2003 Beach Soccer World Championships

Organisation

As like in the previous year, a record low of eight nations competed in two groups of four teams in a round robin format. The top two teams in each group after all the matches of the group stage had been played progressed into the semi-finals, in which the championship proceeded as a knock-out tournament therein until a winner was crowned, with an additional match to decide third place.

Teams

Qualification

European teams gained qualification by finishing in the top three spots of the 2002 Euro Beach Soccer League. North and South American qualification was based on performances over recent times in a series of events involving teams from the Americas. The other entries received wild-card invites.

Africa and Oceania were unrepresented.

Entrants

This remains the only year in all nineteen editions when no new nations made their debut at a world cup. Asian Zone (1):

• WC

European Zone (4):

• WC

North American Zone (1):

South American Zone (1):

Hosts:

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Group stage

Matches are listed as local time in Rio de Janeiro, (UTC-3)

Group A

date = February 16, 2003 | time = 09:45 | team1 = | score = 6–3 | report = https://web.archive.org/web/20030219094013/http://www.beachsoccer.com:80/news.asp | team2 = | goals1 = Junior Negão Buru Neném Benjamin | goals2 = Nico Eloy | attendance = 6 000 | referee = Carlos Robles (Chile) | stadium = Copacabana beach}}

Nico Busti Eloy Q. Setien David Beto

date = February 18, 2003 | team1 = | score = 7–2 | report = https://web.archive.org/web/20030219094013/http://www.beachsoccer.com:80/news.asp | team2 = | goals1 = Junior Negão Neném Benjamin Juninho | goals2 = Fruzzetti D’Amico | attendance = 6 000 | referee = Pinto Correia (Portugal) | stadium = Copacabana beach}}

D’Amico Fruzzetti Garlini Ed Francis Beto

date = February 20, 2003 | team1 = | score = 13–1 | report = https://web.archive.org/web/20030423061324/http://www.beachsoccer.com:80/news.asp | team2 = | goals1 = Jorginho Júnior Negão Benjamin Neném Juninho Júlio César | goals2 = Beto | attendance = 4 500 | referee = Lakhdar Benchabane (France) | stadium = Copacabana beach}}

date = February 20, 2003 | team1 = | score = 8–4 | report = https://web.archive.org/web/20030423061324/http://www.beachsoccer.com:80/news.asp | team2 = | goals1 = Q.Setien Eloy Amarelle Nico Javi | goals2 = Garlini Costacurta Fruzzetti | attendance = 3 000 | referee = Elias Coelho (Brazil) | stadium = Copacabana beach}}

Group B

date = February 18, 2003 | team1 = | score = 2–1 | report = https://web.archive.org/web/20030219094013/http://www.beachsoccer.com:80/news.asp | team2 = | goals1 = Fabian German | goals2 = Mochizuki | attendance = 4 500 | referee = Antonio Buaiz (Brazil) | stadium = Copacabana beach}}

date = February 18, 2003 | team1 = | score = 8–6 | report = https://web.archive.org/web/20030219094013/http://www.beachsoccer.com:80/news.asp | team2 = | goals1 = Bonora Edouard Ottavy Sciortino Samoun | goals2 = Madjer Hernani Belchior Alan | attendance = 6 000 | referee = Carlos Robles (Chile) | stadium = Copacabana beach}}

date = February 19, 2003 | time = 17:00 | team1 = | score = 6–5 | report = http://www.futsalonline.com/beachresult.html | team2 = | goals1 = Nico Fabian Pico Chueco German | goals2 = Sciortino Jairzinho Marquet Samoun Cantona | referee = Evaldo Wellington (Brazil) | attendance = 2 000 | stadium = Copacabana beach}}

date = February 19, 2003 | team1 = | score = 5–1 | report = https://web.archive.org/web/20030423061324/http://www.beachsoccer.com:80/news.asp | team2 = | goals1 = Alan Madjer | goals2 = Touma | attendance = 2 000 | referee = Elias Coelho (Brazil) | stadium = Copacabana beach}}

