2011 South American Beach Soccer Championship Explained

Tourney Name:FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup CONMEBOL qualifier
Year:2011
Other Titles:2011 South American Beach Soccer Championship
Size:225px
Country:Brazil
Dates:31 July – 7 August
Num Teams:9
Confederations:1
Venues:1
Cities:1
Count:4
Matches:20
Goals:183
Top Scorer: Bruno Malias
(12 goals)
Player: Bruno Malias
Prevseason:2009
Nextseason:2013

The 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup CONMEBOL qualifier, also later and commonly known as the 2011 South American Beach Soccer Championship, was the fourth Beach Soccer World Cup qualification championship for South America, held from July 31– August 7 on Copacabana beach[1] in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[2] The tournament was originally scheduled to take place from 7 – 14 May 2011.[3]

The qualifiers were not coordinated by CONMEBOL at the time. The event was organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW), under the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualifier title.[4] [5] CONMEBOL began recognising the tournaments in 2013, under the title South American Beach Soccer Championship, also acknowledging the 2006–11 events as historic editions of the championship.[6] CONMEBOL eventually began organising the qualifiers in 2017, under a new title.

Participating teams

A tournament-record nine teams, an increase of one team from the previous CONMEBOL qualifier, have confirmed their participation in the competition.[7]

Group stage

The draw to decide the groups was conducted on June 29, 2011.

All match times were of local time in Rio de Janeiro, being Brasilia Time, .[8]

Group A

Team
4400446+3812
42021519−46
41122132−115
41031721−43
40131332−192
clinched Knockout Stage berth

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Group B

Team
3300116+59
3111129+35
31021410+43
3003921−120
clinched Knockout Stage berth

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Knockout stage

Semi finals

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Final

Awards

width=60% colspan="3"Best Player (MVP)
Bruno Malias
Top Scorer
Bruno Malias
12 goals
Best Goalkeeper
Mão

Teams Qualifying

Team
1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place

Final Placement

RankTeam
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

Notes and References

  1. http://www.beachsoccer.com/news/227 Copacabana to host the CONMEBOL Qualifier!
  2. Web site: FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2011 - CONMEBOL Qualifier Rio de Janeiro . 2011-04-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110518034609/http://www.beachsoccer.com/events?id=980190987 . 2011-05-18 . dead.
  3. Web site: Calendar 2010/2011. cbbsbrasil.com. 2011-02-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20120724112946/http://cbbsbrasil.com.br/2012/04/site-da-cbbs-bateu-recorde-de-visitas-no-mes-de-marco/?cat_id=25. 2012-07-24. dead.
  4. Book: Gaich, Rémi . 11 January 2016 . BSWW competitions / National teams . Barcelona . Beach Soccer Worldwide . 15 .
  5. Web site: FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2006 - Qualifier (Conmebol) . https://web.archive.org/web/20170822142217/http://beachsoccer.com/events/fifa-beach-soccer-world-cup-2006-qualifier-conmebol. dead. 2017-08-22. .
  6. Web site: Sudamericano de Fútbol Playa . . 8 February 2018 . 2013 . Spanish . 5 July 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170705141809/http://www.conmebol.com/es/copa-america-futbol-playa . dead .
  7. http://www.beachsoccer.com/news/282 ‘Alea iacta est’ for the CONMEBOL Qualifier
  8. Web site: Eliminatórias Conmebol . 2011-08-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110928031732/http://cbbsbrasil.com.br/competicoes/eliminatorias-conmebol-2011/ . 2011-09-28 . dead.