2013 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship

The 2013 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship took place from 8–12 May 2013, in Nassau, Bahamas,[1] for the first time. This will also be the first time that the qualifiers have been held in the Caribbean. The two finalists of the championship qualified for the World Cup and represented North America in Tahiti.

2013 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship
2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualification (CONCACAF)
Tournament details
Host countryBahamas
Dates8–12 May
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions United States (2nd title)
Runners-up El Salvador
Third place Mexico
Fourth place Costa Rica
Tournament statistics
Matches played21
Goals scored198 (9.43 per match)
Top scorer(s)United States Nick Perera (11 goals)
Best player(s)El Salvador Agustin Ruiz
Best goalkeeperUnited States Christopher Toth
2011
2015

All matches took place at the new Malcolm Park Beach Soccer and Futsal Facility in Nassau.

Participating teams

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The original record total of 11 teams were revealed on April 19, 2013.[2]

North American Zone:

Central American Zone:

Caribbean Zone:

A team from Guyana was scheduled to participate, but withdrew from the tournament on 7 May 2013 due to administrative reasons.[3] Guyana was scheduled to compete in Group B. Due to Guyana's withdrawal, the schedule was slightly modified as a result.

Group stage

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The draw to determine the groupings was conducted at the Atlantis Paradise Island Hotel in Nassau, the Bahamas, on 23 April 2013 at 1 PM EDT.[4] The subsequent schedule was released two days later.[5]

All match times are correct to that of local time in Nassau, being Eastern Daylight Time, (UTC -4).

Group A

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Team Pld W W L GF GA GD Pts
  United States 3 3 0 0 19 4 15 9
  Bahamas 3 2 0 1 15 13 2 6
  Guatemala 3 1 0 2 14 11 3 3
  Puerto Rico 3 0 0 3 3 23 –20 0
clinched semifinal berth
United States  5 – 2  Guatemala
N. Perera   5', 11', 35'
J. Leopoldo   5'
B, Taguinod   33'
Report E. Suriano   2'
J. Veliz   14'
Malcolm Park Beach Soccer and Futsal Facility, Nassau


Puerto Rico  1 – 9  Bahamas
E. Torres   12' Report L. St. Fleur   12', 16', 35'
K. Williams   6'
N. Jean   19'
M. Daniels   22'
G. Joseph   27', 34'
D. Forbes   28'
Malcolm Park Beach Soccer and Futsal Facility, Nassau

United States  5 – 0  Puerto Rico
C. Toth   8'
N. Perera   16', 31'
K. Nakazawa   32'
M, Enfield   34'
Report
Malcolm Park Beach Soccer and Futsal Facility, Nassau


Bahamas  4 – 3  Guatemala
M. Daniels   2'
N. Jean   15', 35'
E. Hanna   25'
Report W. Gonzalez   7'
E. Samayoa   22'
W. Pineda   28'
Malcolm Park Beach Soccer and Futsal Facility, Nassau

Guatemala  9 – 2  Puerto Rico
E. Samayoa   1', 28'
Valencia   6', 20', 26'
E. Suriano   14'
W. Pineda   23'
M. Perez   29'
F. Ramirez   35'
Report Valencia   20' (o.g.)
A. Torres   35'
Malcolm Park Beach Soccer and Futsal Facility, Nassau


Bahamas  2 – 9  United States
L. St. Fleur   12'
G. Christie   28'
Report N. Perera   5', 15', 32'
L. Valentine   7'
B. Taguinod   16', 16'
A. Chimienti   22', 36'
E. Meister   27'
Malcolm Park Beach Soccer and Futsal Facility, Nassau

Group B

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Team Pld W W L GF GA GD Pts
  Mexico 2 2 0 0 19 1 18 6
  Trinidad and Tobago 3 1 0 2 11 17 –6 3
  Canada 3 1 0 2 8 20 –12 3
clinched semifinal berth
Mexico  10 – 0  Canada
M. Plata   3', 19', 26', 26'
A. Rodriguez   8', 9', 29'
G. Rosales   17'
J. Rodriguez   33'
R. Villalobos   34'
Report
Malcolm Park Beach Soccer and Futsal Facility, Nassau

Mexico  9 – 1  Trinidad and Tobago
A. Rodriguez   10', 32'
R. Villalobos   10', 23'
M. Plata   11', 32'
G. Rosales   11'
J. Rodriguez   17'
F. Cati   20'
Report S. Bobb   14'
Malcolm Park Beach Soccer and Futsal Facility, Nassau

Canada  8 – 5  Trinidad and Tobago
Y. Rome-Gosselin   6', 8', 18', 24'
J. Lachambre   20'
P. Aoun   27'
D. Laraabi   31'
K. Selaidopoulos   34'
Report C. Apoo   2', 20'
S. Bobb   6', 32'
D. McDougall   20'
Malcolm Park Beach Soccer and Futsal Facility, Nassau


Canada  0 – 5  Trinidad and Tobago
Report C. Apoo   2', 3', 30'
J. Bailey   27'
S. Bobb   29'
Malcolm Park Beach Soccer and Futsal Facility, Nassau

Group C

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Team Pld W W L GF GA GD Pts
  Costa Rica 2 1 1 0 15 8 7 5
  El Salvador 3 2 0 1 20 18 2 6
  Jamaica 3 0 0 3 9 18 –9 0
clinched semifinal berth clinched wild card berth
El Salvador  7 – 2  Jamaica
W. Torres   4', 33'
A. Ruiz   5', 27'
F. Velasquez   22', 32'
E. Robles   21'
Report G. Simpson   18'
P. Peddie   23'
Malcolm Park Beach Soccer and Futsal Facility, Nassau

