2015 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship explained

Tourney Name:CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship
Year:2015
Other Titles:2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualification (CONCACAF)
Country: El Salvador
City:Costa del Sol
Dates:28 March – 4 April
Num Teams:16
Confederations:1
Venues:1
Cities:1
Count:3
Matches:36
Goals:335
Top Scorer: Francisco Velásquez
(15 goals)
Player: Ramón Maldonado
Goalkeeper: Miguel Estrada
Prevseason:2013
Nextseason:2017

The 2015 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship was a beach soccer tournament which took place in Costa del Sol, El Salvador on 28 March – 4 April 2015.[1] This was the first time the CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship was held in Central America. All matches were played at Estadio de Fútbol Playa (Costa del Sol) in La Paz Department, with an official capacity of 2,000.[1]

The tournament served as the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifier for teams from North, Central America and Caribbean which are members of CONCACAF, where the top two teams qualified for the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Portugal. In the final, Mexico defeated Costa Rica to be crowned champions, and both teams qualified for the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.[2]

Participating teams and draw

The following 16 teams entered the tournament.[1] [3]

North American Zone
Central American Zone
Caribbean Zone

Note: Guadeloupe is not a FIFA member and thus ineligible to qualify for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.

The draw of the tournament was held on 27 January 2015, 10:00 local time (UTC−6), at San Salvador.[3] The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams, with the following seeding:[3]

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.

All times are local, Central Standard Time (UTC−6).

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Knockout stage

Final

Final ranking

Qualified for 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
RankTeam
4
5
6
7
8
9–16

Top goalscorers

15 goals
13 goals
11 goals
9 goals
8 goals
7 goals

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CONCACAF Reveals Logo, Sets Official Draw for Beach Soccer Championship El Salvador 2015. CONCACAF.com. January 20, 2015. 2015-02-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20150124093816/http://www.concacaf.com/article/concacaf-reveals-logo-sets-official-draw-for-beach-soccer-championship-el-salvador-2015-regular-%C2%B7-concacaf-communications-list. 2015-01-24. dead.
  2. Web site: Mexico new champion in North America. Beach Soccer Worldwide. 5 April 2015.
  3. Web site: Official Draw: CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship El Salvador 2015. CONCACAF.com. January 27, 2015. February 13, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150227074901/http://www.concacaf.com/video/official-draw-concacaf-beach-soccer-championship-el-salvador-2015. February 27, 2015. dead. mdy-all.
  4. Web site: CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship — Statistics. CONCACAF.com. 2015-04-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20150408084810/http://www.concacaf.com/category/beach-soccer/stats. 2015-04-08. dead.