2024 Women's Euro Winners Cup

2024 Women's Euro Winners Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Portugal
Dates	10–16 June
Teams	24 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	4 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Higicontrol Melilla (2nd title)
Runners-up	Red Devils Chojnice
Third place	Huelva
Fourth place	Pozoalbense
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The 2024 Women's Euro Winners Cup was the ninth edition of the Women's Euro Winners Cup (WEWC), an annual continental beach soccer tournament for women's top-division European clubs. The championship is viewed as beach soccer's rudimentary version of the UEFA Women's Champions League in its parent sport, association football. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW), the tournament was held in Nazaré, Portugal, in tandem with the larger men's edition, from 10 to 16 June. ^{[7] [8]}

The event began with a round robin group stage. At its conclusion, the best teams progressed to the knockout stage, a series of single elimination games to determine the winners, starting with the Round of 16 and ending with the final. Consolation matches were also played to determine other final rankings.

Higicontrol Melilla of Spain were the defending champions ^[9] and successfully retained the title, ^[10] becoming the first club to win consecutive titles.

Teams

24 clubs from ten different nations enter the event. ^[11]

In accordance with sanctions imposed by FIFA and UEFA in 2022 in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, ^{[12] [13] [14] [15]} clubs from Russia remain banned from entering this year.

Key: H: Host club \ TH: Title holders

Group stage
Portugal (7)	Estoril		France (3)	Marseille BT
	Ilha			Marseille Minots
	Nazaré 2022			Southern Cévennes
	O Sótão (H)		Italy (2)	Cagliari
	O Sótão "B"			Lady Terracina
	Pastéis		England (1)	Isle of Wight
	SandGames Figueira		Georgia (1)	Dinamo Batumi
Spain (6)	FAL Cádiz		Latvia (1)	Riga
	Higicontrol Melilla (TH)		Netherlands (1)	Zeeland
	Huelva		Poland (1)	Red Devils Chojnice
	Málaga		Switzerland (1)	Rappiranhas
	Mazarrón
	Pozoalbense

Draw

The draw to split the 24 clubs into six groups of four took place on 16 May. ^[16]

Group stage

All group winners and runners-up, along with the four best third-placed teams, progress to the knockout stage.

The two worst third-placed teams and all fourth placed teams recede to a set of consolation matches to determine final placements.

Key

•   Qualification to the knockout stage
•   Recede to placement matches

Group A

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts 1 Pozoalbense 3 2 0 0 1 12 5 +7 6 [lower-alpha 1] 2 O Sótão (H) 3 2 0 0 1 16 6 +10 6 [lower-alpha 1] 3 Riga 3 1 0 1 1 7 9 −2 4 4 Dinamo Batumi 3 0 0 0 3 9 24 −15 0 Source: BSWW (H) Host Notes: Ranking is based on head-to-head result

10 June Dinamo Batumi 3–9 Pozoalbense 10 June Riga 1–5 O Sótão 11 June Dinamo Batumi 4–6 Riga 11 June O Sótão 2–3 Pozoalbense 12 June Pozoalbense 0–0 (3–5 p.) Riga 12 June O Sótão 9–2 Dinamo Batumi

Group B

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts 1 Higicontrol Melilla 3 3 0 0 0 26 1 +25 9 2 Marseille Minots 3 2 0 0 1 13 9 +4 6 3 Estoril 3 1 0 0 2 5 16 −11 3 4 O Sótão "B" 3 0 0 0 3 3 21 −18 0 Source: BSWW

10 June Estoril 3–1 O Sótão "B" 10 June Marseille Minots 0–6 Higicontrol Melilla 11 June Estoril 1–6 Marseille Minots 11 June Higicontrol Melilla 11–0 O Sótão "B" 12 June O Sótão "B" 2–7 Marseille Minots 12 June Higicontrol Melilla 9–1 Estoril

Group C

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts 1 Mazarrón 3 2 0 1 0 8 5 +3 7 2 Marseille BT 3 1 0 0 2 16 10 +6 3 3 Lady Terracina 3 0 0 2 1 8 10 −2 2 4 SandGames Figueira 3 0 0 0 3 7 14 −7 0 Source: BSWW

10 June SandGames Figueira 0–1 Mazarrón 10 June Lady Terracina 3–3 (2–1 p.) Marseille BT 11 June SandGames Figueira 5–5 (1–3 p.) Lady Terracina 11 June Marseille BT 5–5 (3–4 p.) Mazarrón 12 June Mazarrón 2–0 Lady Terracina 12 June Marseille BT 8–2 SandGames Figueira

