Copa Latina (beach soccer)
Founded | 1998 |
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Region | International (FIFA) |
Number of teams | 4 |
Current champions | Uruguay (1st title) |
Most successful team(s) | Brazil (9 titles) |
Website | Mundialito |
The Copa Latina (English: Latin Cup) is an invitational four-team beach soccer international tournament that takes place in Brazil. The teams taking part in this competition are nations from Latin Europe or Latin America, with the exception of 2003 participant Canada, who nevertheless has a substancial Latin-speaking region. First played in 1998 in Vitória, the competition rotates between several Brazilian cities. After the knockout format in the inaugural tournament, all the subsequent editions feature a round-robin configuration. Few nations have won the tournament, those being only Brazil, Chile, Portugal and Uruguay.
Venues
The following is a table showing when and where the Copa Latina has been held:
Year(s) | City |
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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 | Runner-up | Third place | Fourth place | MVP |
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1 | 1998 | Brazil | Portugal | Spain | France | Neném[1] |
2 | 1999 | Brazil | Portugal | Argentina | Spain | Madjer[2] |
3 | 2000[3] | Portugal | Spain | Brazil | Uruguay | Madjer[2] |
4 | 2001 | Brazil | Portugal | Uruguay | Argentina | Juninho[4] |
5 | 2002 | Brazil | Portugal | Uruguay | Argentina | – |
6 | 2003 | Brazil | Portugal | Argentina | Canada | Jorginho[5] |
7 | 2004 | Brazil | Spain | Uruguay | Argentina | – |
8 | 2005 | Brazil | Uruguay | Portugal | Argentina | Buru[6] |
9 | 2006 | Brazil | Argentina | Uruguay | Spain | Amarelle[7] |
10 | 2009 | Brazil | Chile | Argentina | Uruguay | – |
11 | 2010 | Chile | Brazil | Argentina | Uruguay | Sanhueza[8] |
12 | 2011 | Uruguay | Brazil | Mexico | Argentina | – |
Medal summary
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Brazil | 9 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
2 | Portugal | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
3 | Uruguay | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
4 | Chile | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
5 | Spain | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
6 | Argentina | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
7 | Mexico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (7 entries) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 |
References
- ^ Brasil ganha a I Copa Latina Template:Pt
- ^ a b "Portugal vence com méritos a Copa Latina" (in Portuguese). 16 October 2000. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- ^ "Portugal vence Taça Latina". Record (in Portuguese). 16 October 2000. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ^ Brasil é o campeão da IV Copa Latina Template:Pt
- ^ Brasil goleia Portugal e conquista o penta da Copa Latina Template:Pt
- ^ De virada, Brasil é Heptacampeão Template:Pt
- ^ Agência Placar (17 December 2006). "Beach Soccer: Campeão antecipado, Brasil goleia e fecha Copa Latina" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ^ "Chile é campeão da Copa Latina e Corinthians comemora na Copa Brasil" (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Beach Soccer. 2 January 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2015.