Copa Latina (beach soccer)

For other uses, see Latin Cup (disambiguation).

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.

Copa Latina

Founded	1998
Abolished	2011
Region	International (FIFA)
Number of teams	4
Last champions	Uruguay (1st title)
Most successful team(s)	Brazil (9 titles)

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[1]	Paulo Sérgio[1]	Neném[1]
2	1999	Brazil	Portugal	Argentina	Spain		Madjer[2]	Dardo Cortes[2]	Alan, Madjer, Júnior[2]
3	2000[3]	Portugal	Spain	Brazil	Uruguay		Madjer[4]	Roberto Valeiro[5]	Madjer[4]
4	2001	Brazil	Portugal	Uruguay	Argentina		Juninho[6]	Loco[6]	Júnior Negão[6]
5	2002	Brazil	Portugal	Uruguay	Argentina		Júnior Negão[7]	Robertinho[7]	Madjer[7]
6	2003	Brazil	Portugal	Argentina	Canada		Jorginho[8]	João Carlos[8]	Madjer[8]
7	2004	Brazil	Spain	Uruguay	Argentina				Neném[9]
8	2005	Brazil	Uruguay	Portugal	Argentina		Buru[10]	Diego Monserrat[10]	Madjer[10]
9	2006	Brazil	Argentina	Uruguay	Spain		Amarelle[11]		Amarelle[11]
10	2009	Brazil	Chile	Argentina	Uruguay		Benjamin[12]	Mão[12]	Daniel[12]
11	2010	Chile	Brazil	Argentina	Uruguay		Rodrigo Sanhueza[13]	Gonzalo Mall[13]	Benjamin[13]
12	2011	Uruguay	Brazil	Mexico	Argentina		Benjamin[14]	Mão[14]	Benjamin[14]

Medal summary

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
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

1. Brasil ganha a I Copa Latina (in Portuguese)
2. 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. "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. Brasil é o campeão da IV Copa Latina Archived 24 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
7. V Copa Latina 2002 6 a 8 de dezembro Vitória (ES) Melhores Jogadores (in Portuguese)
8. 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. De virada, Brasil é Heptacampeão (in Portuguese)
11. Agência Placar (17 December 2006). "Beach Soccer: Campeão antecipado, Brasil goleia e fecha Copa Latina" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 August 2015.
12. Brasil vence a Argentina na Copa Latina de Beach Soccer (in Portuguese)
13. 'Praia aquática' recebe Brasil, mas se frustra com perda incomum de título (in Portuguese)
14. 12ª Copa Latina de Beach Soccer - Uruguai vence e conquista título inédito (in Portuguese)

External links

• http://theroonba.com/beach98.htm Archived 16 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine