2017 Euro Beach Soccer League
Logos of stages 1 – 5 of the 2017 EBSL |
Tournament details |
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Host countries |
Serbia Portugal Russia Hungary Germany Italy |
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Dates |
23 June – 17 September |
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Teams |
27 (from 1 confederation) |
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Venue(s) |
6 (in 6 host cities) |
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Tournament statistics |
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Matches played |
33 |
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Goals scored |
260 (7.88 per match) |
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Locations of the five stages and the Superfinal of the 2017 Euro Beach Soccer League
The 2017 Euro Beach Soccer League (EBSL) is the 20th edition of the annual, premier European competition in beach soccer contested between men's national teams, in a league and play-off format.
This season teams continue to take part in two divisions, the top tier (Division A) and the bottom tier (Division B). Twelve teams continue to contest Division A as in recent seasons, consisting of the top eleven finishers from last year plus Azerbaijan who were promoted to the top tier. Division B has been expanded to accommodate fifteen nations; the thirteen nations which did not gain promotion from last season, Lithuania who will make their debut, plus Romania who were relegated from the top tier. No nations have returned to the tournament after an absence from competing in recent years.
This season, in recognition of the 20th anniversary of the competition, additional matches have been scheduled for a total of five stages of fixtures during the regular season. Each team from Division A will play in two stages whilst each team from Division B will play in one stage. During each stage the participating nations will earn points for the overall league tables.
At the end of the stages, according to the league tables, the eight best teams in Division A will advance to the Superfinal to then compete directly to become the winners of this year's EBSL. Meanwhile, the top seven teams in Division B (the stage winners and best runners-up) and the team ranked bottom of Division A will play in the Promotion Final to try to earn a spot in Division A next year.
Ukraine are the defending champions.
Calendar and locations
Teams
Competing in Division A
Competing in Division B
Competed in previous editions but not this year
Never competed in the EBSL
The following teams have entered this season, in the following divisions (12 in Division A, 15 in Division B).[1]
The numbers in brackets show the European ranking of each team prior to the start of the league, out of 36 nations.[2]
Division A
Division B
Notes:
1. Promoted from Division B at the end of the
2016 season
2. Relegated from Division A at the end of the 2016 season
3. Teams making their debut
Stage 1 (Belgrade, 23–25 June)
Matches are listed as local time in Belgrade, CEST (UTC+2)
All matches took place at the National Beach Soccer Stadium at Ada Ciganlija,[3] with a capacity of 2,500.[4]
Awards
The following were presented after the conclusion of final day's matches. Individual awards apply to Division A only.[5]
Stage Winners trophy |
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Top scorer(s) |
Best player |
Best goalkeeper |
Spain (Division A) | Estonia (Division B) | Llorenc Gomez Anthony Barbotti | 4 goals | Llorenc Gomez | Lorenzo Dupin |
Stage 2 (Nazaré, 7–9 July)
Stage 2 was originally scheduled to take place in Sanxenxo, Spain[6] but on 1 June, BSWW announced the stage was to be moved due to administrative issues, with Nazaré becoming the new host city due to having successfully hosted the 2017 Euro Winners Cup events, as well as being in close geographical proximity to the original hosts, Sanxenxo.[7]
There were no Division B fixtures during this stage.
Division A
Matches are listed as local time in Nazaré, WEST (UTC+1)
All matches took place at the Estádio do Viveiro at the Praia de Nazaré, in tandem with the hosting of the 2017 Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup. The arena has a capacity of 1,600.[8]
Group 1
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
W+ |
WP |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Notes |
1 | Spain |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 6 | Group Winners |
2 | Ukraine |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 6 | |
3 | Poland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 4 |
4 | Greece |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 18 | –11 | 0 |
Greece v Ukraine
7 July 2017 |
Greece |
5–6 |
Ukraine |
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14:15 |
Triantafyllidis 3' Biris 4' Tsitaris 15', 20' Karakasis 36' |
Report(ru) |
3' Zavorotnyi 12', 24', 32' Glutskyi 12', 34' Yevdokymov |
Referee: Giuseppe Sicurella (Italy)
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Spain v Poland
7 July 2017 |
Spain |
3–3 (a.e.t.) (6–7 p) |
Poland |
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16:45 |
Llorenç 11', 15' Pajón 31' |
Report(ru) |
2', 6' Jesionowski 17' Gac |
Referee: Sergio Filipe Gomes Soares (Portugal)
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Penalties |
Llorenç Cintas Antonio Chiky Dris Pajón Eduard Dona |
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Gac Madani Jesionowski Ziober Klepczarek Depta Gasinski Friszkemut |
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Group 2
France v Portugal
7 July 2017 |
France |
5–10 |
Portugal |
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18:15 |
Basquaise 3', 14', 22', 22' Darracq 24' |
Report(ru) |
1' Madjer 4', 27' Andrade 13' Torres 17', 29' Gonçalves 19', 28' Léo Martins 27' (pen.), 35' Ricardinho |
Referee: Eduards Borisevičs (Latvia)
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Awards
The following were presented after the conclusion of the final day's matches.[9]
Stage 3 (Moscow, 28–30 July)
Matches are listed as local time in Moscow, MSK (UTC+3)
All matches took place at Yantar Beach Soccer Stadium in the district of Strogino,[10] with a capacity of 2,500 seats.[11]
Division A
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Division B
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
W+ |
WP |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Notes |
1 | Turkey |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | Group Winners |
2 | Moldova |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
3 | Kazakhstan |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | –4 | 0 |
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Awards
The following were presented after the conclusion of final day's matches. Individual awards apply to Division A only.[12]
Stage Winners trophy |
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Top scorer(s) |
Best player |
Best goalkeeper |
Russia (Division A) | Turkey (Division B) | Ihar Bryshtel | 6 goals | Aleksey Makarov | Maksim Chuzhkov |
Stage 4 (Siófok, 11–13 August)
Matches are listed as local time in Siófok, CEST (UTC+2)
All matches will take place at the Mlsz Beach Aréna at Nagystrand,[13] with a capacity of 1,500.[14]
Stage 5 (Warnemünde, 25–27 August)
Matches are listed as local time in Warnemünde, CEST (UTC+2)
League tables
As of stage 3
Division A
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Division B
- Note: Since teams in Division B played different amounts of total fixtures, their final positions go via average points instead of total points
(Q) – Qualified to Promotion Final as group winner (q) – Qualified Promotion Final as best non-winners
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