2018 Copa América of Beach Soccer

The 2018 Copa América of Beach Soccer (known natively in Spanish as the Copa América de Futbol Playa) was the second edition of the Copa América of Beach Soccer, an international beach soccer competition in South America, contested between the men's national teams of the members of CONMEBOL.

2018 Copa América of Beach Soccer
Copa América de Fútbol Playa Peru 2018
Tournament details
Host countryPeru
Dates3–10 March
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (2nd title)
Runners-up Paraguay
Third place Uruguay
Fourth place Ecuador
Tournament statistics
Matches played27
Goals scored271 (10.04 per match)
Top scorer(s)Peru Billivardo Velezmoro
Ecuador Daniel Cedeño (15 goals)
Best player(s)Brazil Rodrigo
Best goalkeeperParaguay Rolando González
2016
2022

The competition was organised by South American football's governing body, CONMEBOL; other beach soccer events under the "Copa América" title took place during 1994–99, 2003 and 2012–14,[1] however this incarnation is the first to be officially organised and sanctioned by CONMEBOL.

The tournament was hosted by Peru in the Asia District, around 100 km south of the capital, Lima, between 3 and 10 March.[2] The event was held in cooperation with the local organisers, the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF).[3]

The matches were watched by over 3.5 million people through the FPF's use of Facebook Live to transmit the games worldwide, to the delight of CONMEBOL who claimed the figures demonstrated beach soccer's continued growth under its investment.[4]

Brazil were the defending champions[5] and successfully reclaimed the title, beating Paraguay in the final in what was a repeat of the concluding match in the last edition.[6]

Teams

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Teams representing all 10 members of CONMEBOL took part.[2]

Venue

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Boulevard de Asia
Location of Boulevard de Asia in Peru

One venue was used in the Asia District, Cañete Province.

  • A purpose built arena was erected at the Sports Centre of the tourist location, El Boulevard de Asia, hosting all matches,[3] with a capacity of 1,000.[7]

Squads

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Each team had to submit a squad of 12 players, including a minimum of two goalkeepers (Regulations Article 4.1).[8]

Draw

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The draw to split the ten teams into two groups of five took place on February 15 in the Asia District of Peru at the Centro Deportivo del Boulevard Asia, (Sports Centre of Boulevard Asia).[9]

The teams were seeded based on their final ranking in the previous edition of the Copa América of Beach Soccer in 2016.[10]

Initially, two teams were automatically assigned to the groups:[10]

  • to Group A: as the hosts,   Peru
  • to Group B: as the top seeds,   Brazil

The remaining eight teams were split into four pots of two based on their seeding, in order from the highest seeds placed in Pot 1, down to the lowest seeds placed in Pot 4.[10] From each pot, one team was drawn into Group A and the other team was drawn into Group B.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Group stage

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The top two teams of each group advanced to the semi-finals. The teams finishing in third through fifth proceeded to play in consolation matches against the teams finishing in the same position in the other group to determine their final rank.[9]

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 rankings of teams in each group are determined as follows (Regulations Article 6.2):[8]

  1. points obtained in all group matches;

If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above criterion, their rankings are determined as follows:

  1. points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  2. goal difference in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  3. number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  4. goal difference in all group matches;
  5. number of goals scored in all group matches;
  6. fewest red cards;
  7. fewest yellow cards;
  8. drawing of lots by CONMEBOL.

Matches are listed as local time in Lima, PET (UTC-5).

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Uruguay 4 2 0 1 1 16 14 +2 7 Knockout stage
2   Ecuador 4 1 1 1 1 25 18 +7 6
3   Bolivia 4 1 1 0 2 24 23 +1 5 Fifth place play-off
4   Peru (H) 4 1 0 0 3 23 22 +1 3 Seventh place play-off
5   Venezuela 4 1 0 0 3 13 24 −11 3 Ninth place play-off
Source: BSWW
(H) Host
Uruguay  3–1  Venezuela
Laduche   3', 15'
Cazet   28'
Report(ru)   2' Muñoz
Peru  7–8 (a.e.t.)  Bolivia
Velezmoro   3', 21', 36'
Valera   6'
Moscosco   17'
Cominges   9', 11' (pen.)
Report(ru)   6' Huanca
  7' Garzon
  7' Poiqui
  11' Castedo
  29' Gutierrez
  30', 35', 37' (pen.) Eiffel

Uruguay  2–5  Bolivia
Nico   11', 16' (pen.) Report(ru)   1' Eiffel
  12' (o.g.) Quinta
  26' Castedo
  31' Garzón
  34' Miranda
Peru  4–4 (a.e.t.)  Ecuador
Velezmoro   29', 39'
Reyes   29'
Valera   31'
Report(ru)   7' Loor
  9' Gallego
  31' Villigua
  37' Bailon
Penalties
Cominges  
Reyes  
Moscoso  
Valera  
3–4   Loor
  Gallego
  Bailon
  Leon

