Beach Soccer at the European Games explained

Beach Soccer at the European Games
Label2:Organising bodies
Data2:EOC
BSWW
Label3:Region
Header4:Men's event
Label5:EG event since
Label6:Number of teams
Data6:8
Label7:Current champions
Label8:Most successful team(s)
Data8:


(1 title each)
Header9:Women's event
Label10:EG event since
Label11:Number of teams
Data11:6
Label12:Current champions
Data12: (1st title)
Label13:Most successful team(s)
Data13: (1 title)

Beach Soccer has been part of each edition of the European Games (EG) – a quadrennial, multi-sport event – since the inaugural edition in 2015 as a men's sport,[1] and since the third edition in 2023 as a women's sport.[2] The competition is under the direction of the European Olympic Committees (EOCs);[3] beach soccer's governing bodies (FIFA and UEFA) are represented by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) at the Games.

Men's tournament

Eight teams take part. The hosts qualify automatically; of the most recent edition of the Euro Beach Soccer League (EBSL), the top six teams of the Superfinal and winners of the Promotion Final also qualify. To participate, nations must be members of both the EOCs and UEFA.[4]

Portugal and Switzerland are most successful nations having won a total of two medals, including one gold each.

Results

Year Locationwidth = 1% rowspan=10Gold medal matchwidth = 1% rowspan=10Bronze medal match
width=15% bgcolor=goldGold medalistswidth=8%Scorewidth=15% bgcolor=silverSilver medalistswidth=15% bgcolor=#c96Bronze medalistswidth=8%Scorewidth=15%Fourth place
2015
details
Baku, Azerbaijan3–26–5
2019
details
Minsk, Belarus8–35–4
2023
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Kraków, Poland5–25–5

Performance

All-time top goalscorers

As of 2023

The following table shows the all-time goalscorers (minimum 10 goals).

width=50Rankwidth=180Playerwidth=165Teamwidth=80GoalsNotes
1 25 2023 top scorer (11 goals)
2 18 2019 top scorer (11 goals)
3 14
4 13
7 11 2015 top scorer (8 goals)
8 10
Antonio Mayor

Sources: 2015, 2019, 2023.

Overall standings

As of 2023

width=25Poswidth=125Teamwidth=25width=45
131592047851+27312.07
231581067257+15261.73
331571256958+11251.67
431571167759+18241.60
531560185863–5191.27
621050143834+4161.60
71520122420+471.40
821011082849–2150.50
91510041825–730.60
101510041421–730.60
111510042331–830.60
12150005839–3100.00
Key:Appearances App / Won in normal time W = 3 points / Won in extra-time W+ = 2 points / Won on penalty shoot-out WP = 1 point / Lost L = 0 points / Points per game PPG

Appearances & performance timeline

Key
2015

(8)
2019

(8)
2023

(8)
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8th×5th2
×7th×1
7th××1
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××6th1
××8th1
Bbgcolor=goldG4th3
×8th×1
bgcolor=goldG 6th××2
5thbgcolor=silverSB3
4thBbgcolor=goldG3
6th4th7th3
12 nations

Women's tournament

Six teams take part. The hosts qualify automatically; of the most recent edition of the Women's Euro Beach Soccer League (WEBSL), the top five teams of the Superfinal qualify. To participate, nations must be members of both the EOCs and UEFA.[5] For the 2023 edition, England finished in one of the qualification spots via the WEBSL.[6] However, because England does not have an independent EOC, they could not compete at the Games and so were replaced by the Czech Republic.

Results

Year Locationwidth = 1% rowspan=10Gold medal matchwidth = 1% rowspan=10Bronze medal match
width=15% bgcolor=goldGold medalistswidth=8%Scorewidth=15% bgcolor=silverSilver medalistswidth=15% bgcolor=#c96Bronze medalistswidth=8%Scorewidth=15%Fourth place
2023
details
Kraków, Poland2–2
2–2

Performance

Overall standings

As of 2023

width=25Poswidth=125Teamwidth=25width=45
1142020118+382.00
2142011107+371.75
31420021110+161.50
4141003108+230.75
513010244020.67
6130003413–900.00
Key:Appearances App / Won in normal time W = 3 points / Won in extra-time W+ = 2 points / Won on penalty shoot-out WP = 1 point / Lost L = 0 points / Points per game PPG

Appearances & performance timeline

Key
2023

(8)
valign=centerApps
6th1
5th1
4th1
bgcolor=#c96B1
bgcolor=goldG1
bgcolor=silverS1
6 nations

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Beach soccer at Baku 2015 will showcase a growing and innovative form of the "beautiful game" . Crawford, Alex . . 27 May 2014 . 4 July 2023 .
  2. Web site: Holders to meet hosts as 2023 European Games beach soccer draw made . Palmer, Dan . . 16 May 2023 . 4 July 2023 . A women's beach soccer tournament has not been held at the European Games before. .
  3. News: European Games Minsk 2019 . Beach Soccer Worldwide . 13 December 2019 . 15 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200815015913/https://www.beachsoccer.com/events/european-games-minsk-2019 . dead .
  4. News: Qualification System – Beach Soccer . Minsk 2019 . March 2018 . 13 December 2019.
  5. Web site: QUALIFICATION SYSTEM – 3RD EUROPEAN GAMES - KRAKOW & MALOPOLSKA 2023 . . 12 September 2022 . 4 July 2023 .
  6. Web site: Italy and Spain to meet in the EBSL final . Beach Soccer Worldwide . 10 September 2022 . 3 July 2023 . England to join Spain, Italy, Ukraine and Portugal at the 2023 European Games in Krakow .