | 1st | Debut |
![]() | 8th | Champions (2009) |
![]() | 4th | Fourth place (2017) |
![]() | 5th | Quarter-finals (2015, 2019) |
![]() | 9th | Champions (2008, 2011, 2015, 2019) |
![]() | 4th | Champions (2017) |
![]() | 5th | Quarter-finals (2015, 2017, 2019) |
![]() | 4th | Round 1 (2015, 2017, 2019) |
![]() | 9th | Champions (2006, 2013) |
Draw
The draw to split the 12 teams into three groups of four was held at 11:00 EST on 8 March 2021 at CONCACAF headquarters in Miami, United States.[1][2][3]
The procedure was as follows:[4]
The teams were first divided into four pots of three based on their CONCACAF Beach Soccer Ranking as of December 2019. The highest ranked teams were placed in Pot 1, down through to the lowest ranked teams placed in Pot 4. The three teams in Pot 1 were seeded and each automatically assigned to the head of one of the groups. The teams from Pots 2–4 were then drawn, drawing all teams from one pot before moving onto the next. From each pot, the first team drawn was placed into Group A, the second team drawn placed into Group B and the final team drawn placed into Group C.
Pot 1 (seeds) | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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- The numbers in parentheses show the CONCACAF ranking of the teams as of December 2019, out of 19 nations.[5]
Officials
The following 15 officials that will referee the tournament were revealed on 5 May.[6]
Juan Angeles
Gumercindo Batista
Erlis Bermudez
Gonzalo Carballo
David Cruz
Robert Gomez
Miguel Lopez
Mario Nava
Arian Perez
Warner Porras
Alexander Rafoso
Julio Ramos
Jair Robles
Luis Torres
Jorge Tunon
Squads
Each team had to submit a squad of 12 players (including a minimum of two goalkeepers), from an initial provisional squad of 20 players (Regulations Articles 10.1; 10.2).[7]
The final rosters were revealed on 11 May.[8]
Players and staff were required to take regular COVID-19 tests during the competition, in respect to health and safety controls regarding the COVID-19 pandemic:
- On 17 May, one player and one member of staff from the Dominican Republic tested positive and were required to self-isolate. The match schedule was unaffected.[9]
- On 18 May, one player from the United States tested positive and was required to self-isolate. The match schedule was unaffected.[10]
Group stage
Each team earns three points for a win in regulation time, two points for a win in extra time, one point for a win in a penalty shoot-out, and no points for a defeat. The top two teams from each group and the two best third placed teams advance to the quarter-finals.[1][2]
- Tiebreakers
The ranking of teams in each group is determined as follows (Regulations Article 12.5):[7]
- Points obtained in all group matches;
- Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
- Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question;
- Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction could be applied to a player in a single match):
- Yellow card: −1 points;
- Indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points;
- Direct red card: −4 points;
- Yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;
- Drawing of lots.
All times are local, CST (UTC−6).[11]
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 6 | Knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 3 | |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 0 | |
4 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
Notes:
- ^ Guadeloupe's withdrawal was announced on 16 April.[12] Concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic were cited.[13]
Panama ![]() | Cancelled | ![]() |
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Belize ![]() | 3–6 | ![]() |
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Meza ![]() Mariano ![]() | Report | Sámano ![]() Vizcarra ![]() Martínez ![]() Wbias ![]() Castillo ![]() |
Panama ![]() | 8–1 | ![]() |
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| Report |
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Mexico ![]() | Cancelled | ![]() |
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Guadeloupe ![]() | Cancelled | ![]() |
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Mexico ![]() | 5–3 | ![]() |
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Castillo ![]() Alemán ![]() Rodriguez ![]() | Report | E. García ![]() Escobar ![]() Maquensi ![]() |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 4 | +25 | 9 | Knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 35 | −31 | 0 |
Bahamas ![]() | 3–3 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Williams ![]() Beneby ![]() Joseph ![]() | Report | Flores ![]() W. González ![]() M. González ![]() |
Penalties | ||
Julmis ![]() Joseph ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Dominican Republic ![]() | 1–15 | ![]() |
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Navarro ![]() | Report | Batres ![]() Velásquez ![]() D. Ramírez ![]() Robles ![]() Cruz ![]() Urbina ![]() H. Ramos ![]() Perdomo ![]() |
Bahamas ![]() | 10–2 | ![]() |
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| Report |
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El Salvador ![]() | 7–1 | ![]() |
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| Report |
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Guatemala ![]() | 10–1 | ![]() |
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Sáenz ![]() Crocker ![]() Flores ![]() M. González ![]() W. González ![]() Álvarez ![]() Bachez ![]() López ![]() | Report | Navarro ![]() |
El Salvador ![]() | 7–2 | ![]() |
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Perdomo ![]() Batres ![]() Portillo ![]() Velásquez ![]() Urbina ![]() | Report | St. Fleur ![]() |
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 9 | Knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 23 | −16 | 0 |
(H) Host
Turks and Caicos Islands ![]() | 1–11 | ![]() |
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Brooks ![]() | Report | Perea ![]() Rezende ![]() Chavez ![]() Mondragón ![]() Perera ![]() Canale ![]() Silveira ![]() |
Costa Rica ![]() | 5–3 | ![]() |
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| Report |
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United States ![]() | 5–2 | ![]() |
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| Report |
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Costa Rica ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() |
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| Report |
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Trinidad and Tobago ![]() | 7–5 | ![]() |
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Augustine ![]() Gray ![]() Bobb ![]() McDougall ![]() | Report | Bryan ![]() Jerome ![]() Magny ![]() Beljour ![]() |
United States ![]() | 4–5 | ![]() |
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Santos ![]() Silveira ![]() Toth ![]() Albiston ![]() | Report | Arrieta ![]() Pacheco ![]() Sánchez ![]() |
Ranking of third-placed teams
Since Group A consisted of three teams, for the two third placed teams from Groups B and C, their results against the teams finishing in fourth place in their groups were discounted for this ranking.
Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | B | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 0 | Knockout stage |
2 | C | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 0 | |
3 | A | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 0 |
Notes:
- ^ a b Fair play points: Bahamas, –3; Trinidad and Tobago, –6.
Knockout stage
20 May was allocated as a rest day.[11]
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
21 May – San Rafael | ||||||||||
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22 May – San Rafael | ||||||||||
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21 May – San Rafael | ||||||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||||||
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23 May – San Rafael | ||||||||||
![]() | 4 | |||||||||
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21 May – San Rafael | ||||||||||
![]() | 6 | |||||||||
![]() | 9 | |||||||||
22 May – San Rafael | ||||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||||
![]() | 6 | |||||||||
21 May – San Rafael | ||||||||||
![]() | 2 | Third place match | ||||||||
![]() | 4 | |||||||||
23 May – San Rafael | ||||||||||
![]() | 6 | |||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
Mexico ![]() | 5–4 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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| Report |
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Panama ![]() | 3–4 | ![]() |
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| Report |
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El Salvador ![]() | 9–2 | ![]() |
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Report |
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Costa Rica ![]() | 4–6 | ![]() |
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| Report |
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Semi-finals
Winners qualify for the 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.
Mexico ![]() | 2–5 | ![]() |
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| Report |
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El Salvador ![]() | 6–2 | ![]() |
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Report |
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Third place match
Mexico ![]() | 2–5 | ![]() |
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| Report |
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Final
United States ![]() | 4–6 | ![]() |
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| Report |
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Awards
Winners trophy
2021 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship champions |
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![]() El Salvador Second title |
Individual awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:[14]
Golden Ball (Best player) |
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Golden Boot (Top scorer) |
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11 goals |
Golden Glove (Best goalkeeper) |
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Best Young Player |
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Fair Play Award |
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Top goalscorers
Players with at least 5 goals are listed
- 11 goals
- 10 goals
Rubén Batres
- 9 goals
Exon Perdomo
- 7 goals
Christian Sánchez
Gabriel Silveira
Lesly St. Fleur
- 6 goals
Greivin Pacheco
Tomas Canale
Wilson González
- 5 goals
Cristofher Castillo
Jason Urbina
Source: CONCACAF.com[15]
Final standings
Qualified for the 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup |
Rank | Team |
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4 | ![]() |
5–8 | ![]() |
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9–11 | ![]() |
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Qualified teams for FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
The following two teams from CONCACAF qualify for the 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.
Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup1 only FIFA era (since 2005) |
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![]() | 22 May 2021 | 5 (2005, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2019) |
![]() | 22 May 2021 | 4 (2008, 2009, 2011, 2013) |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Costa Rica to host 2021 Concacaf Beach Soccer Championship!". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 25 February 2021. Archived from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Costa Rica announced as host for 2021 Concacaf Beach Soccer Championship". CONCACAF. 25 February 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ "Official draw distributes teams at the Concacaf Beach Soccer Championship". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ "OFFICIAL DRAW / 2021 CONCACAF BEACH SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP". CONCACAF. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ "Concacaf Beach Soccer Ranking". CONCACAF. 1 December 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-03-09. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ "Officials Appointed for 2021 Concacaf Beach Soccer Championship". CONCACAF. 6 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Regulations CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship 2021". CONCACAF.
- ^ "2021 Concacaf Beach Soccer Championship final rosters confirmed". CONCACAF. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "2021 Concacaf Beach Soccer Championship Update – Monday, May 17". CONCACAF. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "2021 Concacaf Beach Soccer Championship Update – Tuesday, May 18, 2021". CONCACAF. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Match Schedule – CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship 2021" (PDF). CONCACAF.
- ^ "Updates to 2021 Concacaf Beach Soccer Championship". CONCACAF. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ "CONCACAF : Des modifications concernant le tournoi de Beach Soccer 2021 !" (in French). Haiti Tempo. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ "El Salvador's Batres, Velasquez among CBSC award winners". CONCACAF. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship — Statistics". CONCACAF.com. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
External links
- CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship, CONCACAF.com
- Concacaf Beach Soccer Championship Costa Rica 2021 Archived 2021-04-18 at the Wayback Machine, at Beach Soccer Worldwide
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3 Qualification was achieved through the Euro Beach Soccer League. (p) This indicates an additional play-off round, supplement to the main qualification event.