2014 Euro Beach Soccer League

2014 Euro Beach Soccer League

Tournament details
Dates	20 June – 17 August
Teams	24 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Russia (4th title)
Runners-up	Spain
Third place	Portugal
Fourth place	Switzerland
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)	Llorenç (ESP) and Peremitin (RUS)
Best player	Noel Ott (SUI)
Best goalkeeper	Jesús Donaire (ESP)

The 2014 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.

This season, there were twelve teams each participating in two divisions in each stage that faced each other in a round-robin system. Division A consisted of the 12 top teams in Europe based on the BSWW European Ranking. Division B consisted of 12 of the lower ranked teams and new entries to the competition. Each division has its own regulations and competition format.

The competition was used as qualifying event for the 2015 European Games. The top three teams from each group in the Superfinal qualifed. The top team from the Promotional Finals, excluding the 12th team from Division A, also qualified. Azerbaijan were automatically qualified as hosts.^[1]

Calendar

Dates	City	Country	Stage
20–22 June	Catania	Italy	Stage 1
27–29 June	Sopot	Poland	Stage 2
11–13 July	Moscow	Russia	Stage 3
8–10 August	Siófok	Hungary	Stage 4
14–17 August	Torredembarra	Spain	Superfinal and Promotion Final

All times are CEST (UTC+02:00).

Stage 1 (Catania, 20–22 June)

Division A

Group 1 Team Pld W W+ L GF GA +/- Pts  Italy 3 3 0 0 11 5 +6 9  Russia 3 1 0 2 10 8 +2 3  Netherlands 3 1 0 2 9 14 –5 3  France 3 1 0 2 9 12 –3 3

Group 2 Team Pld W W+ L GF GA +/- Pts   Switzerland 3 3 0 0 21 10 +11 9  Germany 3 2 0 1 10 6 +4 6  Belarus 3 1 0 2 11 13 –2 3  Poland 3 0 0 3 6 19 –13 0

Schedule & Results

Poland  v  Belarus

20 June 2014 14:45

Poland	3 – 4	Belarus
	Report

Italy  v  Netherlands

20 June 2014 16:00

Italy	6 – 2	Netherlands
	Report

France  v  Russia

20 June 2014 17:15

France	2 – 6	Russia
	Report

Germany  v   Switzerland

20 June 2014 18:30

Germany	2 – 4	Switzerland
	Report

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Poland  v  Germany

21 June 2014 14:45

Poland	0 – 4	Germany
	Report

Switzerland   v  Belarus

21 June 2014 16:00

Switzerland	6 – 5	Belarus
	Report

Russia  v  Netherlands

21 June 2014 17:15

Russia	3 – 4	Netherlands
	Report

France  v  Italy

21 June 2014 18:30

France	2 – 3	Italy
	Report

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Belarus  v  Germany

22 June 2014 14:45

Belarus	2 – 4	Germany
	Report

Switzerland   v  Poland

22 June 2014 16:00

Switzerland	11 – 3	Poland
	Report

Netherlands  v  France

22 June 2014 17:15

Netherlands	3 – 5	France
	Report

Russia  v  Italy

22 June 2014 18:30

Russia	1 – 2	Italy
	Report

Stage 2 (Sopot, 27–29 June)

Division A

Group 1 Team Pld W W+ L GF GA +/- Pts  Portugal 3 3 0 0 19 7 +12 9  Greece 3 1 1 1 9 12 –3 5  Poland 3 1 0 2 14 15 –1 3  Netherlands 3 0 0 3 5 13 –8 0

Group 2 Team Pld W W+ L GF GA +/- Pts  Spain 3 2 0 1 11 12 –1 6  Ukraine 3 1 1 1 11 9 +2 5  France 3 1 0 2 11 13 –2 3   Switzerland 3 1 0 2 17 16 +1 3

Schedule & Results

Switzerland   v  France

27 June 2014 13:15

Switzerland	3 – 7	France
	Report

Portugal  v  Netherlands

27 June 2014 14:30

Portugal	3 – 1	Netherlands
	Report

Spain  v  Ukraine

27 June 2014 15:45

Spain	2 – 1	Ukraine
	Report

Greece  v  Poland

27 June 2014 17:00

Greece	4 – 3 (a.e.t.)	Poland
	Report

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Switzerland   v  Ukraine

28 June 2014 13:15

Switzerland	6 – 6 (a.e.t.)	Ukraine
	Report
	Penalties
	1 – 2

Portugal  v  Greece

28 June 2014 14:30

Portugal	8 – 0	Greece
	Report

Spain  v  France

28 June 2014 15:45

Spain	6 – 3	France
	Report

Poland  v  Netherlands

28 June 2014 17:00

Poland	5 – 3	Netherlands
	Report

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Ukraine  v  France

29 June 2014 13:15

Ukraine	4 – 1	France
	Report

Netherlands  v  Greece

29 June 2014 14:30

Netherlands	1 – 5	Greece
	Report

Switzerland   v  Spain

29 June 2014 15:45

Switzerland	8 – 3	Spain
	Report

Poland  v  Portugal

29 June 2014 17:00

Poland	6 – 8	Portugal
	Report

Stage 3 (Moscow, 11–13 July)

