The 2024 Euro Winners Cup was the twelfth edition of the Euro Winners Cup (EWC), an annual continental beach soccer tournament for men's top-division European clubs. The championship is widely viewed as beach soccer's rudimentary version of the better known UEFA Champions League in its parent sport, association football.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
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Host country | Portugal |
Dates | 7–16 June |
Teams | 56 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 4 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Braga (4th title) |
Runners-up | Pisa |
Third place | O Sótão |
Fourth place | Huelva |
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GRAP
Nazaré 2022
O Sótão
Marseille clubs:
Marsielle BT
Marseille Minots
Central District clubs:
Kfar Qassem
Rosh HaAyin
Tuscany clubs:
Pisa
Viareggio
Organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW), the tournament was held in Nazaré, Portugal, from 7 to 16 June.[8][9]
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 16 and ending with the final. Consolation matches were also played to determine other final rankings.
Kfar Qassem of Israel were the defending champions,[10] but were eliminated in the quarterfinals, ultimately placing fifth. Braga of Portugal won the tournament, claiming their fourth European crown;[11] they defeated Pisa of Italy in the final, condemning the Tuscans to a consecutive runners-up finish.[12]
Teams
editQualification
editQualification for the competition is similar to the UEFA Champions League, whereby clubs qualify via their country’s national beach soccer league (being a country which is a member association of UEFA).
The exact number of clubs which qualify from each association depends on the perceived "strength" of their country’s 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. From the most recent edition of their respective leagues, the best performing nations in the ranking are permitted to enter multiple top placing clubs (being their league champions and one or more runners-up), whilst the worst performing are allowed to enter just one club (being their league champions).[8][13][14] This is similar in concept to that of the UEFA coefficient ranking.
Eligible clubs may choose not to, or are unable to participate. Thus, in reality, some countries fill their quota with clubs placed lower down in their league, don’t claim all their slots, sometimes fill none of their slots at all, and sometimes unclaimed slots are transferred to other associations at the discretion of BSWW.
Any and all clubs that do not qualify via their league placing, and/or are surplus to their countries' allocated quotas, are invited to enter the accompanying Euro Winners Challenge (preliminary round) to begin in the days prior to the competition proper.[8] The Challenge is both a competition in its own right and acts as an alternative qualification route for this edition of the EWC; the semi-finals of the Challenge double as Round of 32 ties of the EWC and the Challenge final doubles as a Round of 16 tie of the EWC. The winners of the latter are crowned champions of the Challenge and are rewarded with a place in the quarter-finals of the EWC at which stage they become fully integrated with the clubs of the competition proper.
Entrants
edit56 clubs from 24 different nations enter the event – 36 enter straight into the group stage, 20 enter into the Euro Winners Challenge.[15]
In accordance with sanctions imposed by FIFA and UEFA in 2022 in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine,[16][17][18][19] clubs from Russia remain banned from entering this year.
Key: H: Host club \ TH: Title holders
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Portugal (4) | Braga | Spain (3) | Platja de Roses | Latvia (1) | Riga FC | ||
GRAP | Recreativo Huelva | Moldova (1) | Nistru Chișinău | ||||
Nazaré 2022 | Vitoria | Netherlands (1) | Altena | ||||
O Sótão (H) | Israel (2) | Kfar Qassem (TH) | Romania (1) | West Deva | |||
Italy (4) | Catania | Rosh HaAyin | Slovakia (1) | Hustý | |||
Napoli | Belarus (1) | TSOR Mogilev | Sweden (1) | Frösö IF | |||
Pisa | Belgium (1) | ES Brainoise | Switzerland (1) | Havana Shots Aargau | |||
Viareggio | Bulgaria (1) | Spartak Varna | Turkey (1) | Erciş Spor | |||
France (3) | Marseille BT | Cyprus (1) | Paphos | ||||
Marseille Minots | Czech Republic (1) | Slavia Prague | |||||
Mouilleron | Finland (1) | Baggio | |||||
Germany (3) | Bavaria Beach Bazis | Georgia (1) | Dinamo Batumi | ||||
Real Münster | Greece (1) | Napoli Patron | |||||
Rostocker Robben | Hungary (1) | Bonyhád | |||||
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Portugal (12) 1/2
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Alfarim | Portugal (12) 2/2
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São Domingos | Italy (1) | Naxos | ||
Benfica Viseu | Sesimbra | England (1) | Portsmouth | ||||
Chelas | União Ericeirense | Georgia (1) | Armia Tbilisi | ||||
Leixões | Vila Flor | Greece (1) | AO Kefallinia | ||||
O Sótão "B" | France (2) | SM Jalles | |||||
Pastéis | Southern Cévennes | ||||||
Pinheiros | Belgium (2) | Genappe | |||||
Porto Mendo | Perwez |
Draw
editThe draw to split the 36 clubs into nine groups of four, and 20 clubs into five groups of four, for the group and preliminary stages respectively, took place on 16 May.[20][21]
Euro Winners Challenge (preliminary round)
editGroup stage
editAll group winners, along with the best runners-up, progress to the knockout stage.
