2018 Euro Beach Soccer League

2018 Euro Beach Soccer League

Composite image of the banner style logos used during the 2018 EBSL. At each regular season stage, the main EBSL banner is joined solely by the subtitle corresponding to that stage.
Tournament details
Host countries	Azerbaijan Portugal Russia Belarus Germany Italy
Dates	22 June – 9 September
Teams	27 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	6 (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Italy (2nd title)
Runners-up	Spain
Third place	Portugal
Fourth place	Russia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	89
Goals scored	714 (8.02 per match)
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Stage 1,
Baku

Stage 3, Moscow

Stage 2, Nazaré

Stage 4, Minsk

Stage 5, Warnemünde

Superfinal, Alghero

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Locations of the five stages and the Superfinal of the 2018 Euro Beach Soccer League

The 2018 Euro Beach Soccer League (EBSL) was the 21st edition of the Euro Beach Soccer League , the annual, premier competition in European beach soccer contested between men's national teams. It was organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW), 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). 12 teams continued to contest Division A, consisting of the top 11 finishers from last year plus Turkey who were promoted to the top tier. Whilst Division B accommodated 15 nations: 13 nations who did not gain promotion from last season, Georgia who made their debut, plus Greece who were relegated from the top tier at the end of last season. No nations returned after an absence from competing in recent years, however, the Netherlands, who had competed in the last two seasons, did not enter this year.

A total of five stages of fixtures were scheduled during the regular season. Each team from Division A played in two stages whilst each team in Division B played in one. At each stage the participating nations earned points for the overall league tables.

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

The top scorer of the 2002 season, ^[1] Alan of Portugal, announced his retirement on 11 June; ^[2] Alan competed in all 20 EBSL seasons since the inaugural edition in 1998, meaning this year marked the first EBSL season in which he did not feature.

The league also acted as the qualification route to the 2019 European Games; the top six teams of the Superfinal plus the Promotion Final winners qualified to joint hosts Belarus. ^[3]

Germany, the defending Division A team in the Promotion Final, beat Romania in the final to win the event, therefore retaining their Division A status for next season. Russia were the defending champions but were knocked out of title-winning contention in the group stage of the Superfinal, ultimately finishing fourth in the post-season event, just the second time (the other 2005), that Russia failed to finish in the top three. The concluding match of the Superfinal was contested between Italy and Spain, who were looking to end 13 and 12-year waits since their last respective EBSL titles (2005 and 2006). Italy, on home sand, won the match on penalties to claim their second European title. ^[4]

Calendar and locations

The schedule was announced on 23 March. ^[5]

For the first time, Azerbaijan and Belarus hosted an EBSL regular season stage. It was also the first time since the 2013 season that no nations in Division B hosted a stage, only the second time this had occurred since divisions were introduced in 2002.

Phase	Dates	Country	City	Stage	Divisions
Regular season	22–24 June	Azerbaijan	Baku	Stage 1	A
	6–8 July	Portugal	Nazaré	Stage 2	A	B
	20–22 July	Russia	Moscow	Stage 3	A	B
	3–5 August	Belarus	Minsk	Stage 4	A
	24–26 August	Germany	Warnemünde	Stage 5	A	B
Post-season/ Finals	6–9 September	Italy	Alghero	Superfinal	A
				Promotion Final		B

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, ^[5] 15 in Division B ^[6] ).

The numbers in parentheses show the European ranking of each team prior to the start of the season, out of 36 nations. ^[7]

Division A

Portugal (1st)   Russia (2nd)   Italy (3rd)    Switzerland (4th)   Spain (5th)   Ukraine (6th)

Poland (7th)   Belarus (8th)   France (10th)   Azerbaijan (12th)   Germany (14th)   Turkey 1 (15th)

Division B

Hungary (9th)   England (11th)   Czech Republic (13th)   Greece 2 (16th)   Estonia (17th)   Romania (18th)   Moldova (19th)   Norway (21st)

Serbia (22nd)   Bulgaria (23rd)   Kazakhstan (24th)   Denmark (25th)   Lithuania (26th)   Andorra (28th)   Georgia 3 (29th)

Notes:

1. Promoted from Division B at the end of the 2017 season

2. Relegated from Division A at the end of the 2017 season

3. Teams making their debut

Stage 1 (Baku, 22–24 June)

Matches are listed as local time in Baku, AZT (UTC+4).

All matches took place at the Baku Beach Arena, ^[8] part of the Flag Square cluster of the European Games Park in Sabail raion, with a capacity of 3,900. ^[9] The stadium previously hosted the beach soccer event at the 2015 European Games. ^[8]

There were no Division B fixtures during this stage.

Division A

Group 1 Key:   Group winners / (H) Hosts Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts 1   Portugal 3 3 0 0 0 14 5 +9 9 2   Belarus 3 2 0 0 1 9 6 +3 6 3   Azerbaijan (H) 3 1 0 0 2 5 11 –6 3 4   France 3 0 0 0 3 6 12 –6 0 Portugal   v   Belarus 22 June 2018 Portugal   3–2   Belarus 16:00 Coimbra 7', 20' Leo Martins 25' Report(ru) 6' Chaikouski 8' Savich Referee: Raúl Martín González Francés (Spain) France   v   Azerbaijan 22 June 2018 France   1–4   Azerbaijan 18:30 Barbotti 28' Report(ru) 7', 31', 33' Zeynalov 17' Aliyev Referee: Oleg Cebotari (Moldova) Portugal   v   France 23 June 2018 Portugal   5–3   France 16:00 Leo Martins 6' Coimbra 6' Madjer 8', 13', 27' Report(ru) 1' Soares 25' Angeletti 32' Barbotti Referee: Raúl Martín González Francés (Spain) Belarus   v   Azerbaijan 23 June 2018 Belarus   4–1   Azerbaijan 18:30 Hapon 6', 24' Bokach 19' Samsonov 23' Report(ru) 17' Ilkin Referee: Ago Kaertmann (Estonia) Belarus   v   France 24 June 2018 Belarus   3–2   France 16:00 Hapon 6' Brishtel 12' Kanstantsinau 32' Report(ru) 17' Belhomme 28' Maison Referee: Oleg Cebotari (Moldova) Azerbaijan   v   Portugal 24 June 2018 Azerbaijan   0–6   Portugal 18:30 Report(ru) 10' Santos 19', 26' Coimbra 21' (p) Be Martins 29' Torres 33' Leo Martins Referee: Laurynas Arzuolaitis (Lithuania)

