England women's national beach soccer team

England
Nickname(s) "Three Lionesses", "The Lionesses"
Association The Football Association
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Perry Northeast
Captain Sarah Kempson
FIFA code ENG
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
First international
 England 2–6 Switzerland  
(Manchester, England; 20 June 2014)[1]
Biggest win
 England 6–1 Spain 
(Nazaré, Portugal; 8 July 2017)
Biggest defeat
 England 2–6 Switzerland  
(Manchester, England; 20 June 2014)[1][2]h 2"/>
  Switzerland 9–5 England 
(Espinho, Portugal; 23 July 2014)
Euro Beach Soccer Cup
Appearances 2 (first in 2016)
Best result Winners (2017)

The England women's national beach soccer team represents England in international women's beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Football Association (FA), the governing body of football in England. The team was created in 2012,[3] winning their first trophy, the Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup, in 2017.[4]

Current squad

As of July 2017 (Chosen for the 2017 Euro Beach Soccer Cup)

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 England GK Lucy Quinn
2 England MF Katie James
3 England MF Shannon Sievwright
4 England MF Nadine Bazan
5 England DF Hannah Short
No. Position Player
6 England GK Jade Widdowson
7 England MF Sarah Kempson (captain)
8 England DF Rebecca Barron
9 England FW Gemma Hillier
10 England FW Molly Clark

Competitive record

Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup

Year Round Result Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD
Portugal 2016 Group Stage Fourth Place 3 1 0 0 2 15 14 +1
Portugal 2017 Final Champions 3 3 0 0 0 14 7 +7
Total1 title2/2640022921+8

Results and fixtures

The team's first international match took place on 20 June 2014, as part of ITV's Fever Pitch, a companion to the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[1][5]

*unofficial opposition

References

  1. 1 2 3 "ITV Fever Pitch - Manchester". Beach Soccer Worldwide. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "Swiss Ladies spoil England Ladies international debut". 20 June 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "Footballers hit the beach, but not for a holiday". 19 June 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "England claim European crown!". beachsoccer.com. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  5. ↑
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