2001 Euro Beach Soccer League

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2001 Euro Beach Soccer League
Tournament details
Dates1 June – 2 September
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)7 (in 7 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Spain.svg  Spain (3rd title)
Runners-upFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Third placeFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Fourth placeFlag of France.svg  France
Tournament statistics
Matches played40
Goals scored441 (11.03 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Portugal.svg Madjer
Best player(s) Flag of Spain.svg Amarelle
Best goalkeeper Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Valeiro
2000
2002
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Locations of the events of the 2001 Euro Beach Soccer League
Yellow pog.svg Stage events
Blue pog.svg Superfinal

The 2001 Euro Beach Soccer League, was the fourth edition of the Euro Beach Soccer League (EBSL), the premier beach soccer competition contested between European men's national teams, known as the European Pro Beach Soccer League at the time, occurring annually since its establishment in 1998. The league was organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) between June 1 and September 2, 2001 in seven different nations across Europe.

Contents

This season, whilst the teams remained part of one overall cohort, they were split into two groups. Meanwhile, the concept of a regular season and post-season system was introduced. Each team competed in their respective group to try and earn a place in the season-finale and title-deciding event, the Superfinal. [1]

Spain entered the competition as two-time defending champions and successfully defended their title, to win their third European crown. [2] [3]

The league also doubled as the qualification process for the 2002 Beach Soccer World Championship. The nations finishing in first, second and third place qualified. [4]

Format changes

In 2001, BSWW introduced major changes to the EBSL. No longer would the stages of fixtures be played as small knockout tournaments; this was changed to having the stages played in a round robin format, with the results tallied up in a table to determine the winners of the stage. The bonus points awarded in previous years for being stage winners and runners-up was also scrapped. Teams now earned points for the league table solely on match wins.

2001 also saw the introduction of the famous Superfinal play-off event, seen in every edition since. The league champions were no longer to be determined after all the stages were complete based on the league table. The league would now be split into a regular season and post-season system. It was decided from this edition forward, the teams with the most points at end of the regular season stages of fixtures are to qualify for the newly founded post-season playoff event to be known as the Superfinal in which the title is then to be contested directly. The winner of the Superfinal then becomes league champions. [5]

Teams

This season 8 nations took part in the Euro Beach Soccer League whom were and were distributed as follows.

Superfinal berths

For the inaugural Superfinal, there were four berths available to the top four teams with the most points in the league at the end of the regular season, after all the stages of fixtures were complete. This successful quartet advanced to the season-finale playoff event to contest for the league title. The table summarises in what positions nations needed to finish in their respective groups in order to qualify to the Superfinal.

Allocations: [5]

The groups were seen as being on an equal footing in terms of the distribution of the quality of the teams between the two and so both were allocated two of the four berths to reflect this. The winners and runner-up of both groups qualified for the Superfinal.

#Position in GroupGroupRound entered
1WinnerASemi-finals
2Runner-up
3WinnerB
4Runner-up

Group A

Group A consisted of three rounds of fixtures known as stages, hosted in three of the four countries participating; France, Spain and England. The remaining Group A nation, Switzerland, did not host a stage. All four teams took part in each. In each stage, the teams played each other once. The nation who earned the most points at the end of the stage was crowned stage winners.

At the end of the three stages all results were tallied up in a final league table.

Stage 1

The first stage took place in Hyde Park, London, England. Spain commenced their EBSL campaign with a stage crown.

Stage 2

The second stage took place in Marseille, France. The Spanish won a second consecutive stage.

Stage 3

The third stage took place in Málaga, Spain. Spain's victory in the final round meant a clean sweep of all three stage titles for the hosts.

Final table

The top two teams qualified to the Superfinal. The remaining nations in third and fourth place exited this season's EBSL.

Spain were crowned decisive winners of the group, finishing the three stages without loss. They earned a place in the Superfinal alongside runners-up France. England and Switzerland were left far adrift of the Superfinal qualification spots.

PosTeamPldWW+LGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 98107034+3626Advance to Superfinal
2Flag of France.svg  France 96037641+3518
3Flag of England.svg  England 91173787–505
4Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 91083657–213

Group B

Group B also consisted of three rounds of fixtures known as stages, hosted in three of the four countries participating; Portugal, the Republic of Ireland and Italy. The remaining Group B nation, Germany, did not host a stage. All four teams took part in each. In each stage, the teams played each other once. The nation who earned the most points at the end of the stage was crowned stage winners.

At the end of the three stages all results were tallied up in a final league table.

Stage 1

The first stage took place in Dublin, Ireland. Portugal won the first stage of Group B.

Stage 2

The second stage took place in Carcavelos, Portugal. The Portuguese won a second consecutive stage.

Stage 3

The third stage took place in Riccione, Italy. Portugal won the third and final stage crown ensuring they were the victors of all three.

Final table

The top two teams from qualified to the Superfinal. The remaining nations in third and fourth place exited this season's EBSL.

Portugal dominated the group and were crowned winners, finishing without dropping a single point. They earned a place in the Superfinal alongside runners-up Italy. Germany and the Republic of Ireland finished well off the pace of the Superfinal qualifiers.

