2017 Euro Beach Soccer League

2017 Euro Beach Soccer League

Logo the Superfinal of the 2017 EBSL
Tournament details
Host countries	Serbia Portugal Russia Hungary Germany Italy
Dates	23 June – 17 September
Teams	27 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	6 (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Russia (5th title)
Runners-up	Portugal
Third place	Italy
Fourth place	Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played	89
Goals scored	727 (8.17 per match)
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Stage 1, Belgrade

Stage 3, Moscow

Stage 2, Nazaré

Stage 4, Siófok

Stage 5, Warnemünde

Superfinal, Terracina

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Locations of the five stages and the Superfinal of the 2017 Euro Beach Soccer League

The 2017 Euro Beach Soccer League (EBSL) was the 20th edition of the annual, premier European competition in beach soccer contested between men's national teams, in a league and play-off format.

This season teams continued to take part in two divisions, the top tier (Division A) and the bottom tier (Division B). Twelve teams continued to contest Division A as in recent seasons, consisting of the top eleven finishers from last year plus Azerbaijan who were promoted to the top tier. Division B was expanded to accommodate fifteen nations; the thirteen nations which did not gain promotion from last season, Lithuania who made their debut, plus Romania who were relegated from the top tier. No nations returned to the tournament after an absence from competing in recent years.

This season, in recognition of the 20th anniversary of the competition, additional matches were scheduled for a total of five stages of fixtures during the regular season. Each team from Division A played in two stages whilst each team from Division B played in one stage. During each stage the participating nations earned points for the overall league tables.

At the end of the regular season stages, according to the league tables, the eight best teams in Division A advanced to the post-season Superfinal to compete directly to become the winners of this year's EBSL. Meanwhile, the top seven teams in Division B (the stage winners and best runners-up) and the team ranked bottom of Division A played in the Promotion Final to try to earn a spot in Division A next year.

Turkey were promoted to Division A after beating Estonia to claim the Promotion Final title. This sees Turkey return to the top flight for the first time since they were relegated from Division A in 2011. Greece finished last in Division A and failed to defend their place in the Promotion Final and were therefore subsequently relegated to Division B, ending their four-year run in the top tier.

Russia won the league after a strong performance in the Superfinal, claiming their fifth EBSL crown to tie for first with Spain and Portugal with the most titles in EBSL history. Defending champions Ukraine were knocked out of title-winning contention in the group stage of the Superfinal, ultimately finishing seventh in the post-season event.

Calendar and locations

Dates	Country	City	Stage
23–25 June	Serbia	Belgrade	Stage 1
7–9 July	Portugal	Nazaré	Stage 2
28–30 July	Russia	Moscow	Stage 3
11–13 August	Hungary	Siófok	Stage 4
25–27 August	Germany	Warnemünde	Stage 5
14–17 September	Italy	Terracina	Superfinal and Promotion Final

Teams

  Competing in Division A

  Competing in Division B

  Competed in previous editions but not this year

  Never competed in the EBSL

The following teams have entered this season, in the following divisions (12 in Division A, 15 in Division B). ^[1]

The numbers in brackets show the European ranking of each team prior to the start of the season, out of 36 nations. ^[2]

Division A

•   Portugal (1st)
•   Russia (2nd)
•   Italy (3rd)
•    Switzerland (4th)
•   Poland (5th)
•   Spain (6th)
•   Ukraine (7th)
•   Belarus (9th)
•   France (11th)
•   Germany (12th)
•   Azerbaijan ¹ (14th)
•   Greece (15th)

Division B

•   Hungary (8th)
•   England (10th)
•   Czech Republic (13th)
•   Turkey (16th)
•   Romania ² (17th)
•   Estonia (18th)
•   Moldova (19th)
•   Netherlands (20th)
•   Norway (21st)
•   Serbia (22nd)
•   Bulgaria (24th)
•   Kazakhstan (25th)
•   Denmark (26th)
•   Andorra (27th)
•   Lithuania ³ (28th)

Notes:

1. Promoted from Division B at the end of the 2016 season

2. Relegated from Division A at the end of the 2016 season

3. Teams making their debut

Stage 1 (Belgrade, 23–25 June)

Matches are listed as local time in Belgrade, CEST (UTC+2)

All matches took place at the National Beach Soccer Stadium at Ada Ciganlija, with a capacity of 2,500. ^[3]

Division A Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Notes 1   Spain 3 2 0 0 1 10 9 +1 6 Group Winners 2   France 3 1 1 0 1 13 11 +2 5 3   Russia 3 1 0 0 2 6 9 –3 3 4   Germany 3 1 0 0 2 10 10 0 3 Spain   v   Germany 23 June 2017 Spain   2–4   Germany 15:30 Cintas 23' Llorenç 25' Report(ru) 9' Biermann 15' Weirauch 17' Thürk 30' (o.g.) Pajón Referee: Vladimir Tashkov (Bulgaria) France   v   Russia 23 June 2017 France   4–2   Russia 16:45 Basquaise 5', 22' Barbotti 20' (p), 36' Report(ru) 8', 12' Nikonorov Referee: Gionni Matticoli (Italy) Spain   v   France 24 June 2017 Spain   5–4   France 15:30 Antonio 14' Chiky 20' Llorenç 21', 26' Eduard 21' Report(ru) 1', 36' Belhomme 13' Soares 21' Darracq Attendance: Giuseppe Sicurella (Italy) Russia   v   Germany 24 June 2017 Russia   3–2   Germany 16:45 Makarov 17' Nikonorov 19' Krasheninnikov 25' Report(ru) 28' (p) Göttlich 33' Beqiri Referee: Oleg Cebotari (Moldova) Germany   v   France 25 June 2017 Germany   4–5 (a.e.t.)   France 15:30 Weirauch 16' Thürk 17' Petry 23' Biermann 34' Report(ru) 11' Belhomme 18' François 30', 35' (p) Barbotti 38' Fischer Referee: Vladimir Tashkov (Bulgaria) Russia   v   Spain 25 June 2017 Russia   1–3   Spain 16:45 Krasheninnikov 32' Report(ru) 1' Llorenç 13' Antonio 27' Chiky Referee: Gionni Matticoli (Italy)

