The Mundialito de Clubes (English: Club World Cup) 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 teams are not regional champions, instead entering via invitation.
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| Organising body | BSWW |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2011 |
| Region | International (FIFA) |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Current champions |  FC Lokomotiv Moscow(3rd title) |
| Most successful team(s) | Lokomotiv Moscow (3 titles) |
| Website | Mundialito de Clubes |
Organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW), the competition was founded by BSWW with Brazilian sports agency Koch Tavares in 2011.[1] The first five editions hosted in Brazil whilst the sixth saw the event hosted in Europe; the tournament should not be confused with BSWW's existing Mundialito, which takes place in Portugal for national teams.
Portuguese and Russian sides Braga and Lokomotiv Moscow are the most successful teams with two titles each.[2]
Teams and players edit
In the first two editions (2011 and 2012), squads were specially assembled to represent well known association football clubs from around the world – these teams were incarnated purely to compete in this event.[3] Players of many nationalities (of which they were considered the best of) were invited to play; they were then allocated to one of the clubs specifically for the purpose of the event using a draft system conducted by BSWW.[4] The draft system was then retired.
In the next two editions (2013 and 2015), the clubs and their squads that competed either already exist beforehand (i.e. competed in a domestic club league in their country) or remained specially assembled purely for the competition, but now with squads materialised behind the scenes with players choosing to play for said team at their own discretion rather than via a draft.
Since 2017, all competing teams have been pre-existing clubs that compete in their country's domestic league. Teams are no longer materialised specifically for this event.
Results edit
| Year | Host | Teams | Final | Third Place Match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winners | Score | Runners-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | |||||
| 2011 Details |
 São Paulo |
10 | Vasco da Gama |
4–2 |  Sporting CP |
Flamengo |
5–4 (a.e.t.) |
Lokomotiv Moscow | ||
| 2012 Details |
São Paulo |
12 | Lokomotiv Moscow |
6–4 | Flamengo |
Vasco da Gama |
5–4 | Sporting CP | ||
| 2013 Details |
Rio de Janeiro |
8 | Corinthians |
3–3 (a.e.t.) 1–0 (pens) |
Flamengo |
Vasco da Gama |
3–1 | Botafogo | ||
| 2015 Details |
Rio de Janeiro |
8 |  Barcelona |
4–4 (a.e.t.) 3–2 (pens) |
Vasco da Gama |
 Al-Ahli |
4–4 (a.e.t.) 3–2 (pens) |
Fluminense | ||
| 2017 Details |
São Paulo |
8 | Lokomotiv Moscow |
5–4 |  Pars Jonoubi |
Corinthians |
3–2 | Flamengo | ||
| 2019 Details |
Moscow[5] |
8 | Braga |
7–6 |  Catania |
Flamengo |
4–3 | Spartak Moscow | ||
| 2020 Details |
Moscow[6] |
8 | Braga |
8–3 | Spartak Moscow |
Lokomotiv Moscow |
6–2 |  Tokyo Verdy | ||
| 2021 Details |
Moscow[7] |
8 | Lokomotiv Moscow |
6–4 | Braga |
Vasco da Gama |
10–6 |  Dinamo Minsk | ||
Performance edit
By club edit
- Key
- GS – Group stage
- QF – Quarter final
- (there were no placement matches for 5th to 12th place pre-2017)
- Apps – Total appearances
| Team | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2020 | Apps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ahli
|
– | GS | GS | 3rd | – | – | – | 3 |
 Alanyaspor
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | 7th | 1 |
| Barcelona
|
QF | QF | GS | 1st | – | – | – | 4 |
| BATE Borisov
|
– | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | 1 |
 Boca Juniors
|
GS | QF | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Botafogo
|
– | – | 4th | – | 6th | – | – | 2 |
| Braga
|
– | – | – | – | – | 1st | 1st | 2 |
| Catania
|
– | – | – | – | – | 2nd | – | 1 |
| Corinthians
|
QF | QF | 1st | GS | 3rd | – | – | 5 |
| Flamengo
|
3rd | 2nd | 2nd | GS | 4th | 3rd | 6th | 7 |
| Fluminense
|
– | – | – | 4th | – | – | – | 1 |
 Grasshopper
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | 1 |
| Levante UD
|
– | – | – | GS | 5th | 6th | 5th | 4 |
