2002 Euro Beach Soccer Cup

The 2002 Euro Beach Soccer Cup was the fourth Euro Beach Soccer Cup, one of Europe's two major beach soccer championships at the time, held in February 2002, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Portugal won the championship, claiming their second successive title and third overall, with hosts Spain finishing second. France beat Italy in the third place play off to finish third and fourth respectively.

2002 Euro Beach Soccer Cup
Tournament details
Host countrySpain
Dates15 February - 17 February 2002
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Portugal (3rd title)
Runners-up Spain
Third place France
Fourth place Italy
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored138 (11.5 per match)

Eight teams participated in the tournament who played in a straightforward knockout tournament, starting with the quarter finals, with extra matches deciding the nations who finished in fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth place.[1]

Participating nations

Matches

Main tournament
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
15 February 2002
 
 
 France7
 
16 February 2002
 
 Germany4
 
 France3
 
15 February 2002
 
 Portugal9
 
 Portugal7
 
17 February 2002
 
  Switzerland5
 
 Portugal2
 
15 February 2002
 
 Spain1
 
 Italy5
 
16 February 2002
 
 England2
 
 Italy7
 
15 February 2002
 
 Spain8 Third place
 
 Spain11
 
17 February 2002
 
 Republic of Ireland0
 
 France9
 
 
 Italy6
 

Fifth to eighth place deciding matches

The following matches took place between the losing nations in the quarter finals to determine the final standings of the nations finishing in fifth to eighth place. The semi finals took place on the same day of the semi finals of the main tournament and the play offs took place on the day of the final.

  Fifth to eighth place semi finals     Fifth place play off
                 
  QF1  Germany 9  
  QF2   Switzerland 6    
       England 5
       Germany 2
  QF3  England 11    
  QF4  Republic of Ireland 3   Seventh place play off
 
  Switzerland 10
   Republic of Ireland 6

Winners
 2002 Euro Beach Soccer Cup
Winners: 

Portugal
Third title

Final standings
Rank Team
1 Portugal
2 Spain
3 France
4 Italy
5 England
6 Germany
7  Switzerland
8 Republic of Ireland
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References
  1. http://roonba.com/2002.htm%5B%5D
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