Division B Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Notes 1   Estonia 3 2 0 0 1 14 12 +2 6 Group Winners 2   Norway 3 0 1 1 1 15 17 –2 3 3   Serbia 3 1 0 0 2 13 12 +1 3 4   Czech Rep. 3 1 0 0 2 11 12 –1 3 Estonia   v   Czech Rep. 23 June 2017 Estonia   3–5   Czech Rep. 14:15 Stüf 1', 1' Palm 3' Report(ru) 9' Boček 12' Černý 16' Radosta 20' Baran 36' Mižár Referee: Antonio Pereira Almeida (Portugal) Norway   v   Serbia 23 June 2017 Norway   6–6 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p)   Serbia 18:00 Jacobsen 12', 27', 35', 39' Salveson 20' Sandsor 31' Report(ru) 13', 30' Vučićević 17' Trajković 32', 39' Čubrilović 34' Jovančić Referee: Mikhail Prokharav (Belarus) Penalties Jacobsen Salveson Jalland Jovančić Čubrilović Vučićević Estonia   v   Norway 24 June 2017 Estonia   7–4   Norway 14:15 Rump 13', 19' (p) Mäeorg 18' Kigaste 20' Stüf 30', 36' Sooaluste 31' Report(ru) 2' Sørensen 13' Jacobsen 25' Jalland 35' Salveson Referee: Tomasz Winiarczyk (Poland) Czech Rep.   v   Serbia 24 June 2017 Czech Rep.   2–4   Serbia 18:00 Radosta 21' Vyhnal 24' Report(ru) 6', 16' Vučićević 23' Jovančić 32' Grujić Referee: Christian Zimmermann (Switzerland) Czech Rep.   v   Norway 25 June 2017 Czech Rep.   4–5 (a.e.t.)   Norway 14:15 Boček 10' Folejtar 16' Mižár 21' Holy 34' Report(ru) 1' Jacobsen 10' (o.g.) Baran 11' (p) Moen Hansen 27' Jalland 37' Li Referee: Mikhail Prokharav (Belarus) Serbia   v   Estonia 25 June 2017 Serbia   3–4   Estonia 18:00 Valentić 17' Čubrilović 23' Jovančić 36' Report(ru) 9' Stüf 24', 29' Palm 34' Rump Referee: Antonio Pereira Almeida (Portugal) Serbia, Norway and Czech Republic are ranked accordingly based on their three-way head-to-head results

Awards

The following were presented after the conclusion of final day's matches. Individual awards apply to Division A only. ^[4]

Stage Winners trophy			Top scorer(s)		Best player	Best goalkeeper
Spain (Division A)	Estonia (Division B)		Llorenc Gomez Anthony Barbotti	4 goals	Llorenc Gomez	Lorenzo Dupin

Stage 2 (Nazaré, 7–9 July)

Stage 2 was originally scheduled to take place in Sanxenxo, Spain ^[5] but on 1 June, BSWW announced the stage was to be moved due to administrative issues, with Nazaré becoming the new host city due to having successfully hosted the 2017 Euro Winners Cup events, as well as being in close geographical proximity to the original hosts, Sanxenxo. ^[6]

There were no Division B fixtures during this stage.

Division A

Matches are listed as local time in Nazaré, WEST (UTC+1)

All matches took place at the Estádio do Viveiro at the Praia de Nazaré, in tandem with the hosting of the 2017 Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup. The arena has a capacity of 1,600. ^[7]

Group 1 Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Notes 1   Spain 3 2 0 0 1 16 7 +9 6 Group Winners 2   Ukraine 3 2 0 0 1 13 12 +1 6 3   Poland 3 1 0 1 1 9 8 +1 4 4   Greece 3 0 0 0 3 7 18 –11 0 Greece   v   Ukraine 7 July 2017 Greece   5–6   Ukraine 14:15 Triantafyllidis 3' Biris 4' Tsitaris 15', 20' Karakasis 36' Report(ru) 3' Zavorotnyi 12', 24', 32' Glutskyi 12', 34' Yevdokymov Referee: Giuseppe Sicurella (Italy) Spain   v   Poland 7 July 2017 Spain   3–3 (a.e.t.) (6–7 p)   Poland 16:45 Llorenç 11', 15' Pajón 31' Report(ru) 2', 6' Jesionowski 17' Gac Referee: Sergio Filipe Gomes Soares (Portugal) Penalties Llorenç Cintas Antonio Chiky Dris Pajón Eduard Dona Gac Madani Jesionowski Ziober Klepczarek Depta Gasinski Friszkemut Ukraine   v   Poland 8 July 2017 Ukraine   4–3   Poland 14:15 Voitenko 3' Nazarenko 11' Glutskyi 29', 30' Report(ru) 19', 29' Ziober 25' Kubiak Referee: Jude Amin Utulu (Malta) Spain   v   Greece 8 July 2017 Spain   9–1   Greece 16:45 Suárez 1' (p), 27' Llorenç 12' Cristian 16' Pajón 19' Dris 21' Torres 24' Navarro 24', 24' Report(ru) 36' (p) Triantafyllidis Referee: Antonio Pereira Almeida (Portugal) Poland   v   Greece 9 July 2017 Poland   3–1   Greece 14:15 Friszkemut 7' Jesionowski 9' Gac 29' Report(ru) 6' Papanastasiou Referee: Giuseppe Sicurella (Italy) Ukraine   v   Spain 9 July 2017 Ukraine   3–4   Spain 16:45 Pashko 10', 31' Glutskyi 12' Report(ru) 3' Torres 5', 36' Suárez 35' Llorenç Referee: Gionni Matticoli (Italy)

