2008 South American Beach Soccer Championship
{{Infobox International Football Competition
| tourney_name = FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup CONMEBOL qualifier
| year = 2008
| other_titles = 2008 South American Beach Soccer Championship
| image =
| size =
| caption =
| country = Argentina
| dates = 23–27 April
| num_teams = 7
| confederations = 1
| venues = 1
| cities = 1
| champion_other = {{beachsoccer|BRA}}
| count = 2
| second_other = {{beachsoccer|ARG}}
| third_other = {{beachsoccer|URU}}
| fourth_other = {{beachsoccer|VEN}}
| matches = 13
| goals = 118
| attendance =
| top_scorer =
| player =
| prevseason = 2007
| nextseason = 2009
}}
The 2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup CONMEBOL qualifier, also later and commonly known as the 2008 South American Beach Soccer Championship, was the second Beach Soccer World Cup qualification championship for South America, held from 23–27 April in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The qualifiers were not coordinated by CONMEBOL at the time. The event was organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW), under the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualifier title.{{cite book |last=Gaich |first=Rémi |date=11 January 2016 |title=BSWW competitions / National teams |url=https://issuu.com/remigaichbsww/docs/bsww_overview_2016-17_caa82681e9d6aa |location=Barcelona |publisher=Beach Soccer Worldwide |page=15 }}{{cite web|url=http://beachsoccer.com/events/fifa-beach-soccer-world-cup-2006-qualifier-conmebol|title=FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2006 - Qualifier (Conmebol) |publisher=Beach Soccer Worldwide |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822142217/http://beachsoccer.com/events/fifa-beach-soccer-world-cup-2006-qualifier-conmebol |archive-date=2017-08-22 }} CONMEBOL began recognising the tournaments in 2013, under the title South American Beach Soccer Championship, also acknowledging the 2006–11 events as historic editions of the championship.{{cite web|url=http://www.conmebol.com/es/copa-america-futbol-playa |title=Sudamericano de Fútbol Playa |publisher=CONMEBOL |access-date=8 February 2018 |date=2013 |language=Spanish }} CONMEBOL eventually began organising the qualifiers in 2017, under a new title.
Brazil won the championship for a second consecutive time, with Argentina finishing second and Uruguay winning the third place play of to finish third. The three nations moved on to play in the 2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Marseille, France, from 17–27 July.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/fifabeach08.html|title=FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2008}}
Participating nations
- {{Beachsoccer|ARG}}
- {{Beachsoccer|BRA}}
- {{Beachsoccer|CHI}}
- {{Beachsoccer|PAR|1990}}
- {{Beachsoccer|PER}}
- {{Beachsoccer|URU}}
- {{Beachsoccer|VEN}}
Group stage
=Group A=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | |||||||
| width=165|Team
!width=20|{{Tooltip| Pts | Points won }} !width=20|{{Tooltip| Pld | Matches played }} !width=20|{{Tooltip| W | Matches won }} !width=20|{{Tooltip| W+ | Matches won in extra time or penalty shootout}} !width=20|{{Tooltip| L | Matches lost }} !width=20|{{Tooltip| GF | Goals scored for }} !width=20|{{Tooltip| GA | Goal scored against }} !width=20|{{Tooltip| GD | Goals difference }} | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"| {{Beachsoccer|ARG}} |9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 16 |
| align=center style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"| {{Beachsoccer|VEN}} |6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 |
| align=center style="background:
|style="text-align:left;"| {{Beachsoccer|CHI}} |3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 1 |
| align=center style="background:
|style="text-align:left;"| {{Beachsoccer|PER}} |0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 23| | |
| 13 |
{{footballbox |
date = 2008-04-23 |
team1 = {{Beachsoccer|CHI}} |
score = 8 – 5 |
team2 = {{Beachsoccer|PER}} |
goals1 = |
goals2 = |
stadium = Buenos Aires
}}
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{{footballbox |
date = 2008-04-23 |
team1 = {{Beachsoccer|ARG}} |
score = 2 – 1 |
team2 = {{Beachsoccer|VEN}} |
goals1 = |
goals2 = |
stadium = Buenos Aires
}}
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{{footballbox |
date = 2008-04-24 |
team1 = {{Beachsoccer|VEN}} |
score = 5 – 4 |
team2 = {{Beachsoccer|CHI}} |
goals1 = |
goals2 = |
stadium = Buenos Aires
}}
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{{footballbox |
date = 2008-04-24 |
team1 = {{Beachsoccer|PER}} |
score = 0 – 8 |
team2 = {{Beachsoccer|ARG}} |
goals1 = |
goals2 = |
stadium = Buenos Aires
}}