Group D

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts 1 Huelva 3 2 0 1 0 18 7 +11 7 2 Zeeland 3 1 0 1 1 10 11 −1 4 3 Isle of Wight 3 0 0 1 2 7 9 −2 1 4 Ilha 3 0 0 0 3 6 14 −8 0 Source: BSWW

10 June Ilha 1–9 Huelva 10 June Isle of Wight 2–4 Zeeland 11 June Ilha 2–2 (1–3 p.) Isle of Wight 11 June Zeeland 3–6 Huelva 12 June Huelva 3–3 (4–2 p.) Isle of Wight 12 June Zeeland 3–3 (4–1 p.) Ilha

Group E

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts 1 Pastéis 3 2 0 0 1 8 9 −1 6 2 FAL Cádiz 3 1 1 0 1 8 8 0 5 3 Red Devils Chojnice 3 1 0 1 1 8 5 +3 4 4 Cagliari 3 0 0 0 3 8 10 −2 0 Source: BSWW

10 June Pastéis 0–3 FAL Cádiz 10 June Red Devils Chojnice 1–1 (3–1 p.) Cagliari 11 June Pastéis 3–2 Red Devils Chojnice 11 June Cagliari 3–4 (a.e.t.) FAL Cádiz 12 June FAL Cádiz 1–5 Red Devils Chojnice 12 June Cagliari 4–5 Pastéis

Group F

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts 1 Málaga 3 3 0 0 0 28 3 +25 9 2 Rappiranhas 3 2 0 0 1 9 9 0 6 3 Nazaré 2022 3 1 0 0 2 4 11 −7 3 4 Southern Cévennes 3 0 0 0 3 4 22 −18 0 Source: BSWW

10 June Nazaré 2022 1–7 Málaga 10 June Southern Cévennes 2–5 Rappiranhas 11 June Nazaré 2022 2–0 Southern Cévennes 11 June Rappiranhas 0–6 Málaga 12 June Málaga 15–2 Southern Cévennes 12 June Rappiranhas 4–1 Nazaré 2022

Placement matches

Matches took place on 13 June.

23rd place
Southern Cévennes	7–5	O Sótão "B"
21st place
Ilha	8–5	Dinamo Batumi
19th place
Cagliari	8–0	SandGames Figueira
17th place
Lady Terracina	3–6	Isle of Wight

Knockout stage

Round of 16 onwards

Round of 16 losers placement

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semi-finals

Final

13 June; Report

Mazarrón

11

15th place – 14 June; Report

14 June; Report

Estoril

2

Nazaré 2022

4

Mazarrón

2

13 June; Report

Estoril

1

Huelva

3

Huelva

4

15 June; Report

Rappiranhas

1

Huelva

1

13 June; Report

Higicontrol Melilla

2

Marseille Minots

0

13th place – 14 June; Report

14 June; Report

Marseille BT

3

Zeeland

4

Marseille BT

0

13 June; Report

Riga

6

Higicontrol Melilla

4

Higicontrol Melilla

7

16 June; Report

Nazaré 2022

1

Higicontrol Melilla

4

13 June; Report

Red Devils Chojnice

3

Pozoalbense (a.e.t.)

4

11th place – 14 June; Report

14 June; Report

FAL Cádiz

2

Rappiranhas

3 (2)

Pozoalbense

4

3rd place match

13 June; Report

FAL Cádiz (p)

3 (4)

Málaga

2

16 June; Report

Málaga

6

15 June; Report

Huelva (a.e.t.)

4

Riga

1

Pozoalbense

1

Pozoalbense

3

13 June; Report

Red Devils Chojnice

2

Pastéis

2

9th place – 14 June; Report

14 June; Report

Zeeland

1

O Sótão

5

Pastéis

2

5th–8th semi-finals

5th place match

13 June; Report

Marseille Minots

4

Red Devils Chojnice

5

15 June; Reort

O Sótão

0

Mazarrón

4

Red Devils Chojnice

3

16 June; Report

Marseille BT

2

Mazarrón

2

15 June; Report

Málaga

3

Málaga

3

Pastéis

1

7th place match

16 June; Report

Marseille BT

1

Pastéis

4

Championship match details

16 June 2024

17:30 WEST (UTC+1)

Higicontrol Melilla	4–3	Red Devils Chojnice
Natalia C. 2' Jessi 13' Carol Glez 23' Sara Tui 31'	Report	2' Banaszkiewicz  21' Nowak  32' Gozdek 35' Świt 36' Sudyk

Estádio do Viveiro

Referee: Fiammetta Susanna (Italy)

Awards

The following individual awards were presented after the final. ^[17]

Top scorer(s)
Cristina Gonzalez ( Málaga)
13 goals
Best player
Andrea Mirón ( Higicontrol Melilla)
Best goalkeeper
Adriana Banaszkiewicz ( Red Devils Chojnice)

Top goalscorers

Players with at least four goals are listed.

