2025 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship
| 2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup CONCACAF qualifier | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Bahamas |
| City | Nassau |
| Dates | 11–16 March |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
← 2023 2027 → | |
The 2025 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship will be the eleventh edition of the CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship, the premier beach soccer tournament contested by CONCACAF teams. The tournament will take place at the Malcolm Park Beach Soccer Facility in Nassau, Bahamas.[1] [2]
The two finalists will qualify to the 2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. The United States are the defending champions.
Teams
[edit]A total of 8 teams will compete in the tournament.[1][2]
| Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|
 Bahamas (hosts) |
9th | Fourth place (2023) |
 Costa Rica |
11th | Runners-up (2009, 2015) |
 El Salvador |
10th | Champions (2009, 2021) |
 Guatemala |
7th | Third place (2021) |
 Mexico |
11th | Champions (2008, 2011, 2015, 2019) |
 Panama |
6th | Champions (2017) |
 Trinidad and Tobago |
7th | Quarter-finals (2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023) |
 United States (title holders) |
11th | Champions (2006, 2013, 2023) |
Draw
[edit]The draw was held at 11:00 EST on 26 November 2024 at CONCACAF headquarters in Miami, United States. The 8 teams were drawn into two groups of four.[1][2]
The teams were first divided into four pots of two based on their CONCACAF Beach Soccer Ranking as of 26 February 2024. The highest ranked teams were placed in Pot 1, down through to the lowest ranked teams placed in Pot 4. The teams from each of Pots 1–4 were drawn, drawing all teams from one pot before moving onto the next.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
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- The numbers in parentheses show the CONCACAF ranking of the teams as of 26 February 2024, out of 19 nations.[3]
Squads
[edit]Each team submits a squad of 12 players, including a minimum of two goalkeepers.
Group stage
[edit]Points are earned for the following results:
- 3 points for a win in regulation time
- 2 points for a win in extra time
- 1 point for a win in a penalty shoot-out
- no points for a loss.
The top two teams from each group advance to the semi-finals.[1][2]
| Tie-breaking criteria |
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The ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows:
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All times are local, EST (UTC−5).
Group A
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WE | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | El Salvador
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Costa Rica
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Guatemala
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group B
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WE | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Panama
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Bahamas
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Trinidad and Tobago
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Knockout stage
[edit]| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 15 March | ||||||
| 1A | ||||||
| 16 March | ||||||
| 2B | ||||||
| 15 March | ||||||
| 1B | ||||||
| 2A | ||||||
| Third place match | ||||||
| 16 March | ||||||
Semi-finals
[edit]Winners qualify for the 2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.
Third place match
[edit]Final
[edit]Awards
[edit]The following awards will be given at the conclusion of the tournament:
| Golden Ball (Best Player) |
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| Golden Boot (Top scorer) |
| Golden Glove (Best goalkeeper) |
| Fair Play Award |
Top goalscorers
[edit]There have been 0 goals scored in 0 matches, for an average of -nan goals per match (as of 10 March 2025). Source: CONCACAF
Qualified teams for FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
[edit]The following two teams from CONCACAF qualify for the 2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup1 only FIFA era (since 2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 15 March 2025 | ||
| 15 March 2025 |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Bahamas named host for 2025 Concacaf Beach Soccer Championship". Concacaf. 8 November 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Draw reveals groups for 2025 Concacaf Beach Soccer Championship". Concacaf. 26 November 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ^ "BEACH SOCCER | RANKINGS". Concacaf. 26 February 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.