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{{footballbox |
date = 2008-04-25 |
team1 = {{Beachsoccer|VEN}} |
score = 7 – 5 |
team2 = {{Beachsoccer|PER}} |
goals1 = |
goals2 = |
stadium = Buenos Aires
}}
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{{footballbox |
date = 2008-04-25 |
team1 = {{Beachsoccer|ARG}} |
score = 6 – 5 |
team2 = {{Beachsoccer|CHI}} |
goals1 = |
goals2 = |
stadium = Buenos Aires
}}
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=Group B=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | |||||||
| width=165|Team
!width=20|{{Tooltip| Pts | Points won }} !width=20|{{Tooltip| Pld | Matches played }} !width=20|{{Tooltip| W | Matches won }} !width=20|{{Tooltip| W+ | Matches won in extra time or penalty shootout}} !width=20|{{Tooltip| L | Matches lost }} !width=20|{{Tooltip| GF | Goals scored for }} !width=20|{{Tooltip| GA | Goal scored against }} !width=20|{{Tooltip| GD | Goals difference }} | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"| {{Beachsoccer|BRA}} |6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 |
| align=center style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"| {{Beachsoccer|URU}} |3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 12| | |
| 4 | |||||||
| align=center style="background:#f5f5f5;"
|style="text-align:left;"| {{Beachsoccer|PAR|1990}} |0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11| | |
| 3 |
{{footballbox |
date = 2008-04-23 |
team1 = {{Beachsoccer|BRA}} |
score = 8 – 3 |
team2 = {{Beachsoccer|URU}} |
goals1 = |
goals2 = |
stadium = Buenos Aires
}}
----
{{footballbox |
date = 2008-04-24 |
team1 = {{Beachsoccer|BRA}} |
score = 6 – 4 |
team2 = {{Beachsoccer|PAR|1990}} |
goals1 = |
goals2 = |
stadium = Buenos Aires
}}
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{{footballbox |
date = 2008-04-23 |
team1 = {{Beachsoccer|URU}} |
score = 5 – 4 |
team2 = {{Beachsoccer|PAR|1990}} |
goals1 = |
goals2 = |
stadium = Buenos Aires
}}
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Knockout stage
{{4TeamBracket-with 3rd | RD1=Semi-finals
| RD2=Final
| RD1-seed1=B1
| RD1-team1={{Beachsoccer|BRA}}
| RD1-score1=8
| RD1-seed2=A2
| RD1-team2={{Beachsoccer|VEN}}
| RD1-score2= 3
| RD1-seed3=A1
| RD1-team3={{Beachsoccer|ARG}}
| RD1-score3=5
| RD1-seed4=B2
| RD1-team4={{Beachsoccer|URU}}
| RD1-score4= 3
| RD2-seed1=SF1
| RD2-team1={{Beachsoccer|BRA}}
| RD2-score1=6
| RD2-seed2=SF2
| RD2-team2={{Beachsoccer|ARG}}
| RD2-score2=1
| RD2b=3rd/4th-place match
| RD2b-seed1=SF1
| RD2b-team1={{Beachsoccer|VEN}}
| RD2b-score1=1
| RD2b-seed2=SF2
| RD2b-team2={{Beachsoccer|URU}}
| RD2b-score2=5
}}
=Semi-finals=
{{footballbox |
date = 2008-04-26 |
team1 = {{Beachsoccer|BRA}} |
score = 8 – 3 |
team2 = {{Beachsoccer|VEN}} |
goals1 = |
goals2 = |
stadium = Buenos Aires
}}
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{{footballbox |
date = 2008-04-26 |
team1 = {{Beachsoccer|ARG}} |
score = 5 – 3 |
team2 = {{Beachsoccer|URU}} |
goals1 = |
goals2 = |
stadium = Buenos Aires
}}
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=Third Place Play Off=
{{footballbox |
date = 2008-04-27 |
team1 = {{Beachsoccer|VEN}} |
score = 1 – 5 |
team2 = {{Beachsoccer|URU}} |
goals1 = |
goals2 = |
stadium = Buenos Aires
}}
----
=Final=
{{footballbox |
date = 2008-04-27 |
team1 = {{Beachsoccer|BRA}} |
score = 6 – 1 |
team2 = {{Beachsoccer|ARG}} |
goals1 = |
goals2 = |
stadium = Buenos Aires
}}
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Winners
{{winners|beachsoccer|(2008) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Qualification (CONMEBOL) Winners:|Brazil|Second}}
Awards
| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
!width=40% colspan="3"| Best Player |
| align="center" colspan="3"|{{flagicon|BRA}} André |
| colspan="3"| Top Scorer |
|---|
| align="center" colspan="3"|{{flagicon|ARG}} Ezequiel Hilaire |
| align="center" colspan="3"|7 goals |
| colspan="3"| Best Goalkeeper |
| colspan="3" align="center"|{{flagicon|URU}} Diego |
Final standings
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Rank !Team | ||
| bgcolor="gold" | 1 | align="left"| {{Beachsoccer|BRA}} |
| bgcolor="silver" | 2 | align="left"| {{Beachsoccer|ARG}} |
| bgcolor="#CC9966" | 3 | align="left"| {{Beachsoccer|URU}} |
| | 4 | align="left"| {{Beachsoccer|VEN}} | |
| | 5 | align="left"| {{Beachsoccer|CHI}} | |
| | 6 | align="left"| {{Beachsoccer|PAR|1990}} | |
| | 7 | align="left"| {{Beachsoccer|PER}} |
References
{{reflist}}
{{International beach soccer}}
{{FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualification}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2008 Conmebol Beach Soccer Championship}}
Category: Sports competitions in Buenos Aires
Category:FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)