The competition will bring together the 8 best teams in the country
SOURCE: www.cbsb.com.br
The 2020 Brazilian Beach Soccer Championship was set to be the biggest competition for the sport ever held in the country, since it was created in the early 90s. There would be five stages in which 15 teams from 11 different states would fight for the title and, consequently, a place in the 2020 Libertadores.
However, with the Covid-19 pandemic and the cancellation of all sporting events for seven months, the competition was changed to just two qualifying stages and a final stage. What's more, its winner won't get a place in the intercontinental tournament, as Conmebol has already officially announced that it won't be holding the Libertadores beach soccer tournament in 2021.
In the first two stages (qualifying phase), the 15 teams were separated into two groups, divided by region. Group A with teams from the South, Southeast and Midwest, and Group B with teams from the North and Northeast.
In Group A, the seven teams in contention played on a straight points system, with everyone facing each other. In Group B, the eight teams were separated into Pool I and Pool II, with everyone playing against each other within each pool. The top two teams progressed to the semi-finals, with the losers playing for third place and the winners meeting in the final.
The four best teams in each group qualified for the third and final stage (final), where they were divided into two groups of four teams each, C and D, as follows:
Group C: 1st place from Group A, 2nd place from Group B, 3rd from Group A and 4th from Group B
Group D: 1st place from Group B, 2nd place from Group A, 3rd from Group B and 4th from Group A
The teams will play each other within their group. The top two will advance to the semi-finals, in a traditional cross-over model: 1st from Group C vs 2nd from Group D and 1st from Group D vs 2nd from Group C. The losing clubs play for third place and the winners make the grand final.
Classification of teams in the 1st and 2nd stages, by groups:
Group A (South, Southeast and Midwest)
1st) Vasco da Gama-RJ
2nd) Flamengo-RJ
3rd) Anchieta-ES
4º) Luziânia-DF
5th) Botafogo-RJ
6th) São José-RS
7th) Rio Branco-PR
Group B (North and Northeast)
1st) Sampaio Corrêa-MA
2nd) América-RN
3rd) Murici-AL
4º) Cabense-PE
5th) Náutico-PE
6th) Confiança-SE*
7th) Sport-PE
8th) Treze-PB
* Confiança-SE took the fourth spot in Group B after Cabense-PE and Nautico-PE withdrew.
Here's a look at Groups C and D:
Group C
- Vasco da Gama-RJ (1st Group A)
- América-RN (2nd Group B)
- Anchieta-ES (3rd Group A)
- Confiança-SE (4th Group B)
Group D
- Sampaio Corrêa-MA (1st Group B)
- Flamengo-RJ (2nd Group A)
- Murici-AL (3rd Group B)
- Luziânia-DF (4th Group A)
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GENERAL INFORMATION:
Stages: 3 (2 in the qualifying phase + 1 in the final phase)
Teams: 15 (from 11 different states)
Venues: 3 cities (in 3 different states)
Total games: 53 (21 in the 1st stage + 16 in the 2nd stage + 16 in the final stage)
Total goals: 329 (193 in the 1st half + 136 in the 2nd half)
Dates/Locations:
- 1st stage (qualifying): March 9 to 15, in Anchieta-ES
- 2nd stage (qualifying): 28/10 to 1/11, in Recife-PE
- 3rd stage (final): 18 to 22/11, in Rio de Janeiro-RJ
Awards
- All 15 clubs will receive prize money, with different quotas according to their final position, with the champion having the highest quota.
