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2015 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship

The 2015 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship was a beach soccer tournament which took place in Costa del Sol, El Salvador on 28 March – 4 April 2015.[1] This was the first time the CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship was held in Central America. All matches were played at Estadio de Fútbol Playa (Costa del Sol) in La Paz Department, with an official capacity of 2,000.[1]

2015 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship
2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualification (CONCACAF)
Tournament details
Host country El Salvador
CityCosta del Sol
Dates28 March – 4 April
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Mexico (3rd title)
Runners-up Costa Rica
Third place El Salvador
Fourth place United States
Tournament statistics
Matches played36
Goals scored335 (9.31 per match)
Top scorer(s)El Salvador Francisco Velásquez
(15 goals)
Best player(s)Mexico Ramón Maldonado
Best goalkeeperMexico Miguel Estrada
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The tournament served as the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifier for teams from North, Central America and Caribbean which are members of CONCACAF, where the top two teams qualified for the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Portugal. In the final, Mexico defeated Costa Rica to be crowned champions, and both teams qualified for the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.[2]

Participating teams and draw edit

The following 16 teams entered the tournament.[1][3]

Note: Guadeloupe is not a FIFA member and thus ineligible to qualify for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.

The draw of the tournament was held on 27 January 2015, 10:00 local time (UTC−6), at San Salvador.[3] The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams, with the following seeding:[3]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
(3 teams were drawn to Pot 3)

  El Salvador (assigned to A1)
  Mexico (assigned to B1)
  United States (assigned to C1)
  Costa Rica (assigned to D1)

  Guatemala
  Bahamas
  Jamaica
  Trinidad and Tobago

  Puerto Rico

  Antigua and Barbuda
  Barbados
  Belize
  Guadeloupe
  Panama
  Turks and Caicos Islands
  U.S. Virgin Islands

Group stage edit

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.

Legend
The top two teams from each group advance to the quarter-finals.

All times are local, Central Standard Time (UTC−6).

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W WE WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   El Salvador (H) 3 3 0 0 0 31 6 +25 9 Knockout stage
2   Jamaica 3 2 0 0 1 19 15 +4 6
3   Belize 3 1 0 0 2 13 26 −13 3
4   Puerto Rico 3 0 0 0 3 4 20 −16 0
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Host
Jamaica  7–3  Puerto Rico
Rohan Reid   2', 7', 21', 32'
Daemion Benjamin   19'
André Reid   24'
Gregory Simpson   28'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Carlos Astondoa   6'
Dorian González   9'
Nelson Encarnación   31'
Estadio de Fútbol Playa, Costa del Sol
Referee: Juan Angels
Belize  2–17  El Salvador
Lionel Cabral   12'
Shawn Vásquez   17'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Abraham Henríquez   1', 2'
Elmer Robles   11', 20'
Heber Ramos   12', 35'
José Ruiz   12', 18'
F. Velásquez   13', 15', 16', 22', 23', 31'
Rubén Batres   21'
Hérbert Ramos   29'
José Membreño   35'
Estadio de Fútbol Playa, Costa del Sol
El Salvador  7–0  Puerto Rico
Hérbert Ramos   1'
F. Velásquez   6', 11', 18', 36'
Abraham Henríquez   14', 32'		 Report 1
Report 2
Estadio de Fútbol Playa, Costa del Sol
Jamaica  8–5  Belize
Philip Venroy Peddie   6', 8'
Rohan Reid   15', 29'
Daemion Benjamin   19'
André Reid   22', 27'
Gregory Simpson   34'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Franz Nuñez   1'
Jeremy James   6', 10', 14'
John King   22'
Estadio de Fútbol Playa, Costa del Sol
Puerto Rico  1–6  Belize
Xavier Sancho   17' Report 1
Report 2		 Franz Nuñez   4', 4'
Dennis Serano   7'
Elton Gordon   27'
John King   30'
Lionel Cabral   36'
Estadio de Fútbol Playa, Costa del Sol
El Salvador  7–4  Jamaica
José Ruiz   14', 19', 30'
Abraham Henríquez   17'
F. Velásquez   28'
Rubén Batres   31', 32'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Jermaine Anderson   2', 8'
Derrick Planter   6'
Daemion Benjamin   9'
Estadio de Fútbol Playa, Costa del Sol