Venezuela  6–4  Bolivia
Semprun   2', 22'
Ramos   10'
Millan   12'
Rodriguez   21'
Prado   26'
Report(ru)   3' Eiffel
  27' (pen.), 30' Miranda
  27' Gutiérrez
Ecuador  4–4 (a.e.t.)  Uruguay
Loor   4'
Cedeño   22'
Bailon   24'
Cevallos   38'
Report(ru)   16', 39' (pen.) Laens
  22' Quinta
  33' Nico
Penalties
Loor  
Gallegos  
Bailon  
1–2   Nico
  Laduche

Ecuador  9–3  Venezuela
Cedeño   10', 17', 28'
Loor   14', 15'
Bailon   18', 32', 34'
Cevallos   33'
Report(ru)   8' Prado
  14', 31' Vaamonde
Peru  4–7  Uruguay
Velezmoro   7', 14'
Cominges   21', 23'
Report(ru)   7', 15', 17' Miranda
  22' Quinta
  24', 30' Laens
  27' (o.g.) Palas

Ecuador  8–7 (a.e.t.)  Bolivia
Cedeño   6', 17', 23', 28', 36', 39'
Loor   28', 35'
Report(ru)   6', 18' (pen.), 18' Castedo
  17', 32' Garzón
  30' Rocha
  33' Gutiérrez
Peru  8–3  Venezuela
Velezmoro   5', 20', 21' (pen.), 24', 34'
Valera   12'
Paulino   29'
Ramos   29' (o.g.)
Report(ru)   3' Semprun
  11' Muñoz
  15' Prado

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Brazil 4 4 0 0 0 34 9 +25 12 Knockout stage
2   Paraguay 4 2 0 1 1 29 22 +7 7
3   Argentina 4 2 0 0 2 13 17 −4 6 Fifth place play-off
4   Chile 4 1 0 0 3 13 34 −21 3 Seventh place play-off
5   Colombia 4 0 0 0 4 14 21 −7 0 Ninth place play-off
Source: BSWW
Brazil  7–2  Colombia
Felipe   1'
Lucao   6'
Datinha   20'
Nelito   21'
Rafinha   27' (pen.)
Rodrigo   29'
Antonio   36'
Report(ru)   5' Zuluaga
  24' Morilla
Paraguay  10–1  Chile
Moran   4', 16'
C. Benitez   5'
Ojeda   7', 14', 31'
Barreto   14', 24', 32'
Gonzalez   17'
Report(ru)   33' Abarca

Brazil  4–0  Argentina
Felipe   15'
Fernando DDI   16'
Zé Lucas   24'
Datinha   25'
Report(ru)
Colombia  5–6  Chile
Hurtado   18'
Bonilla   22', 27', 32'
Sánchez   30'
Report(ru)   3', 18', 33' Cabezas
  24', 36' Vega
  27' Belaunde

Argentina  6–5  Chile
Benaducci   9', 28'
Hilaire   19'
Marino   34'
Medero   25'
Ponzetti   34' (pen.)
Report(ru)   14' Vega
  17' Flores
  25' Barraza
  28' Belaunde
  29' Cabezas
Paraguay  6–6 (a.e.t.)  Colombia
Barreto   7'
Ojeda   10', 32'
Moran   15' (pen.), 36'
Carballo   28'
Report(ru)   3' (o.g.) Villaverde
  15', 22', 26', 29' Hurtado
  20' Zuluaga
Penalties
Carballo  
Zayas  
Moran  
Rolón  
4–3   Bonilla
  Rojas
  Mejía
  Arzuza Fonseca

Brazil  13–1  Chile
Rodrigo   6', 17', 31'
Nelito   16', 22', 30'
Zé Lucas   19', 27'
Datinha   25', 32'
Felipe   25', 27'
Mao   35'
Report(ru)   27' Durán
Argentina  5–7  Paraguay
Cardozo   1'
Hilaire   12', 27'
Rutterschmidt   22'
Holmedilla   25'
Report(ru)   1' (pen.), 30' Morán
  5', 23' Villaverde
  14', 28' Carballo
  27' Zayas

Brazil  10–6  Paraguay
Felipe   3'
Rodrigo   6', 11', 19', 27', 33'
Nelito   7' (pen.), 15'
Fernando DDI   7', 9'
Report(ru)   4' Carballo
  5', 6', 14' Moran
  20' Villaverde
  23' Zayas
Argentina  2–1  Colombia
Holmedilla   26'
Medero   28'
Report(ru)   28' Hurtado

