2023 Euro Winners Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Portugal |
| Dates | 9–18 June |
| Teams | 52 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Israel Kfar Qassem (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Italy Pisa 2014 |
| Third place | Portugal O Sótão |
| Fourth place | Spain Huelva |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 117 |
| Goals scored | 990 (8.46 per match) |
← 2022 2024 → | |
The 2023 Euro Winners Cup was the eleventh edition of the Euro Winners Cup (EWC), an annual continental beach soccer tournament for men's top-division European clubs. The championship is viewed as beach football's rudimentary version of the better known UEFA Champions League in its parent sport, association football.[1] Organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW), the tournament was held in Nazaré, Portugal from 9–18 June.[2] Following a preliminary qualification round, the event began with a round robin group stage. At its conclusion, the best teams progressed to the knockout stage, a series of single elimination games to determine the winners, starting with the Round of 32 and ending with the final. Consolation matches were also played to determine other final rankings. Benfica Loures of Portugal were the defending champions but did not enter this year due to financial restraints.[3] The tournament was won by Kfar Qassem of Israel who claimed their first title.[4]
Teams
Qualification
The number of clubs entitled to enter automatically from each country depends on the perceived strength of their country's national league. BSWW determine the strength of each league by analysing the performance of all clubs in the EWC on a country-by-country basis over the previous five editions. A points-based ranking is produced from the data with the best performing nations permitted to enter multiple clubs.[2][5] Any and all clubs that do not qualify automatically, and/or are surplus to their countries allocated quotas, are entitled to enter the accompanying Euro Winners Challenge (preliminary round) to take place in the days prior to the competition proper, as a last opportunity to qualify for the EWC group stage; the best four clubs will qualify.[2][5] In accordance with sanctions imposed by FIFA and UEFA in 2022 in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, clubs from Russia remain banned from entering this year.[6][7][8][9]
Entrants
52 clubs from 21 different nations entered the event – 36 entered straight into the group stage, 16 entered into the preliminary round.[5] SA MVR of Bulgaria originally entered the EW Challenge and were present for the draw but subsequently withdrew and were replaced by Leixões of Portugal. Key: H: Hosts \ TH: Title holders
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Draw
The draw to split the 36 clubs into nine groups of four, and 16 clubs into four groups of four for the group and preliminary stages respectively, took place on 18 May.[5][10][11][12]
Euro Winners Challenge (preliminary round)
Group stage
The designation of "home" and "away" teams displayed in the results matrices is for administrative purposes only. Matches took place from 9 to 11 June.
- Key
- † – Walkover
- * – Extra-time result
- ♦ – Match decided by penalty shootout
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | VIL | BUA | KEF | MIE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Vilaflor | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 9 | Knockout stage | — | — | 3−1 | 9–0 | |
| 2 | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Buarcos 2017 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 6 | 4−6 | — | 5–2 | — | ||
| 3 | File:Flag of Greece.svg AO Kefallinia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 3 | — | — | — | 5−4 | ||
| 4 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Miehet | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 23 | −15 | 0 | — | 4−9 | — | — |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LEI | NAZ | SES | POR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Leixões | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 | +14 | 9 | Knockout stage | — | — | 9−3 | — | |
| 2 | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Nazaré 2022 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 6 | 3–5 | — | — | 3−2 | ||
| 3 | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Sesimbra | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 3 | — | 2−5 | — | 5–2 | ||
| 4 | File:Flag of England.svg Portsmouth | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 0 | 1−7 | — | — | — |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | GEN | SMJ | VIS | SAO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Genappe | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 7 | Knockout stage | — | 5−2 | — | — | |
| 2 | File:Flag of France.svg SM Jalles | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | 6−4 | ||
| 3 | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Benfica Viseu | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3−4 | 1–2 | — | — | ||
| 4 | File:Flag of Portugal.svg São Domingos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 0 | 1–1♦ | — | 3−5 | — |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MMS | ACD | PER | GHI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of France.svg Marseille Minots | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 9 | Knockout stage | — | — | — | 3−0† | |
| 2 | File:Flag of Portugal.svg ACD O Sótão B | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 6 | 5–7 | — | 4−1 | — | ||
| 3 | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Perwez | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 | 1−5 | — | — | 3−0† | ||
| 4 | File:Flag of Moldova.svg Ghidighici | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 | Withdrew | — | 0−3† | — | — |
Knockout stage
- Key
- w/o – Walkover (awarded as 3–0)
- np – not played
Group stage
Matches take place from 12 to 14 June. All group winners, runners-up and third-placed teams, along with the best fourth-placed team, progressed to the knockout stage.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PAF | ACD | NAX | WDA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Pafos | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 9 | Knockout stage | — | 3−2 | — | — | |
| 2 | File:Flag of Portugal.svg ACD O Sótão (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 6 | — | — | 12−3 | 6−3 | ||
