| 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualification (CONCACAF) | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  El Salvador | 
| City | Costa del Sol | 
| Dates | 28 March – 4 April | 
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) | 
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Mexico (3rd title) | 
| Runners-up |  Costa Rica | 
| Third place |  El Salvador | 
| Fourth place |  United States | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 36 | 
| Goals scored | 335 (9.31 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) |  Francisco Velásquez (15 goals) | 
| Best player(s) |  Ramón Maldonado | 
| Best goalkeeper |  Miguel Estrada | 
The 2015 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship was a beach soccer tournament which took place in Costa del Sol, El Salvador on 28 March – 4 April 2015.[1] This was the first time the CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship was held in Central America. All matches were played at Estadio de Fútbol Playa (Costa del Sol) in La Paz Department, with an official capacity of 2,000.[1]
The tournament served as the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifier for teams from North, Central America and Caribbean which are members of CONCACAF, where the top two teams qualified for the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Portugal. In the final, Mexico defeated Costa Rica to be crowned champions, and both teams qualified for the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.[2]
Participating teams and draw
The following 16 teams entered the tournament.[1][3]
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Note: Guadeloupe is not a FIFA member and thus ineligible to qualify for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.
The draw of the tournament was held on 27 January 2015, 10:00 local time (UTC−6), at San Salvador.[3] The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams, with the following seeding:[3]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 (3 teams were drawn to Pot 3) | 
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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.
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| The top two teams from each group advance to the quarter-finals. | 
All times are local, Central Standard Time (UTC−6).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WE | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  El Salvador (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 6 | +25 | 9 | Knockout stage | 
| 2 |  Jamaica | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Belize | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 26 | −13 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Puerto Rico | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 20 | −16 | 0 | 
| Jamaica  | 7–3 |  Puerto Rico | 
|---|---|---|
| Rohan Reid  2', 7', 21', 32' Daemion Benjamin  19' André Reid  24' Gregory Simpson  28' | Report 1 Report 2 | Carlos Astondoa  6' Dorian González  9' Nelson Encarnación  31' | 
| Belize  | 2–17 |  El Salvador | 
|---|---|---|
| Lionel Cabral  12' Shawn Vásquez  17' | Report 1 Report 2 | Abraham Henríquez  1', 2' Elmer Robles  11', 20' Heber Ramos  12', 35' José Ruiz  12', 18' F. Velásquez  13', 15', 16', 22', 23', 31' Rubén Batres  21' Hérbert Ramos  29' José Membreño  35' | 
| El Salvador  | 7–0 |  Puerto Rico | 
|---|---|---|
| Hérbert Ramos  1' F. Velásquez  6', 11', 18', 36' Abraham Henríquez  14', 32' | Report 1 Report 2 | 
| Jamaica  | 8–5 |  Belize | 
|---|---|---|
| Philip Venroy Peddie  6', 8' Rohan Reid  15', 29' Daemion Benjamin  19' André Reid  22', 27' Gregory Simpson  34' | Report 1 Report 2 | Franz Nuñez  1' Jeremy James  6', 10', 14' John King  22' | 
| Puerto Rico  | 1–6 |  Belize | 
|---|---|---|
| Xavier Sancho  17' | Report 1 Report 2 | Franz Nuñez  4', 4' Dennis Serano  7' Elton Gordon  27' John King  30' Lionel Cabral  36' | 
