2015 Euro Beach Soccer League
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12 June – 23 August |
| Teams | 20 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Portugal (5th title) |
| Runners-up |
 Ukraine |
| Third place |
 Russia |
| Fourth place |
 Spain |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 62 |
| Goals scored | 519 (8.37 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
 Dejan Stankovic (13) |
| Best player |
Igor Borsuk |
| Best goalkeeper |
Elinton Andrade |
The 2015 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 8 of the lower ranked teams and new entries to the competition. Each division has its own regulations and competition format.
Calendar
| Dates | City | Country | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12–14 June | Moscow | Russia | Stage 1 |
| 7–9 August | Siófok |  Hungary | Stage 2 |
| 20–23 August | Pärnu |  Estonia | Superfinal and Promotion Final |
All times are CEST (UTC+02:00).
Stage 1 (Moscow, 12–14 June)
Division A
Group 1
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Group 2
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Schedule & Results
Stage 2 (Siófok, 7–9 August)
Division A
| Team | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 8 |
| Ukraine |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 5 |
| Spain |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 20 | –5 | 3 |
| Hungary |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 21 | –8 | 0 |
Schedule & Results
Division B
Group 1
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Group 2
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Schedule & Results
Cumulative standings
The eight best placed teams in Division A qualified for the Superfinal. The qualifiers for the Promotion Final were the eight best placed teams in Division B and the last placed team in Division A.
| Team advanced to Superfinal | |
| Team advanced to Promotional Final |
Division A
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Division B
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Finals (Pärnu, 20–23 August)
Division A (Superfinal)
Teams
| clinched Championship Final |
Group 1 Standings
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Group 2 Standings
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Schedule & Results
20 August 2015 14:00 |
| Ukraine |
6 – 5 |  Belarus |
|---|---|---|
Zborovskiy  12', 26', 32'Voitok 12'Medvedy 21'Borsuk 35' |
Report | Brishtely 1' Konstantinov 13'Davidovitch 29'Bokatch 32', 36' |
20 August 2015 15:15 |
| Spain |
2 – 7 |  Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Pajón 10' Llorenç 30' |
Report | Marinai 2' Di Palma 9'Zurlo 21', 36'Corosiniti 23'Ramacciotti 29', 32' |
20 August 2015 16:30 |
France  |
2 – 5 | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| Basquaise 3' Fisher 30' |
Report | Denz 6' Stanković 22', 24', 31', 35' |
20 August 2015 17:45 |
| Portugal |
3 – 3 (a.e.t.) | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| Zé Maria 18' Alan 18'Madjer 32' |
Report | Ilinskii 10' Krasheninnikov 19', 34' |
| Penalties | ||
Coimbra  Madjer Jordan |
3 – 2 | Leonov Paporotnyi Krasheninnikov |
21 August 2015 14:00 |
| Italy |
3 – 3 (a.e.t.) | Belarus |
|---|---|---|
| Gori 5' Palmacci 35'Ramacciotti 36' |
Report | Bokach 3' Bryshtsel 7' (pen.)Kanstantsinau 23' |
| Penalties | ||
| Ramacciotti Marinai Zurlo |
3 – 1 | Bryshtsel Kanstantsinau |
21 August 2015 15:15 |
| Ukraine |
4 – 5 | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Medved 8', 18' Zborovsky 27'Borsu 33' |
Report | Ezequiel 5' (pen.), 31' Llorenç 17'Guisado 19'Eduard 25' |
21 August 2015 16:30 |
| Switzerland |
5 – 8 | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| Stanković 3', 16', 27', 27' Spaccarotella 30' |
Report | Makarov 1', 36' Peremitin 3'Paporotnyi 4', 32'Shaikov 5', 15', 20' |
21 August 2015 17:45 |
| Portugal |
6 – 2 | France |
|---|---|---|
| Belchior 9', 13' Leo Martins 23'Madjer 27'Bê Martins 30' (pen.)B. Novo 30' |
Report | Barbotti 3', 7' |
22 August 2015 14:00 |
| Italy |
6 – 7 | Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
| Ramacciotti 2' Palmacci 13'Marinai 15'Di Palma 17' (pen.)A. Borsuk 19' (o.g.)Gori 20' |
Di Palma 5' (o.g.) Gladchenko 5'A. Borsuk 11', 26'Korniichuk 21' (pen.), 34'I. Borsuk 28' |
22 August 2015 15:15 |
| Belarus |
3 – 4 (a.e.t.) | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Bryshtsel 7', 21' Mirohovich 20' |
Merida 8' Pajón 24'Llorenç 28'Pablo 38' |
22 August 2015 16:30 |
| Switzerland |
5 – 8 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Wittlin 7', 29' Stanković 10'Denz 26'Mo 30' |
Torres 1' Jordan 7'Belchior 8', 32'Madjer 10'Alan 12'Zé Maria 16', 34' |
Play-off results
Seventh-place Match
Fifth-place Match
23 August 2015 14:00 |
| Italy |
15 – 10 | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| Corosiniti 5', 28', 35' Palazollo 9', 25'Platania 11', 26' (pen.), 36'Marucci 13'Gori 14', 16' (pen.), 23', 33'Ramacciotti 26'Zurlo 31' |
Stanković 8', 14', 23', 29' Ott 16', 24', 29'Mo 18'Denz 26'Shirinzi 34' |
Third-place Match
23 August 2015 16:30 |
| Spain |
3 – 6 | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| Merida 8' Makarov 13' (o.g.)Antonio 21' |
Paporotnyi 8' Krasheninnikov 12'Makarov 16' (pen.)Romanov 19', 29'Shaikov 33' |
Championship Final Match
23 August 2015 19:00 |
| Ukraine |
4 – 5 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Panteleichuk 5' A. Borsuk 13' (pen.), 36' (pen.)I. Borsuk 24' |
Zé Maria 12', 36', 36' Belchior 25'Bê Martins 28' |
Individual Awards
- MVP: Igor Borsuk (Ukraine)
- Top Scorer: Dejan Stankovic (Switzerland)
- Best Goalkeeper: Elinton Sanchotene Andrade (Portugal)
Final Division A Standing
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal |
| 2 | Ukraine |
| 3 | Russia |
| 4 | Spain |
| 5 | Italy |
| 6 | Switzerland |
| 7 | France |
| 8 | Belarus |
Division B (Promotional Final)
Teams
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| clinched Promotional Final |
Group 1 Standings
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Group 2 Standings
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Schedule & Results
Play-off results
Seventh-place Match
Fifth-place Match
Third-place Match
Promotion Final
Final Division B Standing
| Rank | Team | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Romania | Promoted Division A |
| 2 | Estonia | Stay Division B |
| 3 |  Czech Republic | |
| 4 |  England | |
| 5 | Hungary | Relegated Division B |
| 6 |  Azerbaijan | Stay Division B |
| 7 |  Turkey | |
| 8 |  Norway |
Sources
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