Group 2 Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Notes 1   Portugal 3 2 1 0 0 25 16 +9 8 Group Winners 2    Switzerland 3 2 0 0 1 15 10 +5 6 3   Italy 3 1 0 0 2 6 12 –6 3 4   France 3 0 0 0 3 8 16 –8 0 Italy   v    Switzerland 7 July 2017 Italy   0–4    Switzerland 15:30 Report(ru) 4' Stanković 6' Ott 27' (p) Mo 33' Spaccarotella Referee: Daniel Querol (Spain) France   v   Portugal 7 July 2017 France   5–10   Portugal 18:15 Basquaise 3', 14', 22', 22' Darracq 24' Report(ru) 1' Madjer 4' (o.g.) Maison 13' Torres 17', 29' Gonçalves 19', 28' Léo Martins 27' Andrade 27' (p), 35' Ricardinho Referee: Eduards Borisevičs (Latvia) Italy   v   France 8 July 2017 Italy   1–0   France 15:30 Gori 10' Report(ru) Referee: Torsten Guenther (Germany) Portugal   v    Switzerland 8 July 2017 Portugal   7–6 (a.e.t.)    Switzerland 18:15 Torres 19' Madjer 26', 31', 39' Léo Martins 35', 36' Gonçalves 39' Report(ru) 2', 16' (p) Steinemann 23' V. Jaeggy 25', 32', 37' Stanković Referee: Vitalij Gomolko (Lithuania) Switzerland   v   France 9 July 2017 Switzerland   5–3   France 15:30 Stanković 7', 22', 26' Steinemann 17', 26' Report(ru) 1' Bizot 5' Barbotti 8' Darracq Referee: Jorge Moya (Spain) Portugal   v   Italy 9 July 2017 Portugal   8–5   Italy 18:15 Coimbra 3', 17' Madjer 10' Alan 12' José Maria 14', 25' Ricardinho 15' Léo Martins 28' Report(ru) 8' (p) Gori 13', 19' Ramacciotti 16' Zurlo 34' (p) Marinai Referee: Eduards Borisevičs (Latvia)

Awards

The following were presented after the conclusion of the final day's matches. ^[8]

Stage Winners trophy		Top scorer(s)		Best player	Best goalkeeper
Portugal		Dejan Stanković	7 goals	Madjer	Elinton Andrade

Stage 3 (Moscow, 28–30 July)

Matches are listed as local time in Moscow, MSK (UTC+3)

All matches took place at Yantar Beach Soccer Stadium in the district of Strogino, ^[9] with a capacity of 2,500 seats. ^[10]

Division A Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Notes 1   Russia 3 3 0 0 0 19 6 +13 9 Group Winners 2   Belarus 3 2 0 0 1 13 9 +4 6 3    Switzerland 3 1 0 0 2 16 16 0 3 4   Greece 3 0 0 0 3 3 20 –17 0 Belarus   v    Switzerland 28 July 2017 Belarus   8–4    Switzerland 17:15 Werder 6' (o.g.) Savich 9' Bryshtel 25', 29', 34' Bokach 27' Samsonov 28' Kanstantsinau 31' Report(ru) 17' Werder 20' Ott 21', 29' Spaccarotella Referee: Ingilab Mammadov (Azerbaijan) Greece   v   Russia 28 July 2017 Greece   0–9   Russia 18:30 Report(ru) 3', 9' Nikonorov 12', 17' Makarov 14' Shkarin 19' Krasheninnikov 21' Kryshanov 25', 34' Paporotnyi Referee: Łukasz Ostrowski (Poland) Switzerland   v   Greece 29 July 2017 Switzerland   8–1   Greece 17:15 Wüest 5' Ott 8', 9', 11', 16' Stanković 14' Spaccarotella 28' Allenbach 29' Report(ru) 19' Kafantaris Referee: Eduards Borisevičs (Latvia) Russia   v   Belarus 29 July 2017 Russia   3–2   Belarus 18:30 Krasheninnikov 9' Shkarin 12', 32' Report(ru) 21' Bryshtel 30' Savich Referee: Alfredo Pavone (Italy) Belarus   v   Greece 30 July 2017 Belarus   3–2   Greece 17:15 Bryshtel 2', 28' Kanstantsinau 17' Report(ru) 21' Vidalis 34' Thomas Referee: Łukasz Ostrowski (Poland) Russia   v    Switzerland 30 July 2017 Russia   7–4    Switzerland 18:30 Shkarin 7' Makarov 10', 11', 24' Kryshanov 22' Shishin 35' Krasheninnikov 35' Report(ru) 11', 12', 17' Stanković 24' Mo Referee: Eduards Borisevičs (Latvia)

Division B Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Notes 1   Turkey 2 2 0 0 0 8 4 +4 6 Group Winners 2   Moldova 2 1 0 0 1 5 5 0 3 3   Kazakhstan 2 0 0 0 2 5 9 –4 0 Moldova   v   Kazakhstan 28 July 2017 Moldova   4–2   Kazakhstan 16:00 Arefiev 4' Ciopa 8' Negara 9', 34' Report(ru) 8' Chornyy 21' Tyulpa Referee: Viktor Listratov (Russia) Kazakhstan   v   Turkey 29 July 2017 Kazakhstan   3–5   Turkey 16:00 Kvyatkovskiy 10' Demeshko 27' Perevyortov 34' Report(ru) 7' Keskin 10' Terzioğlu 19', 34' Türkmen 30' Anzafioglu Referee: Łukasz Ostrowski (Poland) Turkey   v   Moldova 30 July 2017 Turkey   3–1   Moldova 16:00 Terzioğlu 8' Süer 12' (p) Keskin 30' Report(ru) 26' Iordachi Referee: Vitaliy Levchenko (Russia)