Placement matches

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Ninth place play-off

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Venezuela  4–4 (a.e.t.)  Colombia
Iriarte   5'
Vaamonde   10'
Rodríguez   14'
Muñoz   22'
Report(ru)   1' Bonilla
  8' Rojas
  19' Henao
  22' Hurtado
Penalties
Semprún  
Muñoz  
Rodríguez  
1–2   Bonilla
  Henao
  Rojas

Seventh place play-off

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Peru  4–4 (a.e.t.)  Chile
Valera   6' (pen.)
Velezmoro   35', 36', 39'
Report(ru)   1', 1', 25' Vega
  39' Durán
Penalties
Reyes  
Valera  
Velezmoro  
2–1   Barraza
  Flores
  Durán

Fifth place play-off

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Bolivia  2–6  Argentina
Eiffel   6', 35' Report(ru)   6' Benaducci
  11' Hilaire
  16' Medero
  23' Ponzetti
  31' Cardozo
  35' Marino

Knockout stage

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
9 March
 
 
  Brazil 6
 
10 March
 
  Ecuador 2
 
  Brazil 7
 
9 March
 
  Paraguay 3
 
  Uruguay 3
 
 
  Paraguay 11
 
Third place play-off
 
 
10 March
 
 
  Ecuador 4
 
 
  Uruguay 7

Semi-finals

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Brazil  6–2  Ecuador
Datinha   1'
Felipe   2', 3'
Nelito   4'
Fernando DDI   19'
Antonio   29'
Report(ru)   29', 31' Cedeño
Uruguay  3–11  Paraguay
Capurro   31'
Laduche   32'
Laens   35'
Report(ru)   1', 18' González
  10' Morán
  10' (pen.), 31', 33' Carballo
  13', 21', 36' C. Benítez
  17' Ojeda
  31' Rolón

Third place play-off

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Ecuador  4–7  Uruguay
Cedeño   10', 16', 23'
Bailon   33'
Report(ru)   6', 13', 28' Laens
  16', 17' Laduche
  33' Martínez
  36' Capurro

Final

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Brazil  7–3  Paraguay
Felipe   1', 36'
Rodrigo   6', 19', 34'
Rafinha   16'
Antonio   35'
Report(ru)   6' (pen.) Morán
  22' González
  25' Zayas

Awards

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The following were presented immediately following the conclusion of the final.

Winners trophy

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 2018 Copa América of Beach Soccer
champions 
 
Brazil
Second title

Individual awards

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Top scorer(s)
  Billivardo Velezmoro   Daniel Cedeño
15 goals
Best player
  Rodrigo
Best goalkeeper
  Rolando González
Fair Play Award
  Brazil

Top goalscorers

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Players with 6 or more goals

15 goals
  •   Billivardo Velezmoro
  •   Daniel Cedeño
12 goals
  •   Rodrigo
11 goals
  •   Pedro Moran
9 goals
8 goals
  •   Andres Laens
7 goals
  •   Nelito
  •   Oscar Hurtado
  •   Mauricio Eiffel
  •   Carlos Carballo
6 goals
  •   Jorge Bailón
  •   Sebastián Vega
  •   Michael Loor
  •   Luis Ojeda

Final standings

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Pos Grp Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 B   Brazil 6 6 0 0 0 47 14 +33 18 Champions
2 B   Paraguay 6 3 0 1 2 43 32 +11 10 Runners-up
3 A   Uruguay 6 3 0 1 2 26 29 −3 10 Third place
4 A   Ecuador 6 1 1 1 3 31 31 0 6 Fourth place
5 B   Argentina 5 3 0 0 2 19 19 0 9 Eliminated in
Group stage
6 A   Bolivia 5 1 1 0 3 26 29 −3 5
7 A   Peru (H) 5 1 0 1 3 27 26 +1 4
8 B   Chile 5 1 0 0 4 17 38 −21 3
9 B   Colombia 5 0 0 1 4 18 25 −7 1
10 A   Venezuela 5 1 0 0 4 17 28 −11 3
Source: BSWW
(H) Host

References

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  1. ^ "Copa America" (in Portuguese). cbsb.com.br. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Copa America confirmed for March". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  3. ^ a b "FPF ORGANIZARÁ COPA AMÉRICA DE FÚTBOL PLAYA 2018" (in Spanish). Peruvian Football Federation. 15 January 2018. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Imágenes de una Copa América de Fútbol Playa con una audiencia que superó los 3 millones" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Brasil, campeón invicto de la Copa América de Fútbol Playa 2016" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 18 December 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Brasil campeón de la Copa América de Fútbol playa" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 11 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Calendario de partidos de la Copa América de Fútbol Playa" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  8. ^ a b "Copa América de Fútbol Playa Perú 2018 Reglamento" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  9. ^ a b "Definidos los grupos de la CONMEBOL Copa América de Fútbol Playa" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  10. ^ a b c "Lima, sede del sorteo del CONMEBOL Copa América de Fútbol Playa" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
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