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2022 Euro Beach Soccer League
Tournament details
Host countriesPortugal
Moldova
Italy
Dates1 July – 11 September
Teams22 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Switzerland (2nd title)
Runners-up Portugal
Third place Italy
Fourth place Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played59
Goals scored465 (7.88 per match)
2021 2023
International football competition 2022 Euro Beach Soccer League is located in EuropeNazaréNazaréChișinăuChișinăuCagliariCagliariclass=notpageimage| Locations of the fixtures of the 2022 Euro Beach Soccer League ( Division A events; Division B events)

The 2022 Euro Beach Soccer League was the 25th edition of the Euro Beach Soccer League (EBSL), the annual, premier competition in European beach soccer contested between men's national teams. It was organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW), in a league and play-off format.

This season, the competing teams continued to take part in two divisions: the top tier (Division A) and the bottom tier (Division B). Division A shrunk from 12 to 10 teams; nine teams returned from last season, plus Estonia who were promoted, meanwhile two teams did not compete due to bans. Division B accommodated 12 nations: those who did not gain promotion from last season, two debuting countries (Malta and Latvia), and teams returning after an absence from competing in recent years.

This season's format was altered considerably compared to the usual programme. All teams in Division A played together across five matchdays. The eight best teams advanced to the post-season event, the Superfinal, but only the top four competed for the EBSL title itself. The teams of Division B entered straight into the Promotion Final to try to earn a spot in Division A next year; no team was relegated this year, whilst the top four were guaranteed promotion to Division A, rather than the usual one, because the top tier is being expanded to 16 teams for 2023.

The league also acted as the qualification route to the 2023 European Games; the top six teams of the Superfinal plus the Promotion Final winners qualified to join hosts Poland.

The Promotion Final was won by Moldova who were promoted to Division A for the first time alongside Kazakhstan, whilst Greece and Turkey also earned promotion. Portugal were the three-time defending champions and were looking for a record fourth straight title, but were beaten in the final by Switzerland who claimed their second title, following their maiden crown ten years prior in 2012.

Division A

Calendar

Phase Dates Country City
Regular
season
1–3 July  Portugal Nazaré
8–9 September  Italy Cagliari
Superfinal 10–11 September

Teams

Of the 12 nations who earnt Division A status at the end of last season, 10 entered into this season's top tier as follows (The numbers in parentheses show the European ranking of each team prior to the start of the season, out of 34 nations):

a: In accordance with sanctions imposed by FIFA and UEFA in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Russian national team was banned from entering.
b: Did not enter; reported by media as excluded due to Belarus' role in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
P: Promoted from Division B at the end of the 2021 season.

Regular season

Key: Advance to –   Superfinal semi-finals /   Superfinal 5th to 8th place /   Superfinal 9th place match / (H) Hosts

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts
1  Spain 4 4 0 0 0 22 9 +13 12
2  Italy (H) 4 3 0 0 1 25 13 +12 9
3  Ukraine 4 2 0 0 2 9 12 –3 6
4  Azerbaijan 4 1 0 0 3 14 20 –6 3
5  Germany 4 0 0 0 4 11 27 –16 0
Spain  v  Germany
1 July 2022 Spain  8–1  Germany Estádio do Viveiro, Nazaré
11:15 (UTC+1) Chiky 4', 12'
Domi 8' (pen.)
Cassano 20', 27', 31'
Suárez 22'
Paredes 23'
Report 17' (pen.) Lüth Referee: Vitalij Gomolko (Lithuania)
Italy  v  Azerbaijan
1 July 2022 Italy  7–3  Azerbaijan Estádio do Viveiro, Nazaré
15:15 (UTC+1) Gori 1' (pen.)
Casapieri 11'
Zurlo 19', 30'
Bertacca 32', 33'
Sanfilippo 36'
Report 9' K. Huseynov
23' Mammadov
36' Mehtiyev
Referee: Sergio Gomes (Portugal)

Germany  v  Azerbaijan
2 July 2022 Germany  5–6  Azerbaijan Estádio do Viveiro, Nazaré
12:30 (UTC+1) Romrig 1', 3'
Metzler 26', 26'
Lüth 30'
Report 4' Nazarov
10', 28' Akhundov
14' Gazamov
26' Elshad
29' Mammadov
Referee: Tomasz Winiarczyk (Poland)
Spain  v  Ukraine
2 July 2022 Spain  4–1  Ukraine Estádio do Viveiro, Nazaré
16:30 (UTC+1) Suárez 10', 16'
Chiky 17'
Antonio 31'
Report 16' Scherytsia Referee: Csaba Baghy (Hungary)

