The 2015 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship was a beach soccer tournament which took place in Costa del Sol, El Salvador on 28 March – 4 April 2015.[1] This was the first time the CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship was held in Central America. All matches were played at Estadio de Fútbol Playa (Costa del Sol) in La Paz Department, with an official capacity of 2,000.[1]
2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualification (CONCACAF) | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | El Salvador |
City | Costa del Sol |
Dates | 28 March – 4 April |
Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Mexico (3rd title) |
Runners-up | Costa Rica |
Third place | El Salvador |
Fourth place | United States |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 36 |
Goals scored | 335 (9.31 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Francisco Velásquez (15 goals) |
Best player(s) | Ramón Maldonado |
Best goalkeeper | Miguel Estrada |
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The tournament served as the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifier for teams from North, Central America and Caribbean which are members of CONCACAF, where the top two teams qualified for the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Portugal. In the final, Mexico defeated Costa Rica to be crowned champions, and both teams qualified for the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.[2]
Participating teams and draw
editThe following 16 teams entered the tournament.[1][3]
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Note: Guadeloupe is not a FIFA member and thus ineligible to qualify for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.
The draw of the tournament was held on 27 January 2015, 10:00 local time (UTC−6), at San Salvador.[3] The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams, with the following seeding:[3]
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 (3 teams were drawn to Pot 3) |
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El Salvador (assigned to A1) |
Antigua and Barbuda |
Group stage
editEach 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.
Legend |
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The top two teams from each group advance to the quarter-finals. |
All times are local, Central Standard Time (UTC−6).
Group A
editPos | Team | Pld | W | WE | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | El Salvador (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 6 | 25 | 9 | Knockout stage |
2 | Jamaica | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 6 | |
3 | Belize | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 26 | −13 | 3 | |
4 | Puerto Rico | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 20 | −16 | 0 |
Jamaica | 7–3 | Puerto Rico |
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Rohan Reid 2', 7', 21', 32' Daemion Benjamin 19' André Reid 24' Gregory Simpson 28' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Carlos Astondoa 6' Dorian González 9' Nelson Encarnación 31' |
Belize | 2–17 | El Salvador |
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Lionel Cabral 12' Shawn Vásquez 17' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Abraham Henríquez 1', 2' Elmer Robles 11', 20' Heber Ramos 12', 35' José Ruiz 12', 18' F. Velásquez 13', 15', 16', 22', 23', 31' Rubén Batres 21' Hérbert Ramos 29' José Membreño 35' |
El Salvador | 7–0 | Puerto Rico |
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Hérbert Ramos 1' F. Velásquez 6', 11', 18', 36' Abraham Henríquez 14', 32' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Jamaica | 8–5 | Belize |
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Philip Venroy Peddie 6', 8' Rohan Reid 15', 29' Daemion Benjamin 19' André Reid 22', 27' Gregory Simpson 34' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Franz Nuñez 1' Jeremy James 6', 10', 14' John King 22' |
Puerto Rico | 1–6 | Belize |
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Xavier Sancho 17' | Report 1 Report 2 |
Franz Nuñez 4', 4' Dennis Serano 7' Elton Gordon 27' John King 30' Lionel Cabral 36' |
El Salvador | 7–4 | Jamaica |
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José Ruiz 14', 19', 30' Abraham Henríquez 17' F. Velásquez 28' Rubén Batres 31', 32' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Jermaine Anderson 2', 8' Derrick Planter 6' Daemion Benjamin 9' |
Group B
editPos | Team | Pld | W | WE | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 9 | Knockout stage |
2 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 6 | |
3 | Guadeloupe | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 3 | |
4 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 23 | −15 | 0 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 8–4 | Guadeloupe |
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Kevon Woodley 7', 14', 27', 29', 32', 35' Makan Hislop 32' Kerwin Stafford 36' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
KevIn Clairon 2' Sebastien Hell 22' Marvin Bourgeois 28' Richardson Petit 29' |
Turks and Caicos Islands | 3–8 | Mexico |
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Mackenson Cadet 19' Herby Magny 27' Carlo Guillaume 30' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Ramón Maldonado 1' Diego Rodríguez 1', 23' David González 4' Gerardo Gómez 21' Adrian González 26' Angel Rodríguez 29', 35' |
Trinidad and Tobago | 6–2 | Turks and Caicos Islands |
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Makan Hislop 3' Kevon Woodley 11', 30' Victor Thomas 13' Kerwin Stafford 23' Ryan Augustine 32' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Herby Magny 34', 35' |
