2019 South American Under-20 Beach Soccer Championship

The 2019 CONMEBOL South American Under-20 Beach Soccer Championship was the second edition of the South American Under-20 Beach Soccer Championship[1] (known natively in Spanish as the Sudamericano Sub-20 Futbol Playa), an international youth beach soccer tournament for South American national teams of men under the age of 20.

2019 South American Under-20 Beach Soccer Championship
Sudamericano Sub-20 Futbol Playa
Paraguay 2019
Tournament details
Host countryParaguay
Dates8–15 December
Teams9 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Argentina (1st title)
Runners-up Brazil
Third place Paraguay
Fourth place Peru
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored194 (8.82 per match)
2017
2021

The championship was organised by CONMEBOL, the governing body for football in South America, in cooperation with the local organisers, the Paraguayan Football Association (APF). The event took place between 8 and 15 December in Luque, Gran Asuncion, Paraguay.[2]

Brazil were the defending champions but lost to Argentina in the final who claimed their first title in what was a repeat of the final of the previous edition, but with the reverse outcome.[3]

Teams edit

Under 20s teams representing nine of the 10 members of CONMEBOL took part.

Due to "force majeure", Venezuela were the only team not participating.[4]

Venue edit

 
Above: View of stadium from the main stand
Right: Location of Luque in Paraguay.

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

Squads edit

Each team must have submit a squad consisting of 12 players, of individuals no older than 20 years.[1]

Draw edit

The draw to split the ten teams into two groups, one of five and one of four, took place on 19 November at 17:00 PYST (UTC–3) in Asunción, Paraguay at the headquarters of the APF.[2]

Initially, two teams were automatically assigned to the groups:[6]

The remaining seven teams were split into four pots, three of two and one of one, shown in the below table.[2]

The teams were seeded based on their final ranking in the previous edition of the South American Under-20 Beach Soccer Championship;[2] the highest ranked teams were placed in Pot 1, next highest in Pot 2 and so on, down to the lowest ranked team placed in Pot 4. From each pot, one team was drawn into Group A and the other team was drawn into Group B. The single team in Pot 4 was drawn into one of the groups at random.[2]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Group stage edit

The match schedule was announced on 27 November.[7]

All times are local, PYST (UTC–3).[8]

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Paraguay (H) 3 2 0 0 1 21 12 +9 6 Knockout stage
2   Peru 3 2 0 0 1 12 10 +2 6
3   Colombia 3 1 1 0 1 13 11 +2 5 Fifth place play-off
4   Bolivia 3 0 0 0 3 5 18 −13 0 Seventh place play-off
Source: CONMEBOL
(H) Host
8 December 2019 Colombia   6–2   Bolivia Los Pynandi World Cup Stadium, Luque
20:00
  • Londoño   1'
  • Córdoba   1'
  • Hernández   5', 35'
  • Acosta   11'
  • Narváez   23'
Report
  •   5' Beltrán
  •   27' Melgarejo
Referee: José Cortez (Ecuador)
8 December 2019 Paraguay   7–5   Peru Los Pynandi World Cup Stadium, Luque
21:30
  • Thompson   6'
  • C. Benítez   2', 17', 18'
  • J. Benítez   15', 29'
  • Medina   36'
Report
  •   8' Manco
  •   8', 28', 32' Vásquez
  •   6' Marín
Referee: Pablo Cadenasso (Uruguay)

10 December 2019 Colombia   2–5   Peru Los Pynandi World Cup Stadium, Luque
20:00
  • Hernández   12'
  • Acosta   29'
Report
  •   2' Carpio
  •   3' Vásquez
  •   6' Manco
  •   24', 31' Mori
Referee: Mariano Defelippi (Argentina)
10 December 2019 Paraguay   10–2   Bolivia Los Pynandi World Cup Stadium, Luque
21:30
  • J. Benítez   2'
  • C. Benítez   12', 12', 26', 26', 29', 36', 36'
  • Medina   21'
  • Echeverría   29'
Report
  •   35' Montes
  •   35' Melgarejo
Referee: Lucas Estevão (Brazil)

