2017 Copa Libertadores de Beach Soccer

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.

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
Champions Vasco da Gama (2nd title)
Runners-up Malvín
Third place Universidad Autónoma
Fourth place Garden Club
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored325 (10.16 per match)
Top scorer(s) Carlos Carballo (18 goals)
Best player(s) Bokinha
Best goalkeeper Sebastian Azimonti

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]

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Venue
Location of Lambare in Paraguay

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

  • 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]

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
  • Sampaio Corrêa
  • Union Deportivo Provincial
  • Universidad Arturo Prat
  • Ferrocarril
  • Deportivo Utrahuilca
  • Malvín
  • Hamacas FC
  • Moraga Difalo
  • 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 Universidad Autónoma 3 2 1 0 0 16 8 +8 8 Knockout stage
2 Union Deportivo Provincial 3 2 0 0 1 15 12 +3 6
3 Hamacas FC 3 1 0 0 2 10 11 −1 3
4 Deportivo Utrahuilca 3 0 0 0 3 8 18 −10 0 9th–12th place play-offs
Source: BSWW
11 November 2017 Deportivo Utrahuilca 2–4 Hamacas FC Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambare
16:30 Report(es)
11 November 2017 Universidad Autonoma 6–2 Union Deportivo Provincial Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambare
20:30 Report(es)
12 November 2017 Union Deportivo Provincial 5–3 Hamacas FC Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambare
17:45 Report(es)
12 November 2017 Universidad Autonoma 6–3 Deportivo Utrahuilca Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambare
19:00 Report(es)
13 November 2017 Deportivo Utrahuilca 3–8 Union Deportivo Provincial Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambare
16:30 Report(es)
13 November 2017 Universidad Autonoma 4–3 (a.e.t.) 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 Sampaio Corrêa 3 3 0 0 0 28 5 +23 9 Knockout stage
2 Moraga Difalo 3 1 0 1 1 11 22 −11 4
3 Garden Club 3 1 0 0 2 16 16 0 3
4 Ferrocarril 3 0 0 0 3 7 19 −12 0 9th–12th place play-offs
Source: BSWW
11 November 2017 Ferrocarril 3–4 Moraga Difalo Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambare
17:45 Report(es)
11 November 2017 Garden Club 3–7 Sampaio Corrêa Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambare
19:00 Report(es)
12 November 2017 Sampaio Corrêa 13–1 Moraga Difalo Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambare
16:30 Report(es)
12 November 2017 Garden Club 7–3 Ferrocarril Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambare
20:15 Report(es)
13 November 2017 Sampaio Corrêa 8–1 Ferrocarril Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambare
17:45 Report(es)
13 November 2017 Garden Club 6–6 (a.e.t.)
(1–2 p)		 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 Vasco da Gama 3 3 0 0 0 24 6 +18 9 Knockout stage
2 Malvín 3 2 0 0 1 11 16 −5 6
3 Universidad Arturo Prat 3 1 0 0 2 14 16 −2 3 9th–12th place play-offs
4 Delfin Sporting 3 0 0 0 3 7 18 −11 0
Source: BSWW
11 November 2017 Malvín 3–2 Delfin Sporting Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambare
09:00 Report(es)
11 November 2017 Vasco da Gama 6–3 Universidad Arturo Prat Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambare
10:15 Report(es)
12 November 2017 Universidad Arturo Prat 7–3 Delfin Sporting Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambare
09:00 Report(es)
12 November 2017 Vasco da Gama 10–1 Malvín Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambare
10:15 Report(es)
13 November 2017 Universidad Arturo Prat 4–7 Malvín Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambare
09:00 Report(es)
13 November 2017 Vasco da Gama 8–2 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 Garden Club 3 1 0 0 2 16 16 0 3 Knockout stage
2 A Hamacas FC 3 1 0 0 2 10 11 −1 3
3 C Universidad Arturo Prat 3 1 0 0 2 14 16 −2 3
Source:

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 Ferrocarril 3  
  C4 Delfin Sporting 5    
      C4 Delfin Sporting 4
      C3 Universidad Arturo Prat 2
  C3 Universidad Arturo Prat 10    
  A4 Deportivo Utrahuilca 5   11th/12th place (not played)
 
B4 Ferrocarril
  A4 Deportivo Utrahuilca

9th–12th place semi-finals
Ferrocarril 3–5 Delfin Sporting
Report(es)
Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambare
Universidad Arturo Prat 10–5 Deportivo Utrahuilca
Report(es)
Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambare

Ninth place play-off[Note1]
Delfin Sporting 4–2 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-off 5th–8th place semi-finals Quarter finals Semi-finals Final
                                               
      B2     Moraga Difalo  4  
     C2    Malvín  7  
    B2     Moraga Difalo  5         C2     Malvín (a.e.t.)  5  
   A3    Hamacas FC  3        A1    Universidad Autonoma   4  
   A1    Universidad Autonoma   11
     A3    Hamacas FC  3  
    B2     Moraga Difalo   3          C2     Malvín   5 
   B1    Sampaio Corrêa    8          C1    Vasco da Gama   8 
     C1    Vasco da Gama  7  
       A2    Union Dep. Provincial   4  
 A2    Union Dep. Provincial   2        C1    Vasco da Gama  10
  7th/8th place (not played)[Note1]      B1    Sampaio Corrêa    9          B3    Garden Club    4       3rd place play-off
   A3    Hamacas FC      B1    Sampaio Corrêa  5    A1    Universidad Autonoma    9 
   A2    Union Dep. Provincial         B3    Garden Club    6        B3    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 4–7 Malvín
Report(es)
Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambare
Universidad Autonoma 11–3 Hamacas FC
Report(es)
Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambare
Vasco da Gama 7–4 Union Deportivo Provincial
Report(es)
Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambare
Sampaio Corrêa 5–6 Garden Club
Report(es)
Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambare

5th–8th place

The quarter final losers.

Hamacas FC 3–5 Moraga Difalo
Report(es)
Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambare
Union Deportivo Provincial 2–9 Sampaio Corrêa
Report(es)
Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambare

1st–4th place

The quarter final winners.

Universidad Autonoma 4–5 (a.e.t.) Malvín
Report(es)
Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambare
Vasco da Gama 10–4 Garden Club
Report(es)
Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambare

Fifth place play-off

The 5th–8th place semi-final winners.

Moraga Difalo 3–8 Sampaio Corrêa
Report(es)
Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambare

Third place play-off

The 1st–4th place semi-final losers.

Universidad Autonoma 9–7 Garden Club
Report(es)
Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambare

Championship final

The 1st–4th place semi-final winners.

Malvín 5–8 Vasco da Gama
Report(es)
Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambare

Awards
Top scorer
Carlos Carballo ( Garden Club)
18 goals
Best player
Bokinha ( Vasco da Gama)
Best goalkeeper
Sebastian Azimonti ( Malvín)
Source

Top goalscorers

Players with 6 or more goals

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

Source:APF

Final standings
Rank Team Result
1 Vasco da Gama Champions (2nd title)
2 MalvínRunners-up
3 Universidad AutónomaThird place
4 Garden Club
5 Sampaio Corrêa
6 Moraga Difalo
7 Union Deportivo Provincial[Note1]
8 Hamacas FC
9 Delfin Sporting
10 Universidad Arturo Prat
11 Ferrocarril
12 Deportivo Utrahuilca

Source

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 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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