Mexico | 8–1 | Guadeloupe |
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Adrian González 9' Francisco Cati 14', 33' Ramón Maldonado 19', 24' Gerardo Gómez 27', 34' Diego Rodríguez 31' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Sebastien Hell 21' |
Guadeloupe | 9–3 | Turks and Caicos Islands |
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Damien Granchi 2', 29' Marvin Bourgeois 5' Sylrick Phirmis 7', 24' Terry Folin 10' Richardson Petit 16' Arnaud Crimee 29' Terry Shillingford 30' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Herby Magny 19', 23' Patrick Slattery 31' |
Mexico | 4–0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
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Diego Rodríguez 1', 35' Francisco Cati 26' Ramón Maldonado 29' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Group C
editPos | Team | Pld | W | WE | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 9 | Knockout stage |
2 | Bahamas | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 6 | |
3 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 3 | |
4 | Barbados | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 24 | −10 | 0 |
Bahamas | 10–4 | Barbados |
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Lesly St. Fleur 2', 26', 28' Ehren Hanna 4' Gary Joseph 10', 23', 32' Gavin Christie 20' Nesly Jean 20', 21' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Tito Beckles 5' Akeem Bourne 7', 17' Duan Best 9' |
Antigua and Barbuda | 1–4 | United States |
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Omarie Daniel 19' | Report 1 Report 2 |
Andrew Feld 13' Christopher Toth 20' Lewie Valentine 25' Nicolas Perera 35' |
Bahamas | 4–3 | Antigua and Barbuda |
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Lesly St. Fleur 6', 19' Ehren Hanna 14' Gershum Philip 26' (o.g.) |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Odel Murray 2', 6', 15' |
United States | 4–3 | Barbados |
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Chris Cummings 13' Nicolas Perera 27', 36' Jason Leopoldo 29' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Tito Beckles 26' Jamar Grazette 30', 35' |
Barbados | 7–10 | Antigua and Barbuda |
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Jamar Grazette 2', 29' Akeem Bourne 5', 13', 14' Nicholas Jones 27', 28' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Odel Murray 1', 22' Teon Miller 9' Troy Dublin 10' Stephen Hughes 11', 34' Desmond Bleau 16' Dave Carr 17', 23' Prince Walters 25' |
United States | 6–2 | Bahamas |
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Lewie Valentine 2', 33', 35' Jason Leopoldo 4' Alessandro Canale 14' Max Griffin 30' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Lesly St. Fleur 26', 33' |
Group D
editPos | Team | Pld | W | WE | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Costa Rica | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 16 | 9 | Knockout stage |
2 | Guatemala | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 6 | |
3 | Panama | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | |
4 | U.S. Virgin Islands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 38 | −33 | 0 |
Guatemala | 2–1 | Panama |
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Ángel Joel Sáenz Gómez 16' Miguel Ángel González Enríquez 28' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Ricardo Antonio Obregón Torres 9' |
U.S. Virgin Islands | 1–12 | Costa Rica |
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Adam Fuller 24' | Report 1 Report 2 |
Christian Alonso Sánchez González 1', 29' William Andrés León Cruz 3', 4' Alfredo Gabriel Azuola Urea 4' José Mendoza MacAdam 12' Greivin Alberto Pacheco Quesada 16', 21', 21', 33' Danny Johnson Hadson 20', 34' |
Guatemala | 15–2 | U.S. Virgin Islands |
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Ángel Joel Sáenz Gómez 1', 16', 17', 25' Miguel Ángel González Enríquez 4', 14', 15', 16', 18' Francisco Rivai Ochoa Ávila 11' Álex Morán Ávila 13', 31' Luis Carlos Zaldaña Pérez 19' Flavio Ernesto García Marroquín 32' Marco Tulio Ávila Zuñiga 33' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Zachary Adams 31' Adam Fuller 35' |
Costa Rica | 9–5 | Panama |
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Luis Fernando Jiménez Arias 1' Luis Alberto Quintero Guevara 2' (o.g.) Greivin Alberto Pacheco Quesada 4', 6', 23', 34' William Andrés León Cruz 5' Danny Johnson Hadson 20' Alfredo Gabriel Azuola Urea 22' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Ricardo Antonio Obregón Torres 3' Fernando Emir Barrera Cano 7' Ali Irahin Del Cid Ruiz 11' Luis Alberto Quintero Guevara 25' Alberto Agustín Bultrón Barria 34' |
Panama | 11–2 | U.S. Virgin Islands |
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Ricardo Antonio Obregón Torres 4', 11' Alberto Agustín Bultrón Barria 9', 14', 30' Luis Alberto Quintero Guevara 13', 18' Edgar Joel Rivas Medina 15' Ali Irahin Del Cid Ruiz 25' Fernando Emir Barrera Cano 26' Eliseo Powell White 28' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Joseph Leto 16', 35' |
Costa Rica | 4–3 | Guatemala |
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William Andrés León Cruz 7' Greivin Alberto Pacheco Quesada 10' Danny Johnson Hadson 20' Jossimar Antonio Downer Aguilar 27' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Álex Morán Ávila 12' Ángel Joel Sáenz Gómez 18' Ever Kenedy Ávila Amaya 25' |
Knockout stage
editBracket
editQuarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
2 April | ||||||||||
