The 2019 CONMEBOL South American Beach Soccer League was the third edition of the South American Beach Soccer League (named natively in Spanish as the CONMEBOL Liga Sudamericana de Fútbol Playa), a continental league competition for South American men's national beach soccer teams.
| Liga Sudamericana de Fútbol Playa 2019 | |
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Map showing the locations of the events of the 2019 season. | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host countries | Argentina Ecuador |
| Dates | Regular season: 4 September – 5 October 2019 Finals: 7–8 May 2022 |
| Teams | 20 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Brazil (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Ecuador |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 44 |
| Goals scored | 443 (10.07 per match) |
← 2018 2022 → | |
Organised by the governing body for South American football, CONMEBOL, as part of its Development Department's Evolution Program,[1] all ten members of the continental confederation took part, with both senior and under 20s national teams participating in the league events.[1]
The teams were first divided into two geographically based zones (North and South) to compete in a round robin tournament against other members of their own zone during the regular season; the points earned by both the senior and under 20s teams were combined.[2] This season, the make-up of the zones was changed for the first time.[3] The winners of each zone then proceeded to face each other in the finals to contest the title,[2] scheduled for early 2020.[4] However, due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the finals did not take place for over two and a half years, until May 2022.[5]
Brazil were the two-time defending champions and successfully retained the title once more, defeating Ecuador in the finals.[6]
Format
editThe league operated under the same format established for the inaugural season.[7]
Calendar
editThe north and south zone event calendar was revealed on 7 August 2019.[8] The finals were confirmed on 5 May 2022.[5]
| Phase | Dates | Country | City | Event | Zone | |
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| Regular season |
4–8 September 2019 |  Argentina |
Rosario | South zone | S | |
| 1–5 October 2019 | Ecuador |
Manta | North zone | N | ||
| Finals | 7–8 May 2022 | Ecuador |
Playas | Finals | N | S |
Teams
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The ten member nations of CONMEBOL entered two teams each: their respective senior and under 20s national teams. In total, 20 teams competed.[2]
For this season, CONMEBOL altered the existing composition of the two zones, deciding that Brazil and Peru of the north zone and Paraguay and Uruguay of the south zone, would swap conferences.[3] (This effectively made Paraguay and Uruguay exclaves of the north zone as they are only bordered by nations of the south).
The numbers in parentheses show the South American ranking of each team prior to the start of the season (rankings only apply to the senior teams).[9]
North zone
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South zone
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South zone
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The South zone regular season took place in the Argentinian city of Rosario.[8] All matches were hosted at the "Ángel Di María" beach soccer field, part of the Caribe Canalla sports and recreation complex on the banks of the Paraná River, home to Rosario Central Beach Soccer Club.[10][11] Stands were installed with a capacity of 600.[12]
The event was organised in cooperation with the Argentine Football Association (AFA) and the Rosarina Football Association (ARF).[13]
The schedule was announced on 2 September.[14][15]
Matches are listed as local time in Rosario, ART (UTC–3).
Standings
edit| Key: | Advance to the finals / | (H) | Hosts |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Team Brazil
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8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 27 | +33 | 21 |
| 2 | Team Argentina (H)
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8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 30 | +21 | 20 |
| 3 |  Team Peru
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8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 41 | 44 | –3 | 9 |
| 4 |  Team Chile
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8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 48 | –8 | 9 |
| 5 |  Team Bolivia
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8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 28 | 71 | –43 | 0 |
Results
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Senior categoryedit
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Under 20s categoryedit
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North zone
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The North zone regular season event took place in the Ecuadorian city of Manta.[8] All matches were hosted at the Arena Olimpica de Manta on Playa el Murcielago (El Murcielago Beach).[16] The event was organised in cooperation with the Ecuadorian Football Federation (FEF).[16]
Matches are listed as local time in Manta, ECT (UTC–5).
