Copa Latina (beach soccer)

For other uses, see Latin Cup (disambiguation).
Copa Latina
Founded1998
Abolished2011
RegionInternational (FIFA)
Number of teams4
Last champions Uruguay
(1st title)
Most successful team(s) Brazil
(9 titles)

The Copa Latina (English: Latin Cup) was an international beach soccer tournament that took place annually in Brazil between 1998 and 2011 (save for 2007 and 2008). Four teams took part which were invitees from Latin Europe or Latin America (with the exception of 2003 participant Canada, which nevertheless has a substantial Latin sub-region). First played in Vitória, the competition rotated between several cities. After the knockout format of the inaugural tournament, all subsequent editions featured a round-robin format.

Few nations won the tournament: Brazil dominated the event, winning nine titles; Chile, Portugal and Uruguay also won one title each.

Venues

The following is a table showing when and where the Copa Latina has been held:

Year(s) City
1998 Vitória
1999 São Paulo
2000 Salvador
2001–2004 Vitória
2005 Fortaleza
2006 Florianópolis
2009–2010 Rio Quente
2011 Rio de Janeiro

Tournaments

No. Year Winners Runners-up Third place Fourth place Best player Best goalkeeper Top scorer(s)
1 1998 Brazil Portugal Spain France Neném Paulo Sérgio Neném
2 1999 Brazil Portugal Argentina Spain Madjer Dardo Cortes Alan, Madjer, Júnior
3 2000 Portugal Spain Brazil Uruguay Madjer Roberto Valeiro Madjer
4 2001 Brazil Portugal Uruguay Argentina Juninho Loco Júnior Negão
5 2002 Brazil Portugal Uruguay Argentina Júnior Negão Robertinho Madjer
6 2003 Brazil Portugal Argentina Canada Jorginho João Carlos Madjer
7 2004 Brazil Spain Uruguay Argentina Neném
8 2005 Brazil Uruguay Portugal Argentina Buru Diego Monserrat Madjer
9 2006 Brazil Argentina Uruguay Spain Amarelle Amarelle
10 2009 Brazil Chile Argentina Uruguay Benjamin Mão Daniel
11 2010 Chile Brazil Argentina Uruguay Rodrigo Sanhueza Gonzalo Mall Benjamin
12 2011 Uruguay Brazil Mexico Argentina Benjamin Mão Benjamin

Medal summary

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Brazil92112
2 Portugal1517
3 Uruguay1146
4 Chile1102
5 Spain0213
6 Argentina0145
7 Mexico0011
Totals (7 entries)12121236

References

  1. ^ a b c Brasil ganha a I Copa Latina (in Portuguese)
  2. ^ a b c Futebol de areia é bicampeão da Copa Latina (in Portuguese)
  3. ^ "Portugal vence Taça Latina". Record (in Portuguese). 16 October 2000. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Portugal vence com méritos a Copa Latina" (in Portuguese). 16 October 2000. Archived from the original on 18 March 2007. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Edições Anteriores - Copa Latina". beachsoccerbrasil.com.br. 2003. Archived from the original on 1 August 2003. Retrieved 1 August 2003.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ a b c Brasil é o campeão da IV Copa Latina Archived 24 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
  7. ^ a b c V Copa Latina 2002 6 a 8 de dezembro Vitória (ES) Melhores Jogadores (in Portuguese)
  8. ^ a b c Brasil goleia Portugal e conquista o penta da Copa Latina (in Portuguese)
  9. ^ Brasil conquista hexacampeonato na Copa Latina de futebol de areia (in Portuguese)
  10. ^ a b c De virada, Brasil é Heptacampeão (in Portuguese)
  11. ^ a b Agência Placar (17 December 2006). "Beach Soccer: Campeão antecipado, Brasil goleia e fecha Copa Latina" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  12. ^ a b c Brasil vence a Argentina na Copa Latina de Beach Soccer (in Portuguese)
  13. ^ a b c 'Praia aquática' recebe Brasil, mas se frustra com perda incomum de título (in Portuguese)
  14. ^ a b c 12ª Copa Latina de Beach Soccer - Uruguai vence e conquista título inédito (in Portuguese)