Beach Soccer Stars Explained

Beach Soccer Stars
Awarded For:	Excellence in beach soccer team and individual achievements
Location:	Dubai
Country:	United Arab Emirates
Host:	Tom Urquhart
Website:	BSWW
Network:	Beach Soccer TV
Runtime:	~75–90 minutes

Beach Soccer Stars is an annual award ceremony in beach soccer organised by the sport's developmental body, Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW).

The first edition was held on 7 November 2014 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The ceremony has continued to take place in the Emirate every year since, occurring after the conclusion of the Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup during the first week of November and has been called beach soccer's version of the better known Ballon d'Or in association football.^[1]

A gala event, attended by many of the world's top current and former players, coaches, officials and other beach soccer figures,^[2] five individual prizes are awarded for the best beach soccer player of the year, best goalkeeper of the year, best coach, rising star and best goal. Further awards are presented to the five players that, combined, are deemed to produce a dream team for that season as well as a prize for best event of the year. In 2017, a sixth individual award was introduced for best women's player of the year,^[3] a seventh in 2019 to recognise a legendary figure of the sport, and an eighth and ninth in 2023 for best women's goalkeeper and best refereeing figure.

Various parties decide the award winners, including coaches, players, BSWW expert panel and fans. In 2016, coaches and captains from a total of 75 national beach soccer teams voted on the awards,^[4] rising to 115 teams in 2021.^[5]

The most recent edition, the ninth, took place on 12 February 2024.

Winners

There was no ceremony held in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^{[6] [7]}

The 2023 edition was delayed^[8] until February 2024 to coincide with the scheduling of the 2024 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Dubai.

Best player

• Decided by: Players and coaches

Fellow national team captains and coaches vote for who they want to be crowned best player of the year.^[9] BSWW reveal a shortlist of the three players with the most votes prior to the ceremony. On the awards night, the winner of the award with the most votes of the three is revealed as the best player of the year.

Shortlists of three players with most votes (Award winner):

Year	width=220	Player	width=190	Team
	Bruno Xavier
	Madjer
	Madjer
	Gabriele Gori
	Mauricinho
	Llorenç Gómez
	Jordan Santos
	Ozu Moreira
	Philipp Borer
	Bê Martins
	Rodrigo

Best goalkeeper

• Decided by: Players and coaches

Fellow national team captains and coaches vote for who they want to be crowned best goalkeeper of the year.^[9] BSWW reveal a shortlist of the three players with the most votes prior to the ceremony. On the awards night, the winner of the award with the most votes of the three is revealed as the best goalkeeper of the year.

Shortlists of three goalkeepers with most votes (Award winner):

Year	width=220	Player	width=190	Team
2014
	Dona
	Peyman Hosseini
2015
	Jonathan Torohia
2016
	Elinton Andrade
	Vitalii Sydorenko
2017
	Peyman Hosseini
2018
	Elinton Andrade
2019
	Maxim Chuzhkov
	Simone del Mestre
	Eliott Mounoud
	Stanislav Kosharnyi
	Eliott Mounoud
	Yoao Rolón
	Leandro Casapieri
	Bobô

Best coach

• Decided by: Players and coaches

Fellow national team captains and coaches vote for who they want to be crowned best coach of the year.^[9] BSWW reveal a shortlist of the three coaches with the most votes prior to the ceremony. On the awards night, the winner of the award with the most votes of the three is revealed as the best coach of the year.

Shortlists of three coaches with most votes (Award winner):

Year	width=220	Coach	width=310	Team(s) managed
2014
	Mikhail Likhachev
		^[10]
2015
	Mário Narciso
	Mikhail Likhachev
	Tehina Rota
2016
	Mário Narciso
	Angelo Schirinzi	;^[11] ^[12]
	Marcin Stanisławski
2017
	Gilberto Costa
	Mohammad Mirshamsi
2018
	Gilberto Costa
	Angelo Schirinzi	Kristall (club)^[13]
2019
	Gilberto Costa
	Nico Alvarado
		Kristall (club)
	Mikhail Likhachev
	Nico Alvarado
		Kristall (club)
	Angelo Schirinzi
	Guga Zloccowick
	Christian Méndez
	Emiliano Del Duca

Rising star award

• Decided by: BSWW panel of experts

Experts at BSWW decide which player will be crowned the best rising star of the year.^[9] On the awards night, the winner of the award is revealed. No preliminary shortlist is disclosed.

Year	width=160	Winner	width=160	Team	Date of birth & age when awarded
2014
			November 7, 2014
2015
			November 7, 2014
2016
		November 5, 2016
2017
			November 4, 2017
2018
	Mohammad Moradi		November 10, 2018
2019
	Josep Junior		November 9, 2019
2021
	Raoul Mendy		November 6, 2021
2022
	Luca Bertacca		November 4, 2022
2023
	Gustav Madsen		February 12, 2024

Best Five

• Decided by: Players and coaches

Fellow national team captains and coaches vote for the five players that they believe, combined, form the best team of the year,^[9] similar to the FIFA World XI award in association football. On the awards night, the five winners of the award with the most votes are revealed as the Best Five.

