2023 Copa Libertadores de Fútbol Playa
The 2023 CONMEBOL Libertadores Fútbol Playa is the sixth edition of the Copa Libertadores de Fútbol Playa, an annual continental beach soccer club tournament contested primarily between the champions of the domestic leagues of South American nations who are members of CONMEBOL.
All matches will be played at Los Pynandi World Cup Stadium. | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Paraguay |
| City | Luque |
| Dates | 3–10 December 2023 |
| Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
← 2022 2024 → | |
The tournament will take place in Luque, Paraguay, at Los Pynandi World Cup Stadium, between 3 and 10 December 2023, and is organised by CONMEBOL in cooperation with the host association, the Paraguayan Football Association.[1]
Paraguayan club Presidente Hayes are the defending champions.[2]
Format edit
As per Regulations Article 15, the competition format consists of two phases: the Preliminary phase (Group phase) and the Final phase.
- Group phase: The 12 teams are drawn into three groups of four teams; in each group all teams compete in a round robin format. The group winners, runners-up and two best third placed teams advance to the quarter-finals of the final stage.
- Final phase: The Final phase consists of three knockout rounds (the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final) and consolations rounds (the nations knocked out of title winning contention play in a series of classification matches to decide fifth through twelfth place). All matches in the final stage are played in a knockout format.
Teams edit
Twelve teams qualified to take part; each of the domestic league champions (or champions of specific Copa Libertadores qualification tournaments) from the ten South American nations which are members of CONMEBOL, plus an additional club from the host country and the defending champions.[3]
| Association | Representatives |
|---|---|
| Argentina | Acassuso |
| Bolivia | Hamacas |
| Brazil | Sampaio Corrêa |
| Chile | Camba Pizzero |
| Colombia | Antioquia |
| Ecuador | Victoria Andrés |
| Paraguay[‡] | Presidente Hayes |
| Libertad | |
| San Antonio | |
| Peru | Unión Lurín |
| Uruguay | Cerrito |
| Venezuela | Guaicamacuto |
- Notes
- † As the national association defending champions and also as the host country, Paraguay entered three teams.
Venue edit
All matches will take place at Los Pynandi World Cup Stadium of the Parque Olímpico in the city of Luque, near the capital city Asunción, in Paraguay. The stadium has a capacity of 2,820.[4]
Group stage edit
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ULU | PHA | GUA | HAM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unión Lurín | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 6 | Knockout stage | — | — | |||
| 2 | Presidente Hayes | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 6 | — | — | — | 5–1 | ||
| 3 | Guaicamacuto | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 3 | — | — | ||||
| 4 | Hamacas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 0 | 9th–12th place play-offs | 2–6 | — | — | — |
Rules for classification: Tie-breakers
Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LIB | ANT | CPI | VAN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Libertad | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 12 | +13 | 6 | Knockout stage | — | — | |||
| 2 | Antioquia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 6 | — | — | — | |||
| 3 | Camba Pizzero | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 6 | — | — | ||||
| 4 | Victoria Andrés | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 31 | −22 | 0 | 9th–12th place play-offs | — | — | — |
Rules for classification: Tie-breakers
Group C edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SCO | SAN | ACA | CRT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sampaio Corrêa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 9 | Knockout stage | — | — | |||
| 2 | San Antonio | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 6 | — | — | — | |||
| 3 | Acassuso | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 2 | 9th–12th place play-offs | — | — | |||
| 4 | Cerrito | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 0 | — | — | — |
Rules for classification: Tie-breakers
9th–12th place play-offs edit
Per the results of the group stage, the worst third-placed team plays the best-fourth placed team for 9th place; the second best fourth-placed team plays the worst fourth-placed team for 11th place.
Knockout stage edit
Per the results of the group stage, the top two teams of each group, plus the two best ranked third-placed teams, advance to the quarter-finals. At each stage, the losing teams recede to play in consolatory classification matches to determine their final placement.
| Fifth place | Consolation semifinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||
| 7 December | ||||||||||||||||||
| Unión Lurín | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Guaicamacuto | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Guaicamacuto | 2 | Unión Lurín | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Antioquia | 4 | 7 December | San Antonio | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Antioquia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| San Antonio | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Antioquia | 5 | San Antonio | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Sampaio Corrêa | 4 | 7 December | Presidente Hayes | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Libertad | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Camba Pizzero | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Seventh place | Camba Pizzero | 1 | Libertad | 3 | Third place | |||||||||||||
| Sampaio Corrêa | 4 | 7 December | Presidente Hayes | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Guaicamacuto (p) | 3 (4) | Sampaio Corrêa | 5 | Unión Lurín | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Camba Pizzero | 3 (3) | Presidente Hayes | 7 | Libertad | 8 | |||||||||||||
Final standings edit
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | San Antonio |
| 2 | Presidente Hayes |
| 3 | Libertad |
| 4 | Unión Lurín |
| 5 | Antioquia |
| 6 | Sampaio Corrêa |
| 7 | Guaicamacuto |
| 8 | Camba Pizzero |
| 9 | Cerrito |
| 10 | Acassuso |
| 11 | Hamacas |
| 12 | Victoria Andrés |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Apertura de proceso de acreditación para la CONMEBOL Libertadores de Fútbol Playa 2023
- ^ Pérez, Christian (25 June 2023). "¡Presidente Hayes es campeón invicto de la Copa Libertadores de Fútbol Playa!". Versus (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ Conoceremos los grupos para la CONMEBOL Libertadores Fútbol Playa 2023
- ^ Aquí los grupos de la CONMEBOL Libertadores Fútbol Playa
External links edit
- CONMEBOL Libertadores de Fútbol Playa, at CONMEBOL.com (in Spanish)