2017 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship

The 2017 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship was a beach soccer tournament which took place in Nassau from 20 to 26 February 2017.[1] This was the second time that the CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship was held in the Bahamas. All matches were played at the Malcolm Beach Soccer Facility.

2017 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship
2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualification (CONCACAF)
Tournament details
Host country Bahamas
CityNassau
Dates20–26 February
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Panama (1st title)
Runners-up Mexico
Third place El Salvador
Fourth place Guadeloupe
Tournament statistics
Matches played48
Goals scored381 (7.94 per match)
Top scorer(s)Mexico Ramón Maldonado
Belize Marlon Meza
(12 goals each)
Best player(s)Panama Alfonso Maquensi
Best young playerGuyana Jamal Haynes
Best goalkeeperMexico Diego Villaseñor
Fair play award Canada
2015
2019

The tournament aimed to crown the best beach soccer nation on the continent and also 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 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup also to be held in the Bahamas.[2]

In a shock turn of events, the considerably inexperienced Panama thwarted all four of the nations who have dominated the tournament historically to surprisingly claim their first title. Panama's group stage victory all but condemned 2015 runners up Costa Rica to their earliest ever exit, their defeat of two-time winners, the United States, in the quarter-finals also ensured the Americans' most premature departure. They then defeated former World Cup semi-finalists El Salvador in the semi-finals and three time and defending champions Mexico in the final.[3]

As the finalists, Panama and Mexico qualified for the World Cup, the former for the first time (and the first new North American World Cup debutants since 2009), the latter for the fifth time.[4]

This was a groundbreaking CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship; it marked only the second time in the seven championships to date (other than in 2006) that the quartet of Costa Rica, El Salvador, the United States and Mexico did not all finish together in some combination in first through fourth place.

Participating teams and draw

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The following 16 teams entered the tournament.[1]

Notes
  • Bahamas has already qualified for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup as hosts.
  • Guadeloupe is not a FIFA member and thus ineligible to qualify for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.
  • Should Bahamas and/or Guadeloupe advance to the final, the next eligible highest-placed team would qualify for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.
  • On 28 October 2016, FIFA suspended the National Football Federation of Guatemala for political interference by the Government of Guatemala. Until the suspension is lifted, Guatemalan teams are not permitted to participate in international competitions.[5] CONCACAF had set the deadline of 16 December 2016 for the suspension to be lifted, otherwise by rule, Guatemala would be disqualified from the 2017 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship, and any replacement team or revision to the tournament format would be discussed once the deadline had passed.[6] On 23 December, CONCACAF announced that Barbados would take the place of Guatemala.[7]

The draw of the tournament was held on 17 October 2016, 10:00 UTC−4, at the Intercontinental Hotel in Doral, Florida.[8] The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams, with the following seeding based on the BSWW Beach Soccer rankings:[9]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
Notes
  • The draw started by selecting from a separate pot, which contained the five teams (Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Guadeloupe, Turks and Caicos Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands) with the same exact ranking (38). These teams were drawn and placed into Pots 3 and 4 respectively to complete the distribution of the teams into those Pots.
  • Guatemala were initially part of the draw, but were replaced by Barbados afterwards.

Group stage

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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 from each group advance to the quarter-finals, while the bottom two teams from each group enter the placement stage for 9th to 16th place.

All times are local, EST (UTC−5).

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Bahamas (H) 3 3 0 0 0 10 3 +7 9 Knockout stage
2   Jamaica 3 1 0 0 2 13 11 +2 3
3   Guyana 3 1 0 0 2 8 11 −3 3 Placement stage
(9th–16th place)
4   Belize 3 0 0 1 2 6 12 −6 1
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Total goal difference; 6) Total goals scored; 7) Number of red cards; 8) Number of yellow cards; 9) Drawing of lots (Regulations XVIII A.8).[2]
(H) Host
Jamaica  5–5 (a.e.t.)  Belize
Benjamin   10', 20' (p), 23'
R. Reid   21'
Waul   32'
Report   3', 5', 9' (p) Meza
  7', 32' Ramos
Penalties
Peddie  
A. Reid  
0–2   Meza
  Jones
Malcolm Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau
Bahamas  4–1  Guyana
St. Fleur   4', 6' (p), 26'
Williams   32'
Report   30' Joseph
Malcolm Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau

Guyana  3–6  Jamaica
Moore   10'
Joseph   19', 31'
Report   3', 5', 14' (p) R. Reid
  19' Waul
  23', 31' Anderson
Malcolm Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau
Belize  0–3  Bahamas
Report   17', 31' St. Fleur
  29' Joseph
Malcolm Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau

Belize  1–4  Guyana
Haynes   5' (o.g.) Report   4', 29' Joseph
  24' Moore
  25' Haynes
Malcolm Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau
Bahamas  3–2  Jamaica
St. Fleur   5', 22', 34' Report   13' R. Reid
  22' Benjamin
Malcolm Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Mexico 3 3 0 0 0 27 5 +22 9 Knockout stage
2   Guadeloupe 3 2 0 0 1 11 16 −5 6
3   Canada 3 1 0 0 2 12 16 −4 3 Placement stage
(9th–16th place)
4   Barbados 3 0 0 0 3 8 21 −13 0
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Total goal difference; 6) Total goals scored; 7) Number of red cards; 8) Number of yellow cards; 9) Drawing of lots (Regulations XVIII A.8).[2]
Barbados  4–6  Canada
J. Grazette   4'
Chandler   5'
Pinder   21'
T. Grazette   25'
Report   1', 11' (p), 17', 28' Jankovic
  15' Pessoa
  27' Leconte
Malcolm Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau
Mexico  9–2  Guadeloupe
Maldonado   10', 15', 36'
Villa   15'
D. Rodriguez   16'
Aleman   17', 25' (p)
Mosco   27'
Saldivar   32'
Report   8' Hell
  10' Breter
Malcolm Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau

Guadeloupe  5–4  Barbados
Hell   9', 15', 16', 33', 36' Report   2' Chandler
  3' J. Grazette
  14' Beckles
  30' Pinder
Malcolm Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau
Canada  3–8  Mexico
Bennett   7'
Chamale   26'
Scepanovic   31'
Report   11', 16', 25' Mosco
  17', 20' Maldonado
  27', 31', 35' Saldivar
Malcolm Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau

Canada  3–4  Guadeloupe
Bennett   3'
Belguendouz   14', 25'
Report   2' Granchi
  11' (p) Hell
  29' Phirmis
  30' Gelas
Malcolm Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau
Mexico  10–0  Barbados
A. Rodriguez   8', 13', 36'
Villa   10'
D. Rodriguez   20', 34'
Saldivar   24', 33'
Maldonado   26'
Sanchez   28'
Report
Malcolm Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   United States 3 3 0 0 0 20 4 +16 9 Knockout stage
2   Trinidad and Tobago 3 2 0 0 1 14 7 +7 6
3   Antigua and Barbuda 3 1 0 0 2 9 18 −9 3 Placement stage
(9th–16th place)
4   U.S. Virgin Islands 3 0 0 0 3 5 19 −14 0
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Total goal difference; 6) Total goals scored; 7) Number of red cards; 8) Number of yellow cards; 9) Drawing of lots (Regulations XVIII A.8).[2]
United States  8–1  U.S. Virgin Islands
Perera   15' (p), 21', 35'
Feld   17'
Canale   19', 35'
Santos   27'
Van Zytveld   30'
Report   7' Charles
Malcolm Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau
Trinidad and Tobago  8–1  Antigua and Barbuda
Woodley   2', 19', 35'
Appoo   9'
McDougall   10', 13', 14', 33'
Report   8' Daniel
Malcolm Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau

U.S. Virgin Islands  1–5  Trinidad and Tobago
Vollmer   10' Report   5', 19', 22' King
  32' Appoo
  34' Woodley
Malcolm Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau
Antigua and Barbuda  2–7  United States
Daniel   2'
Hughes   31'
Report   3', 36' Valentine
  5' Futagaki
  8' Van Zytveld
  9' (o.g.) Thomas
  25' Feld
  30' (p) Canale
Malcolm Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau

Antigua and Barbuda  6–3  U.S. Virgin Islands
Richards   7', 15', 17'
Hughes   13' (p)
Carr   19'
Murray   24'
Report   26', 32' Juma
  28' George
Malcolm Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau
United States  5–1  Trinidad and Tobago
Garcia   12', 24'
Canale   29' (p), 36'
Reyes   32'
Report   33' Woodley
Malcolm Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   El Salvador 3 2 0 1 0 21 8 +13 7 Knockout stage
2   Panama 3 1 0 1 1 13 9 +4 4
3   Costa Rica 3 1 0 0 2 11 11 0 3 Placement stage
(9th–16th place)
4   Turks and Caicos Islands 3 0 0 0 3 8 25 −17 0
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Total goal difference; 6) Total goals scored; 7) Number of red cards; 8) Number of yellow cards; 9) Drawing of lots (Regulations XVIII A.8).[2]
Costa Rica  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Panama
Kastner   5' Report   8' Rangel
Penalties
Pacheco  
Mora  
Cruz  
1–2   Garcia
  Bultron
  Obregón
Malcolm Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau
El Salvador  9–2  Turks and Caicos Islands
Ramos   4', 28'
Ruiz   5'
Membreño   23'
Batres   23', 24', 34'
Portillo   23'
Ramírez   27'
Report   21' Cadet
  30' Forbes
Malcolm Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau

Panama  4–4 (a.e.t.)  El Salvador
Watson   11'
Maquensi   22', 24', 34'
Report   8' (p), 17' Batres
  22' (p) Ruiz
  31' Ramírez
Penalties
Garcia  
Baltron  
Maquensi  
1–2   Batres
  Ramírez
  Ruiz
Malcolm Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau
Turks and Caicos Islands  2–8  Costa Rica
Magny   23'
Cadet   32'
Report   7', 16', 21' Johnson
  12' Fallas
  22', 22' Pacheco
  23' Angulo
  26' Adanis
Malcolm Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau

El Salvador  8–2  Costa Rica
Ramírez   16'
Segovia   17', 30', 34'
Ruiz   26'
Batres   27'
Robles   33', 35'
Report   3', 30' (p) Pacheco
Malcolm Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau
Panama  8–4  Turks and Caicos Islands
Rangel   4'
Watson   9'
Obregon   11'
Maquensi   24', 27'
Garcia   25', 28'
Galvez   33'
Report   1', 2' Forbes
  14' Beljour
  21' Cadet
Malcolm Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau

Placement stage (9th–16th place)

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Bracket (9th–12th place)

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9th place first round9th place second round9th place
 
          
 
24 February
 
 
  Guyana6
 
25 February
 
  Antigua and Barbuda4
 
  Guyana2
 
24 February
 
  Costa Rica5
 
  Canada2 (2)
 
26 February
 
  Costa Rica (p)2 (3)
 
  Costa Rica (a.e.t.)6
 
 
  Canada5
 
 
25 February
 
 
  Antigua and Barbuda2
 
 
  Canada6 11th place
 
 
26 February
 
 
  Guyana6
 
 
  Antigua and Barbuda8
 

Bracket (13th–16th place)

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13th place first round13th place second round13th place
 
          
 
24 February
 
 
  Belize (a.e.t.)6
 
25 February
 
  U.S. Virgin Islands4
 
  Belize6
 
24 February
 
  Barbados2
 
  Barbados5
 
26 February
 
  Turks and Caicos2
 
  Belize9
 
 
  Turks and Caicos4
 
 
25 February
 
 
  U.S. Virgin Islands1
 
 
  Turks and Caicos4 15th place
 
 
26 February
 
 
  Barbados3
 
 
  U.S. Virgin Islands1
 

13th place first round

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Barbados  5–2  Turks and Caicos Islands
Chandler   3', 31'
Gil   16' (p)
Pinder   25'
J. Grazette   32'
Report   3', 20' (p) Forbes
Malcolm Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau
Belize  6–4 (a.e.t.)  U.S. Virgin Islands
James   15'
Nunez   16'
Meza   27', 37'
Jones   32'
Mas   38'
Report   3', 19' Aranes
  15' Smith
  35' Vollmer
Malcolm Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau

