2010 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship

The 2010 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship was a continental beach soccer tournament, which took place between December 1 and December 5, 2010, in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, for the third time in a row. Organizers had hoped to extend the number of teams participating from six to eight after seeing newcomers Bahamas compete in the previous competition, and this indeed materialized with Jamaica returning after four years and Guatemala joining the tournament. This meant that the competition took place between two groups of four in a round-robin format, with the top two teams in each group qualifying to the knockout stage.[1]

2010 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship
2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualification (CONCACAF)
Tournament details
Host countryMexico
Dates1–5 December 2010
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Mexico (2nd title)
Runners-up El Salvador
Third place United States
Fourth place Costa Rica
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored126 (7.88 per match)
Top scorer(s) Frank
(Francisco Velasquez)
(13 goals)
Best player(s) Frank
(Francisco Velasquez)

Only the two finalists would be the nations to progress to play in the 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup the following year, these nations being hosts Mexico, and El Salvador, seeing last years qualifying nation Costa Rica, lose out on a spot at the world cup.[2] All matches took place at Unidad Deportiva Municipal Agustín Flores Contreras in Puerto Vallarta.[3]

Participating teams
Alternate logo for the tournament

Eight teams entered the tournament, the highest ever amount, with Guatemala being newcomers. Jamaica returned to the tournament after a four-year absence.

North American Zone:

Central American Zone:

Caribbean Zone:

Group stage

The draw to determine the groupings and schedule for the eight teams was held in Puerto Vallarta on November 24, 2010.[4] For the draw, Mexico and the United States drew the top seeds in each group based on their current Beach Soccer Worldwide CONCACAF rankings, with Mexico being placed in Group A and the United States being placed in Group B. The remaining six teams were drawn from three pots (A, B and C), again based on their Beach Soccer Worldwide CONCACAF ranking from 2007 to 2009.

All match times are correct to that of local time in Puerto Vallarta time, being Central Standard Time, (UTC -6).

Group A
Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts
 El Salvador 32101914+58
 Mexico 320196+36
 Canada 3102812-43
 Jamaica 30031317-40
clinched semifinal berth
El Salvador 6 – 3 Canada
Agustin  2'
Frank  11',  31',  35'
Walter  19',  31'		 Report Johnstone  11',  23',  28'
Unidad Deportiva Municipal Agustín Flores Contreras
Referee: Joan Llompart


Jamaica 2 – 3 Mexico
A. Reid  10'
Wilson  15'		 Report Rosales  12'
Torres  32'
Plata  35'
Unidad Deportiva Municipal Agustín Flores Contreras
Referee: Nelson Bonilla
El Salvador 10 – 8 Jamaica
Agustin  1',  19',  34'
Hernández  8',  27'
Frank  9',  20',  27',  30'
Membreño  19'		 Report R. Reid  1',  4',  6',  23',  31',  35'
Davis  27'
A. Reid  31'
Unidad Deportiva Municipal Agustín Flores Contreras
Referee: Joan Llompart


Mexico 3 – 1 Canada
Barbosa  6'
Rosales  22'
López  24'		 Report Xavier  21'
Unidad Deportiva Municipal Agustín Flores Contreras
Referee: Felipe Varejao
Canada 4 – 3 Jamaica
Roy  2'
Hughes  13'
Dosanjh  14'
Xavier  36'		 Report R. Reid  16',  24'
Simpson  32'
Unidad Deportiva Municipal Agustín Flores Contreras
Referee: Nelson Bonilla


Mexico 3 – 3 (a.e.t.) El Salvador
Barbosa  12'
López  22'
Villalobos  29'		 Report Frank  26',  30',  36'
Penalties
Barbosa 0 – 1 Walter
Unidad Deportiva Municipal Agustín Flores Contreras
Referee: Hernan Fernandez

Group B
Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts
 United States 3210158+78
 Costa Rica 3201137+66
 Guatemala 31021116-53
 Bahamas 30031018-80
clinched semifinal berth
Costa Rica 5 – 2 Bahamas
Sánchez  3',  24'
Pacheco  3',  23'
Leon  12'		 Report St. Fleur  17'
Christie  27'
Unidad Deportiva Municipal Agustín Flores Contreras
Referee: Felipe Varejao