Spain  v  Azerbaijan
3 July 2022 Spain  6–4  Azerbaijan Estádio do Viveiro, Nazaré
12:30 (UTC+1) Arias 12'
Antonio 12', 24'
Nazarov 23' (o.g.)
Domi 24' (pen.)
Suárez 34'
Report 12' Mammadov
28' Mehtiyev
29' Jomard
32' Allaghulyev
Referee: Francisco Costa (Portugal)
Italy  v  Ukraine
3 July 2022 Italy  5–3  Ukraine Estádio do Viveiro, Nazaré
16:30 (UTC+1) Zurlo 8'
Gori 19', 28'
Giordani 34'
Genovali 36'
Report 11' Nerush
25' Scherytsia
33' A. Borsuk
Referee: Lukasz Ostrowski (Poland)

Ukraine  v  Azerbaijan
8 September 2022 Ukraine  2–1  Azerbaijan Palm Beach, Cagliari
13:30 (UTC+2) Nerush 11'
Glutskyi 14'
Report 28' Ramil Referee: Sergio Gomes (Portugal)
Italy  v  Germany
8 September 2022 Italy  10–3  Germany Palm Beach, Cagliari
17:30 (UTC+2) Josep Jr. 3'
Giordani 8', 13'
Gori 13', 15', 19', 20', 36'
Sciacca 31'
Remedi 32'
Report 10' Metzler
20' Nowak
36' Hoeveler
Referee: Eduards Borisevics (Latvia)

Ukraine  v  Germany
9 September 2022 Ukraine  3–2  Germany Palm Beach, Cagliari
(UTC+2) Zborovskyi 11'
Medvid 14'
Voitenko 34'
Report 19' (o.g.) A. Borsuk
36' Nowak
Referee: Saverio Bottalico (Italy)
Italy  v  Spain
9 September 2022 Italy  3–4  Spain Palm Beach, Cagliari
17:30 (UTC+2) Fazzini 9'
Miceli 19'
Zurlo 34'
Report 2' Dona
16' Domingo
19' Chiky
30' David
Referee: Lukasz Ostrowski (Poland)

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts
1  Portugal (H) 4 4 0 0 0 26 9 +17 12
2   Switzerland 4 3 0 0 1 24 13 +11 9
3  Poland 4 1 1 0 2 16 17 –1 5
4  France 4 1 0 0 3 14 24 –10 3
5  Estonia 4 0 0 0 4 9 26 –17 0
France  v   Switzerland
1 July 2022 France  2–8   Switzerland Estádio do Viveiro, Nazaré
13:45 (UTC+1) Barbotti 1'
Gosselin 35'
Report 16', 29' Stankovic
22' Ott
27' Borer
30' Wandji
31' Spacca
34' Eliott
34' Hodel
Referee: Luca Romani (Italy)
Portugal  v  Estonia
1 July 2022 Portugal  8–1  Estonia Estádio do Viveiro, Nazaré
17:45 (UTC+1) Report
  • 1' Nõmmiko
Referee: Csaba Baghy (Hungary)

Estonia  v  Poland
2 July 2022 Estonia  2–7  Poland Estádio do Viveiro, Nazaré
15:00 (UTC+1) Lepik 1', 32' Report 2', 7', 23', 34' Petrasiak
5', 12' Ziober
27' Witkowski
Referee: Francisco Bumedien (Spain)
Portugal  v  France
2 July 2022 Portugal  8–2  France Estádio do Viveiro, Nazaré
19:00 (UTC+1) Report
  • 14' Barbotti
  • 33' (o.g.) Algarvio
Referee: Vitalij Gomolko (Lithuania)