Group 2 Key:   Group winners Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts 1   Ukraine 3 2 0 1 0 11 9 +2 7 2    Switzerland 3 2 0 0 1 21 8 +13 6 3   Italy 3 1 0 0 2 6 9 –3 3 4   Germany 3 0 0 0 3 5 17 –12 0 Switzerland    v   Ukraine 22 June 2018 Switzerland    4–5   Ukraine 14:45 Borer 12', 12' Ott 22' (p), 35' Report(ru) 3', 19', 34' Korniichuk 15' Medved 29' Makeiev Referee: Ingilab Mammadov (Azerbaijan) Germany   v   Italy 22 June 2018 Germany   0–3   Italy 17:15 Report(ru) 13' Gori 14' Ramacciotti 22' Zurlo Referee: Laurynas Arzuolaitis (Lithuania) Switzerland    v   Germany 23 June 2018 Switzerland    10–2   Germany 14:45 Ott 5', 18', 34' Spacca 6' Biermann 7' (o.g.) Werder 24' Stankovic 25', 36' Hodel 28', 29' Report(ru) 24' Svenson 26' Biermann Referee: Ali Jabrayilov (Azerbaijan) Italy   v   Ukraine 23 June 2018 Italy   2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)   Ukraine 17:15 Corosiniti 17' Zurlo 17' (p) Report(ru) 9' Korniichuk 26' Pachev Referee: Ingilab Mammadov (Azerbaijan) Penalties Marinai Corosiniti Frainetti Gori Ramacciotti Korniichuk Glutskyi Shcherytsia Pachev Voitok Ukraine   v   Germany 24 June 2018 Ukraine   4–3   Germany 14:45 Pachev 10', 34' Shcheritsa 16' Korniichuk 27' (pen.) Report(ru) 5' Weirauch 17', 28' Biermann Referee: Ingilab Mammadov (Azerbaijan) Italy   v    Switzerland 24 June 2018 Italy   1–7    Switzerland 17:15 Gori 8' Report(ru) 3', 33' Hodel 12', 25', 35', 36' Stankovic 29' Ott Referee: Roman Borisov (Russia)

Awards

The following were presented after the conclusion of the final day's matches. ^[10]

Stage Winners trophy		Top scorer(s)		Best player	Best goalkeeper
Portugal		Dejan Stanković Noël Ott	6 goals	Leo Martins	Elinton Andrade

Stage 2 (Nazaré, 6–8 July)

Praia de Nazaré

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

All matches took place at the Estádio do Viveiro on Praia de Nazaré (Nazaré Beach), ^[11] in tandem with the hosting of the 2018 Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup.

The stadium had recently been undergoing redevelopment, increasing its capacity from 1,600 to 2,200. ^[12] However, one part of the stadium was still awaiting upgrades, ^[13] meaning the new capacity figure was yet to be fully reached.

During this round, Bulgaria won a stage title for the first time (in either division).

Division A

Key:		Group winners /	(H) Hosts

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts 1   Spain 3 1 1 1 0 15 10 +5 6 2   Ukraine 3 1 1 0 1 16 13 +3 5 3   Portugal (H) 3 1 0 0 2 12 12 0 3 4   Turkey 3 0 0 0 3 7 15 –8 0

Turkey   v   Portugal 6 July 2018 Turkey   3–5   Portugal 17:45 Demir 5' Keskin 30', 35' Report(ru) 3', 8', 26' Be Martins 19' Goncalves 35' Santos Referee: Eduards Borisevics (Latvia) Spain   v   Ukraine 6 July 2018 Spain   6–6 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p)   Ukraine 19:00 Suárez 4', 13' Llorenç 8' Chiky 19', 30' Antonio 28' Report(ru) 3' Pachev 19', 29' Borsuk 20', 24' Korniichuk 36' Shcherytsia Referee: Christian Zimmermann (Switzerland) Penalties Llorenç Antonio Chiky Voitok Shcherytsia Glutskyi Spain   v   Turkey 7 July 2018 Spain   4–0   Turkey 15:15 Antonio 4' Torres 22', 24' Llorenç 36' Report(ru) Referee: Torsten Guenther (Germany) Portugal   v   Ukraine 7 July 2018 Portugal   3–4   Ukraine 16:30 Goncalves 12' Leo Martins 20' Santos 33' Report(ru) 8' Pachev 12' Voitok 16' Sydorenko 18' Korniichuk Referee: Saverio Bottalico (Italy) Ukraine   v   Turkey 8 July 2018 Ukraine   6–4 (a.e.t.)   Turkey 16:30 Medved 8', 15', 37' Sydorenko 31' Borsuk 34' Korniichuk 38' Report(ru) 7', 14' Keskin 31', 32' Terzioglu Referee: Saverio Bottalico (Italy) Portugal   v   Spain 8 July 2018 Portugal   4–5 (a.e.t.)   Spain 19:00 Coimbra 1', 26' Goncalves 8' Madjer 15' Report(ru) 5', 8' Antonio 22', 25' Chiky 38' Llorenç Referee: Christian Zimmermann (Switzerland)

Division B

Group 1 Key:   Group winners Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts 1   Bulgaria 3 3 0 0 0 21 7 +14 9 2   Norway 3 2 0 0 1 16 9 +7 6 3   Czechia 3 1 0 0 2 14 11 +3 3 4   Andorra 3 0 0 0 3 2 26 –24 0 Norway   v   Czechia 6 July 2018 Norway   5–3   Czechia 14:00 Li 6' Nergaard 12' Kristoffersen 16' Salveson 24' Sorensen 35' Report(ru) 8' Folejtar 12' Vyhnal 22' Stejskal Referee: Antonio Pereira (Portugal) Andorra   v   Bulgaria 6 July 2018 Andorra   1–10   Bulgaria 16:30 Ibanez 23' Report(ru) 10', 16', 18', 23', 36' Filipov 12', 14' Martinov 21' Adamov 23', 28' Velikov Referee: Sergio Gomes Soares (Portugal) Norway   v   Andorra 7 July 2018 Norway   8–1   Andorra 11:30 H. Salveson 2', 7', 7' E. Salveson 8', 9' Kandal 11' Hacham 13' Nergaard 30' Report(ru) 20' C. Regalo Referee: Christian Zimmermann (Switzerland) Bulgaria   v   Czechia 7 July 2018 Bulgaria   6–3   Czechia 14:00 Filipov 10', 34' Tsvetkov 16', 19' Velikov 17' Adamov 20' Report(ru) 22', 33' Stejskal 31' Furbacher Referee: Eduards Borisevics (Latvia) Czechia   v   Andorra 8 July 2018 Czechia   8–0   Andorra 12:45 Bocek 1', 7', 14' Huráb 20', 29' Furbacher 22', 36' Klíma 36' Report(ru) Referee: Torsten Guenther (Germany) Bulgaria   v   Norway 8 July 2018 Bulgaria   5–3   Norway 15:15 Filipov 2', 36' Tsvetkov 29' Martinov 32', 36' Report(ru) 24' Sorensen 31', 36' E. Salveson Referee: Dario Minder (Switzerland)