| Lokomotiv Moscow
|
4th | 1st | – | – | 1st | 7th | 3rd | 5 |
| Milan
|
GS | QF | GS | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Pars Jonoubi
|
– | – | – | – | 2nd | – | – | 1 |
 Peñarol
|
– | – | GS | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Rosario Central
|
– | – | – | – | 7th | – | – | 1 |
| Santos FC
|
GS | QF | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| São Paulo FC
|
– | GS | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
 Seattle Sounders
|
QF | GS | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Spartak Moscow
|
– | – | – | – | – | 4th | 2nd | 2 |
| Sporting CP
|
2nd | 4th | – | GS | 8th | 5th | – | 5 |
| Tokyo Verdy
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | 4th | 1 |
| Vasco da Gama
|
1st | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | – | – | – | 4 |
By country edit
| Nation | Winners | Runners-up | Third | Fourth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil |
2 (2011, 2013) | 3 (2012, 2013, 2015) | 5 (2011, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2019) | 3 (2013, 2015, 2017) |
| Russia |
2 (2012, 2017) | 1 (2020) | 1 (2020) | 2 (2011, 2019) |
| Portugal |
2 (2019, 2020) | 1 (2011) | – | 1 (2012) |
| Spain |
1 (2015) | – | – | – |
| Iran |
– | 1 (2017) | – | – |
| Italy |
– | 1 (2019) | – | – |
| United Emirates |
– | – | 1 (2015) | – |
| Japan |
– | – | – | 1 (2020) |
By confederation edit
| Confederation | Winners | Runners-up | Third | Fourth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA | 5 (2012, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020) | 3 (2011, 2019, 2020) | 1 (2020) | 3 (2011, 2012, 2019) |
| CONMEBOL | 2 (2011, 2013) | 3 (2012, 2013, 2015) | 5 (2011, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2019) | 3 (2013, 2015, 2017) |
| AFC | – | 1 (2017) | 1 (2015) | 1 (2020) |
Awards edit
| Year | MVP | Best goalkeeper | Top goalscorer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Sarandí Pampero (Vasco da Gama)
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Paulo Graça (Sporting CP)
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André (Flamengo), 16 goals
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| 2012 | Benjamin (Flamengo)
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 Vitalii Sydorenko (Lokomotiv Moscow)
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Madjer (Sporting CP), 10 goals
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| 2013 | Mão (Corinthians)
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Mão (Corinthians)
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Eudin (Flamengo), 7 goals
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| 2015 | Ozu Moreira (Barcelona)
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 Jonathan Torohia (Barcelona)
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Datinha (Barcelona) Lucão (Vasco da Gama) Bokinha (Vasco da Gama) Nelito Oliveira (Sporting CP), 7 goals
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| 2017 | Nelito Oliveira (Lokomotiv Moscow)
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Maxim Chuzhkov (Lokomotiv Moscow)
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Igor (Botafogo), 7 goals
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| 2019 | Bê Martins (Braga)
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Rafael Padilha (Braga)
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Lucão (Catania), 12 goals
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| 2020 | Filipe (Braga)
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Rafael Padilha (Braga)
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Eduard Suarez (Levante), 10 goals
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ Founding
- ^ Moscow 2 titles
- ^ Representative clubs
- ^ Draft
- ^ "Мундиалито без "Кристалла"? Но они так нужны друг другу!". Archived from the original on 2019-02-22. Retrieved 2019-02-07.
- ^ Mundialito de Clubes Moscow 2020. Beach Soccer Worldwide.
- ^ Куско сообщил, что у BSWW есть соглашение о проведении клубного Мундиалито-2021 в Москве. Beach Soccer Russia.
External links edit
- Beach Soccer Worldwide, official website
- Club Mundialito, at Beach Soccer Russia (in Russian)