The CONMEBOL Libertadores Fútbol Playa is an annual continental beach soccer club competition, organized by the governing body for football in South America, CONMEBOL, founded in 2016.
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| Organizing body | CONMEBOL |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2016 |
| Region | South America |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Current champion(s) |  San Antonio (1st title) |
| Most successful club(s) |  Vasco da Gama (3 titles) |
| Website | CONMEBOL.com |
 2022 Copa Libertadores de Beach Soccer | |
Since 2017, the tournament is contested between the top-level domestic league/championship champions from each of the ten South American nations which are members of CONMEBOL. The reigning champions and an additional club from the host country also take part, taking the total number of participants to twelve.[1] It is therefore the premier club beach soccer championship in South America, the winners becoming continental champions.[2]
It is beach soccer's version of the better known Copa Libertadores in association football. Comparatively, in beach soccer, it is South America's version of Europe's Euro Winners Cup.
Paraguayan club San Antonio are the current champions, while Brazilian club Vasco da Gama are the most successful team with three titles.[3]
Results edit
| Year | Location | No. of clubs | Final | Third place match | ||||||
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| Champion | Result | Runners-up | Third place | Result | Fourth place | |||||
| 2016[A] | Santos, Brazil
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9 | Vasco da Gama
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8–1 |  Rosario Central
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Deportes Iquique 
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4–1 |  Punta Hermosa
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| 2017 | Lambare, Paraguay
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12 | Vasco da Gama
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8–5 |  Malvin
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Universidad Autonoma
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9–7 | Garden Club
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| 2018 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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12 | Vitória
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8–8 (a.e.t.)[B] | Vasco da Gama
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Sampaio Corrêa
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5–4 | Acassuso
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| 2019 | Luque, Paraguay
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12 | Vasco da Gama
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7–5 | Cerro Porteño
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Acassuso
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7–6 |  Fundación Monagas
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| 2020 | Rosario, Argentina[4]
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Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] | ||||||||
| 2021 | Rosario, Argentina[6]
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Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] | ||||||||
| 2022[C] | Iquique, Chile
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12 | Presidente Hayes
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6–5 (a.e.t.) | Sampaio Corrêa
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Acassuso
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4–3 | Alto Hospicio
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| 2023 | Luque, Paraguay
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12 | San Antonio
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3–1 | Presidente Hayes
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Libertad
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8–5 | Unión Lurín
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| 2024 |  Ecuador
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Performance edit
By club edit
| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Third place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vasco da Gama
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3 (2016, 2017, 2019) | 1 (2018) | – |
| Presidente Hayes
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1 (2022) | 1 (2023) | – |
| Vitória
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1 (2018) | – | – |
| San Antonio
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1 (2023) | – | – |
| Sampaio Corrêa
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– | 1 (2022) | 1 (2018) |
| Rosario Central
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– | 1 (2016) | – |
| Malvin
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– | 1 (2017) | – |
| Cerro Porteño
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– | 1 (2019) | – |
| Acassuso
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– | – | 2 (2019, 2022) |
| Deportes Iquique
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– | – | 1 (2016) |
| Universidad Autonoma
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– | – | 1 (2017) |
| Libertad
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– | – | 1 (2023) |
By nation edit
| Nation | Winners | Runners-up | Third place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil
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4 | 2 | 1 |
| Paraguay
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2 | 2 | 2 |
| Argentina
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0 | 1 | 2 |
| Uruguay
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0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chile
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0 | 0 | 1 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "CONMEBOL Libertadores de Fútbol Playa – REGLAMENTO" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Copa Libertadores Futbol Playa 2016". Beach Soccer Worldwide. Archived from the original on 12 January 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ "Vasco da Gama conquista su tercera CONMEBOL Libertadores playera". CONMEBOL. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ Что? Где? Когда? Открываем все «чёрные ящики» сезона-2020!. Beach Soccer Russia. 21 January 2020. (in Russian).
- ^ "Lista de torneos cancelados en la edición 2020". CONMEBOL. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ Futbol Playa 2020: un año de desarrollo, aún sin competencia (in Spanish). Argentine Football Association. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "Se cancelan la CONMEBOL Libertadores Futsal Femenino y Fútbol Playa 2021" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "La Copa Libertadores de Fútbol Playa se disputará en enero de 2017" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ ¡La CONMEBOL #LibertadoresFP 2022 tiene nueva fecha..., Tweet from CONMEBOL Libertadores de Fútbol Playa. 13 July 2022.
External links edit
- CONMEBOL, official website (in Spanish)
- Beach Soccer Worldwide, official website
- Copa Libertadores, at beachsoccerrussia.ru (in Russian)