Copa Latina (beach soccer)

Copa Latina

Founded	1998
Region	International (FIFA)
Number of teams	4
Current champions	Uruguay (1st title)
Most successful team(s)	Brazil (9 titles)
Website	Mundialito

The Copa Latina (English: Latin Cup) is an invitational four-team beach soccer international tournament that takes place in Brazil. The teams taking part in this competition are nations from Latin Europe or Latin America, with the exception of 2003 participant Canada, who nevertheless has a substancial Latin-speaking region. First played in 1998 in Vitória, the competition rotates between several Brazilian cities. After the knockout format in the inaugural tournament, all the subsequent editions feature a round-robin configuration. Few nations have won the tournament, those being only Brazil, Chile, Portugal and Uruguay.

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

Year	Winners	Runner-up	Third place	Fourth place	MVP
1998	Brazil	Portugal	Spain	France	Neném[1]
1999	Brazil	Portugal	Argentina	Spain	Madjer[2]
2000[3]	Portugal	Spain	Brazil	Uruguay	Madjer[2]
2001	Brazil	Portugal	Uruguay	Argentina	Juninho[4]
2002	Brazil	Portugal	Uruguay	Argentina	–
2003	Brazil	Portugal	Argentina	Canada	Jorginho[5]
2004	Brazil	Spain	Uruguay	Argentina	–
2005	Brazil	Uruguay	Portugal	Argentina	Buru[6]
2006	Brazil	Argentina	Uruguay	Spain	Amarelle[7]
2009	Brazil	Chile	Argentina	Uruguay	–
2010	Chile	Brazil	Argentina	Uruguay	Sanhueza[8]
2011	Uruguay	Brazil	Mexico	Argentina	–

Successful teams

Team	Titles	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place
Brazil	9 (1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009)	2 (2010, 2011)	1 (2000)	–
Portugal	1 (2000)	5 (1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003)	1 (2005)	–
Uruguay	1 (2011)	1 (2005)	4 (2001, 2002, 2004, 2006)	3 (2000, 2009, 2010)
Chile	1 (2010)	1 (2009)	–	–
Spain	–	2 (2000, 2004)	1 (1998)	2 (1999, 2006)
Argentina	–	1 (2006)	4 (1999, 2003, 2009, 2010)	5 (2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2011)
Mexico	–	–	1 (2011)	–
France	–	–	–	1 (1998)
Canada	–	–	–	1 (2003)

References

1. Brasil ganha a I Copa Latina (Portuguese)
2. "Portugal vence com méritos a Copa Latina" (in Portuguese). 16 October 2000. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
3. "Portugal vence Taça Latina". Record (in Portuguese). 16 October 2000. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
4. Brasil é o campeão da IV Copa Latina (Portuguese)
5. Brasil goleia Portugal e conquista o penta da Copa Latina (Portuguese)
6. De virada, Brasil é Heptacampeão (Portuguese)
7. Agência Placar (17 December 2006). "Beach Soccer: Campeão antecipado, Brasil goleia e fecha Copa Latina" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 August 2015.
8. "Chile é campeão da Copa Latina e Corinthians comemora na Copa Brasil" (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Beach Soccer. 2 January 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2015.