United States | 7 | |||||||||
3 April | ||||||||||
Jamaica | 3 | |||||||||
United States | 3 | |||||||||
2 April | ||||||||||
Mexico | 4 | |||||||||
Mexico | 5 | |||||||||
4 April | ||||||||||
Guatemala | 2 | |||||||||
Mexico | 4 | |||||||||
2 April | ||||||||||
Costa Rica | 0 | |||||||||
Costa Rica | 2 | |||||||||
3 April | ||||||||||
Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | |||||||||
Costa Rica | 2 | |||||||||
2 April | ||||||||||
El Salvador | 1 | Third place | ||||||||
El Salvador | 6 | |||||||||
4 April | ||||||||||
Bahamas | 0 | |||||||||
United States | 2 | |||||||||
El Salvador | 5 | |||||||||
Fifth Place Semi-finals | Fifth Place | |||||
3 April | ||||||
Jamaica | 3 | |||||
4 April | ||||||
Guatemala | 9 | |||||
Guatemala | 3 | |||||
3 April | ||||||
Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | |||||
Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | |||||
Bahamas | 1 | |||||
Seventh Place | ||||||
4 April | ||||||
Jamaica | 7 | |||||
Bahamas (a.e.t.) | 9 |
Quarter-finals
editCosta Rica | 2–1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
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Jossimar Antonio Downer Aguilar 11' Greivin Alberto Pacheco Quesada 34' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Kerwin Stafford 33' |
United States | 7–3 | Jamaica |
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Alessandro Canale 1', 25' Nicolás Perera 6', 13', 16', 20' Christopher Toth 35' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Rohan Reid 9', 34' Philip Venroy Peddie 18' |
Mexico | 5–2 | Guatemala |
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Ángel Rodríguez 1', 29' Gerardo Gómez 2' Adrian González 9', 20' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Álex Morán Ávila 20' Ángel Joel Sáenz Gómez 24' |
El Salvador | 6–0 | Bahamas |
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Rubén Batres 6', 18' F. Velásquez 11', 33' José Ruiz 12', 36' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Fifth place semi-finals
editJamaica | 3–9 | Guatemala |
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Rohan Reid 3' Gregory Simpson 19', 23' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Marco Tulio Ávila Zuñiga 7', 10' Ángel Joel Sáenz Gómez 8' Miguel Ángel González Enríquez 13' Luis Gilmar Quezada Godoy 16' Esau Polanco Vásquez 20' Ever Kenedy Ávila Amaya 21' Jersson Adolfo Alas León 24' Luis Carlos Zaldaña Pérez 25' |
Trinidad and Tobago | 4–1 | Bahamas |
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Chad Appoo 8', 34' Kevon Woodley 19' Karrem Perry 27' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Lesly St. Fleur 28' |
Semi-finals
editUnited States | 3–4 | Mexico |
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Nicolás Perera 7' Lewie Valentine 29' Andrew Feld 31' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Ángel Rodríguez 1', 30' Adrian González 4' Francisco Cati 16' |
Costa Rica | 2–1 | El Salvador |
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Deyber Daniel Villegas Guerrero 14' Greivin Alberto Pacheco Quesada 29' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
F. Velásquez 22' |
Seventh place match
editJamaica | 7–9 (a.e.t.) | Bahamas |
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Daemion Benjamin 2', 16', 31', 32' Jermain Christopher Anderson 10', 21' Kevin Wilson 29' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Kyle Williams 3', 39' Lesly St. Fleur 11', 14', 18', 25', 28' Gavin Christie 35', 37' |
Fifth place match
editGuatemala | 3–4 | Trinidad and Tobago |
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Miguel Ángel González Enríquez 16', 32' Ángel Joel Sáenz Gómez 19' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Kevon Woodley 7', 17' Chad Appoo 10' Kerwin Stafford 22' |
Third place match
editUnited States | 2–5 | El Salvador |
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Harry Abraham 19', 21' | Report 1 Report 2 |
José Ruiz 1', 19' Francisco Velásquez 5' Rubén Batres 9' Elmer Robles 30' |
Final
editMexico | 4–0 | Costa Rica |
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Ramón Maldonado 10', 14' Adrian González 20' Diego Rodríguez 34' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Final ranking
editQualified for 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup |
Awards
editBest Player (MVP)[2] | Top Scorer(s)[2] | Best Goalkeeper[2] |
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Ramón Maldonado | Francisco Velásquez | Miguel Estrada |
Top goalscorers
edit- 15 goals
- 13 goals
- 11 goals
- 9 goals
- 8 goals
- 7 goals
Source: CONCACAF.com[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c "CONCACAF Reveals Logo, Sets Official Draw for Beach Soccer Championship El Salvador 2015". CONCACAF.com. January 20, 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-01-24. Retrieved 2015-02-13.
- ^ a b c d "Mexico new champion in North America". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 5 April 2015.
- ^ a b c "Official Draw: CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship El Salvador 2015". CONCACAF.com. January 27, 2015. Archived from the original on February 27, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
- ^ "CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship — Statistics". CONCACAF.com. Archived from the original on 2015-04-08. Retrieved 2015-04-06.
External links
edit- CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championships El Salvador 2015, beachsoccer.com
- Beach Soccer, CONCACAF.com
- FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Portugal 2015 – Qualifiers – North, Central America and Caribbean, FIFA.com