The other four runners-up progress to a play-off round to decide the final two knockout stage berths.
- Key
- Qualification to the knockout stage
- Qualification to the play-off round
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Group E
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Play-off round
editThe two winners qualify for the knockout stage.
Play-offs for knockout stage | Qualified for knockout stage | |||||||
10 June; Report | ||||||||
Porto Mendo | 4 | |||||||
Porto Mendo | ||||||||
Benfica Viseu | 2 | |||||||
10 June; Report | ||||||||
Alfarim | 6 | |||||||
Alfarim | ||||||||
Southern Cévennes | 5 | |||||||
Knockout stage
editThe two finalists earn direct qualification for the 2025 Euro Winners Cup.[8]
- Key
- Qualification to the 2025 Euro Winners Cup
- Bracket
Fifth place | 5th–8th place semifinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||
11 June; Report | ||||||||||||||||||
Vila Flor | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
12 June; Report | Porto Mendo | 2 | 12 June; Report | |||||||||||||||
Porto Mendo | 1 | Vila Flor | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Genappe | 3 | 11 June; Report | Sesimbra | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Sesimbra | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
13 June; Report | Genappe | 4 | 13 June; Report | |||||||||||||||
Genappe | 3 | Sesimbra | 3 | |||||||||||||||
AO Kefallinia | 4 | 11 June; Report | Leixões | 4 | ||||||||||||||
União Ericeirense | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
12 June; Report | AO Kefallinia | 4 | 12 June; Report | |||||||||||||||
Seventh place | AO Kefallinia | 8 | União Ericeirense | 3 | Third place | |||||||||||||
13 June; Report | Alfarim | 6 | 11 June; Report | Leixões | 4 | 13 June; Report | ||||||||||||
Porto Mendo | 5 | Leixões | 5 | Vila Flor | 5 | |||||||||||||
Alfarim | 3 | Alfarim | 1 | União Ericeirense | 4 | |||||||||||||
Group stage
editAll group winners, along with the best runners-up, progress to the knockout stage.
The other four runners-up progress to a play-off round to decide the final two knockout stage berths.
All third-placed and fourth-placed teams recede to a set of consolation matches to determine final placements.
- Key
- Qualification to the knockout stage
- Qualification to the play-off round
- Recede to placement matches
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Group E
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Group F
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Group G
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Group H
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Group I
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Placement matches
editMatches took place on 12 June.
35th place | |||
Baggio | 1–3 | Frösö IF | |
33rd place | |||
Dinamo Batumi | 5–4 | ES Brainoise | |
31st place | |||
Hustý | 4–4 (8–7 p.) | Slavia Prague | |
29th place | |||
GRAP | 7–1 | Havana Shots Aargau | |
27th place | |||
Erciş Spor | 6–3 | Marseille Minots | |
25th place | |||
Bavaria Beach Bazis | 3–6 | Mouilleron | |
23rd place | |||
Vitoria | 6–5 | Altena | |
21st place | |||
Marseille BT | 4–3 | Nazaré 2022 | |
19th place | |||
Nistru Chișinău | 2–3 | Rosh HaAyin |
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Knockout stage
editPlay-off round
editThe two winners qualify for the Round of 16.
