2017 Mundialito de Clubes explained

Tourney Name:Mundialito de Clubes
Year:2017
Other Titles:V Mundialito de Clubes
Size:175px
Country:Brazil
Num Teams:8
Confederations:3
Venues:1
Cities:1
Champion Other: Lokomotiv Moscow
Count:2
Second Other: Pars Jonoubi
Third Other: Corinthians
Fourth Other: Flamengo
Matches:16
Goals:132
Top Scorer: Igor Rangel
(7 goals)
Player: Nelito
Goalkeeper: Maxim Chuzhkov
Prevseason:2015
Nextseason:2019

The 2017 Mundialito de Clubes was the fifth edition of the Mundialito de Clubes (Club World Cup in English), a biennial international club beach soccer competition contested between top men's clubs from across the world (existing clubs and teams specially assembled for the event). The tournament is loosely similar to the FIFA Club World Cup in association football. However, participating teams are not regional champions, entering via invitation.

Organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) and other local entities in Brazil, the competition took place in Vargem Grande Paulista, São Paulo State, Brazil between December 14 and 17, featuring eight clubs.[1]

Barcelona were the incumbent champions but did not enter a team this year. The tournament was won by Lokomotiv Moscow who became the first team to win two Mundialito de Clubes titles, beating Iranian club Pars Jonoubi 5–4 in the final.[2]

Teams

Eight invited clubs entered the competition, representing six different nations and three continents. Africa, North America and Oceania are unrepresented.

width=220Confederationwidth=180Team(s)
AFC (Asia) Pars Jonoubi
CONMEBOL (South America) Rosario Central
Botafogo
Corinthians
Flamengo
UEFA (Europe) Sporting CP
Lokomotiv Moscow
Levante

Squads

2017 Mundialito de Clubes squads[3]
Botafogo
  • Corinthians
  • Flamengo
  • Levante
  • Lokomotiv Moscow
  • Pars Jonoubi
  • Rosario Central
  • Sporting CP
  • Venue

    One venue was used in the city of Vargem Grande Paulista, São Paulo.

    Draw

    The draw to split the eight teams into two groups of four was conducted by BSWW and took place in the afternoon of November 30.[6]

    Initially, two teams were automatically assigned to the groups:[7]

    The remaining six teams were split into three pots of two, shown in the below table.[7]

    The clubs were paired into pots based on similar geographical proximity. From each pot, one team was drawn into Group A and the other team was drawn into Group B.[7]

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    Group stage

    All times are local, BRST (UTC–2).

    Group A

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    Group B

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    Play-offs

    Final

    Awards

    width=330Top scorer
    Igor Rangel (Botafogo)
    7 goals
    Best player
    Nelito (Lokomotiv Moscow)
    Best goalkeeper
    Maxim Chuzhkov (Lokomotiv Moscow)

    Top goalscorers

    Players with 3 or more goals

    7 goals
    6 goals
    5 goals
    4 goals
    3 goals

    Source

    Final standings

    Rankwidth=200Teamwidth=170Result
    1 Lokomotiv Moscow Champions (2nd title)
    2 Pars Jonoubi Runners-up
    3 Third place
    4
    5 Levante
    6 Botafogo
    7 Rosario Central
    8 Sporting CP

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Definida a tabela do V Mundialito de Clubes de Beach Soccer . spnoticias.com.br . 8 December 2017 . 13 December 2017 . Portuguese . https://web.archive.org/web/20171214073931/http://spnoticias.com.br/?p=53282 . 14 December 2017 . dead .
    2. Web site: Lokomotiv crowned Mundialito kings again! . Beach Soccer Worldwide . 17 December 2017 . 17 December 2017 .
    3. Web site: Teams . Beach Soccer Russia . 15 December 2017 . Russian . https://web.archive.org/web/20171215111122/http://beachsoccerrussia.ru/tournaments/mundialito_de_clubes-2017/teams . 15 December 2017 . dead .
    4. Web site: 5º Mundialito de clubes de beach soccer – 1º dia . esportividade.com.br . 14 December 2017 . 13 December 2017 . Portuguese .
    5. Web site: Vargem Grande Paulista é escolhida para sediar 5º Mundialito de Clubes de Beach Soccer . vargemgrandepta.sp.gov.br . 1 December 2017 . 13 December 2017 . Portuguese .
    6. Web site: Mundialito de Clubes draw held . Beach Soccer Worldwide . 30 November 2017 . 13 December 2017 .
    7. Web site: Mundialito de Clubes - Vargem Grande Paulista-SP 2017 - OFFICIAL DRAW . Beach Soccer Worldwide – Facebook . 30 November 2017 . 13 December 2017 .