2017 South American Under-20 Beach Soccer Championship

The 2017 CONMEBOL South American Under-20 Beach Soccer Championship was the first edition of the South American Under-20 Beach Soccer Championship (known natively in Spanish as the Sudamericano Sub-20 Futbol Playa), an international youth beach soccer tournament for South American national teams of men under the age of 20.

2017 South American Under-20 Beach Soccer Championship
Sudamericano Sub-20 Futbol Playa Uruguay 2017
Tournament details
Host countryUruguay
Dates3 December – 10 December 2017
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (1st title)
Runners-up Argentina
Third place Paraguay
Fourth place Colombia
Tournament statistics
Matches played27
Goals scored230 (8.52 per match)
Top scorer(s) Carlos Benítez (20 goals)
Best player(s) Axel Rutterschmidt
Best goalkeeper Nicolás Santillan

The championship was organised by CONMEBOL, the governing body for football in South America, in cooperation with the local organisers, the Uruguayan Football Federation (AUF).[1] Confirmed in December 2015,[2] the event took place between 3 and 10 December in Montevideo, Uruguay.[3]

Brazil won the inaugural championship, beating Argentina on penalties in the final to become under-20 South American champions.[4]

Teams

Under 20s teams representing all 10 members of CONMEBOL took part.

Squads

Each team submitted a squad consisting of 12 players,[5] of individuals no older than 20 years.

Venue

One venue was used to host all matches in the capital city of Montevideo, on Pocitos Beach, in the district of Pocitos.[3]

Montevideo
2017 South American Under-20 Beach Soccer Championship (Uruguay)
Estadio Arenas del Plata[3]
34°54′30″S 56°9′0″W
Capacity: 2,500[6], [Note]

(as seen in 2012)

Note ^ Correct as of 2011.

Draw

The draw to split the ten teams into two groups of five took place on November 1 at 19:00 UYT (UTC–3) in Montevideo, Uruguay at the headquarters of the Uruguayan Football Association.[7]

Initially, two teams were automatically assigned to the groups:[8]

  • to Group A: as the host association,  Uruguay
  • to Group B: the highest ranked team in the last U-20 tournament,  Brazil

The remaining eight teams were split into four pots of two, shown in the below table.[8]

The teams were seeded based on how many points they gained in the last U-20 tournament, the Liga Sudamericana; those with the most points were placed in Pot 1 as the highest seeds, down to the lowest seeds in Pot 4 who collected the fewest points.[8] From each pot, one team was drawn into Group A and the other team was drawn into Group B.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
  •  Argentina
  •  Paraguay
  •  Chile
  •  Ecuador
  •  Venezuela
  •  Bolivia
  •  Peru
  •  Colombia

Group stage

The match schedule was revealed on 1 November, after the completion of the draw.[7]

All times are local, UYT (UTC–3).

Group A
Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Argentina 4 4 0 0 0 22 11 +11 12 Knockout stage
2  Colombia 4 2 0 0 2 16 16 0 6
3  Uruguay (H) 4 1 0 1 2 14 16 −2 4 Placement matches
4  Bolivia 4 1 0 0 3 12 17 −5 3[lower-alpha 1]
5  Chile 4 1 0 0 3 18 22 −4 3[lower-alpha 1]
Source: BSWW
(H) Host.
Notes:
  1. Ranked based on head-to-head result (BOL 5–4 CHI)
3 December 2017 Argentina 6–1 BoliviaEstadio Arenas del Plata, Montevideo
15:45 Report(es)
3 December 2017 Colombia 2–5 UruguayEstadio Arenas del Plata, Montevideo
18:15 Report(es)
4 December 2017 Chile 3–6 ColombiaEstadio Arenas del Plata, Montevideo
15:45 Report(es)
4 December 2017 Uruguay 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p)		 BoliviaEstadio Arenas del Plata, Montevideo
18:15 Report(es)
5 December 2017 Bolivia 3–4 ColombiaEstadio Arenas del Plata, Montevideo
15:45 Report(es)
5 December 2017 Argentina 7–4 ChileEstadio Arenas del Plata, Montevideo
18:15 Report(es)
6 December 2017 Argentina 5–4 ColombiaEstadio Arenas del Plata, Montevideo
15:45 Report(es)
6 December 2017 Uruguay 4–7 ChileEstadio Arenas del Plata, Montevideo
18:15 Report(es)
7 December 2017 Chile 4–5 BoliviaEstadio Arenas del Plata, Montevideo
15:45 Report(es)
7 December 2017 Uruguay 2–4 ArgentinaEstadio Arenas del Plata, Montevideo
18:15 Report(es)