Players!width=120 Team width=120 Position 2014 Dona Goalkeeper Ilya Leonov Defender Ozu Moreira Defender Bruno Xavier Midfielder Llorenç Gómez Forward 2015 Goalkeeper Defender Ozu Moreira Defender Bruno Xavier Midfielder Forward 2016 Goalkeeper Ozu Moreira Defender Bruno Xavier Midfielder Forward Forward 2017 Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward Forward 2018 Goalkeeper Ozu Moreira Defender Bruno Xavier Defender Datinha Midfielder Llorenç Gómez Forward

Players!width=120 Team width=120 Position 2019 Maxim Chuzhkov Goalkeeper Ozu Moreira Defender Jordan Santos Midfielder Midfielder Gabriele Gori Forward 2021 Goalkeeper Catarino Defender Ozu Moreira Defender Philipp Borer Midfielder Forward 2022 Goalkeeper Ozu Moreira Defender Midfielder Forward Forward 2023 Leandro Casapieri Goalkeeper Defender Defender Midfielder Forward

Best goal

• Decided by: Fans

BSWW allow fans to vote for which goal will be named best of the year through their website.^[9] Fans have a shortlist of ten goals to choose from, nominated by BSWW. On the awards night, the winner of the award is revealed.

Year	width=150	Winner	width=150	Team	width=150	Opponent	Match date	Competition		Video @
2014
				16 August 2014		Nominees Winner
2015
				16 July 2015		Nominees Winner
2016
			31 July 2016		Nominees Winner
2017
				27 April 2017		Nominees Winner
2018
	Eduard Suarez			7 September 2018		Nominees Winner
2019
	Rubén Batres			5 August 2019		Nominees Winner
2021
	Nicolae Ignat			1 August 2021		Nominees Winner
2022
				23 July 2022		Nominees Winner
2023
	Adriele Rocha	Higicontrol Melilla	Málaga	15 June 2023^[14]		Nominees Winner

Best event

• Decided by: BSWW panel of experts

Experts at BSWW decide which competition will receive the prize for best event of the year.^[15] On the awards night, the winner of the award is revealed. No preliminary shortlist is disclosed.

Year	Event winner	Location	Dates of event
2014
		Dubai, United Arab Emirates	19–23 November 2013
2015
			9–19 July 2015
2016
			3–7 November 2015
2017
			27 April – 7 May 2017
2018
			6–8 July 2018
2019
			25–29 June 2019
2021
			19–29 August 2021
2022
	2022 El Salvador Beach Soccer Cup		14–18 April 2022
2023
	2023 NEOM Beach Soccer Cup		25–28 October 2023

Best women's player

• Decided by: Players and coaches

New award introduced in 2017.^[3]

Fellow national team captains and coaches vote for who they want to be crowned best women's player of the year. BSWW reveal a shortlist of the three players with the most votes prior to the ceremony. On the awards night, the winner of the award with the most votes of the three is revealed as the best women's player of the year.

Shortlists of three players with most votes (Award winner):

Year	width=220	Player	width=190	Team
2017
	Sarah Kempson
	Grytsje Van den Berg
	Leticia Villar	Astra (club)
2018
	Marina Fedorova
	Molly Clark
	Adriele Rocha	Grembach Łódź (club)
2019
	Carolina González
	Adriele Rocha
	Sarah Kempson
2021
	Molly Clark
	Andrea Mirón
	Adriele Rocha
2022^[16]
	Adriele Rocha
	Andrea Mirón
	Bárbara Colodetti
2023^[17]
	Adriele Rocha
	Andrea Mirón
	Adriana Manau

Best women's goalkeeper

• Decided by: Players and coaches

New award introduced in 2023.

Fellow national team captains and coaches vote for who they want to be crowned best women's goalkeeper of the year. BSWW reveal a shortlist of the three players with the most votes prior to the ceremony. On the awards night, the winner of the award with the most votes of the three is revealed as the best women's player of the year.

Shortlists of three players with most votes (Award winner):

Year	width=220	Player	width=190	Team
2023^[18]
	Laura Gallego
	Ana Bê Ribeiro
	Anastasiia Terekh

Best referee

• Decided by: BSWW panel of experts

New award introduced in 2023.

Experts at BSWW decide which player will be crowned the best refereeing figure of the year. On the awards night, the winner of the award is revealed. No preliminary shortlist is disclosed.

Year	width=160	Winner	width=200	Association	Refereeing role
2023^[19]
	Michele Conti		Instructor^[20]

Best legend

• Decided by: BSWW panel of experts

New award introduced in 2019.

Experts at BSWW decide which figure will be awarded the legend award for that year. On the awards night, the winner of the award is revealed. No preliminary shortlist is disclosed.