Group 2 Key:   Group winners Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts 1   Romania 2 1 0 1 0 8 6 +2 4 2   Serbia 2 0 0 1 1 4 4 0 1 3   Estonia 2 0 0 0 2 2 4 –2 0 The Serbia vs. Estonia match was the first goalless draw in the 20-year history of the EBSL. [14] Serbia   v   Estonia 6 July 2018 Serbia   0–0 (a.e.t.) (11–10 p)   Estonia 15:15 Report(ru) Referee: Saverio Bottalico (Italy) Penalties Jovancic Cubrilovic Vucicevic Grujic Valentic Lazic Antic Radisavljevic Milivojevic Jovancic Vucicevic Valentic Stüf Truusalu Sooaluste Mäerog Kigaste Lukk Juha Tammevali Marmor Stüf Truusalu Sooaluste Romania   v   Serbia 7 July 2018 Romania   4–4 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p)   Serbia 12:45 Boata 13' (p), 21' Maci 15', 39' Report(ru) 5' Antic 16' Grujic 18' (o.g.) Ravi 39' Jovancic Referee: Sofien Benchabane (France) Penalties Maci Alin Boata Jovancic Valentic Estonia   v   Romania 8 July 2018 Estonia   2–4   Romania 14:00 Juha 15' Truusalu 18' Report(ru) 1', 17' Boata 11' Maci 22' (o.g.) Juha Referee: Luca Romani (Italy)

Awards

The following were presented after the conclusion of the final day's matches. Individual awards apply to Division A only. ^[15]

Stage Winners trophy			Top scorer(s)			Best player	Best goalkeeper
Spain (Division A)	Bulgaria (Division B)		Antonio Mayor Chiky Ardil	Oleksandr Korniichuk Cem Keskin	4 goals	Be Martins	Vitalii Sydorenko

Stage 3 (Moscow, 20–22 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, ^[16] with a capacity of 2,500. ^[17]

This was the eighth time Moscow hosted an EBSL event, drawing level with Marseille as the cities to host the most events in the league's history.

During this round, Kazakhstan won an EBSL stage title for the first time (in either division).

Division A Key:   Group winners / (H) Hosts Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts 1   Russia (H) 3 2 1 0 0 17 8 +9 8 2    Switzerland 3 1 0 0 2 13 11 +2 3 3   Azerbaijan 3 1 0 0 2 14 20 –6 3 4   Poland 3 1 0 0 2 15 20 –5 3 Switzerland    v   Poland 20 July 2018 Switzerland    5–6   Poland 17:15 Ott 10', 26', 27' (p) Hodel 19' Stankovic 20' Report(ru) 4', 26' Pozniak 20' Daniluk 21' Marciniak 31', 31' Madani Referee: Laurynas Arzuolaitis (Lithuania) Azerbaijan   v   Russia 20 July 2018 Azerbaijan   3–8   Russia 18:30 Allahguliyev 13' Zeynalov 19' Nazarov 32' Report(ru) 2' Paporotnyi 3', 13' Makarov 9', 30' Romanov 11' Federov 20', 35' Shishin Referee: Ago Kaertmann (Estonia) Switzerland    v   Azerbaijan 21 July 2018 Switzerland    6–2   Azerbaijan 17:15 Ott 6', 16' (p), 32' Hodel 8' Spacca 8' Borer 30' (p) Report(ru) 6' Nazarov 28' (p) Mammadov Referee: Csaba Baghy (Hungary) Russia   v   Poland 21 July 2018 Russia   6–3   Poland 18:30 Romanov 11' Krash 11' Makarov 31' Shishin 31', 35' Paporotnyi 34' Report(ru) 32' (p) Pozniak 34' Friszkemut 34' Marciniak Referee: Ago Kaertmann (Estonia) Poland   v   Azerbaijan 22 July 2018 Poland   6–9   Azerbaijan 17:25 Gac 13', 21' Friszkemut 13', 19' Poplawski 18' Madani 29' Report(ru) 6', 21' Allahguliev 9', 18', 29', 33' Mammadov 24', 30', 31' Haciyev Referee: Ago Kaertmann (Estonia) Russia   v    Switzerland 22 July 2018 Russia   3–2 (a.e.t.)    Switzerland 18:30 Shishin 11' Paporotnyi 20' Krash 37' Report(ru) 3' Ott 21' Hodel Referee: Gionni Matticoli (Italy) Switzerland, Azerbaijan and Poland are ranked accordingly based on their three-way head-to-head results

