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2023 CONMEBOL South American Beach Soccer League
Liga Evolucion Fútbol Playa 2023
2023 South American Beach Soccer Evolution League is located in South America
North zone event, Salinas
North zone event,
Salinas
South zone event, Luque
South zone event, Luque
Finals, São Luís
Finals,
São Luís
Map showing the locations of the events of the 2022 season
Tournament details
Host countriesParaguay
Ecuador
Brazil
DatesRegular season:
11 October – 19 November 2023
Finals:
27–28 April 2024
Teams20 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Paraguay (2nd title)
Runners-up Brazil
Tournament statistics
Matches played43
Goals scored325 (7.56 per match)
← 2022
2024 →

The 2023 South American Beach Soccer Evolution League (officially, CONMEBOL Liga Evolución de Fútbol Playa (CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Evolution League)) was the fifth edition of the South American Beach Soccer League, a continental league competition for South American men's national beach soccer teams. It was held from 11 October to 19 November 2023 in its regular season (zones round) with the finals being held on 27 and 28 April 2024.

Organised by the governing body for South American football, CONMEBOL, as part of its Development Department's Evolution Program, all ten members of the continental confederation took part, with both senior and under 20s national teams participating in the league events.[1]

The teams were first divided into two geographically based zones (North and South) to compete in a round robin tournament against other members of their own zone during the regular season; the points earned by both the senior and under 20s teams are combined. The winners of each zone then proceed to face each other in the finals to contest the title.[1]

Brazil and Paraguay, who had shared the title the previous season, again contested the finals and this time Paraguay beat the Brazilians to win their second title.[2]

Format[edit]

For more details, see South American Beach Soccer League § Competition structure.

The league operated under the same format established for the inaugural season.[1]

Calendar[edit]

Phase Dates Country City Event Zone
Regular
season		 11–15 October 2023[3]  Paraguay Luque South zone S
15–19 November 2023  Ecuador Salinas North zone N
Finals 27–28 April 2024[4]  Brasil São Luís Finals N S

Teams[edit]

Zone composition of the 2022 SABSL.
  Nations in the North zone
  Nations in the South zone
  Not a member of CONMEBOL

The ten member nations of CONMEBOL entered two teams each: their respective senior and under 20s national teams. In total, 20 teams competed.

For this season, CONMEBOL maintained the composition of the two zones regarding the previous 2022 edition.

The numbers in parentheses show the South American ranking of each team, based on the Beach Soccer Worldwide Rankings (as of 28 August 2023), prior to the start of the season (rankings only apply to the senior teams).[5]

North zone
South zone

South zone[edit]

The south zone regular season event took place in Luque. Paraguay. All matches were hosted at the Los Pynandi World Cup Stadium, located within the Paraguayan Olympic Park.[6] It was organised in cooperation with the Paraguayan Football Association (APF). Paraguay won the South zone title for the fourth time.[7]

Standings[edit]

Overall[edit]

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Team Paraguay (H) 8 7 0 0 1 39 22 +17 21 Advance to the finals
2  Team Bolivia 8 3 0 2 3 28 34 −6 11
3  Team Uruguay 8 3 0 1 4 28 27 +1 10
4  Team Argentina 8 3 0 0 5 29 23 +6 9
5  Team Chile 8 1 0 0 7 17 35 −18 3
Source: CONMEBOL
(H) Host

Results[edit]

All match times are local, PYST (UTC−3), as listed by CONMEBOL.[8]

North zone[edit]

The north zone regular season event took place in Salinas. Ecuador. All matches were hosted at Cancha Las Palmeras.[9] It was organised in cooperation with the Ecuadorian Football Federation (FEF). Brazil won their fourth North zone title undefeated and with one matchday to spare.[10]

Standings[edit]

Overall[edit]

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Team Brazil 8 8 0 0 0 45 12 +33 24 Advance to the finals
2  Team Colombia 8 4 0 1 3 35 33 +2 13
3  Team Ecuador (H) 8 3 0 1 4 28 39 −11 10
4  Team Peru 8 1 0 1 6 26 42 −16 4
5  Team Venezuela 8 1 0 0 7 24 32 −8 3
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Host

Results[edit]

All match times are local, ECT (UTC−5), as listed by CONMEBOL.

