Tournament details | |
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Host country | Italy |
Dates | 19–24 September |
Teams | 23 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Italy (3rd title) |
Runners-up | Spain |
Third place | Belarus |
Fourth place | Portugal |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 62 |
Goals scored | 520 (8.39 per match) |
The 2023 Euro Beach Soccer League was the 26th edition of the Euro Beach Soccer League (EBSL), the annual, premier competition in European beach soccer contested between men's national teams. It was organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW).
This season, the competing teams continued to take part in two divisions: the top tier (Division A) and the bottom tier (Division B). As planned last season, Division A was expanded from 12 to 16 teams this year (including one suspended member [a] ). Division B accommodated eight nations: those who did not gain promotion from last season and teams returning after an absence from competing in recent years.
Originally, regular season fixtures were scheduled for July in the midst of a busy European calendar (including the European Games in June and World Beach Games in August). [1] [2] However, the UEFA qualifiers for the 2023 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup were ultimately realised during these dates in July instead; the EBSL regular season was not rescheduled. Hence, this season, all teams entered straight into their division's respective post-season events; for Division A teams, the Superfinal, to compete to become the winners of the EBSL, and for Division B teams, the Promotion Final, to try to earn a spot in Division A in 2024. Both events took place in Alghero, Italy. [3]
Azerbaijan and Greece finished as the bottom two teams in Division A and were therefore relegated to Division B for 2024, the former ending a seven-year run in the top tier, and the latter demoted immediately back to the second tier after being promoted last season. In Division B, Lithuania and the Czech Republic gained promotion; the former earnt the right to play in Division A for the first time, and the latter the first time since 2007.
Switzerland were the defending champions but lost in the quarter-finals, finishing in fifth place, only the third time the defending champions have failed to finish among the top four. The title was won by Italy, who won their third title (others 2005 and 2018) by defeating Spain in the final, condemning the latter to their third runners-up finish since their last title in 2006. Portugal finished outside the podium places for only the second time in the history of the competition, whilst Romania finished sixth, their best performance since 2012.
Of the 16 nations who earnt Division A status at the end of last season, 13 entered into this season's top tier; of the outstanding three nations, one was suspended whilst two withdrew and were replaced, resulting in a total of 15 participating teams as follows:
(The numbers in parentheses show the European ranking of each team prior to the start of the season, out of 34 nations). [4]
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Notes:
Matches are listed as local time in Alghero, CEST (UTC+2) and are those scheduled; actual kick-off times may differ somewhat.
The draw to divide the teams into their respective groups took place on 30 August 2023. [9] [12]
Key: Advance to – | Quarterfinals / | 9th–11th place play-offs / | Relegation play-offs / | (H) Hosts |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Italy (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 9 |
2 | Belarus | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 6 |
3 | Moldova | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 20 | –12 | 3 |
4 | Greece | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 | –10 | 0 |
19 September 2023 | Belarus | 9–1 | Moldova | Main pitch |
12:45 |
| Report |
| Referee: Łukasz Ostrowski (Poland) |
19 September 2023 | Greece | 2–5 | Italy | Main pitch |
18:00 |
| Report |
| Referee: Malte Gerhardt (Germany) |
20 September 2023 | Belarus | 7–2 | Greece | Main pitch |
11:30 |
| Report |
| Referee: Dario Minder (Switzerland) |
20 September 2023 | Italy | 8–2 | Moldova | Main pitch |
