FIFA_Beach_Soccer_World_Cup_qualification_(CONCACAF)

CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship

CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship

Main championship for beach soccer in North America, Central America and the Caribbean

The CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship is the main championship for beach soccer in North America, Central America and the Caribbean, contested between senior men's national teams of the members of CONCACAF.[1] It is the sport's version of the better known CONCACAF Gold Cup in association football. North America's governing body for football, CONCACAF, organize the championship,[2] with cooperation from Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW).[3]

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The winners of the championship are crowned continental champions;[4] the tournament also acts as the qualification route for North American nations to the upcoming edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup[1] and is therefore also known as the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup CONCACAF qualifier.[5] Coinciding with the annual staging of the World Cup, the competition took place yearly until 2010; the World Cup then became biennial, and as its supplementary qualification event, the championship followed suit.

The championship was established in 2006 after FIFA made it a requirement for all confederations to begin holding qualification tournaments to determine the best national team(s) in their region and hence those who would proceed to represent their continent in the upcoming World Cup (previously, nations were simply invited to play without having to earn their place).[6] The first edition was proceeded by a joint qualification tournament with CONMEBOL in 2005; a second and final joint event was held in 2007.[7][8] FIFA currently allocate North America two berths at the World Cup[9] and hence the top two teams (the winners and the runners-up) qualify to the World Cup finals.[5]

Mexico are the most successful nation with four titles.[10] They are followed by the United States with three titles (also current champions), El Salvador with two and Panama with one.

Results

  •   Joint championship with CONMEBOL

There have been ten editions of the championship as of 2023. For all tournaments, the top two teams qualified for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.

In terms of qualification to the World Cup, Mexico and the United States have achieved the most, placing well enough in the championship to advance to the World Cup finals on seven occasions each. Along with El Salvador and Costa Rica, these four are the only nations to qualify to the World Cup more than once thus far.

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Round-robin ^ Indicates this edition was played as a round-robin tournament. There was no final or third place match.

Performance

Successful nations

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* Hosts
a. ^ Also fourth in 2007 joint event.
b. ^ Also third in 2005 joint event; winner of 2007 joint event.

Awards

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All-time top goalscorers

As of 2023

The following table shows the all-time top 20 goalscorers.

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Sources:
2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021–2023: CONCACAF match reports.

All-time table

As of 2023

Joint event results not included.

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Key: Appearances App / Won in normal time W = 3 points / Won in extra-time W+ = 2 points / Won on penalty shoot-out WP = 1 point / Lost L = 0 points / Points per game PPG

Appearances & performance timeline

The following is a performance timeline of the teams who have appeared in the CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship and how many appearances they each have made.

Legend
‡. ^ In some years, teams knocked-out at round 1 or the quarter-finals played no further matches (these results are marked as R1 or QF).
In other years, classification matches were then played to determine all final placements.
Timeline
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Performance of qualifiers at the World Cup

Main article: FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup records and statistics

The following is a performance timeline of the CONCACAF teams who have gone on to appear in the World Cup, having successfully qualified from the above events.

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References

  1. [1]
    "CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship 2017 Regulations". CONCACAF. 2017. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  2. [2]
    "CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship 2006 Regulations" (PDF). CONCACAF. 22 August 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 August 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  3. [3]
    "The Bahamas Set to Host 2017 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship". CONCACAF. 14 October 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  4. [4]
    "Schedule and Kickoff Times Set for 2017 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 23 December 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  5. [5]
    "Record 11 teams in CONCACAF Qualifier". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  6. [6]
    "FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2006 qualifiers to start in Brazil on 5 March". FIFA. 3 March 2006. Archived from the original on 13 May 2006. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  7. [7]
    "En Conmebol lanzan Eliminatorias del Mundial de Fútbol Playa Bahamas 2017" (in Spanish). Paraguayan Football Association. 19 January 2017. Archived from the original on 14 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  8. [8]
    "About the CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship". CONCACAF. 2015. Archived from the original on 14 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  9. [9]
    "World Cup gets bigger". FIFA. 25 August 2005. Archived from the original on February 15, 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  10. [10]
    "Mexico claim the 2019 Concacaf Beach Soccer Championship". CONCACAF. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  11. [11]
    Costa Rica to host 2021 Concacaf Beach Soccer Championship!. Beach Soccer Worldwide. 25 February 2021.
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