2023 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship explained

Tourney Name:CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship
Year:2023
Other Titles:2024 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup CONCACAF qualifier
Size:250px
Country:Bahamas
City:Nassau
Dates:8–14 May
Num Teams:12
Confederations:1
Venues:1
Cities:1
Count:3
Matches:26
Goals:197
Prevseason:2021
Nextseason:2025
Updated:14 May 2023

The 2023 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship was the tenth edition of the CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship, the premier beach soccer tournament contested by CONCACAF teams. The tournament took place at the Malcolm Park Beach Soccer Facility in Nassau, Bahamas.[1] [2]

The defending champions and the hosts were both eliminated in the semi-finals. The United States, which won the tournament for the third time, qualified to the 2024 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup along with runner-ups Mexico as the top two CONCACAF teams.

Teams

A total of 12 teams competed in the tournament.[1] [2]

Teamdata-sort-type="number"AppearancePrevious best performance
(hosts) 8th
5th
10th
2nd
(title holders) 9th
4th
6th
10th
5th
6th
5th
10th

Draw

The draw was held at 11:00 EDT on 17 March 2023 at CONCACAF headquarters in Miami, United States. The 12 teams were drawn into three groups of four.[1] [2]

The procedure was as follows:

The teams were first divided into four pots of three based on their CONCACAF Beach Soccer Ranking as of August 2021. The highest ranked teams were placed in Pot 1, down through to the lowest ranked teams placed in Pot 4. The three teams in Pot 1 were seeded and each automatically assigned to the head of one of the groups. The teams from Pots 2–4 were then drawn, drawing all teams from one pot before moving onto the next.

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Squads

See main article: 2023 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship squads.

Each team had to submit a squad of 12 players, including a minimum of two goalkeepers.

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. The top two teams from each group and the two best third placed teams advance to the quarter-finals.[1] [2]

All times are local, EDT (UTC−4).[3]

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Ranking of third-placed teams

Knockout stage

11 May was allocated as a rest day.[3]

Semi-finals

Winners qualify for the 2024 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.

Final

Awards

Individual awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:

width=300Golden Ball (Best Player)
Nick Perera
Golden Boot (Top scorer)
Jason Urbina
11 goals
Golden Glove (Best goalkeeper)
Gabriel Macías
Fair Play Award

Qualified teams for FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

The following two teams from CONCACAF qualify for the 2024 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.

TeamQualified ondata-sort-type="number"Previous appearances in FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup1
only FIFA era (since 2005)
6 (2005, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2019, 2021)
6 (2007, 2008, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2019)

1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bahamas named host for 2023 Concacaf Beach Soccer Championship. CONCACAF. 16 March 2023. 17 March 2023.
  2. Web site: Draw reveals groups for Concacaf Beach Soccer Championship. CONCACAF. 17 March 2023. 17 March 2023.
  3. Web site: Match Schedule – CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship 2023. CONCACAF.