2021 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship

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]

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

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.

Teams

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
  •  Belize (13)
  •  Turks and Caicos Islands (16)
  •  Dominican Republic (n/a)
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
See: "National team rosters", at CONCACAF.com for squad lists

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

Each team earns three points for a win in regulation time, two points for a win in extra time, one point for a win in a penalty shoot-out, and no points for a defeat. The top two teams from each group and the two best third placed teams advance to the quarter-finals.[1][2]

Tiebreakers

The ranking of teams in each group is determined as follows (Regulations Article 12.5):[7]

  1. Points obtained in all group matches;
  2. Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
  3. Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question;
  4. Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction could be applied to a player in a single match):
    • Yellow card: −1 points;
    • Indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points;
    • Direct red card: −4 points;
    • Yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;
  7. Drawing of lots.

All times are local, CST (UTC−6).[11]

Group A
Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico 2 2 0 0 0 11 6 +5 6 Knockout stage
2  Panama 2 1 0 0 1 11 6 +5 3
3  Belize 2 0 0 0 2 4 14 −10 0
4  Guadeloupe[lower-alpha 1] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: CONCACAF
Notes:
  1. Guadeloupe's withdrawal was announced on 16 April.[12] Concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic were cited.[13]
Panama Cancelled Guadeloupe
Belize 3–6 Mexico
Meza 17'
Mariano 25', 30' (pen.)		 Report Sámano 10', 17'
Vizcarra 10'
Martínez 16' (pen.)
Wbias 20'
Castillo 24'
Complejo Deportivo FEDEFUTBOL, San Rafael
Referee: Luis Torres (Costa Rica)
Panama 8–1 Belize
  • Kelly 2', 34'
  • E. García 3'
  • Torres 8'
  • Maquensi 17'
  • Londoño 28'
  • Villarreal 31'
  • Carvajal 32'
 Report
  • Meza 24'
Complejo Deportivo FEDEFUTBOL, San Rafael
Referee: Miguel Lopez (Guatemala)
Mexico Cancelled Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe Cancelled Belize
Mexico 5–3 Panama
Castillo 1', 13'
Alemán 9', 20'
Rodriguez 14'		 Report E. García 3'
Escobar 20'
Maquensi 25'
Complejo Deportivo FEDEFUTBOL, San Rafael
Referee: Gonzalo Carballo (El Salvador)

Group B
Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  El Salvador 3 3 0 0 0 29 4 +25 9 Knockout stage
2  Guatemala 3 1 0 1 1 14 11 +3 4
3  Bahamas 3 1 0 0 2 15 12 +3 3
4  Dominican Republic 3 0 0 0 3 4 35 −31 0
Source: CONCACAF
Bahamas 3–3 (a.e.t.) Guatemala
Williams 24'
Beneby 34'
Joseph 36'		 Report Flores 12'
W. González 22'
M. González 34'
Penalties
Julmis soccer ball with check mark
Joseph soccer ball with red X		 1–3 soccer ball with check mark W. González
soccer ball with check mark Sáenz
soccer ball with check mark M. González
Complejo Deportivo FEDEFUTBOL, San Rafael
Referee: Mario Nava (Mexico)
Dominican Republic 1–15 El Salvador
Navarro 29' Report Batres 3', 12', 30', 31' (pen.)
Velásquez 4', 6', 28'
D. Ramírez 9'
Robles 11'
Cruz 13'
Urbina 15', 26', 28'
H. Ramos 22'
Perdomo 24'
Complejo Deportivo FEDEFUTBOL, San Rafael
Referee: Jair Robles (Mexico)
Bahamas 10–2 Dominican Republic
  • Munnings 7' (pen.), 35'
  • St. Fleur 16', 25', 26', 29' (pen.), 31'
  • Williams 22'
  • Joseph 24' (pen.)
  • Julmis 30'
 Report
  • Beneby 4' (o.g.)
  • Moreta 23'
Complejo Deportivo FEDEFUTBOL, San Rafael
Referee: Marco Navarro (Costa Rica)
El Salvador 7–1 Guatemala
  • Perdomo 4'
  • Cruz 7'
  • Velásquez 8', 21'
  • H. Ramos 19'
  • Portillo 21'
  • Robles 22'
 Report
  • Álvares 22'
Complejo Deportivo FEDEFUTBOL, San Rafael
Referee: Warner Porras (Costa Rica)
Guatemala 10–1 Dominican Republic
Sáenz 5' (pen.)
Crocker 12', 18'
Flores 13', 31'
M. González 14'
W. González 24'
Álvarez 29'
Bachez 33'
López 35'		 Report Navarro 33' (pen.)
Complejo Deportivo FEDEFUTBOL, San Rafael
Referee: Jair Robles (Mexico)
El Salvador 7–2 Bahamas
Perdomo 9'
Batres 20', 24'
Portillo 26'
Velásquez 30', 34'
Urbina 32'		 Report St. Fleur 2', 25'
Complejo Deportivo FEDEFUTBOL, San Rafael
Referee: Gumercindo Batista (Panama)