Poland  v  France
3 July 2022 Poland  5–4 (a.e.t.)  France Estádio do Viveiro, Nazaré
15:00 (UTC+1) Gac 17'
Pietrasiak 20', 24', 39'
Karolak 29'
Report 7', 28', 28' Varrel
23' Basquaise
Referee: Vasileios Fitsas (Greece)
Portugal  v   Switzerland
3 July 2022 Portugal  6–4   Switzerland Estádio do Viveiro, Nazaré
19:00 (UTC+1) Léo Martins 14', 22', 30'
Bê Martins 34', 35' (pen.), 36'
Report 4', 22' (pen.), 24' Hodel
24' Steinmann
Referee: Csaba Baghy (Hungary)

Switzerland  v  Estonia
8 September 2022 Switzerland  5–3  Estonia Palm Beach, Cagliari
11:00 (UTC+2) W.Tchatat 6'
Ott 9', 23'
Stankovic 22', 32'
Report 19' Lepik
29' Er. Stüf
30' Mäeorg
Referee: Francisco de Oses Bumedien (Spain)
Portugal  v  Poland
8 September 2022 Portugal  4–2  Poland Palm Beach, Cagliari
15:00 (UTC+2) Bê Martins 20', 32'
M. Pintado 24'
Belchior 25'
Report 13' Pietrasiak
18' Bistuła
Referee: Luca Romani (Italy)

France  v  Estonia
9 September 2022 France  6–3  Estonia Palm Beach, Cagliari
11:00 (UTC+2) Barbotti 7', 28', 30'
Bru 7', 33'
Basquaise 23'
Report 2', 36' Lepik
23' Er. Stüf
Referee: Moreno Longo (Italy)
Switzerland  v  Poland
9 September 2022 Switzerland  7–2  Poland Palm Beach, Cagliari
15:00 (UTC+2) Eliott 7'
Spacca 10', 14'
Ott 12'
Hodel 17'
Stankovic 35', 36'
Report 32', 35' Jesionowski Referee: Vladimir Tashkov (Bulgaria)

Awards

The following awards were presented after the conclusion of the first round of matches in Nazaré.

Nazaré stage trophy Top scorer(s) Best player Best goalkeeper
 Portugal Portugal Léo Martins 9 goals Portugal Léo Martins Switzerland Eliott Mounoud

Superfinal

Consolation

9th place match
Estonia 3–1 Germany
Nõmmiko 1'
Er. Stüf 25'
Lepik 26'
Report 25' Olli
Palm Beach, CagliariReferee: Luca Romani (Italy)
5th–8th place
 5th–8th place semi-finalsFifth place match
       
 10 September
 
  Ukraine 10
 11 September
  France 5
  Ukraine 6
 10 September
  Azerbaijan 2
  Poland 2
 
  Azerbaijan 6
 Seventh place match
 
 11 September
 
  France 1
 
  Poland 7
5th–8th place semi-finals
Ukraine 10–5 France
Medvid 5', 33'
Nerush 12'
Glutskyi 16'
Voitenko 18', 24', 26'
Pashko 20'
Shcherytsia 27'
Report 15' Bru
20' Guerin
24', 31' Gosselin
26' Barbotti
28' S. Dias
Palm Beach, CagliariReferee: Sergio Gomes (Portugal)
Poland 2–6 Azerbaijan
Meloyan 27'
Jesionowski 29'
Report 8' Mammadov
8' Akhundov
21' Sabir
28', 30' Ramil
31' Nazarov
Palm Beach, CagliariReferee: Malte Gerhardt (Germany)
Seventh place match
France 1–7 Poland
Barbotti 32' Report 2', 32' Bistuła
3' Popławski
7', 17' Pietrasiak
9' Witkowski
31' Gac
Palm Beach, CagliariReferee: Vladimir Tashkov (Bulgaria)
Fifth place match
Ukraine 6–2 Azerbaijan
Voitenko 9'
I. Borsuk 13'
A. Borsuk 18'
Voitok 25'
Pashko 31'
Kovalenko 36'
Report 18' Zeynalli
34' (o.g.) Kovalenko
Palm Beach, CagliariReferee: Francisco De Oses (Spain)

Final four

 Semi-finalsFinal
       
 10 September
 
  Spain 5
 11 September
   Switzerland 8
   Switzerland6
 10 September
  Portugal 5
  Portugal 8
 
