2023 Copa Libertadores de Fútbol Playa

2023 CONMEBOL Libertadores Fútbol Playa
All matches will be played at Los Pynandi World Cup Stadium.
Tournament details
Host countryParaguay
CityLuque
Dates3–10 December 2023
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
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The 2023 CONMEBOL Libertadores Fútbol Playa was 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.

The tournament took place in Luque, Paraguay, at Los Pynandi World Cup Stadium, between 3 and 10 December 2023, and was organised by CONMEBOL in cooperation with the host association, the Paraguayan Football Association.[1]

Paraguayan club Presidente Hayes were the defending champions,[2] they reached the final again but lost against San Antonio.

Format

As per Regulations Article 15, the competition format consists of two phases: the Preliminary phase (Group phase) and the Final phase.

  1. 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.
  2. 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

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
  1. As the national association defending champions and also as the host country, Paraguay entered three teams.

Venue

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

Group A

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
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: Tie-breakers

Group B

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
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: Tie-breakers

Group C

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
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: Tie-breakers

9th–12th place play-offs

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

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 placeConsolation semifinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
7 December
Unión Lurín5
Guaicamacuto3
Guaicamacuto2 Unión Lurín1
Antioquia47 December San Antonio3
Antioquia4
San Antonio6
Antioquia5 San Antonio3
Sampaio Corrêa47 DecemberPresidente Hayes1
Libertad5
Camba Pizzero4
Seventh place Camba Pizzero1 Libertad3Third place
Sampaio Corrêa47 December Presidente Hayes5
Guaicamacuto (p)3 (4) Sampaio Corrêa5 Unión Lurín5
Camba Pizzero3 (3) Presidente Hayes7 Libertad8

Final standings

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

References

  1. ^ Apertura de proceso de acreditación para la CONMEBOL Libertadores de Fútbol Playa 2023
  2. ^ Pérez, Christian (25 June 2023). "¡Presidente Hayes es campeón invicto de la Copa Libertadores de Fútbol Playa!". Versus (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  3. ^ Conoceremos los grupos para la CONMEBOL Libertadores Fútbol Playa 2023
  4. ^ Aquí los grupos de la CONMEBOL Libertadores Fútbol Playa