Division B Key:   Group winners Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts 1   Kazakhstan 3 3 0 0 0 18 11 +7 9 2   Moldova 3 1 1 0 1 15 12 +3 5 3   Greece 3 1 0 0 2 10 12 –2 3 4   Lithuania 3 0 0 0 3 9 17 –8 0 Lithuania   v   Greece 20 July 2018 Lithuania   3–6   Greece 14:45 Radavicius 11' Novickov 22' Tamaliunas 35' Report(ru) 2', 35' Kafantaris 11' Vidalis 23' Pipinis 28' (o.g.) Radavicius 36' Biris Referee: Csaba Baghy (Hungary) Moldova   v   Kazakhstan 20 July 2018 Moldova   6–7   Kazakhstan 16:00 Capsamun 14', 27' Pavalachi 14' Chapanov 23' (o.g.) Schiopu 29' Cojocari 34' Report(ru) 13', 14', 23', 31' Perevyortov 14', 24' Muralinov 29' Makagon Referee: Viktor Listratov (Russia) Moldova   v   Lithuania 21 July 2018 Moldova   4–1   Lithuania 14:45 Arefiev 9' Cojocari 13', 30' Florea 18' Report(ru) 33' Vitkauskas Referee: Daniel Yuste Querol (Spain) Greece   v   Kazakhstan 21 July 2018 Greece   0–4   Kazakhstan 16:00 Report(ru) 2' Perevyortov 7' Demeshko 10' Tyulpa 23' Muralinov Referee: Viktor Listratov (Russia) Kazakhstan   v   Lithuania 22 July 2018 Kazakhstan   7–5   Lithuania 14:45 Makagon 4' Muralinov 15', 27', 27' Demeshko 29', 32' Tyulpa 33' Report(ru) 6', 36' Plytnikas 23' (pen.), 35' Meskinis 31' Radavicius Referee: Csaba Baghy (Hungary) Greece   v   Moldova 22 July 2018 Greece   4–5 (a.e.t.)   Moldova 16:00 Papastathopoulos 9' Thomas 20', 25' Gkritzalis 26' Report(ru) 3' Ignat 16', 38' Cojocari 26' Pavalachi 34' Schiopu Referee: Viktor Listratov (Russia)

Awards

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

Stage Winners trophy			Top scorer(s)		Best player	Best goalkeeper
Russia (Division A)	Kazakhstan (Division B)		Noël Ott	7 goals	Dmitry Shishin	Maxim Chuzhkov

Stage 4 (Minsk, 3–5 August)

Matches are listed as local time in Minsk, FET (UTC+3).

All matches took place at the National Beach Soccer Stadium, part of the Olympic Sports Complex in Pyershamayski District, ^[19] with a capacity of 1,300. ^[20]

With construction beginning on 8 June, the stadium was a newbuild, commissioned specifically for the purpose of hosting the beach soccer event at the 2019 European Games; this stage was organised to take place in Minsk to serve as test event for the new venue ahead of the upcoming games. ^[19]

There were no Division B fixtures during this stage; this contributes to the fact this was the first stage to feature just four teams since the Moscow stage of the 2013 season.

Division A

Key:		Group winners /	(H) Hosts

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts 1   Belarus (H) 3 1 2 0 0 20 13 +7 7 2   Italy 3 2 0 0 1 16 10 +6 6 3   Turkey 3 1 0 0 2 13 19 –6 3 4   Poland 3 0 0 0 3 15 22 –7 0

Italy   v   Poland 3 August 2018 Italy   8–4   Poland 17:15 Gori 2', 14', 31' Frainetti 7', 36' Palazzolo 10' Marinai 21' Corosiniti 36' Report(ru) 2' Gac 10', 25' Pozniak 36' Friszkemut Referee: Mikhail Prokharav (Belarus) Belarus   v   Turkey 3 August 2018 Belarus   9–4   Turkey 18:30 Kanstantsinau 2' Bokach 9', 14' Bryshtel 9', 23' Chaikouski 10' Savich 26' Samsonov 17' Miranovich 24' Report(ru) 18', 33' Semih 24' (p) Yasin 27' Baris Referee: Vitaliy Levchenko (Russia) Turkey   v   Italy 4 August 2018 Turkey   0–3   Italy 17:15 Report(ru) 2' (p) Palazzolo 30' Ramacciotti 31' Zurlo Referee: Vitaliy Levchenko (Russia) Belarus   v   Poland 4 August 2018 Belarus   5–4 (a.e.t.)   Poland 18:30 Savich 14' (p), 25', 31' Samsonov 23' Kanstantsinau 38' Report(ru) 5' Pozniak 16' Madani 17' Friszkemut 24' (p) Depta Referee: Jurijs Ivusins (Latvia) Poland   v   Turkey 5 August 2018 Poland   7–9   Turkey 17:15 Gac 9' Jesionowski 9', 16', 35', 36' Pozniak 12', 19' Report(ru) 1', 2', 25', 28' Baris 5' Yesilirmak 12', 16', 30' Keskin 19' Semih Referee: Mikhail Prokharav (Belarus) Italy   v   Belarus 5 August 2018 Italy   5–6 (a.e.t.)   Belarus 18:30 Zurlo 1', 8' Marinai 7' Palazzolo 9' Ramacciotti 35' Report(ru) 8' (o.g.) Ramacciotti 14', 16', 21' (p) Savich 27' Bokach 37' Bryshtel Referee: Vitaliy Levchenko (Russia)

Awards

The following were presented after the conclusion of the final day's matches. ^[21]

Stage Winners trophy		Top scorer(s)		Best player	Best goalkeeper
Belarus		Ilia Savich	7 goals	Ihar Bryshtel	Simone Del Mestre

Stage 5 (Warnemünde, 24–26 August)

Warnemünde Beach; site of the arena (right)

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

All matches took place on the site of the Sport & Beach Arena on Warnemünde Beach, ^[22] at the purpose built DFB Beachsoccer Arena, ^[23] with a capacity of approximately 1,500 seats. ^[24]

Georgia made their EBSL debut during this stage, the 34th different nation to compete in the league.

England claimed the Division B stage crown, meaning they won back-to-back second-tier titles for the first time.

Division A Key:   Group winners / (H) Hosts Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts 1   Spain 3 3 0 0 0 18 9 +9 9 2   Russia 3 2 0 0 1 12 7 +5 6 3   France 3 1 0 0 2 7 10 –3 3 4   Germany (H) 3 0 0 0 2 6 17 –11 0 Russia   v   Spain 24 August 2018 Russia   2–6   Spain 16:15 Novikov 3' Shkarin 18' Report(ru) 13', 35' Chiky 16' Llorenç 21' Suarez 31' Guisado 33' Torres Referee: Christian Zimmermann (Switzerland) France   v   Germany 24 August 2018 France   4–1   Germany 17:30 Leblanc 18' Barbotti 19' Basquaise 26' Angeletti 35' Report(ru) 34' Romrigg Referee: Lukasz Ostrowski (Poland) Spain   v   Germany 25 August 2018 Spain   9–5   Germany 14:00 Antonio 2', 26' Llorenç 5', 22', 27', 28' Suarez 11' Chiky 29' Report(ru) 12' Niblein 13', 24' Biermann 19' Metzler Referee: Murat Gozutok (Turkey) Russia   v   France 25 August 2018 Russia   6–1   France 16:30 Krash 9', 22', 30' Zemskov 21', 26', 32' Report(ru) 13' Angeletti Referee: Andrei Karhu (Estonia) Spain   v   France 26 August 2018 Spain   3–2   France 15:25 Antonio 9', 21' Llorenç 14' Report(ru) 3' (p) Angeletti 4' Grandon Referee: Lukasz Ostrowski (Poland) Germany   v   Russia 26 August 2018 Germany   0–4   Russia 16:30 Report(ru) 1' Zemskov 30' Lovchev 4' Shishin 12' Paporotnyi Referee: Christian Zimmermann (Switzerland)

