Beach soccer at the 2015 European Games

The beach soccer tournament at the Baku 2015 European Games will be held from 24 to 28 June. One of the most popular variations of the beautiful game in the world, beach soccer is played on a sand pitch roughly a quarter of the size of a traditional football pitch and the goals are also larger. The end result is a fast-paced clash with the emphasis on attack which means a shot on goal every 30 seconds and an average of nine goals per game. Eight men’s teams, comprising 96 athletes, will compete over five days of competition.

Qualification

Azerbaijan is qualified as host country. The remaining seven teams have qualified through the 2014 Euro Beach Soccer League (EBSL). The top three teams from each group in the Superfinal will qualify. The top team from the Promotional Final, excluding the 12th team from Division A, will also qualify.^[1]

Means of qualification	Date of competition	Venue	Berths	Qualified
Host country			1	Azerbaijan
2014 Euro Beach Soccer League Superfinal	17 August 2014	Torredembarra	6	Russia  Spain  Portugal   Switzerland  Italy  Ukraine
2014 Euro Beach Soccer League Promotional Final	17 August 2014	Torredembarra	1	Hungary
Total			8

Group round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	WE	WP	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Azerbaijan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Knockout stage
2	Portugal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Switzerland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Ukraine	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	WE	WP	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hungary	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Knockout stage
2	Italy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Russia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Spain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Medal summary

References