18:00 |
| Report |
| Referee: Sergio Gomes (Portugal) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 6 |
2 | Romania | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 13 | –2 | 6 |
3 | Turkey | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 3 |
4 | Azerbaijan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 17 | –3 | 1 |
19 September 2023 | Azerbaijan | 5–5 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p) | Turkey | Main pitch |
10:15 | Sabir 2', 32' Nazarov 10', 36' Orkhan 25' | Report | Volkan 22', 29', 30' Cem 23', 34' | Referee: Sergio Gomes (Portugal) |
Penalties | ||||
Akhundov Nazarov Zeynalli Sabir | Yasin Cem Volkan Semih |
19 September 2023 | Romania | 3–8 | Switzerland | Main pitch |
15:30 | Neag 3' Daniel 11' Măci 29' | Report | Ott 1', 9', 10', 17' Hodel 4', 12', 20' Eliott 18' | Referee: Raffaele Delvecchio (Italy) |
20 September 2023 | Azerbaijan | 2–4 | Romania | Main pitch |
10:15 |
| Report |
| Referee: Vladimir Tashkov (Bulgaria) |
20 September 2023 | Switzerland | 4–7 | Turkey | Main pitch |
14:00 |
| Report |
| Referee: Vitalij Gomolko (Lithuania) |
21 September 2023 | Switzerland | 8–7 | Azerbaijan | Main pitch |
14:00 | Report |
| Referee: Wilson Castanheira (Portugal) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Portugal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 8 |
2 | Denmark | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 15 | –6 | 2 |
3 | Estonia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 2 |
4 | France | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 13 | –5 | 0 |
19 September 2023 | France | 4–5 (a.e.t.) | Estonia | Main pitch |
11:30 |
| Report | Referee: Saverio Bottalico (Italy) |
19 September 2023 | Denmark | 4–10 | Portugal | Main pitch |
16:45 |
| Report |
| Referee: Francisco de Oses (Spain) |
20 September 2023 | Portugal | 6–5 (a.e.t.) | Estonia | Main pitch |
15:30 |
| Report |
| Referee: Moreno Longo (Italy) |
20 September 2023 | France | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p) | Denmark | Pitch 2 |
18:00 |
| Report |
| Referee: Mehdi Sayoud (Belgium) |
21 September 2023 | Estonia | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Denmark | Main pitch |
10:15 |
| Report |
| Referee: Saverio Bottalico (Italy) |
21 September 2023 | Portugal | 6–2 | France | Main pitch |
15:30 |
| Report |
| Referee: Dario Minder (Switzerland) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Spain | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 6 |
2 | Germany | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | –4 | 3 |
3 | Poland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | –3 | 0 |
19 September 2023 | Spain | 6–1 | Germany | Main pitch |
14:00 |
| Report |
| Referee: Csaba Baghy (Hungary) |
20 September 2023 | Poland | 3–4 | Germany | Pitch 2 |
15:30 |
| Report |
| Referee: Luca Romani (Italy) |
The teams finishing the group stage in fourth place, plus the worst performing third-placed team, retreat to the relegation play-offs, contested in a round-robin format.
The bottom two teams were relegated to Division B for the 2024 season. [13]
Key: Outcome – | Relegated to 2024 Division B |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 6 |
2 | Moldova | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 4 |
3 | Azerbaijan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 16 | –3 | 3 |
4 | Greece | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | –4 | 1 |
22 September 2023 | Greece | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | Moldova | Pitch 2 |
15:30 |
| Report |
| Referee: Moreno Longo (Italy) |
Penalties | ||||
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22 September 2023 | Azerbaijan | 3–9 | France | Pitch 2 |
18:00 |
| Report |
| Referee: José Pardeiro (Spain) |
23 September 2023 | Azerbaijan | 6–3 | Greece | Pitch 2 |
15:30 |
| Report |
| Referee: Raffaele Delvecchio (Italy) |
23 September 2023 | Moldova | 3–2 | France | Pitch 2 |
16:45 |
| Report |
| Referee: José Pardeiro (Spain) |
24 September 2023 | France | 3–2 | Greece | Main pitch |
09:00 |
| Report |
| Referee: Vladimir Tashkov (Bulgaria) |
24 September 2023 | Moldova | 4–4 (4–1 p) | Azerbaijan | Main pitch |
10:15 |
| Report |
| Referee: Łukasz Ostrowski (Poland) |
