2017 Copa Libertadores de Beach Soccer

2017 Copa Libertadores de Beach Soccer
Tournament details
Host countryParaguay
Dates11–18 November 2017
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsBrazil Vasco da Gama (2nd title)
Runners-upUruguay Malvín
Third placeParaguay Universidad Autónoma
Fourth placeParaguay Garden Club
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored325 (10.16 per match)
Top scorer(s)Paraguay Carlos Carballo (18 goals)
Best player(s)Brazil Bokinha
Best goalkeeperArgentina Sebastian Azimonti
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The 2017 CONMEBOL Libertadores de Beach Soccer was the second 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 was confirmed in December 2015[1] and was originally organised to take place in Santa Cruz, Bolivia.[2] However, due to "state interference" in the work of the Bolivian Football Federation (FBF), CONMEBOL decided to move the tournament to Lambare, Paraguay in October 2017.[3]

The championship took place between 11 and 18 November in cooperation with the Paraguayan Football Association (APF), which saw an increase of the number of participating teams, up from nine in the first edition to twelve and an additional 12 matches.[4]

Brazilians Vasco da Gama were the defending champions and successfully retained their title, beating Uruguayan side Malvín 8–5 in the final to secure their second Copa Libertadores crown.[5]

Format

The tournament started with a group stage, played in a round robin format. The winners, runners-up and two best third placed teams from each group advanced to the knockout stage, in which the teams then competed in single-elimination matches, beginning with the quarter-finals and ending with the final. A third-place deciding match was also contested by the losing semi-finalists. The nations knocked out of title winning contention played in a series of consolation matches to decide fifth through twelfth place.[6]

Teams

Twelve teams qualified to take part; each of the domestic league champions from the ten South American nations which are members of CONMEBOL, plus an additional club from the host country and the defending champions.[6][7]

1. Vasco da Gama qualified as reigning champions. They were also domestic league champions. Therefore the Brazilian league runners-up, Sampaio Corrêa, took the Brazilian champions berth.[4]
2. Garden club qualified as Paraguayan league champions. As the host country, Paraguay were awarded with a second berth which was given to the domestic league runners-up, Universidad Autónoma.[4]

Venue

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Location of Lambare in Paraguay

One venue was used in the city of Lambare, part of the Gran Asunción metro area.

  • An arena with a capacity of 3,000 at the Resort Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo hosted the matches.[8]
This location was also used for two other CONMEBOL beach soccer competitions in 2017; the World Cup qualifiers in February and the South Zone of the Liga Sudamericana in September.

Squads

Each team had to submit a squad of 12 players, including a minimum of two goalkeepers (Regulations Article 3.1).[6]

Referees

Sixteen officials were appointed by CONMEBOL on 1 November, instructed to arrive in Lambare by the 9th.[9]

  • Argentina Pablo Defelippi
  • Argentina Dario Colombani
  • Bolivia Rolando Arteaga
  • Bolivia Juan Gutierrez
  • Brazil Lucas Estevão
  • Brazil Mayron dos Reis
  • Chile Victor Lara
  • Colombia Juan Carlos Amaya
  • Ecuador Wilson Bravo
  • Ecuador Fabricio Quintero
  • Paraguay Silvio Coronel
  • Paraguay Jorge Martinez
  • Peru Ramon Blanco
  • Peru Alex Valdiviezo
  • Uruguay Andres Olivera
  • Venezuela Luis Eduardo Coy

Draw

The draw to split the twelve teams into three groups of four took place on November 3 in Asunción, Paraguay at the headquarters of the Paraguayan Football Association.[10] The draw was conducted based on Regulations Article 6.3 as follows:[6]

Initially, three teams were automatically assigned to the groups:

The remaining nine teams were split into three pots of three, shown in the below table.[10]

The clubs were seeded 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 and lowest in Pot 3. From each pot, one team was drawn into Group A, one into B and one into C. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3
  • Brazil Sampaio Corrêa
  • Argentina Union Deportivo Provincial
  • Chile Universidad Arturo Prat
  • Peru Ferrocarril
  • Colombia Deportivo Utrahuilca
  • Uruguay Malvín
  • Bolivia Hamacas FC
  • Venezuela Moraga Difalo
  • Ecuador Delfin Sporting

Group stage

The match schedule was revealed on 8 November.[11]

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 6.2):[6]

  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 were local, PYST (UTC–3)

