MIAMI – The 2025 Concacaf Beach Soccer Championship will kick off on March 11, with eight countries competing for the regional title and two available berths in the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Seychelles 2025.

What

The 2025 Concacaf Beach Soccer Championship will be the eleventh edition of the tournament.

The tournament’s champions earn the title of continental kings while securing their spot as the Confederation’s representatives at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.

Who

The eight national teams that will participate are:

·       Bahamas (hosts)

·       Costa Rica

·       El Salvador

·       Guatemala

·       Mexico

·       Panama

·       Trinidad and Tobago

·       United States

Each nation has submitted 12-player rosters which can be found HERE.

 

 

When

The 2025 Concacaf Beach Soccer Championship will be played from March 11 to 16, to determine the two nations that will advance to the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Seychelles 2025.

●      Group Stage: March 11-13, 2025

●      Semifinals: March 15, 2025

●      Final and Third Place Match: March 16, 2025

The competition’s complete match schedule is available HERE.

Where

Matches will be played at Malcolm Park Beach Soccer Facility in Nassau, Bahamas.

History

Established in 2006, the Concacaf Beach Soccer Championship was created after FIFA mandated that all confederations organize qualification tournaments to determine the region’s top national teams, ensuring that only the best would earn their place at the World Cup. Before this, nations received invitations without having to qualify.

The inaugural edition preceded a joint qualification tournament with CONMEBOL in 2005. The Concacaf and CONMEBOL joint qualification was also used for the 2007 tournament.

For the 2006 and 2008 Concacaf-only editions, the tournament followed a round-robin format. Starting with the 2009 edition, finals were introduced to determine the champion.

Initially held annually to align with the World Cup’s yearly schedule, the competition adjusted its frequency in 2010 when the global tournament shifted to a biennial format.

Mexico is the most successful nation, with four titles, followed by the reigning champions, the United States, with three, El Salvador, with two, and Panama, with one.

Champions

●      Mexico (4): 2008, 2011, 2015, 2019

●      United States of America (3): 2006, 2013, 2023

●      El Salvador (2): 2009, 2021

●      Panama (1): 2017

Qualification for FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

The 2025 Concacaf Beach Soccer Championship will serve as a qualifier for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Seychelles 2025. This year's finalists will become the two teams from Concacaf that will qualify for the 16-team tournament in May.

The following are the all-time participations from Concacaf nations at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup:

  • United States (7): 2005, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2019, 2021, 2024
  • Mexico (7): 2007, 2008, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2024
  • El Salvador (5): 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2021
  • Costa Rica (2): 2009, 2015
  • Bahamas (1): 2017*
  • Canada (1): 2006
  • Panama (1): 2017

* - Hosts

Format

The 2025 Concacaf Beach Soccer Championship will begin with round-robin play from March 11 to 13. The two best teams in each group will progress to the Knockout Stage.

The Knockout Stage includes direct elimination Semifinals on March 15, followed by a Third-Place match and Final on Sunday, March 16, where the region’s Beach Soccer Champion will be crowned.

The following are the groups for the 2024 Concacaf Futsal Championship group stage:

●      Group A: Mexico, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Guatemala

●      Group B: United States, Bahamas, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago

Semifinals: 1A vs. 2B, 1B vs. 2A

Third Place: Semifinalist 1 loser vs. Semifinalist 2 loser

Final: Semifinalist 1 winner vs. Semifinalist 2 winner

Qualification for the 2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

The two finalists will qualify for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Seychelles 2025.