Tournament details | |
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Host country | Paraguay |
City | Luque |
Dates | 14 – 21 September |
Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Vasco da Gama (3rd title) |
Runners-up | Cerro Porteño |
Third place | Acassuso |
Fourth place | Fundación Monagas |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 31 |
Goals scored | 262 (8.45 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Sergio Díaz (San Bernardino; 17 goals) [1] |
The 2019 CONMEBOL Libertadores de Beach Soccer was the fourth 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.
The tournament took place in Luque, Paraguay, between 14 and 21 September 2019, [2] and was organised by CONMEBOL in cooperation with the host association, the Paraguayan Football Association (APF). [3] It was originally scheduled to take place from 13–20 October 2019 but a change of dates was announced on 13 June. [4]
Brazilians Vitória were the defending champions but were eliminated at the group stage, ultimately finishing 10th. The title was won by fellow Brazilian club Vasco da Gama, who claimed their third title at the fourth attempt. [5]
As per Regulations Article 15, the competition format consists of two phases: the Preliminary phase (Group phase) and the Final phase. [3]
Twelve teams qualified to take part; each of the domestic league champions (or champions of specific Copa Libertadores qualification tournaments) from the ten South American nations which are members of CONMEBOL, plus an additional club from the host country and the defending champions. [3]
Association | Representatives | Qualification method |
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Argentina | Acassuso | 2019 Liga Nacional de Fútbol Playa champions. [6] |
Bolivia | Hamacas | 2019 Torneo Nacional de Fútbol Playa champions. [7] |
Brazil [†] | Vitória (Brazil 1) | 2018 Copa Libertadores de Beach Soccer champions. |
Vasco da Gama (Brazil 2) | 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro de Beach Soccer champions. [8] | |
Chile | CODE Iquique | |
Colombia | Guaviare | 2019 Pre-Libertadores de Fútbol Playa champions. [9] |
Ecuador | Fluminense Blasa | 2019 Liga Nacional de Fútbol Playa Torneo Apertura champions. [10] |
Paraguay [‡] | San Bernardino (Paraguay 1) | 2019 Superlga de Fútbol Playa champions. [11] |
Cerro Porteño (Paraguay 2) | 2019 Copa Paraguay de Fútbol Playa champions. [12] | |
Peru | Academia Tito Drago | 2019 Liga de Fútbol Playa Primera División champions. [13] |
Uruguay | Racing Club | 2019 Liga Uruguaya de Fútbol Playa Pre-Libertadores champions. [14] |
Venezuela | Fundación Monagas | 2019 Liga Nacional de Fútbol Playa champions. [15] |
One venue was used in the city of Luque, Gran Asunción.
Each team had to submit a squad of 12 players, including a minimum of two goalkeepers (Regulations Article 31). [3]
The draw to split the twelve teams into three groups of four took place on 20 August 2019 at 12:00 PYT (UTC–3) in Luque, Paraguay at the headquarters of the Paraguayan Football Association. [19] The draw was conducted based on Regulations Article 16 as follows: [3] [20]
Initially, three teams were seeded and assigned to the head of the groups (Vitória automatically to Group A, the others via a draw from pot 1):
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 three (Argentina, Uruguay and Bolivia) placed in Pot 2, the next three (Colombia, Peru and Chile) placed in Pot 3 and the lowest two (Venezuela and Ecuador) in pot 4, alongside the additional Paraguayan club. 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. Clubs from the same association could not be drawn into the same group.