Division B Key:   Group winners Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts 1   England 3 3 0 0 0 20 7 +13 9 2   Hungary 3 2 0 0 1 18 15 +3 6 3   Denmark 3 1 0 0 2 10 16 –6 3 4   Georgia 3 0 0 0 3 8 18 –10 0 England   v   Denmark 24 August 2018 England   5–1   Denmark 13:45 Clarke 1', 17' O'Rourke 8', 14', 20' (p) Report(ru) 33' Khattab Referee: Torsten Guenther (Germany) Georgia   v   Hungary 24 August 2018 Georgia   4–5   Hungary 15:00 Pargalava 6', 29', 36' Todadze 25' Report(ru) 16' Genczler 19', 32' Besenyei 23' Lipok 27' Fekete Referee: Vitalij Gomolko (Lithuania) England   v   Georgia 25 August 2018 England   8–0   Georgia 12:45 Clarke 2' (p), 2', 28' (p) O'Rourke 11', 16', 31' Younie 22', 27' Report(ru) Referee: Alfredo Pavone (Italy) Hungary   v   Denmark 25 August 2018 Hungary   7–4   Denmark 15:15 Rutai 4' Fekete 11' Szentes-Biro 16', 24' Besenyei 25', 26' Menyhei 34' Report(ru) 3', 15', 33' Damm 34' Jorgensen Referee: Malte Gerhardt (Germany) Denmark   v   Georgia 26 August 2018 Denmark   5–4   Georgia 12:45 Lindberg-Levin 17' Khattab 20', 22', 33' Jorgensen 24' Report(ru) 27', 32' Pargalava 35', 36' Chanturia Referee: Torsten Guenther (Germany) Hungary   v   England 26 August 2018 Hungary   6–7   England 14:00 Balazs 4' Fekete 9' Menyhei 11', 27' Berkes 33' Besenyei 35' Report(ru) 9', 20', 29', 36' Clarke 17', 36' Younie 19' O'Rourke Referee: Vitalij Gomolko (Lithuania)

Awards

The following were presented after the conclusion of the final day's matches. Individual awards apply to Division A only. ^[25]

Stage Winners trophy			Top scorer(s)		Best player	Best goalkeeper
Spain (Division A)	England (Division B)		Llorenç Gomez	6 goals	Antonio Mayor	Ivan Ostrovskii

League tables

At end of regular season ^[26]

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 Qualification 1   Spain 6 4 1 1 0 33 19 +14 15 Advance to Superfinal 2   Russia 6 4 1 0 1 29 15 +14 14 3   Belarus 6 3 2 0 1 29 19 +10 13 4   Portugal 6 4 0 0 2 26 17 +9 12 5   Ukraine 6 3 1 1 1 27 22 +5 12 6    Switzerland 6 3 0 0 3 34 19 +15 9 7   Italy 6 3 0 0 3 22 19 +3 9 8   Azerbaijan 6 2 0 0 4 19 31 –12 6 9   France 6 1 0 0 5 13 22 –9 3 10   Poland 6 1 0 0 5 30 42 –12 3 11   Turkey 6 1 0 0 5 20 34 –14 3 12   Germany 6 0 0 0 6 11 34 –23 0 Promotion Final

Division B Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1   England (Q) ● 2 2 0 0 0 12 7 +5 6 Advance to Promotion Final 2   Bulgaria (Q) ● 2 2 0 0 0 11 6 +5 6 3   Kazakhstan (Q) ● 2 2 0 0 0 11 6 +5 6 4   Romania (Q) ● 2 1 0 1 0 8 6 +2 4 5   Hungary (q) ● 2 1 0 0 1 12 8 +4 3 6   Norway (q) ● 2 1 0 0 1 8 8 0 3 7   Moldova (q) ● 2 0 1 0 1 11 11 0 2 8   Serbia ● 2 0 0 1 1 4 4 0 1 9   Estonia ● 2 0 0 0 2 2 4 –2 0 10   Czechia ● 2 0 0 0 2 6 11 –5 0 11   Greece ● 2 0 0 0 2 4 9 –5 0 12   Denmark ● 2 0 0 0 2 5 12 –7 0 13   Lithuania ● 3 0 0 0 3 9 17 –8 0 14   Georgia ● 3 0 0 0 3 8 18 –10 0 15   Andorra ● 3 0 0 0 3 2 26 –24 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. [26] Key: Team group placement: ●1st place / ●2nd place / ●3rd place / ●4th place (Q) – Qualified to Promotion Final as a group winner (q) – Qualified to Promotion Final as a best group runner-up

Promotion Final (Alghero, 6–9 September)

Spiaggia del Lido di Alghero, the host beach of the 2018 Superfinal and Promotion Final

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

All matches took place at a purpose built stadium on Spiaggia del Lido di San Giovanni, ^[27] with a capacity of approximately 1,500. ^[28]

The winners of the Promotion Final earned a place in Division A next season; they also qualified for the 2019 European Games.

^ (Note two teams were ineligible to qualify to the European Games: Germany, as the team that finished 12th in Division A and Kazakhstan, who are not a member of the European Olympic Committees. In the event one of these teams was to win the Promotion Final, the next highest ranked eligible team would qualify in their place.) ^[29]

Qualified teams

The teams in bold qualified as Division B regular season group winners; those in italics qualified as the three best group runners-up.

The team in green attempted to retain their position in Division A, having finished bottom of the regular season table.