9th place first round

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Canada  2–2 (a.e.t.)  Costa Rica
Scepanovic   21'
Bennett   29'
Report   13' Fallas
  35' Pacheco
Penalties
Scepanovic  
Belguendouz  
Jankovic  
2–3   Pacheco
  Mora
  Johnson
Malcolm Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau
Guyana  6–4  Antigua and Barbuda
Wilson   1', 26'
Haynes   18', 19', 35'
Moore   18'
Report   13' Hughes
  19', 22' Daniel
  21' Thomas
Malcolm Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau

13th place second round

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U.S. Virgin Islands  1–4  Turks and Caicos Islands
Schultz   15' Report   4', 28' Magny
  4' Forbes
  24' Rene
Malcolm Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau
Belize  6–2  Barbados
Figueroa   10' (p)
Meza   13' (p), 26', 31'
James   21', 27'
Report   3' Best
  4' J. Grazette
Malcolm Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau

9th place second round

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Antigua and Barbuda  2–6  Canada
She. Warner   19'
Sha. Warner   36'
Report   8' Scepanovic
  9' Belguendouz
  26', 27' Pessoa
  28' Orellana
  32' Leconte
Malcolm Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau
Guyana  2–5  Costa Rica
Moore   27'
Simon   33'
Report   4' Fallas
  15' Villegas
  19' (p) Kastner
  29' Leon
  30' Angulo
Malcolm Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau

15th place match

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Barbados  3–1  U.S. Virgin Islands
Pinder   18' (p)
Griffith   20'
Manning   32'
Report   4' Schultz
Malcolm Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau

13th place match

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Belize  9–4  Turks and Caicos Islands
James   2', 34'
Jones   5', 32'
Meza   6', 12', 14', 17'
Ramos   20'
Report   11', 31' (p) Magny
  14' Cadet
  32' Forbes
Malcolm Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau

11th place match

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Guyana  6–8  Antigua and Barbuda
Wilson   13', 34'
Joseph   21', 27'
Haynes   22', 27'
Report   1', 33' Richards
  10', 15', 21' Thomas
  14', 31', 36' Daniel
Malcolm Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau

9th place match

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Costa Rica  6–5 (a.e.t.)  Canada
Leon   1'
Pacheco   21', 37'
Fallas   6'
Johnson   20', 31'
Report   5' Scepanovic
  22', 32' Jankovic
  26' Orellana
  26' Pessoa
Malcolm Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau

Knockout stage

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The quarter-final matchups were decided by a draw, with the group winners matched up with the group runners-up.[10]

Bracket (1st–4th place)

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
24 February
 
 
  United States4
 
25 February
 
  Panama6
 
  Panama (p)2 (2)
 
24 February
 
  El Salvador2 (1)
 
  El Salvador5
 
26 February
 
  Jamaica0
 
  Panama4
 
24 February
 
  Mexico2
 
  Bahamas3
 
25 February
 
  Guadeloupe5
 
  Guadeloupe0
 
24 February
 
  Mexico3 3rd place
 
  Mexico5
 
26 February
 
  Trinidad and Tobago1
 
  El Salvador7
 
 
  Guadeloupe2
 

Bracket (5th–8th place)

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5th semi-finals5th place
 
      
 
