2025 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship

Beach soccer tournament

2025 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup CONCACAF qualifier

Tournament details
Host country| Bahamas
City| Nassau
Dates| 11–16 March
Teams| 8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)| 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions|  El Salvador (3rd title)
Runners-up|  Guatemala
Third place|  United States
Fourth place|  Bahamas
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 16
Goals scored| 98 (6.13 per match)
Top scorer(s)|  Emerson Cerna (6 goals)

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The 2025 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship was the eleventh edition of the CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship, the premier beach soccer tournament contested by CONCACAF teams. The tournament took place at the Malcolm Park Beach Soccer Facility in Nassau, Bahamas.[1][2]

The two finalists qualified to the 2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. The defending champions, United States, lost to eventual champions El Salvador in the semi-finals.

## Teams

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A total of 8 teams competed in the tournament.[1][2]

Team  | Appearance  | Previous best performance

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Bahamas (hosts) | 9th | Fourth place (2023)
Costa Rica | 11th | Runners-up (2009, 2015)
El Salvador | 10th | Champions (2009, 2021)
Guatemala | 7th | Third place (2021)
Mexico | 11th | Champions (2008, 2011, 2015, 2019)
Panama | 6th | Champions (2017)
Trinidad and Tobago | 7th | Quarter-finals (2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023)
United States (title holders) | 11th | Champions (2006, 2013, 2023)

## Draw

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The draw was held at 11:00 EST on 26 November 2024 at CONCACAF headquarters in Miami, United States. The 8 teams were drawn into two groups of four.[1][2]

The teams were first divided into four pots of two based on their CONCACAF Beach Soccer Ranking as of 26 February 2024. The highest ranked teams were placed in Pot 1, down through to the lowest ranked teams placed in Pot 4. The teams from each of Pots 1–4 were drawn, drawing all teams from one pot before moving onto the next.

Pot 1  | Pot 2  | Pot 3  | Pot 4

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*  United States (1)
*  Mexico (2)

*  El Salvador (3)
*  Panama (4)

*  Bahamas (5) (hosts)
*  Costa Rica (6)

*  Guatemala (7)
*  Trinidad and Tobago (8)

The numbers in parentheses show the CONCACAF ranking of the teams as of 26 February 2024, out of 19 nations.[3]

## Squads

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Main article: 2025 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship squads

Each team submitted a squad of 12 players, including a minimum of two goalkeepers.[4]

## Group stage

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The top two teams from each group advanced to the semi-finals.[1][2]

Points were earned as follows:

* 3 points for a win in regulation time
* 2 points for a win in extra time
* 1 point for a win in a penalty shoot-out
* no points for a loss.

Tiebreakers

The ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows:

1. Points in all group matches;
2. Goal difference in all group matches;
3. Goals scored in all group matches;
4. Points in matches between the tied team;
5. Goal difference in matches between the tied team;
6. Goals scored in matches between the tied team;
7. Fair play points;
8. Drawing of lots.

All times are local, EST (UTC−5).

### Group A

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | WE | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  El Salvador | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 20  | 7  | +13  | 9  | Semi-finals
2  |  Guatemala | 3  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 9  | 11  | −2  | 6
3  |  Mexico | 3  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 12  | 12  | 0  | 3  |
4  |  Costa Rica | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 3  | 14  | −11  | 0

Source: Concacaf
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

11 March 2025 (2025-03-11)

14:00

El Salvador | 6–1|  Costa Rica

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* Castro 4', 25'
* Cerna 14', 30'
* Urbina 19'
* González 29' (pen.)

| Report |

* Valencia 5'

Malcolm Park Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau

Referee: Juan Andrés Ángeles (Dominican Republic)

11 March 2025 (2025-03-11)

16:00

Mexico | 3–4|  Guatemala

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* Maldonado 10', 33'
* Acevedo 26'

| Report |

* Lem 5', 27'
* Pérez 6'
* Crocker 22'

Malcolm Park Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau

Referee: Jorge Tuñón (Panama)

* * *

12 March 2025 (2025-03-12)

14:00

Guatemala | 0–7|  El Salvador

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| Report |

* Ruiz 4'
* Ramos 16', 25'
* Castro 26'
* Batres 31'
* Velásquez 32'
* Cerna 36'

Malcolm Park Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau

Referee: Alexander Vetia (Cuba)

12 March 2025 (2025-03-12)

16:00

Costa Rica | 1–3|  Mexico

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* Jimenez 32'

| Report |

* Acevedo 14'
* Macías 15'
* López 26' (pen.)