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W WE WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Mexico 3 3 0 0 0 20 4 +16 9 Knockout stage
2   Trinidad and Tobago 3 2 0 0 1 14 10 +4 6
3   Guadeloupe 3 1 0 0 2 14 19 −5 3
4   Turks and Caicos Islands 3 0 0 0 3 8 23 −15 0
Source: CONCACAF
Trinidad and Tobago  8–4  Guadeloupe
Kevon Woodley   7', 14', 27', 29', 32', 35'
Makan Hislop   32'
Kerwin Stafford   36'		 Report 1
Report 2		 KevIn Clairon   2'
Sebastien Hell   22'
Marvin Bourgeois   28'
Richardson Petit   29'
Estadio de Fútbol Playa, Costa del Sol
Referee: Jose Misel (El Salvador)
Turks and Caicos Islands  3–8  Mexico
Mackenson Cadet   19'
Herby Magny   27'
Carlo Guillaume   30'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Ramón Maldonado   1'
Diego Rodríguez   1', 23'
David González   4'
Gerardo Gómez   21'
Adrian González   26'
Angel Rodríguez   29', 35'
Estadio de Fútbol Playa, Costa del Sol
Trinidad and Tobago  6–2  Turks and Caicos Islands
Makan Hislop   3'
Kevon Woodley   11', 30'
Victor Thomas   13'
Kerwin Stafford   23'
Ryan Augustine   32'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Herby Magny   34', 35'
Estadio de Fútbol Playa, Costa del Sol
Mexico  8–1  Guadeloupe
Adrian González   9'
Francisco Cati   14', 33'
Ramón Maldonado   19', 24'
Gerardo Gómez   27', 34'
Diego Rodríguez   31'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Sebastien Hell   21'
Estadio de Fútbol Playa, Costa del Sol
Guadeloupe  9–3  Turks and Caicos Islands
Damien Granchi   2', 29'
Marvin Bourgeois   5'
Sylrick Phirmis   7', 24'
Terry Folin   10'
Richardson Petit   16'
Arnaud Crimee   29'
Terry Shillingford   30'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Herby Magny   19', 23'
Patrick Slattery   31'
Estadio de Fútbol Playa, Costa del Sol
Mexico  4–0  Trinidad and Tobago
Diego Rodríguez   1', 35'
Francisco Cati   26'
Ramón Maldonado   29'		 Report 1
Report 2
Estadio de Fútbol Playa, Costa del Sol

Group C edit

Pos Team Pld W WE WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   United States 3 3 0 0 0 14 6 +8 9 Knockout stage
2   Bahamas 3 2 0 0 1 16 13 +3 6
3   Antigua and Barbuda 3 1 0 0 2 14 15 −1 3
4   Barbados 3 0 0 0 3 14 24 −10 0
Source: CONCACAF
Bahamas  10–4  Barbados
Lesly St. Fleur   2', 26', 28'
Ehren Hanna   4'
Gary Joseph   10', 23', 32'
Gavin Christie   20'
Nesly Jean   20', 21'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Tito Beckles   5'
Akeem Bourne   7', 17'
Duan Best   9'
Estadio de Fútbol Playa, Costa del Sol
Referee: Rodil Cornejo (El Salvador)
Antigua and Barbuda  1–4  United States
Omarie Daniel   19' Report 1
Report 2		 Andrew Feld   13'
Christopher Toth   20'
Lewie Valentine   25'
Nicolas Perera   35'
Estadio de Fútbol Playa, Costa del Sol
Referee: Gonzalo Martínez
Bahamas  4–3  Antigua and Barbuda
Lesly St. Fleur   6', 19'
Ehren Hanna   14'
Gershum Philip   26' (o.g.)		 Report 1
Report 2		 Odel Murray   2', 6', 15'
Estadio de Fútbol Playa, Costa del Sol
United States  4–3  Barbados
Chris Cummings   13'
Nicolas Perera   27', 36'
Jason Leopoldo   29'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Tito Beckles   26'
Jamar Grazette   30', 35'
Estadio de Fútbol Playa, Costa del Sol
Barbados  7–10  Antigua and Barbuda
Jamar Grazette   2', 29'
Akeem Bourne   5', 13', 14'
Nicholas Jones   27', 28'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Odel Murray   1', 22'
Teon Miller   9'
Troy Dublin   10'
Stephen Hughes   11', 34'
Desmond Bleau   16'
Dave Carr   17', 23'
Prince Walters   25'
Estadio de Fútbol Playa, Costa del Sol
United States  6–2  Bahamas
Lewie Valentine   2', 33', 35'
Jason Leopoldo   4'
Alessandro Canale   14'
Max Griffin   30'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Lesly St. Fleur   26', 33'
Estadio de Fútbol Playa, Costa del Sol

