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 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualification (CONCACAF) | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Bahamas |
Dates | 8–12 May |
Teams | 10 (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 played | 21 |
Goals scored | 198 (9.43 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Nick Perera (11 goals) |
Best player(s) | Agustin Ruiz |
Best goalkeeper | Christopher Toth |
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All matches took place at the new Malcolm Park Beach Soccer and Futsal Facility in Nassau.
Participating teams
editThe 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
editThe 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
editTeam | Pld | W | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
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N. Perera 5', 11', 35' J. Leopoldo 5' B, Taguinod 33' |
Report | E. Suriano 2' J. Veliz 14' |
Puerto Rico | 1 – 9 | Bahamas |
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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' |
United States | 5 – 0 | Puerto Rico |
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C. Toth 8' N. Perera 16', 31' K. Nakazawa 32' M, Enfield 34' |
Report |
Bahamas | 4 – 3 | Guatemala |
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M. Daniels 2' N. Jean 15', 35' E. Hanna 25' |
Report | W. Gonzalez 7' E. Samayoa 22' W. Pineda 28' |
Guatemala | 9 – 2 | Puerto Rico |
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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' |
Bahamas | 2 – 9 | United States |
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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' |
Group B
editTeam | Pld | W | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
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M. Plata 3', 19', 26', 26' A. Rodriguez 8', 9', 29' G. Rosales 17' J. Rodriguez 33' R. Villalobos 34' |
Report |
Mexico | 9 – 1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
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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' |
Canada | 8 – 5 | Trinidad and Tobago |
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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' |
Canada | 0 – 5 | Trinidad and Tobago |
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Report | C. Apoo 2', 3', 30' J. Bailey 27' S. Bobb 29' |
Group C
editTeam | Pld | W | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
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W. Torres 4', 33' A. Ruiz 5', 27' F. Velasquez 22', 32' E. Robles 21' |
Report | G. Simpson 18' P. Peddie 23' |
Costa Rica | 3 – 3 (a.e.t.) | Jamaica |
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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 |
El Salvador | 5 – 12 | Costa Rica |
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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' |
El Salvador | 8 – 4 | Jamaica |
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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' |
Placement matches
editNinth place match
editJamaica | 6 – 3 | Puerto Rico |
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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' |
Seventh place match
editTrinidad and Tobago | 4 – 3 | Canada |
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M. Hislop 5', 19', 32' C. Apoo 31' |
Report | Y. Rome-Gosselin 16' P. Aoun 17' O. Babineau 21' |
Fifth place match
editBahamas | 6 – 6 (a.e.t.) | Guatemala |
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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 |
Knockout stage
editAfter 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
editUnited States | 4 – 3 | Costa Rica |
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N. Perera 12' F. Farberhoff 15' L. Valentine 16' A. Chimienti 18' |
Report | G. Pacheco 2' J. Lopez 12' J. Mendoza 29' |
Mexico | 3 – 3 (a.e.t.) | El Salvador |
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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 |
Third place match
editCosta Rica | 7 – 8 | Mexico |
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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' |
Final
editUnited States | 5 – 4 (a.e.t.) | El Salvador |
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L. Valentine 6' R. Futagaki 8', 15' N. Perera 30', 39' |
Report | E. Robles 2' A. Ruiz 12' W. Zabala 18' F. Velásquez 27' |
Winners
edit (2013) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualification (CONCACAF) Winners: |
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United States Second title |
Awards
editBest Player (MVP) | ||
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Agustin Ruiz | ||
Top Scorer | ||
Nick Perera | ||
11 goals | ||
Best Goalkeeper | ||
Chris Toth | ||
FIFA Fair Play Award | ||
Qualifying teams
editTeam | |
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1st Place | United States |
2nd Place | El Salvador |
Top scorers
edit- 11 goals
- Nick Perera
Final standings
editRank | Team |
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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 |