Copa Libertadores de Fútbol Playa

The CONMEBOL Libertadores Fútbol Playa is an annual continental beach soccer club competition, organized by the governing body for football in South America, CONMEBOL, founded in 2016.

Copa Libertadores de Fútbol Playa
Organizing bodyCONMEBOL
Founded2016 (2016)
RegionSouth America
Number of teams12
Current champion(s)Paraguay Presidente Hayes (1st title)
Most successful club(s)Brazil Vasco da Gama (3 titles)
WebsiteCONMEBOL.com
2022 Copa Libertadores de Beach Soccer

Since 2017, the tournament is contested between the top-level domestic league/championship champions from each of the ten South American nations which are members of CONMEBOL. The reigning champions and an additional club from the host country also take part, taking the total number of participants to twelve.[1] It is therefore the premier club beach soccer championship in South America, the winners becoming continental champions.[2]

It is beach soccer's version of the better known Copa Libertadores in association football. Comparatively, in beach soccer, it is South America's version of Europe's Euro Winners Cup.

Paraguayan club Presidente Hayes are the current champions, while Brazilian club Vasco da Gama are the most successful team with three titles.[3]

Results
Year Location No. of clubs Final Third place match
Champion Result Runners-up Third place Result Fourth place
2016[A] Brazil Santos, Brazil 9 Vasco da Gama Brazil 8–1 Argentina Rosario Central Deportes Iquique Chile 4–1 Peru Punta Hermosa
2017 Paraguay Lambare, Paraguay 12 Vasco da Gama Brazil 8–5 Uruguay Malvin Universidad Autonoma Paraguay 9–7 Paraguay Garden Club
2018 Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 12 Vitória Brazil 8–8 (a.e.t.)[B] Brazil Vasco da Gama Sampaio Corrêa Brazil 5–4 Argentina Acassuso
2019 Paraguay Luque, Paraguay 12 Vasco da Gama Brazil 7–5 Paraguay Cerro Porteño Acassuso Argentina 7–6 Venezuela Fundación Monagas
2020 Argentina Rosario, Argentina[4] Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
2021 Argentina Rosario, Argentina[6] Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]
2022[C] Chile Iquique, Chile 12 Presidente Hayes Paraguay 6–5 (a.e.t.) Brazil Sampaio Corrêa Acassuso Argentina 4–3 Chile Alto Hospicio
2023 Paraguay TBA, Paraguay 12
A. ^ The 2016 edition took place in January 2017;[8] CONMEBOL jointly organized the inaugural edition with Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW).[2]
B. ^ Vitória won the penalty shootout 3–2.
C. ^ The 2022 edition took place in June 2023.[9]

Performance

By club
Team Winners Runners-up Third place
Brazil Vasco da Gama 3 (2016, 2017, 2019) 1 (2018) –
Brazil Vitória 1 (2018) – –
Paraguay Presidente Hayes 1 (2022) – –
Brazil Sampaio Corrêa – 1 (2022) 1 (2018)
Argentina Rosario Central – 1 (2016) –
Uruguay Malvin – 1 (2017) –
Paraguay Cerro Porteño – 1 (2019) –
Argentina Acassuso – – 2 (2019, 2022)
Chile Deportes Iquique – – 1 (2016)
Paraguay Universidad Autonoma – – 1 (2017)

By nation
Nation Winners Runners-up Third place
 Brazil 4 2 1
 Paraguay 1 1 1
 Argentina 0 1 2
 Uruguay 0 1 0
 Chile 0 0 1

See also

References
  1. "CONMEBOL Libertadores de Fútbol Playa – REGLAMENTO" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  2. "Copa Libertadores Futbol Playa 2016". Beach Soccer Worldwide. Archived from the original on 12 January 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  3. "Vasco da Gama conquista su tercera CONMEBOL Libertadores playera". CONMEBOL. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  4. Что? Где? Когда? Открываем все «чёрные ящики» сезона-2020!. Beach Soccer Russia. 21 January 2020. (in Russian).
  5. "Lista de torneos cancelados en la edición 2020". CONMEBOL. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  6. Futbol Playa 2020: un año de desarrollo, aún sin competencia (in Spanish). Argentine Football Association. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  7. "Se cancelan la CONMEBOL Libertadores Futsal Femenino y Fútbol Playa 2021" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  8. "La Copa Libertadores de Fútbol Playa se disputará en enero de 2017" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  9. ¡La CONMEBOL #LibertadoresFP 2022 tiene nueva fecha..., Tweet from CONMEBOL Libertadores de Fútbol Playa. 13 July 2022.
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