Group C
Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Costa Rica (H) 3 3 0 0 0 15 8 +7 9 Knockout stage
2  United States 3 2 0 0 1 20 8 +12 6
3  Trinidad and Tobago 3 1 0 0 2 12 15 −3 3
4  Turks and Caicos Islands 3 0 0 0 3 7 23 −16 0
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Host
Turks and Caicos Islands 1–11 United States
Brooks 16' Report Perea 4', 23'
Rezende 7'
Chavez 8'
Mondragón 9'
Perera 19', 22'
Canale 23', 23'
Silveira 30', 31'
Complejo Deportivo FEDEFUTBOL, San Rafael
Referee: Gumercindo Batista (Panama)
Costa Rica 5–3 Trinidad and Tobago
  • Gamboa 11'
  • C. Sánchez 18', 32'
  • Pacheco 33'
  • Calvo 34'
 Report
  • Augustine 25', 26'
  • McDougall 34'
Complejo Deportivo FEDEFUTBOL, Alajuela
Referee: Juan Angeles (Dominican Republic)
United States 5–2 Trinidad and Tobago
  • Perera 2'
  • Toth 3'
  • Canale 11', 29'
  • Silveira 23'
 Report
  • McDougall 25'
  • Gregory 29'
Complejo Deportivo FEDEFUTBOL, San Rafael
Referee: Gonzalo Carballo (El Salvador)
Costa Rica 5–1 Turks and Caicos Islands
  • C. Sánchez 1', 2', 13'
  • Pacheco 13'
  • Sandi 19'
 Report
  • Beljour 13'
Complejo Deportivo FEDEFUTBOL, San Rafael
Referee: Jorge Tunon (Panama)
Trinidad and Tobago 7–5 Turks and Caicos Islands
Augustine 3'
Gray 4', 12'
Bobb 5', 21'
McDougall 24', 36'		 Report Bryan 16'
Jerome 17'
Magny 24', 29'
Beljour 34'
Complejo Deportivo FEDEFUTBOL, San Rafael
Referee: Mario Nava (Mexico)
United States 4–5 Costa Rica
Santos 4'
Silveira 19'
Toth 24'
Albiston 36'		 Report Arrieta 12'
Pacheco 14', 28', 28'
Sánchez 34'
Complejo Deportivo FEDEFUTBOL, San Rafael
Referee: Juan Angeles (Dominican Republic)

Ranking of third-placed teams

Since Group A consisted of three teams, for the two third placed teams from Groups B and C, their results against the teams finishing in fourth place in their groups were discounted for this ranking.

Pos Grp Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 B  Bahamas[lower-alpha 1] 2 0 0 0 2 5 10 −5 0 Knockout stage
2 C  Trinidad and Tobago[lower-alpha 1] 2 0 0 0 2 5 10 −5 0
3 A  Belize 2 0 0 0 2 4 14 −10 0
Source: CONCACAF
Notes:
  1. Fair play points: Bahamas, –3; Trinidad and Tobago, –6.

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'
Complejo Deportivo FEDEFUTBOL, San Rafael
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'
Complejo Deportivo FEDEFUTBOL, San Rafael
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'
Complejo Deportivo FEDEFUTBOL, San Rafael
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'
Complejo Deportivo FEDEFUTBOL, San Rafael
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'
Complejo Deportivo FEDEFUTBOL, San Rafael
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'
Complejo Deportivo FEDEFUTBOL, San Rafael
Referee: Juan Angeles (Dominican Republic)

Third place match
Mexico 2–5 Guatemala
 Report
  • Flores 14'
  • Pérez 21'
  • Sáenz 26'
  • W. González 27', 33'
Complejo Deportivo FEDEFUTBOL, San Rafael
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'
Complejo Deportivo FEDEFUTBOL, San Rafael
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.

See also

References
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