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Beach soccer at the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games

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Beach soccer
at the 2018 Commonwealth Youth Games
VenueNational Beach Soccer Arena
DatesJuly 19, 2017 (2017-07-19)–July 22, 2017 (2017-07-22)

The beach soccer competition at the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games was held in Nassau, Bahamas from 19 to 22 July 2017 at the National Beach Soccer Arena, at Malcolm Park.[1]

Two events took place, the boys' tournament and the girls' tournament. A total of eight teams from six countries took part; each consisting of ten players for a total of 80 competing athletes – 40 boys and 40 girls. All competitors were aged between 16 and 18.[1]

Each respective event began with a round robin group stage. The teams in 1st and 2nd place advanced to the gold medal match. The teams in 3rd and 4th advanced to the bronze medal match. The boys' event was won by Saint Lucia and the girls event was won by Trinidad and Tobago.[2]

Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Boys
Saint Lucia

Trinidad and Tobago

Bahamas
Girls
Trinidad and Tobago

Jamaica

Turks and Caicos Islands

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Trinidad and Tobago1102
2 Saint Lucia1001
3 Jamaica0101
4 Bahamas0011
 Turks and Caicos Islands0011
Totals (5 entries)2226

Results

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Boys

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2017 Commonwealth Youth Games Boys Beach Soccer Tournament
Tournament details
Teams4
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Saint Lucia (1st title)
Runners-up Trinidad and Tobago
Third place Bahamas
Fourth place Antigua and Barbuda
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored66 (8.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)Saint Lucia Linus Clovis (7 goals)[3]

Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Trinidad and Tobago 3 2 0 1 0 14 11 +3 7 Gold medal match
2  Saint Lucia 3 2 0 0 1 13 8 +5 6
3  Bahamas (H) 3 1 0 0 2 11 12 –1 3 Bronze medal match
4  Antigua and Barbuda 3 0 0 0 3 11 18 –7 0

(H) Hosts

19 July 2017 Bahamas  2–5  Saint Lucia
21:00

20 July 2017 Bahamas  7–3  Antigua and Barbuda
21:00

21 July 2017 Bahamas  2–4  Trinidad and Tobago
21:00

Bronze medal match

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22 July 2017 Bahamas  5–4  Antigua and Barbuda
18:30

Gold medal match

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Girls

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2017 Commonwealth Youth Games Girls Beach Soccer Tournament
Tournament details
Teams4
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Trinidad and Tobago (1st title)
Runners-up Jamaica
Third place Turks and Caicos Islands
Fourth place Bahamas
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored77 (9.63 per match)
Top scorer(s)Jamaica La-Tavia Russell (14 goals)[3]

Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Jamaica 3 3 0 0 0 31 6 +25 9 Gold medal match
2  Trinidad and Tobago 3 1 0 1 1 13 13 0 4
3  Turks and Caicos Islands 3 0 0 1 2 7 19 –12 1 Bronze medal match
4  Bahamas (H) 3 0 0 0 3 11 24 –13 0

(H) Hosts

19 July 2017 Bahamas  2–15  Jamaica
19:45

20 July 2017 Trinidad and Tobago  2–5  Jamaica
17:15
20 July 2017 Bahamas  3–3 (a.e.t.)
(1–2 p)
 Turks and Caicos Islands
19:45

21 July 2017 Bahamas  6–6 (a.e.t.)
(1–2 p)
 Trinidad and Tobago
19:45

Bronze medal match

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Gold medal match

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22 July 2017 Jamaica  5–6  Trinidad and Tobago
19:45

References

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  1. ^ a b "Beach Soccer Official Handbook". Bahamas 2017 official website. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Trinidad & Tobago and St Lucia earn Commonwealth gold". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Trinidad & Tobago and St Lucia earn Commonwealth gold". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 23 July 2017. Archived from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
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