2017 South American Beach Soccer League
The 2017 CONMEBOL South American Beach Soccer League was the first edition of the South American Beach Soccer League (named natively in Spanish as the CONMEBOL Liga Sudamericana de Fútbol Playa), a continental league competition for South American men's national beach soccer teams. Organised by the governing body for South American football, CONMEBOL, as part of its Development Department's Evolution Program, all ten members of the continental confederation took part, with both senior and Under 20s teams participating in the league events.
| Liga Sudamericana de Fútbol Playa | |
|---|---|
Map showing the locations of the events of the 2017 season | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host countries | Peru Paraguay Brazil |
| Dates | Regular season: 12–23 September 2017 Finals: 5–6 October 2018 |
| Teams | 20 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Brazil (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Paraguay |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 44 |
| Goals scored | 347 (7.89 per match) |
The teams were first divided into two geographically based zones (North and South) to compete in a round robin tournament against other members of their own zone. The winners of each zone then proceeded to face each other in the Finals to contest the title.
The regular season events took place in September 2017, whilst, due to delays, the finals did not take place until October 2018.
Brazil won the league after, as North zone champions, they defeated South zone champions Paraguay in the finals.