2021 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship

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Host countryCosta Rica
CitySan Rafael de Alajuela
Dates17–23 May
Teams11 (from 1 confederation)
2021 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship
2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup CONCACAF qualifier
Tournament details
Host countryCosta Rica
CitySan Rafael de Alajuela
Dates17–23 May
Teams11 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions El Salvador (2nd title)
Runners-up United States
Third place Guatemala
Fourth place Mexico
Tournament statistics
Matches played23
Goals scored211 (9.17 per match)
Top scorer(s)El Salvador Frank Velásquez (11 goals)
Best player(s)El Salvador Rubén Batres
Best young playerUnited States Antonio Chávez
Best goalkeeperEl Salvador Eliodoro Portillo
Fair play award Mexico
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The 2021 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship was the ninth edition of the CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship, the premier beach soccer tournament contested by North, Central American and Caribbean men's national teams and organised the governing body of football in North America, CONCACAF. The tournament took place at the Sports Complex Fedefutbol-Plycem in San Rafael District, Alajuela, Costa Rica between 17 and 23 May 2021, with 12 nations contesting the title.[1][2]

Mexico were the defending champions, but lost in the third-place match. El Salvador dominated the tournament, scoring fifty goals in six matches, and won their second title after beating the United States in the final, while Guatemala defeated Mexico to finish third.

The championship also acted as the CONCACAF qualification tournament for the 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. El Salvador and the United States, as the top two teams, qualified for the World Cup as the representatives from CONCACAF.

A total of 12 teams entered the tournament.[1][2]

Team Appearance Previous best performance
 Bahamas7thQuarter-finals (2015, 2017, 2019)
 Belize4thRound 1 (2015, 2017, 2019)
 Costa Rica (hosts)9thRunners-up (2009, 2015)
 Dominican Republic1stDebut
 El Salvador8thChampions (2009)
 Guadeloupe4thFourth place (2017)
 Guatemala5thQuarter-finals (2015, 2019)
 Mexico (title holders)9thChampions (2008, 2011, 2015, 2019)
 Panama4thChampions (2017)
 Trinidad and Tobago5thQuarter-finals (2015, 2017, 2019)
 Turks and Caicos Islands4thRound 1 (2015, 2017, 2019)
 United States9thChampions (2006, 2013)

Draw

The draw to split the 12 teams into three groups of four was held at 11:00 EST on 8 March 2021 at CONCACAF headquarters in Miami, United States.[1][2][3]

The procedure was as follows:[4]

The teams were first divided into four pots of three based on their CONCACAF Beach Soccer Ranking as of December 2019. The highest ranked teams were placed in Pot 1, down through to the lowest ranked teams placed in Pot 4. The three teams in Pot 1 were seeded and each automatically assigned to the head of one of the groups. The teams from Pots 2–4 were then drawn, drawing all teams from one pot before moving onto the next. From each pot, the first team drawn was placed into Group A, the second team drawn placed into Group B and the final team drawn placed into Group C.

Pot 1 (seeds) Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
The numbers in parentheses show the CONCACAF ranking of the teams as of December 2019, out of 19 nations.[5]

Officials

The following 15 officials that will referee the tournament were revealed on 5 May.[6]

  • Dominican Republic Juan Angeles
  • Panama Gumercindo Batista
  • Cuba Erlis Bermudez
  • El Salvador Gonzalo Carballo
  • El Salvador David Cruz
  • Dominican Republic Robert Gomez
  • Guatemala Miguel Lopez
  • Mexico Mario Nava
  • Cuba Arian Perez
  • Costa Rica Warner Porras
  • Cuba Alexander Rafoso
  • El Salvador Julio Ramos
  • Mexico Jair Robles
  • Costa Rica Luis Torres
  • Panama Jorge Tunon

Squads

Each team had to submit a squad of 12 players (including a minimum of two goalkeepers), from an initial provisional squad of 20 players (Regulations Articles 10.1; 10.2).[7]

The final rosters were revealed on 11 May.[8]

Players and staff were required to take regular COVID-19 tests during the competition, in respect to health and safety controls regarding the COVID-19 pandemic:

  • On 17 May, one player and one member of staff from the Dominican Republic tested positive and were required to self-isolate. The match schedule was unaffected.[9]
  • On 18 May, one player from the United States tested positive and was required to self-isolate. The match schedule was unaffected.[10]

