Beach soccer at the European Games

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Beach soccer at the European Games
Beach soccer pictogram.svg
Founded2015; 6 years ago (2015)
RegionEurope (UEFA)
Number of teams8
Current champions Portugal (1st title)
Most successful team(s) Russia
 Portugal (1 title each)
Beach soccer at the 2019 European Games

Beach soccer has been part of each edition of the European Games – a quadrennial, multi-sport event – since the inaugural edition in 2015 as a men's sport. The competition is under the direction of the European Olympic Committees (EOCs);[1] beach soccer's governing bodies (FIFA and UEFA) are represented by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) at the Games.[2]

Eight teams take part. The hosts qualify automatically; of the most recent edition of the Euro Beach Soccer League (EBSL), the top six teams of the Superfinal and winners of the Promotion Final also qualify. To participate, nations must be members of both the EOCs and UEFA.[2]

Portugal are most successful nation having won a total of two medals (one gold, one bronze).[3]

Results[]

Year Location Final Third Place match
Gold medalists Score Silver medalists Bronze medalists Score Fourth Place
2015
details 		Azerbaijan Baku, Azerbaijan
Russia 		3–2
Italy
Portugal 		6–5
Switzerland
2019
details 		Belarus Minsk, Belarus
Portugal 		8–3
Spain
Switzerland 		5–4
Ukraine
2023
Poland Kraków, Poland

Performance[]

Medal table[]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Portugal (POR)1012
2 Russia (RUS)1001
3 Italy (ITA)0101
 Spain (ESP)0101
5 Switzerland (SUI)0011
Totals (5 nations)2226

Overall standings[]

As of 2019

Pos Team App Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Avg. Pts
1  Portugal 2 10 6 2 0 2 51 33 +18 22 2.2
2  Italy 2 10 6 0 0 4 48 34 +14 18 1.8
3  Spain 2 10 5 1 1 3 41 38 +3 18 1.8
4  Russia 2 10 5 0 1 4 38 34 +4 16 1.6
5   Switzerland 2 10 4 1 0 5 52 42 +10 14 1.4
6  Ukraine 2 10 3 0 1 6 35 40 –5 10 1
7  Belarus 1 5 2 0 1 2 24 20 +4 7 1.4
8  Hungary 1 5 1 0 0 4 14 21 –7 3 0.6
9  Azerbaijan 1 5 0 0 0 5 12 22 –10 0 0
10  Romania 1 5 0 0 0 5 8 39 –31 0 0

Key: Appearances App / Won in Normal Time W = 3 Points / Won in Extra Time W+ = 2 Points / Won in Penalty shoot-out WP = 1 Point / Lost L = 0 Points

Appearances & performance timeline[]

Key
Teams \ Years 2015
Azerbaijan
(8) 		2019
Belarus
(8)
Poland
(8) 		Apps
 Azerbaijan 8th × 1
 Belarus × 7th 1
 Hungary 7th × 1
 Italy 2nd 5th 2
 Poland × × q 1
 Portugal 3rd 1st 2
 Romania × 8th 1
 Russia 1st 6th 2
 Spain 5th 2nd 2
  Switzerland 4th 3rd 2
 Ukraine 6th 4th 2
11 nations

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "European Games Minsk 2019". Beach Soccer Worldwide. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Qualification System – Beach Soccer" (PDF). Minsk 2019. March 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  3. ^ "EXIBIÇÃO DE OURO". Futebol de Praia Portugal. 29 June 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.

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