BSWW Mundialito

BSWW Mundialito

Organiser(s)	BSWW
Founded	1994
Region	International (FIFA)
Teams	4 (since 2008)
Current champions	Brazil (15th title)
Most championships	Brazil (15 titles)
Website	Mundialito

The BSWW Mundialito, often simply known as Mundialito, is an annual international beach soccer tournament that takes place between few select countries, which are invited to play at the tournament organized by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW). First played in 1994 at Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the competition was reignited in 1997 in Portugal, where it was held ever since until 2022. Few nations have won the tournament, those being only Brazil, Portugal, United States, and Spain.

The first Mundialito competition to consist of club teams took place in March 2011, known as the Mundialito de Clubes.

Venues

The following is a table showing when and where the BSWW Mundialito has been held:

Year(s)	Country	City	Beach
1994	Brazil	Rio de Janeiro	Copacabana Beach
1995–1996	Not held
1997–2004	Portugal	Figueira da Foz	Praia da Claridade
2005–2012	Portugal	Portimão	Praia da Rocha
2013	Portugal	Vila Nova de Gaia	Praia de Canide Norte
2014	Portugal	Espinho	Praia da Baía
2015	Not held
2016–2017	Portugal	Cascais	Praia de Carcavelos
2018	Portugal	Almada	Costa da Caparica
2019	Portugal	Nazaré	Praia da Nazaré
2020–2021	Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic [1]
2022 [1]	Spain	Maspalomas	Playa del Inglés
2023	Spain	Isla Canela	Playa de Los Haraganes

Tournaments

No.	Year	Teams	Winners	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place		Best player	Best goalkeeper	Top goalscorer(s)
1	1994	4	Brazil	Italy	United States	Argentina		?	Paulo Sérgio [2]	Emilio Commisso [2]
2	1997	8	Brazil	Spain	Canada	Portugal		Neném [3]	?	Neném [3]
3	1998	12	United States	Peru	Brazil	Portugal		Hernâni [4]	Ruben Fernandez [4]	Neném [4]
4	1999	8	Brazil	Portugal	Uruguay	France		Hernâni [5]	Paulo Sérgio [5]	Benjamin, Jorginho [5]
5	2000	8	Brazil	Portugal	France	Spain		Madjer [6]	Franck Zingaro [6]	Eric Cantona, Amarelle, Neném [6]
6	2001	8	Brazil	Portugal	Spain	France		Amarelle [7]	Zé Miguel [7]	Neném [7]
7	2002	8	Brazil	Portugal	Italy	Argentina		Madjer [8]	?	Madjer [8]
8	2003	8	Portugal	Brazil	Spain	Uruguay		Amarelle [9]	Robertinho [10]	Amarelle [11]
9	2004	8	Brazil	Spain	Italy	Portugal		Hernâni [12]	Roberto Valeiro [12]	Neném [12]
10	2005	8	Brazil	Portugal	France	Ukraine		Madjer [13]	Pierre [13]	Madjer [13]
11	2006 [14]	5	Brazil	Portugal	Argentina	England		Buru	–	–
12	2007 [15]	6	Brazil	Portugal	Japan	Switzerland		Madjer [16]	–	Madjer [16]
13	2008	4	Portugal	Brazil	Argentina	France		Madjer	Mão	Madjer
14	2009 [17]	4	Portugal	Brazil	Spain	United Arab Emirates		Madjer	Mão	Amarelle
15	2010	4	Brazil	Portugal	Argentina	United States		Madjer	Cesar Mendoza	Madjer, Daniel, Sidney, Miguel De Ezeyza
16	2011	4	Brazil	Portugal	Mexico	France		Madjer	Paulo Graça	Belchior
17	2012	4	Portugal	Spain	Germany	China		Madjer	Paulo Graça	Madjer
18	2013	4	Spain	Portugal	Italy	Japan		Alan	Nuno Hidalgo	Belchior, Llorenç Gómez
19	2014	4	Portugal	Japan	Hungary	United States		Jordan Santos	Nuno Hidalgo	Belchior
20	2016	4	Brazil	Portugal	United States	China		Belchior	Christopher Toth	Lucão
21	2017	4	Brazil	Portugal	Russia	France		Rodrigo	Mão	Rodrigo, Mauricinho
22	2018	4	Portugal	Spain	Japan	Mexico		Jordan Santos	Elinton Andrade	Takasuke Goto
23	2019	4	Portugal	Senegal	Spain	Japan		Jordan Santos	Elinton Andrade	Jordan Santos
24	2022	4	Spain	United States	Portugal	Japan		Chiky Ardil [18]	Christopher Toth [18]	Takuya Akaguma [18]
25	2023	4	Brazil	United Arab Emirates	Spain	Mexico		Rodrigo	Dona	Rodrigo

Medal summary

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Brazil	15	3	1	19
2	Portugal	7	12	1	20
3	Spain	2	4	5	11
4	United States	1	1	2	4
5	Italy	0	1	3	4
6	Japan	0	1	2	3
7	Peru	0	1	0	1
	Senegal	0	1	0	1
	United Arab Emirates	0	1	0	1
10	Argentina	0	0	3	3
11	France	0	0	2	2
12	Canada	0	0	1	1
	Germany	0	0	1	1
	Hungary	0	0	1	1
	Mexico	0	0	1	1
	Russia	0	0	1	1
	Uruguay	0	0	1	1
Totals (17 entries)		25	25	25	75

References

1. "Mundialito 2022 to be held in Canary Islands this July". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
2. "Volta olimpica na areia". Jornal do Brasil (in Portuguese). Rio de Janeiro. 11 April 1994. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
3. Brasil - 4 X Espanha 2 (in Portuguese). SAPO. 3 August 1997. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
4. E.U.A. venceram o Mundialito ao derrotar na final o Perú (in Portuguese). SAPO. 9 August 1998. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
5. BRASIL VENCE MUNDIALITO (in Portuguese). SAPO. 19 July 1999. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
6. Brasil repete triunfo (in Portuguese). SAPO. 23 July 2000. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
7. Mundialito: Brasil volta a bater (3-2) Portugal na final (in Portuguese). Record. 22 July 2001. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
8. Mundialito: Triste fado lusitano (in Portuguese). Record. 22 August 2002. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
9. PORTUGAL VENCE MUNDIALITO DE PRAIA (in Portuguese). Correio da Manhã. 3 August 2003. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
10. VIII Mundialito Melhor Goleiro (in Portuguese). beachsoccerbrasil.com.br. August 2004. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
11. VIII Mundialito Artilheiro (in Portuguese). beachsoccerbrasil.com.br. August 2004. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
12. Futebol de praia: Portugal novamente infeliz no tempo extra (in Portuguese). Record. 16 August 2004. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
13. Brasil goleia e é campeão do Mundialito de futebol de areia pela 8ª vez (in Portuguese). Universo Online. 14 August 2005. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
14. "André e seleção festejam título do Mundialito". deznarede.com.br. Archived from the original on 2012-12-31.
15. "Re: Beach Soccer - 2007 Schedule and Results". bigsoccer.com.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
16. "Brasil vence Portugal e conquista 10º Mundialito de futebol de praia". Publico . 22 July 2007. Retrieved 2 February 2023. O português Madjer foi eleito o melhor jogador do Mundialito e conquistou o prémio de melhor marcador do torneio.
17. "BSWW Mundialito 2009". beachsports.npage.eu. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-04-06.
18. "The Mundialito Gran Canaria 2022 stays home!". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 23 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.

External links

• Official BSWW Mundialito Website
• RSSSF