2022 South American Beach Soccer League
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The 2022 CONMEBOL South American Beach Soccer League (officially, Liga Evolucion de Fútbol Playa (Beach Soccer Evolution League))[1] was the fourth edition of the South American Beach Soccer League, a continental league competition for South American men's national beach soccer teams. The competition returned for the first time since 2019, having been unable to take place in 2020 and 2021 due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in South America.
Liga Evolucion de Fútbol Playa 2022 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host countries | Argentina Ecuador |
Dates | Regular season: 6 April – 6 November 2022 Finals: 29–30 April 2023 |
Teams | 20 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Brazil (4th title) Paraguay (1st title) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 43 |
Goals scored | 344 (8 per match) |
← 2019 2023 → |
Organised by the governing body for South American football, CONMEBOL, as part of its Development Department's Evolution Program, all ten members of the continental confederation took part, with both senior and under 20s national teams participating in the league events.[1][2]
The teams are first divided into two geographically based zones (North and South) to compete in a round robin tournament against other members of their own zone during the regular season; the points earned by both the senior and under 20s teams are combined. The winners of each zone then proceed to face each other in the finals to contest the title.[1][2]
Brazil were the three-time defending champions and successfully retained the title once more, sharing it with Paraguay.[3][4][5]