BSWW Mundialito
Organising bodyBSWW
Founded1994
RegionInternational (FIFA)
Number of teams4 (since 2008)
Current champions Brazil
(15th title)
Most successful team(s) Brazil (15 titles)
WebsiteMundialito

The BSWW Mundialito, often simply known as Mundialito, is an annual international beach soccer tournament that takes place between few select countries, which are invited to play at the tournament organized by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW). First played in 1994 at Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the competition was reignited in 1997 in Portugal, where it was held ever since until 2022. Few nations have won the tournament, those being only Brazil, Portugal, United States and Spain.

The first Mundialito competition to consist of club teams took place in March 2011, known as the Mundialito de Clubes.

Venues

The following is a table showing when and where the BSWW Mundialito has been held:

Year(s) Country City Beach
1994  Brazil Rio de Janeiro Copacabana Beach
1995–1996 Not held
1997–2004  Portugal Figueira da Foz Praia da Claridade
2005–2012  Portugal Portimão Praia da Rocha
2013  Portugal Vila Nova de Gaia Praia de Canide Norte
2014  Portugal Espinho Praia da Baía
2015 Not held
2016–2017  Portugal Cascais Praia de Carcavelos
2018  Portugal Almada Costa da Caparica
2019  Portugal Nazaré Praia da Nazaré
2020–2021 Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic[1]
2022[1]  Spain Maspalomas Playa del Inglés
2023  Spain Isla Canela Playa de Los Haraganes

Tournaments

No. Year Teams Winners Runners-up Third place Fourth place Best player Best goalkeeper Top goalscorer(s)
1 1994 4 Brazil Brazil Italy Italy United States United States Argentina Argentina ? Brazil Paulo Sérgio[2] Argentina Emilio Commisso[2]
2 1997 8 Brazil Brazil Spain Spain Canada Canada Portugal Portugal Brazil Neném[3] ? Brazil Neném[3]
3 1998 12 United States United States Peru Peru Brazil Brazil Portugal Portugal Portugal Hernâni[4] United States Ruben Fernandez[4] Brazil Neném[4]
4 1999 8 Brazil Brazil Portugal Portugal Uruguay Uruguay France France Portugal Hernâni[5] Brazil Paulo Sérgio[5] Brazil Benjamin, Brazil Jorginho[5]
5 2000 8 Brazil Brazil Portugal Portugal France France Spain Spain Portugal Madjer[6] France Franck Zingaro[6] France Eric Cantona, Spain Amarelle, Brazil Neném[6]
6 2001 8 Brazil Brazil Portugal Portugal Spain Spain France France Spain Amarelle[7] Portugal Zé Miguel[7] Brazil Neném[7]
7 2002 8 Brazil Brazil Portugal Portugal Italy Italy Argentina Argentina Portugal Madjer[8] ? Portugal Madjer[8]
8 2003 8 Portugal Portugal Brazil Brazil Spain Spain Uruguay Uruguay Spain Amarelle[9] Brazil Robertinho[10] Spain Amarelle[11]
9 2004 8 Brazil Brazil Spain Spain Italy Italy Portugal Portugal Portugal Hernâni[12] Spain Roberto Valeiro[12] Brazil Neném[12]
10 2005 8 Brazil Brazil Portugal Portugal France France Ukraine Ukraine Portugal Madjer[13] Brazil Pierre[13] Portugal Madjer[13]
11 2006[14] 5 Brazil Brazil Portugal Portugal Argentina Argentina England England Brazil Buru – –
12 2007[15] 6 Brazil Brazil Portugal Portugal Japan Japan Switzerland Switzerland Portugal Madjer[16] – Portugal Madjer[16]
13 2008 4 Portugal Portugal Brazil Brazil Argentina Argentina France France Portugal Madjer Brazil Mão Portugal Madjer
14 2009[17] 4 Portugal Portugal Brazil Brazil Spain Spain United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates Portugal Madjer Brazil Mão Spain Amarelle
15 2010 4 Brazil Brazil Portugal Portugal Argentina Argentina United States United States Portugal Madjer Argentina Cesar Mendoza Portugal Madjer, Brazil Daniel, Brazil Sidney, Argentina Miguel De Ezeyza
16 2011 4 Brazil Brazil Portugal Portugal Mexico Mexico France France Portugal Madjer Portugal Paulo Graça Portugal Belchior
17 2012 4 Portugal Portugal Spain Spain Germany Germany China China Portugal Madjer Portugal Paulo Graça Portugal Madjer
18 2013 4 Spain Spain Portugal Portugal Italy Italy Japan Japan Portugal Alan Portugal Nuno Hidalgo Portugal Belchior, Spain Llorenç Gómez
19 2014 4 Portugal Portugal Japan Japan Hungary Hungary United States United States Portugal Jordan Santos Portugal Nuno Hidalgo Portugal Belchior
20 2016 4 Brazil Brazil Portugal Portugal United States United States China China Portugal Belchior United States Christopher Toth Brazil Lucão
21 2017 4 Brazil Brazil Portugal Portugal Russia Russia France France Brazil Rodrigo Brazil Mão Brazil Rodrigo, Brazil Mauricinho
22 2018 4 Portugal Portugal Spain Spain Japan Japan Mexico Mexico Portugal Jordan Santos Portugal Elinton Andrade Japan Takasuke Goto
23 2019 4 Portugal Portugal Senegal Senegal Spain Spain Japan Japan Portugal Jordan Santos Portugal Elinton Andrade Portugal Jordan Santos
24 2022 4 Spain Spain United States United States Portugal Portugal Japan Japan Spain Chiky Ardil[18] United States Christopher Toth[18] Japan Takuya Akaguma[18]
25 2023 4 Brazil Brazil United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates Spain Spain Mexico Mexico Brazil Rodrigo Spain Dona Brazil Rodrigo