The three best third-placed teams from the group stage contest 9th through 11th place in a round-robin format. [13]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Poland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 |
2 | Estonia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11 | –2 | 3 |
3 | Turkey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | –2 | 0 |
22 September 2023 | Turkey | 1–2 | Poland | Main pitch |
10:15 |
| Report |
| Referee: Arpad Jakab (Hungary) |
23 September 2023 | Estonia | 3–6 | Poland | Pitch 2 |
14:00 |
| Report |
| Referee: Luca Romani (Italy) |
The winners and runners-up of the group stage progress to the knockout stage, a series of single elimination games to determine 1st through 8th place, starting with the quarter-finals and ending with the final. Per the outcomes of each round, the losers retreat to classification matches to determine their final ranking. [13]
Fifth place match | 5th–8th place semifinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||
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Switzerland | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
23 September | Belarus | 4 | 23 September | |||||||||||||||
Switzerland | 7 | Belarus | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Denmark | 5 | 22 September | Spain | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Spain | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
24 September | Denmark | 5 | 24 September | |||||||||||||||
Switzerland | 8 | Spain | 4 | |||||||||||||||
Romania | 6 | 22 September | Italy | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Italy | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
23 September | Romania | 2 | 23 September | |||||||||||||||
Seventh place match | Romania | 4 | Italy | 2 | Third place match | |||||||||||||
24 September | Germany | 2 | 22 September | Portugal | 1 | 24 September | ||||||||||||
Denmark | 5 | Portugal | 8 | Belarus | 6 | |||||||||||||
Germany | 6 | Germany | 2 | Portugal | 5 | |||||||||||||
Spain | 9–5 | Denmark |
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Switzerland | 3–4 | Belarus |
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Portugal | 8–2 | Germany |
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Switzerland | 7–5 | Denmark |
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Belarus | 2–4 | Spain |
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Italy | 2–1 | Portugal |
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| Report |
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Portugal | 5–6 | Belarus |
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| Report |
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2023 Euro Beach Soccer League champions |
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Italy Third title |
Top scorer(s) | |
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Noël Ott | |
15 goals | |
Best player | |
Marco Giordani | |
Best goalkeeper | |
Leandro Casapieri |
Pos | Team | Result |
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1 | Italy | EBSL Champions (3rd title) |
2 | Spain | Runners-up |
3 | Belarus | Third place |
4 | Portugal | |
5 | Switzerland | |
6 | Romania | |
7 | Germany | |
8 | Denmark | |
9 | Poland | |
10 | Estonia | |
11 | Turkey | |
12 | France | |
13 | Moldova | |
14 | Azerbaijan | Relegated to 2024 Division B |
15 | Greece |
The following table lists the top 10 scorers in Division A.
Rank | Player | Goals |
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1 | Noël Ott | 15 |
2 | Marian Măciucă | 13 |
3 | Glenn Hodel | 11 |
4 | Miguel Pintado | 10 |
5 | Marco Giordani | 9 |
Axel Damm | ||
7 | Bê Martins | 7 |
Dimitrios Mikelatos | ||
9 | José Oliver | 6 |
Volkan Yeşilırmak | ||
Orkhan Mammadov | ||
Gharbi Aness | ||
Jérémy Bru |
The following eight teams entered into Division B this season. [14] Czech Republic, Sweden and Slovakia return after a one-season absence. No teams make their debut for the first time since 2015.
(The numbers in parentheses show the European ranking of each team prior to the start of the season, out of 34 nations). [4]
Matches are listed as local time in Alghero, CEST (UTC+2) and are those scheduled; actual kick-off times may differ somewhat.
