Beach soccer at the 2015 European Games

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Beach soccer at the 2015 European Games
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Tournament details
Host countryAzerbaijan
Dates24–28 June
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Beach Arena, Baku
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Russia.svg  Russia (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Third placeFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Fourth placeFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored152 (7.6 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Portugal.svg Nuno Belchior [1]
(8 goals)
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The beach soccer tournament at the Baku 2015 European Games was held from 24 to 28 June. It was the first edition of beach soccer at the European Games.

Contents

Eight men's teams, comprising 96 athletes, competed over five days of the competition.

Medal summary

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men [2] Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Andrey Bukhlitskiy
Yury Gorchinskiy
Yuri Krasheninnikov
Ilya Leonov
Aleksey Makarov
Ivan Ostrovskii
Artur Paporotnyi
Anatoly Peremitin
Kirill Romanov
Egor Shaykov
Dmitry Shishin
Anton Shkarin 		Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Francesco Corosiniti
Alessio Frainetti
Gabriele Gori
Simone Marinai
Matteo Marrucci
Simone Del Mestre
Michele Di Palma
Paolo Palmacci
Giuseppe Platania
Dario Ramacciotti
Stefano Spada
Emmanuele Zurlo 		Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Elinton Andrade
Tiago Batalha
Nuno Belchior
Alan Cavalcanti
Rui Coimbra
Zé Maria
Bruno Novo
Tiago Petrony
Bê Martins
Jordan Santos
Madjer
Bruno Torres

Qualification

Azerbaijan is qualified as host country. The remaining seven teams have qualified through the 2014 Euro Beach Soccer League (EBSL). The top three teams from each group in the Superfinal will qualify. The top team from the Promotional Final, excluding the 12th team from Division A, will also qualify. [3]

Means of qualificationDate of competitionVenueBerthsQualified
Host country  1Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
2014 Euro Beach Soccer League Superfinal17 August 2014 Flag of Spain.svg Torredembarra 6Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
2014 Euro Beach Soccer League Promotional Final17 August 2014 Flag of Spain.svg Torredembarra 1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Total 8

Group round

Group A

PosTeamPldWW+WPLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 321001713+48 Semifinals
2Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 320011714+36
3Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 31002111103 5–8th place semifinals
4Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan (H)30003916−70
Source: Baku2015 [Usurped!]
(H) Host
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg6–5Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
  • Madjer Soccerball shade.svg8'
  • Belchior Soccerball shade.svg14', 26', 32'
  • Fonseca Soccerball shade.svg22', 31'
 Report
Beach Arena, Baku
Referee: Gionni Matticoli (Italy)
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg3–1Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Report
Beach Arena, Baku
Referee: Laurynas Aržuolaitis (Lithuania)
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg5–4 (a.e.t.)Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Report
Beach Arena, Baku
Referee: Amin Utulu (Malta)
Azerbaijan  Flag of Azerbaijan.svg4–7Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Report
Beach Arena, Baku
Referee: Łukasz Ostrowski (Poland)
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg5–4Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Report
Beach Arena, Baku
Referee: Laurynas Aržuolaitis (Lithuania)
Azerbaijan  Flag of Azerbaijan.svg4–6Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Report
Beach Arena, Baku
Referee: Gionni Matticoli (Italy)

Group B

PosTeamPldWW+WPLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 32001129+36 [lower-alpha 1] Semifinals
2Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 320011412+26 [lower-alpha 1]
3Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3101198+14 5–8th place semifinals
4Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 30003915−60
Source: Baku2015 [Usurped!]
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Russia 4–6 Italy
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg1–1 (a.e.t.)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Report
Penalties
3–1
Beach Arena, Baku
Referee: Ingilab Mammadov (Azerbaijan)
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg3–5Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Report
Beach Arena, Baku
Referee: Oleg Cebotari (Moldova)
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg5–2Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Report
Beach Arena, Baku
Referee: Yeliz Topaloğlu (Turkey)
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg4–6Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Report
Beach Arena, Baku
Referee: Sofien Benchabane (France)
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg5–4Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Report
Beach Arena, Baku
Referee: Oleg Cebotari (Moldova)
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg5–3Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report
Beach Arena, Baku
Referee: Antonio Pereira (Portugal)

Classification matches

Bracket

 
5–8th place semifinals5th place match
 
      
 
27 June
 
 
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 4
 
28 June
 
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2
 
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 3
 
27 June
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 6
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3
 
 
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 1
 
7th place match
 
 
28 June
 
 
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 3
 
 
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 2

5–8th place semifinals

Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg4–2Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Report
Beach Arena, Baku
Referee: Mikhail Prokharau (Belarus)
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg3–1Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Report
Beach Arena, Baku
Referee: Yeliz Topaloğlu (Turkey)

Seventh place match

Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg3–2Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Report
Beach Arena, Baku
Referee: Richard de Bruijn (Netherlands)

Fifth place match

Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg3–6Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report
Beach Arena, Baku
Referee: Mikhail Prokharau (Belarus)

Knockout round

Bracket

 
SemifinalsGold medal match
 
      
 
27 June
 
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 7
 
28 June
 
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 4
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2
 
27 June
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 3
 
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1
 
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
28 June
 
 
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 5
 
 
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 6

Semifinals

Italy  Flag of Italy.svg7–4Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Report
Beach Arena, Baku
Referee: Ago Kärtmann (Estonia)
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg1–2Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Report
Beach Arena, Baku
Referee: Amin Utulu (Malta)

Bronze medal match

Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg5–6Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Report
Beach Arena, Baku
Referee: Gionni Matticoli (Italy)

Gold medal match

Italy  Flag of Italy.svg2–3Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Report
Beach Arena, Baku
Referee: Sofien Benchabane (France)

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