Beach soccer at the 2023 Mediterranean Beach Games

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Beach soccer at the 2023 Mediterranean Beach Games
Beach soccer at the 2023 Mediterranean Beach Games.png
Tournament details
Host countryGreece
Dates9–12 September
Teams7 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)Karteros Beach Center, Heraklion
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Spain.svg  Spain (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Third placeFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Fourth placeFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored82 (6.83 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Italy.svg Marco Giordani
(5 goals) [1]
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The beach soccer tournament at the 2023 Mediterranean Beach Games was held from 9 to 12 September at the Karteros Beach Center, Heraklion. [2] [3]

Contents

Medalists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men [4] Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Francisco Donaire
Antonio Rigaud
José Sánchez
José Arias
David Ardil
Soleiman Batis
Domingo Cabrera
Pedro García
Miguel Santiso
Antonio Mayor
Chiky Ardil
Francisco Camacho		Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Rui Coimbra
André Lourenço
Bruno Torres
Jordan Santos
Rodrigo Pinhal
Rubén Brilhante
Bê Martins
Léo Martins
Elinton Andrade
Miguel Pintado
Bernardo Lopes
Ruben Regufe		Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Yassir Abada
Adnane Hakkar
Mohamed Ghailani
Mustapha Tais
Adnan Oubahri
Badr El Kraichly
Souhail Bessak
Amine El Bidouri
Reda Zahraoui
Ibrahim Abagli
Anouar Elabbassi
M'Hamed Manar

Group stage

All times are local (UTC+3).

Group A

PosTeamPldWW+WPLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 33000144+109 Gold medal match
2Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 320011510+56 Bronze medal match
3Flag of France.svg  France 3100295+43 Fifth place match
4Flag of Greece.svg  Greece (H)30003524−190
Source: Heraklion 23
(H) Host
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg2–7Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report
Karteros Beach Center – Court 2
Referee: Moreno Longo (Italy)
France  Flag of France.svg8–1Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Report
Karteros Beach Center – Court 2
Referee: Wilson Soares (Portugual)
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg2–1Flag of France.svg  France
Report
Karteros Beach Center – Court 2
Referee: Sérgio Soares (Portugual)
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg3–11Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Report
Karteros Beach Center – Court 2
Referee: Wilson Soares (Portugual)
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg2–0Flag of France.svg  France
Report
Karteros Beach Center – Court 2
Referee: Wilson Soares (Portugual)
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg1–5Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report
Karteros Beach Center – Court 2
Referee: Hany El-Eraky (Egypt)

Group B

PosTeamPldWW+WPLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 2011097+23 [lower-alpha 1] Gold medal match
2Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 2100167−13 [lower-alpha 1] Bronze medal match
3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2000267−10 Fifth place match
Source: Heraklion 23
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Portugal 5–3 (a.e.t.) Egypt
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg3–2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Report
Karteros Beach Center – Court 2
Referee: Patricia Gómez (Spain)
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg5–3 (a.e.t.)Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Report
Karteros Beach Center – Court 2
Referee: Matthieu Dor (France)
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg4–4 (a.e.t.)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Report
Penalties
5–4
Karteros Beach Center – Court 2
Referee: José Pardeiro (Spain)

Final round

Fifth place match

France  Flag of France.svg3–4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Report
Karteros Beach Center – Court 1
Referee: Hany El-Eraky (Egypt)

Bronze medal match

Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg5–3Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Report
Karteros Beach Center – Court 1
Referee: Sérgio Soares (Portugual)

Gold medal match

Spain  Flag of Spain.svg3–0Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Report
Karteros Beach Center – Court 1
Referee: Moreno Longo (Italy)

Final standings

RankTeam
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
4Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
5Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
6Flag of France.svg  France
7Flag of Greece.svg  Greece

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