Medal summary

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Brazil153119
2 Portugal712120
3 Spain24511
4 United States1124
5 Italy0134
6 Japan0123
7 Peru0101
 Senegal0101
 United Arab Emirates0101
10 Argentina0033
11 France0022
12 Canada0011
 Germany0011
 Hungary0011
 Mexico0011
 Russia0011
 Uruguay0011
Totals (17 entries)25252575

References

  1. ^ a b "Mundialito 2022 to be held in Canary Islands this July". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Volta olimpica na areia". Jornal do Brasil (in Portuguese). Rio de Janeiro. 11 April 1994. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b Brasil - 4 X Espanha 2 (in Portuguese). SAPO. 3 August 1997. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b c E.U.A. venceram o Mundialito ao derrotar na final o Perú (in Portuguese). SAPO. 9 August 1998. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  5. ^ a b c BRASIL VENCE MUNDIALITO (in Portuguese). SAPO. 19 July 1999. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  6. ^ a b c Brasil repete triunfo (in Portuguese). SAPO. 23 July 2000. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  7. ^ a b c Mundialito: Brasil volta a bater (3-2) Portugal na final (in Portuguese). Record. 22 July 2001. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  8. ^ a b Mundialito: Triste fado lusitano (in Portuguese). Record. 22 August 2002. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  9. ^ PORTUGAL VENCE MUNDIALITO DE PRAIA (in Portuguese). Correio da Manhã. 3 August 2003. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  10. ^ VIII Mundialito Melhor Goleiro (in Portuguese). beachsoccerbrasil.com.br. August 2004. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  11. ^ VIII Mundialito Artilheiro (in Portuguese). beachsoccerbrasil.com.br. August 2004. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  12. ^ a b c Futebol de praia: Portugal novamente infeliz no tempo extra (in Portuguese). Record. 16 August 2004. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  13. ^ a b c Brasil goleia e é campeão do Mundialito de futebol de areia pela 8ª vez (in Portuguese). Universo Online. 14 August 2005. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  14. ^ "André e seleção festejam título do Mundialito". deznarede.com.br. Archived from the original on 2012-12-31.
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  16. ^ a b "Brasil vence Portugal e conquista 10º Mundialito de futebol de praia". Publico. 22 July 2007. Retrieved 2 February 2023. O português Madjer foi eleito o melhor jogador do Mundialito e conquistou o prémio de melhor marcador do torneio.
  17. ^ "BSWW Mundialito 2009". beachsports.npage.eu. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-04-06.
  18. ^ a b c "The Mundialito Gran Canaria 2022 stays home!". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 23 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.

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