2018 Copa Libertadores de Beach Soccer

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2018 Copa Libertadores de Beach Soccer
2018 Copa Libertadores de Beach Soccer logo.png
Tournament details
Host countryBrazil
Dates26 November – 2 December
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Flag of Brazil.svg Vitória (1st title)
Runners-up Flag of Brazil.svg Vasco da Gama
Third place Flag of Brazil.svg Sampaio Corrêa
Fourth place Flag of Argentina.svg Acassuso
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored274 (10.54 per match)
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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.

Contents

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

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]

Teams

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]

Venue

Rio2016 maio ParqueOlimpico Barra 12.jpg
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.

Squads

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

Draw

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.

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3
  • Flag of Paraguay.svg Náutico Puerta del Lago
  • Flag of Venezuela.svg Monagas Dífalo
  • Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Hamacas
  • Flag of Argentina.svg Acassuso
  • Flag of Ecuador.svg Delfin Sporting
  • Flag of Chile.svg Code Iquique
  • Flag of Brazil.svg Vitória
  • Flag of Peru.svg Academia Tito Drago
  • Flag of Colombia.svg La 25 Export

Group stage

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

PosTeamPldWW+WPLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Vasco da Gama 330002612+149 Knockout stage
2 Flag of Colombia.svg La 25 Export320011418−46
3 Flag of Paraguay.svg Náutico Puerta del Lago310022120+13
4 Flag of Ecuador.svg Delfin Sporting300031324−110
Source: CONMEBOL
26 November 2018 Vasco da Gama Flag of Brazil.svg 10–7 Flag of Paraguay.svg Náutico Puerta del Lago
15:45 Report
26 November 2018 Delfin Sporting Flag of Ecuador.svg 5–7 Flag of Colombia.svg La 25 Export
17:00 Report
27 November 2018 Vasco da Gama Flag of Brazil.svg 7–3 Flag of Ecuador.svg Delfin Sporting
15:45 Report
27 November 2018 Náutico Puerta del Lago Flag of Paraguay.svg 4–5 Flag of Colombia.svg La 25 Export
17:00 Report
28 November 2018 La 25 Export Flag of Colombia.svg 2–9 Flag of Brazil.svg Vasco da Gama
11:15 Report
28 November 2018 Náutico Puerta del Lago Flag of Paraguay.svg 10–5 Flag of Ecuador.svg Delfin Sporting
14:30 Report

Group B

PosTeamPldWW+WPLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Sampaio Corrêa33000316+259 Knockout stage
2 Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Hamacas310021115−43
3 Flag of Peru.svg Academia Tito Drago310021118−73
4 Flag of Chile.svg Code Iquique310021125−143
Source: CONMEBOL
26 November 2018 Sampaio Corrêa Flag of Brazil.svg 7–0 Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Hamacas
11:15 Report
26 November 2018 Code Iquique Flag of Chile.svg 5–3 Flag of Peru.svg Academia Tito Drago
14:30 Report
27 November 2018 Sampaio Corrêa Flag of Brazil.svg 14–2 Flag of Chile.svg Code Iquique
11:15 Report
27 November 2018 Hamacas Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg 3–4 Flag of Peru.svg Academia Tito Drago
14:30 Report
28 November 2018 Academia Tito Drago Flag of Peru.svg 4–10 Flag of Brazil.svg Sampaio Corrêa
08:30 Report
28 November 2018 Hamacas Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg 8–4 Flag of Chile.svg Code Iquique
09:45 Report

Group C

PosTeamPldWW+WPLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Vitória32010169+77 Knockout stage
2 Flag of Argentina.svg Acassuso310021114−33
3 Flag of Uruguay.svg Bella Vista310021516−13
4 Flag of Venezuela.svg Monagas Dífalo300121619−31
Source: CONMEBOL
26 November 2018 Bella Vista Flag of Uruguay.svg 9–7 Flag of Venezuela.svg Monagas Dífalo
08:30 Report
26 November 2018 Acassuso Flag of Argentina.svg 1–7 Flag of Brazil.svg Vitória
09:45 Report
27 November 2018 Bella Vista Flag of Uruguay.svg 1–4 Flag of Argentina.svg Acassuso
08:30 Report
27 November 2018 Monagas Dífalo Flag of Venezuela.svg 3–4 Flag of Brazil.svg Vitória
09:45 Report
28 November 2018 Vitória Flag of Brazil.svg 5–5 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p)		 Flag of Uruguay.svg Bella Vista
15:45 Report
28 November 2018 Monagas Dífalo Flag of Venezuela.svg 6–6 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 p)		 Flag of Argentina.svg Acassuso
17:00 Report