| 3 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Naxos | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 26 | −16 | 3 | 2−10 | — | — | — | ||
| 4 | File:Flag of Romania.svg West Deva | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 0 | 4−8 | — | 4−5 | — |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BRA | BOH | NOM | TEL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Braga | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | +20 | 9 | Knockout stage | — | 5−1 | — | 13−1 | |
| 2 | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Bohemians 1905 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 6 | — | — | 4−1 | — | ||
| 3 | File:Flag of Estonia.svg Nõmme | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 3 | 1−5 | — | — | — | ||
| 4 | File:Flag of Georgia.svg Telavi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 25 | −21 | 0 | — | 2−5 | 1−7 | — |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ART | VAR | MAR | TAX | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Artur Music | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 6 | +16 | 9 | Knockout stage | — | — | — | 10−1 | |
| 2 | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Varzim | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 6 | 1−5 | — | 8−2 | — | ||
| 3 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Marbella | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 3 | 4−7 | — | — | 12−2 | ||
| 4 | File:Flag of Malta.svg Ta' Xbiex | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 30 | −26 | 0 | — | 1−8 | — | — |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MAR | RIG | ESB | BRD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of France.svg Marseille BT | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 6 | Knockout stage | — | 2−3 | — | — | |
| 2 | File:Flag of Latvia.svg Riga | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 | — | — | — | 0−3† | ||
| 3 | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg ES Brainoise | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1−5 | 3−2 | — | — | ||
| 4 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Beach Royals Düsseldorf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 | Withdrew | 0−3† | — | 0−3† | — |
Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PIS | ROS | VIT | GRA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Pisa 2014 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 9 | Knockout stage | — | 5−2 | — | 6−1 | |
| 2 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Rostocker Robben | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 6 | — | — | 6−5 | — | ||
| 3 | File:Flag of Ukraine.svg VIT Kyiv | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 1 | 4−5 | — | — | — | ||
| 4 | File:Flag of Portugal.svg GRAP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 0 | — | 4−9 | 6–6♦ | — |
Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LEV | NAC | NEW | HUS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Levante | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 9 | Knockout stage | — | — | 3−1 | 6−1 | |
| 2 | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Nacional | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 6 | 2−8 | — | — | — | ||
| 3 | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Newteam Brussels | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 3 | — | 2−6 | — | 7−2 | ||
| 4 | File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Hustý | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 0 | — | 1−4 | — | — |
Group G
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | HUE | MUN | GMP | NIS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Huelva | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 6 | Knockout stage | — | — | 7−3 | — | |
| 2 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Real Münster | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 6 | 3−4 | — | — | — | ||
| 3 | File:Flag of France.svg La Grande-Motte Pyramide | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 3 | — | 3−4 | — | 8−2 | ||
| 4 | File:Flag of Moldova.svg Nistru Chișinău | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 3 | 8−7 | 3−7 | — | — |
Group H
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | KQM | NPN | VAR | IOW | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Israel.svg Kfar Qassem | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | +14 | 9 | Knockout stage | — | 6−0 | 6−3 | — | |
| 2 | File:Flag of Greece.svg Napoli Patron | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 6 | — | — | — | 7−3 | ||
| 3 | File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Spartak Varna | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 3 | — | 4−5 | — | 6−1 | ||
| 4 | File:Flag of England.svg Isle of Wight | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 20 | −14 | 0 | 2−7 | — | — | — |
Group I
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ATL | VIA | ETA | ALA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Greece.svg Atlas AO | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 8 | Knockout stage | — | 6−5* | — | 5−1 | |
| 2 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Viareggio | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 6 | — | — | 9−0 | 4−3 | ||
| 3 | File:Flag of France.svg AS Étaples | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 19 | −13 | 3 | 1−7 | — | — | — | ||
| 4 | File:Flag of Turkey.svg Alanya Belediyespor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 0 | — | — | 3−5 | — |
Knockout stage
The draw for the round of 32, and allocation of ties to the bracket, took place after the conclusion of all group stage matches on 14 June.[13]
Round of 32
Matches double as EW Challenge semi-finals
Matches took place on 15 June (save for the Challenge matches which took place on 14 June).
Round of 16 onwards
Match doubles as EW Challenge final
Awards
The following individual awards were presented after the final.[4]
| Top scorer(s) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Brazil Bokinha (Greece Atlas AO) | ||
| 18 goals | ||
| Best player | ||
| Brazil Bruno Xavier (File:Flag of Italy.svg Pisa 2014) | ||
| Best goalkeeper | ||
| Switzerland Eliott Mounoud (File:Flag of Israel.svg Kfar Qassem) | ||
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Top goalscorers
Players with at least five goals are listed; goals scored in the Euro Winners Challenge matches are not included.
