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2014 Euro Beach Soccer League

Tournament details
Dates	20 June – 17 August
Teams	24 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Russia (4th title)
Runners-up	Spain
Third place	Portugal
Fourth place	Switzerland
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)	Llorenç (ESP) and Peremitin (RUS)
Best player(s)	Noel Ott (SUI)
Best goalkeeper	Jesús Donaire (ESP)
← 2013 2015 → All statistics correct as of 1-sep-14.

The 2014 Euro Beach Soccer League (EBSL) is an annual European competition in beach soccer. The competitions allows national teams to compete in beach soccer in a league format over the summer months. Each season ends with a Superfinal, deciding the competition winner.

This season, there were twelve teams each participating in two divisions in each stage that faced each other in a round-robin system. Division A consisted of the 12 top teams in Europe based on the BSWW European Ranking. Division B consisted of 12 of the lower ranked teams and new entries to the competition. Each division has its own regulations and competition format.

The competition was used as qualifying event for the 2015 European Games. The top three teams from each group in the Superfinal qualified. The top team from the Promotional Finals, excluding the 12th team from Division A, also qualified. Azerbaijan were automatically qualified as hosts.

During the season, FIFA's Amendments to the Beach Soccer Laws of the Game – 2014 came into effect. This involved such changes as only awarding one point for a penalty shootout win (compared to two points previously) and instead of penalty shootouts being sudden death from the outset, both sides will take three penalty kicks each before sudden death rules come into use.

Calendar

Dates	City	Country	Stage
20–22 June	Catania	Italy	Stage 1
27–29 June	Sopot	Poland	Stage 2
11–13 July	Moscow	Russia	Stage 3
8–10 August	Siófok	Hungary	Stage 4
14–17 August	Torredembarra	Spain	Superfinal and Promotion Final

All times are CEST (UTC+02:00).

Teams

2014 Euro Beach Soccer League Divisions

DIVISION A				DIVISION B
Belarus	Italy	Russia		Andorra	Czech Republic	Kazakhstan
France	Netherlands	Spain		Austria	England	Moldova
Germany	Poland	Switzerland		Azerbaijan	Estonia	Norway
Greece	Portugal	Ukraine		Bulgaria	Hungary	Turkey

Stage 1 (Catania, 20–22 June)

Division A

Group 1 Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA +/- Pts  Italy 3 3 0 0 0 11 5 +6 9  Russia 3 1 0 0 2 10 8 +2 3  Netherlands 3 1 0 0 2 9 14 –5 3  France 3 1 0 0 2 9 12 –3 3

Group 2 Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA +/- Pts   Switzerland 3 3 0 0 0 21 10 +11 9  Germany 3 2 0 0 1 10 6 +4 6  Belarus 3 1 0 0 2 11 13 –2 3  Poland 3 0 0 0 3 6 19 –13 0

Schedule and results

Poland	3 – 4	Belarus
	Report

Italy	6 – 2	Netherlands
	Report

France	2 – 6	Russia
	Report

Germany	2 – 4	Switzerland
	Report

Poland	0 – 4	Germany
	Report

Switzerland	6 – 5	Belarus
	Report

Russia	3 – 4	Netherlands
	Report

France	2 – 3	Italy
	Report

Belarus	2 – 4	Germany
	Report

Switzerland	11 – 3	Poland
	Report

Netherlands	3 – 5	France
	Report

Russia	1 – 2	Italy
	Report

Individual Awards

MVP: Noël Ott
Top scorer: Noël Ott (11 goals)
Best goalkeeper: Sasha Penke

Source:

Stage 2 (Sopot, 27–29 June)

Division A

Group 1 Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA +/- Pts  Portugal 3 3 0 0 0 19 7 +12 9  Greece 3 1 1 0 1 9 12 –3 5  Poland 3 1 0 0 2 14 15 –1 3  Netherlands 3 0 0 0 3 5 13 –8 0

