2018 South American Beach Soccer League

2018 South American Beach Soccer League is located in South America
North zone event, Santa Marta
North zone event,
Santa Marta
South zone event, Santa Cruz
South zone event, Santa Cruz
Finals, Encarnación
Finals, Encarnación
Map showing the locations of the events of the 2018 season
Tournament detailsHost countriesColombia
Bolivia
ParaguayDatesRegular season:
17 October – 3 November 2018
Finals:
14–16 March 2019Teams20 (from 1 confederation)Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)Final positionsChampions Brazil (2nd title)Runners-up ParaguayTournament statisticsMatches played44Goals scored410 (9.32 per match)
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The 2018 CONMEBOL South American Beach Soccer League was the second edition of the South American Beach Soccer League (named natively in Spanish as the CONMEBOL Liga Sudamericana de Fútbol Playa), a continental league competition for South American men's national beach soccer teams.

Organised by the governing body for South American football, CONMEBOL, as part of its Development Department's Evolution Program,[1] all ten members of the continental confederation took part, with both senior and under 20s national teams participating in the league events.[2]

The teams were first divided into two geographically based zones (North and South) to compete in a round robin tournament against other members of their own zone during the regular season; the points earned by both the senior and under 20s teams are combined.[3] The winners of each zone then proceeded to face each other in the finals to contest the title.[2]

Brazil were the defending champions and successfully defended their title, defeating Paraguay in what was a repeat of the finals of the previous edition.[4]

Format

The league operates under the same format established for the inaugural season.[2]

Calendar

Phase Dates Country City Event Zone
Regular
season		 17–21 October 2018[5]  Colombia Santa Marta North zone N
30 October – 3 November 2018  Bolivia Santa Cruz South zone S
Finals 14–16 March 2019  Paraguay Encarnación Finals N S

Teams

  Nations in the North zone
  Nations in the South zone
  Not a member of CONMEBOL

The ten member nations of CONMEBOL enter two teams each: their respective senior and under 20s national teams. In total, 20 teams will compete.[3]

The numbers in parentheses show the South American ranking of each team prior to the start of the season (rankings only apply to the senior teams).[6]

North zone

  •  Brazil U20s
  •  Colombia U20s
  •  Ecuador U20s
  •  Peru U20s
  •  Venezuela U20s

South zone

  •  Argentina U20s
  •  Bolivia U20s
  •  Chile U20s
  •  Paraguay U20s
  •  Uruguay U20s

North zone

El Rodadero beach in Santa Marta, the venue of the North zone event

The North zone regular season event took place just outside of the Colombian city of Santa Marta.[5] All matches were hosted in a purpose built arena on the beach of El Rodadero resort[7] with a capacity of 1,500,[8] in the town of Gaira, organised in cooperation with the Colombian Football Federation.[9]

The match schedule was announced on 10 October.[10]

The event was attended by a total of 12,500 people (avg. of 625 per match).[11]

Matches are listed as local time in Santa Marta, COL (UTC-5).

Standings

Key:   Advance to the finals / (H) Hosts
Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts
1  Team Brazil 8 8 0 0 0 65 21 +44 24
2  Team Colombia (H) 8 4 0 1 3 37 37 0 13
3  Team Venezuela 8 2 1 0 5 25 47 –22 8
4  Team Peru 8 2 0 0 6 27 34 –7 6
5  Team Ecuador 8 2 0 0 6 27 42 –15 6

Results

Senior category

Brazil  v  Peru
17 October 2018 Brazil  8–1  Peru
11:00 Report
Colombia  v  Ecuador
17 October 2018 Colombia  6–7  Ecuador
16:30 Report
Ecuador  v  Peru
18 October 2018 Ecuador  2–12  Peru
11:00 Report
Colombia  v  Venezuela
18 October 2018 Colombia  4–1  Venezuela
16:30 Report
Peru  v  Venezuela
19 October 2018 Peru  4–5  Venezuela
11:00 Report
Brazil  v  Ecuador
19 October 2018 Brazil  8–4  Ecuador
16:30 Report
Venezuela  v  Brazil
20 October 2018 Venezuela  1–16  Brazil
11:00 Report
Colombia  v  Peru
20 October 2018 Colombia  5–2  Peru
16:30 Report
Ecuador  v  Venezuela
21 October 2018 Ecuador  5–7 (a.e.t.)  Venezuela
11:00 Report
Colombia  v  Brazil
21 October 2018 Colombia  5–13  Brazil
16:30 Report