Guatemala 2 – 6 United States
Avila  5'
Suriano  17'		 Report Futagaki  6'
Morales  11'
Ibsen  17'
Chimienti  19',  22',  29'
Unidad Deportiva Municipal Agustín Flores Contreras
Referee: Elias Coelho
Costa Rica 5 – 2 Guatemala
Sánchez  17',  25',  27'
Leon  18'
Chavarría  28'		 Report Garcia  17'
Avila  21'
Unidad Deportiva Municipal Agustín Flores Contreras
Referee: Elias Coelho


United States 6 – 3 Bahamas
Chimienti  5',  27'
Gil  13',  14'
Morales  33'
Ibsen  35'		 Report Beneby  13'
Hanna  21'
Jean  23'
Unidad Deportiva Municipal Agustín Flores Contreras
Referee: Hernan Fernandez
Bahamas 5 – 7 Guatemala
Hepple  1',  6'
Jean  8',  27'
Beneby  23'		 Report Avila  5',  7',  18'
Garcia  16'
Sáenz  17'
Polanco  24',  32'
Unidad Deportiva Municipal Agustín Flores Contreras
Referee: Felipe Varejao


United States 3 – 3 (a.e.t.) Costa Rica
Gil  11'
Futagaki  19'
Xexeo  29'		 Report Sánchez  25',  35'
Campos  36'
Penalties
Morales 1 – 0 Chavarría
Unidad Deportiva Municipal Agustín Flores Contreras
Referee: Joan Llompart

Knockout stage
  Semi-finals     Final
                 
  A1  El Salvador 3(2)  
  B2  Costa Rica 3(1)    
      SF1  El Salvador 3
      SF2  Mexico 5
  B1  United States 1(0)    
  A2  Mexico 1(1)   3rd/4th Place match
 
SF1  Costa Rica 5
  SF2  United States 7

Semi-Finals
El Salvador 3 – 3 (a.e.t.) Costa Rica
Frank  10'
Agustin  12'
Hernández  23'		 Report Sánchez  5'
Chavarría  6'
Adanis  14'
Penalties
Walter
Agustin 		2 – 1 Sánchez
Chavarría
Unidad Deportiva Municipal Agustín Flores Contreras
Referee: Hernan Fernandez


United States 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) Mexico
Gil  6' Report Plata  1'
Penalties
Morales 0 – 1 Torres
Unidad Deportiva Municipal Agustín Flores Contreras
Referee: Joan Llompart

Third Place
Costa Rica 5 – 7 United States
Sánchez  1',  5',  34'
Calvo  28'
Chavarría  31'		 Report Futagaki  13'
Albuquerque  15',  32'
Morales  20'
Ibsen  21'
Farberoff  27'
Chimienti  33'
Unidad Deportiva Municipal Agustín Flores Contreras
Referee: Jose Cortez

Final
El Salvador 3 – 5 Mexico
Ramírez  3',  12'
Frank  17'		 Report Barbosa  19',  20',  27',  29'
Rosales  34'
Unidad Deportiva Municipal Agustín Flores Contreras
Referee: Óscar Arosemena

Winners
 (2011) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Qualification (CONCACAF) Winners: 

Mexico
Second title

Awards
Best Player (MVP)
Frank (Francisco Velasquez)
Top Scorer
Frank (Francisco Velasquez)
13 goals
Best Goalkeeper
Miguel Estrada
FIFA Fair Play Award
 Canada

Teams Qualifying
Team
1st Place Mexico
2nd Place El Salvador

Top scorers

Final standings
Rank Team
1 Mexico
2 El Salvador
3 United States
4 Costa Rica
5 Canada
6 Guatemala
7 Jamaica
8 Bahamas

References
  1. http://www.beachsoccer.com/news/28
  2. http://www.beachsoccer.com/news/171
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2010-07-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. http://www.beachsoccer.com/news/152
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