The top two teams earn promotion to Division A for the 2024 season. [14]
No draw took place to allocate the teams into their respective groups. Instead, the teams were split based on the results of last season's Promotion Final standings. [14]
Key: Advance to – | Semifinals / | 5th–8th place play-offs |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Lithuania | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 7 |
2 | Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 6 |
3 | England | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 3 |
4 | Slovakia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 21 | –16 | 0 |
20 September 2023 | Slovakia | 3–8 | England | Main pitch |
09:00 |
| Report |
| Referee: Raffaele Delvecchio (Italy) |
20 September 2023 | Lithuania | 4–4 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p) | Czech Republic | Pitch 2 |
11:30 |
| Report |
| Referee: Wilson Castanheira (Portugal) |
Penalties | ||||
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21 September 2023 | Lithuania | 5–1 | Slovakia | Pitch 2 |
12:45 |
| Report |
| Referee: Csaba Baghy (Hungary) |
21 September 2023 | England | 3–5 | Czech Republic | Pitch 2 |
14:00 |
| Report |
| Referee: José Pardeiro (Spain) |
22 September 2023 | England | 2–4 | Lithuania | Main pitch |
09:00 |
| Report |
| Referee: Angelika Gębka (Poland) |
22 September 2023 | Czech Republic | 8–1 | Slovakia | Pitch 2 |
11:30 |
| Report |
| Referee: Fiammetta Susanna (Italy) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Norway | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 9 |
2 | Georgia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 6 |
3 | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 13 | –2 | 3 |
4 | Malta | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 20 | –14 | 0 |
20 September 2023 | Georgia | 7–1 | Malta | Pitch 2 |
12:45 |
| Report |
| Referee: Patricia Gomez (Spain) |
20 September 2023 | Sweden | 3–5 | Norway | Pitch 2 |
14:00 |
| Report |
| Referee: Mehdi Sayoud (Belgium) |
21 September 2023 | Norway | 8–4 | Malta | Main pitch |
09:00 |
| Report |
| Referee: Renata Jakab (Hungary) |
21 September 2023 | Georgia | 7–3 | Sweden | Pitch 2 |
11:30 |
| Report |
| Referee: Moreno Longo (Italy) |
5th–8th place semifinals | Fifth place match | |||||
23 September | ||||||
England | 11 | |||||
24 September | ||||||
Malta | 0 | |||||
England | 4 | |||||
23 September | ||||||
Slovakia | 1 | |||||
Sweden | 3 | |||||
Slovakia | 4 | |||||
Seventh place match | ||||||
24 September | ||||||
Malta | 3 | |||||
Sweden | 5 |
England | 11–0 | Malta |
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Semifinals | Final | |||||
23 September | ||||||
Norway | 4 | |||||
24 September | ||||||
Czech Republic | 6 | |||||
Czech Republic | 2 | |||||
23 September | ||||||
Lithuania | 3 | |||||
Lithuania | 5 | |||||
Georgia | 2 | |||||
Third place match | ||||||
24 September | ||||||
Norway | 2 | |||||
Georgia | 3 |
Norway | 4–6 | Czech Republic |
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Lithuania | 3–2 | Czech Republic |
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Winners trophy | Top scorer(s) | Best player | Best goalkeeper | ||
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Lithuania | Henrik Salveson Aaron Clarke | 9 goals | Paulius Giedraitis | Jan Bártl |
Pos | Team | Result |
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1 | Lithuania | Promoted to 2024 EBSL Division A |
2 | Czech Republic | |
3 | Georgia | Remain in Division B |
4 | Norway | |
5 | England | |
6 | Slovakia | |
7 | Sweden | |
8 | Malta |
The following table lists the top 10 scorers in Division B.
Rank | Player | Goals |
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1 | Henrik Salveson | 9 |
Aaron Clarke | ||
3 | Lukáš Trampota | 8 |
4 | Paulius Giedraitis | 6 |
Mantas Makutunovičius | ||
Giorgi Diakvnishvili | ||
Reanu Grossett | ||
8 | David Jalagania | 5 |
Niklas Johagen | ||
Audrius Plytnikas |
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