2017 Euro Beach Soccer League

2017 Euro Beach Soccer League
Logos of stages 1 – 5 of the 2017 EBSL
Tournament details
Host countries Serbia
Portugal
Russia
Hungary
Germany
Italy
Dates 23 June – 17 September
Teams 27 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 6 (in 6 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played 33
Goals scored 260 (7.88 per match)
Stage 1, Belgrade
Stage 3, Moscow
Stage 2, Nazaré
Stage 4, Siófok
Stage 5, Warnemünde
Superfinal, Terracina
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

Dates Country City Stage
23–25 June  Serbia Belgrade Stage 1
7–9 July  Portugal Nazaré Stage 2
28–30 July  Russia Moscow Stage 3
11–13 August  Hungary Siófok Stage 4
25–27 August  Germany Warnemünde Stage 5
14–17 September  Italy Terracina Superfinal and Promotion Final

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]

Division A

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Notes
1 Spain 32001109+16Group Winners
2 France 311011311+25
3 Russia 3100269–33
4 Germany 31002101003

Division B

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Notes
1 Estonia 320011412+26Group Winners
2 Serbia 310021312+13
3 Norway 301111517–23
4 Czech Rep. 310021112–13

Norway are ranked ahead of the Czech Republic based on their head-to-head result

Awards

The following were presented after the conclusion of final day's matches. Individual awards apply to Division A only.[5]

Stage Winners trophy Top scorer(s) Best player Best goalkeeper
 Spain
(Division A)		 Estonia
(Division B)		Spain Llorenc Gomez
France Anthony Barbotti 		4 goals Spain Llorenc Gomez France 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 32001167+96Group Winners
2 Ukraine 320011312+16
3 Poland 3101198+14
4 Greece 30003718–110

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Notes
1 Portugal 321002516+98Group Winners
2  Switzerland 320011510+56
3 Italy 31002612–63
4 France 30003816–80

Awards

The following were presented after the conclusion of the final day's matches.[9]

Stage Winners trophy Top scorer(s) Best player Best goalkeeper
 PortugalSwitzerland Dejan Stanković 7 goals Portugal Madjer Portugal Elinton Andrade

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

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Notes
1 Russia 33000196+139Group Winners
2 Belarus 32001139+46
3  Switzerland 31002161603
4 Greece 30003320–170

Division B

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Notes
1 Turkey 2200084+46Group Winners
2 Moldova 210015503
3 Kazakhstan 2000259–40


Awards

The following were presented after the conclusion of final day's matches. Individual awards apply to Division A only.[12]

Stage Winners trophy Top scorer(s) Best player Best goalkeeper
 Russia
(Division A)		 Turkey
(Division B)		Belarus Ihar Bryshtel 6 goals Russia Aleksey Makarov Russia 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]

Division A

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Notes
1 Portugal 1100093+63Group Winners
2 Belarus 1100060+63
3 Azerbaijan 1000139–60
4 Poland 1000106–60

Division B

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Notes
1 Hungary 11000141+133Group Winners
2 Bulgaria 11000105+53
3 Denmark 10001510–50
4 Andorra 10001114–130

Stage 5 (Warnemünde, 25–27 August)

Matches are listed as local time in Warnemünde, CEST (UTC+2)

Division A

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Notes
1 Azerbaijan 000000000Group Winners
2 Germany 000000000
3 Italy 000000000
4 Ukraine 000000000

Division B

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Notes
1 England 000000000Group Winners
2 Netherlands 000000000
3 Romania 000000000
4 Lithuania 000000000

League tables

As of stage 3

Division A

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Notes
1 Spain 640022616+1012Advance to
Superfinal
2 Russia 640022515+1012
3  Switzerland 630033126+59
4 Portugal 321002516+98
5 Belarus 32001139+46
6 Ukraine 320011312+16
7 France 611042127–65
8 Poland 3101198+14
9 Germany 31002101003
10 Italy 31002612–63
11 Azerbaijan 000000000
12 Greece 600061038–280Promotion Final

Division B

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Avg.
Pts		 Notes
1 Turkey (Q) 2200084+463.0 Advance to Promotion Final
2 Estonia (Q) 320011412+262.0
3 Moldova 2100155031.5
4 Serbia 310021312+131.0
5 Czech Rep. 310021112–131.0
6 Norway (E) 301111517–231.0
7 Romania 0000000000.0
8 Hungary 0000000000.0
9 England 0000000000.0
10 Bulgaria 0000000000.0
11 Netherlands 0000000000.0
12 Denmark 0000000000.0
13 Andorra 0000000000.0
14 Lithuania 0000000000.0
15 Kazakhstan (E) 2000259–400.0
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

References

  1. ↑ "MEN'S BEACH SOCCER - FIXTURES". theroonba.com. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "OVERALL WORLD RANKING". beachsoccer.com. 8 June 2017. Archived from the original on 8 June 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "EBSL Belgrade June 23–25". Beach Soccer Worldwide Facebook. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "Stadion". Beach Soccer Serbia (in Serbian). Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Spain down Russia to earn Belgrade silverware". beachsoccer.com. 25 June 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "The Euro Beach Soccer League - bigger and better than ever!". beachsoccer.com. 27 March 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  7. ↑ "Euro Beach Soccer League and Women’s Euro Beach Soccer Cup move to Nazaré". beachsoccer.com. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  8. ↑ "CHAMPIONS' É ESPETÁCULO GARANTIDO" (in Portuguese). record.pt. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  9. ↑ "Convincing Portugal wrap up Nazare success". beachsoccer.com. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  10. ↑ Note the stadium is also referred to as "Amber Beach Sports Stadium"."ЕВРОЛИГА. ДИВИЗИОН А. ТРЕТИЙ ЭТАП" (in Russian). beachsoccerrussia.ru. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  11. ↑ "Реконструкция стадиона «Янтарь» в Строгино." (in Russian). vk.com. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  12. ↑ "Russia lift Moscow title after Swiss thriller". beachsoccer.com. 30 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  13. ↑ "EBSL Siófok". Hungary Beach Soccer – Facebook. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  14. ↑ "2017 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Siófok". evensi.com. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
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