2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualification (CONMEBOL) | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Ecuador |
City | Manta |
Dates | 19–26 April 2015 |
Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Brazil (5th title) |
Runners-up | Paraguay |
Third place | Argentina |
Fourth place | Ecuador |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 29 |
Goals scored | 268 (9.24 per match) |
Top scorer(s) |
Luis Do Nacimiento "Datinha" (12 goals) |
Best player | Segundo Moreira |
Best goalkeeper | Ivan Fernández |
The 2015 CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship was a beach soccer tournament which took place in Manta, Ecuador on 19–26 April 2015. This was the first time that the CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship was held in Ecuador. All matches were played at the Playa del Murciélago.
The tournament served as the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifier for teams from South America which are members of CONMEBOL, where the top three teams qualified for the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Portugal. In the final, Brazil defeated Paraguay to be crowned champions, and both teams together with third place Argentina qualified for the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.
A total of 10 teams entered the tournament. This was the first time in the history of the CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship that all ten CONMEBOL teams participated in the competition.
The draw of the tournament was held on 27 March 2015 at Luque. The 10 teams were drawn into two groups of five teams.
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.
All times are local, Ecuador Time (UTC−5).