2008 Euro Beach Soccer Cup

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2008 Euro Beach Soccer Cup
Tournament details
Host countryAzerbaijan
Dates18 September - 21 September
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Spain.svg  Spain (2nd title)
Runners-upFlag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland
Third placeFlag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Fourth placeFlag of Norway.svg  Norway
Tournament statistics
Matches played9
Goals scored60 (6.67 per match)
2007
2009

The 2008 Euro Beach Soccer Cup was the tenth Euro Beach Soccer Cup, one of Europe's three major beach soccer championships of the 2008 beach soccer season, held in September 2008, in Baku, Azerbaijan. Spain won the championship for the second time, with Switzerland finishing second. Hosts Azerbaijan beat Norway in the third place play off to finish third and fourth respectively.

Euro Beach Soccer Cup

The Euro Beach Soccer Cup (EBSC), originally known as the European Pro Beach Soccer Championships until 2004, is a biennial beach soccer competition contested between European men's national teams, organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW). Having started in 1998, the tournament's prestige is held in being one of the very oldest and longest running beach soccer competitions in Europe and the world.

Baku Place in Azerbaijan

Baku is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku is located 28 metres (92 ft) below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world and also the largest city in the world located below sea level. Baku lies on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, alongside the Bay of Baku. At the beginning of 2009, Baku's urban population was estimated at just over 2,000,000 people. Officially, about 25 percent of all inhabitants of the country live in Baku's metropolitan area. Baku is the sole metropolis in Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijan Country in the South Caucasus

Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia at the crossroads of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west and Iran to the south. The exclave of Nakhchivan is bounded by Armenia to the north and east, Iran to the south and west, and has an 11 km long border with Turkey in the northwest.

Contents

A record low six teams participated in the tournament who were split into two groups of three, playing each other once in the groups. The third placed teams in each group played in a fifth place play off, the second placed teams in each group played in a third place play off and the winners of each group played in a final match to decide the winner of the tournament. [1]

Participating nations

Group stage

Group A

TeamPldWW+LGFGAGDPts
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2200144+106
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2101513-83
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 200268-20
Qualified for finalQualified for third place play offQualified for fifth place play off
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg4 3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Baku, Azerbaijan



Spain  Flag of Spain.svg10 1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Baku, Azerbaijan



Spain  Flag of Spain.svg4 3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Baku, Azerbaijan



Group B

TeamPldWW+LGFGAGDPts
Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland 2200133+106
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 210136-33
Flag of England.svg  England 2002411-70
Qualified for finalQualified for third place play offQualified for fifth place play off
Switzerland   Flag of Switzerland.svg8 3Flag of England.svg  England
Baku, Azerbaijan



Azerbaijan  Flag of Azerbaijan.svg3 1Flag of England.svg  England
Baku, Azerbaijan



Azerbaijan  Flag of Azerbaijan.svg0 5Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland
Baku, Azerbaijan

Knockout stage

Fifth place play off

Italy  Flag of Italy.svg5 1Flag of England.svg  England
Baku, Azerbaijan



Third place play off

Azerbaijan  Flag of Azerbaijan.svg4 3Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Baku, Azerbaijan



Final

Spain  Flag of Spain.svg2 0Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland
Baku, Azerbaijan

Winners

 2008 Euro Beach Soccer Cup
Winners: 
Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
Second title

Final standings

RankTeam
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
2Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland
3Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
4Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
5Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
6Flag of England.svg  England

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