PosTeamPldWW+LGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 99007617+5927Advance to Superfinal
2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 95134641+517
3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 93063542–79
4Flag of Ireland.svg  Rep. of Ireland 90091875–570

Superfinal

Qualified teams

This is a summary of the teams who qualified for the Superfinal.

#TeamGroupRound entered
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain ASemi-finals
2Flag of France.svg  France
3Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal B
4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy

Results

This season the inaugural Superfinal was played as a straight knockout tournament. All four teams contesting the title started in the semi-finals. The teams played one match per round until the final when the winner of the 2001 Euro Beach Soccer League was crowned. The losers of the semi-finals played in a third place play-off match to decide third and fourth place in the final league placements.

The format of the semi-finals saw the winners of Group A play the runners-up of Group B and the winners of Group B play the runners-up of Group A. [12]

Semi-finals Final
      
A1 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 8
B2 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 4
A1 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3
B1 Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 2
A2 Flag of France.svg  France 6
B1 Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 8Third place play-off
B2 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 9
A2 Flag of France.svg  France 7

Semi-finals

Spain  Flag of Spain.svg84Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Setien Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Beñat Soccerball shade.svg
Salinas Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Amarelle Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Report Soccerball shade.svg Vierchowod
Soccerball shade.svg Albore
Soccerball shade.svg Ganz
Soccerball shade.svg Soldà

Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg86Flag of France.svg  France
Hernâni Soccerball shade.svg
Madjer Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Alan Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Barraca Soccerball shade.svg
Report Soccerball shade.svg Marquet
Soccerball shade.svg Ferhaoui
Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg Cantona
Soccerball shade.svg Ottavy

Third place play-off

France  Flag of France.svg79Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Bonora Soccerball shade.svg
Santini Soccerball shade.svg
Ottavy Soccerball shade.svg
Di Fraya Soccerball shade.svg
Jairzinho Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Fournier Soccerball shade.svg
Report Soccerball shade.svg Ganz
Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg Massaro
Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg Soldà
Soccerball shade.svg Fruzetti
Soccerball shade.svg Vierchowod

Championship final

Winners
 2001 Euro Beach Soccer League
champions 
Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
Third title
Awards [13]
Best player: Flag of Spain.svg Amarelle
Top scorer(s): Flag of Portugal.svg Madjer (5 goals)
Best goalkeeper: Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Valeiro

Final standings

Spain beat Portugal in the final to extend their run of two successive Euro Beach Soccer League titles, to three, at just their fourth attempt.

Finishing in the top three positions also earned those nations qualification straight into the upcoming World Cup. [4]

PosTeamNotesQualification
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain EBSL ChampionsQualified to 2002 Beach Soccer World Championship
2Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Runners-up
3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Third place
4Flag of France.svg  France
5Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
6Flag of England.svg  England
7Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
8Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland

Notes

  1. It can be confirmed that when combining the full-time result and penalty shootout result of this game into one single cumulative scoreline, the result was 6–5. However be aware of the breakdown of the scoreline into its separate full-time and shootout results as shown – these individual scores cannot be comprehensively validated and may potentially be incorrect.

Sources

  1. "Calendar – September 2001". beachsoccer.com. September 2001. Archived from the original on 16 September 2001. Retrieved 7 April 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. "Spain is the champion of the EPBSL 2001". beachsoccer.com. 2 September 2001. Archived from the original on 27 June 2002. Retrieved 7 April 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. "LIGA EUROPEIA: PORTUGAL PERDE (3-2) COM ESPANHA NA FINAL" (in Portuguese). record.pt. 2 September 2002. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Mundial 2002" (in Portuguese). beachsoccerbrasil.com.br. Archived from the original on 24 November 2002. Retrieved 7 April 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. 1 2 "EPBSL 2001-To Begin June 1 in Dublin". beachsoccer.com. 23 May 2001. Archived from the original on 29 March 2002. Retrieved 7 April 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. "2001 - Stage 3 - London - U.K. - 22 to 24, June". Beach Soccer Worldwide. Archived from the original on 24 February 2002. Retrieved 24 February 2002.
  7. "2001 - Stage 4 - Marseille - FRANCE - 6 to 8, July". Beach Soccer Worldwide. Archived from the original on 24 February 2002. Retrieved 24 February 2002.
  8. "2001 - Stage 5 - Malaga - SPAIN - 3 to 5, August". Beach Soccer Worldwide. Archived from the original on 20 February 2002. Retrieved 24 February 2002.
  9. "2001 - Stage 1 - Dublin - IRELAND - 1 to 3, June". Beach Soccer Worldwide. Archived from the original on 22 April 2002. Retrieved 22 April 2002.
  10. "2001 - Stage 2 - Costa do Estoril- PORTUGAL - 15 to 17, June". Beach Soccer Worldwide. Archived from the original on 22 April 2002. Retrieved 22 April 2002.
  11. "2001 - Stage 6 - Riccione - ITALY - 24 to 26, August". Beach Soccer Worldwide. Archived from the original on 24 February 2002. Retrieved 24 February 2002.
  12. "Portugal wins the Italian tournament". beachsoccer.com. 26 August 2001. Archived from the original on 29 March 2002. Retrieved 7 April 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  13. "2001 - Stage 7 - Monte Carlo- MONACO - 1-2 , September". Beach Soccer Worldwide. Archived from the original on 24 February 2002. Retrieved 24 February 2002.

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