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

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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

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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

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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

Fifth-place Match

Third-place Match

Championship Final Match

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

Fifth-place Match

Third-place Match

Promotion Final

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

External links

• Beach Soccer Worldwide

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