2019 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship
# 2019 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship

The 2019 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship was the eighth edition of the CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship, the premier beach soccer tournament contested by North American men's national teams and organised by CONCACAF (seventh official edition, tenth edition if qualifying tournaments held jointly with CONMEBOL are also counted). The tournament took place in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico between 13–19 May 2019.

The championship also acts as the qualification tournament for CONCACAF teams to the 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Paraguay; the top two teams qualify.

Panama were the defending champions, but lost in the third-place match.

## Teams

A total of 16 teams compete in the tournament.

| Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
| - | - | - |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 3rd | |
| Bahamas | 6th | 6th place (2009, 2013, 2017) |
| Belize | 3rd | |
| Bonaire | 1st | Debut |
| Costa Rica | 8th | Runner-up (2009, 2015) |
| El Salvador | 7th | Champion (2009) |
| Guadeloupe | 3rd | Fourth place (2017) |
| Guatemala | 4th | 5th place (2013) |
| Guyana | 2nd | 12th place (2017) |
| Jamaica | 6th | 5th place (2006) |
| Mexico (hosts) | 8th | Champion (2008, 2011, 2015) |
| Panama (title holders) | 3rd | Champion (2017) |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4th | 5th place (2015) |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 3rd | |
| United States | 8th | Champion (2006, 2013) |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 3rd | |

## Draw

The draw was held on 8 April 2019 at the Calle Independencia in Puerto Vallarta. The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four.

## Squads

Each squad can contain a maximum of 12 players.

## Group stage

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 from each group advance to the quarter-finals.

All times are local, CDT (UTC−5).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Mexico (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Guatemala | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Jamaica | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 0 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Panama | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | +15 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | U.S. Virgin Islands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 3 | |
| 4 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 22 | −15 | 0 | |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 5 | +23 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Bahamas | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 22 | −7 | 3 | |
| 4 | Bonaire | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 35 | −28 | 0 | |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | El Salvador | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 6 | +17 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Guadeloupe | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 17 | −6 | 4 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Guyana | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Belize | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 0 | |

## Knockout stage

### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 17 May | 17 May | | | |
| Mexico | 5 | | | |
| Mexico | 5 | 18 May | 18 May | | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 18 May | 18 May | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | Mexico | 3 | |
| 17 May | 17 May | | Mexico | 3 | |
| 17 May | 17 May | Panama | 0 | |
| Panama | 6 | Panama | 0 | |
| Panama | 6 | | | | 19 May | 19 May |
| Guatemala | 4 | | | | 19 May | 19 May |
| Guatemala | 4 | | | | Mexico | 6 |
| 17 May | 17 May | | | | | Mexico | 6 |
| 17 May | 17 May | | | | United States | 2 |
| United States | 5 | | | | United States | 2 |
| United States | 5 | 18 May | 18 May | | | |
| Guadeloupe | 1 | 18 May | 18 May | | | |
| Guadeloupe | 1 | United States | 3 (5) | | | |
| 17 May | 17 May | | United States | 3 (5) | | | |
| 17 May | 17 May | El Salvador | 3 (4) | | Third place match | Third place match |
| El Salvador | 8 | El Salvador | 3 (4) | | Third place match | Third place match |
| El Salvador | 8 | | | | 19 May | 19 May |
| Bahamas | 4 | | | | 19 May | 19 May |
| Bahamas | 4 | | | | Panama | 3 |
| | | | | | El Salvador | 8 |

### Semi-finals

Winners qualify for 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.

## Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:

* Golden Ball (Most valuable player)
* Benjamín Mosco
* Golden Boot (Top scorer)
* Nick Perera (13 goals)
* Golden Glove (Best goalkeeper)
* Diego Villaseñor
* Best Young Player
* Exon Perdomo
* Fair Play Award
* Panama

## Qualified teams for FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

The following two teams from CONCACAF qualify for the 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.

| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup only FIFA era (since 2005) |
| - | - | - |
| United States | 18 May 2019 | 4 (2005, 2006, 2007, 2013) |
| Mexico | 18 May 2019 | 5 (2007, 2008, 2011, 2015, 2017) |

    $^1$ Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