Year	Winner & age	Nation	width=175	Known as	Select achievements	width=325	Reason for award
2019
	Júnior (aged 65)		Former player & coach		Contribution to the development of beach soccer.^[21]
2021
	not awarded
2022
	Madjer (aged 45)		Former player		Considered the best player of all-time.^[22]
2023
	Saeed Hareb (aged 68)				Contribution to the development of beach soccer in Dubai, particularly the Intercontinental Cup.^[23]

See also

• The Best FIFA Football Awards

External links

• Beach Soccer Worldwide, official website
  • Beach Soccer Stars editions:

• 2014

• 2015

• 2016

• 2017

• 2018

• 2019

• 2021

• 2022

• 2023

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kempson scoops women's beach soccer 'Ballon d'Or' . Littlehampton Gazette . 7 November 2017 . 11 November 2017.
2. Web site: Beach Soccer Stars 2016 . beachsoccer.com . 7 November 2017.
3. Web site: Best Women's Player: The Three Nominees . beachsoccer.com . 27 October 2017 . 7 November 2017.
4. Web site: Куско: вопрос о возможном расширении чемпионата мира ещё не закрыт . beachsoccerrussia.ru . 7 November 2016 . 7 November 2017 . ru . https://web.archive.org/web/20171110114649/http://beachsoccerrussia.ru/info/item/5413?type=2&start_date=01.11.2016&end_date=15.11.2016 . 10 November 2017 . dead .
5. Web site: Best Player of the Year: Final Three . https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/CVVE60_DLgl . 2021-12-24 . limited. Beach Soccer Worldwide (Instagram) . 22 October 2021. 22 October 2021.
6. Web site: Beach Soccer Stars 2021 to be held tonight at Kite Beach . Beach Soccer Worldwide . 6 November 2021 . 7 November 2021 .
7. Web site: Beach soccer stars 2019-2022. Часть 2 . Каргашенцев, Семён . BSRussia . 16 November 2023 . 12 February 2024 . ru.
8. Web site: Intercontinental Cup postponed . Beach Soccer Worldwide . 9 October 2023 . 13 February 2024 .
9. Web site: Beach Soccer Stars 2014 . beachsoccer.com . 7 November 2017 .
10. "Angelo Schirinzi, le ‘coach’ et ami des Tiki Toa"; Web site: Beachsoccer – Tiki Toa vs Angleterre : 'la guerre d'abord, le partage ensuite !' dixit Teva Zaveroni ! . tahiti-infos.com . 25 September 2014 . 24 October 2018. fr.
11. Web site: Sport: Tahiti call on Swiss coach to fix beach soccer slump . . 26 October 2016 . 24 October 2018.
12. "With the recent addition of Angelo Schirinzi as Bahamas’ head coach"; Web site: Bahamas All Set To Face No. 6 Switzerland In Kalik Light Cup . The Tribune . 30 March 2016 . 24 October 2018.
13. Web site: Кристалл ТРЕНЕРСКИЙ ШТАБ . https://web.archive.org/web/20181024024343/http://bsc-kristall.ru/team/coaches.html . dead . 24 October 2018 . bsc-kristall.ru . 24 October 2018.
14. Web site: Bê Martins falha prémio de melhor do mundo em 2023: os vencedores da Beach Soccer Stars . . 12 February 2024 . 12 February 2024 . pt .
15. Web site: Самый красивый гол года забил Льоренц . beachsoccerrussia.ru . 7 November 2014 . 10 November 2017 . ru . https://web.archive.org/web/20171110114519/http://beachsoccerrussia.ru/info/item/1656?type=1&start_date=1.11.14&end_date=10.11.14 . 10 November 2017 . dead .
16. Web site: Beach Soccer Stars: Best Women's Player nominees . Beach Soccer Worldwide . 20 October 2022 . 20 October 2022 .
17. https://beachsoccer.com/beach-soccer-stars-best-womens-player-nominees-announced Beach Soccer Stars: Best Women’s Player nominees announced
18. https://beachsoccer.com/beach-soccer-stars-best-womens-goalkeeper-nominees-announced Beach Soccer Stars: Best Women’s Goalkeeper nominees announced
19. Web site: Michele Conti premiato alla Beach Soccer World Wide Stars 2023 di Dubai . Marchi . Federico . Italian Referee Association . 12 February 2024 . 12 February 2024 . it .
20. Web site: FIFA Beach Soccer Refereeing Instructors 2023 . . 2 June 2023 . 12 February 2024 .
21. Web site: С третьей попытки. Максим Чужков - лучший вратарь планеты! . Beach Soccer Russia. 9 November 2019. 9 November 2019. ru.
22. Web site: Madjer recebe Prémio Lenda do Futebol de Praia . . 4 November 2022 . 4 November 2022 . pt .
23. Web site: HE Saeed Hareb: a life of football, sea and sand . . 15 November 2021 . 12 February 2024 .