Division A

Team	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pts
Russia	3	2	0	1	13	5	+8	6
Spain	3	2	0	1	11	5	+6	6
Belarus	3	2	0	1	11	11	0	6
Greece	3	0	0	3	5	19	–14	0

Division B

Team	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pts
Estonia	3	2	0	1	11	6	+5	6
Azerbaijan	3	2	0	1	8	5	+3	6
Moldova	3	1	0	2	10	14	–4	3
Kazakhstan	3	0	1	2	6	10	–4	2

Schedule & Results

Estonia  v  Moldova

11 July 2014 16:45

Estonia	7 – 3	Moldova
	Report

Azerbaijan  v  Kazakhstan

11 July 2014 18:00

Azerbaijan	3 – 1	Kazakhstan
	Report

Spain  v  Belarus

11 July 2014 19:15

Spain	4 – 1	Belarus
	Report

Greece  v  Russia

11 July 2014 20:30

Greece	0 – 7	Russia
	Report

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Estonia  v  Azerbaijan

12 July 2014 16:45

Estonia	2 – 1	Azerbaijan
	Report

Kazakhstan  v  Moldova

12 July 2014 18:00

Kazakhstan	3 – 5	Moldova
	Report

Spain  v  Greece

12 July 2014 19:15

Spain	6 – 0	Greece
	Report

Russia  v  Belarus

12 July 2014 20:30

Russia	2 – 4	Belarus
	Report

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Moldova  v  Azerbaijan

13 July 2014 15:45

Moldova	2 – 4	Azerbaijan
	Report

Kazakhstan  v  Estonia

13 July 2014 17:00

Kazakhstan	2 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Estonia
	Report
	Penalties
	3 – 2

Belarus  v  Greece

13 July 2014 18:15

Belarus	6 – 5	Greece
	Report

Russia  v  Spain

13 July 2014 19:30

Russia	4 – 1	Spain
	Report

Stage 4 (Siófok, 8–10 August)

Division A

Team	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pts
Ukraine	3	2	0	1	13	12	1	6
Portugal	3	1	1	1	13	11	2	4
Italy	3	0	1	2	18	17	1	2
Germany	3	0	1	2	12	16	-4	1

Division B

Group 1 Team Pld W W+ L GF GA +/- Pts  Hungary 3 2 1 0 16 12 4 7  Czech Republic 3 2 0 1 19 10 9 6  England 3 1 0 2 17 16 1 3  Andorra 3 0 0 3 5 19 -14 0

Group 2 Team Pld W W+ L GF GA +/- Pts  Turkey 3 3 0 0 14 5 9 9  Bulgaria 3 2 0 1 13 14 -1 6  Norway 3 1 0 2 11 13 -2 3  Austria 3 0 0 3 9 15 -6 0

Cumulative standings

The eight best placed teams in Division A (including stage winners and hosts), in which each team played two stages, qualified for the Superfinal. The qualifiers for the Promotion Final were the winners and runner-ups in each Division B stage, the best 3rd place team from all of the Division B events, and the last placed team in Division A.

	Team advanced to Superfinal
	Team advanced to Promotional Final

Division A Team Pld W W+ L GF GA +/- Pts  Portugal 6 4 1 1 32 18 +14 13   Switzerland 6 4 0 2 38 26 +12 12  Spain 6 4 0 2 22 17 +5 12  Italy 6 3 1 2 29 22 +7 11  Ukraine 6 3 1 2 24 21 +3 11  Russia 6 3 0 3 23 13 +10 9  Belarus 6 3 0 3 22 24 –2 9  Germany 6 2 1 3 22 22 0 7  France 6 2 0 4 20 25 –5 6  Greece 6 1 1 4 14 31 –17 5  Netherlands 6 1 0 5 14 27 –13 3  Poland 6 1 0 5 20 34 –14 3

Division B Team Pld W W+ L GF GA +/- Pts  Turkey 3 3 0 0 14 5 +9 9  Hungary 3 2 1 0 16 12 +4 7  Czech Republic 3 2 0 1 19 10 +9 6  Estonia 3 2 0 1 11 6 +5 6  Azerbaijan 3 2 0 1 8 5 +3 6  Bulgaria 3 2 0 1 13 14 -1 6  England 3 1 0 2 17 16 +1 3  Norway 3 1 0 2 11 13 -2 3  Moldova 3 1 0 2 10 14 –4 3  Kazakhstan 3 0 1 2 6 10 –4 2  Austria 3 0 0 3 9 15 -6 0  Andorra 3 0 0 3 5 19 -14 0

Finals (Torredembarra, 14–17 August)

The top three teams from each group in the Superfinal qualified for the 2015 European Games in Baku. The top team from the Promotional Final, excluding the 12th team from Division A, also qualified. Azerbaijan was automatically qualified as host country.