25 February
 
 
  United States6
 
26 February
 
  Jamaica2
 
  United States4
 
25 February
 
  Bahamas2
 
  Bahamas5
 
 
  Trinidad and Tobago2
 
7th place
 
 
26 February
 
 
  Jamaica3
 
 
  Trinidad and Tobago9

Quarter-finals

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El Salvador  5–0  Jamaica
Ruiz   14', 25', 27'
Segovia   26', 35'
Report
Malcolm Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau
United States  4–6  Panama
Feld   8'
Santos   14'
Toth   21', 36'
Report   12', 16' Garcia
  14', 23' Galvez
  32' Obregon
  34' Watson
Malcolm Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau
Mexico  5–1  Trinidad and Tobago
Maldonado   2', 33'
Saldivar   10'
A. Rodriguez   25'
D. Rodriguez   34'
Report   24' Augustine
Malcolm Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau
Bahamas  3–5  Guadeloupe
Forbes   5'
Joseph   13'
St. Fleur   20'
Report   4' Granchi
  6', 31', 33' Gelas
  16' Hell
Malcolm Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau

5th place semi-finals

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United States  6–2  Jamaica
Feld   5'
Reyes   17'
Canale   20' (p), 26', 36'
Van Zytveld   24'
Report   12' Planter
  14' Benjamin
Malcolm Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau
Bahamas  5–2  Trinidad and Tobago
Joseph   19', 36' (p)
Christie   20', 29'
St. Fleur   31'
Report   33' Bailey
  35' (p) Lyons
Malcolm Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau

Semi-finals

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The winners qualified for the 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.

Panama  2–2 (a.e.t.)  El Salvador
Gálvez   19'
Rangel   32'
Report   13' Ramos
  35' Ruiz
Penalties
Watson  
R. García  
2–1   Batres
  Robles
  Ramos
Malcolm Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau
Guadeloupe  0–3  Mexico
Report   1', 24' Maldonado
  10' D. Rodríguez
Malcolm Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau

7th place match

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Jamaica  3–9  Trinidad and Tobago
R. Reid   16', 21', 22' Report   8', 29' Hislop
  17', 22' Appoo
  19' Bobb
  21', 34' Woodley
  31' Augustine
  35' Charles
Malcolm Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau

5th place match

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United States  4–2  Bahamas
Reyes   4'
Canale   9'
Perera   26'
Toth   32'
Report   24' (p) St. Fleur
  26' Christie
Malcolm Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau

3rd place match

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El Salvador  7–2  Guadeloupe
Robles   7'
Ruiz   11' (p)
Segovia   18'
Batres   26', 27'
Ramírez   34'
Rizo   36'
Report   1' Phirmis
  7' Gelas
Malcolm Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau

Final

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Panama  4–2  Mexico
Arrocha   20', 22'
Maquensi   27'
Saldívar   34' (o.g.)
Report   10', 23' Maldonado
Malcolm Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau

Awards

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Winners

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 2017 CONCACAF Beach Soccer
Championship champions 
 
Panama
First title

Individual awards

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The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[11][12]

Golden Ball (Most valuable player)
  Alfonso Maquensi
Golden Boot (Top scorer)
  Ramón Maldonado   Marlon Meza
12 goals
Golden Glove (Best goalkeeper)
  Diego Villaseñor
Best Young Player
  Jamal Haynes
Fair Play Award
  Canada

Top goalscorers

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Source: CONCACAF.com[13] (Note: Stats given here are different from CONCACAF.com due to discrepancies in goalscorers.)

Final ranking

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Qualified for the 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
† Qualified for the World Cup as hosts
Rank Team
    Panama
    Mexico
    El Salvador
4   Guadeloupe
5   United States
6   Bahamas
7   Trinidad and Tobago
8   Jamaica
9   Costa Rica
10   Canada
11   Antigua and Barbuda
12   Guyana
13   Belize
14   Turks and Caicos Islands
15   Barbados
16   U.S. Virgin Islands

Qualified teams for FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

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The following three teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, including Bahamas which qualified as hosts.[4]

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1
only FIFA-sanctioned era (since 2005)
  Bahamas 19 December 2014[14] 0 (debut)
  Panama 25 February 2017 0 (debut)
  Mexico 25 February 2017 4 (2007, 2008, 2011, 2015)
1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

References

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