| El Salvador  | 7–4 |  Jamaica | 
|---|---|---|
| José Ruiz  14', 19', 30' Abraham Henríquez  17' F. Velásquez  28' Rubén Batres  31', 32' | Report 1 Report 2 | Jermaine Anderson  2', 8' Derrick Planter  6' Daemion Benjamin  9' | 
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WE | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | +16 | 9 | Knockout stage | 
| 2 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | .svg.png.webp) Guadeloupe | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Turks and Caicos Islands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 23 | −15 | 0 | 
| Trinidad and Tobago  | 8–4 | .svg.png.webp) Guadeloupe | 
|---|---|---|
| Kevon Woodley  7', 14', 27', 29', 32', 35' Makan Hislop  32' Kerwin Stafford  36' | Report 1 Report 2 | KevIn Clairon  2' Sebastien Hell  22' Marvin Bourgeois  28' Richardson Petit  29' | 
| Turks and Caicos Islands  | 3–8 |  Mexico | 
|---|---|---|
| Mackenson Cadet  19' Herby Magny  27' Carlo Guillaume  30' | Report 1 Report 2 | Ramón Maldonado  1' Diego Rodríguez  1', 23' David González  4' Gerardo Gómez  21' Adrian González  26' Angel Rodríguez  29', 35' | 
| Trinidad and Tobago  | 6–2 |  Turks and Caicos Islands | 
|---|---|---|
| Makan Hislop  3' Kevon Woodley  11', 30' Victor Thomas  13' Kerwin Stafford  23' Ryan Augustine  32' | Report 1 Report 2 | Herby Magny  34', 35' | 
| Mexico  | 8–1 | .svg.png.webp) Guadeloupe | 
|---|---|---|
| Adrian González  9' Francisco Cati  14', 33' Ramón Maldonado  19', 24' Gerardo Gómez  27', 34' Diego Rodríguez  31' | Report 1 Report 2 | Sebastien Hell  21' | 
| Guadeloupe .svg.png.webp) | 9–3 |  Turks and Caicos Islands | 
|---|---|---|
| Damien Granchi  2', 29' Marvin Bourgeois  5' Sylrick Phirmis  7', 24' Terry Folin  10' Richardson Petit  16' Arnaud Crimee  29' Terry Shillingford  30' | Report 1 Report 2 | Herby Magny  19', 23' Patrick Slattery  31' | 
| Mexico  | 4–0 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 
|---|---|---|
| Diego Rodríguez  1', 35' Francisco Cati  26' Ramón Maldonado  29' | Report 1 Report 2 | 
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WE | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 9 | Knockout stage | 
| 2 |  Bahamas | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Barbados | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 24 | −10 | 0 | 
| Bahamas  | 10–4 |  Barbados | 
|---|---|---|
| Lesly St. Fleur  2', 26', 28' Ehren Hanna  4' Gary Joseph  10', 23', 32' Gavin Christie  20' Nesly Jean  20', 21' | Report 1 Report 2 | Tito Beckles  5' Akeem Bourne  7', 17' Duan Best  9' | 
| Antigua and Barbuda  | 1–4 |  United States | 
|---|---|---|
| Omarie Daniel  19' | Report 1 Report 2 | Andrew Feld  13' Christopher Toth  20' Lewie Valentine  25' Nicolas Perera  35' | 
| Bahamas  | 4–3 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 
|---|---|---|
| Lesly St. Fleur  6', 19' Ehren Hanna  14' Gershum Philip  26' (o.g.) | Report 1 Report 2 | Odel Murray  2', 6', 15' | 
| United States  | 4–3 |  Barbados | 
|---|---|---|
| Chris Cummings  13' Nicolas Perera  27', 36' Jason Leopoldo  29' | Report 1 Report 2 | Tito Beckles  26' Jamar Grazette  30', 35' | 
| Barbados  | 7–10 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 
|---|---|---|
| Jamar Grazette  2', 29' Akeem Bourne  5', 13', 14' Nicholas Jones  27', 28' | Report 1 Report 2 | Odel Murray  1', 22' Teon Miller  9' Troy Dublin  10' Stephen Hughes  11', 34' Desmond Bleau  16' Dave Carr  17', 23' Prince Walters  25' | 
| United States  | 6–2 |  Bahamas | 
|---|---|---|
| Lewie Valentine  2', 33', 35' Jason Leopoldo  4' Alessandro Canale  14' Max Griffin  30' | Report 1 Report 2 | Lesly St. Fleur  26', 33' | 
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WE | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Costa Rica | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 9 | +16 | 9 | Knockout stage | 
