Host country Paraguay Dates 5–12 February 2017 Champions Brazil (6th title) | City Lambaré Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city) | |
Teams 10 (from 1 confederation) | ||
The 2017 CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship, also known as the 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers – CONMEBOL was an international beach soccer championship contested by the men's national teams of South America to determine the best beach soccer nation on the continent. The tournament acted as a qualifying event to the 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, with the top three finishing nations progressing to the finals in the Bahamas.
Contents
- Participating teams and draw
- Group stage
- Semi finals
- 3rd place match
- Awards
- Qualified teams for FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
- References
The competition took place from 5 to 12 February 2017 in Lambaré, Gran Asunción, Paraguay, with ten nations taking part. Brazil were the defending champions.
Participating teams and draw
The following ten teams entered the tournament.
The draw of the tournament was held on 20 January 2017, 12:00 UTC−3, at the CONMEBOL headquarters in Luque, Paraguay. The ten teams were drawn into two groups of five teams. The teams were seeded according to their results in the 2015 CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship.
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 advance to the semi-finals, while the bottom three teams from each group enter the placement stage for 5th to 10th place.
All times are local, PYST (UTC−3).
Semi-finals
Winners qualify for 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.
3rd place match
Winner qualifies for 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.
Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.
Qualified teams for FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
The following three teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.