The 2023 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship was the tenth edition of the CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship, the premier beach soccer tournament contested by CONCACAF teams. The tournament took place at the Malcolm Park Beach Soccer Facility in Nassau, Bahamas.
The defending champions and the hosts were both eliminated in the semi-finals. The United States, which won the tournament for the third time, qualified to the 2024 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup along with runner-ups Mexico as the top two CONCACAF teams.
Teams A total of 12 teams competed in the tournament.
TeamAppearance Previous best performance (hosts) 8th 5th 10th 2nd (title holders) 9th 4th 6th 10th 5th 6th 5th 10th
Draw The draw was held at 11:00 EDT on 17 March 2023 at CONCACAF headquarters in Miami, United States. The 12 teams were drawn into three groups of four.
The procedure was as follows:
The teams were first divided into four pots of three based on their CONCACAF Beach Soccer Ranking as of August 2021. The highest ranked teams were placed in Pot 1, down through to the lowest ranked teams placed in Pot 4. The three teams in Pot 1 were seeded and each automatically assigned to the head of one of the groups. The teams from Pots 2–4 were then drawn, drawing all teams from one pot before moving onto the next.
Pot 1 Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4
Squads
Each team had to submit a squad of 12 players, including a minimum of two goalkeepers.
Group stage Each team earns three points for a win in regulation time, two points for a win in extra time, one point for a win in a penalty shoot-out, and no points for a defeat. The top two teams from each group and the two best third placed teams advance to the quarter-finals.
All times are local, EDT (UTC−4). Group A
Group B
Group C
Ranking of third-placed teams
Knockout stage 11 May was allocated as a rest day.
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals Winners qualify for the 2024 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.
Third place match
Final
Awards Winners trophy
Individual awards The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament: Golden Ball (Best Player) Nick PereraGolden Boot (Top scorer) Jason Urbina11 goalsGolden Glove (Best goalkeeper) Gabriel MacíasFair Play Award
Top goalscorers
Qualified teams for FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup The following two teams from CONCACAF qualify for the 2024 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.
Team Qualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup1only FIFA era (since 2005) 6 (2005, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2019, 2021) 6 (2007, 2008, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2019) 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
References
External links , CONCACAF.com Beach Soccer Worldwide