BSWW Beach Soccer rankings

The Beach Soccer Worldwide Beach Soccer Rankings are rankings for international beach soccer teams put together by BSWW and FIFA after FIFA Beach Soccer World Cups have taken place. An individual rankings table for European nations also exists.

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup rankings table

Scoring points

The nations are ranked based on their participation in the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cups between 2006 and 2013 with the most successful teams being ranked highest on the table. A point system is used, with points being awarded based on the results of games played at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cups. Three points for a win in normal time, two points for a win in extra-time or penalties and no points for a loss. Therefore the points each nations has earned are worked out using this formula:

\text{Points Earned} = (3 \times \text{Number of games won in normal time}) + (2 \times \text{Number of games won in extra time or on penalties})

Sometimes two of the teams will have the same amount of points but one will be in a higher position than the other. This occurs as one team has achieved the same amount of points as the other in a fewer number of games. Teams that have not taken part in a world cup cannot score points, even 0, and therefore are not counted in the rankings table. The next time the table will be updated is after the 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.

The table

The following table is the current rankings for the 30 nations who have qualified to any number of FIFA Beach Soccer World Cups between 2006 and 2013.

Rankings as of the end of the 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
RankChanceNationMatches PlayedWonWon +Points EarnedConfederation
1Steady Brazil3631399CONMEBOL
2Increase 4 Russia2316147UEFA
3Decrease 1 Portugal2811442UEFA
4Increase 3 Spain2312138UEFA
5Steady El Salvador2111135CONCACAF
6Decrease 2 Uruguay227531CONMEBOL
7Decrease 4 France168228UEFA
8Steady Italy206426UEFA
9Increase 2 Senegal145321CAF
10Decrease 1 Mexico135219CONCACAF
11Decrease 1 Nigeria145219CAF
12Steady Japan224216AFC
13Steady  Switzerland95015UEFA
14Increase 1 El Salvador164114CONCACAF
15Decrease 1 Solomon Islands154012OFC
16Increase 7 Tahiti93111OFC
17Steady United States9309CONCACAF
18Decrease 2 Ukraine6206UEFA
19Decrease 1 United Arab Emirates12206AFC
20Increase 4 Iran16206AFC
21Decrease 2 Canada4115CONCACAF
22Decrease 2 Bahrain7115AFC
23Decrease 2 Ivory Coast6103CAF
24Decrease 2 Poland3103UEFA
25NEW Paraguay3103CONMEBOL
26NEW Netherlands3012UEFA
27Decrease 2 Cameroon6012CAF
28Increase 1 Costa Rica3000CONCACAF
29Increase 1 Oman3000AFC
30Increase 1 Venezuela3000CONMEBOL

European rankings

Scoring points

The other rankings table is the European rankings table specifically for European nations. The points system used to rank nations in this table is much different than the system used to rank the world cup nations. Points are earned through nations competing in continental tournaments throughout the year. These points are then added to 70% of the amount of points earned in the previous year and 40% of the amount of points earned in the year before that. Therefore, to work out the points earned for nations at the end of 2010, this would be the formula used:

\text{Points Earned} = \frac{\text{Points earned in 2008}}{100} \times 40 + \frac{\text{Points earned in 2009}}{100} \times 70 + \text{Points earned in 2010}

These rankings are then used to seed the teams in Beach Soccer Worldwide competitions in the following year.

Rankings

The following table is the rankings table after all competitions in 2010. This table will affect seeds in 2011 UEFA beach soccer competitions. A red block indicates that that nation did not compete in that beach soccer season and therefore earned zero points.

2010 Ranking Table[1]
RankNation2008 Points
(40% of)		2009 Points
(70% of)		2010 Points (100%)Total Points
1 Portugal395
(158)		645
(452)		8601470
2 Russia380
(152)		790
(553)		7101415
3 Spain345
(138)		820
(574)		4301142
4  Switzerland360
(144)		590
(413)		5001057
5 Italy370
(148)		445
(312)		455915
6 France335
(134)		385
(270)		240644
7 Poland325
(130)		260
(182)		330642
8 Ukraine175
(70)		60
(42)		400512
9 Hungary310
(124)		125
(88)		280492
10 Romania90
(36)		220
(154)		300490
11 Turkey140
(56)		130
(91)		200347
12 England270
(108)		120
(84)		150342
13 Czech Republic345
(138)		120
(84)		110332
14 Netherlands300
(120)		125
(88)		120328
15 Azerbaijan115
(46)		180
(126)		155327
16 Greece320
(128)		120
(84)		100312
17 Norway280
(112)		95
(67)		95274
18 Germany155
(62)		120
(84)		100246
19 Estonia275
(110)		60
(42)		60212
20 Belarus135
(54)		115
(81)		60195
21 Austria230
(92)		60
(42)		60194
22 Andorra215
(86)		60
(42)		35163
23 Israel060
(42)		115157
24 Slovakia120
(48)		03583
25 Latvia125
(50)		30
(21)		071
26 Moldova006060
27 Bulgaria030
(21)		3051
28 Lithuania110
(44)		0044
29 Belgium060
(42)		042
30 Georgia85
(34)		0034
31 Kazakhstan003030

References

  1. ↑ "BSWW – current ranking of European countries in 2010". plazovakopana.cz. Retrieved 30 January 2011.