Group A

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Paraguay Universidad Autónoma 3 2 1 0 0 16 8 +8 8 Knockout stage
2 Argentina Union Deportivo Provincial 3 2 0 0 1 15 12 +3 6
3 Bolivia Hamacas FC 3 1 0 0 2 10 11 −1 3
4 Colombia Deportivo Utrahuilca 3 0 0 0 3 8 18 −10 0 9th–12th place play-offs
Source: BSWW
11 November 2017 Deportivo Utrahuilca Colombia 2–4 Bolivia Hamacas FC Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambare
16:30 Report(es)
11 November 2017 Universidad Autonoma Paraguay 6–2 Argentina Union Deportivo Provincial Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambare
20:30 Report(es)
12 November 2017 Union Deportivo Provincial Argentina 5–3 Bolivia Hamacas FC Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambare
17:45 Report(es)
12 November 2017 Universidad Autonoma Paraguay 6–3 Colombia Deportivo Utrahuilca Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambare
19:00 Report(es)
13 November 2017 Deportivo Utrahuilca Colombia 3–8 Argentina Union Deportivo Provincial Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambare
16:30 Report(es)
13 November 2017 Universidad Autonoma Paraguay 4–3 (a.e.t.) Bolivia Hamacas FC Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambare
20:15 Report(es)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Brazil Sampaio Corrêa 3 3 0 0 0 28 5 +23 9 Knockout stage
2 Venezuela Moraga Difalo 3 1 0 1 1 11 22 −11 4
3 Paraguay Garden Club 3 1 0 0 2 16 16 0 3
4 Peru Ferrocarril 3 0 0 0 3 7 19 −12 0 9th–12th place play-offs
Source: BSWW
11 November 2017 Ferrocarril Peru 3–4 Venezuela Moraga Difalo Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambare
17:45 Report(es)
11 November 2017 Garden Club Paraguay 3–7 Brazil Sampaio Corrêa Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambare
19:00 Report(es)
12 November 2017 Sampaio Corrêa Brazil 13–1 Venezuela Moraga Difalo Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambare
16:30 Report(es)
12 November 2017 Garden Club Paraguay 7–3 Peru Ferrocarril Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambare
20:15 Report(es)
13 November 2017 Sampaio Corrêa Brazil 8–1 Peru Ferrocarril Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambare
17:45 Report(es)
13 November 2017 Garden Club Paraguay 6–6 (a.e.t.)
(1–2 p)		 Venezuela Moraga Difalo Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambare
19:00 Report(es)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Brazil Vasco da Gama 3 3 0 0 0 24 6 +18 9 Knockout stage
2 Uruguay Malvín 3 2 0 0 1 11 16 −5 6
3 Chile Universidad Arturo Prat 3 1 0 0 2 14 16 −2 3 9th–12th place play-offs
4 Ecuador Delfin Sporting 3 0 0 0 3 7 18 −11 0
Source: BSWW
11 November 2017 Malvín Uruguay 3–2 Ecuador Delfin Sporting Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambare
09:00 Report(es)
11 November 2017 Vasco da Gama Brazil 6–3 Chile Universidad Arturo Prat Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambare
10:15 Report(es)
12 November 2017 Universidad Arturo Prat Chile 7–3 Ecuador Delfin Sporting Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambare
09:00 Report(es)
12 November 2017 Vasco da Gama Brazil 10–1 Uruguay Malvín Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambare
10:15 Report(es)
13 November 2017 Universidad Arturo Prat Chile 4–7 Uruguay Malvín Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambare
09:00 Report(es)
13 November 2017 Vasco da Gama Brazil 8–2 Ecuador Delfin Sporting Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambare
10:15 Report(es)

Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos Grp Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 B Paraguay Garden Club 3 1 0 0 2 16 16 0 3 Knockout stage
2 A Bolivia Hamacas FC 3 1 0 0 2 10 11 −1 3
3 C Chile Universidad Arturo Prat 3 1 0 0 2 14 16 −2 3
Source: [citation needed]

As per Regulations Article 6.1, it was decided the third place teams would take the following berths in the quarter-final draw:[6]

  • 1st Group A vs 2nd best third place team
  • 1st Group B vs 1st best third place team
  • 1st Group C vs 2nd Group A
  • 2nd Group B vs 2nd Group C

9th–12th place play-offs

The teams finishing in fourth place and one unsuccessful third placed team were knocked out of title-winning contention, receding to play in consolation matches to determine 9th through 12th place in the final standings.

9th–12th place semi-finals Ninth place play-off[Note1]
      
B4 Peru Ferrocarril 3
C4 Ecuador Delfin Sporting 5
C4 Ecuador Delfin Sporting 4
C3 Chile Universidad Arturo Prat 2
C3 Chile Universidad Arturo Prat 10
A4 Colombia Deportivo Utrahuilca 5 11th/12th place (not played)
B4 Peru Ferrocarril
A4 Colombia Deportivo Utrahuilca

9th–12th place semi-finals

Ferrocarril Peru3–5Ecuador Delfin Sporting
Report(es)
Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambare
Universidad Arturo Prat Chile10–5Colombia Deportivo Utrahuilca
Report(es)
Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambare

Ninth place play-off[Note1]

Delfin Sporting Ecuador4–2Chile Universidad Arturo Prat
Report(es)
Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambare

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.

