The tournament started with a group stage, played in a round robin format. The winners and runners-up from each group advanced to the knockout stage, in which the teams then competed in single-elimination matches, beginning with the semi-finals and ending with the final. A third-place deciding match was also contested by the losing semi-finalists. The third and fourth placed nations from each group played in a series of consolation matches to decide fifth through eighth place.[1][2]
Teams
A total of nine teams entered the competition, the winners of each of the respective domestic beach soccer leagues of the members of CONMEBOL, bar Ecuador who did not submit a team.[1]
Squads
Each team had to submit a squad of 12 players, including a minimum of two goalkeepers, at least 2 weeks before the start of the event (Regulations Article II.A).[1]
Referees
Ten officials were appointed by CONMEBOL on 17 November 2016.[5]
Draw
The draw to split the nine teams into two groups, one of five and one of four, took place on November 26 in Luque, Paraguay at the Auditorio de la Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol. The teams were seeded based on their national teams' final placement in the 2015 CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship.[6] The representative team of the host nation, Brazil, were allocated to Group A.[1]
Group stage
The host beach, Praia do Gonzaga, at night (2009)
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. The top two teams of each group advance to the semi-finals. The rankings of teams in each group are determined as follows (regulations Article XII.B):[1]
- points obtained in all group matches;
If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above criterion, their rankings are determined as follows:
- points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- goal difference in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- goal difference in all group matches;
- number of goals scored in all group matches;
- fewer number of red cards received;
- fewer number of yellow cards received;
- drawing of lots by CONMEBOL and BSWW.
All times were local, BRST (UTC−2)
Group A
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
W+ |
WP |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification |
1 |
Vasco da Gama |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
33 |
9 |
+24 |
12 |
Knockout stage |
2 |
Deportes Iquique |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
22 |
18 |
+4 |
9 |
3 |
Malvin |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
22 |
26 |
−4 |
5 |
Consolation matches |
4 |
Hamacas FC |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
15 |
25 |
−10 |
1 |
5 |
Reales Miranda |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
11 |
25 |
−14 |
0 |
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Malvin v Hamacas FC
Hamacas FC v Reales Miranda
Malvin v Deportes Iquique
10 January 2017 |
Malvin |
4–6 |
Deportes Iquique |
Praia do Gonzaga, Santos |
17:30 |
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Report(es) |
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Deportes Iquique v Reales Miranda
11 January 2017 |
Deportes Iquique |
6–3 |
Reales Miranda |
Praia do Gonzaga, Santos |
15:00 |
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Report(es) |
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Malvin v Reales Miranda
12 January 2017 |
Malvin |
8–3 |
Reales Miranda |
Praia do Gonzaga, Santos |
16:15 |
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Report(es) |
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Deportes Iquique v Hamacas FC
13 January 2017 |
Deportes Iquique |
5–4 |
Hamacas FC |
Praia do Gonzaga, Santos |
15:00 |
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Report(es) |
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Group B
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
W+ |
WP |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification |
1 |
Rosario Central |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
14 |
12 |
+2 |
6 |
Knockout stage |
2 |
Punta Hermosa |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
13 |
−1 |
4 |
3 |
Santa Marta |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
9 |
9 |
0 |
3 |
Consolation matches |
4 |
Náutico Puerta del Lago |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
13 |
14 |
−1 |
3 |
Rosario Central v Punta Hermosa
10 January 2017 |
Rosario Central |
4–5 |
Punta Hermosa |
Praia do Gonzaga, Santos |
13:45 |
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Report(es) |
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|
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Santa Marta v Náutico Puerta del Lago
10 January 2017 |
Santa Marta |
4–2 |
Náutico Puerta del Lago |
Praia do Gonzaga, Santos |
16:15 |
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Report(es) |
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Rosario Central v Santa Marta
11 January 2017 |
Rosario Central |
4–2 |
Santa Marta |
Praia do Gonzaga, Santos |
13:45 |
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Report(es) |
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Náutico Puerta del Lago v Punta Hermosa
11 January 2017 |
Náutico Puerta del Lago |
6–4 |
Punta Hermosa |
Praia do Gonzaga, Santos |
16:15 |
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Report(es) |
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Punta Hermosa v Santa Marta
Náutico Puerta del Lago v Rosario Central
13 January 2017 |
Náutico Puerta del Lago |
5–6 |
Rosario Central |
Praia do Gonzaga, Santos |
16:15 |
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Report(es) |
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