England   Bulgaria   Kazakhstan 1   Romania

Hungary   Norway   Moldova   Germany 2 (Last place, Division A)

Notes:

1. First appearance in Promotion Final

2. First appearance as defending Division A team in Promotion Final

Group stage

Key: Advance to –		Final /		3rd place match /		5th place match /		7th place match

Group 1 Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts 1   Germany 3 3 0 0 0 16 4 +12 9 2   Kazakhstan 3 2 0 0 1 12 8 +4 6 3   Hungary 3 1 0 0 2 9 15 –6 3 4   Moldova 3 0 0 0 3 7 17 –10 0 Kazakhstan   v   Hungary 6 September 2018 Kazakhstan   5–3   Hungary 10:15 Muralinov 10', 15', 24' Perevyortov 13' Demeshko 17' Report(ru) 13' Fekete 24', 27' Rutai Referee: Dario Minder (Switzerland) Moldova   v   Germany 6 September 2018 Moldova   2–6   Germany 12:45 Florea 15' Schiopu 21' Report(ru) 3', 30' Svenson 12' Biermann 12' (o.g.) Schiopu 15' Schmitt 27' Basiel Referee: Sergio Gomes Soares (Portugal) Kazakhstan   v   Moldova 7 September 2018 Kazakhstan   6–2   Moldova 10:15 Muralinov 21', 34' (p) Makagon 22' Chornyy 33' Yeraly 36' Tyulpa 36' Report(ru) 22' Cojocari 26' Ignat Referee: Francisco De Oses Bumedien (Spain) Germany   v   Hungary 7 September 2018 Germany   7–1   Hungary 12:45 Basiel 4', 16' (p), 18' Biermann 8' Weirauch 21' Svenson 29' Schmitt 36' Report(ru) 19' Menyhei Referee: Ingilab Mammadov (Azerbaijan) Hungary   v   Moldova 8 September 2018 Hungary   5–3   Moldova 10:15 Rutai 5', 32' Besenyei 12' Menyhei 21' Fekete 25' Report(ru) 2', 29' Ignat 20' Schiopu Referee: Dario Minder (Switzerland) Germany   v   Kazakhstan 8 September 2018 Germany   3–1   Kazakhstan 12:45 Basiel 7' Svenson 35' (p) Metzler 35' Report(ru) 7' Makazhanov Referee: Antonio Pereira (Portugal)

Group 2 Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts 1   Romania 3 2 0 0 1 15 7 +8 6 2   Bulgaria 3 1 0 1 1 10 14 –4 4 3   England 3 0 1 1 1 10 9 +1 3 4   Norway 3 0 0 0 3 9 14 –5 0 Bulgaria   v   Romania 6 September 2018 Bulgaria   1–6   Romania 09:00 Lozanov 36' Report(ru) 1' Ravoiu 3' (p), 15' Boata 20', 29' Zaharia 36' Maciuca Referee: Raul Martin Gonzalez Frances (Spain) Norway   v   England 6 September 2018 Norway   2–3 (a.e.t.)   England 11:30 H. Salveson 24' Sorensen 35' Report(ru) 23', 35' Younie 38' O'Rourke Referee: Viktor Listratov (Russia) Bulgaria   v   Norway 7 September 2018 Bulgaria   5–4   Norway 09:00 Tsvetkov 7' Filipov 10', 34' (p) Adamov 19' Todorov 26' Report(ru) 3', 13' H. Salveson 32' (p) Jalland 36' Li Referee: Torsten Guenther (Germany) England   v   Romania 7 September 2018 England   3–3 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p)   Romania 11:30 Lawson 5', 37' Clarke 16' Report(ru) 18', 38' Tanase 31' Andrei Paul Referee: Alfredo Pavone (Italy) Penalties Maxwell Morris Clarke O'Rourke Maciuca Alin Boata Tanase Romania   v   Norway 8 September 2018 Romania   6–3   Norway 09:00 Maciuca 16', 24', 36' Zaharia 23', 30' Andrei Paul 27' Report(ru) 2' Jalland 15', 18' E. Salveson Referee: Viktor Listratov (Russia) England   v   Bulgaria 8 September 2018 England   4–4 (a.e.t.) (0–2 p)   Bulgaria 11:30 Clarke 14' O'Rourke 21' Farquharson 30' Younie 37' Report(ru) 4', 33' (p), 36' Filipov 28' Tsvetkov Referee: Gionni Matticoli (Italy) Penalties O'Rourke Morris Tsvetkov Filipov

Play-off stage

Seventh place play-off

9 September 2018

09:00

Moldova	4–4 (a.e.t.)	Norway
Capsamun 15', 15' Eremia 18' Ignat 38' (pen.)	Report(ru)	3' Salveson 15' Sorensen 22' Li 37' Jalland
Penalties
Ignat Kozhokar	1–3	Jalland Sorensen Salveson

Referee: Oezcan Sultanolu (Turkey)

Fifth place play-off

9 September 2018

10:15

Hungary	4–2	England
Besenyei 9' Szentes-Biro 22' Rutai 30', 36' (pen.)	Report(ru)	8' (o.g.) Fekete 29' Clarke

Referee: Viktor Listratov (Russia)

Third place play-off

9 September 2018

11:30

Kazakhstan	4–3	Bulgaria
Chapanov 8' Demeshko 21' Muralinov 22' Perevyortov 24'	Report(ru)	21', 33' Filipov 22' Dimov

Referee: Torsten Günther (Germany)

Promotion play-off final

9 September 2018

15:15

Germany	4–4 (a.e.t.)	Romania
Biermann 1' Basiel 9' (pen.) Metzler 21' Svenson 28'	Report(ru)	4', 32', 34' Maciuca 30' Andrei Paul
Penalties
Metzler Biermann Weirauch Svenson Basiel	4–3	Maciuca Alin Boata Tanase Andrei Paul

Referee: Sergio Gomes Soares (Portugal)

Final standings

Germany won the event to retain their Division A status for the 2019 EBSL season; this was just the second time in ten attempts since the Promotion Final was introduced that the defending Division A team successfully won it to preserve their top tier membership (the other France in 2011). Consequently, no Division B team earned promotion to the top division and no Division A team was relegated this year.

Romania claimed the single qualification berth to the 2019 European Games available in the Promotion Final as the highest ranked team eligible to qualify in the final standings.

