Beach soccer at the 2019 World Beach Games

Beach soccer
at the 2019 World Beach Games

Venue| Beach Soccer Arena, Katara Beach
Location| Doha, Qatar
Dates| 11–16 October
Competitors| 272 from 19 nations
Teams| 24
Champions
Men|  Brazil
Women|  Spain

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The beach soccer tournaments at the 2019 World Beach Games, the inaugural edition of the Games, were held from 11 to 16 October 2019[1] in Doha, Qatar and organised by the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC).[2][3] The matches were hosted on the Katara Beach[4] at two venues which comprised the Beach Soccer Arena.[5]

Two events took place: the men's tournament and the women's tournament. A total of 24 teams participated (16 in the men's competition and eight in the women's). The men's squads could consist of up to 12 players and the women's squads, 10 players, meaning a total of 272 athletes were expected to take part.[2]

Brazil claimed the men's title whilst Spain were the winners of the women's category.[6]

## Competition schedule

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The tournament began one day before the opening ceremony with medal-deciding matches taking place exclusively on 16 October.[7][8]

G | Group stage  | SF | Semi-finals  | B | Bronze medal match  | F | Final / Gold medal match

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Men | G |  | G | G | SF | B | F
Women | G |  | G | G | SF | B | F

## Qualification

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Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was allowed to enter one men's team and one women's team into the competition. In order to play at the Games, these teams needed to qualify.[2]

The six continental confederations of FIFA were each allocated a certain amount of berths at the Games;[2] qualification events were organised for teams to compete against other members of their own confederation to try and earn one of their continent's spots at the Games. ANOC delegated the responsibility of organising qualification to Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW).[9] Originally, qualification tournaments were planned for all confederations,[10] however, for some, these qualification events were ultimately not realised – instead, their teams which occupied the highest positions in the BSWW World Ranking were granted qualification.[11]

The host country qualifies automatically.[2] When San Diego relinquished the hosting rights to Doha, the United States was stripped of its entitlement to automatic qualification for its men's and women's teams.[12] New hosts, Qatar, declined to enter any teams, leaving the berths reserved for the host nations unfilled; consequently, these vacant berths were redistributed accordingly.[11]

### Men's qualification

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Means of qualification  | Ref.  | Dates  | Venue  | Berths  | Qualified

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2019 UEFA Qualifying Tournament | [9][11] | 9–12 May 2019  |  Salou | 5  |  Italy
Russia
Spain
Switzerland
Ukraine
2019 African Beach Games | [13][14] | 19–23 June 2019  |  Sal | 2  |  Morocco
Senegal
BSWW World Ranking (Top ranked AFC teams)  | [12] | 10 July 2019[i] | –  | 3  |  Iran
Japan
United Arab Emirates
BSWW World Ranking (Top ranked OFC team)  | [12] | 10 July 2019[i] | –  | 1  |  Solomon Islands[a]
2019 CONCACAF Qualifying Tournament | [15][16] | 3–5 August 2019  |  San Salvador | 2  |  El Salvador
Mexico
BSWW World Ranking (Top ranked CONMEBOL teams)  | [1] | 23 August 2019[i] | –  | 3  |  Brazil
Paraguay
Uruguay
Total  |  |  | 16  |

a. Tahiti are the highest ranked team from the OFC. However, they are ineligible to enter since French Polynesia is not a member of ANOC. Therefore, the berth has been given to the OFC's next highest ranked team that is a member.[11]

### Women's qualification

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Means of qualification  | Ref.  | Dates  | Venue  | Berths[b] | Qualified

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2019 UEFA Qualifying Tournament | [9][1] | 9–12 May 2019  |  Salou | 3  |  Great Britain[c]
Russia
Spain
2019 African Beach Games | [13][17] | 19–23 June 2019  |  Sal | 1  |  Cape Verde
2019 CONCACAF Qualifying Tournament | [15][1] | 3–5 August 2019  |  San Salvador | 2  |  Mexico
United States
Invitation (CONMEBOL teams)  | [1] | 23 August 2019[i] | –  | 2  |  Brazil
Paraguay
Total  |  |  | 8  |

b. With the exception of UEFA, all confederations were originally allocated one berth each.[2] However, neither the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) nor Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) ultimately entered any teams (China were due to enter a team as the AFC representative but withdrew[18]). Therefore, these two vacant berths were redistributed, with CONMEBOL and CONCACAF each receiving one extra berth.

c. Competed in qualification as England. England does not have an independent NOC and is instead represented by Great Britain at Olympic events.

## Participating NOCs

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A total of 19 National Olympic Committees (NOCs), as per the outcome of qualification events, participated (the number of participating athletes of each NOC are shown in parentheses).

