2022 South American Beach Soccer League

2022 South American Beach Soccer League is located in South America
North zone event, La Libertad
North zone event,
La Libertad
South zone event, Santa Fe
South zone event, Santa Fe
Finals
Finals
Map showing the locations of the events of the 2022 season
Tournament detailsHost countriesArgentina
EcuadorDatesRegular season:
6 April – 6 November 2022
Finals:
29–30 April 2023Teams20 (from 1 confederation)Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)Final positionsChampions Brazil (4th title)
 Paraguay (1st title)Tournament statisticsMatches played43Goals scored344 (8 per match)
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International football competition

The 2022 CONMEBOL South American Beach Soccer League (officially, Liga Evolucion de Fútbol Playa (Beach Soccer Evolution League))[1] was the fourth edition of the South American Beach Soccer League, a continental league competition for South American men's national beach soccer teams. The competition returned for the first time since 2019, having been unable to take place in 2020 and 2021 due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in South America.

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][2]

The teams are 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][2]

Brazil were the three-time defending champions and successfully retained the title once more, sharing it with Paraguay.[3][4][5]

Format

The league operated under the same format established for the inaugural season.[1][2]

Calendar

Phase Dates Country City Event Zone
Regular
season		 6–10 April 2022[6]  Argentina Santa Fe South zone S
2–6 November 2022[7]  Ecuador La Libertad North zone N
Finals 29–30 April 2023[8]  Argentina Santa Fe Finals N S

Teams

Zone composition of the 2022 SABSL.
  Nations in the North zone
  Nations in the South zone
  Not a member of CONMEBOL

The ten member nations of CONMEBOL entered two teams each: their respective senior and under 20s national teams. In total, 20 teams competed.[1]

For this season, CONMEBOL altered the existing composition of the two zones back to their original states.

The numbers in parentheses show the South American ranking of each team prior to the start of the season (rankings only apply to the senior teams).[9]

North zone

  •  Brazil U20s
  •  Colombia U20s
  •  Ecuador U20s
  •  Peru U20s
  •  Venezuela U20s

South zone

  •  Argentina U20s
  •  Bolivia U20s
  •  Chile U20s
  •  Paraguay U20s
  •  Peru U20s

South zone

The south zone regular season event took place in the Argentinian city of Santa Fe. All matches were hosted on Playa Grande at the Costanera Oeste complex.[10][11] It was organised in cooperation with the Argentine Football Association (AFA).[12] Paraguay won the event.[13]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Team Paraguay 8 6 0 0 2 56 19 +37 18 Advance to the finals
2  Team Uruguay 8 4 0 1 3 37 32 +5 13
3  Team Argentina (H) 8 4 0 1 3 23 28 −5 13
4  Team Chile 8 2 0 0 6 32 39 −7 6
5  Team Bolivia 8 2 0 0 6 14 44 −30 6
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Host

Results

Senior category

Paraguay  v  Uruguay
6 April 2022 Paraguay  7–3  Uruguay
19:00 Report
Argentina  v  Bolivia
6 April 2022 Argentina  3–1  Bolivia
20:30 Report
Uruguay  v  Bolivia
7 April 2022 Uruguay  2–3  Bolivia
19:00 Report
Argentina  v  Chile
7 April 2022 Argentina  2–1  Chile
20:30 Report
Uruguay  v  Chile
8 April 2022 Uruguay  6–6 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)		  Chile
19:00 Report
Paraguay  v  Bolivia
8 April 2022 Paraguay  8–2  Bolivia
20:30 Report
Chile  v  Paraguay
9 April 2022 Chile  5–9  Paraguay
17:30 Report
Argentina  v  Uruguay
9 April 2022 Argentina  4–2  Uruguay
19:00 Report
Bolivia  v  Chile
10 April 2022 Bolivia  4–1  Chile
17:30 Report
Argentina  v  Paraguay
10 April 2022 Argentina  2–2 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)		  Paraguay
19:00 Report