12 December 2019 Bolivia   1–2   Peru Los Pynandi World Cup Stadium, Luque
20:00
  • Cervantes   33'
Report
  •   13' Vasquez
  •   34' Mori
Referee: Brandon Amay (Ecuador)
12 December 2019 Paraguay   4–5 (a.e.t.)   Colombia Los Pynandi World Cup Stadium, Luque
21:30
  • Echeverría   13', 18'
  • J. Benítez   25'
  • Candia   26'
Report
  •   8', 34' C. Hernández
  •   27', 35', 37' Acosta
Referee: José Cortez (Ecuador)

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Argentina 4 4 0 0 0 18 10 +8 12 Knockout stage
2   Brazil 4 3 0 0 1 21 12 +9 9
3   Ecuador 4 2 0 0 2 26 16 +10 6 Fifth place play-off
4   Chile 4 1 0 0 3 18 26 −8 3 Seventh place play-off
5   Uruguay 4 0 0 0 4 8 27 −19 0
Source: CONMEBOL
8 December 2019 Argentina   5–4   Chile Los Pynandi World Cup Stadium, Luque
17:00
  • Ponzetti   6', 8'
  • Maciel   18'
  • Bravo   26'
  • Gigena   36'
Report
  •   3' Tobar
  •   17', 33', 36' Oyarzun
8 December 2019 Brazil   5–4   Ecuador Los Pynandi World Cup Stadium, Luque
18:30
  • Betinho   8'
  • Miranda   23'
  • Alisson   32', 32', 36'
Report
  •   3' Delgado
  •   8' Klinger
  •   30' Vinces
  •   33' Carrera
Referee: Silvio Coronel (Paraguay)

9 December 2019 Ecuador   8–4   Chile Los Pynandi World Cup Stadium, Luque
18:30
  • Delgado   2'
  • Klinger   7', 13'
  • Vinces   9'
  • Macias   15'
  • Carrera   16'
  • Lucas   28', 29'
Report
  •   8' Oyarzun
  •   23' Ponce
  •   17' Tobar
  •   33' San Martín
Referee: Jesús Reyes (Venezuela)
9 December 2019 Brazil   4–0   Uruguay Los Pynandi World Cup Stadium, Luque
20:00
  • Alisson   21'
  • Orosso   23', 36'
  • Carlinhos   33'
Report Referee: Ramón Blanco (Peru)

10 December 2019 Argentina   4–2   Ecuador Los Pynandi World Cup Stadium, Luque
17:00
  • Pomar   7'
  • Gigena   24'
  • Ponzetti   24', 25'
Report
  •   20' Lucas
  •   23' Klinger
Referee: Micke Palomino (Peru)
10 December 2019 Uruguay   3–6   Chile Los Pynandi World Cup Stadium, Luque
18:30
  • Lozano   23'
  • Quinta   35'
  • Teliz   31'
Report
  •   3', 8', 9' Tobar
  •   7' Ponce
  •   12' Núñez
  •   23' Garjado
Referee: Jorge Martínez (Paraguay)

11 December 2019 Argentina   5–2   Uruguay Los Pynandi World Cup Stadium, Luque
18:30
  • Blumberg   7'
  • Ponzetti   17'
  • Pomar   18'
  • González   20'
  • Maciel   33'
Report
  •   12' Lozano
  •   33' Quinta
Referee: Ramón Blanco (Peru)
11 December 2019 Brazil   10–4   Chile Los Pynandi World Cup Stadium, Luque
20:00
  • Thiago Dias   1'
  • Alisson   3', 23', 36'
  • Wesley   6'
  • Orosso   14'
  • Betinho   28', 28', 29'
  • Iguinho   31'
Report
  •   28' Carvajal
  •   31' Oyarzun
  •   32' Garjado
  •   33' Tobar
Referee: Luis Coy (Venezuela)

12 December 2019 Uruguay   3–12   Ecuador Los Pynandi World Cup Stadium, Luque
17:00
  • Roibal   ?'
  • A. Rodríguez   ?', ?'
Report
  •   ?', ?' Macías
  •   ?', ?', ?', ?' Carrera
  •   ?' Lucas
  •   ?' Moreira
  •   ?', ?' Delgado
  •   ?' Klinger
  •   ?' Farías
Referee: Marlon Dos Reis (Brazil)
12 December 2019 Brazil   2–4   Argentina Los Pynandi World Cup Stadium, Luque
18:30
  • Thiago Dias   8'
  • Gabriel   20'
Report
  •   14' Ponzetti
  •   20' Pomar
  •   27' Cipolletta
  •   33' A. González
Referee: Silvio Coronel (Paraguay)