Group B
Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil 4 3 1 0 0 26 11 +15 11 Knockout stage
2  Paraguay 4 3 0 0 1 25 18 +7 9
3  Venezuela 4 2 0 0 2 18 26 −8 6 Placement matches
4  Peru 4 1 0 0 3 13 19 −6 3
5  Ecuador 4 0 0 0 4 12 20 −8 0
Source: BSWW
3 December 2017 Paraguay 7–4 VenezuelaEstadio Arenas del Plata, Montevideo
14:30 Report(es)
3 December 2017 Peru 0–4 BrazilEstadio Arenas del Plata, Montevideo
17:00 Report(es)
4 December 2017 Ecuador 3–5 PeruEstadio Arenas del Plata, Montevideo
14:30 Report(es)
4 December 2017 Brazil 12–4 VenezuelaEstadio Arenas del Plata, Montevideo
17:00 Report(es)
5 December 2017 Venezuela 5–3 PeruEstadio Arenas del Plata, Montevideo
14:30 Report(es)
5 December 2017 Paraguay 6–3 EcuadorEstadio Arenas del Plata, Montevideo
17:00 Report(es)
6 December 2017 Paraguay 7–5 PeruEstadio Arenas del Plata, Montevideo
14:30 Report(es)
6 December 2017 Brazil 4–2 EcuadorEstadio Arenas del Plata, Montevideo
17:00 Report(es)
7 December 2017 Ecuador 4–5 VenezuelaEstadio Arenas del Plata, Montevideo
14:30 Report(es)
7 December 2017 Brazil 6–5 (a.e.t.) ParaguayEstadio Arenas del Plata, Montevideo
17:00 Report(es)

Placement matches

The teams finishing in third, fourth and fifth place in the groups were knocked out of title-winning contention, receding to play in consolation matches to determine 5th through 10th place in the final standings.[7]

Ninth place play-off
Chile 4–6 Ecuador
Report(es)
Estadio Arenas del Plata, Montevideo

Seventh place play-off
Bolivia 6–2 Peru
Report(es)
Estadio Arenas del Plata, Montevideo

Fifth place play-off
Uruguay 3–2 (a.e.t.) Venezuela
Report(es)
Estadio Arenas del Plata, Montevideo

Knockout stage

The group winners and runners-up progressed to the knockout stage to continue to compete for the title.[7]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
9 December
 
 
 Brazil10
 
10 December
 
 Colombia3
 
 Brazil (p)1 (1)
 
9 December
 
 Argentina1 (0)
 
 Argentina5
 
 
 Paraguay2
 
Third place play-off
 
 
10 December
 
 
 Colombia1
 
 
 Paraguay8

Semi-finals
Brazil 10–3 Colombia
Lucas Xavier
Josep Júnior
Sávio
Paulinho
Willamy
Digão 		Report (es) Ruiz
López
Donado
Estadio Arenas del Plata, Montevideo
Argentina 5–2 Paraguay
Noriega
Ponzetti
Maciel 		Report (es) C. Benítez
Estadio Arenas del Plata, Montevideo

Third place play-off
Colombia 1–8 Paraguay
Lopez Report(es) C. Benítez
J. Benítez
Cantero
Areco
P. Benítez
Estadio Arenas del Plata, Montevideo
Referee: Mariano Romo (Argentina)

Final
Brazil 1–1 (a.e.t.) Argentina
Lucas Xavier Report(es) Ponzetti
Penalties
Raphael Silva
Lucas Xavier
Willamy 		1–0 Rutterschmidt
Martínez
Noriega
Estadio Arenas del Plata, Montevideo
Referee: Gustavo Dominguez (Paraguay)

Awards

Winners trophy
 Sudamericano Sub-20 Futbol Playa 2017
Champions 

Brazil
First title

Individual awards
Top scorer
Carlos Benítez
20 goals
Best player
Axel Rutterschmidt
Best goalkeeper
Nicolás Santillan
Fair play award
 Paraguay
Source

Top goalscorers

Players with 5 or more goals

20 goals
  • Carlos Benítez
12 goals
  • Lucas Ponzetti
8 goals
  • Daniel Duran
  • Juan Esteban Castrillon
  • Luis Enrique Molina
  • Raphael Silva
6 goals
  • Savio
  • Facundo Cordero
5 goals
  • Ivan Marcelo Araya
  • Oscar Alarcon
  • Christian Diaz
  • Michael Loor

Source

Final standings
Rank Team Result
1 BrazilChampions
2 ArgentinaRunners-up
3 ParaguayThird place
4 Colombia
5 Uruguay
6 Venezuela
7 Bolivia
8 Peru
9 Ecuador
10 Chile

References
  1. "Bolivia ya conoce sus rivales para el Sudamericano sub 20 de Fútbol Playa" (in Spanish). Agencia Boliviana de Información. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  2. "Importantes decisiones del Comité Ejecutivo" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  3. "Sudamericano sub20 de Fútbol Playa" (in Spanish). Uruguayan Football Federation (AUF). Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  4. "Brasil el mejor del CONMEBOL Sudamericano Sub 20 de Fútbol Playa" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 10 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  5. "El 3/12 comenzará el Sudamericano" (in Spanish). Uruguayan Football Federation (AUF). 2 December 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  6. "El deporte invade las playas uruguayas" (in Spanish). referi.uy. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  7. "Fixture y Grupos establecidos para el Sudamericano Sub 20 de Fútbol Playa" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  8. "El 1o. de noviembre se sortean la CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina Futsal y el Sudamericano Sub-20 de Playa" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
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