Group 2 Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA +/- Pts  Spain 3 2 0 0 1 11 12 –1 6  Ukraine 3 1 0 1 1 11 9 +2 4  France 3 1 0 0 2 11 13 –2 3   Switzerland 3 1 0 0 2 17 16 +1 3

Schedule and results

Switzerland	3 – 7	France
	Report

Portugal	3 – 1	Netherlands
	Report

Spain	2 – 1	Ukraine
	Report

Greece	4 – 3 (a.e.t.)	Poland
	Report

Switzerland	6 – 6 (a.e.t.)	Ukraine
	Report
Penalties
	1 – 2

Portugal	8 – 0	Greece
	Report

Spain	6 – 3	France
	Report

Poland	5 – 3	Netherlands
	Report

Ukraine	4 – 1	France
	Report

Netherlands	1 – 5	Greece
	Report

Switzerland	8 – 3	Spain
	Report

Poland	6 – 8	Portugal
	Report

Individual Awards

MVP: Witold Ziober
Top scorer: Llorenç Gómez (7 goals)
Best goalkeeper: Nuno Hidalgo

Source:

Stage 3 (Moscow, 11–13 July)

Division A

Team	Pld	W	W+	WP	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pts
Russia	3	2	0	0	1	13	5	+8	6
Spain	3	2	0	0	1	11	5	+6	6
Belarus	3	2	0	0	1	11	11	0	6
Greece	3	0	0	0	3	5	19	–14	0

Division B

Team	Pld	W	W+	WP	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pts
Estonia	3	2	0	0	1	11	6	+5	6
Azerbaijan	3	2	0	0	1	8	5	+3	6
Moldova	3	1	0	0	2	10	14	–4	3
Kazakhstan	3	0	0	1	2	6	10	–4	1

Schedule and results

Estonia	7 – 3	Moldova
	Report

Azerbaijan	3 – 1	Kazakhstan
	Report

Spain	4 – 1	Belarus
	Report

Greece	0 – 7	Russia
	Report

Estonia	2 – 1	Azerbaijan
	Report

Kazakhstan	3 – 5	Moldova
	Report

Spain	6 – 0	Greece
	Report

Russia	2 – 4	Belarus
	Report

Moldova	2 – 4	Azerbaijan
	Report

Kazakhstan	2 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Estonia
	Report
Penalties
	3 – 2

Belarus	6 – 5	Greece
	Report

Russia	4 – 1	Spain
	Report

Individual Awards

MVP: Aleksey Makarov
Top scorer: Ihar Bryshtel, Aleksey Makarov (4 goals)
Best goalkeeper: Dona

Source:

Stage 4 (Siófok, 8–10 August)

Division A

Team	Pld	W	W+	WP	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pts
Ukraine	3	2	0	0	1	13	12	+1	6
Portugal	3	1	0	1	1	13	11	+2	4
Italy	3	0	1	0	2	18	17	+1	2
Germany	3	0	0	1	2	12	16	–4	1

Division B

Group 1 Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA +/- Pts  Hungary 3 2 0 1 0 16 12 +4 7  Czech Republic 3 2 0 0 1 19 10 +9 6  England 3 1 0 0 2 17 16 +1 3  Andorra 3 0 0 0 3 5 19 –14 0

Group 2 Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA +/- Pts  Turkey 3 3 0 0 0 14 5 +9 9  Bulgaria 3 2 0 0 1 13 14 –1 6  Norway 3 1 0 0 2 11 13 –2 3  Austria 3 0 0 0 3 9 15 –6 0