Awards

The following were presented after the conclusion of final day's matches. Individual awards apply to Division A only. ^[11]

Stage Winners trophy			Top scorer(s)		Best player	Best goalkeeper
Russia (Division A)	Turkey (Division B)		Ihar Bryshtel	6 goals	Aleksey Makarov	Maxim Chuzhkov

Stage 4 (Siófok, 11–13 August)

Matches are listed as local time in Siófok, CEST (UTC+2)

All matches took place at the Mlsz Beach Aréna at Nagystrand, ^[12] with a capacity of 1,500. ^[13]

Division A Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Notes 1   Portugal 3 2 0 1 0 15 7 +8 7 Group Winners 2   Belarus 3 2 0 0 1 11 4 +7 6 3   Poland 3 1 0 0 2 8 13 –5 3 4   Azerbaijan 3 0 0 0 3 8 18 –10 0 Belarus   v   Poland 11 August 2017 Belarus   6–0   Poland 15:45 Bryshtel 12' (p), 32', 36' (p) Kanstatsinau 15' Bokach 26' Samsonov 34' Report(ru) Referee: Pablo Brea (Spain) Azerbaijan   v   Portugal 11 August 2017 Azerbaijan   3–9   Portugal 17:00 Allahguliyev 13', 14' Mammadov 28' Report(ru) 12', 24' Bê Martins 13' Madjer 14', 26' Ricardinho 17' Coimbra 18' Jordan 28' Gonçalves 34' Léo Martins Referee: Laurynas Aržuolaitis (Lithuania) Belarus   v   Azerbaijan 12 August 2017 Belarus   4–1   Azerbaijan 15:45 Kanstatsinau 5', 29' Bryshtel 12' Samsonov 14' Report(ru) 21' Mammadov Referee: Csaba Baghy (Hungary) Portugal   v   Poland 12 August 2017 Portugal   3–3 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p)   Poland 17:00 Bê Martins 6' Gonçalves 15' Madjer 22' Report(ru) 13', 18' Gac 34' (p) Depta Referee: Saverio Bottalico (Italy) Penalties Madjer Coimbra Jordan Gac Depta Ziober Poland   v   Azerbaijan 13 August 2017 Poland   5–4   Azerbaijan 14:30 Gasinski 11' Friszkemut 20', 24', 25', 29' Report(ru) 10', 35' Allahguliyev 34' Nazarov 36' Mammadov Referee: Csaba Baghy (Hungary) Portugal   v   Belarus 13 August 2017 Portugal   3–1   Belarus 15:45 Léo Martins 3', 30' Jordan 35' Report(ru) 4' Samsonov Referee: Ago Kärtmann (Estonia)

Division B Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Notes 1   Hungary 3 3 0 0 0 37 6 +31 9 Group Winners 2   Bulgaria 3 2 0 0 1 21 13 +8 6 3   Denmark 3 1 0 0 2 20 29 –9 3 4   Andorra 3 0 0 0 3 5 35 –30 0 Denmark   v   Bulgaria 11 August 2017 Denmark   5–10   Bulgaria 14:30 Øster 16' Storm 20' Rædkjær 24' C.D. Jørgensen 24' C.H. Jørgensen 29' Report(ru) 1', 2', 4', 18', 27', 29' Filipov 21' Adamov 24' Martinov 26', 32' Lozanov Referee: Ago Kärtmann (Estonia) Hungary   v   Andorra 11 August 2017 Hungary   14–1   Andorra 18:15 Szacksó 1', 9', 31' Túrós 2', 6' Genczler 10', 20', 28' Fekete 10' Szentes-Bíró 15', 25' Rutai 22' Patócs 24' Besenyei 29' Report(ru) 4' (p) Regalo Referee: Christian Zimmermann (Switzerland) Andorra   v   Bulgaria 12 August 2017 Andorra   1–8   Bulgaria 14:30 Regalo 30' Report(ru) 8' (p) Velikov 9' Tuzakov 13', 26' Martinov 14' Djambazov 23' Lozanov 34' Filipov 35' (p) Adamov Referee: Ago Kärtmann (Estonia) Hungary   v   Denmark 12 August 2017 Hungary   16–2   Denmark 18:15 Besenyei 2', 20' Túrós 6', 11', 20', 29', 35' Fekete 9', 32' Szacksó 10' Genczler 18' Szentes-Bíró 19', 22' Rutai 13', 22', 30' Report(ru) 19' (o.g.) Fekete 28' Rædkjær Referee: Richard de Bruijn (Netherlands) Denmark   v   Andorra 13 August 2017 Denmark   13–3   Andorra 13:15 Rædkjær 4', 9', 27', 30' C.D. Jørgensen 17', 21', 23', 27', 29' Ryding 19' (p), 24' Olsen 34', 36' Report(ru) 19', 33' Neira 29' Regalo Referee: Laszlo Legeza (Hungary) Bulgaria   v   Hungary 13 August 2017 Bulgaria   3–7   Hungary 17:00 Filipov 20', 35' Fekete 33' (o.g.) Report(ru) 6', 19', 36' Besenyei 7' Patocs 9' Rutai 16' Fekete 31' Túrós Referee: Pablo Brea (Spain)

Awards

The following were presented after the conclusion of final day's matches. Individual awards apply to Division A only. ^[14]

Stage Winners trophy			Top scorer(s)		Best player	Best goalkeeper
Portugal (Division A)	Hungary (Division B)		Pawel Friszkemut Sabir Allahguliyev Ihar Bryshtel	4 goals	Jordan Santos	Valery Makarevich

Stage 5 (Warnemünde, 25–27 August)

Matches are listed as local time in Warnemünde, CEST (UTC+2)

All matches took place at the purpose built DFB Beachsoccer Arena, ^[15] at the site of the Sport & Beach Arena on Warnemünde Beach, ^[16] with a capacity of 1,500 seats. ^[17]

