2017 South American Under-20 Beach Soccer Championship

The 2017 CONMEBOL South American Under-20 Beach Soccer Championship was the first edition of the South American Under-20 Beach Soccer Championship (known natively in Spanish as the Sudamericano Sub-20 Futbol Playa), an international youth beach soccer tournament for South American national teams of men under the age of 20.

2017 South American Under-20 Beach Soccer Championship
Sudamericano Sub-20 Futbol Playa Uruguay 2017
Tournament details
Host countryUruguay
Dates3–10 December
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (1st title)
Runners-up Argentina
Third place Paraguay
Fourth place Colombia
Tournament statistics
Matches played27
Goals scored230 (8.52 per match)
Top scorer(s)Paraguay Carlos Benítez (20 goals)
Best player(s)Argentina Axel Rutterschmidt
Best goalkeeperArgentina Nicolás Santillan

The championship was organised by CONMEBOL, the governing body for football in South America, in cooperation with the local organisers, the Uruguayan Football Federation (AUF).[1] Confirmed in December 2015,[2] the event took place between 3 and 10 December in Montevideo, Uruguay.[3]

Brazil won the inaugural championship, beating Argentina on penalties in the final to become under-20 South American champions.[4]

Teams

Under 20s teams representing all 10 members of CONMEBOL took part.

Squads

Each team submitted a squad consisting of 12 players,[5] of individuals no older than 20 years.

Venue

One venue was used to host all matches in the capital city of Montevideo, on Pocitos Beach, in the district of Pocitos.[3]

Montevideo
2017 South American Under-20 Beach Soccer Championship (Uruguay)
Estadio Arenas del Plata[3]
34°54′30″S 56°9′0″W
Capacity: 2,500[6], [Note]

(as seen in 2012)

Note ^ Correct as of 2011.

Draw

The draw to split the ten teams into two groups of five took place on November 1 at 19:00 UYT (UTC–3) in Montevideo, Uruguay at the headquarters of the Uruguayan Football Association.[7]

Initially, two teams were automatically assigned to the groups:[8]

  • to Group A: as the host association,  Uruguay
  • to Group B: the highest ranked team in the last U-20 tournament,  Brazil

The remaining eight teams were split into four pots of two, shown in the below table.[8]

The teams were seeded based on how many points they gained in the last U-20 tournament, the Liga Sudamericana; those with the most points were placed in Pot 1 as the highest seeds, down to the lowest seeds in Pot 4 who collected the fewest points.[8] From each pot, one team was drawn into Group A and the other team was drawn into Group B.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
  •  Argentina
  •  Paraguay
  •  Chile
  •  Ecuador
  •  Venezuela
  •  Bolivia
  •  Peru
  •  Colombia

Group stage

The match schedule was revealed on 1 November, after the completion of the draw.[7]

All times are local, UYT (UTC–3).

Group A
Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Argentina 4 4 0 0 0 22 11 +11 12 Knockout stage
2  Colombia 4 2 0 0 2 16 16 0 6
3  Uruguay (H) 4 1 0 1 2 14 16 −2 4 Placement matches
4  Bolivia 4 1 0 0 3 12 17 −5 3[lower-alpha 1]
5  Chile 4 1 0 0 3 18 22 −4 3[lower-alpha 1]
Source: BSWW
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. Ranked based on head-to-head result (BOL 5–4 CHI)
3 December 2017 Argentina  6–1  Bolivia Estadio Arenas del Plata, Montevideo
15:45 Report(es)
3 December 2017 Colombia  2–5  Uruguay Estadio Arenas del Plata, Montevideo
18:15 Report(es)
4 December 2017 Chile  3–6  Colombia Estadio Arenas del Plata, Montevideo
15:45 Report(es)
4 December 2017 Uruguay  3–3 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p)		  Bolivia Estadio Arenas del Plata, Montevideo
18:15 Report(es)
5 December 2017 Bolivia  3–4  Colombia Estadio Arenas del Plata, Montevideo
15:45 Report(es)
5 December 2017 Argentina  7–4  Chile Estadio Arenas del Plata, Montevideo
18:15 Report(es)
6 December 2017 Argentina  5–4  Colombia Estadio Arenas del Plata, Montevideo
15:45 Report(es)
6 December 2017 Uruguay  4–7  Chile Estadio Arenas del Plata, Montevideo
18:15 Report(es)
7 December 2017 Chile  4–5  Bolivia Estadio Arenas del Plata, Montevideo
15:45 Report(es)
7 December 2017 Uruguay  2–4  Argentina Estadio Arenas del Plata, Montevideo
18:15 Report(es)

