The 2013
CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship
The CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship is the main championship for beach soccer in North America, Central America and the Caribbean, contested between senior men's national teams of the members of CONCACAF. It is the sport's version of the bett ...
took place from 8–12 May 2013, in
Nassau, Bahamas, for the first time. This will also be the first time that the qualifiers have been held in the
Caribbean. The two finalists of the championship qualified for the
World Cup
A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the concept i ...
and represented
North America in
Tahiti
Tahiti (; Tahitian ; ; previously also known as Otaheite) is the largest island of the Windward group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia. It is located in the central part of the Pacific Ocean and the nearest major landmass is Austra ...
.
All matches took place at the new Malcolm Park Beach Soccer and Futsal Facility in Nassau.
Participating teams
The original record total of 11 teams were revealed on April 19, 2013.
North American Zone:
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Central American Zone:
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Caribbean Zone:
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A team from Guyana was scheduled to participate, but withdrew from the tournament on 7 May 2013 due to administrative reasons. Guyana was scheduled to compete in Group B. Due to Guyana's withdrawal, the schedule was slightly modified as a result.
Group stage
The draw to determine the groupings was conducted at the Atlantis Paradise Island Hotel in Nassau, the Bahamas, on 23 April 2013 at 1 PM EDT. The subsequent schedule was released two days later.
All match times are correct to that of local time in Nassau, being
Eastern Daylight Time
The Eastern Time Zone (ET) is a time zone encompassing part or all of 23 states in the eastern part of the United States, parts of eastern Canada, the state of Quintana Roo in Mexico, Panama, Colombia, mainland Ecuador, Peru, and a small p ...
, (UTC -4).
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Placement matches
Ninth place match
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Seventh place match
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Fifth place match
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Knockout stage
After the group stage matches were completed, a draw was held after the last match to determine the semifinal matchups involving the group winners and the best second-place team.
Semifinals
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Third place match
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Final
Winners
Awards
Qualifying teams
Top scorers
;11 goals
* Nick Perera
Final standings
References
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2013
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Qualification Concacaf
2013 in beach soccer