Division A Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Notes 1   Ukraine 3 2 1 0 0 9 6 +3 8 Group Winners 2   Italy 3 2 0 0 1 10 8 +2 6 3   Azerbaijan 3 1 0 0 2 8 7 +1 3 4   Germany 3 0 0 0 3 4 10 –6 0 Germany   v   Azerbaijan 25 August 2017 Germany   0–3   Azerbaijan 16:00 Report(ru) 23' Mammadov 29' Allahguliyev 31' Nazarov Referee: Vladimir Tashkov (Bulgaria) Ukraine   v   Italy 25 August 2017 Ukraine   3–2   Italy 17:15 Shcherytsia 18' Voitok 27', 35' Report(ru) 19', 30' (p) Zurlo Referee: Lukasz Ostrowski (Poland) Ukraine   v   Germany 26 August 2017 Ukraine   2–1 (a.e.t.)   Germany 16:00 Pachev 33' Glutskyi 37' Report(ru) 4' Körner Referee: Oleg Burmistrov (Kazakhstan) Italy   v   Azerbaijan 26 August 2017 Italy   3–2   Azerbaijan 17:15 Gori 12' Di Palma 19', 30' Report(ru) 8' Nazarov 27' Sultanov Referee: Nuno Madeira Baptista (Switzerland) Azerbaijan   v   Ukraine 27 August 2017 Azerbaijan   3–4   Ukraine 13:30 Nazatov 6' Zeynalov 14' Mammadov 19' Report(ru) 13' Voitok 16' Shcherytsia 26' Zborovsky 35' Pachev Referee: Daniel Yuste Querol (Spain) Italy   v   Germany 27 August 2017 Italy   5–3   Germany 14:45 Marinai 6' Gori 21' Frainetti 29' Di Palma 33' Palmacci 35' Report(ru) 10', 26', 35' Weirauch Referee: Lukasz Ostrowski (Poland)

Division B Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Notes 1   England 3 3 0 0 0 22 10 +12 9 Group Winners 2   Romania 3 2 0 0 1 13 12 +1 6 3   Lithuania 3 1 0 0 2 12 15 –3 3 4   Netherlands 3 0 0 0 3 11 21 –10 0 Romania   v   Netherlands 25 August 2017 Romania   8–4   Netherlands 14:45 Florea 12', 16', 19', 21' Ciocanel 15' Petru 22' Stan 29' Emil 34' Report(ru) 1', 19', 22' Timmer 10' Harms Referee: Benoit Wolff (France) Lithuania   v   England 25 August 2017 Lithuania   4–9   England 18:30 Meskinis 4' Novickov 9' Bartosevic 24' Kuzmickas 35' Report(ru) 4', 14', 15', 23', 34' (p) Clarke 11' Humm 17', 32' Younie 35' Maxwell Referee: Torsten Günther (Germany) Romania   v   Lithuania 26 August 2017 Romania   3–2   Lithuania 13:30 Petru 31' Ciocanel 33' Dobre 34' (p) Report(ru) 2' Bartosevic 33' Smolkovas Referee: Daniel Yuste Querol (Spain) England   v   Netherlands 26 August 2017 England   7–4   Netherlands 14:45 Clarke 15' (p), 26' Maxwell 16', 36' Lawson 30' Younie 33', 35' Report(ru) 5', 18' Duijnstee 28' Been 29' Harms Referee: Jurijs Ivunsis (Lithuania) Netherlands   v   Lithuania 27 August 2017 Netherlands   3–6   Lithuania 11:00 Timmer 7' (p) Verdouw 20' Donker 23' Report(ru) 2', 9' Kuzmickas 7', 9' Radavicius 11', 31' Smolkovas Referee: Torsten Günther (Germany) England   v   Romania 27 August 2017 England   6–2   Romania 12:15 O'Neill 1' Lawson 20' Clarke 21', 25' Love 30' Camara 32' Report(ru) 14' Petru 25' Ravoiu Referee: Benoit Wolff (France)

Awards

The following were presented after the conclusion of final day's matches. Individual awards apply to Division A only. ^[18]

Stage Winners trophy			Top scorer(s)			Best player	Best goalkeeper
Ukraine (Division A)	England (Division B)		Michele Di Palma Maksym Voitok	Amid Nazarov Sascha Weirauch	3 goals	Roman Pachev	Toni Muller

League tables

At stage completion

Ranking & tie-breaking criteria: Division A – 1. Points earned 2. Goal difference 3. Goals scored | Division B – 1. Highest group placement 2. Points earned 3. Goal difference 4. Goals scored 5. Results against 4th place team

Division A Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Notes 1   Portugal 6 4 1 1 0 40 23 +17 15 Advance to Superfinal 2   Ukraine 6 4 1 0 1 22 18 +4 14 3   Belarus 6 4 0 0 2 24 13 +11 12 4   Spain 6 4 0 0 2 26 16 +10 12 5   Russia 6 4 0 0 2 25 15 +10 12 6    Switzerland 6 3 0 0 3 31 26 +5 9 7   Italy 6 3 0 0 3 16 20 –4 9 8   Poland 6 2 0 1 3 17 21 –4 7 9   France 6 1 1 0 4 21 27 –6 5 10   Germany 6 1 0 0 5 14 20 –6 3 11   Azerbaijan 6 1 0 0 5 16 25 –9 3 12   Greece 6 0 0 0 6 10 38 –28 0 Promotion Final

