2009 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship explained

Tourney Name:2009 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship
Size:200px
Country:Mexico
Dates:17–21 June
Num Teams:6
Venues:1
Cities:1
Champion:SLV
Count:1
Second:CRC
Third:MEX
Fourth:USA
Matches:11
Goals:87
Top Scorer: José Agustín Ruiz
(8 goals)
Prevseason:2008
Nextseason:2011

The 2009 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship, also known as the 2009 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers for (CONCACAF), was a qualifying tournament held during June 17 – 21, 2009 in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico that determined which two participants will represent the CONCACAF region at the 2009 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.[1] It was originally scheduled to be between April 29 and May 3, 2009, however, Shortly before the tournament started, it was announced that it would be postponed indefinitely due to the growing concerns of the 2009 swine flu pandemic in the country.[2]

Participating teams

North American Zone:

Central American Zone:

Caribbean Zone:

Format

The six nation tournament consisted of two three-team groups. The teams played each other once in their group during the group stage, meaning each team played two games during the group stage. The top two teams in each group advanced to the semifinals. The semifinal winners qualified for the 2009 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup and contest the CONCACAF title.[3]

Group stage

Group A

width=150Teamwidth=20Pldwidth=20Wwidth=20Dwidth=20Lwidth=20GFwidth=20GAwidth=20GDwidth=20Pts
2200141+136
2101910−13
2002618−120

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Group B

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2200123+96
210146−23
200229−70

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Knockout stage

Semi-finals

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Third Place

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Final

Final standing

RankTeam
1
2
3
4
5
6

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Reschedule . https://web.archive.org/web/20091006113754/http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.aspx?id=4751 . 2009-10-06 . dead. 2009-06-18 .
  2. Web site: Tournament Postponed . 2009-04-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090506034628/http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.aspx?id=4732 . 2009-05-06 . dead.
  3. Web site: Information and Format about tournament . 2009-04-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090426130403/http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/beach/2009/viewArticle.aspx?id=4681 . 2009-04-26 . dead.