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Round of 16 onwards
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13 June; Report | ||||||||||||||||||
TSOR Mogilev | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
15th place – 14 June; Report | 14 June; Report | |||||||||||||||||
Spartak Varna | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Roses Platja | 4 | TSOR Mogilev | 5 | |||||||||||||||
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Catania | 7 | Braga | 7 | |||||||||||||||
Braga | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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Paphos | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Braga | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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Huelva | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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13th place – 14 June; Report | 14 June; Report | |||||||||||||||||
Rostocker Robben | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Spartak Varna | 6 | Huelva | 6 | |||||||||||||||
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West Deva | 4 | Napoli | 3 | |||||||||||||||
Napoli | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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West Deva | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Braga | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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Pisa | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
O Sótão | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
11th place – 14 June; Report | 14 June; Report | |||||||||||||||||
Roses Platja | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Riga | 1 | O Sótão (a.e.t.) | 8 | 3rd place match | ||||||||||||||
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Paphos | 3 | Kfar Qassem | 7 | 16 June; Report | ||||||||||||||
Kfar Qassem | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
15 June; Report | Huelva | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Riga | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
O Sótão | 3 (1) | O Sótão | 7 | |||||||||||||||
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Pisa (p) | 3 (4) | |||||||||||||||||
Viareggio | 3 (7) | |||||||||||||||||
9th place – 14 June; Report | 14 June; Report | |||||||||||||||||
Real Münster (p) | 3 (8) | |||||||||||||||||
Viareggio | 4 | Real Münster | 3 | 5th–8th semi-finals | 5th place match | |||||||||||||
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Rostocker Robben | 2 | Pisa | 4 | 15 June; Report | ||||||||||||||
Pisa | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
TSOR Mogilev | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Catania | 3 | 16 June; Report | ||||||||||||||||
Napoli | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
TSOR Mogilev | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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Kfar Qassem | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
Kfar Qassem (p) | 5 (5) | |||||||||||||||||
Real Münster | 5 (4) | |||||||||||||||||
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Napoli | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Real Münster | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Championship match details
editBraga | 5–3 | Pisa |
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Awards
editThe following individual awards were presented after the final.[22]
Top scorer(s) | ||
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Chiky Ardil ( O Sótão) | ||
15 goals | ||
Best player | ||
Filipe Silva ( Braga) | ||
Best goalkeeper | ||
Leandro Casapieri ( Pisa) |
Top goalscorers
editPlayers with at least five goals are listed.
- 15 goals
- Chiky Ardil ( O Sótão)
- 14 goals
- 13 goals
- 12 goals
- 9 goals
- Balinha ( Spartak Varna)
- Filipe Silva ( Braga)
- Hamada Jabaren ( Kfar Qassem)
- Jordan Santos ( Braga)
- Miguel Pintado ( Braga)
- 8 goals
- Gabriele Gori ( Viareggio)
- 7 goals
- Igor Ricardo ( Riga)
- Igor ( Spartak Varna)
- Richárd Patócs ( Bonyhád)
- Léo Martins ( Braga)
- Carlos Carballo ( Huelva)
- Soleiman Batis ( Huelva)
- Yauheni Novikau ( TSOR Mogilev)
- Yahor Hardzetski ( TSOR Mogilev)
- Lucão ( Napoli)
- Glenn Hodel ( Real Münster)
- 6 goals
- Petru Popescu ( Nistru Chișinău)
- Romain Billet ( Mouilleron)
- Paulinho Barboza ( Erciş Spor)
- Pablo Pérez ( Rostocker Robben)
- Mateusinho ( Paphos)
- Bê Martins ( Braga)
- Bokinha ( Braga)
- Amer Yatim ( Kfar Qassem)
- Christian Biermann ( Real Münster)