  Italy 3
 Third place match
 
 11 September
 
  Spain2
 
  Italy 3
Semi-finals
Spain 5–8  Switzerland
Kuman 16', 27' (pen.), 33'
D. Ardil 21', 31'
Report 10', 12', 32' Eliott
2', 21', 22' Hodel
23' Stankovic
36' Steinmann
Palm Beach, CagliariReferee: Saverio Bottalico (Italy)
Portugal 8–3 Italy
Léo Martins 5', 25', 28'
M. Pintado 19', 31'
Bê Martins 22', 36'
Rui Coimbra 27'
Report 7' Casapieri
31' Remedi
35' Gori
Palm Beach, CagliariReferee: Vladimir Tashkov (Bulgaria)
Third place match
Italy 3–2 Spain
Bertacca 5', 6'
Josep Jr. 33'
Report 5' Chiky
22' Dona
Palm Beach, CagliariReferee: Malte Gerhardt (Germany)
Superfinal match
Portugal 5–6  Switzerland
Bê Martins 11', 23'
Lourenço 13'
R. Pinhal 32'
Léo Martins 35'
Report 2', 17', 18' Ott
10', 36' Stankovic
23' Hodel
Palm Beach, CagliariReferee: Lukasz Ostrowski (Poland)

Awards

Winners trophy

 2022 Euro Beach Soccer League
champions 
 
Switzerland
Second title

Individual awards

Top scorer(s)
Portugal Léo Martins
13 goals
Best player
Switzerland Noël Ott
Best goalkeeper
Portugal Elinton Andrade
Source

Final standings

Key:
  Qualified to 2023 European Games
  Qualified to 2023 European Games automatically as host nation of the Games
Pos Team Result
1   Switzerland    EBSL Champions (2nd title)
2  Portugal    Runners-up
3  Italy    Third place
4  Spain   
5  Ukraine   
6  Azerbaijan   
7  Poland   
8  France
9  Estonia
10  Germany

Top scorers

The following table lists the top 10 scorers in Division A, including goals scored across both the regular season and post season matches.

Rank Player Goals
1 Portugal Léo Martins 13
2 Portugal Bê Martins 11
3 Switzerland Glenn Hodel 10
Poland Patryk Pietrasiak
5 Italy Gabriele Gori 9
Switzerland Dejan Stankovic
7 France Anthony Barbotti 6
Estonia Sander Lepik
Switzerland Noël Ott
10 Portugal André Lourenço 5
Spain Chiky Ardil
Switzerland Eliott Mounoud
Portugal Miguel Pintado
Ukraine Dmytro Voitenko

Sources: Matchdays 1–3, Matchdays 4–5 and Superfinal

Division B

Calendar

Phase Dates Country City
Promotion Final 27–31 July  Moldova Chișinău

Teams

The following teams entered Division B this season (The numbers in parentheses show the European ranking of each team prior to the start of the season, out of 34 nations):

England returned after a one-season absence. Having originally expressed intentions to compete as far back as 2004, Malta finally made their first appearance in the competition. Czech Republic, Sweden, Bulgaria and Slovakia were also among the preliminary list of participants, but ultimately did not enter; the first did not feature for the first time since their 2007 debut.

R: Relegated from Division A at the end of the 2021 season.
c.: Team making their debut.

Promotion Final

The best four teams earn promotion to Division A for the 2023 season.

Key: Advance to –   Promotion Final semi-finals / Hosts (H)

Group stage

Group A
Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts
1  Moldova (H) 3 3 0 0 0 11 2 +9 9
2  Romania 3 1 0 1 1 8 10 –2 4
3  England 3 1 0 0 2 9 10 –1 3
4  Malta 3 0 0 0 3 7 13 –6 0
Romania  v  England
27 July 2022 Romania  4–3  England FMF Beach Soccer Arena
14:30 (UTC+3)
  • Zaharia
  • Liviu
  • Andrescu
Report
  • Clarke
  • Grossett
  • O'Neill
Malta  v  Moldova
27 July 2022 Malta  1–4  Moldova FMF Beach Soccer Arena
18:30 (UTC+3)
  • R. Caruana
Report
  • Negara
  • Ignat
  • Florea
  • Cojocari

Romania  v  Malta
28 July 2022 Romania  4–4 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 p)
 Malta FMF Beach Soccer Arena
14:30 (UTC+3) Report
Moldova  v  England
28 July 2022 Moldova  4–1  England FMF Beach Soccer Arena
18:30 (UTC+3) Report