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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The draw resulted in the following groups: [19]
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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 of each group, plus the two best ranked third-placed teams, advance to the quarter-finals. [3]
If two or more teams are equal on points, their rankings are determined as follows (Regulations Article 21): [3]
All times are local, PYT (UTC–3). [21]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Fundación Monagas | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 7 | Knockout stage |
2 | Acassuso | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 6 | |
3 | Guaviare | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 3 | |
4 | Vitória | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 0 | 9th–12th place play-offs |
14 September 2019 | Vitória | 2–3 | Acassuso | |
13:00 |
| Report |
| Referee: Gustavo Domínguez (Paraguay) |
14 September 2019 | Guaviare | 4–5 | Fundación Monagas | |
14:30 |
| Report |
| Referee: Alex Valdiviezo (Peru) |
15 September 2019 | Acassuso | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | Fundación Monagas | |
13:00 |
| Report |
| Referee: José Cortez (Ecuador) |
Penalties | ||||
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15 September 2019 | Vitória | 4–5 | Guaviare | |
14:30 |
| Report |
| Referee: Christian Altez (Uruguay) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Vasco da Gama | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 9 | Knockout stage |
2 | Cerro Porteño | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 6 | |
3 | Academia Tito Drago | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 3 | 9th–12th place play-offs |
4 | Racing Club | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 21 | −14 | 0 |
14 September 2019 | Vasco da Gama | 9–3 | Racing Club | |
16:00 |
| Report |
| Referee: Jesús Reyes (Venezuela) |
14 September 2019 | Academia Tito Drago | 1–11 | Cerro Porteño | |
17:30 |
| Report |
| Referee: José Cortez (Ecuador) |
15 September 2019 | Vasco da Gama | 6–2 | Academia Tito Drago | |
16:00 |
| Report |
| Referee: Jaimito Suarez ( Bolivia) |
15 September 2019 | Racing Club | 1–8 | Cerro Porteño | |
17:30 |
| Report |
| Referee: Darío Colombani (Argentina) |
16 September 2019 | Cerro Porteño | 4–7 | Vasco da Gama | |
16:00 |
| Report |
| Referee: Christian Altez (Ecuador) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | CODE Iquique | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 8 | Knockout stage |
2 | San Bernardino | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 6 | |
3 | Hamacas | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 3 | |
4 | Fluminense Blasa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 19 | −13 | 0 | 9th–12th place play-offs |
14 September 2019 | CODE Iquique | 4–3 | Fluminense Blasa | |
20:30 |
| Report |
| Referee: José Romo (Argentina) |
15 September 2019 | San Bernardino | 4–5 (a.e.t.) | CODE Iquique | |
19:00 |
| Report |
| Referee: Alex Valdiviezo (Peru) |
15 September 2019 | Hamacas | 5–1 | Fluminense Blasa | |
20:30 |
| Report |
| Referee: Ramón Blanco (Peru) |
Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | C | Hamacas | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 3 | Knockout stage |
2 | A | Guaviare | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 3 | |
3 | B | Academia Tito Drago | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 3 |
As per Regulations Article 17, it was decided the third place teams would take the following berths in the quarter-final draw: [3]
The worst third placed team plays the best fourth placed team for 9th place; the second best fourth placed team plays the worst fourth placed team for 11th place. [3]
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Academia Tito Drago | 2–0 w/o [lower-alpha 1] | Vitória |
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5th place match | 5th–8th place semi-finals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||
18 September | ||||||||||||||||||
Fundación Monagas (p) | 2 (3) | |||||||||||||||||
19 September | Guaviare | 2 (2) | 20 September | |||||||||||||||
Guaviare | 5 | Fundación Monagas | 1 | |||||||||||||||
San Bernardino | 4 | 18 September | Cerro Porteño | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Cerro Porteño | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
20 September | San Bernardino | 4 | 21 September | |||||||||||||||
Guaviare | 5 | Cerro Porteño | 5 | |||||||||||||||
CODE Iquique | 3 | 18 September | Vasco da Gama | 7 | ||||||||||||||
Vasco da Gama | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
19 September | Hamacas | 3 | 20 September | |||||||||||||||
7th place match | Hamacas | 3 | Vasco da Gama (p) | 2 (2) | 3rd place match | |||||||||||||
20 September | CODE Iquique | 8 | 18 September | Acassuso | 2 (0) | 21 September | ||||||||||||
San Bernardino | 5 | CODE Iquique | 4 | Fundación Monagas | 6 | |||||||||||||
Hamacas | 7 | Acassuso | 5 | Acassuso | 7 | |||||||||||||
Fundación Monagas | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Guaviare |
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Penalties | ||
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Vasco da Gama | 7–3 | Hamacas |
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CODE Iquique | 4–5 | Acassuso |
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Guaviare | 5–4 | San Bernardino |
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Fundación Monagas | 1–3 | Cerro Porteño |
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Vasco da Gama | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Acassuso |
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Penalties | ||
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Cerro Porteño | 5–7 | Vasco da Gama |
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Rank | Team | Result |
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1 | Vasco da Gama | Champions (3rd title) |
2 | Cerro Porteño | Runners-up |
3 | Acassuso | Third place |
4 | Fundación Monagas | |
5 | Guaviare | |
6 | CODE Iquique | |
7 | Hamacas | |
8 | San Bernardino | |
9 | Academia Tito Drago | |
10 | Vitória | |
11 | Racing Club | |
12 | Fluminense Blasa |
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