2008 Euro Beach Soccer Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Azerbaijan |
| Dates | 18 September - 21 September |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland |
| Third place | File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan |
| Fourth place | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 9 |
| Goals scored | 60 (6.67 per match) |
← 2007 2009 → | |
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The 2008 Euro Beach Soccer Cup was the tenth Euro Beach Soccer Cup, one of Europe's three major beach soccer championships of the 2008 beach soccer season, held in September 2008, in Baku, Azerbaijan. Spain won the championship for the second time, with Switzerland finishing second. Hosts Azerbaijan beat Norway in the third place play off to finish third and fourth respectively. A record low six teams participated in the tournament who were split into two groups of three, playing each other once in the groups. The third placed teams in each group played in a fifth place play off, the second placed teams in each group played in a third place play off and the winners of each group played in a final match to decide the winner of the tournament.[1]
Participating nations
- File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan
- File:Flag of England.svg England
- File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
- File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway
- File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
- File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 6 |
| File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 3 |
| File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 0 |
| Qualified for final | Qualified for third place play off | Qualified for fifth place play off |
| Norway File:Flag of Norway.svg | 4 – 3 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Spain File:Flag of Spain.svg | 10 – 1 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway |
|---|---|---|
| Spain File:Flag of Spain.svg | 4 – 3 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy |
|---|---|---|
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 6 |
| File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 3 |
| File:Flag of England.svg England | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 0 |
| Qualified for final | Qualified for third place play off | Qualified for fifth place play off |
| Switzerland File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg | 8 – 3 | File:Flag of England.svg England |
|---|---|---|
| Azerbaijan File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg | 3 – 1 | File:Flag of England.svg England |
|---|---|---|
| Azerbaijan File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg | 0 – 5 | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
Knockout stage
Fifth place play off
| Italy File:Flag of Italy.svg | 5 – 1 | File:Flag of England.svg England |
|---|---|---|
Third place play off
| Azerbaijan File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg | 4 – 3 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway |
|---|---|---|
Final
| Spain File:Flag of Spain.svg | 2 – 0 | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
Winners
| 2008 Euro Beach Soccer Cup Winners: |
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| File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain Second title |