2007 Euro Beach Soccer Cup

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2007 Euro Beach Soccer Cup
Tournament details
Host countrySpain
Dates3–5 May 2007
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of France.svg  France
Third placeFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Fourth placeFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored89 (7.42 per match)
2006
2008

The 2007 Euro Beach Soccer Cup was the ninth Euro Beach Soccer Cup, one of Europe's two major beach soccer championships at the time, held in May 2007, in Tarragona, Spain. Ukraine won the championship for the first time, with France finishing second. Portugal beat 2005 champions Switzerland in the third place playoff to finish third and fourth respectively.

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. This was the last tournament until 2009 to use this format. [1]

Participating nations

Matches

Main tournament

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
3 May 2007
 
 
Flag of France.svg  France 5
 
4 May 2007
 
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1
 
Flag of France.svg  France 6
 
3 May 2007
 
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 5
 
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 5
 
5 May 2007
 
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 3
 
Flag of France.svg  France 0
 
3 May 2007
 
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 3
 
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 7
 
4 May 2007
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 5
 
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 4
 
3 May 2007
 
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 5Third place
 
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 4
 
5 May 2007
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3
 
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal (a.e.t.)2
 
 
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 1
 

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
      
QF1 Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 5
QF2 Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 2
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland (pen.) 2
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2
QF3 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 5
QF4 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3 Seventh place playoff
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 7
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 4

Winners

 2007 Euro Beach Soccer Cup
Winners: 
Flag of Ukraine.svg
Ukraine
First title

Final standings

RankTeam
1Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
2Flag of France.svg  France
3Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
4Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
5Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
6Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
7Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
8Flag of Greece.svg  Greece

References