Group D edit

Pos Team Pld W WE WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Costa Rica 3 3 0 0 0 25 9 +16 9 Knockout stage
2   Guatemala 3 2 0 0 1 20 7 +13 6
3   Panama 3 1 0 0 2 17 13 +4 3
4   U.S. Virgin Islands 3 0 0 0 3 5 38 −33 0
Source: CONCACAF
Guatemala  2–1  Panama
Ángel Joel Sáenz Gómez   16'
Miguel Ángel González Enríquez   28'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Ricardo Antonio Obregón Torres   9'
Estadio de Fútbol Playa, Costa del Sol
U.S. Virgin Islands  1–12  Costa Rica
Adam Fuller   24' Report 1
Report 2		 Christian Alonso Sánchez González   1', 29'
William Andrés León Cruz   3', 4'
Alfredo Gabriel Azuola Urea   4'
José Mendoza MacAdam   12'
Greivin Alberto Pacheco Quesada   16', 21', 21', 33'
Danny Johnson Hadson   20', 34'
Estadio de Fútbol Playa, Costa del Sol
Guatemala  15–2  U.S. Virgin Islands
Ángel Joel Sáenz Gómez   1', 16', 17', 25'
Miguel Ángel González Enríquez   4', 14', 15', 16', 18'
Francisco Rivai Ochoa Ávila   11'
Álex Morán Ávila   13', 31'
Luis Carlos Zaldaña Pérez   19'
Flavio Ernesto García Marroquín   32'
Marco Tulio Ávila Zuñiga   33'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Zachary Adams   31'
Adam Fuller   35'
Estadio de Fútbol Playa, Costa del Sol
Costa Rica  9–5  Panama
Luis Fernando Jiménez Arias   1'
Luis Alberto Quintero Guevara   2' (o.g.)
Greivin Alberto Pacheco Quesada   4', 6', 23', 34'
William Andrés León Cruz   5'
Danny Johnson Hadson   20'
Alfredo Gabriel Azuola Urea   22'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Ricardo Antonio Obregón Torres   3'
Fernando Emir Barrera Cano   7'
Ali Irahin Del Cid Ruiz   11'
Luis Alberto Quintero Guevara   25'
Alberto Agustín Bultrón Barria   34'
Estadio de Fútbol Playa, Costa del Sol
Panama  11–2  U.S. Virgin Islands
Ricardo Antonio Obregón Torres   4', 11'
Alberto Agustín Bultrón Barria   9', 14', 30'
Luis Alberto Quintero Guevara   13', 18'
Edgar Joel Rivas Medina   15'
Ali Irahin Del Cid Ruiz   25'
Fernando Emir Barrera Cano   26'
Eliseo Powell White   28'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Joseph Leto   16', 35'
Estadio de Fútbol Playa, Costa del Sol
Costa Rica  4–3  Guatemala
William Andrés León Cruz   7'
Greivin Alberto Pacheco Quesada   10'
Danny Johnson Hadson   20'
Jossimar Antonio Downer Aguilar   27'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Álex Morán Ávila   12'
Ángel Joel Sáenz Gómez   18'
Ever Kenedy Ávila Amaya   25'
Estadio de Fútbol Playa, Costa del Sol

Knockout stage edit

Bracket edit

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
2 April
 
 
  United States 7
 
3 April
 
  Jamaica 3
 
  United States 3
 
2 April
 
  Mexico 4
 
  Mexico 5
 
4 April
 
  Guatemala 2
 
  Mexico 4
 
2 April
 
  Costa Rica 0
 
  Costa Rica 2
 
3 April
 
  Trinidad and Tobago 1
 
  Costa Rica 2
 
2 April
 
  El Salvador 1 Third place
 
  El Salvador 6
 
4 April
 
  Bahamas 0
 
  United States 2
 
 
  El Salvador 5
 
 
Fifth Place Semi-finalsFifth Place
 
      
 
3 April
 
 
  Jamaica 3
 
4 April
 
  Guatemala 9
 
  Guatemala 3
 
3 April
 
  Trinidad and Tobago 4
 
  Trinidad and Tobago 4
 
 
  Bahamas 1
 
Seventh Place
 
 
4 April
 
 
  Jamaica 7
 
 
  Bahamas (a.e.t.) 9

Quarter-finals edit

Costa Rica  2–1  Trinidad and Tobago
Jossimar Antonio Downer Aguilar   11'
Greivin Alberto Pacheco Quesada   34'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Kerwin Stafford   33'
Estadio de Fútbol Playa, Costa del Sol
Referee: Gumercindo Batista
United States  7–3  Jamaica
Alessandro Canale   1', 25'
Nicolás Perera   6', 13', 16', 20'
Christopher Toth   35'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Rohan Reid   9', 34'
Philip Venroy Peddie   18'
Estadio de Fútbol Playa, Costa del Sol
Referee: Nelson Bonilla
Mexico  5–2  Guatemala
Ángel Rodríguez   1', 29'
Gerardo Gómez   2'
Adrian González   9', 20'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Álex Morán Ávila   20'
Ángel Joel Sáenz Gómez   24'
Estadio de Fútbol Playa, Costa del Sol
Referee: Álex Valdivieso
El Salvador  6–0  Bahamas
Rubén Batres   6', 18'
F. Velásquez   11', 33'
José Ruiz   12', 36'		 Report 1
Report 2
Estadio de Fútbol Playa, Costa del Sol
Referee: César Echevarría