England  v  Malta
29 July 2022 England  5–2  Malta FMF Beach Soccer Arena
14:30 (UTC+3) Report
Moldova  v  Romania
29 July 2022 Moldova  3–0  Romania FMF Beach Soccer Arena
18:30 (UTC+3) Report
Group B
Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts
1  Turkey 3 2 1 0 0 7 3 +4 8
2  Denmark 3 1 0 0 2 13 6 +7 3
3  Latvia 3 0 1 1 1 8 8 0 3
4  Lithuania 3 0 0 0 3 8 19 –11 0
Lithuania  v  Denmark
27 July 2022 Lithuania  3–12  Denmark FMF Beach Soccer Arena
13:15 (UTC+3)
  • Makutunovičius
  • Giedraitis
Report
  • Damm
  • Levin
  • Plytnikas (o.g.)
  • Dorph
  • Frandsen
  • Jorgensen
  • Wegeberg
  • Rædkjær
Latvia  v  Turkey
27 July 2022 Latvia  2–3  Turkey FMF Beach Soccer Arena
17:15 (UTC+3)
  • Skuratovics
  • Yasin (o.g.)
Report
  • Semih
  • Bariș
  • Ferhat

Lithuania  v  Latvia
28 July 2022 Lithuania  4–4 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)
 Latvia FMF Beach Soccer Arena
13:15 (UTC+3) Report
Turkey  v  Denmark
28 July 2022 Turkey  1–0 (a.e.t.)  Denmark FMF Beach Soccer Arena
17:15 (UTC+3) Report

Denmark  v  Latvia
29 July 2022 Denmark  1–2 (a.e.t.)  Latvia FMF Beach Soccer Arena
13:15 (UTC+3) Report
Turkey  v  Lithuania
29 July 2022 Turkey  3–1  Lithuania FMF Beach Soccer Arena
17:15 (UTC+3) Report
Group C
Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts
1  Kazakhstan 3 2 0 1 0 16 6 +10 7
2  Greece 3 2 0 0 1 11 4 +7 6
3  Norway 3 1 0 0 2 6 13 –7 3
4  Georgia 3 0 0 0 3 5 15 –10 0
Kazakhstan  v  Norway
27 July 2022 Kazakhstan  7–3  Norway FMF Beach Soccer Arena
12:00 (UTC+3)
  • Tyulpa
  • Makagon
  • Muralinov
  • Azhikenov
  • Perevyortov
  • Demeshko
  • Bogdanov
Report
  • Demeshko (o.g.)
  • Aano
  • Li
Georgia  v  Greece
27 July 2022 Georgia  2–5  Greece FMF Beach Soccer Arena
16:00 (UTC+3)
  • Gkritzalis (o.g.)
  • Partenadze
Report
  • Katsoulis
  • Tsitsaris
  • Papastathopoulos

Kazakhstan  v  Georgia
28 July 2022 Kazakhstan  7–1  Georgia FMF Beach Soccer Arena
12:00 (UTC+3) Report
Greece  v  Norway
28 July 2022 Greece  4–0  Norway FMF Beach Soccer Arena
16:00 (UTC+3) Report

Norway  v  Georgia
29 July 2022 Norway  3–2  Georgia FMF Beach Soccer Arena
12:00 (UTC+3) Report
Greece  v  Kazakhstan
29 July 2022 Greece  2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
 Kazakhstan FMF Beach Soccer Arena
16:00 (UTC+3) Report

Play-offs

9th–12th place
 9th–12th place semi-finalsNinth place match
       
 30 July
 
  Malta 5
 31 July
  Georgia 6
  Georgia 3 (2)
 30 July
  Norway (p)3 (4)
  Norway 2
 
