2014 Euro Beach Soccer League

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2014 Euro Beach Soccer League
Tournament details
Dates20 June – 17 August
Teams24 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Russia.svg  Russia (4th title)
Runners-upFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Third placeFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Fourth placeFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)Llorenç (ESP) and Peremitin (RUS)
Best player(s)Noel Ott (SUI)
Best goalkeeper Jesús Donaire (ESP)
← 2013
2015 →
All statistics correct as of 1-sep-14.

The 2014 Euro Beach Soccer League (EBSL) is an annual European competition in beach soccer. The competitions allows national teams to compete in beach soccer in a league format over the summer months. Each season ends with a Superfinal, deciding the competition winner.

Contents

This season, there were twelve teams each participating in two divisions in each stage that faced each other in a round-robin system. Division A consisted of the 12 top teams in Europe based on the BSWW European Ranking. Division B consisted of 12 of the lower ranked teams and new entries to the competition. Each division has its own regulations and competition format.

The competition was used as qualifying event for the 2015 European Games. The top three teams from each group in the Superfinal qualified. The top team from the Promotional Finals, excluding the 12th team from Division A, also qualified. Azerbaijan were automatically qualified as hosts. [1]

During the season, FIFA's Amendments to the Beach Soccer Laws of the Game – 2014 came into effect. This involved such changes as only awarding one point for a penalty shootout win (compared to two points previously) and instead of penalty shootouts being sudden death from the outset, both sides will take three penalty kicks each before sudden death rules come into use. [2]

Calendar

DatesCityCountryStage
20–22 June Catania Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Stage 1
27–29 June Sopot Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Stage 2
11–13 July Moscow Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Stage 3
8–10 August Siófok Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Stage 4
14–17 August Torredembarra Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Superfinal and Promotion Final

All times are CEST (UTC+02:00).

Teams

2014 Euro Beach Soccer League Divisions
DIVISION ADIVISION B
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Flag of France.svg  France Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Flag of England.svg  England Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey

Stage 1 (Catania, 20–22 June)

    Stage winners

Division A

Schedule and results

Poland  Flag of Poland.svg3 – 4Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
Report
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg6 – 2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Report
France  Flag of France.svg2 – 6Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Report
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg2 – 4Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Report
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg0 – 4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Report
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg6 – 5Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
Report
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg3 – 4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Report
France  Flag of France.svg2 – 3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Report
Belarus  Flag of Belarus.svg2 – 4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Report
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg11 – 3Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Report
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg3 – 5Flag of France.svg  France
Report
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg1 – 2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Report

Individual Awards [3]

MVP: Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Noël Ott
Top scorer: Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Noël Ott (11 goals)
Best goalkeeper: Flag of Germany.svg Sasha Penke

Stage 2 (Sopot, 27–29 June)

    Stage winners

Division A

Schedule and results

Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg3 – 7Flag of France.svg  France
Report
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg3 – 1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Report
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg2 – 1Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Report
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg4 – 3 (a.e.t.)Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Report
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg6 – 6 (a.e.t.)Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Report
Penalties
1 – 2
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg8 – 0Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Report
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg6 – 3Flag of France.svg  France
Report
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg5 – 3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Report
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg4 – 1Flag of France.svg  France
Report
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg1 – 5Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Report
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg8 – 3Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg6 – 8Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Report

Individual Awards [4]

MVP: Flag of Poland.svg Witold Ziober
Top scorer: Flag of Spain.svg Llorenç Gómez (7 goals)
Best goalkeeper: Flag of Portugal.svg Nuno Hidalgo

Stage 3 (Moscow, 11–13 July)

    Stage winners (Div. A)
    Stage winners (Div. B)

Division A

TeamPldWW+WPLGFGA+/-Pts
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 32001135+86
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 32001115+66
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 32001111106
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 30003519–140

Division B

TeamPldWW+WPLGFGA+/-Pts
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 32001116+56
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 3200185+36
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 310021014–43
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 30012610–41

Schedule and results

Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svg7 – 3Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova
Report
Azerbaijan  Flag of Azerbaijan.svg3 – 1Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Report
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg4 – 1Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
Report
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg0 – 7Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Report
Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svg2 – 1Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Report
Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg3 – 5Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova
Report
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg6 – 0Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Report
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg2 – 4Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
Report
Moldova  Flag of Moldova.svg2 – 4Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Report
Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg2 – 2 (a.e.t.)Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Report
Penalties
3 – 2
Belarus  Flag of Belarus.svg6 – 5Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Report
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg4 – 1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report

Individual Awards [5]

MVP: Flag of Russia.svg Aleksey Makarov
Top scorer: Flag of Belarus.svg Ihar Bryshtel, Flag of Russia.svg Aleksey Makarov (4 goals)
Best goalkeeper: Flag of Spain.svg Dona