5th place play-off5th–8th place semi-finalsQuarter finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 B2  Venezuela Moraga Difalo4
C2 Uruguay Malvín7
 B2  Venezuela Moraga Difalo 5 C2  Uruguay Malvín (a.e.t.) 5
A3 Bolivia Hamacas FC3A1 Paraguay Universidad Autonoma 4
A1 Paraguay Universidad Autonoma  11
A3 Bolivia Hamacas FC3
 B2  Venezuela Moraga Difalo 3  C2  Uruguay Malvín 5 
B1 Brazil Sampaio Corrêa   8  C1 Brazil Vasco da Gama 8 
C1 Brazil Vasco da Gama7
A2 Argentina Union Dep. Provincial 4
7th/8th place (not played)[Note1]A2 Argentina Union Dep. Provincial 2C1 Brazil Vasco da Gama103rd place play-off
B1 Brazil Sampaio Corrêa   9   B3 Paraguay Garden Club  4  
A3 Bolivia Hamacas FCB1 Brazil Sampaio Corrêa5A1 Paraguay Universidad Autonoma   9 
A2 Argentina Union Dep. Provincial B3 Paraguay Garden Club  6  B3 Paraguay Garden Club  7  

Quarter finals

The losers recede to play in consolation matches to determine 5th through 8th place in the final standings.

The winners proceed to continue to compete for the title.

Moraga Difalo Venezuela4–7Uruguay Malvín
Report(es)
Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambare
Universidad Autonoma Paraguay11–3Bolivia Hamacas FC
Report(es)
Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambare
Vasco da Gama Brazil7–4Argentina Union Deportivo Provincial
Report(es)
Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambare
Sampaio Corrêa Brazil5–6Paraguay Garden Club
Report(es)
Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambare

Semi-finals

5th–8th place

The quarter final losers.

Hamacas FC Bolivia3–5Venezuela Moraga Difalo
Report(es)
Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambare
Union Deportivo Provincial Argentina2–9Brazil Sampaio Corrêa
Report(es)
Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambare

1st–4th place

The quarter final winners.

Universidad Autonoma Paraguay4–5 (a.e.t.)Uruguay Malvín
Report(es)
Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambare
Vasco da Gama Brazil10–4Paraguay Garden Club
Report(es)
Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambare

Finals

Fifth place play-off

The 5th–8th place semi-final winners.

Moraga Difalo Venezuela3–8Brazil Sampaio Corrêa
Report(es)
Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambare

Third place play-off

The 1st–4th place semi-final losers.

Universidad Autonoma Paraguay9–7Paraguay Garden Club
Report(es)
Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambare

Championship final

The 1st–4th place semi-final winners.

Malvín Uruguay5–8Brazil Vasco da Gama
Report(es)
Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambare

Awards

Top scorer
Paraguay Carlos Carballo (Paraguay Garden Club)
18 goals
Best player
Brazil Bokinha (Brazil Vasco da Gama)
Best goalkeeper
Argentina Sebastian Azimonti (Uruguay Malvín)
Source Archived 2017-11-21 at the Wayback Machine

Top goalscorers

Players with 6 or more goals

18 goals
  • Paraguay Carlos Carballo (Paraguay Garden Club)
13 goals
  • Paraguay Pedro Moran (Paraguay Universidad Autonoma)
11 goals
10 goals
  • Venezuela Alex Vaamonde (Venezuela Moraga Difalo)
9 goals
  • Brazil Bruno Xavier (Brazil Sampaio Corrêa)
8 goals
  • Paraguay Jesús Amado Rolón (Paraguay Universidad Autonoma)
  • Brazil Catarino (Brazil Vasco da Gama)
7 goals
6 goals
  • Brazil Eudin (Brazil Sampaio Corrêa)
  • Brazil Felipe (Brazil Sampaio Corrêa)
  • Bolivia Julio Zambrano (Bolivia Hamacas FC)
  • Venezuela Alberto Muñoz (Venezuela Moraga Difalo)

Source:APF

Final standings

Rank Team Result
1 Brazil Vasco da Gama Champions (2nd title)
2 Uruguay Malvín Runners-up
3 Paraguay Universidad Autónoma Third place
4 Garden Club
5 Sampaio Corrêa
6 Moraga Difalo
7 Argentina Union Deportivo Provincial [Note1]
8 Bolivia Hamacas FC
9 Ecuador Delfin Sporting
10 Chile Universidad Arturo Prat
11 Ferrocarril
12 Deportivo Utrahuilca

Source Archived 2017-12-01 at the Wayback Machine

Note1 ^ The official CONMEBOL match schedule has the match of Defin v Arturo Prat as the match for 9th and 10th place,[11] with the losers of the 5th-8th place semi-finals (Deportivo Provincial, Hamacas) finishing in 7th and 8th place. The article has been written based on this information, including the ranking of teams shown in the final standings for 7th-10th place. However, note the match report issued by the co-organisers [1] claims the Defin v Artuo Prat match was actually for 7th and 8th place, with the losers of the 5th-8th place semi-finals finishing in 9th and 10th. In this case, the final standings would be (7. Delfin, 8. Arturo Prat 9. Deportivo Provincial, 10. Hamacas)

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