Copa Latina (beach soccer)

Copa Latina
Founded 1998
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
1998 Vitória
1999 São Paulo
2000 Salvador
2001–2004 Vitória
2005 Fortaleza
2006 Florianópolis
2009–2010 Rio Quente
2011 Rio de Janeiro

Tournaments

Year Winners Runner-up Third place Fourth place MVP
1998 Brazil Brazil Portugal Portugal Spain Spain France France Brazil Neném[1]
1999 Brazil Brazil Portugal Portugal Argentina Argentina Spain Spain Portugal Madjer[2]
2000[3] Portugal Portugal Spain Spain Brazil Brazil Uruguay Uruguay Portugal Madjer[2]
2001 Brazil Brazil Portugal Portugal Uruguay Uruguay Argentina Argentina Brazil Juninho[4]
2002 Brazil Brazil Portugal Portugal Uruguay Uruguay Argentina Argentina –
2003 Brazil Brazil Portugal Portugal Argentina Argentina Canada Canada Brazil Jorginho[5]
2004 Brazil Brazil Spain Spain Uruguay Uruguay Argentina Argentina –
2005 Brazil Brazil Uruguay Uruguay Portugal Portugal Argentina Argentina Brazil Buru[6]
2006 Brazil Brazil Argentina Argentina Uruguay Uruguay Spain Spain Spain Amarelle[7]
2009 Brazil Brazil Chile Chile Argentina Argentina Uruguay Uruguay –
2010 Chile Chile Brazil Brazil Argentina Argentina Uruguay Uruguay Chile Sanhueza[8]
2011 Uruguay Uruguay Brazil Brazil Mexico Mexico Argentina Argentina –

Successful teams

Team Titles Runners-up Third place Fourth place
 Brazil 9 (1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009) 2 (2010, 2011) 1 (2000) –
 Portugal 1 (2000) 5 (1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003) 1 (2005) –
 Uruguay 1 (2011) 1 (2005) 4 (2001, 2002, 2004, 2006) 3 (2000, 2009, 2010)
 Chile 1 (2010) 1 (2009) – –
 Spain – 2 (2000, 2004) 1 (1998) 2 (1999, 2006)
 Argentina – 1 (2006) 4 (1999, 2003, 2009, 2010) 5 (2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2011)
 Mexico – – 1 (2011) –
 France – – – 1 (1998)
 Canada – – – 1 (2003)

References

  1. ↑ Brasil ganha a I Copa Latina (Portuguese)
  2. 1 2 "Portugal vence com méritos a Copa Latina" (in Portuguese). 16 October 2000. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Portugal vence Taça Latina". Record (in Portuguese). 16 October 2000. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  4. ↑ Brasil é o campeão da IV Copa Latina (Portuguese)
  5. ↑ Brasil goleia Portugal e conquista o penta da Copa Latina (Portuguese)
  6. ↑ De virada, Brasil é Heptacampeão (Portuguese)
  7. ↑ Agência Placar (17 December 2006). "Beach Soccer: Campeão antecipado, Brasil goleia e fecha Copa Latina" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  8. ↑ "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.
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