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.
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Brazil |
| Dates | 26 November – 2 December |
| Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Vitória (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Vasco da Gama |
| Third place | Sampaio Corrêa |
| Fourth place |  Acassuso |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 26 |
| Goals scored | 274 (10.54 per match) |
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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]
Format
editAs 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]
Teams
editTwelve 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]
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- 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]
Venue
edit Barra Olympic Park; the Olympic Tennis Centre is shown bottom right. |
Location of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil |
One venue was used in the city of Rio de Janeiro.
- All matches took place at a purpose built arena at Barra Olympic Park,[1] just outside the Olympic Tennis Centre.[6]
Squads
editEach team had to submit a squad of 12 players, including a minimum of two goalkeepers (Regulations Article 33).[5]
Draw
editThe 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):
- to Group A: 2017 Copa Libertadores champions,
Vasco da Gama - to Group B: champions of the host association, Sampaio Corrêa
- to Group C: club of the runner-up national association of the 2017 Copa Libertadores,
Bella Vista
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.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
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Group stage
editThe 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]
- 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:
- points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- goal difference in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- goal difference in all group matches;
- number of goals scored in all group matches;
- drawing of lots by CONMEBOL.
All times are local, BRST (UTC–2)
Group A
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Vasco da Gama
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 12 | +14 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 |  La 25 Export
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3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Náutico Puerta del Lago
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3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Delfin Sporting
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 24 | −11 | 0 |
| 26 November 2018 | Vasco da Gama | 10–7 | Náutico Puerta del Lago | |
| 15:45 | Report |
| 26 November 2018 | Delfin Sporting | 5–7 | La 25 Export | |
| 17:00 | Report |
| 27 November 2018 | Vasco da Gama | 7–3 | Delfin Sporting | |
| 15:45 | Report |
| 27 November 2018 | Náutico Puerta del Lago | 4–5 | La 25 Export | |
| 17:00 | Report |
| 28 November 2018 | La 25 Export | 2–9 | Vasco da Gama | |
| 11:15 | Report |
| 28 November 2018 | Náutico Puerta del Lago | 10–5 | Delfin Sporting | |
| 14:30 | Report |
Group B
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Sampaio Corrêa
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 6 | +25 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 |  Hamacas
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3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Academia Tito Drago
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3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Code Iquique
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3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 25 | −14 | 3 |
| 26 November 2018 | Sampaio Corrêa | 7–0 | Hamacas | |
| 11:15 | Report |
| 26 November 2018 | Code Iquique | 5–3 | Academia Tito Drago | |
| 14:30 | Report |
| 27 November 2018 | Sampaio Corrêa | 14–2 | Code Iquique | |
| 11:15 | Report |
| 27 November 2018 | Hamacas | 3–4 | Academia Tito Drago | |
| 14:30 | Report |
| 28 November 2018 | Academia Tito Drago | 4–10 | Sampaio Corrêa | |
| 08:30 | Report |
| 28 November 2018 | Hamacas | 8–4 | Code Iquique | |
| 09:45 | Report |
Group C
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Vitória
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Acassuso
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3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Bella Vista
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3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Monagas Dífalo
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3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 19 | −3 | 1 |
| 26 November 2018 | Bella Vista | 9–7 | Monagas Dífalo | |
| 08:30 | Report |
| 26 November 2018 | Acassuso | 1–7 | Vitória | |
| 09:45 | Report |
| 27 November 2018 | Bella Vista | 1–4 | Acassuso | |
| 08:30 | Report |
| 27 November 2018 | Monagas Dífalo | 3–4 | Vitória | |
| 09:45 | Report |
Ranking of third-placed teams
edit| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | A | Náutico Puerta del Lago
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3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 3 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | C | Bella Vista
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3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 3 | |
| 3 | B | Tito Drago
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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
editThe 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 | ||||||||||
| Vasco da Gama | 6 | |||||||||
| 1 December | ||||||||||
| Bella Vista | 4 | |||||||||
| Vasco da Gama | 5 | |||||||||
| 30 November | ||||||||||
| Acassuso | 4 | |||||||||
| Hamacas | 2 | |||||||||
| 2 December | ||||||||||
| Acassuso | 5 | |||||||||
| Vasco da Gama | 8 (2) | |||||||||
| 30 November | ||||||||||
| Vitória (p) | 8 (3) | |||||||||
| Sampaio Corrêa | 7 | |||||||||
| 1 December | ||||||||||
| Náutico Puerta del Lago | 2 | |||||||||
| Sampaio Corrêa | 6 (2) | |||||||||
| 30 November | ||||||||||
| Vitória (p) | 6 (3) | Third place | ||||||||
| Vitória | 6 | |||||||||
| 2 December | ||||||||||
| La 25 Export | 0 | |||||||||
| Acassuso | 4 | |||||||||
| Sampaio Corrêa | 5 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
edit| Hamacas | 2–5 | Acassuso |
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| Report |
| Sampaio Corrêa | 7–2 | Náutico Puerta del Lago |
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| Report |
| Vitória | 6–0 | La 25 Export |
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| Report |
| Vasco da Gama | 6–4 | Bella Vista |
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| Report |
Semi-finals
edit| Vasco da Gama | 5–4 | Acassuso |
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| Report |
Third place play-off
edit| Acassuso | 4–5 | Sampaio Corrêa |
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Report |
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Final
edit| Vasco da Gama | 8–8 (a.e.t.) | Vitória |
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| Penalties | ||
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2–3 |
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Final standings
edit| Rank | Team | Result |
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| 1 | Vitória |
Champions (1st title) |
| 2 | Vasco da Gama |
Runners-up |
| 3 | Sampaio Corrêa |
Third place |
| 4 | Acassuso |
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| 5 | Bella Vista |
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| 6 | Hamacas
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| 7 | Náutico Puerta del Lago
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| 8 | La 25 Export
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| 9 | Tito Drago |
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| 10 | Code Iquique
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| 11 | Monagas Dífalo
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| 12 | Delfin Sporting
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References
edit- ^ a b c "El 19 de noviembre se sortea la CONMEBOL Libertadores de Fútbol Playa". CONMEBOL. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- ^ a b c "Belém sediará Copa Libertadores da América de Futebol de Areia". O Globo. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "Cambio de sede en la Libertadores de Fútbol Playa 2018". CONMEBOL. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- ^ "Libertadores final sees Vitoria take title on penalties". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "CONMEBOL Libertadores de Fútbol Playa Brasil 2018. Reglamento" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 10 September 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- ^ "Brasil é campeão da Liga Sul-Americana de futebol de areia no Rio de Janeiro" (in Portuguese). globoesporte.globo.com. 6 October 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ^ "Definidos os grupos da Taça Libertadores 2018". cbsb.com.br. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- ^ "PROGRAMACION DE PARTIDOS" (PDF). CONMEBOL. 19 November 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
External links
edit- CONMEBOL Libertadores Fútbol Playa Brasil 2018, at CONMEBOL.com (in Spanish)