2022 Euro Beach Soccer League
Tournament details | |
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Host countries | Portugal Moldova Italy |
Dates | 1 July – 11 September |
Teams | 22 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 59 |
Goals scored | 465 (7.88 per match) |
The 2022 Euro Beach Soccer League was the 25th edition of the Euro Beach Soccer League (EBSL), the annual, premier competition in European beach soccer contested between men's national teams. It was organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW), in a league and play-off format.
This season, the competing teams continued to take part in two divisions: the top tier (Division A) and the bottom tier (Division B). Division A shrunk from 12 to 10 teams; nine teams returned from last season, plus Estonia who were promoted, meanwhile two teams did not compete due to bans. Division B accommodated 12 nations: those who did not gain promotion from last season, two debuting countries (Malta and Latvia), and teams returning after an absence from competing in recent years.
This season's format was altered considerably compared to the usual programme. All teams in Division A played together across five matchdays. The eight best teams advanced to the post-season event, the Superfinal, but only the top four competed for the EBSL title itself. The teams of Division B entered straight into the Promotion Final to try to earn a spot in Division A next year; no team was relegated this year, whilst the top four were guaranteed promotion to Division A, rather than the usual one, because the top tier is being expanded to 16 teams for 2023.[1][2]
The league also acted as the qualification route to the 2023 European Games; the top six teams of the Superfinal plus the Promotion Final winners qualified to join hosts Poland.[1][2]
The Promotion Final was won by Moldova who were promoted to Division A for the first time alongside Kazakhstan, whilst Greece and Turkey also earned promotion.[3] Portugal were the three-time defending champions and were looking for a record fourth straight title, but were beaten in the final by Switzerland who claimed their second title, following their maiden crown ten years prior in 2012.[4]
Division A[edit]
Calendar[edit]
Phase | Dates | Country | City |
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Regular season | 1–3 July | ![]() | Nazaré |
8–9 September | ![]() | Cagliari | |
Superfinal | 10–11 September |
Teams[edit]
Of the 12 nations who earnt Division A status at the end of last season, 10 entered into this season's top tier as follows[1] (The numbers in parentheses show the European ranking of each team prior to the start of the season, out of 34 nations):[5]
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- ^ a: In accordance with sanctions imposed by FIFA and UEFA in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Russian national team was banned from entering.[6][7]
- ^ b: Did not enter; reported by media as excluded due to Belarus' role in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[8][9]
- ^ P: Promoted from Division B at the end of the 2021 season.
Regular season[edit]
Key: Advance to – | Superfinal semi-finals / | Superfinal 5th to 8th place / | Superfinal 9th place match / | (H) Hosts |
Group 1[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 12 |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 13 | +12 | 9 |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | –3 | 6 |
4 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 20 | –6 | 3 |
5 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 27 | –16 | 0 |
1 July 2022 | Spain ![]() | 8–1 | ![]() | Estádio do Viveiro, Nazaré |
11:15 (UTC+1) | Chiky ![]() Domi ![]() Cassano ![]() Suárez ![]() Paredes ![]() | Report | ![]() | Referee: Vitalij Gomolko (Lithuania) |
1 July 2022 | Italy ![]() | 7–3 | ![]() | Estádio do Viveiro, Nazaré |
15:15 (UTC+1) | Gori ![]() Casapieri ![]() Zurlo ![]() Bertacca ![]() Sanfilippo ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Referee: Sergio Gomes (Portugal) |
2 July 2022 | Germany ![]() | 5–6 | ![]() | Estádio do Viveiro, Nazaré |
12:30 (UTC+1) | Romrig ![]() Metzler ![]() Lüth ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Referee: Tomasz Winiarczyk (Poland) |
2 July 2022 | Spain ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | Estádio do Viveiro, Nazaré |
16:30 (UTC+1) | Suárez ![]() Chiky ![]() Antonio ![]() | Report | ![]() | Referee: Csaba Baghy (Hungary) |
3 July 2022 | Spain ![]() | 6–4 | ![]() | Estádio do Viveiro, Nazaré |
12:30 (UTC+1) | Arias ![]() Antonio ![]() Nazarov ![]() Domi ![]() Suárez ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Referee: Francisco Costa (Portugal) |
3 July 2022 | Italy ![]() | 5–3 | ![]() | Estádio do Viveiro, Nazaré |
16:30 (UTC+1) | Zurlo ![]() Gori ![]() Giordani ![]() Genovali ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Referee: Lukasz Ostrowski (Poland) |
8 September 2022 | Ukraine ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Palm Beach, Cagliari |
13:30 (UTC+2) | Nerush ![]() Glutskyi ![]() | Report | ![]() | Referee: Sergio Gomes (Portugal) |
8 September 2022 | Italy ![]() | 10–3 | ![]() | Palm Beach, Cagliari |
17:30 (UTC+2) | Josep Jr. ![]() Giordani ![]() Gori ![]() Sciacca ![]() Remedi ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Referee: Eduards Borisevics (Latvia) |
9 September 2022 | Ukraine ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Palm Beach, Cagliari |
(UTC+2) | Zborovskyi ![]() Medvid ![]() Voitenko ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() | Referee: Saverio Bottalico (Italy) |
9 September 2022 | Italy ![]() | 3–4 | ![]() | Palm Beach, Cagliari |
17:30 (UTC+2) | Fazzini ![]() Miceli ![]() Zurlo ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Referee: Lukasz Ostrowski (Poland) |