13 goals

• Cristina Gonzalez ( Málaga)

12 goals

• Patri Miñano ( Mazarrón)

11 goals

• Marin Fujisawa ( Huelva)
• Alba Mellado ( Málaga)

8 goals

• Lorena Medeiros ( Marseille Minots)
• Louise Arseneault ( FAL Cádiz)
• Sil Neves ( Pastéis)
• Adriana Manau ( Málaga)

7 goals

• Natalia Cuadrado ( Higicontrol Melilla)

6 goals

• Tatia Shainidze ( Dinamo Batumi)
• Agostina Tasinazzo ( Zeeland)
• Andrea Mirón ( Higicontrol Melilla)
• María Soto ( Huelva)
• María Pilar Sánchez ( Pozoalbense)
• Danielle Barboza ( Marseille BT)
• Anaëlle Wiard ( Marseille BT)
• Laura Mulero ( Mazarrón)

5 goals

• Lydia Raja ( Zeeland)
• Jéssica Santos ( O Sótão)
• Nerea Miralles ( Higicontrol Melilla)
• Laura Gallego ( Higicontrol Melilla)
• Aleksandra Sudyk ( Red Devils Chojnice)
• Eva Castaño ( Huelva)
• Saki Kushiyama ( Marseille BT)

4 goals

• Maria Vecchione ( Cagliari)
• Marissa Vasquez ( Isle of Wight)
• Alisha Buckingham ( Isle of Wight)
• Laurine Herbster ( Southern Cévennes)
• Marta Simões ( Ilha)
• Inês Bastos ( Ilha)
• Mariam Artmeladze ( Dinamo Batumi)
• Myroslava Vypasniak ( Riga)
• Petra Niceia ( O Sótão)
• Mariana Prazeres ( Estoril)
• Sara Tui ( Higicontrol Melilla)
• Carolina Gonzalez ( Higicontrol Melilla)
• Paqui Campoy ( Pozoalbense)
• Irene Mateos ( Pozoalbense)
• Maria Milene ( Pastéis)
• Kornelia Okoniewska ( Higicontrol Melilla)

Source: BSWW

Final standings

Rank	Team	Result
1	Higicontrol Melilla	Champions (2nd title)
2	Red Devils Chojnice	Runners-up
3	Huelva	Third place
4	Pozoalbense
5	Málaga	Eliminated in the Quarter-finals
6	Mazarrón
7	Pastéis
8	Marseille BT
9	O Sótão	Eliminated in the Round of 16
10	Marseille Minots
11	FAL Cádiz
12	Rappiranhas
13	Riga
14	Zeeland
15	Nazaré 2022
16	Estoril
17	Isle of Wight	Eliminated in the Group Stage
18	Lady Terracina
19	Cagliari
20	SandGames Figueira
21	Ilha
22	Dinamo Batumi
23	Southern Cévennes
24	O Sótão "B"

See also

• Futsal Women's European Champions

References

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2. Powell, Jennie (8 November 2017). "England Captain Sarah Kempson wins Best Women's Player Award". 4 The Love Of Sport. Retrieved 30 May 2024. Portsmouth Ladies, were runners up in Beach Soccer's equivalent of the Champions League, the Euro Winners Cup
3. Raimundo, Rafael (23 July 2021). "Futebol de Praia: BSC Kristall é bicampeão da Euro Winners Cup". Região de Cister (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 May 2024. Já no escalão feminino, o Madrid CFF bateu o WFC Zvezda (3-6) e festejou a conquista daquela que é conhecida como a "Liga dos Campeões" das areias.
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5. "BSZ Ladies actief op Women's Euro Winners Cup 2022". Beach Soccer Association Netherlands (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 May 2024. Van 5 t/m 12 juni wordt de vrouwelijke variant van de Champions League Beach Soccer georganiseerd in Nazaré, Portugal.
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11. "80 equipas, 20 portuguesas: as listas para as Winners 2024". ZeroZero (in Portuguese). 15 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
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14. "Утверждён список мужских и женских команд Euro Winners 2022" [The list of men's and women's teams of Euro Winners 2022 has been approved]. Beach Soccer Russia (in Russian). 6 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
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External links

• Women's Euro Winners Cup 2024, at Beach Soccer Worldwide
• Women's Euro Winners Cup 2024, at ZeroZero.pt (in Portuguese)