2025 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship

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2025 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship
2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup CONCACAF qualifier
Tournament details
Host countryBahamas
CityNassau
Dates11–16 March
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
2023
2027

The 2025 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship will be the eleventh edition of the CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship, the premier beach soccer tournament contested by CONCACAF teams. The tournament will take place at the Malcolm Park Beach Soccer Facility in Nassau, Bahamas. [1] [2]

Contents

The two finalists will qualify to the 2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. The United States are the defending champions.

Teams

A total of 8 teams will compete in the tournament. [1] [2]

TeamAppearancePrevious best performance
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas (hosts)9thFourth place (2023)
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 11thRunners-up (2009, 2015)
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 10thChampions (2009, 2021)
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 7thThird place (2021)
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 11thChampions (2008, 2011, 2015, 2019)
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 6thChampions (2017)
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 7thQuarter-finals (2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (title holders)11thChampions (2006, 2013, 2023)

Draw

The draw was held at 11:00 EST on 26 November 2024 at CONCACAF headquarters in Miami, United States. The 8 teams were drawn into two groups of four. [1] [2]

The teams were first divided into four pots of two based on their CONCACAF Beach Soccer Ranking as of 26 February 2024. The highest ranked teams were placed in Pot 1, down through to the lowest ranked teams placed in Pot 4. The teams from each of Pots 1–4 were drawn, drawing all teams from one pot before moving onto the next.

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4
The numbers in parentheses show the CONCACAF ranking of the teams as of 26 February 2024, out of 19 nations. [3]

Squads

Each team submits a squad of 12 players, including a minimum of two goalkeepers.

Group stage

Points are earned for the following results:

The top two teams from each group advance to the semi-finals. [1] [2]

All times are local, EST (UTC−5).

Group A

PosTeamPldWWEWPLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 000000000 Semi-finals
2Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 000000000
3Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 000000000
4Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 000000000
First match(es) will be played: 11 March 2025. Source: Concacaf

El Salvador  Flag of El Salvador.svgvFlag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svgvFlag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala

Guatemala  Flag of Guatemala.svgvFlag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svgvFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico

Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svgvFlag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svgvFlag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador

Group B

PosTeamPldWWEWPLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 000000000 Semi-finals
2Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 000000000
3Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 000000000
4Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 000000000
First match(es) will be played: 11 March 2025. Source: Concacaf

Panama  Flag of Panama.svgvFlag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas

Trinidad and Tobago  Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svgvFlag of Panama.svg  Panama
Bahamas  Flag of the Bahamas.svgvFlag of the United States.svg  United States

United States  Flag of the United States.svgvFlag of Panama.svg  Panama
Bahamas  Flag of the Bahamas.svgvFlag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finals Final
 
      
 
15 March
 
 
1A
 
16 March
 
2B
 
 
 
15 March
 
 
 
1B
 
 
2A
 
Third place match
 
 
16 March
 
 
 
 
 
 

Semi-finals

Winners qualify for the 2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.

1Av2B
1Bv2A

Third place match

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Final

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Awards

The following awards will be given at the conclusion of the tournament:

Golden Ball (Best Player)
Golden Boot (Top scorer)
Golden Glove (Best goalkeeper)
Fair Play Award

Top goalscorers

There have been 0 goals scored in 0 matches, for an average of -nan goals per match (as of 10 March 2025). Source: CONCACAF

Qualified teams for FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

The following two teams from CONCACAF qualify for the 2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.

TeamQualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 1
only FIFA era (since 2005)
15 March 2025
15 March 2025
1Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Bahamas named host for 2025 Concacaf Beach Soccer Championship". Concacaf. 8 November 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Draw reveals groups for 2025 Concacaf Beach Soccer Championship". Concacaf. 26 November 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  3. "BEACH SOCCER | RANKINGS". Concacaf. 26 February 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.