2018 South American Beach Soccer League
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Bolivia
Paraguay
17 October – 3 November 2018
Finals:
14–16 March 2019
| Liga Sudamericana de Fútbol Playa 2018 | |
|---|---|
Map showing the locations of the events of the 2018 season | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host countries | Colombia Bolivia Paraguay |
| Dates | Regular season: 17 October – 3 November 2018 Finals: 14–16 March 2019 |
| Teams | 20 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Brazil (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Paraguay |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 44 |
| Goals scored | 410 (9.32 per match) |
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The 2018 CONMEBOL South American Beach Soccer League was the second edition of the South American Beach Soccer League (named natively in Spanish as the CONMEBOL Liga Sudamericana de Fútbol Playa), a continental league competition for South American men's national beach soccer teams.
Organised by the governing body for South American football, CONMEBOL, as part of its Development Department's Evolution Program,[1] all ten members of the continental confederation took part, with both senior and under 20s national teams participating in the league events.[2]
The teams were first divided into two geographically based zones (North and South) to compete in a round robin tournament against other members of their own zone during the regular season; the points earned by both the senior and under 20s teams are combined.[3] The winners of each zone then proceeded to face each other in the finals to contest the title.[2]
Brazil were the defending champions and successfully defended their title, defeating Paraguay in what was a repeat of the finals of the previous edition.[4]
The league operates under the same format established for the inaugural season.[2]
Calendar
| Phase | Dates | Country | City | Event | Zone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 17–21 October 2018[5] |  Colombia | Santa Marta | North zone | N | |
| 30 October – 3 November 2018 |  Bolivia | Santa Cruz | South zone | S | ||
| Finals | 14–16 March 2019 | Paraguay | Encarnación | Finals | N | S |
Teams
The ten member nations of CONMEBOL enter two teams each: their respective senior and under 20s national teams. In total, 20 teams will compete.[3]
The numbers in parentheses show the South American ranking of each team prior to the start of the season (rankings only apply to the senior teams).[6]
North zone
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South zone
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North zone
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The North zone regular season event took place just outside of the Colombian city of Santa Marta.[5] All matches were hosted in a purpose built arena on the beach of El Rodadero resort[7] with a capacity of 1,500,[8] in the town of Gaira, organised in cooperation with the Colombian Football Federation.[9]
The match schedule was announced on 10 October.[10]
The event was attended by a total of 12,500 people (avg. of 625 per match).[11]
Matches are listed as local time in Santa Marta, COL (UTC-5).
Standings
| Key: | Advance to the finals / | (H) | Hosts |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Brazil |
8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 21 | +44 | 24 |
| 2 | Team Colombia (H) |
8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 13 |
| 3 |  Team Venezuela |
8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 47 | –22 | 8 |
| 4 |  Team Peru |
8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 34 | –7 | 6 |
| 5 |  Team Ecuador |
8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 42 | –15 | 6 |
Results
Senior category
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Under 20s category
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South zone
The South zone regular season event took place in the largest city of Bolivia, Santa Cruz,[12] in cooperation with the Bolivian Football Federation. All matches took place at a purpose built stadium at Villa Olimpica Abraham Telchi.[13]
The match schedule was announced on 26 October.[14]
Matches are listed as local time in Santa Cruz, BOL (UTC-4).
Standings
| Key: | Advance to the finals / | (H) | Hosts |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Paraguay |
8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 44 | +10 | 18 |
| 2 |  Team Uruguay |
8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 13 |
| 3 |  Team Argentina |
8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 13 |
| 4 |  Team Chile |
8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 39 | 45 | –6 | 6 |
| 5 | Team Bolivia (H) |
8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 31 | 46 | –15 | 4 |
Results
Senior category
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Under 20s category
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