| Tourney Name: | Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Size: | 180px |
| Country: |  Portugal |
| Dates: | 7 – 9 July |
| Num Teams: | 6 |
| Confederations: | 1 |
| Venues: | 2 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Count: | 1 |
| Matches: | 9 |
| Goals: | 53 |
| Top Scorer: | Gemma Hillier (5 goals) |
| Player: | Grytsje Van den Berg |
| Goalkeeper: | Lucy Quinn |
The 2017 Women’s Euro Beach Soccer Cup was the second edition of the Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup, an international, European beach soccer championship for women's national teams, organised annually by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW). The event was revealed on April 21, 2017.[1]
Six nations took part in a three day competition hosted in Nazaré, Portugal, between 7 and 9 July, alongside stage 2 of the men's 2017 Euro Beach Soccer League. Originally scheduled to take place in Sanxenxo, Spain,[2] BSWW announced on June 1 the competition would be moved to Nazaré due to administrative issues.[3]
Spain were the defending champions but failed to progress pass the group stage, ultimately finishing in fifth. The tournament was won by England, who claimed their maiden European crown.[4] This was the first time an English side won a major beach soccer trophy in either a women's or a men's championship.
All six teams from the inaugural edition returned, except for hosts Portugal, who were replaced by the Czech Republic.
1. Teams making their debut
The draw took place on June 20, 2017 at BSWW's headquarters in Barcelona. The six teams were split into two groups of three. Spain, as champions of the previous edition in 2016, were allocated to position A1 and Switzerland, as runners up in 2016, were allocated to B1. The other nations were then drawn to accompany them in the two groups.[5]
| width=215 | Seeded nations | width=215 | Unseeded nations |
|---|---|---|---|
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All matches took place at the Estádio do Viveiro at the Praia de Nazaré with a capacity of 1,600,[6] other than the Switzerland v Czech Republic match which took place on an external pitch.
The teams competed in a round robin format. The winners of the groups proceeded to contest the final. The respective group runners-up and third placed nations played in consolation matches to decide third through sixth place in the final standings.
Matches are listed as local time in Nazaré, WEST (UTC+1)
| Team | Qualification | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 6 | Advance to the final | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | Play-offs | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | –6 | 0 |
| Team | Qualification | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 6 | Advance to the final | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | –3 | 3 | Play-offs | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | –6 | 0 |
After the final, the following awards were presented.[7]
| width=300 | Top scorer |
|---|---|
| Gemma Hillier | |
| 5 goals | |
| Best player | |
| Grytsje Van den Berg | |
| Best goalkeeper | |
| Lucy Quinn |