Group stage

Knockout stage

20 May was allocated as a rest day.[11]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
21 May – San Rafael
 
 
 Mexico (a.e.t.)5
 
22 May – San Rafael
 
 Bahamas4
 
 Mexico 2
 
21 May – San Rafael
 
 United States5
 
 Panama 3
 
23 May – San Rafael
 
 United States4
 
 United States 4
 
21 May – San Rafael
 
 El Salvador6
 
 El Salvador 9
 
22 May – San Rafael
 
 Trinidad and Tobago2
 
 El Salvador 6
 
21 May – San Rafael
 
 Guatemala2 Third place match
 
 Costa Rica 4
 
23 May – San Rafael
 
 Guatemala6
 
 Mexico 2
 
 
 Guatemala5
 

Quarter-finals

Mexico 5–4 (a.e.t.) Bahamas
  • Rodriguez 2', 37'
  • Macías 8'
  • Wbias 20'
  • Castillo 31'
 Report
  • Julmis 1', 1'
  • Francois 7'
  • Munnings 19'
Referee: Gonzalo Carballo (El Salvador)
Panama 3–4 United States
  • R. García 19'
  • Quintero 25'
  • Maquensi 27'
 Report
  • Albiston 17' (pen.)
  • Perea 21'
  • Silveira 26', 32'
Referee: Miguel Lopez (Guatemala)
El Salvador 9–2 Trinidad and Tobago
  • Portillo 1'
  • Perdomo 3'
  • Batres 13', 25', 31' (pen.)
  • Bailey 23' (o.g.)
  • Velásquez 26', 34', 35'
 Report
  • Woodley 5' (pen.)
  • Baird 27'
Referee: Juan Angeles (Dominican Republic)
Costa Rica 4–6 Guatemala
  • Pacheco 8'
  • Mora 16', 36'
  • C. Sánchez 28'
 Report
  • C. González 9'
  • M. González 12'
  • Sáenz 16'
  • Crocker 18'
  • W. González 29', 35'
Referee: Jair Robles (Mexico)

Semi-finals

Winners qualify for the 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.

Mexico 2–5 United States
  • Castillo 19'
  • Santos 24' (o.g.)
 Report
  • Mondragón 7'
  • Dilbert 23', 31'
  • Perera 24'
  • Canale 25'
Referee: Gonzalo Carballo (El Salvador)
El Salvador 6–2 Guatemala
  • Sáenz 3' (o.g.)
  • Perdomo 23'
  • Ramos 28'
  • Velásquez 34'
  • Robles 34'
  • Batres 36'
 Report
  • C. González 17'
  • Álvarez 34'
Referee: Juan Angeles (Dominican Republic)

Third place match

Mexico 2–5 Guatemala
 Report
  • Flores 14'
  • Pérez 21'
  • Sáenz 26'
  • W. González 27', 33'
Referee: Jorge Tunon (Panama)

Final

United States 4–6 El Salvador
  • Santos 11', 14'
  • Canale 22'
  • Silveira 24'
 Report
  • Robles 3' (pen.)
  • Perdomo 7', 15', 16', 24'
  • Urbina 9'
Referee: Miguel Lopez (Guatemala)

Awards

Winners trophy

 2021 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship
champions 

El Salvador
Second title

Individual awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:[14]

Golden Ball (Best player)
El Salvador Ruben Batres
Golden Boot (Top scorer)
El Salvador Frank Velásquez
11 goals
Golden Glove (Best goalkeeper)
El Salvador Eliodoro Portillo
Best Young Player
United States Antonio Chávez
Fair Play Award
 Mexico

Top goalscorers

Players with at least 5 goals are listed

11 goals
10 goals
  • El Salvador Rubén Batres
9 goals
  • El Salvador Exon Perdomo
7 goals
6 goals
  • Costa Rica Greivin Pacheco
  • United States Tomas Canale
  • Guatemala Wilson González
5 goals
  • Mexico Cristofher Castillo
  • El Salvador Jason Urbina

Source: CONCACAF.com[15]

Final standings

Qualified for the 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  El Salvador
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Guatemala
4  Mexico
5–8  Bahamas
 Costa Rica
 Panama
 Trinidad and Tobago
9–11  Belize
 Dominican Republic
 Turks and Caicos Islands

Qualified teams for FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

The following two teams from CONCACAF qualify for the 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup1
only FIFA era (since 2005)
 United States22 May 20215 (2005, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2019)
 El Salvador22 May 20214 (2008, 2009, 2011, 2013)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

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