Fifth place semi-finals edit

Jamaica  3–9  Guatemala
Rohan Reid   3'
Gregory Simpson   19', 23'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Marco Tulio Ávila Zuñiga   7', 10'
Ángel Joel Sáenz Gómez   8'
Miguel Ángel González Enríquez   13'
Luis Gilmar Quezada Godoy   16'
Esau Polanco Vásquez   20'
Ever Kenedy Ávila Amaya   21'
Jersson Adolfo Alas León   24'
Luis Carlos Zaldaña Pérez   25'
Estadio de Fútbol Playa, Costa del Sol
Referee: Miguel Aguilar
Trinidad and Tobago  4–1  Bahamas
Chad Appoo   8', 34'
Kevon Woodley   19'
Karrem Perry   27'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Lesly St. Fleur   28'
Estadio de Fútbol Playa, Costa del Sol
Referee: Gonzalo Carballo

Semi-finals edit

United States  3–4  Mexico
Nicolás Perera   7'
Lewie Valentine   29'
Andrew Feld   31'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Ángel Rodríguez   1', 30'
Adrian González   4'
Francisco Cati   16'
Estadio de Futbol Playa, Costa del Sol
Referee: Antonio Pereira
Costa Rica  2–1  El Salvador
Deyber Daniel Villegas Guerrero   14'
Greivin Alberto Pacheco Quesada   29'		 Report 1
Report 2		 F. Velásquez   22'
Estadio de Fútbol Playa, Costa del Sol

Seventh place match edit

Jamaica  7–9 (a.e.t.)  Bahamas
Daemion Benjamin   2', 16', 31', 32'
Jermain Christopher Anderson   10', 21'
Kevin Wilson   29'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Kyle Williams   3', 39'
Lesly St. Fleur   11', 14', 18', 25', 28'
Gavin Christie   35', 37'
Estadio de Fútbol Playa, Costa del Sol

Fifth place match edit

Guatemala  3–4  Trinidad and Tobago
Miguel Ángel González Enríquez   16', 32'
Ángel Joel Sáenz Gómez   19'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Kevon Woodley   7', 17'
Chad Appoo   10'
Kerwin Stafford   22'
Estadio de Fútbol Playa, Costa del Sol

Third place match edit

United States  2–5  El Salvador
Harry Abraham   19', 21' Report 1
Report 2		 José Ruiz   1', 19'
Francisco Velásquez   5'
Rubén Batres   9'
Elmer Robles   30'
Estadio de Fútbol Playa, Costa del Sol

Final edit

Mexico  4–0  Costa Rica
Ramón Maldonado   10', 14'
Adrian González   20'
Diego Rodríguez   34'		 Report 1
Report 2
Estadio de Fútbol Playa, Costa del Sol

Final ranking edit

Qualified for 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Rank Team
    Mexico
    Costa Rica
    El Salvador
4   United States
5   Trinidad and Tobago
6   Guatemala
7   Bahamas
8   Jamaica
9–16   Antigua and Barbuda
  Barbados
  Belize
  Guadeloupe
  Panama
  Puerto Rico
  Turks and Caicos Islands
  U.S. Virgin Islands

Awards edit

Best Player (MVP)[2] Top Scorer(s)[2] Best Goalkeeper[2]
  Ramón Maldonado   Francisco Velásquez   Miguel Estrada

Top goalscorers edit

15 goals
13 goals
11 goals
  •   Greivin Pacheco Quesada
  •   Kevon Woodley
9 goals
  •   José Ruiz
  •   Miguel González Enríquez
  •   Ángel Sáenz Gómez
  •   Rohan Reid
8 goals
  •   Nicolas Perera
7 goals
  •   Daemion Benjamin

Source: CONCACAF.com[4]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "CONCACAF Reveals Logo, Sets Official Draw for Beach Soccer Championship El Salvador 2015". CONCACAF.com. January 20, 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-01-24. Retrieved 2015-02-13.
  2. ^ a b c d "Mexico new champion in North America". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 5 April 2015.
  3. ^ a b c "Official Draw: CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship El Salvador 2015". CONCACAF.com. January 27, 2015. Archived from the original on February 27, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
  4. ^ "CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship — Statistics". CONCACAF.com. Archived from the original on 2015-04-08. Retrieved 2015-04-06.

External links edit

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