2008 Euro Beach Soccer League

2008 Euro Beach Soccer League
Tournament details
Teams 17
Venue(s)  (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Portugal (3rd title)
Runners-up  Netherlands
Third place  Russia
Fourth place  Italy
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s) Portugal Madjer (11 goals)
Best player Portugal Madjer
Best goalkeeper Netherlands Ran Reijer

The Euro Beach Soccer League (EBSL) is an annual European competition in beach soccer. The competitions allows national teams to compete in beach soccer in a league format over the summer months. Each season ends with a superfinal, deciding the competition winner.

There are 8 teams participating in each event that will face each other in a knock-out system. The three best placed teams out of each stage and the best fourth, join host and defending champion Portugal in the Superfinal that will be played in Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal from August 22–24. The best 3 (three) teams of each group (Stage 1 and Stage 2) plus the best 4th of both Stage 1 and Stage 2 will qualify for the Superfinal in Vila Real de Santo António (Portugal).

Participating Nations

Euro Beach Soccer League – Stage 1 Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy June 20–22

Euro Beach Soccer League – Stage 2 Tignes, France July 4–6

Euro Beach Soccer League – Superfinal Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal August 22–24

EBSL 2008 Regular Phases[1]

The best 3 (three) teams of each group (Stage 1 and Stage 2) plus the best 4th of both Stage 1 and Stage 2 will qualify for the Superfinal in Vila Real de Santo António (Portugal).

Euro Beach Soccer League – Stage 1 Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy June – 20–22

June 20 – Matches
15:15 Switzerland 11 x 2 Austria
16:30 Spain 9 x 2 Greece
17:45 Poland (4)5 x 5(3) Czech Republic
19:00 Italy 8 x 2 Andorra

June 21 – Matches
15:15 Greece 8 x 3 Austria
16:30 Czech Republic 5 x 4 Andorra
17:45 Spain 2 x 4 Switzerland
19:00 Poland 3 x 7 Italy

June 22 – Matches
7th & 8th place: 14:15 Austria 4 x 3 Andorra
3rd – 6th place: 15:30 Czech Republic 4 x 1 Spain
3rd – 6th place: 16:45 Greece 2 x 5 Poland
Final: 18:00 Switzerland (2)5 x 5(1) Italy

1.   Switzerland*
2.  Italy*
3.  Poland*
4.  Czech Republic*
5.  Greece
6.  Spain
7.  Austria
8.  Andorra

(*) clinched Superfinal Berth

Best player: Roberto Pasquali ( Italy)
Best goalkeeper: Nico Jung (  Switzerland)
Top scorer: Stankovic (  Switzerland) – 10 goals

Euro Beach Soccer League – Stage 2 Tignes, France – July 4–6

July 4 – Matches
14:45 Norway 4 x 3 Estonia
16:00 Turkey 7 x 3 England
17:15 Russia 10 x 0 Netherlands
18:30 France 12 x 4 Hungary

July 5 – Matches
14:45 Netherlands 5 x 3 Estonia
16:00 England 1 x 3 Hungary
17:15 Turkey 4 x 7 France
18:30 Norway 0 x 5 Russia

July 6 – Matches
7th & 8th place: 14:45 Estonia 3 x 2 England
3rd – 6th place: 16:00 Netherlands 5 x 3 Turkey
3rd – 6th place: 17:15 Hungary 3 x 2 Norway
Final: 18:30 Russia 8 x 3 France

1.  Russia*
2.  France*
3.  Netherlands*
4.  Hungary
5.  Norway
6.  Turkey
7.  Estonia
8.  England

(*) clinched Superfinal Berth

Best player: Stéphane François ( France)
Best goalkeeper: Andrey Bukhlitskiy ( Russia)
Top goal scorer: Egor Shaykov ( Russia) – 7 goals
FIFA Fair play award: Adil ( Turkey)

EBSL 2008 Superfinal

EBSL Superfinal – Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal (GMT)

Results and match schedule

August 22 – Matches
Russia  7 x 3  Poland
Switzerland   (3)2 x 2(4)  Netherlands
Italy  3 x 2  France
Portugal  5 x 2  Czech Republic
August 23 – Matches
Switzerland   5 x 2  Poland
Czech Republic  6 x 4  France
Netherlands  3 x 1  Russia
Portugal  12 x 4  Italy
August 24 – Matches
7th & 8th place:
France  7 x 5  Poland
5th & 6th place:
Czech Republic  5 x 7   Switzerland
3rd & 4th place:
Italy  1 x 6  Russia
Final:
Portugal  5 x 1  Netherlands
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
A1  Russia 7
B2  Poland 3
A2  Netherlands 3
A1  Russia 1
B1   Switzerland (3)2
A2  Netherlands (4)2
SF2  Portugal 5
SF1  Netherlands 1
C1  France 2
D2  Italy 3
D1  Portugal 12
D2  Italy 4
D1  Portugal 5
C2  Czech Republic 2


3rd/4th Place match
   
1  Russia 6
2  Italy 1
5th/6th Place match
   
1   Switzerland 7
2  Czech Republic 5
7th/8th Place match
   
1  France 7
2  Poland 5

Final standing

Rank Team
1  Portugal (EBSL Champion)
2  Netherlands (EBSL runner-up)
3  Russia
4  Italy
5   Switzerland
6  Czech Republic
7  France
8  Poland

Awards

 2008 Euro Beach Soccer League Winners 

Portugal
Second (3rd overall) title


Best Player
Portugal Madjer
Top Goal Scorer
Portugal Madjer
11 goals
Best Goalkeeper
Netherlands Ran Reijer

References

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