2018 Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup
The 2018 Women’s Euro Beach Soccer Cup was the third edition of the Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup, an annual European beach soccer championship for women's national teams, organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW). The event was revealed on 28 March, 2018.[1]
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  |
| City | Nazaré |
| Dates | 6–8 July |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  |
| Runners-up |  |
| Third place |  |
| Fourth place |  |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 9 |
| Goals scored | 60 (6.67 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | (5 goals) |
Six nations took part in a three-day competition, hosted in the same location as the 2017 edition, Nazaré, Portugal, between 6 and 8 July, alongside stage 2 of the men's 2018 Euro Beach Soccer League.[2]
England were the defending champions, but failed to progress pass the group stage, ultimately finishing in fourth place. The championship was claimed by Russia, who won the title at their first attempt.[3]
Teams
All six teams from the previous edition returned, except for Greece, who were replaced by Russia.
- Superscript key: 1. Teams making their debut
Venue
.jpg) Praia de Nazaré (Nazaré Beach) is the host location of the competition for the second year running. |
  Nazaré in Portugal. | |
All matches took place at the Estádio do Viveiro on Praia de Nazaré (Nazaré Beach).
The stadium had recently been undergoing redevelopment, increasing its capacity from 1,600 to 2,200.[4] However, one part of the stadium was still awaiting upgrades,[5] meaning the new capacity figure was yet to be fully reached.
Draw
The draw took place on June 12, 2018 at BSWW's headquarters in Barcelona. The six teams were split into two groups of three.[2]
Two teams were seeded and automatically allocated to the groups: England, as reigning champions, were allocated to position A1 and Switzerland, as runners up in the last edition, were allocated to B1. The unseeded nations were then drawn to accompany them in the two groups, with placement of the nations alternating back and forth between Groups A and B as each team was drawn out in turn.[6]
| Seeded nations | Unseeded nations |
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Group stage
The teams compete in a round robin format. The winners of the groups proceed to contest the final. The respective group runners-up and third placed nations play each other in consolation matches to decide third through sixth place in the final standings.
Matches are listed as local time in Nazaré, WEST (UTC+1)
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 6 | Advance to the Final |
| 2 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | –1 | 3 | Third place play-off |
| 3 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | –11 | 0 | Fifth place play-off |
| England | 5–2 | |
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James  Clark Kempson Bazan |
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| Spain | 8–0 | |
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| Mellado Miron Gomez |
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| England | 0–4 | |
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 6 | Advance to the Final |
| 2 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | –1 | 3 | Third place play-off |
| 3 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | –5 | 0 | Fifth place play-off |
| Switzerland | 6–8 | |
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| Heer Schenk Meyer Samorodova Birrfelder |
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| Netherlands | 2–6 | |
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| De Bondt Verschoor |
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| Switzerland | 3–2 | |
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| Morger Birrfelder |
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Play-offs
Fifth place play-off
| Netherlands | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | |
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| Moudou |
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Third place play-off
| Switzerland | 6–3 | |
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| Heer Grüter Morger Schenk Kehrli |
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Final
| Russia | 2–0 | |
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| Cherniakova Fedorova |
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Awards
After the final, the following awards were presented.[7]
Winners trophy
| 2018 Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup Champions |
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Russia First Title |
Individual awards
| Top scorer |
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| 5 goals |
| Best player |
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| Best goalkeeper |
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Goalscorers
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Own goals
Final standings
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 9 | Champions |
| 2 | A | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 6 | Runners-up |
| 3 | B | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 6 | Third place |
| 4 | A | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 3 | Fourth place |
| 5 | A | |
3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 2 | Fifth place |
| 6 | B | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 0 | Sixth place |
References
- "Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup lands in Nazaré again!". beachsoccer.com. 28 March 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- "Draw held for Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup". beachsoccer.com. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- "Russia see off Spain with two late golazos". beachsoccer.com. 8 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ""Тратим на Кубок европейских чемпионов € 200 тыс., но деньги остаются в Назаре"" (in Russian). Beach Soccer Russia. 31 May 2018. Archived from the original on 28 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- "Nazaré é o centro do andebol da Europa" (in Portuguese). TripSeek. 24 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- "LIVE: Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup Nazaré 2018!". Beach Soccer Worldwide - Facebook. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- "Фёдорова - MVP женского Кубка Европы, Горшкова - лучший бомбардир" (in Russian). Beach Soccer Russia. 8 July 2018. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
External links
- Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup Nazaré 2018, at Beach Soccer Worldwide
- European Cup Women's Teams 2018, at Beach Soccer Russia (in Russian)