Under 20s category

Brazil U20s  v  Peru U20s
17 October 2018 Brazil U20s  5–3  Peru U20s
09:30 Report
Colombia U20s  v  Ecuador U20s
17 October 2018 Colombia U20s  4–4 (a.e.t.)
(2–0 p)		  Ecuador U20s
15:00 Report
Ecuador U20s  v  Peru U20s
18 October 2018 Ecuador U20s  0–1  Peru U20s
09:30 Report
Colombia U20s  v  Venezuela U20s
18 October 2018 Colombia U20s  6–4  Venezuela U20s
15:00 Report
Peru U20s  v  Venezuela U20s
19 October 2018 Peru U20s  1–3  Venezuela U20s
09:30 Report
Brazil U20s  v  Ecuador U20s
19 October 2018 Brazil U20s  4–2  Ecuador U20s
15:00 Report
Venezuela U20s  v  Brazil U20s
20 October 2018 Venezuela U20s  4–8  Brazil U20s
09:30 Report
Colombia U20s  v  Peru U20s
20 October 2018 Colombia U20s  6–3  Peru U20s
15:00 Report
Ecuador U20s  v  Venezuela U20s
21 October 2018 Ecuador U20s  3–0  Venezuela U20s
09:30 Report
Colombia U20s  v  Brazil U20s
21 October 2018 Colombia U20s  1–3  Brazil U20s
15:00 Report

South zone

The South zone regular season event took place in the largest city of Bolivia, Santa Cruz,[12] in cooperation with the Bolivian Football Federation. All matches took place at a purpose built stadium at Villa Olimpica Abraham Telchi.[13]

The match schedule was announced on 26 October.[14]

Matches are listed as local time in Santa Cruz, BOL (UTC-4).

Standings

Key:   Advance to the finals / (H) Hosts
Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts
1  Team Paraguay 8 6 0 0 2 54 44 +10 18
2  Team Uruguay 8 4 0 1 3 40 34 +6 13
3  Team Argentina 8 4 0 1 3 37 32 +5 13
4  Team Chile 8 2 0 0 6 39 45 –6 6
5  Team Bolivia (H) 8 1 0 1 6 31 46 –15 4

Results

Senior category

Argentina  v  Uruguay
30 October 2018 Argentina  4–5  Uruguay
19:20 Report
Bolivia  v  Paraguay
30 October 2018 Bolivia  3–4  Paraguay
20:40 Report
Chile  v  Argentina
31 October 2018 Chile  3–4  Argentina
17:30 Report
Bolivia  v  Uruguay
31 October 2018 Bolivia  3–5  Uruguay
20:30 Report
Uruguay  v  Chile
1 November 2018 Uruguay  6–5  Chile
17:30 Report
Paraguay  v  Argentina
1 November 2018 Paraguay  7–6  Argentina
20:30 Report
Paraguay  v  Uruguay
2 November 2018 Paraguay  4–10  Uruguay
17:30 Report
Bolivia  v  Chile
2 November 2018 Bolivia  3–5  Chile
20:30 Report
Chile  v  Paraguay
3 November 2018 Chile  7–8  Paraguay
16:30 Report
Bolivia  v  Argentina
3 November 2018 Bolivia  3–8  Argentina
19:30 Report