- 18 goals
- 15 goals
- 14 goals
- 12 goals
- 11 goals
- 10 goals
- Switzerland Glenn Hodel (Israel Kfar Qassem)
- 8 goals
- 7 goals
- Romania Marian Măciucă (Bulgaria Spartak Varna)
- Italy Paolo Palmacci (Italy Naxos)
- Brazil Victor Hugo (Ukraine Artur Music)
- Italy Stefano Marinai (Italy Pisa 2014)
- 6 goals
- Denmark Axel Damm (Germany Rostocker Robben)
- Ukraine Dmytro Voitenko (Ukraine Artur Music)
- Germany Joscha Metzler (Germany Real Münster)
- Brazil Ryan Rangel (Ukraine VIT Kyiv)
- Italy Raffaele Ortolini (Italy Pisa 2014)
- Brazil Cami (Italy Pisa 2014)
- Brazil Deiverson Dmais (Israel Kfar Qassem)
- Japan Takuya Akaguma (Spain Huelva)
- Ukraine Yurii Shcherytsia (Ukraine VIT Kyiv)
- Brazil Antônio (Greece Atlas AO)
- Brazil Benjamin Jr. (Portugal ACD O Sótão)
- Brazil Thanger Alves (Portugal Braga)
- 5 goals
- Portugal Diogo Oliveira (Portugal GRAP)
- France Sébastien Huck (France Grande-Motte Pyramide)
- Portugal André Pinto (Portugal Nacional)
- Czech Republic Lukáš Trampota (Czech Republic Bohemians 1905)
- Moldova Leonid Podlesnov (Moldova Nistru Chișinău)
- Brazil Miguel Junior (Cyprus Pafos)
- Brazil Igor Melo (Ukraine Artur Music)
- Ukraine Oleg Zborovskyi (Ukraine Artur Music)
- Portugal Filipe Santos (Portugal Varzim)
- Spain Eduard Suarez (Germany Real Münster)
- Italy Sebastiano Paterniti (France Marseille BT)
- Argentina Lucas Ponzetti (Spain Marbella)
- Spain Pedro Juanito (Spain Marbella)
- Brazil Pedrinho (Spain Levante)
- Spain Kuman (Spain Levante)
- Brazil Zé Lucas (Italy Viareggio)
- Japan Ozu Moreira (Italy Viareggio)
- Spain Dani Haro (Spain Huelva)
- Ukraine Ivan Glutskyi (Ukraine VIT Kyiv)
- Switzerland Noël Ott (Israel Kfar Qassem)
- Israel Ahmad Gabarin (Israel Kfar Qassem)
- Greece Spyridon Venardos (Greece Atlas AO)
- Spain David Ardil (Portugal ACD O Sótão)
- Portugal Bê Martins (Portugal Braga)
Source: BSWW
Final standings
See also
References
- ↑ "Euro Winners Cup 2015 to be biggest yet". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 21 May 2017. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "The Euro Winners will return to Nazaré in 2023". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 6 March 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ↑ "Campeão europeu de futebol de praia desiste de competir e lança desafio ao Benfica". Record (in português). 13 January 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Falfala KQ BSC crowned Euro Winners Cup 2023 champions!". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 18 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Euro Winners Cup 2023 groups drawn". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ↑ "Decision of the UEFA Executive Committee related to Russia" (PDF). UEFA.com (Press release). Union of European Football Associations. 28 February 2022. p. 2. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ↑ "Measures taken by BSWW after the attacks on Ukraine". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
- ↑ "Утверждён список мужских и женских команд Euro Winners 2022" [The list of men's and women's teams of Euro Winners 2022 has been approved]. Beach Soccer Russia (in русский). 6 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ↑ "Состоялась жеребьёвка Euro Winners Cup 2023 – пляжный футбол на BSRussia". BS Russia (in русский). 19 May 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ↑ Whitmore, Warren (19 May 2023). "Isle Of Wight Beach Soccer Team Face Challenging Draw In Euro Winners Cup Finals". Island Echo. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ↑ "Futebol Praia conheceu sorteio da 'Euro Winners Cup' - Clube Desportivo Nacional - Madeira". Clube Desportivo Nacional (in português). 18 May 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ↑ Busuttil, Antoine (19 May 2023). "Beach Soccer: Ta' Xbiex SC to represent Malta in Euro Winners Cup". maltafootball.com. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ↑ "Euro Winners Cup 2023 is ready for the knockout stage". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
External links
- Euro Winners Cup 2023, at Beach Soccer Worldwide
- Euro Winners Challenge 2023 (preliminary round), at Beach Soccer Worldwide
- Euro Winners Cup 2023, at ZeroZero.pt (in Portuguese)