Copa América of Beach Soccer explained

Number Of Teams:10
Organiser:CONMEBOL
Region:South America (CONMEBOL)
Current Champions: (3rd title)
Most Successful Team: Brazil (3 titles)
Website:conmebol.com
Current:2023 Copa América de Beach Soccer

The Copa América of Beach Soccer (named natively in Spanish as the Copa América de Fútbol Playa) is a biennial international beach soccer tournament contested between the senior men's national teams of the 10 members of CONMEBOL.[1] It is beach soccer's version of the better known Copa América in its parent sport, association football.

The tournament is organized by the governing body for football in South America, CONMEBOL,[2] who established the event in 2016[3] following their declaration of commitment a year prior, to develop beach soccer on the continent.[4] Exhibition-style events also held under the Copa América title took place in 1994–99, 2003 and 2012–14,[5] but this fully competitive incarnation of the Copa América is the first to be officially sanctioned and organized by CONMEBOL,[6] who also organize the other official Copa América events in association football and futsal.

Since 2023, it has been the main beach soccer championship disputed exclusively by South American national teams. It was previously one of two main championships along with the longer running World Cup qualification tournament, established in 2006. However, CONMEBOL announced the abolishment of the latter in 2022, in favour of having the Copa América double-up as its qualifiers for the World Cup instead. At this time, the tournament was also switched from taking place in even years to odd years.[7]

Brazil are the current champions.

Results

Year Locationwidth = 1% rowspan=7Final width = 1% rowspan=4Third Place Play-off
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2016
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Santos, Brazil12–27–6
2018
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Asia District, Peru7–37–4
2020 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[8] Originally scheduled for 10–17 May. Initially postponed[9] and subsequently cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10]
2022
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Luque, Paraguay3–2width = 1% rowspan=23–2
2023
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Rosario, Argentina[11] [12] 13–57–5

Performance

Successful nations

width=100Teamwidth=130Titleswidth=130Runners-upwidth=130Third Placewidth=130Fourth PlaceTotal top 4
bgcolor=goldbgcolor=gold1 (2022)4
bgcolor=goldbgcolor=gold1 (2022)2 (2016, 2018)1 (2023)4
1 (2023)1
1 (2018)1 (2016)2
1 (2016)1 (2022)2
1 (2022)1
1 (2023)1
1 (2018)1

All-time top goalscorers

As of 2023

The following table shows the all-time top 15 goalscorers.

width=40Rankwidth=180Playerwidth=130Teamwidth=75Goals
1 Daniel Cedeño 27
2 Billy Velezmoro 24
Jorge Bailon
4 16
5 Carlos Carballo 15
6 Alejander Vaamonde 14
Carlos Valentín Benítez
Edson Hulk
Lautaro Benaducci
Pedro Moran
11 Filipe da Silva 13
13 12
Lucas Medero
Milciades Medina
Néstor Medina
Sócrates Vidal

Sources: 2016, 2018; Match reports: 2022, 2023.

Overall standings

As of 2023

width=25Poswidth=125Teamwidth=25width=55width=85
14232200117754+123662.87 95.7% (22–1)
24231401812897+31431.87 65.2% (15–8)
3421100298388–5321.52 57.1% (12–9)
4420901108278+4281.40 50.0% (10–10)
5421810127199–28261.24 42.9% (9–12)
6421603126784–17211.00 42.9% (9–12)
7421700146690–24211.00 33.3% (7–14)
84217001469101–32211.00 33.3% (7–14)
94215131294106–12200.95 42.9% (9–12)
104205101467107–40170.85 30.0% (6–14)

Key:Appearances App / Won in Normal Time W = 3 Points / Won in Extra Time W+ = 2 Points / Won in Penalty shoot-out WP = 1 Point / Lost L = 0 Points / Points per game PPG

Appearances & performance timeline

Key
2016

(10)
2018

(10)
2022

(10)
2023

(10)
Apps
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8th9th8thbgcolor=#c963rd4
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See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Copa America confirmed for March . . 6 February 2018 . 16 January 2018 .
  2. Web site: Intensas actividades en el calendario de Fútbol Playa . . 6 February 2018 . 16 September 2016 . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20180216033115/http://www.apf.org.py/intensas-actividades-en-el-calendario-de-futbol-playa.html . 16 February 2018 . dead .
  3. Web site: Histórica primera Copa América de Playa, Paraguay pelea el título con Brasil . . 6 February 2018 . 17 December 2016 . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20180216033353/http://www.apf.org.py/historica-primera-copa-america-de-playa-paraguay-pelea-el-titulo-con-brasil.html . 16 February 2018 . dead .
  4. Web site: Beach soccer: CONMEBOL bets on its competitive expansion . . 6 February 2018 . 29 September 2015 .
  5. Web site: Copa America . cbsb.com.br . 25 November 2017 . pt .
  6. Web site: Apoio da CONMEBOL eleva visibilidade do beach soccer na América do Sul . CBSB - Confederação de Beach Soccer do Brasil . 10 December 2019 . 23 September 2019 . pt.
  7. Web site: Calendario de torneos de la CONMEBOL 2023. CONMEBOL. 7 July 2022. es.
  8. Web site: Selección Colombia de fútbol playa se prepara en Medellín para la Copa América de Río . Indeportes Antioquia . 9 March 2020 . 4 May 2020.
  9. Web site: COVID-19 Se pospuso el Sudamericano Sub-17 de Fútbol Femenino Uruguay 2020 . . 19 March 2020 . 4 May 2020.
  10. Web site: Lista de torneos cancelados en la edición 2020 . . 19 June 2020 . 20 June 2020.
  11. https://www.conmebol.com/noticias/conmebol-definio-fecha-y-sede-de-torneos-para-el-2023/ Fechas y Sedes de los Torneos CONMEBOL 2023
  12. https://www.impulsonegocios.com/rosario-fue-confirmada-como-la-sede-de-la-copa-america-de-futbol-playa/ Rosario fue confirmada como la sede de la Copa América de Fútbol Playa