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2013 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship

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Host country
  
Bahamas

Venue(s)
  
1 (in 1 host city)

Dates
  
8–12 May 2013

Runners-up
  
El Salvador

2013 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship

Teams
  
10 (from 1 confederation)

Champions
  
United States (2nd title)

The 2013 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship took place from 8–12 May 2013, in Nassau, Bahamas, for the first time. This will also be the first time that the qualifiers have been held in the Caribbean. The two finalists of the championship will be the nations who will qualify for the World Cup and go on to represent North America in Tahiti in September.

Contents

All matches will take place at the new Malcolm Park Beach Soccer and Futsal Facility in Nassau.

Participating teams

The record total originally of 11 teams were revealed on April 19, 2013.

North American Zone:

  •  Canada
  •  Mexico
  •  United States
  • Central American Zone:

  •  Costa Rica
  •  El Salvador
  •  Guatemala
  • Caribbean Zone:

  •  Bahamas
  •  Jamaica
  •  Puerto Rico
  •  Trinidad and Tobago
  • A team from Guyana was scheduled to participate, but withdrew from the tournament on 7 May 2013 due to administrative reasons. Guyana was scheduled to compete in Group B. Due to Guyana's withdrawal, the schedule was slightly modified as a result.

    Group stage

    The draw to determine the groupings was conducted at the Atlantis Paradise Island Hotel in Nassau, Bahamas, on 23 April 2013 at 1 PM EDT. The subsequent schedule was released two days later.

    All match times are correct to that of local time in Nassau, being Eastern Daylight Time, (UTC -4).

    Knockout stage

    After the group stage matches were completed, a draw was held after the last match to determine the semifinal matchups involving the group winners and the best second-place team.

    Top scorers

    11 goals
  • Nick Perera
  • References

    2013 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship Wikipedia