2008 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship

The 2008 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship was held in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico in April 2008 to determine which CONCACAF nations qualified to the 2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.

Mexico won the Championship, with El Salvador claiming 2nd. The two will move on to play in the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, to be held in Marseille, France from July 17-July 27.

Competing Nations

*fb|Costa Rica
*fb|El Salvador
*fb|Mexico "(hosts)"
*fb|United States

Fixtures

footballbox|date = April 17, 2008

team1 = fb-rt|USA |score = 7–2|report= [http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=4153 Report] |team2 = fb|CRC |goals1 = Mario Anthony Chimienti 1', 15'
Yuri Morales 14'
Jevin Albuquerque 18', 25'
Brendon Taguinod 21'
Ronald Silva 24' |goals2 = Hans Morales 15'
Omar Brenes 23' |stadium = Unidad Deportiva Municipal Agustín Flores Contreras, Puerto Vallarta
Attendance:
Head Referee: Renato de carlos (Brazil)----footballbox|date = April 17, 2008

team1 = fb-rt|El Salvador |score = 2–4|report= [http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=4153 Report] |team2 = fb|MEX |goals1 = Jose Lobos 21'
Jose Ruiz 33' |goals2 = Gustavo Rosales 6'
Ricardo Villalobos 7' 24'
Isaac Rodriguez 11' |stadium = Unidad Deportiva Municipal Agustín Flores Contreras, Puerto Vallarta
Attendance:
Head Referee: Juan Marcelo Cantti (Argentina)----footballbox|date = April 18, 2008

team1 = fb-rt|USA |score = 5–6|report= [http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=4154 Report] |team2 = fb|El Salvador |goals1 = Mario Anthony Chimienti 1'
Jevin Albuqurque 5'
Benyam Astorga 22'
Brendon Taguinod 29'
Yuri Morales 30' |goals2 = Jose Membreño 1’, 22’
Jose Ruiz 4’, 14’, 26’
Walter Torres 15’ |stadium = Unidad Deportiva Municipal Agustín Flores Contreras, Puerto Vallarta
Attendance:
Head Referee: Renato de carlos (Brazil)----footballbox|date = April 18, 2008

team1 = fb-rt|MEX |score = 7–0|report= [http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=4154 Report] |team2 = fb|CRC |goals1 = Gustavo Rosales 4', 18'
Isaac Rodriguez 7'
Morgan Plata 15', 33'
Jose Luis Navarrette 26', 34' |goals2 = |stadium = Unidad Deportiva Municipal Agustín Flores Contreras, Puerto Vallarta
Attendance:
Head Referee: Juan Marcelo Cantti (Argentina)----footballbox|date = April 19, 2008

team1 = fb-rt|CRC |score = 3–4 aet|report= [http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=4155 Report] |team2 = fb|El Salvador |goals1 = Omar Brenes 4'
Javier Angulo 22'
Hans Morales 23' |goals2 = Jose Ruiz 1', 29'
Elias Ramirez 14'
Walter Torres 37' |stadium = Unidad Deportiva Municipal Agustín Flores Contreras, Puerto Vallarta
Attendance:
Head Referee: Renato de carlos (Brazil)----footballbox|date = April 19, 2008

team1 = fb-rt|MEX |score = 2–1 |report= [http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=4155 Report] |team2 = fb|USA |goals1 = Ricardo Villalobos 12'
Gustavo Rosales 19' |goals2 = Jose Francis Farberoff 14' |stadium = Unidad Deportiva Municipal Agustín Flores Contreras, Puerto Vallarta
Attendance:
Head Referee: Juan Marcelo Cantti (Argentina)

Final Standings

Awards

*Fair Play: Mexico
*Leading Scorer: Jose Ruiz (El Salvador)
*Best Goalkeeper: Luis Rodas (El Salvador)
*Most Valuable Player: Ricardo Villalobos (Mexico)

External links

* [http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/beach/ Official CONCACAF Website]
* [http://www.beachsoccer.com/comp_news_enlarge.php?idnew=403&idn=0&seccion=2&action=close&id=0 Beachsoccer.com Day 1 Match Reports]
* [http://www.beachsoccer.com/comp_news_enlarge.php?idnew=404&idn=0&seccion=2&action=close&id=0 Beachsoccer.com Day 2 Match Reports]
* [http://www.beachsoccer.com/comp_news_enlarge.php?idnew=405&idn=0&seccion=2&action=close&id=0 Beachsoccer.com Final Day Match Reports]