Schedule and results

Turkey	5 – 1	Bulgaria
	Report

Andorra	1 – 4	Hungary
	Report

Norway	4 – 3	Austria
	Report

Czech Republic	7 – 3	England
	Report

Italy	6 – 5 (a.e.t.)	Ukraine
	Report

Germany	2 – 5	Portugal
	Report

Turkey	6 – 4	Norway
	Report

Austria	6 – 8	Bulgaria
	Report

Czech Republic	7 – 2	Andorra
	Report

Italy	7 – 7	Germany
	Report
Penalties
	1 – 3

Hungary	7 – 6	England
	Report

Portugal	3 – 4	Ukraine
	Report

Bulgaria	4 – 3	Norway
	Report

Austria	0 – 3	Turkey
	Report

England	8 – 2	Andorra
	Report

Germany	3 – 4	Ukraine
	Report

Hungary	5 – 5	Czech Republic
	Report
Penalties
	6 – 5

Portugal	5 – 5	Italy
	Report
Penalties
	3 – 2

Individual Awards

MVP: Roman Pachev
Top scorer: Gabriele Gori (9 goals)
Best goalkeeper: Stefano Spada

Source:

Cumulative standings

The eight best placed teams in Division A (including stage winners and hosts), in which each team played two stages, qualified for the Superfinal. The qualifiers for the Promotion Final were the winners and runners-up in each Division B stage, the best 3rd place team from all of the Division B events, and the last placed team in Division A.

Ranking & tie-breaking criteria: Division A – 1. Points earned 2. Goal difference 3. Goals scored | Division B – 1. Points earned 2. Highest stage placement 3. Goal difference 4. Goals scored.

Division A Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA +/- Pts 1  Portugal 6 4 0 1 1 32 18 +14 13 2   Switzerland 6 4 0 0 2 38 26 +12 12 3  Spain 6 4 0 0 2 22 17 +5 12 4  Italy 6 3 1 0 2 29 22 +7 11 5  Ukraine 6 3 0 1 2 24 21 +3 10 6  Russia 6 3 0 0 3 23 13 +10 9 7  Belarus 6 3 0 0 3 22 24 –2 9 8  Germany 6 2 0 1 3 22 22 0 7 9  France 6 2 0 0 4 20 25 –5 6 10  Greece 6 1 1 0 4 14 31 –17 5 11  Netherlands 6 1 0 0 5 14 27 –13 3 12  Poland 6 1 0 0 5 20 34 –14 3

Division B Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA +/- Pts 1  Turkey 3 3 0 0 0 14 5 +9 9 2  Hungary 3 2 0 1 0 16 12 +4 7 3  Estonia 3 2 0 0 1 11 6 +5 6 4  Czech Republic 3 2 0 0 1 19 10 +9 6 5  Azerbaijan 3 2 0 0 1 8 5 +3 6 6  Bulgaria 3 2 0 0 1 13 14 –1 6 7  England 3 1 0 0 2 17 16 +1 3 8  Norway 3 1 0 0 2 11 13 –2 3 9  Moldova 3 1 0 0 2 10 14 –4 3 10  Kazakhstan 3 0 0 1 2 6 10 –4 1 11  Austria 3 0 0 0 3 9 15 –6 0 12  Andorra 3 0 0 0 3 5 19 –14 0

Finals (Torredembarra, 14–17 August)

The top three teams from each group in the Superfinal qualified for the 2015 European Games in Baku. The top team from the Promotional Final, excluding the 12th team from Division A, also qualified. Azerbaijan was automatically qualified as host country.

Division A (Superfinal)

Group 1 Standings Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA +/- Pts  Russia 3 2 0 0 1 22 15 +7 6  Portugal 3 2 0 0 1 17 14 +3 6  Italy 3 2 0 0 1 10 13 –3 6  Belarus 3 0 0 0 3 4 11 –7 0

Group 2 Standings Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA +/- Pts  Spain 3 3 0 0 0 22 10 +12 9   Switzerland 3 2 0 0 1 14 11 +3 6  Ukraine 3 1 0 0 2 15 13 +2 3  Germany 3 0 0 0 3 2 19 –17 0

Group stage results

All kickoff times are of local time in Torredembarra (UTC+02:00).