Key:
Green text		The defending Division A team
		Qualified to 2019 European Games
■		Ineligible to qualify for 2019 European Games [see note]

Pos	Team	Outcome
1	Germany ■	Retained spot in 2019 EBSL Division A
2	Romania	Remain in Division B
3	Kazakhstan ■
4	Bulgaria
5	Hungary
6	England
7	Norway
8	Moldova

Superfinal (Alghero, 6–9 September)

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

All matches took place at a purpose built stadium on Spiaggia del Lido di San Giovanni, ^[27] with a capacity of approximately 1,500. ^[30]

The winners of the Superfinal were crowned 2018 EBSL champions; the top six (excl. Belarus as they qualified automatically as Games hosts) also earned qualification to the 2019 European Games.

Qualified teams

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

Spain   Russia   Belarus   Portugal

Ukraine    Switzerland   Italy (hosts)   Azerbaijan 1

Notes:

1. First appearance in Superfinal

Group stage

Key: Advance to –		Final /		3rd place match /		5th place match /		7th place match /	(H) Hosts

Group 1 Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts 1   Spain 3 3 0 0 0 13 10 +3 9 2   Portugal 3 2 0 0 1 19 8 +11 6 3    Switzerland 3 1 0 0 2 15 16 –1 3 4   Azerbaijan 3 0 0 0 3 9 22 –13 0 Portugal   v    Switzerland 6 September 2018 Portugal   7–4    Switzerland 14:00 Léo Martins 1', 2' Andrade 5' Bruno Novo 17' Santos 20' Bê Martins 21', 35' Report(ru) 7' Ott 15', 35' (p) Stankovic 18' Hodel Referee: Gionni Matticoli (Italy) Azerbaijan   v   Spain 6 September 2018 Azerbaijan   4–5   Spain 16:30 A. Aliyev 17' R. Aliyev 22' O. Mammadov 22' Zeynalov 34' Report(ru) 6' Adrian 22' Antonio 23' Cintas 26' (p) Llorenç 30' Chicky Referee: Torsten Guenther (Germany) Portugal   v   Azerbaijan 7 September 2018 Portugal   9–0   Azerbaijan 14:00 Torres 6', 16' (p) Coimbra 8' (p), 9' Santos 14' Madjer 17' Léo Martins 22' (p) Belchior 30', 35' Report(ru) Referee: Vladimir Tashkov (Bulgaria) Spain   v    Switzerland 7 September 2018 Spain   4–3    Switzerland 16:30 Suárez 7' Antonio 17', 32' Llorenç 35' Report(ru) 2', 22', 22' Stankovic Referee: Eduards Borisevics (Latvia) Switzerland    v   Azerbaijan 8 September 2018 Switzerland    8–5   Azerbaijan 14:00 Borer 7', 29' Ott 14', 14', 25' Misev 20', 28' Ostgen 34' Report(ru) 5' R. Mammadov 7', 11', 14' R. Aliyev 7' A. Aliyev Referee: Sergio Gomes Soares (Portugal) Spain   v   Portugal 8 September 2018 Spain   4–3   Portugal 16:30 Cintas 2' Antonio 14' Llorenç 25', 32' Report(ru) 12' Madjer 12' (p) Belchoir 22' Leo Martins Referee: Jude Amin Utulu (Malta)

Group 2 Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts 1   Italy (H) 3 1 2 0 0 17 14 +3 7 2   Russia 3 2 0 0 1 13 7 +6 6 3   Belarus 3 0 1 0 2 7 8 –1 2 4   Ukraine 3 0 0 0 3 6 14 –8 0 Russia   v   Ukraine 6 September 2018 Russia   6–0   Ukraine 15:15 Makarov 4' Zemskov 4', 10', 28' Krash 27' Paporotnyi 36' Report(ru) Referee: Laurynas Arzuolaitis (Latvia) Belarus   v   Italy 6 September 2018 Belarus   4–5   Italy 17:45 Bokach 8' Savich 24' Bryshtel 30' (p), 31' (p) Report(ru) 4' (p) Gori 20', 27' Chiavaro 29' Zurlo 36' Ramacciotti Referee: Sofien Benchabane (France) Belarus   v   Ukraine 7 September 2018 Belarus   2–1 (a.e.t.)   Ukraine 15:15 Bryshtel 36' Bokach 37' Report(ru) 21' Pachev Referee: Oezcan Sultanolu (Turkey) Italy   v   Russia 7 September 2018 Italy   6–5 (a.e.t.)   Russia 17:45 Ramacciotti 10', 24' Gori 13', 28' Zurlo 30' Marinai 38' Report(ru) 9' Shishin 15' Zemskov 19' Novikov 22' Krash 25' Paporotnyi Referee: Jude Amin Utulu (Malta) Russia   v   Belarus 8 September 2018 Russia   2–1   Belarus 15:15 Romanov 8' Krash 27' Report(ru) 15' Bryshtel Referee: Eduards Borisevics (Latvia) Ukraine   v   Italy 8 September 2018 Ukraine   5–6 (a.e.t.)   Italy 17:45 Khyzhniak 17', 23' (p) Makeiev 29', 32' Glutskyi 35' (p) Report(ru) 10', 15', 23', 37' Gori 11' (p) Zurlo 19' di Palma Referee: Sofien Benchabane (France)

Play-off stage

Seventh place play-off

9 September 2018

12:45

Azerbaijan	1–5	Ukraine
R. Nazarov 14'	Report(ru)	6' Voitenko 10', 31' Glutskiy 28' Pashko 36' Khyzhniak

Referee: Raul Martin Gonzalez Frances (Spain)

Fifth place play-off

9 September 2018

14:00

Switzerland	5–7	Belarus
Ott 2' Misev 13' Stankovic 28' (pen.), 33' Steinemann 36'	Report(ru)	2', 25' (pen.), 26', 34' Bryshtel 23', 27' (pen.) Hapon 34' Savich

Referee: Ingilab Mammadov (Azerbaijan)

Third place play-off

9 September 2018

16:30

Portugal	4–4 (a.e.t.)	Russia
Belchior 31', 36', 39' Santos 36'	Report(ru)	9' Nikonorov 18', 38' Zemskov 36' Shishin
Penalties
Madjer Coimbra Santos	3–2	Romanov Paporotnyi Shishin

Referee: Vladimir Tashkov (Bulgaria)

Superfinal match

9 September 2018

17:45

Spain	2–2 (a.e.t.)	Italy
Llorenç 22', 33'	Report(ru)	19' Frainetti 33' (pen.) Palmacci
Penalties
Llorenç Antonio Chiky Cintas Suarez Adrian José Enrique	6–7	Chiavaro Gori Zurlo Corosiniti Frainetti Palazzolo Palmacci

Attendance: 1,500 ^[31]

Referee: Antonio Pereira (Portugal)

Post-match reactions

Italian goalkeeper Simone Del Mestre on his save of Jose Enrique's penalty that won the game: ^[31]

"I won everything with Sambenedettese [his club team], but nothing compares to this. Before the final penalty, I turned towards the stand and I said ‘I’ve got this’. I can’t remember much after the save, but I just remember running like crazy all across the pitch."

