2024 Euro Beach Soccer League Explained
| Tourney Name: | Euro Beach Soccer League |
| Year: | 2024 |
| Dates: | 3 July – 15 September |
| Num Teams: | 26 |
| Confederations: | 2 |
| Country: | Italy |
| Country2: | Georgia |
| Country3: | Moldova |
| Country4: | Portugal |
| Cities: | 5 |
| Prevseason: | 2023 |
| Nextseason: | 2025 |
The 2024 Euro Beach Soccer League is the 27th edition of the Euro Beach Soccer League (EBSL), the annual, premier competition in European beach soccer contested between men's national teams. It is organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) and the Italian Football Federation (FIGC).
This season, the competing teams continue to take part in two divisions: the top tier (Division A) and the bottom tier (Division B).
Italy are the defending champions.
Calendar and locations
Georgia will host an EBSL stage for the first time.
| Phase | Dates | Country | City | Stage | Divisions | Ref. |
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Regular
season | 3–7 July | | | | bgcolor=#bbf3bb align=center | A | bgcolor=#b8def6 align=center | B | [1] [2] [3] [4] |
| 17–21 July | | | | | bgcolor=#b8def6 align=center | B | [5] |
| 26–28 July | | | | bgcolor=#bbf3bb align=center | A | | [6] |
| 30 August – 1 September | | | | bgcolor=#bbf3bb align=center | A | | |
| 10–15 September | | | | bgcolor=#bbf3bb align=center | A | bgcolor=#b8def6 align=center | B | | |
Stage 1 (Tirrenia, 3–7 July)
Matches are listed as local time in Tirrenia, CEST (UTC+2) and are those scheduled; actual kick-off times may somewhat differ.
All matches took place at the permanent beach sports arena comprising part of the .[1] [4]
England were originally due to take part in the Division B competition[1] [2] [4] but ultimately did not fulfil their fixtures due to undisclosed reasons.[7]
Division A
Group stage
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| Key: Advance to – | | 1st–4th place semifinals / | | 5th–8th place semifinals / | (H) Hosts | |
Group 1
| Team | | | | | | | | | |
|---|
| 1 | (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 6 |
| 2 | | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 6 |
| 3 | | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 14 | –1 | 4 |
| 4 | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 20 | −16 | 0 | |
Group 2
| Team | | | | | | | | | |
|---|
| 1 | | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 9 |
| 2 | | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 6 |
| 3 | | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 0 | |
Knockout stage
Semifinals
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Finals
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Final standings
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| Key: | | Qualified for the Superfinal / | | Consigned to relegation play-offs | |
Division B
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| Key: | Promoted to – | | 2025 Euro Beach Soccer League Division A / | | Withdrew | |
| Team | | | | | | | | | |
|---|
| 1 | | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 6 | | 2 | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | | 3 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | –4 | 0 | | 4 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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Awards
The following were presented after the conclusion of the final day's matches of the respective divisions.[7] [8] Individual awards apply to Division A only.
| Stage Winners trophy | | Top scorer(s) | width=175 | Best player | width=175 | Best goalkeeper |
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(Division A) | width=110 |
(Division B) | Noël Ott
 Luca Bertacca | 7 goals | Noël Ott | Leandro Casapieri | |
Stage 2 (Batumi, 17–21 July)
Matches are listed as local time in Batumi, GET (UTC+4) and are those scheduled; actual kick-off times may somewhat differ.
All matches took place at a purpose-built arena at Batumi Boulevard with a capacity of 1,300.[9]
The stage was a designated Division B event. However, its full title was the EBSL Georgia 2024 - Division B / Batumi International Cup, as for the first time in an EBSL stage, guest nations participated. These were the national teams of Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Lebanon and Saudi Arabia, the latter three being members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).[10]
Beginning with a group phase, the teams were split into one group comprising the Division B member teams, and a second "invitees" group composed of the guest nations. As the exclusive Division B phase of the stage, the winners of the Division B group earnt promotion to Division A.[11] At the end of the group phase, the teams progressed to the knockout stage to determine the stage winners and other placings.
England, having withdrawn from stage 1, were originally re-entered into this stage as a Division B team. However, they withdrew again for undisclosed reasons before the publication of the final fixture list.[12]
Group stage
| Key: | Promoted to – | 2025 Euro Beach Soccer League Division A |
| Advance to – | | 1st–4th place semifinals / | | 5th–7th place semifinals / | (H) Hosts | |
Division B teams
| Team | | | | | | | | | |
|---|
| 1 | (H) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 3 |
| 2 | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | –1 | 3 |
| 3 | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12 | –3 | 3 | |
Guest teams
| Team | | | | | | | | | |
|---|
| 1 | | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 9 |
| 2 | | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 | | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 16 | –6 | 3 |
| 4 | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 16 | –9 | 0 | |
Knockout stage
Semifinals
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Finals
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Final standings
Awards
The following were presented after the conclusion of the final day's matches. All of the awards were claimed by members of the guest teams.[13]
| width=150 | Stage Winners trophy | | width=200 colspan=2 | Top scorer(s) | width=200 | Best player | width=200 | Best goalkeeper |
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|  Hussain Eslam | 9 goals | Waleed Beshr |  Andriy Nerush | |
Stage 3 (Chișinău, 26–28 July)
Matches are listed as local time in Chișinău, EEST (UTC+3) and are those scheduled; actual kick-off times may somewhat differ.