date = February 20, 2003 | time = 16:00 | team1 = | score = 7–2 | report = https://web.archive.org/web/20030423061324/http://www.beachsoccer.com:80/news.asp | team2 = | goals1 = Sciortino Jairzinho Bonora Cantona | goals2 = Mochizuki Kawakubo | attendance = 4 500 | referee = Massimo Magrini (Italy) | stadium = Copacabana beach}}

date = February 20, 2003 | team1 = | score = 3–1 | report = https://web.archive.org/web/20030423061324/http://www.beachsoccer.com:80/news.asp | team2 = | goals1 = Alan Setemeio | goals2 = Nico | attendance = 6 000 | referee = Carlos Robles (Chile) | stadium = Copacabana beach}}

Knockout stage

February 21 was allocated as a rest day. |22 February ||7||2 |22 February ||5||4 |23 February ||8||2 |23 February ||7||4

Semi-finals

date = February 22, 2003 | time = 08:45 | team1 = | score = 5–4 | report = https://web.archive.org/web/20030423061324/http://www.beachsoccer.com:80/news.asp | team2 = | goals1 = Amarelle Nico | goals2 = Jairzinho Bonora Sciortino Marquet | attendance = 6 000 | referee = Antonio Buaiz (Brazil) | stadium = Copacabana beach}}

date = February 22, 2003 | time = 10:00 | team1 = | score = 7–2 | report = https://web.archive.org/web/20030423061324/http://www.beachsoccer.com:80/news.asp | team2 = | goals1 = Buru Jorginho Benjamin Neném Júnior Negão | goals2 = Madjer Hernani | attendance = 6 000 | referee = Carlos Robles (Chile) | stadium = Copacabana beach}}

Third place play-off

date = February 23, 2003 | time = 08:00 | team1 = | score = 7–4 | report = https://web.archive.org/web/20030423061324/http://www.beachsoccer.com:80/news.asp | team2 = | goals1 = Madjer Alan Belchior Pedro Vieira Pedro Jorge | goals2 = Marquet Cantona Sciortino Bonora | attendance = 6 000 | referee = João Alberto (Brazil) | stadium = Copacabana beach}}

Final

date = February 23, 2003 | time = 09:30 | team1 = | score = 8–2 | report = https://web.archive.org/web/20030423061324/http://www.beachsoccer.com:80/news.asp | team2 = | goals1 = Júnior Negão Benjamin Neném Jorginho | goals2 = Amarelle Nico | attendance = 6 000 | referee = José Luiz da Rosa (Uruguay) | stadium = Copacabana beach}}

Winners

Awards

Top goalscorers

;15 goals

• BRA Neném ;10 goals
• ESP Amarelle
• POR Madjer ;9 goals
• BRA Júnior Negão ;8 goals
• FRA Sciortino
• BRA Benjamin ;6 goals
• ESP Nico ;5 goals
• FRA Bonora
• POR Alan ;4 goals
• BRA Jorginho
• ITA Fruzzetti
• ESP Eloy ;3 goals
• ESP Q. Setién
• USA Francis
• USA Beto
• FRA Samoun
• FRA Jairzinho
• FRA Marquet
• FRA Cantona
• POR Hernani
• URU Nico ;2 goals
• BRA Buru
• BRA Juninho
• ITA D’Amico
• ITA Ferrigno
• ITA Garlini
• URU Fabian
• URU German
• JPN Mochizuki
• FRA Ottavy
• POR Belchior ;15 others scored 1 goal each

Final standings

group stage

References

Sources

• RSSSF
• roonba
• BSWW
• Big Soccer
• Awards
• Scorers (incomplete)

References

1. (1 February 2005). "FIFA launches first ever FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup". FIFA.com.
2. (30 January 2003). "Rio volta a sediar Mundial, em fevereiro, na Praia de Copacabana". beachsoccerbrasil.com.br.
3. "IX Campeonato Mundial de Beach Soccer, 16 a 23 de fevereiro/2003, Praia de Copacabana/RJ". beachsoccerbrasil.com.br.