2013 South American Beach Soccer Championship
International football competition
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The 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup CONMEBOL qualifier, also commonly known as the 2013 South American Beach Soccer Championship, was the fifth Beach Soccer World Cup qualification championship for South America, held from February 10–17 at Parque Recreativo, in Merlo, a town in the San Luis Province of Argentina.[1]
| 2013 South American Beach Soccer Championship | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Argentina |
| Dates | 10–17 February |
| Teams | 9 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Argentina (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Paraguay |
| Third place |  Brazil |
| Fourth place |  Ecuador |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 202 (8.42 per match) |
| Top scorer | Bruno Xavier (13 goals) |
| Best player | Luciano Franceschini |
| Best goalkeeper | Marcelo Salgueiro |
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The qualifiers were not coordinated by CONMEBOL at the time. The event was organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW), under the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualifier title.[2][3] CONMEBOL first recognised the tournament this year, under the title South American Beach Soccer Championship, also acknowledging the 2006–11 events as historic editions of the championship.[4] CONMEBOL eventually began organising the qualifiers in 2017, under a new title.
Participating teams
Match officials
Here is the list of match officials for this tournament:[6]
Cesar Figueredo (head official)
Mario Jose Narciso Romo y Pablo Valentin Del Puerto Gudin
Felipe Duarte Varejao
Patricio Alberto Blanca Fuentes
Jose Cortez Ortiz
Gustavo Alberto Dominguez
Micke Palomino Huamani- Javier Roberto Betancor Porteiro y Carlos Ismael Aguirregaray
Jose Miguel Misel Navarro
Group stage
The draw to divide the nine teams into two groups (one will have five teams, the other will have four) was conducted on 8 January 2013.[7] The subsequent schedule seen here is the official schedule, which was finally released on 9 February 2013.[8]
All match times will be correct to that of local time in Merlo, being Argentina Time, (UTC-03:00).
Group A
| clinched Championship Playoff Stage berth |
Group B
| clinched Championship Playoff Stage berth |
Playoff Stage
Seventh place playoff
Since there are nine teams in the tournament, it was decided that a group stage-like playoff to determine the bottom three placements would be held. This group would involve the 4th and 5th-place finishers in Group A and the 4th-place finisher in Group B.
Fifth place playoff
Championship playoff
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 16 February - Merlo | ||||||
| Brazil | 6 (0) | |||||
| 17 February - Merlo | ||||||
| Paraguay (a.e.t.) | 6 (1) | |||||
| Paraguay | 2 | |||||
| 16 February - Merlo | ||||||
| Argentina | 6 | |||||
| Argentina | 5 | |||||
| Ecuador | 3 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 17 February - Merlo | ||||||
| Brazil | 11 | |||||
| Ecuador | 5 | |||||
Semifinals
Third place playoff
Final
Winners
| (2013) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualification (CONMEBOL) Winners: |
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 Argentina First title |
Awards
| Best Player (MVP) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Luciano Franceschini | ||
| Top Scorer | ||
| Bruno Xavier | ||
| 13 goals | ||
| Best Goalkeeper | ||
| Marcelo Salgueiro | ||
| FIFA Fair Play Award | ||
 Peru |