Italian captain, Francesco Corosiniti: ^[31]

"This group has managed to perform at a high level for a number of years, but to actually win is something entirely different. It was the climax of everything after Simone’s save and I can say without a doubt that we deserved this victory after all of the sacrifices that we made."

Spanish coach, Joaquín González: ^[32]

"You have to be proud of the work done." "We deserved to win the final against Italy."

Awards

Winners trophy

2018 Euro Beach Soccer League Champions
Italy Second title

Individual awards

Awarded for feats achieved in the Superfinal only ^[33]

Top scorer
Ihar Bryshtel
8 goals
Best player
Llorenç Gomez
Best goalkeeper
Simone Del Mestre

Final standings

Finalists Spain and Italy faced each other for the first time in an EBSL title-decider; both teams were appearing in their second finals (the others 2014 and 2010 respectively) since they each last won their most recent titles (2006 and 2005 respectively). It was also just the second time (the other Spain vs. France, 2003) that neither Russia nor Portugal reached the final.

By winning the Superfinal, Italy ended a 13-year drought (the then current longest wait of any team with a previous title win) to claim their second EBSL crown; both titles were won on penalties. After nine successive wins, including claiming first place in the regular season, this was Spain's first loss of the season; their wait for a sixth title now continues into its 13th year.

Belarus' 5th-place finish was their joint best result (with 2016); the sixth European Games qualifier was therefore decided in the seventh place play-off between Ukraine and Azerbaijan, won by the former.

Key:

Qualified to 2019 European Games

Qualified to 2019 European Games automatically as host nation of the Games

Pos	Team	Result
1	Italy	EBSL Champions (2nd title)
2	Spain	Runners-up
3	Portugal	Third place
4	Russia
5	Belarus
6	Switzerland
7	Ukraine
8	Azerbaijan

Season statistics

Top scorers

The following tables list the top 12 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 Noël Ott 9 18 2 Llorenç Gómez 10 15 3 Dejan Stanković 8 14 4 Gabriele Gori 9 12 Ihar Bryshtel 10 Antonio Mayor 10 7 Fedor Zemskov 7 10 Ilia Savich 10 9 Oleksandr Korniichuk 6 9 Salavador "Chiky" Ardil 10 11 Tomasz Późniak 6 8 Christian Biermann † 10 Emmanuele Zurlo 10 Rui Coimbra 10 Yury Krasheninnikov 10 Leo Martins 10 Glenn Hodel 10 Dmitry Shishin 10 †. Includes 3 goals scored in the Promotion Final vs. Division B teams.

Division B Rank Player Pld Goals 1 Filip Filipov 7 16 2 Aaron Clarke 7 12 Bayanbek Muralinov 7 4 Marian Maciuca 6 10 5 Cameron O'Rourke 7 9 6 Balazs Rutai 7 8 7 Ferenc Besenyei 7 7 Dmitriy Perevyortov 7 Henrik Salveson 7 Jake Younie 7 11 Ionel Florea "Boata" 6 6 Nicolai Ignat 7 Grigorii Cojocari 7 Johan Elverum Salveson 7

Source

Most assists

The following tables list the top 10 assistants in each division including assists provided in both the regular and post season events.

Division A Rank Player Pld Assists 1 Noël Ott 9 7 2 Ihar Bryshtel 10 6 3 Mo Jaeggy 8 5 Dona 9 Ivan Kanstantsinau 9 Be Martins 9 Llorenç Gómez 10 Antonio Mayor 10 Michael Misev 10 Dario Ramacciotti 10 Dmitry Shishin 10 Anton Shkarin 10

Division B Rank Player Pld Assists 1 Andrei Paul Neag 6 7 2 Kaloyan Tsvetkov 7 6 3 Henrik Salveson 7 5 4 Scott Lawson 6 4 Martin Velikov 7 Dmitriy Perevyortov 7 Tamas Szentes-Biro 7 8 Spyridon Gkritzalis 3 3 Balazs Rutai 7 Ferenc Besenyei 7 Aaron Clarke 7 Benjamin Lipok 7 Tom-Rune Sørensen 7 Filip Filipov 7

Source

Note regarding the recording of assists:

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 341 but 714 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	Division		Player(s)	#		Team(s)	#
Most yellow cards	A		Bruno Torres Ivan Kanstantsinau	4		Belarus	20
	B		Pavel Adamov	3		Bulgaria	9
Second yellow cards	A	Phillipp Borer	1	Switzerland	1
	B	Pavel Adamov Dmitriy Perevyortov Daniel Zaharia Abylay Yearly	1	Kazakhstan	2
Straight red cards	A	Elinton Andrade Elchin Gasimov Be Martins Yury Cherkasau	1	Portugal	2
	B	Viktor Chornyy László Szacksó Marc Ibanez	1	Kazakhstan   Hungary   Andorra	1

Source

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External links

• Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW), official website
  • Announcement & format

• Stage 1, Baku Archived 2018-03-24 at the Wayback Machine
• Stage 2, Nazaré Archived 2018-03-24 at the Wayback Machine
• Stage 3, Moscow Archived 2018-03-24 at the Wayback Machine

• Stage 4, Minsk Archived 2018-03-24 at the Wayback Machine
• Stage 5, Warnemünde Archived 2018-03-24 at the Wayback Machine
• Superfinal, Alghero Archived 2018-03-24 at the Wayback Machine

• Euro Beach Soccer League 2018 Archived 2018-03-24 at the Wayback Machine , at Beach Soccer Russia (in Russian)