Under 20s category

Paraguay U20s  v  Uruguay U20s
6 April 2022 Paraguay U20s  3–6  Uruguay U20s
16:00 Report
Argentina U20s  v  Bolivia U20s
6 April 2022 Argentina U20s  8–2  Bolivia U20s
17:30 Report
Uruguay U20s  v  Bolivia U20s
7 April 2022 Uruguay U20s  5–1  Bolivia U20s
16:00 Report
Argentina U20s  v  Chile U20s
7 April 2022 Argentina U20s  1–6  Chile U20s
17:30 Report
Uruguay U20s  v  Chile U20s
8 April 2022 Uruguay U20s  7–5  Chile U20s
16:00 Report
Paraguay U20s  v  Bolivia U20s
8 April 2022 Paraguay U20s  10–0  Bolivia U20s
17:30 Report
Chile U20s  v  Paraguay U20s
9 April 2022 Chile U20s  1–9  Paraguay U20s
14:30 Report
Argentina U20s  v  Uruguay U20s
9 April 2022 Argentina U20s  3–6  Uruguay U20s
16:00 Report
Bolivia U20s  v  Chile U20s
10 April 2022 Bolivia U20s  1–7  Chile U20s
14:30 Report
Argentina U20s  v  Paraguay U20s
10 April 2022 Argentina U20s  0–8  Paraguay U20s
16:00 Report

North zone

The north zone regular season event took place in the Ecuadorian town of La Libertad. All matches were hosted on Playa Cautivo (Captive beach) at a purpose built venue. It was organised in cooperation with the Ecuadorian Football Federation (FEF). Approximately US$300,000 was invested into the event.[7]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Team Brazil 8 6 1 0 1 47 21 +26 20 Advance to the finals
2  Team Ecuador (H) 8 4 0 0 4 31 34 −3 12
3  Team Venezuela 8 1 0 4 3 28 27 +1 7
4  Team Colombia 8 2 0 0 6 28 35 −7 6
5  Team Peru 8 1 0 1 6 25 42 −17 4
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Host

Results

Senior category

Brazil  v  Peru
2 November 2022 Brazil  4–2  Peru
14:00 Alejandro Maia
Zé Lucas x3		 Report Billyvardo Velezmoro
Diego Alcántara
Ecuador  v  Venezuela
2 November 2022 Ecuador  4–4 (a.e.t.)
(6–7 p)		  Venezuela
16:00 José Rosales
Daniel Cedeño
Jorge Bailón
Oswaldo Farías 		Report Wuinder Muñoz
Renny García
Elvic Palacios
Fausto Escobar
Venezuela  v  Colombia
3 November 2022 Venezuela  5–5 (a.e.t.)
(2–1 p)		  Colombia
14:00 Robert Pérez
Wuinder Muñoz
Fausto Escobar x2
Elvic Palacios 		Report Eduardo López
Víctor Morales
Juan Ossa x2
Kevin Thomas
Ecuador  v  Peru
3 November 2022 Ecuador  8–6  Peru
16:00 Daniel Cedeño x3
Ernesto Lara x3
Omar Carrera
Jorge Senge 		Report Billyvardo Velezmoro x3
Diego Alcántara
Jesús Jiménez
Antonio Zamora
Peru  v  Venezuela
4 November 2022 Peru  5–5 (a.e.t.)
(4–1 p)		  Venezuela
14:00 Diego Alcántara x2
Sócrates Vidal
Jesús Jiménez
Billyvardo Velezmoro 		Report Elvic Palacios
Fausto Escobar x2
Wuinder Muñoz
Rosdel Ramos
Colombia  v  Brazil
4 November 2022 Colombia  5–9  Brazil
16:00 Kevin Thomas
Juan Ossa
Mateo Correa
Alejandro Quintero
Wilson Córdoba 		Report Bernardo De Oliveira x3
Paulo Conceição x2
José Lucas Da Cruz x3
Antonio De Farias
Brazil  v  Venezuela
5 November 2022 Brazil  4–1  Venezuela
14:00 Caique Neves
Zé Lucas
Alejandro Maia
Wuinder Muñoz (o.g.)		 Report Rosdel Ramos
Ecuador  v  Colombia
5 November 2022 Ecuador  6–3  Colombia
16:00 Ernesto Lara x2
Daniel Cedeño x2
Oswaldo Farías x2		 Report Sebastián Hernández
Juan Ossa
Eduardo López
Peru  v  Colombia
6 November 2022 Peru  2–3  Colombia
14:00 Diego Alcántara
Jesús Jiménez 		Report Víctor Morales
Rafael Acosta
Wilson Córdoba
Ecuador  v  Brazil
6 November 2022 Ecuador  1–5  Brazil
16:00 Daniel Cedeño Report Zé Lucas x3
Alejandro Maia
Caique Neves

