2006 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship

2006 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship
2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
Tournament details
Host country  Costa Rica
Dates 13 September - 17 September 2006
Teams (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  United States (1st title)
Runners-up  Canada
Third place  Costa Rica
Fourth place  Mexico
Tournament statistics
Matches played 10
Goals scored 83 (8.3 per match)
Top scorer(s) Ricardo Villalobos
Best player Francis Farberoff
2005
2007

The 2006 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship, also known as the 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers for (CONCACAF), was the first beach soccer championship for CONCACAF, held in September 2006, in Puntarenas, Costa Rica. The USA won the championship, with Canada finishing second. The two moved on to play in the 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from November 2 - November 12.

Contents

Competing nations

Matches

Day 1

September 13, 2006
Canada  0–3  United States Punta Leona, Puntarenas
Attendance: 950
Referee: Antonio Buaiz (Brazil)
Report Brendon Taguinod 9'
Yuri Morales 28'
Zak Ibsen 35'

September 13, 2006
Costa Rica  8–6  Jamaica Punta Leona, Puntarenas
Attendance: 950
Referee: Juan Marcelo Rodriguez (Argentina)
Danny Jonson 3', 11', 23'
Roy Myers 21'
Hans Morales 22'
Jeffrey Chavarria 25', 29'
Christian Ovares 34'
Report Gerald Neil 13'
Derrick Planter 14'
Dwen Wanliss 16'
Gregory Simpson 20'
Shawn Hunter 22'
Andre Reid 23'

Day 2

September 14, 2006
United States  5–2  Jamaica Punta Leona, Puntarenas
Attendance: 950
Referee: Erick Chavarra (Costa Rica)
Yuri Morales 1', 2'
Benyam Astorga 5'
Anthony Chimienti 13'
Ronald Silva 19'
Report Shaun Hunter 9'
Gregory Simpson 23'

September 14, 2006
Mexico  4–6  Canada Punta Leona, Puntarenas
Attendance: 950
Referee: Kiarash Dehpanan (USA)
Jesus Lopez 5'
Ricardo Villalobos 15', 31', 32'
Report Eric Munoz 2', 30'
Sipho Sibiya 4'
Paul Manji Dhaliwal 7'
Ian Carlos Díaz 9'
Jason Miniaci 35'

Day 3

September 15, 2006
Jamaica  3–7  Canada Punta Leona, Puntarenas
Attendance: 950
Referee: Jorge Gasso(Mexico)
Andre Reid 8'
Gerald Neil 19', 28'
Report Kyle Yamada 1', 11', 25'
Ian Carlos Díaz 5', 32'
Christopher Lemire 23'
Damir Daco Jesic 31'

September 15, 2006
Costa Rica  4–4
1-0 (pen.)
 Mexico Punta Leona, Puntarenas
Attendance: 1000
Referee: Antonio Buaiz (Brazil)
Danny Jhonson 20'
Jeffrey Chavarria 22'
Hans Morales 22'
Andres Villegas 35'
Report Jose Fernando Dávila 13'
Jose Luís Navarrete 18'
Antonio González 31'
Jesús López 36'

Day 4

September 16, 2006
United States  7–4  Mexico Punta Leona, Puntarenas
Attendance: 547
Referee: Nelson Bonilla (Costa Rica)
Benyam Astorga 1'
Zak Ibsen 12'
Francis Farberoff 18'
Anthony Chimienti 20'
Raphael Xexeo 22'
Yuri Morales 26', 27'
Report Jesús López 7'
Ricardo Villalobos 13', 31'
Genoni Martinez 28'

September 16, 2006
Costa Rica  4–6  Canada Punta Leona, Puntarenas
Attendance: 547
Referee: Antonio Buaiz (Brazil)
Jeffrey Chavarria 11', 21'
Ron Myers 20'
Jose Calvo 28'
Report Sipho Sibiya 1'
Kyriakos Selaidopoulos 18', 27'
Damir Deco Jesic 21'
Kyle Yamada 28'
Ian Carlos Díaz 30'

Day 5

September 17, 2006
Mexico  3–2  Jamaica Punta Leona, Puntarenas
Attendance: 950
Referee: Kiarash Dehpanan (USA)
Ricardo Villalobos 1', 13'
Antonio González 10'
Report Gregory Simpson 21'
Gerald Neil 21'

September 17, 2006
Costa Rica  3–2  United States Punta Leona, Puntarenas
Attendance: 950
Referee: Jorge Gasso(Mexico)
Andrés Villegas 19'
Roy Myers 25'
Wilberth Mora 31'
Report Anthony Chimienti 13'
Ronald Silva 31'

Final standings

Team Pts Pld W L GF GA GD
 United States 9 4 3 1 17 10 +7
 Canada 9 4 3 1 19 14 +5
 Costa Rica 8 4 3 1 19 18 +1
 Mexico 3 4 1 3 15 19 -4
 Jamaica 0 4 0 4 13 23 -10

Winners

 (2006) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Qualification (CONCACAF) Winners: 

United States
First title

Awards

Best Player (MVP)
Francis Farberoff
Top Scorer
Ricardo Villalobos
Best Goalkeeper
Jim Larkin
FIFA Fair Play Award
 Canada

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