Division A (Superfinal)

Group 1 Standings

Team Pld W W+ L GF GA +/- Pts  Russia 3 2 0 1 22 15 +7 6  Portugal 3 2 0 1 17 14 +3 6  Italy 3 2 0 1 10 13 -3 6  Belarus 3 0 0 3 4 11 -7 0

Russia – 6–2  Portugal 11–7 – 3–6  Italy 2–9 – 2–1  Belarus 1–3 –

Group 2 Standings

Team Pld W W+ L GF GA +/- Pts  Spain 3 3 0 0 22 10 +12 9   Switzerland 3 2 0 1 14 11 +3 6  Ukraine 3 1 0 2 15 13 +2 3  Germany 3 0 0 3 2 19 -17 0

Spain – 8–6 6–2   Switzerland 2–8 – 5–3  Ukraine – 6–0  Germany 0–7 –

clinched Championship Final

Play-off results

All kickoff times are of local time in Torredembarra (UTC+02:00).

Seventh-place Match

Belarus  v  Germany

17 August 2014 11:30

Belarus	3–3	Germany
	Penalties
	9–8

Platja de Torredembarra

Fifth-place Match

Ukraine  v  Italy

17 August 2014 14:00

Ukraine	2–2	Italy
	Penalties
	4–5

Platja de Torredembarra

Third-place Match

Switzerland   v  Portugal

17 August 2014 16:30

Switzerland	2–6	Portugal

Platja de Torredembarra

Championship Final Match

Spain  v  Russia

17 August 2014 19:00

Spain	3–4	Russia

Platja de Torredembarra

Individual Awards

• MVP: Noel Ott (Switzerland)
• Top Scorer: Peremitin (Russia) and Llorenç (Spain)
• Best Goalkeeper: Dona (Spain)

Final Division A Standing

Rank	Team
1	Russia
2	Spain
3	Portugal
4	Switzerland
5	Italy
6	Ukraine
7	Belarus
8	Germany

Division B (Promotional Final)

clinched Promotional Final

Group 1 Standings

Team Pld W W+ L GF GA +/- Pts  Poland 3 3 0 0 16 2 +14 9  Azerbaijan 3 2 0 1 14 10 +4 6  Czech Republic 3 0 1 2 6 12 -6 2  Bulgaria 3 0 0 3 4 16 -12 0

Poland - 6-1 4-1  Azerbaijan – 7-2  Czech Republic 2-6 – 3-2 (a.e.t.)  Bulgaria 0-6 –

Group 2 Standings

Team Pld W W+ L GF GA +/- Pts  Hungary 3 2 0 1 11 7 +4 6  Turkey 3 2 0 1 9 9 0 6  England 3 1 1 1 12 10 +2 5  Estonia 3 0 0 3 3 9 -6 0

Hungary - 4-5 (a.e.t.) 1-0  Turkey 2-6 – 4-2 3-1  England –  Estonia 2-5 –

Play-off results

All kickoff times are of local time in Torredembarra (UTC+02:00).

Seventh-place Match

Bulgaria  v  Estonia

17 August 2014 10:15

Bulgaria	5–4	Estonia

Platja de Torredembarra

Fifth-place Match

Czech Republic  v  England

17 August 2014 11:30

Czech Republic	6–4	England

Platja de Torredembarra

Third-place Match

Azerbaijan  v  Turkey

17 August 2014 15:15

Azerbaijan	5–3	Turkey

Platja de Torredembarra

Promotion Final

Hungary  v  Poland

17 August 2014 16:30

Hungary	6–4	Poland

Platja de Torredembarra

Final Division A Standing

Rank	Team
1	Hungary	Promoted Division A
2	Poland	Relegated Division B
3	Azerbaijan	Stay Division B
4	Turkey
5	Czech Republic
6	England
7	Bulgaria
8	Estonia

Sources

• Group distribution for EBSL 2014 announced. Beach Soccer Worldwide.

References

1. European Season 2014 revealed!

External links

• Beach Soccer Worldwide