2006 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship

The 2006 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship was the first beach soccer championship for CONCACAF, it was held September 2006 in Puntarenas, Costa Rica.

The USA won the Championship, with Canada claiming 2nd. The two will move on to play in the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2006 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from November 2-November 12.

Competing Nations

*fb|Canada
*fb|Costa Rica "(hosts)"
*fb|Jamaica
*fb|Mexico
*fb|United States

Fixtures

footballbox|date = September 13, 2006

team1 = fb-rt|CAN |score = 0–3|report= [http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=3553 Report] |team2 = fb|USA |goals1 = |goals2 = Brendon Taguinod 9'
Yuri Morales 28'
Zak Ibsen 35' |stadium = Punta Leona, Puntarenas
Attendance: 950
Head Referee: Antonio Buaiz (Brazil)----footballbox|date = September 13, 2006

team1 = fb-rt|CRC |score = 8–6|report= [http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=3553 Report] |team2 = fb|JAM |goals1 = Danny Jonson 3', 11', 23'
Roy Myers 21'
Hans Morales 22'
Jeffrey Chavarria 25', 29'
Christian Ovares 34' |goals2 = Gerald Neil 13'
Derrick Planter 14'
Dwen Wanliss 16'
Gregory Simpson 20'
Shawn Hunter 22'
Andre Reid 23' |stadium = Punta Leona, Puntarenas
Attendance: 950
Head Referee: Juan Marcelo Rodriguez (Argentina)----footballbox|date = September 14, 2006

team1 = fb-rt|USA |score = 5–2|report= [http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=3554 Report] |team2 = fb|JAM |goals1 = Yuri Morales 1', 2'
Benyam Astorga 5'
Anthony Chimienti 13'
Ronald Silva 19' |goals2 = Shaun Hunter 9'
Gregory Simpson 23' |stadium = Punta Leona, Puntarenas
Attendance: 950
Head Referee: Erick Chavarra (Costa Rica)----footballbox|date = September 14, 2006

team1 = fb-rt|MEX |score = 4–6|report= [http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=3554 Report] |team2 = fb|CAN |goals1 = Jesus Lopez 5'
Ricardo Villalobos 15', 31', 32' |goals2 = Eric Munoz 2', 30'
Sipho Sibila 4'
Paul Manji Dhaliwal 7'
Ian Carlos Díaz 9'
Jason Miniaci 35'|stadium = Punta Leona, Puntarenas
Attendance: 950
Head Referee: Kiarash Dehpanan (USA)----footballbox|date = September 15, 2006

team1 = fb-rt|JAM |score = 3–7|report= [http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=3555 Report] |team2 = fb|CAN |goals1 = Andre Reid 8'
Gerald Neil 19', 28'
|goals2 = Kyle Yamada 1', 11', 25'
Ian Carlos Díaz 5', 32'
Christopher Lemire 23'
Damir Daco Jesic 31'|stadium = Punta Leona, Puntarenas
Attendance: 950
Head Referee: Jorge Gasso(Mexico)----footballbox|date = September 15, 2006

team1 = fb-rt|CRC |score = 4–4
1-0 (pen.)|report= [http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=3555 Report] |team2 = fb|MEX |goals1 = Danny Jhonson 20'
Jeffrey Chavarria 22'
Hans Morales 22'
Andres Villegas 35' |goals2 = Jose Fernando Dávila 13'
Jose Luís Navarrete 18'
Antonio González 31'
Jesús López 36' |stadium = Punta Leona, Puntarenas
Attendance: 1000
Head Referee: Antonio Buaiz (Brazil)----footballbox|date = September 16, 2006

team1 = fb-rt|USA |score = 7–4|report= [http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=3557 Report] |team2 = fb|MEX |goals1 = Benyam Astorga 1'
Zak Ibsen 12'
Francis Farberoff 18'
Anthony Chimienti 20'
Raphael Xexeo 22'
Yuri Morales 26', 27'
|goals2 = Jesús López 7'
Ricardo Villalobos 13', 31'
Genoni Martinez 28' |stadium = Punta Leona, Puntarenas
Attendance: 547
Head Referee: Nelson Bonilla (Costa Rica)----footballbox|date = September 16, 2006

team1 = fb-rt|CRC |score = 4–6|report= [http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=3557 Report] |team2 = fb|CAN |goals1 = Jeffrey Chavarria 11', 21'
Ron Myers 20'
Jose Calvo 28' |goals2 = Sipho Sibiya 1'
Kyriakos Selaidopoulos 18', 27'
Damir Deco Jesic 21'
Kyle Yamada 28'
Ian Carlos Díaz 30' |stadium = Punta Leona, Puntarenas
Attendance: 547
Head Referee: Antonio Buaiz (Brazil)----footballbox|date = September 17, 2006

team1 = fb-rt|MEX |score = 3–2|report= [http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=3558 Report] |team2 = fb|JAM |goals1 = Ricardo Villalobos 1', 13'
Antonio González 10'|goals2 = Gregory Simpson 21'
Gerald Neil 21'|stadium = Punta Leona, Puntarenas
Attendance: 950
Head Referee: Kiarash Dehpanan (USA)----footballbox|date = September 17, 2006

team1 = fb-rt|CRC |score = 3–2|report= [http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=3558 Report] |team2 = fb|USA |goals1 = Andrés Villegas 19'
Roy Myers 25'
Wilberth Mora 31'|goals2 = Anthony Chimienti 13'
Ronald Silva 31'|stadium = Punta Leona, Puntarenas
Attendance: 950
Head Referee: Jorge Gasso(Mexico)

Final Standings

Awards

*Most Valuable Player: Francis Farberoff (USA)
*Leading Scorer: Ricardo Villalobos (Mexico)
*Best Goalkeeper:Jim Larkin (Canada)
*Fair Play: Canada

External links

* [http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=3524 Information at CONCACAF]