Division B Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Notes 1   Hungary (Q) ● 2 2 0 0 0 23 5 +18 6 Advance to Promotion Final 2   England (Q) ● 2 2 0 0 0 15 6 +9 6 3   Estonia (Q) ● 2 2 0 0 0 11 7 +4 6 4   Turkey (Q) ● 2 2 0 0 0 8 4 +4 6 5   Bulgaria (q) ● 2 1 0 0 1 13 12 +1 3 6   Moldova (q) ● 2 1 0 0 1 5 5 0 3 7   Romania (q) ● 2 1 0 0 1 5 8 –3 3 8   Norway ● 2 0 0 1 1 10 13 –3 1 9   Serbia ● 2 0 0 0 2 9 10 –1 0 10   Kazakhstan ● 2 0 0 0 2 5 9 –4 0 11   Lithuania ● 2 0 0 0 2 6 12 –6 0 12   Denmark ● 2 0 0 0 2 7 26 –19 0 13   Czech Rep. ● 3 1 0 0 2 11 12 –1 3 14   Netherlands ● 3 0 0 0 3 11 21 –10 0 15   Andorra ● 3 0 0 0 3 5 35 –30 0 Note: Since one group in Division B consisted of just three teams, for the teams who finished in 1st, 2nd or 3rd in a group of four, their results against the 4th placed team in their groups have been discounted. [19] Team group placement: ●1st place / ●2nd place / ●3rd place / ●4th place (Q) – Qualified to Promotion Final as group winner (q) – Qualified Promotion Final as best group runners-up

Promotion Final (Terracina, 14–17 September)

Qualified teams

The teams in bold have qualified as group winners. The team in italics will attempt to retain their position in Division A, having finished bottom of the table.

Hungary   England   Turkey   Estonia

Bulgaria   Romania   Moldova   Greece (Last place, Division A)

Group stage

Matches are listed as local time in Terracina, CEST (UTC+2)

All matches took place at the Beach Arena "Carlo Guarnieri", at Spiaggia di Levante ^[20] with a capacity of around 2,500. ^[21]

Group 1 Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Notes 1   Estonia 3 3 0 0 0 11 5 +6 9 Advance to final 2   Greece 3 2 0 0 1 13 9 +4 6 3   Bulgaria 3 1 0 0 2 8 9 –1 3 4   Romania 3 0 0 0 3 7 16 –9 0 Estonia   v   Bulgaria 14 September 2017 Estonia   4–2   Bulgaria 09:45 Munskind 1' Rump 10', 12' Lukk 27' Report(ru) 29' Tsvetkov 32' (o.g.) Romka Referee: Jude Amin Utulu (Malta) Romania   v   Greece 14 September 2017 Romania   4–8   Greece 12:15 Farcas 14' Ravoiu 24' Florea 24' Pulhac 26' Report(ru) 8', 20' Flengas 19' Papaefstratiou 25', 27', 31' Papastathopoulos 25' Thomas 25' Gkritzalis Referee: Saverio Bottalico (Italy) Estonia   v   Romania 15 September 2017 Estonia   5–2   Romania 09:45 Rump 22', 28', 34' Munskind 33' Juha 36' Report(ru) 11' Ciocanel 35' Farcas Referee: Łukasz Ostrowski (Poland) Greece   v   Bulgaria 15 September 2017 Greece   4–3   Bulgaria 12:20 Triantafyllidis 1' Papastathopoulos 26' Gkritzalis 29' Kafantaris 35' Report(ru) 8' Iliev 15' Tuzakov 28' Martinov Referee: Giuseppe Sicurella (Italy) Bulgaria   v   Romania 16 September 2017 Bulgaria   3–1   Romania 09:45 Filipov 22', 32' Martinov 36' Report(ru) 36' Ravoiu Referee: Jude Amin Utulu (Malta) Greece   v   Estonia 16 September 2017 Greece   1–2   Estonia 12:20 Gkritzalis 9' Report(ru) 16' Minlibajev 32' Rump Referee: Raúl Martín González Francés (Spain)

Group 2 Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Notes 1   Turkey 3 2 1 0 0 13 8 +5 8 Advance to final 2   Hungary 3 2 0 0 1 18 13 +5 6 3   England 3 1 0 0 2 10 12 –2 3 4   Moldova 3 0 0 0 3 7 15 –8 0 England   v   Turkey 14 September 2017 England   2–4 (a.e.t.)   Turkey 08:30 Clarke 24' O'Rourke 30' Report(ru) 5', 39' Yasin 34' Seyit 39' Terzioglu Referee: Giuseppe Sicurella (Italy) Moldova   v   Hungary 14 September 2017 Moldova   3–8   Hungary 11:00 Nicolaiciuc 4' (p) Ignat 18' Iordachi 35' Report(ru) 9' (p), 22', 24', 27' Fekete 16', 22', 25' Patocs 33' Rutai Referee: Łukasz Ostrowski (Poland) England   v   Moldova 15 September 2017 England   4–2   Moldova 08:30 Younie 12' Humm 13' Love 19' Clarke 35' Report(ru) 33' Iordachi 34' Capsamun Referee: Eduards Borisevičs (Latvia) Hungary   v   Turkey 15 September 2017 Hungary   4–6   Turkey 11:00 Berkes 9' Besenyei 11' Fekete 35' Szentes-Biro 36' Report(ru) 1' Semíh 3' (p), 22', 22', 23', 34' Keskin Referee: Raúl Martín González Francés (Spain) Turkey   v   Moldova 16 September 2017 Turkey   3–2   Moldova 08:30 Yesilirmak 1', 34' Akbal 8' Report(ru) 27' Ignat 33' Ciubotaru Referee: Giuseppe Sicurella (Italy) Hungary   v   England 16 September 2017 Hungary   6–4   England 11:00 Menyhei 6' Berkes 9' Besenyei 13', 13' Balazs 16' (p) Turos 31' Report(ru) 13', 20' (p), 27' Clarke 26' O'Neill Referee: Saverio Bottalico (Italy)

Play-off stage

Seventh place play-off

17 September 2017

08:30

Romania	3–5	Moldova
Petru 18', 32' Florea 26'	Report(ru)	5', 7', 8' Eremia 9' Negara 35' Podlesnov

