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2017 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup

The 2017 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup, also known as the Huawei Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup Dubai 2017 for sponsorship reasons, was the seventh edition of the Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup, an annual international beach soccer tournament contested by men's national teams, held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

2017 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup
Tournament details
Host countryUnited Arab Emirates
CityDubai
DatesOctober 31 – November 4
Teams8 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (3rd title)
Runners-up Portugal
Third place Iran
Fourth place Russia
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored151 (7.55 per match)
Top scorer(s)Portugal Jordan Santos (8 goals)
Best player(s)Brazil Rodrigo
Best goalkeeperBrazil Mão
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After the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, the Intercontinental Cup is the biggest tournament in the current international beach soccer calendar.[1] Similar to the FIFA Confederations Cup, eight nations took part, with one team representing each of the six continental football confederations (except for the OFC) as well as the current World Cup champions, Brazil, and the hosts, the United Arab Emirates.

The tournament started with a group stage, played in a round robin format. The winners and runners-up from each group advanced to the knockout stage, in which the teams then competed in single-elimination matches, beginning with the semi-finals and ending with the final. A third-place deciding match was also contested by the losing semi-finalists.[2] The third and fourth placed nations from each group played in a series of consolation matches to decide fifth through eighth place.

This tournament was the last in a deal signed between Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) and the Dubai Sports Council (DSC) in 2012 in which it was agreed the two parties would organise the tournament until 2017.[3] This year's event occurred between October 31 and November 4.

Brazil were the defending champions and successfully retained their title by beating Portugal in the final to claim their third Intercontinental Cup crown.[4]

Participating teams edit

Eight teams took part including the hosts, current World Cup winners and one of the best performing nations from each of the six regional championships hosted by the confederations of FIFA. However, the OFC did not enter a team this year, so UEFA entered two teams.

As incumbent continental champions, Senegal were originally invited to play as the African representatives but were unable to compete due to financial issues.[5]

Overall, Europe, Asia and South America were represented by two nations, Africa and North America one nation and Oceania, none.

 
Map highlighting the participating teams of the 2017 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup
Team Confederation Achievements Participation
  United Arab Emirates AFC Hosts1 7th
  Brazil CONMEBOL 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup winners 6th
  Iran AFC 2017 AFC Beach Soccer Championship winners 5th
  Egypt CAF 2016 Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations third place 3rd
  Mexico CONCACAF 2017 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship runners-up 4th
  Paraguay CONMEBOL 2017 CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship runners-up Debut
  Russia UEFA 2017 Euro Beach Soccer League winners 7th
  Portugal UEFA 2017 Euro Beach Soccer League runners-up 3rd
1. Qualified as hosts, but also achieved a 2017 AFC Beach Soccer Championship runners-up finish

Venue edit

This edition of the Intercontinental Cup took place in a new venue, in Dubai's Business Bay on the banks of the Dubai Water Canal, having taken place on Jumeirah Beach, Dubai Festival City and the Dubai International Marine Club in previous years.[6] The new stadium had a capacity of 3,000.[7]

Speaking at the draw event, BSWW Vice-president thanked the Dubai International Marine Club for hosting the previous events but explained that due to "external reasons" the competition would be hosted in a new part of the city in 2017.[6] He added the new venue would be easier to access by prospective spectators and that tickets would remain free for fans as in previous years.[8]

Sponsors edit

The following were the official sponsors of the tournament:[9]

Draw edit

The draw to split the eight teams into two groups of four was conducted at 11:00 GST on October 3 at the headquarters of the DSC in the Dubai Design District.[6] Teams from the same confederation could not be drawn into the same group.[10] The draw was conducted by Aml Wael and Nora Al Mazrouie, members of the UAE's women's national association football team.[11]

For the purposes of the draw, the nations were divided into two sets, Pot 1 and Pot 2, shown in the table below. The allocation of teams into each Pot was based on previous performances in the championship. The first pot contained the three former champions of the Intercontinental Cup and, additionally, the hosts. The second pot contained the other four remaining participants who have not won the tournament before.[12] Two teams from each pot were drawn into Group A and two teams from each pot were drawn into Group B, with the hosts, the United Arab Emirates, automatically allocated to position A1.[12]

Prior to the draw, the eight teams were described as the strongest contingent the championship had ever seen.[13]

Pot 1 Pot 2
Note: The numbers in parentheses show the world ranking of the teams at the time of the draw.[14]
  1. ^ Assigned to A1