Under 20s category

Brazil U20s  v  Peru U20s
2 November 2022 Brazil U20s  10–3  Peru U20s
8:30 Tulio Rodrigues x3
Gabriel Fernandes Zetum x2
Ruian Da Silva x2
Breno Rodrigues
Luis Henrique Michael
Pedro Lucas Gomes 		Report Adriano Araujo
Luis Travezaño
Jean Pierre Jiménez
Ecuador U20s  v  Venezuela U20s
2 November 2022 Ecuador U20s  2–2 (a.e.t.)
(1–4 p)		  Venezuela U20s
10:30 Oswaldo Farías
Randol Solorzano 		Report Randy Rivas x2
Venezuela U20s  v  Colombia U20s
3 November 2022 Venezuela U20s  3–3 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		  Colombia U20s
8:30 Darvin Abaché x2
Randy Rivas 		Report Jorge Martínez
Sebastián Hernández
Cristian Villarreal
Ecuador U20s  v  Peru U20s
3 November 2022 Ecuador U20s  4–3  Peru U20s
10:30 Anderson Delgado
Oswaldo Farías
Randol Solorzano
Danny Chica 		Report Sebastián Villanueva x2
Hugo Baldera
Peru U20s  v  Venezuela U20s
4 November 2022 Peru U20s  1–6  Venezuela U20s
8:30 Cristhian Ruiz Report Julio Manzano x2
Vicente Duque
Randy Rivas x2
Sebastián Villanueva (o.g.)
Colombia U20s  v  Brazil U20s
4 November 2022 Colombia U20s  5–3  Brazil U20s
10:30 Jorge Martínez
Sebastián Hernández x2
Juan Saldarriaga
Wolffan Ortiz 		Report Gabriel Fernandes Zetum
Pedro Lucas
Tulio Rodrigues
Brazil U20s  v  Venezuela U20s
5 November 2022 Brazil U20s  3–2 (a.e.t.)  Venezuela U20s
8:30 Tulio Rodrigues
Breno Rodrigues
Pedro Lucas 		Report Vicente Duque
Breno Rodrigues (o.g.)
Ecuador U20s  v  Colombia U20s
5 November 2022 Ecuador U20s  4–2  Colombia U20s
10:30 Oswaldo Farías x2
Julio Naranjo
Randol Solorzano 		Report Sebastián Hernández
Carmelo Martínez
Peru U20s  v  Colombia U20s
6 November 2022 Peru U20s  3–2  Colombia U20s
8:00 Sebastián Villanueva
Jean Pierre Jiménez x2		 Report Sebastián Hernández
Carmelo Martínez
Ecuador U20s  v  Brazil U20s
6 November 2022 Ecuador U20s  2–9  Brazil U20s
10:30 Oswaldo Farías
Randol Solorzano 		Report Luis Henrique Michael x3
Pedro Lucas Gomes x3
Rian Da Silva x2
Tulio Rodrigues

Finals

The zone winners play each other for the league title;[10] their senior teams play each other over two legs, as do their under 20s representatives for a total of four matches comprising the finals. The winners are the nation which accumulates the most points from all four matches combined.[1]

The finals were organised to take place in Santa Fe, Argentina on 29 and 30 April 2023.[14] All matches were played on Playa Grande at the Costanera Oeste complex.[15]

Matches

Matches are listed as local time in Santa Fe, ART (UTC–3).

