2006 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship

2006 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship

2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
Tournament details
Host country	Costa Rica
Dates	13–17 September
Teams	5 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 Hotel Punta Leona (in 1 Garabito host cities)
Final positions
Champions	United States (1st title)
Runners-up	Canada
Third place	Costa Rica
Fourth place	Mexico
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	83 (8.3 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Ricardo Villalobos
Best player(s)	Francis Farberoff
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The 2006 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship, also known as the 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers for (CONCACAF), was the first beach soccer championship for CONCACAF, held in September 2006, in Puntarenas, Costa Rica. The USA won the championship, with Canada finishing second. The two moved on to play in the 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from November 2 - November 12.

•  Canada
•  Costa Rica (hosts)
•  Jamaica
•  Mexico
•  United States

September 13, 2006

Canada	0–3	United States
	Report	Brendon Taguinod 9' Yuri Morales 28' Zak Ibsen 35'

Punta Leona, Puntarenas

Attendance: 950

Referee: Antonio Buaiz (Brazil)

September 13, 2006

Costa Rica	8–6	Jamaica
Danny Jonson 3', 11', 23' Roy Myers 21' Hans Morales 22' Jeffrey Chavarria 25', 29' Christian Ovares 34'	Report	Gerald Neil 13' Derrick Planter 14' Dwen Wanliss 16' Gregory Simpson 20' Shawn Hunter 22' Andre Reid 23'

Punta Leona, Puntarenas

Attendance: 950

Referee: Juan Marcelo Rodriguez (Argentina)

September 14, 2006

United States	5–2	Jamaica
Yuri Morales 1', 2' Benyam Astorga 5' Anthony Chimienti 13' Ronald Silva 19'	Report	Shaun Hunter 9' Gregory Simpson 23'

Punta Leona, Puntarenas

Attendance: 950

Referee: Erick Chavarra (Costa Rica)

September 14, 2006

Mexico	4–6	Canada
Jesus Lopez 5' Ricardo Villalobos 15', 31', 32'	Report	Eric Munoz 2', 30' Sipho Sibiya 4' Paul Manji Dhaliwal 7' Ian Carlos Díaz 9' Jason Miniaci 35'

Punta Leona, Puntarenas

Attendance: 950

Referee: Kiarash Dehpanan (USA)

September 15, 2006

Jamaica	3–7	Canada
Andre Reid 8' Gerald Neil 19', 28'	Report	Kyle Yamada 1', 11', 25' Ian Carlos Díaz 5', 32' Chris Lemire 23' Damir Daco Jesic 31'

Punta Leona, Puntarenas

Attendance: 950

Referee: Jorge Gasso(Mexico)

September 15, 2006

Costa Rica	4–4 1-0 (pen.)	Mexico
Danny Jhonson 20' Jeffrey Chavarria 22' Hans Morales 22' Andres Villegas 35'	Report	Jose Fernando Dávila 13' Jose Luís Navarrete 18' Antonio González 31' Jesús López 36'

Punta Leona, Puntarenas

Attendance: 1000

Referee: Antonio Buaiz (Brazil)

September 16, 2006

United States	7–4	Mexico
Benyam Astorga 1' Zak Ibsen 12' Francis Farberoff 18' Anthony Chimienti 20' Raphael Xexeo 22' Yuri Morales 26', 27'	Report[permanent dead link‍]	Jesús López 7' Ricardo Villalobos 13', 31' Genoni Martinez 28'

Punta Leona, Puntarenas

Attendance: 547

Referee: Nelson Bonilla (Costa Rica)

September 16, 2006

Costa Rica	4–6	Canada
Jeffrey Chavarria 11', 21' Ron Myers 20' Jose Calvo 28'	Report[permanent dead link‍]	Sipho Sibiya 1' Kyt Selaidopoulos 18', 27' Damir Deco Jesic 21' Kyle Yamada 28' Ian Carlos Díaz 30'

Punta Leona, Puntarenas

Attendance: 547

Referee: Antonio Buaiz (Brazil)

September 17, 2006

Mexico	3–2	Jamaica
Ricardo Villalobos 1', 13' Antonio González 10'	Report	Gregory Simpson 21' Gerald Neil 21'

Punta Leona, Puntarenas

Attendance: 950

Referee: Kiarash Dehpanan (USA)

September 17, 2006

Costa Rica	3–2	United States
Andrés Villegas 19' Roy Myers 25' Wilberth Mora 31'	Report	Anthony Chimienti 13' Ronald Silva 31'

Punta Leona, Puntarenas

Attendance: 950

Referee: Jorge Gasso (Mexico)

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
United States	9	4	3	1	17	10	+7
Canada	9	4	3	1	19	14	+5
Costa Rica	8	4	3	1	19	18	+1
Mexico	3	4	1	3	15	19	-4
Jamaica	0	4	0	4	13	23	-10

(2006) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualification (CONCACAF) Winners:
United States First title

Best Player (MVP)
Francis Farberoff
Top Scorer
Ricardo Villalobos
Best Goalkeeper
Jim Larkin
FIFA Fair Play Award
Canada

• Information at CONCACAF