| 2 |  Guatemala | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Panama | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 3 | |
| 4 |  U.S. Virgin Islands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 38 | −33 | 0 | 
| Guatemala  | 2–1 |  Panama | 
|---|---|---|
| Ángel Joel Sáenz Gómez  16' Miguel Ángel González Enríquez  28' | Report 1 Report 2 | Ricardo Antonio Obregón Torres  9' | 
| U.S. Virgin Islands  | 1–12 |  Costa Rica | 
|---|---|---|
| Adam Fuller  24' | Report 1 Report 2 | Christian Alonso Sánchez González  1', 29' William Andrés León Cruz  3', 4' Alfredo Gabriel Azuola Urea  4' José Mendoza MacAdam  12' Greivin Alberto Pacheco Quesada  16', 21', 21', 33' Danny Johnson Hadson  20', 34' | 
| Guatemala  | 15–2 |  U.S. Virgin Islands | 
|---|---|---|
| Ángel Joel Sáenz Gómez  1', 16', 17', 25' Miguel Ángel González Enríquez  4', 14', 15', 16', 18' Francisco Rivai Ochoa Ávila  11' Álex Morán Ávila  13', 31' Luis Carlos Zaldaña Pérez  19' Flavio Ernesto García Marroquín  32' Marco Tulio Ávila Zuñiga  33' | Report 1 Report 2 | Zachary Adams  31' Adam Fuller  35' | 
| Costa Rica  | 9–5 |  Panama | 
|---|---|---|
| Luis Fernando Jiménez Arias  1' Luis Alberto Quintero Guevara  2' (o.g.) Greivin Alberto Pacheco Quesada  4', 6', 23', 34' William Andrés León Cruz  5' Danny Johnson Hadson  20' Alfredo Gabriel Azuola Urea  22' | Report 1 Report 2 | Ricardo Antonio Obregón Torres  3' Fernando Emir Barrera Cano  7' Ali Irahin Del Cid Ruiz  11' Luis Alberto Quintero Guevara  25' Alberto Agustín Bultrón Barria  34' | 
| Panama  | 11–2 |  U.S. Virgin Islands | 
|---|---|---|
| Ricardo Antonio Obregón Torres  4', 11' Alberto Agustín Bultrón Barria  9', 14', 30' Luis Alberto Quintero Guevara  13', 18' Edgar Joel Rivas Medina  15' Ali Irahin Del Cid Ruiz  25' Fernando Emir Barrera Cano  26' Eliseo Powell White  28' | Report 1 Report 2 | Joseph Leto  16', 35' | 
| Costa Rica  | 4–3 |  Guatemala | 
|---|---|---|
| William Andrés León Cruz  7' Greivin Alberto Pacheco Quesada  10' Danny Johnson Hadson  20' Jossimar Antonio Downer Aguilar  27' | Report 1 Report 2 | Álex Morán Ávila  12' Ángel Joel Sáenz Gómez  18' Ever Kenedy Ávila Amaya  25' | 
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 2 April | ||||||||||
|  United States | 7 | |||||||||
| 3 April | ||||||||||
|  Jamaica | 3 | |||||||||
|  United States | 3 | |||||||||
| 2 April | ||||||||||
|  Mexico | 4 | |||||||||
|  Mexico | 5 | |||||||||
| 4 April | ||||||||||
|  Guatemala | 2 | |||||||||
|  Mexico | 4 | |||||||||
| 2 April | ||||||||||
|  Costa Rica | 0 | |||||||||
|  Costa Rica | 2 | |||||||||
| 3 April | ||||||||||
|  Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | |||||||||
|  Costa Rica | 2 | |||||||||
| 2 April | ||||||||||
|  El Salvador | 1 | Third place | ||||||||
|  El Salvador | 6 | |||||||||
| 4 April | ||||||||||
|  Bahamas | 0 | |||||||||
|  United States | 2 | |||||||||
|  El Salvador | 5 | |||||||||
| Fifth Place Semi-finals | Fifth Place | |||||
| 3 April | ||||||
|  Jamaica | 3 | |||||
| 4 April | ||||||
|  Guatemala | 9 | |||||
|  Guatemala | 3 | |||||
| 3 April | ||||||
|  Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | |||||
|  Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | |||||
|  Bahamas | 1 | |||||
| Seventh Place | ||||||
| 4 April | ||||||
|  Jamaica | 7 | |||||
|  Bahamas (a.e.t.) | 9 | |||||
Quarter-finals
| Costa Rica  | 2–1 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 
|---|---|---|
| Jossimar Antonio Downer Aguilar  11' Greivin Alberto Pacheco Quesada  34' | Report 1 Report 2 | Kerwin Stafford  33' | 
| United States  | 7–3 |  Jamaica | 
|---|---|---|
| Alessandro Canale  1', 25' Nicolás Perera  6', 13', 16', 20' Christopher Toth  35' | Report 1 Report 2 | Rohan Reid  9', 34' Philip Venroy Peddie  18' | 
| Mexico  | 5–2 |  Guatemala | 
|---|---|---|
