The second
Mundialito de Clubes
The Mundialito de Clubes () is an international club beach soccer competition contested between top men's clubs from around the world. The tournament is loosely similar to the FIFA Club World Cup in association football, however participating team ...
(or Club World Cup) was a beach soccer tournament that took place at the Praia do Sol stadium at the Arena Guarapiranga sport complex, located near
Represa de Guarapiranga, a reservoir located in
São Paulo
São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...
,
Brazil
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from 12 – 19 May 2012. The stadium has a seating capacity of 3,500 spectators.
Participating teams
Twelve teams confirmed their participation in this year's tournament, an increase of two teams who participated last year:
Draft procedure
On 25 April 2012, at the Beach Soccer Worldwide headquarters in
Barcelona
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,
Spain
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, the Official Draft took place, with each team selecting ten players each. Each team has until 2159 GMT on 27 April 2012 to complete any player transfers and also the confirmation of a possible former football star (to be approved by Beach Soccer Worldwide).
According to the draft procedure, the team representative of every Club is to attend that meeting in the two aforementioned venue, and he will be the responsible of picking the players for his squad. All Beach Soccer players can be potentially selected, and, just as it happens in great events for leagues such as the
NBA
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NHL
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or
Major League Baseball
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, in order to set a balanced, competitive tournament, the Draft for the players’ election will follow some guidelines.
Players
The 'Draft' followed the following criteria: three national players (chosen beforehand), three continental players (up two from the same country), a player
UEFA
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CONMEBOL
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(
South America
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and
Europe
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), a player from
AFC /
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CONCACAF
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OFC (
Asia
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Africa
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North America
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and the
Caribbean
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Oceania
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) player and a 'national'.
Squads
Al-Ahli
Barcelona
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Boca Juniors
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Corinthians
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Flamengo
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Lokomotiv Moscow
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Milan
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Santos
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*Santos, São Paulo, a municipality in São Paulo ...
São Paulo
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Seattle Sounders
Sporting CP
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Vasco da Gama
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Group stage
The draw to divide the teams into three groups of four was conducted on 24 April 2012.
All kickoff times are of local time in
São Paulo
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, (
UTC-3).
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Knockout stage
A draw was held after the group stage matches were completed to determine the quarterfinal pairings.
Quarterfinals
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Semifinals
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Third place playoff
Final
Winners
Awards
See also
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Beach soccer
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Association football has long been played informally on ...
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Beach Soccer Worldwide
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References
External links
Beach Soccer WorldwideBeach Soccer Brasil (Portuguese)I Mundialito de Clubes Beach Soccer Official Site (Portuguese)II Mundialito de Clubes Beach Soccer Official Site (Portuguese)Tournament page at Beachsoccer.ru (Russian)
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The Mundialito de Clubes () is an international club beach soccer competition contested between top men's clubs from around the world. The tournament is loosely similar to the FIFA Club World Cup in association football, however participating team ...
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