2010 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship

The 2010 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship was a continental beach soccer tournament, which took place between December 1 and December 5, 2010, in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, for the third time in a row. Organizers had hoped to extend the number of teams participating from six to eight after seeing newcomers Bahamas compete in the previous competition, and this indeed materialized with Jamaica returning after four years and Guatemala joining the tournament. This meant that the competition took place between two groups of four in a round-robin format, with the top two teams in each group qualifying to the knockout stage.[1]

2010 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship
2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualification (CONCACAF)
Tournament details
Host countryMexico
Dates1–5 December
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Mexico (2nd title)
Runners-up El Salvador
Third place United States
Fourth place Costa Rica
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored126 (7.88 per match)
Top scorer(s)El Salvador Frank
(Francisco Velasquez)
(13 goals)
Best player(s)El Salvador Frank
(Francisco Velasquez)

Only the two finalists would be the nations to progress to play in the 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup the following year, these nations being hosts Mexico, and El Salvador, seeing last years qualifying nation Costa Rica, lose out on a spot at the world cup.[2] All matches took place at Unidad Deportiva Municipal Agustín Flores Contreras in Puerto Vallarta.[3]

Participating teams
Alternate logo for the tournament

Eight teams entered the tournament, the highest ever amount, with Guatemala being newcomers. Jamaica returned to the tournament after a four-year absence.

North American Zone:

Central American Zone:

Caribbean Zone:

Group stage

The draw to determine the groupings and schedule for the eight teams was held in Puerto Vallarta on November 24, 2010.[4] For the draw, Mexico and the United States drew the top seeds in each group based on their current Beach Soccer Worldwide CONCACAF rankings, with Mexico being placed in Group A and the United States being placed in Group B. The remaining six teams were drawn from three pots (A, B and C), again based on their Beach Soccer Worldwide CONCACAF ranking from 2007 to 2009.

All match times are correct to that of local time in Puerto Vallarta time, being Central Standard Time, (UTC -6).

Group A
Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts
 El Salvador 32101914+58
 Mexico 320196+36
 Canada 3102812-43
 Jamaica 30031317-40
clinched semifinal berth
El Salvador 6 – 3 Canada
Agustin 2'
Frank 11', 31', 35'
Walter 19', 31'		 Report Johnstone 11', 23', 28'
Unidad Deportiva Municipal Agustín Flores Contreras
Referee: Spain Joan Llompart


Jamaica 2 – 3 Mexico
A. Reid 10'
Wilson 15'		 Report Rosales 12'
Torres 32'
Plata 35'
Unidad Deportiva Municipal Agustín Flores Contreras
Referee: Costa Rica Nelson Bonilla
El Salvador 10 – 8 Jamaica
Agustin 1', 19', 34'
Hernández 8', 27'
Frank 9', 20', 27', 30'
Membreño 19'		 Report R. Reid 1', 4', 6', 23', 31', 35'
Davis 27'
A. Reid 31'
Unidad Deportiva Municipal Agustín Flores Contreras
Referee: Spain Joan Llompart


Mexico 3 – 1 Canada
Barbosa 6'
Rosales 22'
López 24'		 Report Xavier 21'
Unidad Deportiva Municipal Agustín Flores Contreras
Referee: Brazil Felipe Varejao
Canada 4 – 3 Jamaica
Roy 2'
Hughes 13'
Dosanjh 14'
Xavier 36'		 Report R. Reid 16', 24'
Simpson 32'
Unidad Deportiva Municipal Agustín Flores Contreras
Referee: Costa Rica Nelson Bonilla


Mexico 3 – 3 (a.e.t.) El Salvador
Barbosa 12'
López 22'
Villalobos 29'		 Report Frank 26', 30', 36'
Penalties
Barbosa soccer ball with red X 0 – 1 soccer ball with check mark Walter
Unidad Deportiva Municipal Agustín Flores Contreras
Referee: Spain Hernan Fernandez

Group B
Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts
 United States 3210158+78
 Costa Rica 3201137+66
 Guatemala 31021116-53
 Bahamas 30031018-80
clinched semifinal berth
Costa Rica 5 – 2 Bahamas
Sánchez 3', 24'
Pacheco 3', 23'
Leon 12'		 Report St. Fleur 17'
Christie 27'
Unidad Deportiva Municipal Agustín Flores Contreras
Referee: Brazil Felipe Varejao


