2005 Euro Beach Soccer Cup

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2005 Euro Beach Soccer Cup
Tournament details
Host countryRussia
Dates2 December - 4 December 2005
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Russia.svg  Russia
Third placeFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Fourth placeFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored101 (8.42 per match)
2004
2006

The 2005 Euro Beach Soccer Cup was the seventh Euro Beach Soccer Cup, one of Europe's two major beach soccer championships at the time, held in December 2005, in Moscow, Russia. Switzerland won the championship for the first time, with hosts Russia finishing second. Portugal beat Ukraine in the third place playoff to finish third and fourth respectively. This was the first time since the tournament's establishment that Portugal had failed to reach the final and the first time Spain had finished outside the top four.

Contents

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
 
          
 
2 December 2005
 
 
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal (a.e.t.)4
 
3 December 2005
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3
 
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 3
 
2 December 2005
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 5
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2
 
4 December 2005
 
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 3
 
2 December 2005
 
Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland 4
 
Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland 6
 
3 December 2005
 
Flag of France.svg  France 4
 
Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland (pen.)4
 
2 December 2005
 
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 4 Third place
 
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 6
 
4 December 2005
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 4
 
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 5
 
 
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 4
 

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 Spain.svg  Spain 8 
 QF2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 3  
   Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 5
   Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 4
 QF3Flag of France.svg  France 5  
 QF4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 7 Seventh place playoff
 
Flag of France.svg  France 4
 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 3

Winners

 2005 Euro Beach Soccer Cup
Winners: 
Flag of Switzerland.svg
Switzerland
First title

Final standings

RankTeam
1Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland
2Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
3Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
4Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
5Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
6Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
7Flag of France.svg  France
8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium

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