Group B
Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil 4 3 1 0 0 26 11 +15 11 Knockout stage
2  Paraguay 4 3 0 0 1 25 18 +7 9
3  Venezuela 4 2 0 0 2 18 26 −8 6 Placement matches
4  Peru 4 1 0 0 3 13 19 −6 3
5  Ecuador 4 0 0 0 4 12 20 −8 0
Source: BSWW
3 December 2017 Paraguay  7–4  Venezuela Estadio Arenas del Plata, Montevideo
14:30 Report(es)
3 December 2017 Peru  0–4  Brazil Estadio Arenas del Plata, Montevideo
17:00 Report(es)
4 December 2017 Ecuador  3–5  Peru Estadio Arenas del Plata, Montevideo
14:30 Report(es)
4 December 2017 Brazil  12–4  Venezuela Estadio Arenas del Plata, Montevideo
17:00 Report(es)
5 December 2017 Venezuela  5–3  Peru Estadio Arenas del Plata, Montevideo
14:30 Report(es)
5 December 2017 Paraguay  6–3  Ecuador Estadio Arenas del Plata, Montevideo
17:00 Report(es)
6 December 2017 Paraguay  7–5  Peru Estadio Arenas del Plata, Montevideo
14:30 Report(es)
6 December 2017 Brazil  4–2  Ecuador Estadio Arenas del Plata, Montevideo
17:00 Report(es)
7 December 2017 Ecuador  4–5  Venezuela Estadio Arenas del Plata, Montevideo
14:30 Report(es)
7 December 2017 Brazil  6–5 (a.e.t.)  Paraguay Estadio Arenas del Plata, Montevideo
17:00 Report(es)

Placement matches

The teams finishing in third, fourth and fifth place in the groups were knocked out of title-winning contention, receding to play in consolation matches to determine 5th through 10th place in the final standings.[7]

Ninth place play-off
Chile 4–6 Ecuador
Report(es)
Estadio Arenas del Plata, Montevideo

Seventh place play-off
Bolivia 6–2 Peru
Report(es)
Estadio Arenas del Plata, Montevideo

Fifth place play-off
Uruguay 3–2 (a.e.t.) Venezuela
Report(es)
Estadio Arenas del Plata, Montevideo

Knockout stage

The group winners and runners-up progressed to the knockout stage to continue to compete for the title.[7]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
9 December
 
 
 Brazil10
 
10 December
 
 Colombia3
 
 Brazil (p)1 (1)
 
9 December
 
 Argentina1 (0)
 
 Argentina5
 
 
 Paraguay2
 
Third place play-off
 
 
10 December
 
 
 Colombia1
 
 
 Paraguay8

Semi-finals
Brazil 10–3 Colombia
Lucas Xavier
Josep Júnior
Sávio
Paulinho
Willamy
Digão 		Report (es) Ruiz
López
Donado
Estadio Arenas del Plata, Montevideo
Argentina 5–2 Paraguay
Noriega
Ponzetti
Maciel 		Report (es) C. Benítez
Estadio Arenas del Plata, Montevideo

Third place play-off
Colombia 1–8 Paraguay
Lopez Report(es) C. Benítez
J. Benítez
Cantero
Areco
P. Benítez
Estadio Arenas del Plata, Montevideo
Referee: Mariano Romo (Argentina)

Final
Brazil 1–1 (a.e.t.) Argentina
Lucas Xavier Report(es) Ponzetti
Penalties
Raphael Silva soccer ball with red X
Lucas Xavier soccer ball with red X
Willamy soccer ball with check mark		 1–0 soccer ball with red X Rutterschmidt
soccer ball with red X Martínez
soccer ball with red X Noriega
Estadio Arenas del Plata, Montevideo
Referee: Gustavo Dominguez (Paraguay)

Awards

Winners trophy
 Sudamericano Sub-20 Futbol Playa 2017
champions 

Brazil
First title

Individual awards
Top scorer
Paraguay Carlos Benítez
20 goals
Best player
Argentina Axel Rutterschmidt
Best goalkeeper
Argentina Nicolás Santillan
Fair play award
 Paraguay
Source

Top goalscorers

Players with 5 or more goals

20 goals
  • Paraguay Carlos Benítez
12 goals
  • Argentina Lucas Ponzetti
8 goals
  • Chile Daniel Duran
  • Colombia Juan Esteban Castrillon
  • Bolivia Luis Enrique Molina
  • Brazil Raphael Silva
6 goals
  • Brazil Savio
  • Uruguay Facundo Cordero
5 goals
  • Chile Ivan Marcelo Araya
  • Peru Oscar Alarcon
  • Peru Christian Diaz
  • Ecuador Michael Loor

Source

Final standings
Rank Team Result
1 BrazilChampions
2 ArgentinaRunners-up
3 ParaguayThird place
4 Colombia
5 Uruguay
6 Venezuela
7 Bolivia
8 Peru
9 Ecuador
10 Chile

References
  1. "Bolivia ya conoce sus rivales para el Sudamericano sub 20 de Fútbol Playa" (in Spanish). Agencia Boliviana de Información. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  2. "Importantes decisiones del Comité Ejecutivo" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  3. "Sudamericano sub20 de Fútbol Playa" (in Spanish). Uruguayan Football Federation (AUF). Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  4. "Brasil el mejor del CONMEBOL Sudamericano Sub 20 de Fútbol Playa" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 10 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  5. "El 3/12 comenzará el Sudamericano" (in Spanish). Uruguayan Football Federation (AUF). 2 December 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  6. "El deporte invade las playas uruguayas" (in Spanish). referi.uy. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  7. "Fixture y Grupos establecidos para el Sudamericano Sub 20 de Fútbol Playa" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  8. "El 1o. de noviembre se sortean la CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina Futsal y el Sudamericano Sub-20 de Playa" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
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