Brazil U20s 5–4 Paraguay U20s
  • Brendo Xavier
  • Sikinha
  • Pedro Lucas
Report
  • J. López
  • C. Escobar
  • M. Bogado
  • E. Cáceres

Brazil earn three points; Brazil lead the series 3–0.

Brazil 6–2 Paraguay
  • Edson Hulk
  • Brendo
  • Igor
Report
  • C.V. Benitez
  • N. Medina

Brazil earn three points; Brazil lead the series 6–0.

Kick-off of the following match was delayed by 30 minutes due to inclement weather.[3]

Paraguay U20s 4–2 Brazil U20s
  • Medina
  • González
  • A. Rodas
  • E. Cáceres
Report
  • Sikinha

Paraguay earn three points; Brazil lead the series 6–3.

Whilst Brazil lead the series after the first three matches of the finals, both teams were still in contention to win the title heading into the final match.[3][4]

However, the strong winds which had delayed the start of the previous match had since intensified,[3] to almost 80kmph.[16] This resulted in the fourth and decisive match of the finals being declared unplayable. CONMEBOL opted not to reschedule but cancel the match entirely.[3][4]

Paraguay Cancelled Brazil

Match not played; series abandoned.

Winners

With the series unable to be resolved on the pitch, CONMEBOL made the decision to award the title of champions to both teams, thereby resulting in a shared title.[3][4][5]

2022 South American Beach Soccer League
Champions
Brazil
Brazil
Fourth title
Paraguay
Paraguay
First title
Title shared

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Con Santa Fe como sede, comienza la Liga Evolución de Fútbol Playa". Argentine Football Association (in Spanish). 4 April 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Reglamento CONMEBOL Liga Evolución de Futsal y CONMEBOL Liga Evolución de Fútbol Playa". CONMEBOL (in Spanish). 28 March 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Brasil é tetracampeão da Liga Evolución Fútbol Playa". CBSB - Confederação de Beach Soccer do Brasil (in Portuguese). 30 April 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d "Paraguay y Brasil campeones de la CONMEBOL Liga Evolución Fútbol Playa 2022". CONMEBOL (in Spanish). 30 April 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Brasil y Paraguay se consagraron en la Liga Evolución Fútbol Playa 2022". Doble Amarilla (in Spanish). 30 April 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  6. ^ "La ciudad de Santa Fe será sede de la Liga Evolución de Fútbol Playa de Conmebol". SOY Deportes (in Spanish). 27 January 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  7. ^ a b Castro, Pedro (30 October 2022). "FÚTBOL PLAYA || Santa Elena será sede de la Liga Evolución 2022". Radio Megaestación 92.9 FM y TV Digital (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Santa Fe Capital será sede de la final del Fútbol Playa" (in Spanish). Radio EME. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  9. ^ "Rankings - Men's National Teams". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  10. ^ a b "El Fútbol Playa se instala en Santa Fe, con la CONMEBOL Liga Evolución". CONMEBOL (in Spanish). 5 April 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  11. ^ Villaroel, Luciano (29 March 2022). "La Costanera santafesina se prepara para recibir el torneo de Fútbol Playa de Conmebol". DeporFe.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  12. ^ "Santa Fe disfrutó la disputa de la Liga Evolución de fútbol playa". Uno Santa Fe (in Spanish). 12 April 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  13. ^ "Los Pynandi dominan y conquistan la Zona Sur de la Liga Evolución". Diario HOY (in Spanish). 11 April 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  14. ^ "Brasil y Paraguay se enfrentan en la Final de la CONMEBOL Liga Evolución Fútbol Playa" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 20 April 2023. Archived from the original on 20 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  15. ^ "Apertura del proceso de acreditación para la CONMEBOL Liga Evolución Fútbol Playa" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 21 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  16. ^ "Liga Evolución de Fútbol Playa: Brasil es campeón de mayores y Paraguay se quedó con el Sub 20". Aire Digital (in Spanish). 30 April 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.

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  • Reglamento CONMEBOL Liga Evolución de Fútbol Playa, at CONMEBOL.com (in Spanish)
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