2023 South American Beach Soccer Evolution League
International football competition
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The 2023 South American Beach Soccer Evolution League (officially, CONMEBOL Liga Evolución de Fútbol Playa (CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Evolution League)) was the fifth edition of the South American Beach Soccer League, a continental league competition for South American men's national beach soccer teams. It was held from 11 October to 19 November 2023 in its regular season (zones round) with the finals being held on 27 and 28 April 2024.
Ecuador
Brazil
11 October – 19 November 2023
Finals:
27–28 April 2024
| Liga Evolucion Fútbol Playa 2023 | |
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Map showing the locations of the events of the 2022 season | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host countries | Paraguay Ecuador Brazil |
| Dates | Regular season: 11 October – 19 November 2023 Finals: 27–28 April 2024 |
| Teams | 20 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venues | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Paraguay (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Brazil |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 43 |
| Goals scored | 325 (7.56 per match) |
← 2022 2024 → | |
Organised by the governing body for South American football, CONMEBOL, as part of its Development Department's Evolution Program, all ten members of the continental confederation took part, with both senior and under 20s national teams participating in the league events.[1]
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. The winners of each zone then proceed to face each other in the finals to contest the title.[1]
Brazil and Paraguay, who had shared the title the previous season, again contested the finals and this time Paraguay beat the Brazilians to win their second title.[2]
Format
The league operated under the same format established for the inaugural season.[1]
Calendar
Teams
The ten member nations of CONMEBOL entered two teams each: their respective senior and under 20s national teams. In total, 20 teams competed.
For this season, CONMEBOL maintained the composition of the two zones regarding the previous 2022 edition.
The numbers in parentheses show the South American ranking of each team, based on the Beach Soccer Worldwide Rankings (as of 28 August 2023), prior to the start of the season (rankings only apply to the senior teams).[5]
- North zone
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- South zone
South zone
The south zone regular season event took place in Luque. Paraguay. All matches were hosted at the Los Pynandi World Cup Stadium, located within the Paraguayan Olympic Park.[6] It was organised in cooperation with the Paraguayan Football Association (APF). Paraguay won the South zone title for the fourth time.[7]
Standings
Overall
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Paraguay (H) |
8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 22 | +17 | 21 | Advance to the finals |
| 2 |  Team Bolivia |
8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 34 | −6 | 11 | |
| 3 |  Team Uruguay |
8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 10 | |
| 4 |  Team Argentina |
8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 9 | |
| 5 |  Team Chile |
8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 35 | −18 | 3 |
Senior category
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Under 20s category
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Results
All match times are local, PYST (UTC−3), as listed by CONMEBOL.[8]
Senior category
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Under 20s category
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North zone
The north zone regular season event took place in Salinas. Ecuador. All matches were hosted at Cancha Las Palmeras.[14] It was organised in cooperation with the Ecuadorian Football Federation (FEF). Brazil won their fourth North zone title undefeated and with one matchday to spare.[15]
Standings
Overall
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Brazil |
8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 12 | +33 | 24 | Advance to the finals |
| 2 |  Team Colombia |
8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 33 | +2 | 13 | |
| 3 |  Team Ecuador (H) |
8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 39 | −11 | 10 | |
| 4 |  Team Peru |
8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 42 | −16 | 4 | |
| 5 |  Team Venezuela |
8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 3 |
Senior category
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Under 20s category
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Results
All match times are local, ECT (UTC−5), as listed by CONMEBOL.
Senior category
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Under 20s category
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Finals
The zone winners faced each other for the league title with their senior teams playing each other over two legs, as do their under 20s representatives for a total of four matches comprising the finals. The winners are the national team which accumulates the most points from all four matches combined.[1]
The finals were organised to take place in São Luís (MA), Brazil on 27 and 28 April 2024.[4] All matches were played at the Arena Domingos Leal.[16]
Matches
All match times are local, BRT (UTC−3), as listed by CONMEBOL.[17]
| Paraguay U20s | 3–6 | Brazil U20s |
|---|---|---|
Luis Gómez  4'Thiago Barrios 22'César Escobar 36' |
Report [18] | Breno Rodrigues 2', 8', 17' Marciel Pires 27', 34'Marceone Pires 36' |
Brazil earn three points; Brazil lead the series 3–0.
The second match of the finals between the senior teams was initially suspended and then cancelled due to inclement weather (heavy rains).[19][20]
Match not played; Brazil continued to lead the series 3–0.
In order to avoid further cancellations due to weather conditions, the kick-off of the second day's matches was moved forward from 16:00 and 18:00 to 11:00 and 13:00, respectively.[19][21]
| Brazil U20s | 3–5 | Paraguay U20s |
|---|---|---|
| Breno Rodrigues 8' Marceone Pires 21'Yuri Gaertner 28' |
Report [22] | Luis Gómez 7' Milciades Medina 8', 30'Thiago Barrios 12'Alexandro Luraschi 34' |
Paraguay earn three points; series tied at 3–3.
Paraguay earn three points; Paraguay won the series 6–3.
Winners
After the cancellation of the second match on the first day, CONMEBOL decided to take into account only the points accumulated in the three remaining matches to define the champions. Paraguay came from behind in the second day to win the series 6 points to 3 and claimed their second title, thus breaking the streak of 4 consecutive titles won by Brazil.[2]
| 2023 South American Beach Soccer Evolution League champions |
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 Paraguay Second title |