Group stage edit

The match schedule was announced on October 11.[15]

Matches are listed as local time in Dubai, GST (UTC+4)

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Brazil 3 3 0 0 0 30 8 +22 9 Knockout stage
2   Portugal 3 1 0 1 1 13 14 −1 4
3   Egypt 3 1 0 0 2 13 20 −7 3 Consolation matches
4   United Arab Emirates (H) 3 0 0 0 3 11 25 −14 0
Source: BSWW
(H) Host
Egypt  3–11  Brazil
Rashed   1'
Abdelnabi   19'
Gamal   21'		 Report(ru)   9', 26' Bruno Xavier
  15', 20' Datinha
  17', 35' Lucas
  26', 32', 33' Rodrigo
  31', 36' Bokinha
Referee: Ingilab Mammadov (Azerbaijan)
Portugal  6–4  United Arab Emirates
Léo Martins   1'
Jordan   11', 20', 27', 36'
Madjer   35'		 Report(ru)   12' A. Mohammadi
  14' Ali Karim
  31', 33' Hasham
Referee: Shao Liang (China)
United Arab Emirates  3–4  Egypt
Alkaabi   1'
A. Mohammadi   4'
Hasham   11'		 Report(ru)   2' H. Ataf
  4' Gamal
  16' Hassan
  32' Moustafa
Attendance: Yuichi Hatano (Japan)
Brazil  4–1  Portugal
Rodrigo   7', 24'
Bokinha   16'
Fernando DDI   22'		 Report(ru)   17' Duarte
Referee: Raúl Martín González Francés (Spain)
Egypt  6–6 (a.e.t.)  Portugal
Hassan   2'
Gamal   14'
Rashed   17', 27'
Abdelnabi   27'
Ali   29'		 Report(ru)   2', 9', 34' Jordan
  3' Bê Martins
  5', 12' Madjer
Penalties
Shaaban  
Mohamed  		 1–3   Madjer
  Pedro Silva
  Jordan
Referee: Viktor Listratov (Russia)
United Arab Emirates  4–15  Brazil
Alkaabi   2'
A. Beshr   1', 31'
W. Bashr   23' (pen.)		 Report(ru)   2', 7', 28', 33' Bruno Xavier
  7', 23', 31', 32' Lucas
  11' Fernando DDI
  12', 18' Lucao
  15' Mauricinho
  16', 26' Rodrigo
  21' Rafa Padilha
Referee: Shao Liang (China)

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Russia 3 2 1 0 0 12 6 +6 8 Knockout stage
2   Iran 3 2 0 0 1 12 7 +5 6
3   Paraguay 3 1 0 0 2 8 11 −3 3 Consolation matches
4   Mexico 3 0 0 0 3 7 15 −8 0
Source: BSWW
Russia  6–2  Mexico
N. Kryshanov   6'
Krasheninnikov   8'
Pavlenko   11'
Nikonorov   17', 36'
Romanov   18'		 Report(ru)   27' Maldonado
  29' Piñeda
Referee: Ebrahim Almansory (United Arab Emirates)
Iran  5–2  Paraguay
Ahmadzadeh   11', 34'
Akbari   22'
Mokhtari   24'
Mesigar   33'		 Report(ru)   12' Ojeda
  12' Carballo
Referee: Gionni Matticoli (Italy)
Paraguay  1–2  Russia
Barreto   34' Report(ru)   24' Nikonorov
  35' Paporotnyi
Referee: Ahmed Al Salami (United Arab Emirates)
Mexico  1–4  Iran
Akbari   23' (o.g.) Report(ru)   16' Ahmadzadeh
  30' Mesigar
  35' Akbari
  36' Mirshekari
Referee: Ebrahim Al Raeesi (United Arab Emirates)
Mexico  4–5  Paraguay
Samano   4'
Maldonado   7', 18'
Gallardo   14'		 Report(ru)   4', 6', 34' Carballo
  27' Rolón
  35' Barreto
Referee: Ebrahim Al Raeesi (United Arab Emirates)
Iran  3–4 (a.e.t.)  Russia
Hosseini   11'
Abdollahi   15'
Ahmadzadeh   31'		 Report(ru)   1', 2', 4' Makarov
  37' (o.g.) Abdollahi
Referee: Gionni Matticoli (Italy)

Consolation matches edit

The teams finishing in third and fourth place were knocked out of title-winning contention, receding to play in consolation matches to determine 5th through 8th place in the final standings.

