2019 Mundialito de Clubes
The 2019 Mundialito de Clubes was the sixth edition of the Mundialito de Clubes, a international club beach soccer competition contested between top men's clubs from across the world.
Organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide, the competition took place outside of Brazil for the first time – this edition was hosted in Moscow, Russia between February 27 and March 3, featuring eight clubs. The competition was originally due to take place in São Sebastião, Brazil from 13–16 December 2018. However, in November, due to difficulties coordinating with local authorities, BSWW postponed the event until February 2019 and ultimately moved its location to Europe.
Lokomotiv Moscow of Russia were the defending champions but were knocked out in the group stage, ultimately finishing seventh. The tournament was won, for the first time, by Braga of Portugal.
Teams
Despite the competition's title of Club World Cup, in reality, this edition only saw two continents represented: Europe and South America. Additionally, the former dominated the line-up with seven clubs entering. Overall, the eight clubs represented six different countries.Russian league champions Kristall were originally confirmed to participate when the competition was scheduled for December 2018. But due to a calendar clash, they pulled out when the tournament was pushed back to February.
Confederation | Team |
CONMEBOL | Flamengo |
UEFA | BATE Borisov Catania Sporting CP Braga Lokomotiv Moscow Spartak Moscow Levante |
Squads
Venue
One venue is used in the city of Moscow, Russia.- The Megasport Sport Palace in Khodynka Field with a capacity of approximately 13,000 hosted all the matches. This is an indoor arena.
Draw
For the purpose of the draw, the clubs were split into two pots of four. Initially, two clubs in Pot 1 were seeded and automatically assigned to the groups.
- to Group A: as the host club, Spartak Moscow
- to Group B: as the defending champions, Lokomotiv Moscow
Group stage
Group A
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Group B
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