Ranking of third-placed teams

PosGrpTeamPldWW+WPLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 A Flag of Paraguay.svg Náutico Puerta del Lago310022120+13 Knockout stage
2 C Flag of Uruguay.svg Bella Vista310021516−13
3 B Flag of Peru.svg Tito Drago310021118−73
Source: [ citation needed ]

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

Knockout stage

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

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
30 November
 
 
 Flag of Brazil.svg Vasco da Gama 6
 
1 December
 
 Flag of Uruguay.svg Bella Vista 4
 
 Flag of Brazil.svg Vasco da Gama 5
 
30 November
 
 Flag of Argentina.svg Acassuso 4
 
 Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Hamacas 2
 
2 December
 
 Flag of Argentina.svg Acassuso 5
 
 Flag of Brazil.svg Vasco da Gama 8 (2)
 
30 November
 
 Flag of Brazil.svg Vitória (p) 8 (3)
 
 Flag of Brazil.svg Sampaio Corrêa 7
 
1 December
 
 Flag of Paraguay.svg Náutico Puerta del Lago2
 
 Flag of Brazil.svg Sampaio Corrêa 6 (2)
 
30 November
 
 Flag of Brazil.svg Vitória (p) 6 (3) Third place
 
 Flag of Brazil.svg Vitória 6
 
2 December
 
 Flag of Colombia.svg La 25 Export 0
 
 Flag of Argentina.svg Acassuso 4
 
 
 Flag of Brazil.svg Sampaio Corrêa 5
 

Quarter-finals

Hamacas Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg 2–5 Flag of Argentina.svg Acassuso
Report
Sampaio Corrêa Flag of Brazil.svg 7–2 Flag of Paraguay.svg Náutico Puerta del Lago
Report
Vitória Flag of Brazil.svg 6–0 Flag of Colombia.svg La 25 Export
Report
Vasco da Gama Flag of Brazil.svg 6–4 Flag of Uruguay.svg Bella Vista
Report

Semi-finals

Sampaio Corrêa Flag of Brazil.svg 6–6 (a.e.t.) Flag of Brazil.svg Vitória
Report
Penalties
2–3
Vasco da Gama Flag of Brazil.svg 5–4 Flag of Argentina.svg Acassuso
Report

Third place play-off

Acassuso Flag of Argentina.svg 4–5 Flag of Brazil.svg Sampaio Corrêa
  • Bordon Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
  • Tarabini Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
 Report
  • Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg Eudin
  • Soccerball shade.svg Rodrigo
  • Soccerball shade.svg Felipe

Final

Vasco da Gama Flag of Brazil.svg 8–8 (a.e.t.) Flag of Brazil.svg Vitória
  • Jordan Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
  • Antônio Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
  • Mauricinho Soccerball shade.svg
  • Benjinha Soccerball shade.svg
 Report
  • Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg Nelito
  • Soccerball shade.svg Reyder
  • Soccerball shade.svg Thiago
  • Soccerball shade.svg(o.g.) Mauricinho
Penalties
  • Antonio Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Rafinha Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Bokinha Soccerball shade cross.svg
2–3
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Anderson
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Sidney
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Nelito

Final standings

RankTeamResult
1 Flag of Brazil.svg VitóriaChampions (1st title)
2 Flag of Brazil.svg Vasco da Gama Runners-up
3 Flag of Brazil.svg Sampaio CorrêaThird place
4 Flag of Argentina.svg Acassuso
5 Flag of Uruguay.svg Bella Vista [Note1]
6 Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Hamacas
7 Flag of Paraguay.svg Náutico Puerta del Lago
8 Flag of Colombia.svg La 25 Export
9 Flag of Peru.svg Tito Drago [Note2]
10 Flag of Chile.svg Code Iquique
11 Flag of Venezuela.svg Monagas Dífalo
12 Flag of Ecuador.svg Delfin Sporting
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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