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| Organising body | BSWW |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2017 |
| Region | International (FIFA) |
| Number of teams | 4 |
| Current champions |  Iran (2nd title) |
| Most successful team(s) | Iran (2 titles) |
 2018 Persian Beach Soccer Cup | |
The Persian Beach Soccer Cup is an international beach soccer tournament which is held in Bushehr, Iran. The invitation-only tournament has been held annually since the inaugural edition in 2017.
| Year | Location | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | Number of teams | Best player | Top goalscorer(s) | Best goalkeeper | Goals scored (avg. per game) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 [1] Details | Bushehr, Iran |  Iran |  Ukraine |  Italy |  Poland | 4 | Amir Hossein Akbari (IRN) | 5 goals Gabriele Gori (ITA) | Volodymyr Hladchenko (UKR) | 42 (7) | ||
| 2018 [2] Details | Bushehr, Iran | Iran |  Spain | Ukraine |  Azerbaijan | 4 | Mohammad Moradi (IRN) | 5 goals Mohammadali Ahmadzadeh (IRN) Llorenc Gomez (ESP) Oleg Zborovskyi (UKR) | Francisco Donaire (ESP) | 39 (6.5) | ||
| Nation | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 2 (2017, 2018) | |||
 Ukraine | 1 (2017) | 1 (2018) | ||
 Spain | 1 (2018) | |||
 Italy | 1 (2017) | |||
 Azerbaijan | 1 (2018) | |||
 Poland | 1 (2017) | |||
| AFC | CAF | CONCACAF | CONMEBOL | OFC | UEFA | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| Top 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1st | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2nd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3rd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
As of 2018
| Pos | Team | App | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Avg. Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 16 | 2.67 |
| 2 | Spain | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 6 | 2 |
| 3 | Ukraine | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 27 | -5 | 6 | 1 |
| 4 | Italy | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Poland | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Azerbaijan | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 0 | 0 |
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