Referee: Gionni Matticoli (Italy)

Fifth place play-off

17 September 2017

09:45

Bulgaria	3–5	England
Filipov 18' Lozanov 18' Djambazov 24'	Report(ru)	5' Clarke 9' Love 17' O'Rourke 18', 33' Younie

Referee: Raúl Martín González Francés (Spain)

Third place play-off

17 September 2017

13:45

Greece	1–3	Hungary
Triantafyllidis 11'	Report(ru)	3' Berkes 11', 18' (p) Genczler

Referee: Jude Amin Utulu (Malta)

Promotion play-off final

17 September 2017

15:00

Estonia	2–4	Turkey
Lepik 27' Kigaste 33'	Report(ru)	10', 11' Yasin 15' Anzafioglu 17' Keskin

Referee: Giuseppe Sicurella (Italy)

Final standings

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Turkey	Promoted to 2018 EBSL Division A
2	Estonia	Remain in Division B
3	Hungary
4	Greece	Relegated to 2018 EBSL Division B
5	England	Remain in Division B
6	Bulgaria
7	Moldova
8	Romania

Italics: team from Division A

Superfinal (Terracina, 14–17 September)

Levante Beach in Terracina (far right), the venue of the Superfinal and Promotion Final

Qualified teams

The top eight teams from Division A, as per the league table, qualified for the Superfinal.

Portugal   Ukraine   Belarus   Spain

Russia    Switzerland   Italy   Poland

Group stage

Matches are listed as local time in Terracina, CEST (UTC+2)

All matches took place at the Beach Arena "Carlo Guarnieri", at Spiaggia di Levante ^[20] with a capacity of around 2,500. ^[21]

Group 1 Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Notes 1   Portugal 3 3 0 0 0 18 14 +4 9 Advance to final 2   Spain 3 2 0 0 1 18 11 +7 6 3    Switzerland 3 1 0 0 2 17 21 –4 3 4   Poland 3 0 0 0 3 15 22 –7 0 Spain   v    Switzerland 14 September 2017 Spain   7–2    Switzerland 13:30 Suárez 2', 25', 35' Gomez 9' Chiky 16' Mayor 29' Fernando 34' Report(ru) 16' Wuest 25' Ott Referee: Gionni Matticoli (Italy) Poland   v   Portugal 14 September 2017 Poland   4–6   Portugal 16:00 Ziober 5' Friszkemut 7' (p) Gac 27' Kubiak 32' Report(ru) 6' Léo Martins 6' Coimbra 17', 36' Bê Martins 21' Torres 29' Santos Referee: Torsten Günther (Germany) Spain   v   Poland 15 September 2017 Spain   8–5   Poland 13:30 Mayor 4', 15' Garcia 16' Chiky 17', 31' (p), 35' Ziober 21' (o.g.) Gomez 34' Report(ru) 15', 36' Jesionowski 16' Friszkemut 21' Gac 23' (p) Depta Referee: Alfredo Pavone (Italy) Portugal   v    Switzerland 15 September 2017 Portugal   8–7    Switzerland 16:15 Bê Martins 12', 19' Madjer 21' (p), 35' (p) Léo Martins 24', 32', 36' Santos 28' Report(ru) 1', 19', 20' Ott 1', 34', 36' Stankovic 30' Mo Referee: Jude Amin Utulu (Malta) Switzerland   v   Poland 16 September 2017 Switzerland   8–6   Poland 13:30 Spaccarotella 8' Ott 10', 26', 28' Hodl 12' Stankovic 29', 35' Micev 31' Report(ru) 8' Madani 10' Jesionowski 13' Gac 15' Kubiak 22' Pietrzkiewicz 29' (p) Friszkemut Referee: Torsten Günther (Germany) Portugal   v   Spain 16 September 2017 Portugal   4–3   Spain 16:00 Bê Martins 10' Léo Martins 13', 28' Santos 20' Report(ru) 27', 29', 30' Mayor Referee: Gionni Matticoli (Italy)

Group 2 Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Notes 1   Russia 3 3 0 0 0 12 6 +6 9 Advance to final 2   Italy 3 2 0 0 1 19 13 +6 6 3   Belarus 3 1 0 0 2 8 10 –2 3 4   Ukraine 3 0 0 0 3 7 17 –10 0 Belarus   v   Russia 14 September 2017 Belarus   1–4   Russia 14:45 Bryshtel 3' Report(ru) 4', 12' V. Kryshanov 20' Nikonorov 27' Chuzhkov Referee: Eduards Borisevičs (Latvia) Italy   v   Ukraine 14 September 2017 Italy   11–4   Ukraine 17:30 Gori 1', 2' (p), 21', 25' Di Palma 4', 14' Ramacciotti 9' Palmacci 10' Zurlo 10', 11' Marinai 32' Report(ru) 12' Glutskiy 22' Pachev 32' Zborovskyi 35' Zavorotnyi Referee: Ago Kärtmann (Estonia) Ukraine   v   Russia 15 September 2017 Ukraine   3–4   Russia 15:00 Hlandchenko 26' Pachev 30' Voitok 34' Report(ru) 21', 34' Nikonorov 36', 36' Paporontyi Referee: Laurynas Aržuolaitis (Lithuania) Belarus   v   Italy 15 September 2017 Belarus   5–6   Italy 17:40 Savich 2', 7' Slavutsin 6' Miranovich 29' Kanstantsinau 34' Report(ru) 3', 21', 25' Gori 10' Marinai 17' Zurlo 29' Palmacci Referee: Antonio Pereira Almeida (Portugal) Ukraine   v   Belarus 16 September 2017 Ukraine   0–2   Belarus 14:55 Report(ru) 18', 32' Bryshtel Referee: Ago Kärtmann (Estonia) Russia   v   Italy 16 September 2017 Russia   4–2   Italy 17:15 Kryshanov 8' Pavlenko 10' Romanov 21', 36' Report(ru) 14' Palmacci 29' Zurlo Referee: Eduards Borisevičs (Latvia)