Standings
edit| Key: | Advance to the finals / | (H) | Hosts |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Team Ecuador (H)
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8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 24 | +20 | 21 |
| 2 |  Team Paraguay
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8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 32 | +18 | 19 |
| 3 |  Team Colombia
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8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 35 | –4 | 12 |
| 4 |  Team Uruguay
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8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 38 | –14 | 3 |
| 5 |  Team Venezuela
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8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 26 | 46 | –20 | 3 |
Results
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Under 20s categoryedit
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Finals
editThe zone winners play each other for the league title; their senior teams play each other over two legs, as do their under 20s representatives for a total of four matches comprising the finals. The winners are the nation which accumulates the most points from all four matches combined and are crowned league champions.[17]
The finals were originally due to take place in 2020.[4] However, due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, they were unable to be organised for over two years, finally being scheduled to take place in Playas, Ecuador, from 7–8 May 2022.[5]
All matches took place at the General Villamil Beach Arena.[5]
Matches
editMatches are listed as local time in Playas, ECT (UTC–5).
| Ecuador U20s | 3–5 | Brazil U20s |
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Brazil earn three points; Brazil lead the series 3–0.
| Ecuador | 5–11 | Brazil |
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Brazil earn three points; Brazil lead the series 6–0.
| Brazil U20s | 4–3 | Ecuador U20s |
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Brazil earn three points; Brazil lead the series an unassailable 9–0.
| Brazil | 13–4 | Ecuador |
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Brazil earn three points; Brazil win the series 12–0.
Winners
editBrazil claimed a clean sweep in the finals, winning all four matches to win the series 12 points to nil and claim their third consecutive title.[6]
With an unassailable lead after match three, the final match was played as a dead rubber.
| 2019 South American Beach Soccer League champions |
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 Brazil Third title |
References
edit- ^ a b "Planteles confirmados para disputar la Liga Sudamericana de fútbol playa" (in Spanish). Argentine Football Association. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ a b c "Argentina será sede de la Liga Sudamericana de Desarrollo" (in Spanish). Argentine Football Association. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Liga Sudamericana – 3ra. Edición: ¡Ecuador, allá vamos!" (in Spanish). Paraguayan Football Association. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Manta acogerá Liga Sudamericana de fútbol playa" (in Spanish). El Universo. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Ecuador vs. Brasil, la final por la conquista continental de la Liga Sudamericana Fútbol Playa 2019". CONMEBOL (in Spanish). 5 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Brasil vence o Equador e leva a Liga Sul-Americana de futebol de areia". O Globo (in Portuguese). 8 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ "Liga Sudamericana de Futsal y Fútbol Playa Reglamento" (in Spanish). conmebol.com. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ a b c "El calendario de la CONMEBOL Liga Sudamericana de Desarrollo" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "OVERALL WORLD RANKING - CONMEBOL". beachsoccer.com. 4 September 2019. Archived from the original on 4 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "Nuevo entrenamiento de la Selección Mayor y Sub 20 de cara a la Liga Sudamericana" (in Spanish). Argentine Football Association. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "CARIBE CANALLA" (in Spanish). rosariocentral.com. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "LigaSudamericana. Fixture confirmado" (in Spanish). Liga Sudamericana Facebook. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ "Reunión del Comité Organizador de la Liga Sudamericana" (in Spanish). Rosario Futbol. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "Programación confirmada de la Liga Sudamericana de fútbol playa" (in Spanish). Argentine Football Association. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ "El calendario completo de la #LigaSudamericana de Fútbol Playa Zona Sur" (in Spanish). Evolución es CONMEBOL Twitter. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ a b "MANTA ES ELEGIDA COMO SEDE DE LA LIGA SUDAMERICANA DE FÚTBOL PLAYA" (in Spanish). Modelo FM. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "Arrancan las finales de la CONMEBOL Liga Sudamericana de Fútbol Playa y Futsal" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
External links
edit- Liga Sudamericana de Futsal y Fútbol Playa – Regulations, at CONMEBOL.com (in Spanish)
- Liga Sudamericana de Fútbol Playa CONMEBOL - Cono Sur (South zone), at Beach Soccer Worldwide