Guatemala 2 – 6 United States
Avila 5'
Suriano 17'		 Report Futagaki 6'
Morales 11'
Ibsen 17'
Chimienti 19', 22', 29'
Unidad Deportiva Municipal Agustín Flores Contreras
Referee: Brazil Elias Coelho
Costa Rica 5 – 2 Guatemala
Sánchez 17', 25', 27'
Leon 18'
Chavarría 28'		 Report Garcia 17'
Avila 21'
Unidad Deportiva Municipal Agustín Flores Contreras
Referee: Brazil Elias Coelho


United States 6 – 3 Bahamas
Chimienti 5', 27'
Gil 13', 14'
Morales 33'
Ibsen 35'		 Report Beneby 13'
Hanna 21'
Jean 23'
Unidad Deportiva Municipal Agustín Flores Contreras
Referee: Spain Hernan Fernandez
Bahamas 5 – 7 Guatemala
Hepple 1', 6'
Jean 8', 27'
Beneby 23'		 Report Avila 5', 7', 18'
Garcia 16'
Sáenz 17'
Polanco 24', 32'
Unidad Deportiva Municipal Agustín Flores Contreras
Referee: Brazil Felipe Varejao


United States 3 – 3 (a.e.t.) Costa Rica
Gil 11'
Futagaki 19'
Xexeo 29'		 Report Sánchez 25', 35'
Campos 36'
Penalties
Morales soccer ball with check mark 1 – 0 soccer ball with red X Chavarría
Unidad Deportiva Municipal Agustín Flores Contreras
Referee: Spain Joan Llompart

Knockout stage
Semi-finals Final
      
A1  El Salvador 3(2)
B2  Costa Rica 3(1)
SF1  El Salvador 3
SF2  Mexico 5
B1  United States 1(0)
A2  Mexico 1(1) 3rd/4th-place match
SF1  Costa Rica 5
SF2  United States 7

Semi-finals
El Salvador 3 – 3 (a.e.t.) Costa Rica
Frank 10'
Agustin 12'
Hernández 23'		 Report Sánchez 5'
Chavarría 6'
Adanis 14'
Penalties
Walter soccer ball with check mark
Agustin soccer ball with check mark		 2 – 1 soccer ball with check mark Sánchez
soccer ball with red X Chavarría
Unidad Deportiva Municipal Agustín Flores Contreras
Referee: Spain Hernan Fernandez


United States 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) Mexico
Gil 6' Report Plata 1'
Penalties
Morales soccer ball with red X 0 – 1 soccer ball with check mark Torres
Unidad Deportiva Municipal Agustín Flores Contreras
Referee: Spain Joan Llompart

Third Place
Costa Rica 5 – 7 United States
Sánchez 1', 5', 34'
Calvo 28'
Chavarría 31'		 Report Futagaki 13'
Albuquerque 15', 32'
Morales 20'
Ibsen 21'
Farberoff 27'
Chimienti 33'
Unidad Deportiva Municipal Agustín Flores Contreras
Referee: Ecuador Jose Cortez

Final
El Salvador 3 – 5 Mexico
Ramírez 3', 12'
Frank 17'		 Report Barbosa 19', 20', 27', 29'
Rosales 34'
Unidad Deportiva Municipal Agustín Flores Contreras
Referee: Panama Óscar Arosemena

Winners
 (2011) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Qualification (CONCACAF) Winners: 

Mexico
Second title

Awards
Best Player (MVP)
El Salvador Frank (Francisco Velasquez)
Top Scorer
El Salvador Frank (Francisco Velasquez)
13 goals
Best Goalkeeper
Mexico Miguel Estrada
FIFA Fair Play Award
 Canada

Teams Qualifying
Team
1st Place Mexico
2nd Place El Salvador

Top scorers

Final standings
Rank Team
1 Mexico
2 El Salvador
3 United States
4 Costa Rica
5 Canada
6 Guatemala
7 Jamaica
8 Bahamas

References
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  3. "FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2011 CONCACAF Qualifier Puerto Vallarta". Archived from the original on 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2010-07-17.
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