All matches took place at the FMF Beach Soccer Arena,[14] with a capacity of 1,024.[15] The Saudi Arabian national team, a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), participated as a guest nation during this stage.[16]
Moldova won a Division A stage title for the first time.
Division A
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| Key: | | Qualified for the Superfinal / | | Consigned to relegation play-offs / | Guest team / | (H) Hosts | |
| Team | | | | | | | | | |
|---|
| 1 | (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 9 | | 2 | | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 6 | | 3 | | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | –2 | 3 | | 4 | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 16 | –8 | 0 | |
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Awards
The following were presented after the conclusion of the final day's matches.[17]
| width=150 | Stage Winners trophy | | width=200 colspan=2 | Top scorer(s) | width=200 | Best player | width=200 | Best goalkeeper |
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|  Patryk Pietrasiak | 6 goals |  Petru Popescu | Ruslan Istrati | |
Stage 4 (Nazaré, 30 August – 1 September)
Matches are listed as local time in Nazaré, WEST (UTC+1) and are those scheduled; actual kick-off times may somewhat differ.
Division A
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| Key: | | Qualified for the Superfinal / | | Consigned to relegation play-offs / | (H) Hosts | |
| Team | | | | | | | | | |
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| 1 | (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 2 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 3 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 4 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Il CPO di Tirrenia e l’Italia ospiteranno le qualificazioni all’Europeo di beach soccer: appuntamento dal 3 al 7 luglio . . 18 June 2024 . 29 June 2024 . it.
- Web site: Eesti rannajalgpallikoondis võistleb juulis rahvusvahelisel turniiril . . 28 June 2024 . 29 June 2024 . Estonian .
- Web site: La liste pour un tournoi en Italie . Loyant, Richard . . 25 June 2024 . 29 June 2024 . fr.
- Web site: A Tirrenia le qualificazioni all'Europeo di beach soccer, grande attesa per l'Italia . Bufalino, Michele . . 21 June 2024 . 29 June 2024 . it.
- Web site: Preparations continue ahead of the EBSL Georgia 2024 - Division B . Beach Soccer Worldwide . 15 May 2024 . 29 June 2024 .
- Web site: Fotbal pe plajă. Moldova va găzdui meciuri din Divizia A de la Euro Beach Soccer League 2024 . Tataru, Svetlana . . 5 July 2024 . 6 July 2024 . Romanian .
- Web site: Εθνική Beach Soccer: νίκη και άνοδος . . 6 July 2024 . 8 July 2024 . Greek.
- Web site: È grande Italia: Svizzera battuta in finale e International BS conquistata. Del Duca: “Bravi ragazzi e ottima organizzazione del torneo” . . 7 July 2024 . 8 July 2024 . it.
- Web site: ბათუმის ბულვარში ქვიშის ფეხბურთის სტადიონი აშენდება - საქართველო ევროპის ლიგის B დივიზიონის მატჩებს უმასპინძლებს . . 29 May 2024 . 10 July 2024 . ka.
- Web site: The Euro Beach Soccer League Georgia 2024 - Batumi International Cup is ready for kick-off . Beach Soccer Worldwide . 15 July 2024 . 28 July 2024 .
- Web site: მიზანი მიღწეულია - საქართველოს ქვიშის ფეხბურთის ნაკრები A დივიზიონში დაწინაურდა . Mamulashvili, Merab . . 19 July 2024 . 2 August 2024 . Georgian .
- Web site: Міжнародна організація пляжного футболу (BSWW) нарешті оприлюднила... . Асоціація пляжного футболу України / Beachsoccer Association of Ukraine via Facebook . 14 July 2024 . 28 July 2024 . Ukrainian .
- Web site: Ukraine are the Euro Beach Soccer League Georgia 2024 - Batumi International Cup champions . Beach Soccer Worldwide . 22 July 2024 . 2 August 2024 .
- Web site: Fotbal pe plajă. Moldova va găzdui meciuri din Divizia A de la Euro Beach Soccer League 2024 . FMF . 10 July 2024 . ro . 5 July 2024.
- https://www.fmf.md/noutate/3397/republica-moldova-va-gazdui-meciurile-diviziei-b-din-cadrul-campionatului-european-la-fotbal-pe-plaja Republica Moldova Va Găzdui Meciurile Diviziei B Din Cadrul Campionatului European La Fotbal Pe Plajă!
- Web site: Beach Soccer: Polacy zagrają w Superfinale Ligi Europejskiej! . Boroch . Marcin . SBC Portal sportowy . 28 July 2024 . 31 July 2024 . pl .
- Web site: Fotbal pe plajă. Moldova a câștigat etapa preliminară EBSL 2024, Divizia A . Cipilencu, Serghei . . 1 August 2024 . 31 July 2024 . ro.