Under 20s category

Argentina U20s  v  Uruguay U20s
30 October 2018 Argentina U20s  2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 p)		  Uruguay U20s
16:00 Report
Bolivia U20s  v  Paraguay U20s
30 October 2018 Bolivia U20s  4–9  Paraguay U20s
17:20 Report
Chile U20s  v  Argentina U20s
31 October 2018 Chile U20s  2–5  Argentina U20s
16:00 Report
Bolivia U20s  v  Uruguay U20s
31 October 2018 Bolivia U20s  5–3  Uruguay U20s
19:00 Report
Uruguay U20s  v  Chile U20s
1 November 2018 Uruguay U20s  3–5  Chile U20s
16:00 Report
Paraguay U20s  v  Argentina U20s
1 November 2018 Paraguay U20s  7–3  Argentina U20s
19:00 Report
Paraguay U20s  v  Uruguay U20s
2 November 2018 Paraguay U20s  6–6 (a.e.t.)
(1–3 p)		  Uruguay U20s
16:00 Report
Bolivia U20s  v  Chile U20s
2 November 2018 Bolivia U20s  7–7 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p)		  Chile U20s
19:00 Report
Chile U20s  v  Paraguay U20s
3 November 2018 Chile U20s  5–9  Paraguay U20s
15:00 Report
Bolivia U20s  v  Argentina U20s
3 November 2018 Bolivia U20s  3–5  Argentina U20s
18:00 Report

Finals

San José Beach in Encarnación

The zone winners play each other for the league title; their senior teams play each other over two legs, as do their under 20s representatives for a total of four matches comprising the finals. The winners are the nation which accumulates the most points from all four matches combined.[15]

The finals were organised to take place in Encarnación, Paraguay from 14–16 March 2019,[16] in cooperation with the Paraguayan Football Association.[17]

All matches took place at the Arena Playa de San José adjacent to San José Beach.[16]

Matches are listed as local time in Encarnación, PYST (UTC-3).

Matches

Paraguay U20s 2–1 Brazil U20s
Areco
C. Benítez 		Report Paulinho

Paraguay earn three points; Paraguay lead the series 3–0.

Paraguay 5–6 Brazil
Carballo
Barreto
A. Rolón 		Report Mauricinho
Rafa Padilha
Datinha
Bruno Xavier

Brazil earn three points; series tied at 3–3.

Paraguay U20s 5–3 Brazil U20s
J. Benítez
Medina
C. Benítez 		Report Alejandro
Thales
Lucas Xavier

Paraguay earn three points; Paraguay lead the series 6–3.

Paraguay 2–4 Brazil
Barreto Report Bruno Xavier
Thales
Rodrigo

Brazil earn three points; series tied at 6–6.

Tiebreaker

With the series tied after all four matches were complete, a penalty shootout was contested by the senior teams to decide the winners.[4]

Paraguay v Brazil
Replay
Penalties
Carballo soccer ball with check mark
Barreto soccer ball with red X		 1–3 soccer ball with check mark Bruno Xavier
soccer ball with check mark Filipe
soccer ball with check mark Antônio

Brazil earn one point; Brazil win the series 7–6.

Winners

Brazil won the league to claim back-to-back titles.


 2018 South American Beach Soccer League
champions 

Brazil
Second title

References

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  11. ^ "¡Brasil campeón del fútbol playa!" (in Spanish). hoydiariodelmagdalena.com.co. Archived from the original on 22 October 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  12. ^ "Convocados para el fútbol playa" (in Spanish). El Derribador. 9 September 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  13. ^ "Bolivia será sede de la Liga Sudamericana de fútbol de playa desde el martes 30" (in Spanish). El Alteño. 25 October 2018. Archived from the original on 28 October 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  14. ^ "La CONMEBOL Liga Sudamericana de Fútbol Playa 2018 - Zona Sur tiene fixture establecido" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
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  16. ^ a b "FINAL – Edición 2.018" (PDF) (in Spanish). Paraguayan Football Association. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
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External links

  • Liga Sudamericana de Futsal y Fútbol Playa – Regulations, at CONMEBOL.com (in Spanish)
  • South American League 2018, at Beach Soccer Russia (in Russian)
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