title: 2013 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship
text: # 2013 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship
  
  The 2013 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship took place from 8–12 May 2013, in Nassau, Bahamas, for the first time. This will also be the first time that the qualifiers have been held in the Caribbean. The two finalists of the championship qualified for the World Cup and represented North America in Tahiti.
  
  All matches took place at the new Malcolm Park Beach Soccer and Futsal Facility in Nassau.
  
  ## Participating teams
  
  The original record total of 11 teams were revealed on April 19, 2013.
  
  North American Zone:
  
  * Canada
  * Mexico
  * United States
  
  Central American Zone:
  
  * Costa Rica
  * El Salvador
  * Guatemala
  
  Caribbean Zone:
  
  * Bahamas
  * Jamaica
  * Puerto Rico
  * Trinidad and Tobago
  
  A team from Guyana was scheduled to participate, but withdrew from the tournament on 7 May 2013 due to administrative reasons. Guyana was scheduled to compete in Group B. Due to Guyana's withdrawal, the schedule was slightly modified as a result.
  
  ## Group stage
  
  The draw to determine the groupings was conducted at the Atlantis Paradise Island Hotel in Nassau, the Bahamas, on 23 April 2013 at 1 PM EDT. The subsequent schedule was released two days later.
  
  All match times are correct to that of local time in Nassau, being Eastern Daylight Time, (UTC -4).
  
  ### Group A
  
  | Team | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | +15 | 9 |
  | Bahamas | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 6 |
  | Guatemala | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 3 |
  | Puerto Rico | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 23 | –20 | 0 |
  
  * clinched semifinal berth
  
  ### Group B
  
  | Team | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Mexico | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | +18 | 6 |
  | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 17 | –6 | 3 |
  | Canada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 20 | –12 | 3 |
  
  * clinched semifinal berth
  
  ### Group C
  
  | Team | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Costa Rica | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 5 |
  | El Salvador | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 6 |
  | Jamaica | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 18 | –9 | 0 |
  | clinched semifinal berth | clinched wild card berth |
  
  ## Knockout stage
  
  After the group stage matches were completed, a draw was held after the last match to determine the semifinal matchups involving the group winners and the best second-place team.
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | A1 | United States | 4 | | | |
  | C1 | Costa Rica | 3 | | | |
  | C1 | Costa Rica | 3 | SFW1 | United States (a.e.t.) | 5 |
  | | | | SFW2 | El Salvador | 4 |
  | B1 | Mexico | 3 (0) | SFW2 | El Salvador | 4 |
  | W1 | El Salvador (a.e.t.) | 3 (1) | Third place match | Third place match | Third place match |
  | | | | SFL1 | Costa Rica | 7 |
  | | | | SFL2 | Mexico | 8 |
  
  ## Winners
  
  * (2013) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualification (CONCACAF) Winners:
  * United States Second title
  
  ## Awards
  
  Best Player (MVP) :
  
  * Agustin Ruiz ||
  * Top Scorer ||
  * Nick Perera ||
  * 11 goals ||
  * Best Goalkeeper ||
  * Chris Toth ||
  * FIFA Fair Play Award ||
  
  ## Qualifying teams
  
  | | Team |
  | - | - |
  | 1st Place | United States |
  | 2nd Place | El Salvador |
  
  ## Top scorers
  
  ### 11 goals
  
  * Nick Perera
  
  ## Final standings
  
  | Rank | Team |
  | - | - |
  | 1 | United States |
  | 2 | El Salvador |
  | 3 | Mexico |
  | 4 | Costa Rica |
  | 5 | Guatemala |
  | 6 | Bahamas |
  | 7 | Trinidad and Tobago |
  | 8 | Canada |
  | 9 | Jamaica |
  | 10 | Puerto Rico |
  