Beach soccer at the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games explained

Event:Beach soccer
Games:2018 Commonwealth Youth Games
Venue:National Beach Soccer Arena
Dates:

The beach soccer competition at the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games was held in Nassau, Bahamas from 19 to 22 July 2017 at the National Beach Soccer Arena, at Malcolm Park.

Two events took place, the boys' tournament and the girls' tournament. A total of eight teams from six countries took part; each consisting of ten players for a total of 80 competing athletes – 40 boys and 40 girls. All competitors were aged between 16 and 18.[1]

Each respective event began with a round robin group stage. The teams in 1st and 2nd place advanced to the gold medal match. The teams in 3rd and 4th advanced to the bronze medal match. The boys' event was won by Saint Lucia and the girls event was won by Trinidad and Tobago.[2]

Medalists

Boys
Girls

Results

Boys

Tourney Name:2017 Commonwealth Youth Games Boys Beach Soccer Tournament
Num Teams:4
Venues:1
Cities:1
Count:1
Matches:8
Goals:66
Top Scorer: Linus Clovis [3]

Group stage

TeamQualification
1320101411+37Gold medal match
232001138+56
3 (H)310021112–13Bronze medal match
4300031118–70
(H) Hosts--------

Gold medal match


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Girls

Tourney Name:2017 Commonwealth Youth Games Girls Beach Soccer Tournament
Num Teams:4
Venues:1
Cities:1
Count:1
Matches:8
Goals:77

Group stage

TeamQualification
133000316+259Gold medal match
231011131304
330012719–121Bronze medal match
4 (H)300031124–130
(H) Hosts--------

Gold medal match

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Beach Soccer Official Handbook. Bahamas 2017 official website. 20 August 2018.
  2. Web site: Trinidad & Tobago and St Lucia earn Commonwealth gold. Beach Soccer Worldwide. 23 July 2017. 20 August 2018.
  3. Web site: Trinidad & Tobago and St Lucia earn Commonwealth gold . . 23 July 2017 . 5 May 2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180821031920/https://www.beachsoccer.com/news/trinidad-tobago-and-st-lucia-earn-commonwealth-gold . 21 August 2018.