BSWW Mundialito

The BSWW Mundialito, sometimes 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 has been held ever since. Few nations have won the tournament, those being only Brazil, Portugal, United States and Spain.

BSWW Mundialito
Founded1994
RegionInternational (FIFA)
Number of teams4 (since 2008)
Current champions Portugal (7th title)
Most successful team(s) Brazil (14 titles)
WebsiteMundialito

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 BrazilRio de JaneiroCopacabana Beach
1995–1996Not held
1997–2004 PortugalFigueira da FozPraia da Claridade
2005–2012 PortugalPortimãoPraia da Rocha
2013 PortugalVila Nova de GaiaPraia de Canide Norte
2014 PortugalEspinhoPraia da Baía
2015Not held
2016–2017 PortugalCascaisPraia de Carcavelos
2018 PortugalAlmadaCosta da Caparica
2019 PortugalNazaréPraia da Nazaré
2020–2021Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic

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

Medal summary
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Brazil143118
2 Portugal712019
3 Spain1449
4 United States1023
5 Italy0134
6 Japan0123
7 Peru0101
 Senegal0101
9 Argentina0033
10 France0022
11 Canada0011
 Germany0011
 Hungary0011
 Mexico0011
 Russia0011
 Uruguay0011
Totals (16 nations)23232369

References
  1. "Volta olimpica na areia". Jornal do Brasil (in Portuguese). Rio de Janeiro. 11 April 1994. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  2. Brasil - 4 X Espanha 2 (in Portuguese). SAPO. 3 August 1997. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  3. E.U.A. venceram o Mundialito ao derrotar na final o Perú (in Portuguese). SAPO. 9 August 1998. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  4. BRASIL VENCE MUNDIALITO (in Portuguese). SAPO. 19 July 1999. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  5. Brasil repete triunfo (in Portuguese). SAPO. 23 July 2000. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  6. Mundialito: Brasil volta a bater (3-2) Portugal na final (in Portuguese). Record. 22 July 2001. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  7. Mundialito: Triste fado lusitano (in Portuguese). Record. 22 August 2002. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
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  10. VIII Mundialito Artilheiro (in Portuguese). beachsoccerbrasil.com.br. August 2004. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  11. Futebol de praia: Portugal novamente infeliz no tempo extra (in Portuguese). Record. 16 August 2004. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  12. 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.
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