2002 Euro Beach Soccer Cup

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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
ChampionsFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal (3rd title)
Runners-upFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Third placeFlag of France.svg  France
Fourth placeFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored138 (11.5 per match)
2001
2003

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 playoff to finish third and fourth respectively.

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Eight teams participated in the tournament who played in a straightforward knockout tournament, starting with the quarterfinals, 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
 
 
Flag of France.svg  France 7
 
16 February 2002
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 4
 
Flag of France.svg  France 3
 
15 February 2002
 
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 9
 
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 7
 
17 February 2002
 
Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland 5
 
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 2
 
15 February 2002
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 5
 
16 February 2002
 
Flag of England.svg  England 2
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 7
 
15 February 2002
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 8Third place
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 11
 
17 February 2002
 
Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 0
 
Flag of France.svg  France 9
 
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 6
 

Fifth to eighth place deciding matches

The following matches took place between the losing nations in the quarterfinals to determine the final standings of the nations finishing in fifth to eighth place. The semifinals took place on the same day of the semifinals of the main tournament and the playoffs took place on the day of the final.

 Fifth to eighth place semi finals  Fifth place playoff
         
 QF1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 9 
 QF2Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland 6  
   Flag of England.svg  England 5
   Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2
 QF3Flag of England.svg  England 11  
 QF4Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 3 Seventh place playoff
 
Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland 10
 Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 6

Winners

 2002 Euro Beach Soccer Cup
Winners: 
Flag of Portugal.svg
Portugal
Third title

Final standings

RankTeam
1Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
3Flag of France.svg  France
4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
5Flag of England.svg  England
6Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
7Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland
8Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland

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