Finals[edit]

The zone winners faced each other for the league title with their senior teams playing each other over two legs, as do their under 20s representatives for a total of four matches comprising the finals. The winners are the national team which accumulates the most points from all four matches combined.[1]

The finals were organised to take place in São Luís (MA), Brazil on 27 and 28 April 2024.[4] All matches were played at the Arena Domingos Leal.[11]

Matches[edit]

All match times are local, BRT (UTC−3), as listed by CONMEBOL.[12]

Paraguay U20s 3–6 Brazil U20s
Luis Gómez 4'
Thiago Barrios 22'
César Escobar 36'		 APF report Breno Rodrigues 2', 8', 17'
Marciel Pires 27', 34'
Marceone Pires 36'
Arena Domingos Leal
Referee: Mariano Romo (Argentina)

Brazil earn three points; Brazil lead the series 3–0.

The second match of the finals between the senior teams was initially suspended and then cancelled due to inclement weather (heavy rains).[13][14]

Paraguay Cancelled Brazil

Match not played; Brazil continued to lead the series 3–0.

In order to avoid further cancellations due to weather conditions, the kick-off of the second day's matches was moved forward from 16:00 and 18:00 to 11:00 and 13:00, respectively.[13][15]

Brazil U20s 3–5 Paraguay U20s
Breno Rodrigues 8'
Marceone Pires 21'
Yuri Gaertner 28'		 APF report Luis Gómez 7'
Milciades Medina 8', 30'
Thiago Barrios 12'
Alexandro Luraschi 34'
Arena Domingos Leal
Referee: Carlos Maidana (Argentina)

Paraguay earn three points; series tied at 3–3.

Brazil 4–5 Paraguay
Rodrigo 12'
Brendo Chagas 14'
Diogo Catarino 16'
Bruno Xavier 29'		 APF report Carlos Carballo 5' (pen.)
Thiago Barrios 24'
Néstor Medina 28', 34'
Yoao Rolón 33'
Arena Domingos Leal
Referee: José Romo (Argentina)

Paraguay earn three points; Paraguay won the series 6–3.

Winners[edit]

After the cancellation of the second match on the first day, CONMEBOL decided to take into account only the points accumulated in the three remaining matches to define the champions. Paraguay came from behind in the second day to win the series 6 points to 3 and claimed their second title, thus breaking the streak of 4 consecutive titles won by Brazil.[2]


 2023 South American Beach Soccer Evolution League
champions 

Paraguay
Second title

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Reglamento CONMEBOL Liga Evolución de Futsal y CONMEBOL Liga Evolución de Fútbol Playa Edición 2.023" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Paraguay, el mejor del Fútbol Playa" [Paraguay, the best in Beach Soccer] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 28 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Sede y fecha confirmadas para la Liga Evolución de Fútbol Playa Zona Sur 2023" [Host and dates confirmed for the Beach Soccer Evolution League South Zone 2023] (in Spanish). Argentine Football Association. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Brasil y Paraguay disputan el título en Fútbol Playa" [Brazil and Paraguay compete for the Beach Soccer title] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 26 April 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Rankings - Men's National Teamswork". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  6. ^ "La quinta edición se disputa en Luque – Paraguay" [The fifth edition is contested in Luque – Paraguay] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 10 October 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Los Pynandi se coronaron en la Liga Zona Sur 2023" [Los Pynandi crowned in the 2023 South Zone League] (in Spanish). Última Hora. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Fixture confirmado para zona sur de la Liga Evolución de Fútbol Playa 2023" (in Spanish). Argentine Footbal Association. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Arranca la CONMEBOL Liga Evolución Fútbol Playa Zona Norte 2023" [The CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Evolution League North Zone 2023 starts] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  10. ^ Oliveira, Roberta (19 November 2023). "Brasil é campeão invicto do grupo Zona Norte da CONMEBOL Liga Evolución 2023" [Brazil are undefeated champions in the North Zone group of the CONMEBOL Evolution League 2023] (in Spanish). Circuito Brasil de Beach Soccer. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Brasil entra em campo após o hexa para buscar mais um título sul-americano" [Brazil takes the field after the hexa to win another South American title] (in Spanish). Confederação de Beach Soccer do Brasil. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  12. ^ "Fixture confirmado para zona sur de la Liga Evolución de Fútbol Playa 2023" (in Spanish). Argentine Footbal Association. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  13. ^ a b "Brasil Sub-20 vence Paraguai e coloca país na briga pelo pentacampeonato da Liga Evolución" [Brazil U-20 beat Paraguay and put the country in contention for a fifth Evolution League title] (in Spanish). Confederação de Beach Soccer do Brasil. 27 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  14. ^ "Chuva forte em São Luís altera programação nas finais da Liga Evolución de futebol de areia" [Heavy rain in São Luís alters the schedule for the Evolución sand soccer league finals]. ge.globo.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Grupo Globo. 27 April 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  15. ^ @brbeachsoccer (27 April 2024). "INFORMATIVO" (in Brazilian Portuguese) – via Instagram.
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