Malcolm Park Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau

Referee: Juan Andrés Ángeles (Dominican Republic)

* * *

13 March 2025 (2025-03-13)

14:00

Costa Rica | 1–5|  Guatemala

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* Arguello 36'

| Report |

* Crocker 1'
* M. González 12'
* Marroquín 20'
* López 24', 28'

Malcolm Park Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau

Referee: Arian Crespo (Cuba)

13 March 2025 (2025-03-13)

16:00

Mexico | 6–7|  El Salvador

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* Morales 23'
* Maldonado 23', 29'
* López 26'
* García 31'
* Montes de Oca 31'

| Report |

* Castro 3'
* Velásquez 4'
* Cerna 5', 21'
* González 21', 26'
* Batres 21'

Malcolm Park Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau

Referee: Jorge Tuñón (Panama)

### Group B

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | WE | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Bahamas (H) | 3  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 10  | 8  | +2  | 6  | Semi-finals
2  |  United States | 3  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 9  | 6  | +3  | 4
3  |  Panama | 3  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 8  | 10  | −2  | 4  |
4  |  Trinidad and Tobago | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 9  | 12  | −3  | 0

Source: Concacaf
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host

11 March 2025 (2025-03-11)

18:00

United States | 2–2|  Trinidad and Tobago

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* Canale 7'
* Silveira 18'

| Report |

* Gregory 10', 33'

Penalties

* Navas
* Silveira
* Perea
* Canale

| 4–1 |

* Williams
* Riley
* Peters

Malcolm Park Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau

Referee: Jonathan Hernández (Costa Rica)

11 March 2025 (2025-03-11)

20:00

Panama | 2–2|  Bahamas

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* Maquensi 16'
* Kelly 33'

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* Ferguson 6'
* Julmis 15'

Penalties

* R. Garcia
* Escobar
* Del Rosario
* Kelly
* Maquensi

| 4–3 |

* Julmis
* Williams
* Ferguson
* Adderley
* St Fleur

Malcolm Park Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau

Referee: Mario Nava (Mexico)

* * *

12 March 2025 (2025-03-12)

18:00

Trinidad and Tobago | 3–5|  Panama

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* Joseph 5'
* Woodley 11' (pen.), 24'

| Report |

* García 4', 35'
* Maquensi 6', 12', 31'

Malcolm Park Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau

Referee: Fernando Calvillo (Guatemala)

12 March 2025 (2025-03-12)

20:00

Bahamas | 3–2|  United States

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* Adderley 21'
* Julmis 26'
* Munnings 33'

| Report |

* Valcarcel 6', 34'

Malcolm Park Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau

Referee: Gonzalo Carballo (El Salvador)

* * *

13 March 2025 (2025-03-13)

18:00

United States | 5–1|  Panama

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* Carvalho 7', 12'
* Navas 21', 28'
* Silveira 26'

| Report |

* Maquensi 19'

Malcolm Park Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau

Referee: Mario Nava (Mexico)

13 March 2025 (2025-03-13)

20:00

Bahamas | 5–4|  Trinidad and Tobago

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* Julmis 10'
* Chery 11'
* Bailey 14' (o.g.)
* Adderley 18'
* Williams 30'

| Report |

* Riley 3', 12'
* Gregory 16'
* Coker 20'

Malcolm Park Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau

Referee: Julio Josué Ramos Mejía (El Salvador)

## Knockout stage

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| Semi-finals| | Final

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| 15 March| |

|  El Salvador (p)| 1 (7)

| 16 March

|  United States| 1 (6) |

|  El Salvador| 2

| 15 March

| |  Guatemala| 1

|  Bahamas| 2

|  Guatemala| 3 |

| Third place match

| 16 March

|  United States| 6

|  Bahamas| 2

### Semi-finals

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Winners qualified for the 2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.

