2018 Copa Libertadores de Beach Soccer

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The 2018 CONMEBOL Libertadores de Beach Soccer was the third edition of the Copa Libertadores de Beach Soccer (known natively in Spanish as the Copa Libertadores de Futbol Playa), an annual continental beach soccer club tournament contested primarily between the champions of the domestic leagues of South American nations who are members of CONMEBOL. A total of 12 clubs took part.

Announced on 31 May, the tournament took place between 26 November and 2 December in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[1] It was organised by CONMEBOL in cooperation will local entities: the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) and Brazil Beach Soccer Confederation (CBSB)[2] The event was originally due to take place in Belém, Pará State, Brazil[2] but a change of venue was announced on 23 October.[3]

Brazilians Vasco da Gama were the defending champions but finished as runners-up to fellow Brazilian club Vitória who claimed their first title.[4]

As per Regulations Article 15,[5] the tournament starts with a group stage, played in a round robin format. The winners, runners-up and two best third placed teams from each group advance to the knockout stage, in which the teams then compete in single-elimination matches, beginning with the quarter-finals and ending with the final. A third-place deciding match is also contested by the losing semi-finalists.

Unlike the two previous editions, there are no consolation matches to decide 5th to 12th place; these placements are instead decided statistically (Regulations Articles 22 & 23).[5]

Twelve teams qualified; each domestic league champion from the ten South American nations which are members of CONMEBOL, plus an additional club from the host country and the defending champions.[5]

1. Brazil entered three clubs: a. Vasco da Gama qualify as reigning champions, b. the Brazilian league champions, Sampaio Corrêa, c. the host country is also awarded an additional berth which went to the league runners-up, Vitória.[2]
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Barra Olympic Park; the Olympic Tennis Centre
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2018 Copa Libertadores de Beach Soccer is located in Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

Location of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil

One venue was used in the city of Rio de Janeiro.

Each team had to submit a squad of 12 players, including a minimum of two goalkeepers (Regulations Article 33).[5]

The draw to split the twelve teams into three groups of four took place on 19 November at 19:00 local time in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil at the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation.[1][7] The draw was conducted based on Regulations Article 16 as follows:[5]

Initially, three teams were seeded and assigned to the head of the groups (Vasco da Gama automatically, the others via a draw):

The remaining nine teams were split into three pots of three based on the final placement of their national association’s club in the previous edition of the championship, with the highest seeds placed in Pot 1 down to the lowest placed in Pot 3 (the additional Brazilian team was also placed in Pot 3). From each pot, the first team drawn was placed into Group A, the second team drawn placed into Group B and the final team drawn placed into Group C. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group.

Group stage[edit]

The match schedule was revealed on the day of the draw.[8]

Each 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. The top two teams of each group, plus the two best ranked third-placed teams, advance to the quarter-finals. The rankings of teams in each group are determined as follows (Regulations Article 21):[5]

  1. points obtained in all group matches;

If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above criterion, their rankings are determined as follows:

  1. points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  2. goal difference in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  3. number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  4. goal difference in all group matches;
  5. number of goals scored in all group matches;
  6. drawing of lots by CONMEBOL.

All times are local, BRST (UTC–2)

Group A[edit]

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Brazil Vasco da Gama 3 3 0 0 0 26 12 +14 9 Knockout stage
2 Colombia La 25 Export 3 2 0 0 1 14 18 −4 6
3 Paraguay Náutico Puerta del Lago 3 1 0 0 2 21 20 +1 3
4 Ecuador Delfin Sporting 3 0 0 0 3 13 24 −11 0

26 November 2018 Delfin Sporting Ecuador 5–7 Colombia La 25 Export
17:00 Report

27 November 2018 Náutico Puerta del Lago Paraguay 4–5 Colombia La 25 Export
17:00 Report

28 November 2018 Náutico Puerta del Lago Paraguay 10–5 Ecuador Delfin Sporting
14:30 Report

Group B[edit]

