The 2009 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship, also known as the 2009 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers for (CONCACAF), was a qualifying tournament held during June 17 – 21, 2009 in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico that determined which two participants will represent the CONCACAF region at the 2009 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. It was originally scheduled to be between April 29 and May 3, 2009, however, Shortly before the tournament started, it was announced that it would be postponed indefinitely due to the growing concerns of the 2009 swine flu pandemic in the country.
Participating teams
North American Zone:
Central American Zone:
Caribbean Zone:
Format The six nation tournament consisted of two three-team groups. The teams played each other once in their group during the group stage, meaning each team played two games during the group stage. The top two teams in each group advanced to the semifinals. The semifinal winners qualified for the 2009 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup and contest the CONCACAF title.
Group stage
Group A TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts2200141+1362101910−132002618−120
Group B TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts2200123+96210146−23200229−70
Fifth place
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Third Place
Final
Winners
Qualified Teams
Awards Leading ScorerBest GoalkeeperMost Valuable Player Agustín Ruiz José Portillo Richard Sterling
Top scorers 8 goals José (Agustín Ruíz) 7 goals Morales Rosales Yamada 5 goals Flores 4 goals Frank Velásquez Xexeo
Final standing RankTeam 1 2 3 4 5 6
External links Fixtures and results at CONCACAF.com
References