15 March 2025 (2025-03-15)

18:00

El Salvador | 1–1 (a.e.t.)|  United States

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* Cerna 17'

| Report |

* Chavez 25'

Penalties

* Velásquez
* Cruz
* Ramos
* Castro
* González
* Ruiz
* Cerna
* Robles

| 7–6 |

* Navas
* Silveira
* Perea
* Canale
* Carvalho
* Valcarcel
* Akol
* Rezende

Malcolm Park Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau

Referee: Arian Crespo (Cuba)

15 March 2025 (2025-03-15)

20:00

Bahamas | 2–3|  Guatemala

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* Julmis 14'
* Adderley 24'

| Report |

* M. González 3'
* López 11'
* Crocker 31'

Malcolm Park Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau

Referee: Juan Andrés Ángeles (Dominican Republic)

### Third place match

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16 March 2025 (2025-03-16)

18:00

United States | 6–2|  Bahamas

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* Perea 11'
* Chavez 13'
* Akol 22'
* Valcarcel 24'
* Carvalho 30'
* Silveira 31'

| Report |

* Butler 6'
* Julmis 32'

Malcolm Park Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau

Referee: Julio Josué Ramos Mejía (El Salvador)

### Final

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16 March 2025 (2025-03-16)

20:00

El Salvador | 2–1|  Guatemala

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* Robles 12'
* Nájera 14'

| Report |

* M. González 7'

Malcolm Park Beach Soccer Facility, Nassau

Referee: Gumercindo Batista (Panama)

## Awards

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### Winners trophy

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2025 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship
champions

El Salvador
Third title

### Individual Awards

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The following awards were presented at the conclusion of the tournament:[5]

Golden Ball (Best Player)

Emerson Cerna
Golden Boot (Top scorer)
Emerson Cerna
6 goals
Golden Glove (Best goalkeeper)
Eliodoro Portillo
Youth Player Award
Wood Julmis
Fair Play Award
El Salvador

## Goalscorers

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There were 98 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 6.12 goals per match.

6 goals

* Emerson Cerna

5 goals

* Wood Julmis
* Alfonso Maquensi

4 goals

* Andersson Castro
* Ramón Maldonado

3 goals

* Brandon Adderley
* Melvin González
* Pablo Crocker
* Miguel González
* Edwin López
* Akinola Gregory
* Ricardo Carvalho
* Gabriel Silveira
* Cody Valcarcel

2 goals

* Rubén Batres
* Heber Ramos
* Frank Velásquez
* José Lem
* Héctor Acevedo
* Enoch López
* Eliecer García
* Jordan Riley
* Kevon Woodley
* Antonio Chavez
* Andrés Navas

1 goal

* Michael Butler
* Lekenson Chery
* Creven Ferguson
* Timothy Munnings
* Kyle Williams
* Carlos Arguello
* Eddie Jimenez
* Jesus Valencia
* Erick Nájera
* Elmer Robles
* Agustín Ruiz
* Jason Urbina
* Berny Marroquín
* Samuel Pérez
* Alejandro García
* Gabriel Macías
* Jacob Montes de Oca
* Juan Morales
* Alberto Kelly
* Zane Coker
* Jay-Son Joseph
* Tomás Canale
* Nicolás Perea
* Tanner Akol

1 own goal

* Jesse Bailey (against Bahamas)

Source: CONCACAF

## Qualified teams for FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

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The following two teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.

Team  | Qualified on  | Previous appearances in FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup1
only FIFA era (since 2005)

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El Salvador | 15 March 2025 | 5 (2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2021)
Guatemala | 15 March 2025 | 0 (Debut)

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

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "Bahamas named host for 2025 Concacaf Beach Soccer Championship". Concacaf. 8 November 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
2. ^ a b c d "Draw reveals groups for 2025 Concacaf Beach Soccer Championship". Concacaf. 26 November 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
3. ^ "BEACH SOCCER | RANKINGS". Concacaf. 26 February 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
4. ^ "2025 Concacaf Beach Soccer Championship rosters confirmed". Concacaf. 2025-03-07. Retrieved 2025-03-09.
5. ^ "Portillo, Cerna, Julmis earn 2025 Concacaf Beach Soccer Championship honors". Concacaf. 2025-03-17. Retrieved 2025-03-17.

## External links

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* CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship
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