Germany	0 – 7	Switzerland
	Report

Belarus	1 – 3	Portugal
	Report

Italy	2 – 9	Russia
	Report

Spain	8 – 6	Ukraine
	Report

Italy	2 – 1	Belarus
	Report

Switzerland	5 – 3	Ukraine
	Report

Portugal	11 – 7	Russia
	Report

Spain	6 – 2	Germany
	Report

Ukraine	6 – 0	Germany
	Report

Portugal	3 – 6	Italy
	Report

Russia	6 – 2	Belarus
	Report

Switzerland	2 – 8	Spain
	Report

Play-off results

Seventh-place Match

Belarus	3 – 3	Germany
	Report
Penalties
	9 – 8

Fifth-place Match

Ukraine	2 – 2	Italy
	Report
Penalties
	4 – 5

Third-place Match

Switzerland	2 – 6	Portugal
	Report

Championship final Match

Spain	3 – 4	Russia
	Report

Individual Awards

• MVP: Noël Ott
• Top scorer: Anatoliy Peremitin, Llorenç Gómez (7 goals)
• Best goalkeeper: Dona

Source:

Final Division A Standing

Rank	Team
1	Russia
2	Spain
3	Portugal
4	Switzerland
5	Italy
6	Ukraine
7	Belarus
8	Germany

Division B (Promotional Final)

Group 1 Standings Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA +/- Pts  Poland 3 3 0 0 0 16 2 +14 9  Azerbaijan 3 2 0 0 1 14 10 +4 6  Czech Republic 3 0 1 0 2 6 12 –6 2  Bulgaria 3 0 0 0 3 4 16 –12 0

Group 2 Standings Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA +/- Pts  Hungary 3 2 0 0 1 11 7 +4 6  Turkey 3 2 0 0 1 9 9 0 6  England 3 1 1 0 1 12 10 +2 5  Estonia 3 0 0 0 3 3 9 –6 0

Group stage results

All kickoff times are of local time in Torredembarra (UTC+02:00).

Czech Republic	2 – 6	Azerbaijan
	Report

Bulgaria	0 – 6	Poland
	Report

Hungary	1 – 0	Estonia
	Report

Turkey	4 – 2	England
	Report

Czech Republic	3 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Bulgaria
	Report

Poland	6 – 1	Azerbaijan
	Report

Turkey	3 – 1	Estonia
	Report

Hungary	4 – 5 (a.e.t.)	England
	Report

Estonia	2 – 5	England
	Report

Azerbaijan	7 – 2	Bulgaria
	Report

Turkey	2 – 6	Hungary
	Report

Poland	4 – 1	Czech Republic
	Report

Play-off results

Seventh-place Match

Bulgaria	5 – 4	Estonia
	Report

Fifth-place Match

Czech Republic	6 – 4	England
	Report

Third-place Match

Azerbaijan	5 – 3	Turkey
	Report

Promotion Final

Hungary	6 – 4	Poland
	Report

Final Division B Standing

Rank	Team
1	Hungary	Promoted Division A
2	Poland	Relegated Division B
3	Azerbaijan	Stay Division B
4	Turkey
5	Czech Republic
6	England
7	Bulgaria
8	Estonia

1. The Netherlands, a Division A side, did not enter the following year's EBSL in 2015. To ensure 12 teams in the top division in 2015 as normal, BSWW retrospectively awarded promotion to the runners-up of the 2014 Promotion Final as well as the winners, in the lead up to the start of the 2015 season. The runners-up happened to be the relegated side, Poland, who ultimately did not see relegation materialise for this reason and continued to compete in Division A.

Sources

• Group distribution for EBSL 2014 announced. Beach Soccer Worldwide.

References

1. European Season 2014 revealed!
2. FIFA.com
3. "Switzerland and Italy claim head of groups". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 22 June 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
4. "Portugal, champions of the EBSL Sopot 2014!". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 29 June 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
5. "Обыграв Испанию с "нужным" счетом, "красная машина" выигрывает домашний этап Евролиги..." BeachSoccer.Ru (in Russian). 13 July 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
6. "Победа Украины на венгерском этапе отправляет Россию в группу к Португалии, Италии и Беларуси…". BeachSoccer.Ru (in Russian). 10 August 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
7. "Russia crowned Europe's best again!". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 17 August 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2022.

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• Beach Soccer Worldwide

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