Placement matches edit

The teams finishing in third, fourth and fifth place in the groups are knocked out of title-winning contention; the four teams in the former two positions recede to play in consolatory placement matches to determine 5th through 8th place in the final standings.[7]

Seventh place play-off edit

Bolivia  5–7  Chile
  • Beltrán   ?'
  • Escobar   ?'
  • Melgarejo   ?', ?'
  • Giles   ?'
Report
  •   ?', ?', ?', ?' Tobar
  •   ?' Carvajal
  •   ?' Beltrán
  •   ?' Ponce
Referee: Gabriel Maidana (Argentina)

Fifth place play-off edit

Colombia  1–2  Ecuador
  • Acosta   ?'
Report
  •   ?' Farías
  •   ?' Macías

Knockout stage edit

The group winners and runners-up progress to the knockout stage to continue to compete for the title.[7]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
14 December
 
 
  Argentina7
 
15 December
 
  Peru4
 
  Argentina5
 
14 December
 
  Brazil3
 
  Paraguay4
 
 
  Brazil5
 
Third place play-off
 
 
15 December
 
 
  Peru4
 
 
  Paraguay5

Semi-finals edit

Argentina  7–4  Peru
  • Gigena  
  • Pomar   ?', ?'
  • Ponzetti  
  • Cipolletta   ?', ?'
  • A. González  
Report
  •   Mori
  •   ?', ?' Carpio
  •   Sialer

Paraguay  4–5  Brazil
  • Candia  
  • Medina  
  • Echeverría  
  • C. Benítez  
Report
  •   ?', ?' Andrey
  •   Carlinhos
  •   Thiago Dias
  •   Alisson
Referee: Jaimito Suárez (Bolivia)

Third place play-off edit

Peru  4–5  Paraguay
  • Vasquez   ?'
  • Puelles   ?'
  • Mori   ?', ?'
Report
  •   ?' Candia
  •   ?', ?' C. Benítez
  •   ?', ?' Medina
Referee: Lucas Estevao (Brazil)

Final edit

Argentina  5–3  Brazil
  • Cipolletta   ?'
  • Blumberg   ?'
  • Pomar   ?'
  • Ponzetti   ?'
  • A. González   ?'
Report
  •   ?', ?' Carlinhos
  •   ?' Thiago Dias

Awards edit

Immediately following the conclusion of the final, the following awards were presented.

Winners trophy edit

 Sudamericano Sub-20 Futbol Playa 2019
champions 
 
Argentina
First title

Individual awards edit

Top scorer
  Carlos Benítez[9]
13 goals
Best player
  Lucas Ponzetti[10]
Best goalkeeper
  Fede Devoto[9]
Fair play award
  Bolivia[9]

Final standings edit

Rank Team Result
1   Argentina Champions
2   Brazil Runners-up
3   Paraguay Third place
4   Peru
5   Ecuador
6   Colombia
7   Chile
8   Bolivia
9   Uruguay

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Lista confirmada para el Sudamericano Sub 20 de Fútbol Playa" (in Spanish). Argentine Football Association. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Sorteo del Sudamericano Sub 20 de Fútbol Playa" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Triunfazo ante Brasil y fiesta en la arena" (in Spanish). Olé (sports newspaper). 15 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Conformaron los grupos para el Sudamericano Sub 20 de Fútbol Playa" (in Spanish). Paraguayan Football Association. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  5. ^ ""Los Pynandi" World Cup Stadium". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on November 22, 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Los Grupos del CONMEBOL Sudamericano Sub 20 de Futbol Playa" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  7. ^ a b c "Programa de partidos del CONMEBOL Sudamericano Sub 20 de Fútbol Playa" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  8. ^ "PROGRAMA DE PARTIDOS" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 27 November 2019.
  9. ^ a b c "El Fair Play es para @FBF_BO" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com Twitter. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  10. ^ "Argentina alcanza la gloria en la arena paraguaya" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.

External links edit