Group 2[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 9 | +17 | 12 |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 13 | +11 | 9 |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 17 | –1 | 5 |
4 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 24 | –10 | 3 |
5 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 26 | –17 | 0 |
1 July 2022 | France ![]() | 2–8 | ![]() | Estádio do Viveiro, Nazaré |
13:45 (UTC+1) | Barbotti ![]() Gosselin ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Referee: Luca Romani (Italy) |
1 July 2022 | Portugal ![]() | 8–1 | ![]() | Estádio do Viveiro, Nazaré |
17:45 (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Referee: Csaba Baghy (Hungary) |
2 July 2022 | Estonia ![]() | 2–7 | ![]() | Estádio do Viveiro, Nazaré |
15:00 (UTC+1) | Lepik ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Referee: Francisco Bumedien (Spain) |
2 July 2022 | Portugal ![]() | 8–2 | ![]() | Estádio do Viveiro, Nazaré |
19:00 (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Referee: Vitalij Gomolko (Lithuania) |
3 July 2022 | Poland ![]() | 5–4 (a.e.t.) | ![]() | Estádio do Viveiro, Nazaré |
15:00 (UTC+1) | Gac ![]() Pietrasiak ![]() Karolak ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() | Referee: Vasileios Fitsas (Greece) |
3 July 2022 | Portugal ![]() | 6–4 | ![]() | Estádio do Viveiro, Nazaré |
19:00 (UTC+1) | Léo Martins ![]() Bê Martins ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() | Referee: Csaba Baghy (Hungary) |
8 September 2022 | Switzerland ![]() | 5–3 | ![]() | Palm Beach, Cagliari |
11:00 (UTC+2) | W.Tchatat ![]() Ott ![]() Stankovic ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Referee: Francisco de Oses Bumedien (Spain) |
8 September 2022 | Portugal ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() | Palm Beach, Cagliari |
15:00 (UTC+2) | Bê Martins ![]() M. Pintado ![]() Belchior ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() | Referee: Luca Romani (Italy) |
9 September 2022 | France ![]() | 6–3 | ![]() | Palm Beach, Cagliari |
11:00 (UTC+2) | Barbotti ![]() Bru ![]() Basquaise ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() | Referee: Moreno Longo (Italy) |
9 September 2022 | Switzerland ![]() | 7–2 | ![]() | Palm Beach, Cagliari |
15:00 (UTC+2) | Eliott ![]() Spacca ![]() Ott ![]() Hodel ![]() Stankovic ![]() | Report | ![]() | Referee: Vladimir Tashkov (Bulgaria) |
Awards[edit]
The following awards were presented after the conclusion of the first round of matches in Nazaré.[10]
Nazaré stage trophy | Top scorer(s) | Best player | Best goalkeeper | ||
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![]() | ![]() | 9 goals | ![]() | ![]() |
Superfinal[edit]
Consolation[edit]
9th place match[edit]
5th–8th place[edit]
5th–8th place semi-finals | Fifth place match | |||||
10 September | ||||||
![]() | 10 | |||||
11 September | ||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||
![]() | 6 | |||||
10 September | ||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
![]() | 6 | |||||
Seventh place match | ||||||
11 September | ||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
![]() | 7 |
5th–8th place semi-finals[edit]
Ukraine ![]() | 10–5 | ![]() |
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Medvid ![]() Nerush ![]() Glutskyi ![]() Voitenko ![]() Pashko ![]() Shcherytsia ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Poland ![]() | 2–6 | ![]() |
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Meloyan ![]() Jesionowski ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Seventh place match[edit]
France ![]() | 1–7 | ![]() |
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Barbotti ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Fifth place match[edit]
Ukraine ![]() | 6–2 | ![]() |
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Voitenko ![]() I. Borsuk ![]() A. Borsuk ![]() Voitok ![]() Pashko ![]() Kovalenko ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() |
Final four[edit]
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
10 September | ||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||
11 September | ||||||
![]() | 8 | |||||
![]() | 6 | |||||
10 September | ||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||
![]() | 8 | |||||
![]() | 3 | |||||
Third place match | ||||||
11 September | ||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
![]() | 3 |
Semi-finals[edit]
Spain ![]() | 5–8 | ![]() |
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Kuman ![]() D. Ardil ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Portugal ![]() | 8–3 | ![]() |
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Léo Martins ![]() M. Pintado ![]() Bê Martins ![]() Rui Coimbra ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Third place match[edit]
Superfinal match[edit]
Portugal ![]() | 5–6 | ![]() |
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Bê Martins ![]() Lourenço ![]() R. Pinhal ![]() Léo Martins ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Awards[edit]
Winners trophy[edit]
2022 Euro Beach Soccer League champions |
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![]() Switzerland Second title |
Individual awards[edit]
Top scorer(s) | |
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13 goals | |
Best player | |
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Best goalkeeper | |
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Final standings[edit]
Key: |
Qualified to 2023 European Games |
Qualified to 2023 European Games automatically as host nation of the Games |
Pos | Team | Result |
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1 | ![]() | EBSL Champions (2nd title) |
2 | ![]() | Runners-up |
3 | ![]() | Third place |
4 | ![]() | |
5 | ![]() | |
6 | ![]() | |
7 | ![]() | |
8 | ![]() | |
9 | ![]() | |
10 | ![]() |
Top scorers[edit]
The following table lists the top 10 scorers in Division A, including goals scored across both the regular season and post season matches.