Play-off stage

Seventh place play-off

17 September 2017

11:00

Poland	4–4 (a.e.t.)	Ukraine
Ziober 1' Jesionowski 14' Friszkemut 27' Kubiak 30'	Report(ru)	6', 8', 11' Zborovsky 14' Voitok
Penalties
Depta Gak Jesionowski	1–2	Voitok Panteleichuk

Referee: Eduards Borisevičs (Latvia)

Fifth place play-off

17 September 2017

12:25

Switzerland	6–4	Belarus
Ott 5', 27' Hodl 9' (p) Ostgen 9' Stankovic 15', 36'	Report(ru)	5' Hapon 9' Bryshtel 15' Savich 32' Chaikouski

Referee: Alfredo Pavone (Italy)

Third place play-off

17 September 2017

16:10

Spain	2–2 (a.e.t.)	Italy
Gomez 9' Chiky 23'	Report(ru)	2' Marinai 6' Palmacci
Penalties
Gomez Mayor	0–2	Marinai Corosiniti

Referee: Antonio Pereira Almeida (Portugal)

Superfinal match

17 September 2017

17:30

Portugal	1–3	Russia
Santos 36'	Report(ru)	9' Krasheninnikov 12', 22' Paporotnyi

Referee: Laurynas Arzuolaitis (Lithuania)

Awards

Winners trophy

2017 Euro Beach Soccer League champions
Russia Fifth title

Individual awards

Awarded for feats achieved in the Superfinal only ^[22]

Top scorer
Noel Ott
9 goals
Best player
Artur Paporotnyi
Best goalkeeper
Maxim Chuzhkov

Final standings

Pos	Team	Notes
1	Russia	Champions
2	Portugal	Runners-up
3	Italy	Third place
4	Spain
5	Switzerland
6	Belarus
7	Ukraine
8	Poland

Season statistics

Top scorers

The following tables list the top 10 scorers in each division including goals scored in both the regular and post season events. Note there is no award presented for these season-encompassing scoring feats, the tables are for statistical purposes only. Scoring awards were bestowed per stage, with the primary award that which was presented in the Superfinal.

Division A Rank Player Pld Goals 1 Dejan Stanković 10 18 2 Noël Ott 9 15 3 Léo Martins 10 14 Ihar Bryshtel 10 5 Gabriele Gori 9 11 Llorenç Gómez 10 7 Madjer 10 9 Salvador Ardil "Chiky" 10 Paweł Friszkemut 10 10 Bê Martins 7 8 Boris Nikonorov 8 Ivan Glutskyi 10 Antonio Mayor 10 Eduard Suárez 10

Division B Rank Player Pld Goals 1 Aaron Clarke 7 15 2 Filip Filipov 7 12 3 Viktor Túrós 7 9 Ferenc Besenyei 7 Viktor Fekete 7 Ragnar Rump 7 7 Cem Keskin 6 8 8 Jake Younie 7 7 9 Casper Dorph Jørgensen 3 6 Henrik Rædkjær 3 Jørn-Andre Lygre Jacobsen 3 Kornel Genczler 5 Ionut Florea 7 Balazs Rutai 7

Assists

The following tables list the top five assistants in each division including assists provided in both the regular and post season events.

Division A Rank Player Pld Assists 1 Dejan Stanković 10 7 2 Eduard Suárez 10 6 Maxim Chuzhkov 10 4 Michael Misev 8 5 Anton Shkarin 9 Elinton Andrade 10 Valery Makarevich 10 Dario Ramacciotti 10

Division B Rank Player Pld Assists 1 Ivan Todorov 7 5 2 Gabriel Dobre 3 3 Klaus Ryding 3 Bogdan Ciocanel 6 Viktor Fekete 7

Source

Note: The source of these assists stats does not explain what system was used to determine the award of an assist. The total no. of assists recorded is 270 but 727 goals were scored. The discrepancy of the source not recording an assist for every goal scored may be due to a system in use such as FIFAs assists system - (regardless of who made the final pass to the scorer, no assist is awarded when the scorer ultimately lays the goal on for him/herself via a dribble, solo run etc, scores after intercepting an opponent's pass etc.). However since the system in use is not explained, note that assists may simply of gone undocumented.

Discipline

The following table lists the players and teams who received the most penalties for disciplinary infringements in each division in both the regular and post season events.

Category	Div.		Player(s)		#		Team(s)	#
Most yellow cards	A		Dejan Stanković Konrad Kubiak Gabriele Gori		4		Switzerland	18
	B		Nikola Valentić Vojislav Trajkovic Ragnar Rump Pavel Adamov Martin Velikov Stanislav Dzhambazov Richard Patocs	Filip Filipov Bogdan Ciocanel Victor Iordachi Semíh Türkmen Gabriel Dobre Kaloyan Tsvetkov Viktor Bartosevic	2		Bulgaria	13
Second yellow cards	A	Bruno Torres Anton Shkarin		1	Portugal   Russia	1
	B	Dan Storm		1	Denmark	1
Straight red cards	A	Tobias Steinemann		1	Switzerland	1
	B	Erkan Anzafioglu Aivaras Meškinis Taylor Humm Leonid Podlesnov		1	Turkey   Lithuania   England   Moldova	1

Source

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External links

• Beach Soccer Worldwide (organisers' official website)
• Announcement & format

• Stage 1, Belgrade
• Stage 2, Nazaré Archived 7 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine
• Stage 3, Moscow
• Stage 4, Siófok Archived 28 March 2017 at the Wayback Machine
• Stage 5, Warnemünde Archived 28 March 2017 at the Wayback Machine
• Superfinal Archived 28 March 2017 at the Wayback Machine