* Brazil (22)
* Cape Verde (10)
* El Salvador (12)
* Great Britain (10)
* Iran (12)
* Italy (12)
* Japan (12)
* Morocco (12)
* Mexico (22)
* Paraguay (22)
* Russia (22)
* Senegal (12)
* Solomon Islands (12)
* Spain (22)
* Switzerland (12)
* United Arab Emirates (12)
* Ukraine (12)
* United States (10)
* Uruguay (12)

## Men's competition

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Main article: Beach soccer at the 2019 World Beach Games – Men's tournament

## Women's competition

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Main article: Beach soccer at the 2019 World Beach Games – Women's tournament

## Medal summary

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### Medal table

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Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Brazil| 1| 0| 1| 2
2|  Spain| 1| 0| 0| 1
3|  Great Britain| 0| 1| 0| 1
Russia| 0| 1| 0| 1
5|  Iran| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (5 entries)| 2| 2| 2| 6

### Medalists

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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Men's tournament[19]
details |  Brazil
Mão
Rafinha
Antônio
Catarino
Filipe Silva
Lucão
Bokinha
Rodrigo Souto
Rodrigo
Datinha
Mauricinho
Rafael Padilha |  Russia
Ivan Ostrovskii
Andrey Novikov
Aleksey Makarov
Yuri Krasheninnikov
Dmitry Shishin
Anton Shkarin
Aleksei Pavlenko
Artur Paporotnyi
Kirill Romanov
Pavel Bazhenov
Boris Nikonorov
Fedor Zemskov |  Iran
Peyman Hosseini
Amir Akbari
Hassan Abdollahi
Mostafa Kiani
Mehdi Shirmohammadi
Ali Mirshekari
Mohammad Mokhtari
Mohammad Ahmadzadeh
Hamid Behzadpour
Saeid Piramoun
Hadi Farahmand
Mohammad Masoumizadeh
Women's tournament[20]
details |  Spain
Laura Gallego
Andrea Mirón
Carmen Fresneda
Lorena Asensio
Alba Mellado
Sara Gozález
Carolina Gozález
Jessica Higueras
Carla Morera
Laia García |  Great Britain
Hannah Haughton
Katie James
Nadine Bazan
Hannah Short
Wendy Martin
Sarah Kempson
Rebecca Barron
Gemma Hillier
Molly Clark
Charlotte Haynes |  Brazil
Natalie Wippel
Adriele Rocha
Jasna Nagel
Nayara Couto
Bárbara Colodetti
Noele Bastos
Lorena Medeiros
Letícia Villar
Dani Barboza
Letícia Lopes

## See also

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* 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
* Beach soccer at the 2019 European Games

## Notes

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1. ^ a b c d The dates of teams who qualified via their world ranking or invitation refer to when they were publicly revealed by the qualification organisers.

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e "List of the participants at World Beach Games, confirmed". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
2. ^ a b c d e f "San Diego 2019 AWBG Technical Handbook for the NOCs" (PDF). San Diego 2019 AWBG. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
3. ^ "Chefs de Mission inspect preparations for ANOC World Beach Games in Qatar". insidethegames.biz. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
4. ^ "سحب قرعة دورة الألعاب العالمية الشاطئية لاتحاد اللجان الأولمبية "قطر 2019"" (in Arabic). qatarspc.qa. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
5. ^ "Восточная сказка или пытка жарой? Какими будут Игры в Катаре" (in Russian). Beach Soccer Russia. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
6. ^ "WORLD NO 1, WORLD CHAMPIONS, ANOC WORLD BEACH GAMES CHAMPIONS: BRAZIL DOMINATES AGAIN". ANOC World Beach Games Qatar 2019. 16 October 2019. Archived from the original on 4 December 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
7. ^ "Мужская сборная России сыграет с Японией, Уругваем и Сальвадором на Всемирных пляжных играх" (in Russian). Beach Soccer Russia. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
8. ^ "Schedule". ANOC World Beach Games Qatar 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
9. ^ a b c "The race for the World Beach Games begins in Salou!". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
10. ^ "Новый год начался в ноябре. Что известно о календаре сезона-2019". Beach Soccer Russia. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
11. ^ a b c d "Украина, Иран, Япония, ОАЭ и Соломоновы острова вошли в состав участников Всемирных пляжных игр" (in Russian). Beach Soccer Russia. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
12. ^ a b c "World Beach Games Qatar kick-off meeting takes place in Doha". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
13. ^ a b "African Beach Games about to kick off in Cape Verde". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
14. ^ "Morocco and Senegal secure berth at the World Beach Games!". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 22 June 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
15. ^ a b "El Salvador to host ANOC World Beach Games qualifier". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
16. ^ "El Salvador and Mexico qualify for the World Beach Games!". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
17. ^ "Cape Verde Women's Team qualify for the World Beach Games!". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 22 June 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
18. ^ "U.S. WOMEN'S BEACH SOCCER NATIONAL TEAM TO COMPETE IN ANOC WORLD BEACH GAMES". US Soccer Federation. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
19. ^ "Beach Soccer Men Medalists" (PDF). ANOC World Beach Games Qatar. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
20. ^ "Beach Soccer Women Medalists" (PDF). ANOC World Beach Games Qatar. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2019.

## External links

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* Beach Soccer, at ANOC World Beach Games Qatar (official website)
* World Beach Games 2019 Archived 2019-07-08 at the Wayback Machine, at Beach Soccer Worldwide
* World Beach Games 2019, at Beach Soccer Russia (in Russian)
* Results book

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