| Ángel Rodríguez  1', 29' Gerardo Gómez  2' Adrian González  9', 20' | Report 1 Report 2 | Álex Morán Ávila  20' Ángel Joel Sáenz Gómez  24' | 
| El Salvador  | 6–0 |  Bahamas | 
|---|---|---|
| Rubén Batres  6', 18' F. Velásquez  11', 33' José Ruiz  12', 36' | Report 1 Report 2 | 
Fifth place semi-finals
| Jamaica  | 3–9 |  Guatemala | 
|---|---|---|
| Rohan Reid  3' Gregory Simpson  19', 23' | Report 1 Report 2 | Marco Tulio Ávila Zuñiga  7', 10' Ángel Joel Sáenz Gómez  8' Miguel Ángel González Enríquez  13' Luis Gilmar Quezada Godoy  16' Esau Polanco Vásquez  20' Ever Kenedy Ávila Amaya  21' Jersson Adolfo Alas León  24' Luis Carlos Zaldaña Pérez  25' | 
| Trinidad and Tobago  | 4–1 |  Bahamas | 
|---|---|---|
| Chad Appoo  8', 34' Kevon Woodley  19' Karrem Perry  27' | Report 1 Report 2 | Lesly St. Fleur  28' | 
Semi-finals
| United States  | 3–4 |  Mexico | 
|---|---|---|
| Nicolás Perera  7' Lewie Valentine  29' Andrew Feld  31' | Report 1 Report 2 | Ángel Rodríguez  1', 30' Adrian González  4' Francisco Cati  16' | 
| Costa Rica  | 2–1 |  El Salvador | 
|---|---|---|
| Deyber Daniel Villegas Guerrero  14' Greivin Alberto Pacheco Quesada  29' | Report 1 Report 2 | F. Velásquez  22' | 
Seventh place match
Fifth place match
| Guatemala  | 3–4 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 
|---|---|---|
| Miguel Ángel González Enríquez  16', 32' Ángel Joel Sáenz Gómez  19' | Report 1 Report 2 | Kevon Woodley  7', 17' Chad Appoo  10' Kerwin Stafford  22' | 
Third place match
| United States  | 2–5 |  El Salvador | 
|---|---|---|
| Harry Abraham  19', 21' | Report 1 Report 2 | José Ruiz  1', 19' Francisco Velásquez  5' Rubén Batres  9' Elmer Robles  30' | 
Final
| Mexico  | 4–0 |  Costa Rica | 
|---|---|---|
| Ramón Maldonado  10', 14' Adrian González  20' Diego Rodríguez  34' | Report 1 Report 2 | 
Final ranking
| Qualified for 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup | 
| Rank | Team | 
|---|---|
|  |  Mexico | 
|  |  Costa Rica | 
|  |  El Salvador | 
| 4 |  United States | 
| 5 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 
| 6 |  Guatemala | 
| 7 |  Bahamas | 
| 8 |  Jamaica | 
| 9–16 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 
|  Barbados | |
|  Belize | |
| .svg.png.webp) Guadeloupe | |
|  Panama | |
|  Puerto Rico | |
|  Turks and Caicos Islands | |
|  U.S. Virgin Islands | 
Awards
| Best Player (MVP)[2] | Top Scorer(s)[2] | Best Goalkeeper[2] | 
|---|---|---|
|  Ramón Maldonado |  Francisco Velásquez |  Miguel Estrada | 
Top goalscorers
- 15 goals
- 13 goals
- 11 goals
 Greivin Pacheco Quesada Greivin Pacheco Quesada
 Kevon Woodley Kevon Woodley
- 9 goals
 José Ruiz José Ruiz
 Miguel González Enríquez Miguel González Enríquez
 Ángel Sáenz Gómez Ángel Sáenz Gómez
 Rohan Reid Rohan Reid
- 8 goals
 Nicolas Perera Nicolas Perera
- 7 goals
 Daemion Benjamin Daemion Benjamin
Source: CONCACAF.com[4]
References
- 1 2 3 "CONCACAF Reveals Logo, Sets Official Draw for Beach Soccer Championship El Salvador 2015". CONCACAF.com. January 20, 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-01-24. Retrieved 2015-02-13.
- 1 2 3 4 "Mexico new champion in North America". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 5 April 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Official Draw: CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship El Salvador 2015". CONCACAF.com. January 27, 2015. Archived from the original on February 27, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
- ↑ "CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship — Statistics". CONCACAF.com. Archived from the original on 2015-04-08. Retrieved 2015-04-06.
External links
- CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championships El Salvador 2015, beachsoccer.com
- Beach Soccer, CONCACAF.com
- FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Portugal 2015 – Qualifiers – North, Central America and Caribbean, FIFA.com