- Salvatore Sanfilippo ( Napoli)
- 5 goals
- Bjorn Wagenaar ( Altena)
- Vasco Gonçalves ( GRAP)
- Eudin ( Viareggio)
- Gianmarco Genovali ( Viareggio)
- Alessandro Remedi ( Viareggio)
- Cosmin Zamfir ( West Deva)
- Marian Măciucă ( West Deva)
- Emmanuele Zurlo ( Napoli)
- Ovidio Alla ( Napoli)
- Igor Iguinho ( Catania)
- Yury Piatrouski ( TSOR Mogilev)
- Sameh Moreb ( Kfar Qassem)
- Bruno Xavier ( Kfar Qassem)
- Deiverson Dmais ( Real Münster)
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Final standings
editRank | Team | Result |
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1 | Braga | Champions (4th title) |
2 | Pisa | Runners-up |
3 | O Sótão | Third place |
4 | Huelva | |
5 | Kfar Qassem | Eliminated in the Quarter-finals |
6 | TSOR Mogilev | |
7 | Napoli | |
8 | Real Münster | |
9 | Viareggio | Eliminated in the Round of 16 |
10 | Rostocker Robben | |
11 | Paphos | |
12 | Riga | |
13 | Spartak Varna | |
14 | West Deva | |
15 | Catania | |
16 | Roses Platja | |
17 | Bonyhád | Eliminated in the Play-off Round |
18 | Napoli Patron | |
19 | Rosh HaAyin | Eliminated in the Group Stage |
20 | Nistru Chișinău | |
21 | Marseille BT | |
22 | Nazaré 2022 | |
23 | Vitoria | |
24 | Altena | |
25 | Mouilleron | |
26 | Bavaria Beach Bazis | |
27 | Erciş Spor | |
28 | Marseille Minots | |
29 | GRAP | |
30 | Havana Shots Aargau | |
31 | Hustý | |
32 | Slavia Prague | |
33 | Dinamo Batumi | |
34 | ES Brainoise | |
35 | Frösö IF | |
36 | Baggio |
See also
editReferences
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and this is event [sic], which is in a similar vein as the Champions League
- ^ "Utulu Appointed for Euro Winners Cup 2015 Finals in Catania". Malta Football Association. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
Now in its third edition, this competition is compared to football's Champions' League
- ^ Roque, José (26 May 2017). "Arranca hoje a 'Liga dos Campeões' do futebol de praia na Nazaré". Diário de Aveiro (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 May 2024.
a contar para a Euro Winners Cup, uma espécie de 'Liga dos Campeões' da modalidade
- ^ Lacek, Adam (13 July 2021). "Plážoví „klokani" válí v Evropě! V Lize mistrů porazili Řeky i Portugalce". iSport (in Czech). Retrieved 24 May 2024.
na Euro Winners Cupu, nejprestižnějším klubovém turnaji v Evropě, obdoby fotbalové Ligy mistrů
- ^ Gontier, John (21 October 2022). "Gibraltar Wave - A new star in the women's football sky!". Gibraltar Insight. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
the Euro Winners Cup which is effectively UEFA Beach Soccer Champions League
- ^ "Euro Winners Cup 2024, Lenergy Pisa Bs group drawn". Cascina Notizie (in Italian). 17 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
della Euro Winners Cup 2024, la Champions League del beach soccer
- ^ Fretz, Andreas (21 May 2024). "Baden: Beachsoccer-Star Glenn Hodel will mit BSC 54 den ersten Titel gewinnen". Badener Tagblatt (in German). Retrieved 22 May 2024.
den Euro Winners Cup, das Gegenstück zur Champions League
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- ^ "Nazaré volta a receber Euro Winners em junho". ZeroZero (in Portuguese). 22 December 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "Arab Israeli beach soccer club wins European championship for first time". The Times of Israel. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "Braga vence Euro Winners Cup de futebol de praia e iguala recorde". Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ "Argento a testa alta per il Lenergy Pisa BS". Il Pisa Siamo Noi (in Italian). 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
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- ^ "80 equipas, 20 portuguesas: as listas para as Winners 2024". ZeroZero (in Portuguese). 15 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
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- ^ "Measures taken by BSWW after the attacks on Ukraine". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
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- ^ "Состоялась жеребьёвка Euro Winners Cup 2023 – пляжный футбол на BSRussia". BS Russia (in Russian). 19 May 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
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- ^ "#ewc24 Top Performers". Beach Soccer Worldwide via Instagram. 16 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
External links
edit- Euro Winners Cup 2024, at Beach Soccer Worldwide
- Euro Winners Challenge 2024 (preliminary round), at Beach Soccer Worldwide
- Euro Winners Cup 2024, at ZeroZero.pt (in Portuguese)