Stage 4 (Siófok, 8–10 August)

    Stage winners (Div. A)
    Stage winners (Div. B)

Division A

TeamPldWW+WPLGFGA+/-Pts
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 320011312+16
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 310111311+24
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 301021817+12
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 300121216–41

Division B

Schedule and results

Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg5 – 1Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Report
Andorra  Flag of Andorra.svg1 – 4Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Report
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg4 – 3Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Report
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg7 – 3Flag of England.svg  England
Report
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg6 – 5 (a.e.t.)Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Report
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg2 – 5Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Report
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg6 – 4Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Report
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg6 – 8Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Report
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg7 – 2Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra
Report
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg7 – 7Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Report
Penalties
1 – 3
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg7 – 6Flag of England.svg  England
Report
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg3 – 4Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Report
Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg4 – 3Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Report
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg0 – 3Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Report
England  Flag of England.svg8 – 2Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra
Report
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg3 – 4Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Report
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg5 – 5Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Report
Penalties
6 – 5
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg5 – 5Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Report
Penalties
3 – 2

Individual Awards [6]

MVP: Flag of Ukraine.svg Roman Pachev
Top scorer: Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Gori (9 goals)
Best goalkeeper: Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Spada

Cumulative standings

The eight best placed teams in Division A (including stage winners and hosts), in which each team played two stages, qualified for the Superfinal. The qualifiers for the Promotion Final were the winners and runners-up in each Division B stage, the best 3rd place team from all of the Division B events, and the last placed team in Division A.

    Team advanced to Superfinal
    Team advanced to Promotional Final

Ranking & tie-breaking criteria: Division A – 1. Points earned 2. Goal difference 3. Goals scored | Division B – 1. Points earned 2. Highest stage placement 3. Goal difference 4. Goals scored.

Finals (Torredembarra, 14–17 August)

The top three teams from each group in the Superfinal qualified for the 2015 European Games in Baku. The top team from the Promotional Final, excluding the 12th team from Division A, also qualified. Azerbaijan was automatically qualified as host country.

Division A (Superfinal)

clinched Championship Final

Group stage results

All kickoff times are of local time in Torredembarra (UTC+02:00).

Germany  Flag of Germany.svg0 – 7Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Report
Belarus  Flag of Belarus.svg1 – 3Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Report
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg2 – 9Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Report
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg8 – 6Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Report
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg2 – 1Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
Report
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg5 – 3Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Report
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg11 – 7Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Report
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg6 – 2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Report
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg6 – 0Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Report
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg3 – 6Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Report
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg6 – 2Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
Report
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg2 – 8Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report

Play-off results

Seventh-place Match

Belarus  Flag of Belarus.svg3 – 3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Report
Penalties
9 – 8
Platja de Torredembarra

Fifth-place Match

Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg2 – 2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Report
Penalties
4 – 5
Platja de Torredembarra

Third-place Match

Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg2 – 6Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Report
Platja de Torredembarra

Championship final Match

Spain  Flag of Spain.svg3 – 4Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Report
Platja de Torredembarra

Individual Awards [7]

Final Division A Standing

RankTeam
1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
3Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
4Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
5Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
6Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
7Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
8Flag of Germany.svg  Germany

Division B (Promotional Final)

clinched Promotional Final

Group stage results

All kickoff times are of local time in Torredembarra (UTC+02:00).

Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg2 – 6Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Report
Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg0 – 6Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Report
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg1 – 0Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Report
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg4 – 2Flag of England.svg  England
Report
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg3 – 2 (a.e.t.)Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Report
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg6 – 1Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Report
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg3 – 1Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Report
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg4 – 5 (a.e.t.)Flag of England.svg  England
Report
Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svg2 – 5Flag of England.svg  England
Report
Azerbaijan  Flag of Azerbaijan.svg7 – 2Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Report
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg2 – 6Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Report
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg4 – 1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Report

Play-off results

Seventh-place Match

Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg5 – 4Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Report
Platja de Torredembarra

Fifth-place Match

Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg6 – 4Flag of England.svg  England
Report
Platja de Torredembarra

Third-place Match

Azerbaijan  Flag of Azerbaijan.svg5 – 3Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Report
Platja de Torredembarra

Promotion Final

Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg6 – 4Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Report
Platja de Torredembarra

Final Division B Standing

RankTeam
1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Promoted Division A
2Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Relegated Division B 1
3Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Stay Division B
4Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
5Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
6Flag of England.svg  England
7Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
8Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
1. The Netherlands, a Division A side, did not enter the following year's EBSL in 2015. To ensure 12 teams in the top division in 2015 as normal, BSWW retrospectively awarded promotion to the runners-up of the 2014 Promotion Final as well as the winners, in the lead up to the start of the 2015 season. The runners-up happened to be the relegated side, Poland, who ultimately did not see relegation materialise for this reason and continued to compete in Division A.

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