2018 South American Beach Soccer League Explained

Tourney Name:CONMEBOL South American Beach Soccer League
Year:2018
Other Titles:Liga Sudamericana de Fútbol Playa 2018
Size:180px
Country:Colombia
Country2:Bolivia
Country3:Paraguay
Dates:Regular season:

Finals:
14–16 March 2019
Num Teams:20
Confederations:1
Venues:3
Cities:3
Count:2
Matches:44
Goals:410
Prevseason:2017
Nextseason:2019

The 2018 CONMEBOL South American Beach Soccer League was the second edition of the South American Beach Soccer League (named natively in Spanish as the CONMEBOL Liga Sudamericana de Fútbol Playa), a continental league competition for South American men's national beach soccer teams.

Organised by the governing body for South American football, CONMEBOL, as part of its Development Department's Evolution Program,[1] all ten members of the continental confederation took part, with both senior and under 20s national teams participating in the league events.

The teams were first divided into two geographically based zones (North and South) to compete in a round robin tournament against other members of their own zone during the regular season; the points earned by both the senior and under 20s teams are combined. The winners of each zone then proceeded to face each other in the finals to contest the title.

Brazil were the defending champions and successfully defended their title, defeating Paraguay in what was a repeat of the finals of the previous edition.[2]

Format

The league operates under the same format established for the inaugural season.[3]

Calendar

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Regular
season
17–21 October 2018[4] North zone bgcolor=#ffdd96 align=center width=25N
30 October – 3 November 2018 South zone bgcolor=#b4dced align=center width=25S
14–16 March 2019 EncarnaciónFinals bgcolor=#ffdd96 align=centerNbgcolor=#b4dced align=centerS

Teams

The ten member nations of CONMEBOL enter two teams each: their respective senior and under 20s national teams. In total, 20 teams will compete.[5]

The numbers in parentheses show the South American ranking of each team prior to the start of the season (rankings only apply to the senior teams).[6]

North zone

South zone

North zone

The North zone regular season event took place just outside of the Colombian city of Santa Marta.[4] All matches were hosted in a purpose built arena on the beach of El Rodadero resort[7] with a capacity of 1,500,[8] in the town of Gaira, organised in cooperation with the Colombian Football Federation.[9]

The match schedule was announced on 10 October.[10]

The event was attended by a total of 12,500 people (avg. of 625 per match).[11]

Matches are listed as local time in Santa Marta, COL (UTC-5).

Standings

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Key:Advance to the finals /(H)Hosts
Team
1880006521+4424
2 (H)840133737013
3821052547–228
4820062734–76
5820062742–156

Results

Senior category

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Under 20s category

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South zone

The South zone regular season event took place in the largest city of Bolivia, Santa Cruz,[12] in cooperation with the Bolivian Football Federation. All matches took place at a purpose built stadium at Villa Olimpica Abraham Telchi.[13]

The match schedule was announced on 26 October.[14]

Matches are listed as local time in Santa Cruz, BOL (UTC-4).

Standings

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Key:Advance to the finals /(H)Hosts
Team
1860025444+1018
2840134034+613
3840133732+513
4820063945–66
5 (H)810163146–154

Results

Senior category

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Under 20s category

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Finals

The zone winners play each other for the league title; their senior teams play each other over two legs, as do their under 20s representatives for a total of four matches comprising the finals. The winners are the nation which accumulates the most points from all four matches combined.[15]

The finals were organised to take place in Encarnación, Paraguay from 14–16 March 2019,[16] in cooperation with the Paraguayan Football Association.[17]

All matches took place at the Arena Playa de San José adjacent to San José Beach.[16]

Matches are listed as local time in Encarnación, PYST (UTC-3).

Matches

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Tiebreaker

With the series tied after all four matches were complete, a penalty shootout was contested by the senior teams to decide the winners.[2]

Winners

Brazil won the league to claim back-to-back titles.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: En Lima se disputa la CONMEBOL Liga Sudamericana de Fútbol Playa . conmebol.com . 12 September 2017 . 13 September 2017 . Spanish .
  2. Web site: Brasil bicampeón de la CONMEBOL Liga Sudamericana de Fútbol Playa . . 17 March 2019 . 17 March 2019.
  3. Web site: Liga Sudamericana de Futsal y Fútbol Playa Reglamento . conmebol.com . 18 August 2017 . 13 November 2017 . Spanish.
  4. Web site: LISTA LA CONVOCATORIA DE COLOMBIA PARA LA LIGA SUDAMERICANA DE FÚTBOL PLAYA EN SANTA MARTA . ColombiaSports.net. 3 October 2018 . 8 October 2018 . Spanish.
  5. Web site: Se confirmó la fecha para la Liga Sudamericana . . 8 October 2018.
  6. Web site: OVERALL WORLD RANKING - CONMEBOL . https://web.archive.org/web/20181008000722/https://beachsoccer.com/ranking/overall/conmebol . dead . 8 October 2018 . beachsoccer.com . 8 October 2018 . 8 October 2018 .
  7. Web site: Cuatro samarios fueron convocados a selecciones Colombia de fútbol playa . seguimiento.co . 5 October 2018 . 8 October 2018 . Spanish.
  8. Web site: Santa Marta será sede del Sudamericano de Futbolplayaa . elarticulo.co . 16 October 2018 . 18 October 2018 . Spanish.
  9. Web site: Acreditaciones de prensa para Liga Sudamericana de Fútbol Playa . Colombian Football Federation . 1 October 2018 . 8 October 2018 . Spanish.
  10. Web site: Definido el fixture de la CONMEBOL Liga Sudamericana de Fútbol Playa . Colombian Football Federation . 10 October 2018 . 11 October 2018 . Spanish.
  11. Web site: ¡Brasil campeón del fútbol playa! . hoydiariodelmagdalena.com.co . 22 October 2018 . Spanish . https://web.archive.org/web/20181022232659/http://www.hoydiariodelmagdalena.com.co/new/archivos/154258 . 22 October 2018 . dead .
  12. Web site: Convocados para el fútbol playa . El Derribador . 9 September 2018 . 8 October 2018 . Spanish.
  13. Web site: Bolivia será sede de la Liga Sudamericana de fútbol de playa desde el martes 30 . El Alteño . 25 October 2018 . 27 October 2018 . Spanish . https://web.archive.org/web/20181028034418/http://www.elalteno.com.bo/accion/20181025/bolivia-sera-sede-la-liga-sudamericana-futbol-playa-martes-30?q=accion%2F20181025%2Fbolivia-sera-sede-la-liga-sudamericana-futbol-playa-martes-30&page=0 . 28 October 2018 . dead .
  14. Web site: La CONMEBOL Liga Sudamericana de Fútbol Playa 2018 - Zona Sur tiene fixture establecido . CONMEBOL . 26 October 2018 . 27 October 2018 . Spanish.
  15. Web site: Arrancan las finales de la CONMEBOL Liga Sudamericana de Fútbol Playa y Futsal . . 14 March 2019 . 15 March 2019 . Spanish.
  16. Web site: FINAL – Edición 2.018 . . 15 March 2019 . Spanish.
  17. Web site: Verificación de obras en Encarnación . . 10 February 2019 . 15 March 2019 . Spanish.