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Brazil Sampaio Corrêa 3 3 0 0 0 31 6 +25 9 Knockout stage
2 Bolivia Hamacas 3 1 0 0 2 11 15 −4 3
3 Peru Academia Tito Drago 3 1 0 0 2 11 18 −7 3
4 Chile Code Iquique 3 1 0 0 2 11 25 −14 3

26 November 2018 Sampaio Corrêa Brazil 7–0 Bolivia Hamacas
11:15 Report

26 November 2018 Code Iquique Chile 5–3 Peru Academia Tito Drago
14:30 Report

27 November 2018 Sampaio Corrêa Brazil 14–2 Chile Code Iquique
11:15 Report

27 November 2018 Hamacas Bolivia 3–4 Peru Academia Tito Drago
14:30 Report

28 November 2018 Academia Tito Drago Peru 4–10 Brazil Sampaio Corrêa
08:30 Report

28 November 2018 Hamacas Bolivia 8–4 Chile Code Iquique
09:45 Report

Group C[edit]

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Brazil Vitória 3 2 0 1 0 16 9 +7 7 Knockout stage
2 Argentina Acassuso 3 1 0 0 2 11 14 −3 3
3 Uruguay Bella Vista 3 1 0 0 2 15 16 −1 3
4 Venezuela Monagas Dífalo 3 0 0 1 2 16 19 −3 1

26 November 2018 Bella Vista Uruguay 9–7 Venezuela Monagas Dífalo
08:30 Report

26 November 2018 Acassuso Argentina 1–7 Brazil Vitória
09:45 Report

27 November 2018 Bella Vista Uruguay 1–4 Argentina Acassuso
08:30 Report

27 November 2018 Monagas Dífalo Venezuela 3–4 Brazil Vitória
09:45 Report

28 November 2018 Vitória Brazil 5–5 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p)		 Uruguay Bella Vista
15:45 Report

28 November 2018 Monagas Dífalo Venezuela 6–6 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 p)		 Argentina Acassuso
17:00 Report

Ranking of third-placed teams[edit]

Pos Grp Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A Paraguay Náutico Puerta del Lago 3 1 0 0 2 21 20 +1 3 Knockout stage
2 C Uruguay Bella Vista 3 1 0 0 2 15 16 −1 3
3 B Peru Tito Drago 3 1 0 0 2 11 18 −7 3

As per Regulations Article 17, it was decided the third place teams would take the following berths in the quarter-final draw:[5]

  • 1st Group A vs 2nd best third place team
  • 1st Group B vs Best third place team
  • 1st Group C vs 2nd Group A
  • 2nd Group B vs 2nd Group C

Knockout stage[edit]

The group winners, runners-up and two best third placed teams progressed to the knockout stage to continue to compete for the title.

 

 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final

 

                    

 

 30 November

 

 

 Brazil Vasco da Gama 6

 

 1 December

 

 Uruguay Bella Vista 4

 

 Brazil Vasco da Gama 5

 

 30 November

 

 Argentina Acassuso 4

 

 Bolivia Hamacas 2

 

 2 December

 

 Argentina Acassuso 5

 

 Brazil Vasco da Gama 8 (2)

 

 30 November

 

 Brazil Vitória (p) 8 (3)

 

 Brazil Sampaio Corrêa 7

 

 1 December

 

 Paraguay Náutico Puerta del Lago 2

 

 Brazil Sampaio Corrêa 6 (2)

 

 30 November

 

 Brazil Vitória (p) 6 (3)
 Third place

 

 Brazil Vitória 6

 

 2 December

 

 Colombia La 25 Export 0

 

 Argentina Acassuso 4

 

 

 Brazil Sampaio Corrêa 5

 

Quarter-finals[edit]

Semi-finals[edit]

Third place play-off[edit]

Final[edit]

Final standings[edit]

Note1 ^ Regulations Article 22 outlines the criteria for defining the teams that finish in 5th–8th place[5]
Note2 ^ Regulations Article 23 outlines the criteria for defining the teams that finish in 9th–12th place[5]

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