Copa Latina (beach soccer)

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Copa Latina
Founded1998
Abolished2011
RegionInternational (FIFA)
Number of teams4
Last championsFlag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
(1st title)
Most successful team(s)Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
(9 titles)

The Copa Latina (English: Latin Cup) was an international beach soccer tournament that took place annually in Brazil between 1998 and 2011 (save for 2007 and 2008). Four teams took part which were invitees from Latin Europe or Latin America (with the exception of 2003 participant Canada, which nevertheless has a substantial Latin sub-region). First played in Vitória, the competition rotated between several cities. After the knockout format of the inaugural tournament, all subsequent editions featured a round-robin format.

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Few nations won the tournament: Brazil dominated the event, winning nine titles; Chile, Portugal and Uruguay also won one title each.

Venues

The following is a table showing when and where the Copa Latina has been held:

Year(s)City
1998 Vitória
1999 São Paulo
2000 Salvador
2001–2004 Vitória
2005 Fortaleza
2006 Florianópolis
2009–2010 Rio Quente
2011 Rio de Janeiro

Tournaments

No.YearWinnersRunners-upThird placeFourth placeBest playerBest goalkeeperTop scorer(s)
1 1998 Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Flag of Spain.svg Spain Flag of France.svg France Flag of Brazil.svg Neném [1] Flag of Brazil.svg Paulo Sérgio [1] Flag of Brazil.svg Neném [1]
2 1999 Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Flag of Spain.svg Spain Flag of Portugal.svg Madjer [2] Flag of Argentina.svg Dardo Cortes [2] Flag of Portugal.svg Alan, Flag of Portugal.svg Madjer, Flag of Brazil.svg Júnior [2]
3 2000 [3] Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Flag of Spain.svg Spain Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay Flag of Portugal.svg Madjer [4] Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Valeiro [5] Flag of Portugal.svg Madjer [4]
4 2001 Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Flag of Brazil.svg Juninho [6] Flag of Uruguay.svg Loco [6] Flag of Brazil.svg Júnior Negão [6]
5 2002 Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Flag of Brazil.svg Júnior Negão [7] Flag of Brazil.svg Robertinho [7] Flag of Portugal.svg Madjer [7]
6 2003 Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Flag of Brazil.svg Jorginho [8] Flag of Portugal.svg João Carlos [8] Flag of Portugal.svg Madjer [8]
7 2004 Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Flag of Spain.svg Spain Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Flag of Brazil.svg Neném [9]
8 2005 Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Flag of Brazil.svg Buru [10] Flag of Uruguay.svg Diego Monserrat [10] Flag of Portugal.svg Madjer [10]
9 2006 Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay Flag of Spain.svg Spain Flag of Spain.svg Amarelle [11] Flag of Spain.svg Amarelle [11]
10 2009 Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Flag of Chile.svg Chile Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay Flag of Brazil.svg Benjamin [12] Flag of Brazil.svg Mão [12] Flag of Brazil.svg Daniel [12]
11 2010 Flag of Chile.svg Chile Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay Flag of Chile.svg Rodrigo Sanhueza [13] Flag of Chile.svg Gonzalo Mall [13] Flag of Brazil.svg Benjamin [13]
12 2011 Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Flag of Brazil.svg Benjamin [14] Flag of Brazil.svg Mão [14] Flag of Brazil.svg Benjamin [14]

Medal summary

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 92112
2Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1517
3Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 1146
4Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 1102
5Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 0213
6Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 0145
7Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 0011
Totals (7 entries)12121236

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