2009 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship

The 2009 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship, also known as the 2009 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers for (CONCACAF), was a qualifying tournament held during June 17 – 21, 2009 in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico that determined which two participants will represent the CONCACAF region at the 2009 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.[1] It was originally scheduled to be between April 29 and May 3, 2009, however, Shortly before the tournament started, it was announced that it would be postponed indefinitely due to the growing concerns of the 2009 swine flu pandemic in the country.[2]

2009 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship
Tournament details
Host countryMexico
Dates17 June – 21 June
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions El Salvador (1st title)
Runners-up Costa Rica
Third place Mexico
Fourth place United States
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored87 (7.91 per match)
Top scorer(s) José Agustín Ruiz
(8 goals)

Participating teams

North American Zone:

Central American Zone:

Caribbean Zone:

Format

The six nation tournament consisted of two three-team groups. The teams played each other once in their group during the group stage, meaning each team played two games during the group stage. The top two teams in each group advanced to the semifinals. The semifinal winners qualified for the 2009 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup and contest the CONCACAF title.[3]

Group stage

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Mexico 2200141+136
 El Salvador 2101910−13
 Canada 2002618−120
Mexico 10 – 0 Canada
Villabobos  1',  27'
Rosales  8',  13',  20'
Flores  9',  17',  27',  36',
Rodriguez  24'		 Report
Unidad Deportivo Municipal Agustin Flores, Puerto Vallarta
El Salvador 8 – 6 Canada
Ruiz  3',  4',  17'
Zavalava  9',  28'
Lobos  13'
Hernández  18'
Velásquez  26'		 Report Yamada  14',  14',  24',  26',
Lemire  17',
Dhaliwal  18'
Unidad Deportivo Municipal Agustin Flores, Puerto Vallarta
Mexico 4 – 1 El Salvador
Rosales  1',  7'
Rodríguez  14'
Navarette  26'		 Report Ruiz  31'
Unidad Deportivo Municipal Agustin Flores, Puerto Vallarta

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United States 2200123+96
 Costa Rica 210146−23
 Bahamas 200229−70
United States 6 – 2 Bahamas
Chimienti  2',  13',  34'
Taguinod  11'
Morales  15',  22'		 Report St.Fleur  1',  21'
Unidad Deportivo Municipal Agustin Flores, Puerto Vallarta
Costa Rica 3 – 0 Bahamas
Angulo  15'
Jimenez  22'
Mora  32'		 Report
Unidad Deportivo Municipal Agustin Flores, Puerto Vallarta
United States 6 – 1 Costa Rica
Morales  5',  8',  16'
Farberoff  10'
Xexeo  28',  35'		 Report Sterling  2'
Unidad Deportivo Municipal Agustin Flores, Puerto Vallarta

Fifth Place
Canada 4 – 3 Bahamas
Yamada  9',  13',  17'
Miniaci  34'		 Report St.Fleur  10'
Hanna  21'
Christie  22'
Unidad Deportivo Municipal Agustin Flores, Puerto Vallarta

Knockout stage
  Semi-finals     Final
                 
  A1  Mexico 3  
  B2  Costa Rica (a.e.t.) 4    
      SF1  Costa Rica 3
      SF2  El Salvador 6
  B1  United States 3    
  A2  El Salvador 5   3rd/4th Place match
 
SF1  Mexico 5
  SF2  United States 4

Semi-Finals
United States 3 – 5 El Salvador
Xexeo  6',  33'
Morales  23'		 Report Ruiz  3',  4',  34'
Velásquez  9',  32'
Unidad Deportivo Municipal Agustin Flores, Puerto Vallarta
Mexico 3 – 4 (a.e.t.) Costa Rica
Rodriguez  12'
Flores  22'		 Report Sterling  9',  31'
Penalties
Villalobos
Rosales 		1 – 2 Chavarría
Mora
Unidad Deportivo Municipal Agustin Flores, Puerto Vallarta

Third Place
Mexico 5 − 4 United States
Futagaki  17'
Taguinod  25'
Farberoff  28'
Morales  29'		 Report Lopez  14'
Rosales  17',  18'
Villalobos  18'
Unidad Deportivo Municipal Agustin Flores, Puerto Vallarta

Final
Costa Rica 3 − 6 El Salvador
Pacheco  11' ,  15',  25' Report Garay  10'
Hernández  16',  16'
Ruiz  20'
Torres  21'
Velásquez  32'
Unidad Deportivo Municipal Agustin Flores, Puerto Vallarta

Winners
 2009 Concacaf Beach Soccer Winners 

El Salvador
First title

Qualified Teams

Awards
Leading Scorer Best Goalkeeper Most Valuable Player
Agustín Ruiz José Portillo Richard Sterling

Final standing
Rank Team
1 El Salvador
2 Costa Rica
3 Mexico
4 United States
5 Canada
6 Bahamas

References
  1. "Reschedule". Archived from the original on 2009-06-20. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
  2. "Tournament Postponed". Archived from the original on 2009-05-06. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
  3. "Information and Format about tournament". Archived from the original on 2009-04-26. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
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