Costa Rica  3 – 3 (a.e.t.)  Jamaica
I. Mora   8'
O. Brenes   20'
J. Mendoza   27'
Report J. Anderson   13', 24'
P. Peddie   21'
Penalties
J. Mendoza  
G. Pacheco  
2 – 1 P. Peddie  
J. Anderson  
Malcolm Park Beach Soccer and Futsal Facility, Nassau

El Salvador  5 – 12  Costa Rica
F. Velásquez   5', 11'
W. Torres   13', 23'
T. Hernández   19'
Report J. Mendoza   5', 16', 33'
G. Pacheco   13', 19', 30', 36'
J. López   17', 18'
I. Mora   20'
G. Mena   31'
D. Johnson   34'
Malcolm Park Beach Soccer and Futsal Facility, Nassau


El Salvador  8 – 4  Jamaica
E. Robles   10', 23', 33'
J. Batres   15'
F. Velásquez   19', 32'
W. Torres   27'
J. Membreño   33'
Report P. Peddie   17', 17'
G. Simpson   24'
G. Neil   27'
Malcolm Park Beach Soccer and Futsal Facility, Nassau

Placement matches

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Ninth place match

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Jamaica  6 – 3  Puerto Rico
D. Planter   3'
K. Wilson   5'
D. Benjamin   8', 36'
C. Vendrell   8' (o.g.)
A. Reid   29'
Report R. Ortiz   3'
A. Rivera   25'
E. Matos   35'
Malcolm Park Beach Soccer and Futsal Facility, Nassau

Seventh place match

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Trinidad and Tobago  4 – 3  Canada
M. Hislop   5', 19', 32'
C. Apoo   31'
Report Y. Rome-Gosselin   16'
P. Aoun   17'
O. Babineau   21'
Malcolm Park Beach Soccer and Futsal Facility, Nassau

Fifth place match

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Bahamas  6 – 6 (a.e.t.)  Guatemala
N. Jean   1'
K. Williams   15', 34'
E. Hanna   20', 39'
D. Forbes   31'
Report J. Veliz   2'
W. Gonzalez   22', 31', 39'
L. Zaldana   27'
Valencia   29'
Penalties
N. Jean   0 – 1 E. Samayoa  
Malcolm Park Beach Soccer and Futsal Facility, Nassau

Knockout stage

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After the group stage matches were completed, a draw was held after the last match to determine the semifinal matchups involving the group winners and the best second-place team.

Semifinals Final
      
A1   United States 4
C1   Costa Rica 3
SFW1   United States (a.e.t.) 5
SFW2   El Salvador 4
B1   Mexico 3 (0)
W1   El Salvador (a.e.t.) 3 (1) Third place match
SFL1   Costa Rica 7
SFL2   Mexico 8

Semifinals

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United States  4 – 3  Costa Rica
N. Perera   12'
F. Farberhoff   15'
L. Valentine   16'
A. Chimienti   18'
Report G. Pacheco   2'
J. Lopez   12'
J. Mendoza   29'
Malcolm Park Beach Soccer and Futsal Facility, Nassau


Mexico  3 – 3 (a.e.t.)  El Salvador
J. Rodríguez   8'
A. Rodríguez   34'
M. Plata   36'
Report A. Ruiz   14'
W. Torres   27'
F. Velásquez   34'
Penalties
R. Villalobos   0 – 1 W. Torres  
Malcolm Park Beach Soccer and Futsal Facility, Nassau

Third place match

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Costa Rica  7 – 8  Mexico
G. Pacheco   2', 22', 25'
I. Mora   18', 25'
J. Lopez   19'
O. Brenes   30'
Report M. Plata   3'
J. Cervantes   4'
A. Rodriguez   7', 13'
R. Villalobos   18', 35'
J. Rodriguez   28'
F. Cati   34'
Malcolm Park Beach Soccer and Futsal Facility, Nassau

Final

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United States  5 – 4 (a.e.t.)  El Salvador
L. Valentine   6'
R. Futagaki   8', 15'
N. Perera   30', 39'
Report E. Robles   2'
A. Ruiz   12'
W. Zabala   18'
F. Velásquez   27'
Malcolm Park Beach Soccer and Futsal Facility, Nassau

Winners

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 (2013) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Qualification (CONCACAF) Winners: 
 
United States
Second title

Awards

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[6]

Best Player (MVP)
  Agustin Ruiz
Top Scorer
  Nick Perera
11 goals
Best Goalkeeper
  Chris Toth
FIFA Fair Play Award

Qualifying teams

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Team
1st Place   United States
2nd Place   El Salvador

Top scorers

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11 goals
  • Nick Perera

Final standings

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Rank Team
1   United States
2   El Salvador
3   Mexico
4   Costa Rica
5   Guatemala
6   Bahamas
7   Trinidad and Tobago
8   Canada
9   Jamaica
10   Puerto Rico

References

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  1. ^ "Beach Soccer Worldwide Overview 2013". BSWW. 6 February 2013. Retrieved 2013-02-20.
  2. ^ "News".
  3. ^ "News".
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  5. ^ "News".
  6. ^ "U.S. wins Beach Soccer Championship". CONCACAF.com. May 12, 2013.