Rank | Player | Goals |
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1 | ![]() | 13 |
2 | ![]() | 11 |
3 | ![]() | 10 |
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5 | ![]() | 9 |
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7 | ![]() | 6 |
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10 | ![]() | 5 |
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Sources: Matchdays 1–3, Matchdays 4–5 and Superfinal
Division B[edit]
Calendar[edit]
Phase | Dates | Country | City |
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Promotion Final | 27–31 July | ![]() | Chișinău |
Teams[edit]
The following teams entered Division B this season[11] (The numbers in parentheses show the European ranking of each team prior to the start of the season, out of 34 nations):[5]
England returned after a one-season absence. Having originally expressed intentions to compete as far back as 2004,[12] Malta finally made their first appearance in the competition. Czech Republic, Sweden, Bulgaria and Slovakia were also among the preliminary list of participants,[1] but ultimately did not enter; the first did not feature for the first time since their 2007 debut.
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- ^ R: Relegated from Division A at the end of the 2021 season.
- ^ c.: Team making their debut.
Promotion Final[edit]
The best four teams earn promotion to Division A for the 2023 season.
Key: Advance to – | Promotion Final semi-finals / | Hosts (H) |
Group stage[edit]
Group A[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 9 |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | –2 | 4 |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | –1 | 3 |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 | –6 | 0 |
27 July 2022 | Romania ![]() | 4–3 | ![]() | FMF Beach Soccer Arena |
14:30 (UTC+3) |
| Report |
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27 July 2022 | Malta ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() | FMF Beach Soccer Arena |
18:30 (UTC+3) |
| Report |
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28 July 2022 | Moldova ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | FMF Beach Soccer Arena |
18:30 (UTC+3) | Report |
29 July 2022 | England ![]() | 5–2 | ![]() | FMF Beach Soccer Arena |
14:30 (UTC+3) | Report |
29 July 2022 | Moldova ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | FMF Beach Soccer Arena |
18:30 (UTC+3) | Report |
Group B[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 8 |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 3 |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 19 | –11 | 0 |
27 July 2022 | Lithuania ![]() | 3–12 | ![]() | FMF Beach Soccer Arena |
13:15 (UTC+3) |
| Report |
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27 July 2022 | Latvia ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | FMF Beach Soccer Arena |
17:15 (UTC+3) |
| Report |
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29 July 2022 | Turkey ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | FMF Beach Soccer Arena |
17:15 (UTC+3) | Report |
Group C[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 7 |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 6 |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 13 | –7 | 3 |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 15 | –10 | 0 |
27 July 2022 | Kazakhstan ![]() | 7–3 | ![]() | FMF Beach Soccer Arena |
12:00 (UTC+3) |
| Report |
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27 July 2022 | Georgia ![]() | 2–5 | ![]() | FMF Beach Soccer Arena |
16:00 (UTC+3) |
| Report |
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28 July 2022 | Kazakhstan ![]() | 7–1 | ![]() | FMF Beach Soccer Arena |
12:00 (UTC+3) | Report |
28 July 2022 | Greece ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | FMF Beach Soccer Arena |
16:00 (UTC+3) | Report |
29 July 2022 | Norway ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | FMF Beach Soccer Arena |
12:00 (UTC+3) | Report |
29 July 2022 | Greece ![]() | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | ![]() | FMF Beach Soccer Arena |
16:00 (UTC+3) | Report |
Play-offs[edit]
9th–12th place[edit]
9th–12th place semi-finals | Ninth place match | |||||
30 July | ||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||
31 July | ||||||
![]() | 6 | |||||
![]() | 3 (2) | |||||
30 July | ||||||
![]() | 3 (4) | |||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
Eleventh place match | ||||||
31 July | ||||||
![]() | 4 | |||||
![]() | 9 |
9th–12th place semi-finals[edit]
Malta ![]() | 5–6 | ![]() |
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| Report |
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Eleventh place match[edit]
Malta ![]() | 4–9 | ![]() |
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| Report |
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Ninth place match[edit]
Georgia ![]() | 3–3 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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| Report |
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Penalties | ||
2–4 |
5th–8th place[edit]
5th–8th place semi-finals | Fifth place match | |||||
30 July | ||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||
31 July | ||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
30 July | ||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||
![]() | 7 | |||||
![]() | 5 | |||||
Seventh place match | ||||||
31 July | ||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||
![]() | 2 |
5th–8th place semi-finals[edit]
Romania ![]() | 7–5 | ![]() |
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| Report |
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Seventh place match[edit]
Denmark ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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| Report |
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