 
5th–8th place semi-finalsFifth place play-off
 
      
 
3 November
 
 
  Egypt (a.e.t.)6
 
4 November
 
  Mexico5
 
  Egypt1
 
3 November
 
  United Arab Emirates2
 
  Paraguay1
 
 
  United Arab Emirates4
 
Seventh place play-off
 
 
4 November
 
 
  Mexico0
 
 
  Paraguay3

5th to 8th place semi-finals edit

Egypt  6–5 (a.e.t.)  Mexico
Rashed   17'
A. Hassan   17', 24'
Hassan   31'
Moustafa   36'
Gamal   38'		 Report(ru)   2' (pen.) Gallardo
  5', 32' Vizcarra
  10' Maldonado
  21' A. Rodriguez
Referee: Gionni Matticoli (Italy)
Paraguay  1–4  United Arab Emirates
Rolon   25' Report(ru)   14', 34' Alkaabi
  21' Hasham
  36' A. Beshr
Referee: Raúl Martín González Francés (Spain)

Seventh place play-off edit

Mexico  0–3  Paraguay
Report(ru)   6', 23' Carballo
  27' B. Roa
Referee: Viktor Listratov (Russia)

Fifth place play-off edit

Egypt  1–2  United Arab Emirates
Moustafa   28' Report(ru)   24' A. Ali
  35' Ali Karim
Referee: Shao Liang (China)

Knockout stage edit

The group winners and runners-up progressed to the knockout stage to continue to compete for the title.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
3 November
 
 
  Russia2
 
4 November
 
  Portugal3
 
  Portugal0
 
3 November
 
  Brazil2
 
  Brazil6
 
 
  Iran4
 
Third place play-off
 
 
4 November
 
 
  Russia2
 
 
  Iran4

Semi-finals edit

Russia  2–3  Portugal
Chuzhkov   12'
Paporontyi   16'		 Report(ru)   9' Bruno Novo
  27' Andrade
  35' Jordan
Referee: Ingilab Mammadov (Azerbaijan)
Brazil  6–4  Iran
Datinha   4', 15'
Bokinha   12'
Filipe   14'
Bruno Xavier   20' (pen.)
Mauricinho   34'		 Report(ru)   11' Nazem
  20', 30', 33' Kiani
Referee: Yuichi Hatano (Japan)

Third place play-off edit

Russia  2–4  Iran
Nikonorov   17'
Romanov   29'		 Report(ru)   20' Behzadpour
  22' Ahmadzadeh
  28' Moradi
  36' Kiani
Referee: Ebrahim Almansory (United Arab Emirates)

Final edit

Portugal  0–2  Brazil
Report(ru)   17' Bokinha
  20' Filipe
Referee: Gionni Matticoli (Italy)

Awards edit

Winners trophy edit

 2017 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup
champions 
 
Brazil
Third title

Individual awards edit

Top scorer
  Jordan Santos
8 goals
Best player
  Rodrigo
Best goalkeeper
  Mão
Source Archived 2017-11-07 at the Wayback Machine

Statistics edit

Goalscorers edit

8 goals
7 goals
  •   Rodrigo
  •   Bruno Xavier
6 goals
  •   Lucas
  •   Carlo Carballo
5 goals
  •   Mohammad Ahmadzadeh
  •   Bokinha
4 goals
  •   Mostafa Kiani
  •   Datinha
  •   Haitham Mohamed
  •   Hasham Almuntaser
  •   Mohamed Gamal Hassan
  •   Boris Nikonorov
  •   Ramón Maldonado
  •   Elhusseini Taha Rashed Aly
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals
  •   Amir Akbari (vs. Mexico)
  •   Hassan Abdollahi (vs. Russia)

Source Archived 2017-11-07 at the Wayback Machine

Final standings edit

Pos Grp Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 A   Brazil 5 5 0 0 0 38 12 +26 15 Champions
2 A   Portugal 5 2 0 1 2 16 18 −2 7 Runners-up
3 B   Iran 5 3 0 0 2 20 15 +5 9 Third place
4 B   Russia 5 2 1 0 2 16 13 +3 8
5 A   United Arab Emirates 5 2 0 0 3 17 27 −10 6
6 A   Egypt 5 1 1 0 3 20 27 −7 5
7 B   Paraguay 5 2 0 0 3 12 15 −3 6
8 B   Mexico 5 0 0 0 5 12 24 −12 0
Source: BSWW

References edit

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External links edit

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