2005 Euro Beach Soccer Cup
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Russia |
Dates | 2 December - 4 December 2005 |
Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland (1st title) |
Runners-up | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia |
Third place | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal |
Fourth place | File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 12 |
Goals scored | 101 (8.42 per match) |
← 2004 2006 → |
The 2005 Euro Beach Soccer Cup was the seventh Euro Beach Soccer Cup, one of Europe's two major beach soccer championships at the time, held in December 2005, in Moscow, Russia. Switzerland won the championship for the first time, with hosts Russia finishing second. Portugal beat Ukraine in the third place playoff to finish third and fourth respectively. This was the first time since the tournament's establishment that Portugal had failed to reach the final and the first time Spain had finished outside the top four. Eight teams participated in the tournament who played in a straightforward knockout tournament, starting with the quarterfinals, with extra matches deciding the nations who finished in fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth place.[1]
Participating nations
- File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
- File:Flag of France.svg France
- File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
- File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal
- File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia
- File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
- File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland
- File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
Matches
Main tournament
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
2 December 2005 | ||||||||||
File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal (a.e.t.) | 4 | |||||||||
3 December 2005 | ||||||||||
File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 3 | |||||||||
File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | 3 | |||||||||
2 December 2005 | ||||||||||
File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | 5 | |||||||||
File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | 2 | |||||||||
4 December 2005 | ||||||||||
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | 1 | |||||||||
File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | 3 | |||||||||
2 December 2005 | ||||||||||
File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | 4 | |||||||||
File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | 6 | |||||||||
3 December 2005 | ||||||||||
File:Flag of France.svg France | 4 | |||||||||
File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland (pen.) | 4 | |||||||||
2 December 2005 | ||||||||||
File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine | 4 | Third place | ||||||||
File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine | 6 | |||||||||
4 December 2005 | ||||||||||
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 4 | |||||||||
File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | 5 | |||||||||
File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine | 4 | |||||||||
Fifth to eighth place deciding matches
The following matches took place between the losing nations in the quarterfinals to determine the final standings of the nations finishing in fifth to eighth place. The semifinals took place on the same day of the semifinals of the main tournament and the playoffs took place on the day of the final.
Fifth to eighth place semi finals | Fifth place playoff | ||||||||
QF1 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 8 | |||||||
QF2 | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | 3 | |||||||
File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 5 | ||||||||
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 4 | ||||||||
QF3 | File:Flag of France.svg France | 5 | |||||||
QF4 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 7 | Seventh place playoff | ||||||
File:Flag of France.svg France | 4 | ||||||||
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | 3 |
Winners
2005 Euro Beach Soccer Cup Winners: |
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File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland First title |