  Lithuania 1
 Eleventh place match
 
 31 July
 
  Malta 4
 
  Lithuania 9
9th–12th place semi-finals
Malta 5–6 Georgia
  • D. Caruana 17'
  • Cutajar 20'
  • R. Caruana 23'
  • Nanapere 29'
  • J. Zammit 35'
Report
  • Lomidze 19'
  • Partenadze 22'
  • G. Makharadze 24'
  • Diakvnishvili 27', 35'
  • K. H. Makharadze 35'
FMF Beach Soccer ArenaReferee: Cepoi Octavian (Moldova)
Norway 2–1 Lithuania
  • Li 20'
  • Hellman 32'
Report
  • Makutunovičius 18'
FMF Beach Soccer ArenaReferee: Dmytro Dudka (Ukraine)
Eleventh place match
Malta 4–9 Lithuania
  • J. Zammit 23', 24'
  • Nanapere 31'
  • Cutajar 32'
Report
  • Plytnikas 6', 24'
  • Navickas 11', 19'
  • Giedraitis 14'
  • Makutunovičius 15', 22', 35'
  • Lebedevas 28'
FMF Beach Soccer ArenaReferee: Rick Bruijn-Rodrigo (Netherlands)
Ninth place match
Georgia 3–3 (a.e.t.) Norway
  • Partenadze 1'
  • G. Makharadze 3', 26'
Report
  • Gaare 8'
  • Dyngeland 33'
  • Bidro 36'
Penalties
2–4
FMF Beach Soccer ArenaReferee: Andrei Karhu (Estonia)
5th–8th place
 5th–8th place semi-finalsFifth place match
       
 30 July
 
  Latvia 3
 31 July
  Denmark 1
  Latvia 2
 30 July
  Romania (a.e.t.)3
  Romania 7
 
  England 5
 Seventh place match
 
 31 July
 
  Denmark 3
 
  England 2
5th–8th place semi-finals
Latvia 3–1 Denmark
  • Zuburs 6'
  • Vasiljevs 23', 30'
Report
  • Madsen 29'
FMF Beach Soccer ArenaReferee: Piotr Stoianov (Moldova)
Romania 7–5 England
  • Alexandru 3'
  • Boata 6', 12'
  • Enis 11'
  • Ravoiu 18'
  • Dumitrica 28'
  • Andrei 35'
Report
  • Day 8'
  • Lawson 9', 14', 25'
  • Grossett 19'
FMF Beach Soccer ArenaReferee: Ozcan Sultanoglu (Turkey)
Seventh place match
Denmark 3–2 England
  • Wegeberg 15'
  • Dorph 17'
  • Rædkjær 33'
Report
  • Clarke 10', 21'
FMF Beach Soccer ArenaReferee: Attila Balint (Romania)
Fifth place match
Latvia 2–3 (a.e.t.) Romania
  • Pastars 10'
  • Jak 20'
Report
  • Liviu 12'
  • Boata 34'
  • Enis 38'
FMF Beach Soccer ArenaReferee: Ingilab Mammadov (Azerbaijan)
1st–4th place
 Semi-finalsFinal
       
 30 July
 
  Turkey 12
 31 July
  Kazakhstan 10
  Turkey 3
 30 July
  Moldova 5
  Moldova 5
 
  Greece 1
 Third place match
 
 31 July
 
  Kazakhstan 3
 
  Greece 5
Semi-finals
Turkey 12–10 Kazakhstan
  • Bariş 1', 30', 36'
  • Keskin 3', 15', 32'
  • Emrah 10', 24', 34'
  • Ege 19'
  • Semih 30'
  • Efe 31'
Report
  • Yershin 7', 16', 28'
  • Tyulpa 19', 22', 34'
  • Muralinov 28', 36'
  • Perevyortov 33'
  • Gulyy 34'
FMF Beach Soccer ArenaReferee: Vladimir Tashkov (Bulgaria)
Moldova 5–1 Greece
  • Florea 8', 31'
  • Borovschi 16'
  • Turta 28'
  • Cojocari 33'
Report
  • Tsitsaris 32'
FMF Beach Soccer ArenaReferee: Ago Kärtmann (Estonia)
Third place match
Kazakhstan 3–5 Greece
  • Muralinov 8'
  • Yershin 29'
  • Gulyy 32'
Report
  • Katsoulis 11', 14'
  • Tsitsaris 27'
  • Nikolaou 30'
  • Triantafyllidis 36'
FMF Beach Soccer ArenaReferee: Oleg Cebotari (Moldova)
Final
Turkey 3–5 Moldova
  • Keskin 24', 36'
  • Yasin 29'
Report
  • Negara 3'
  • Podlesnov 4'
  • Cojocari 12', 34'
  • Ignat 20'
FMF Beach Soccer ArenaReferee: Alfredo Pavone (Italy)

Awards

The following were presented after the conclusion of the final day's matches.

Winners trophy Top scorer(s) Best player Best goalkeeper
 Moldova Greece Andreas Katsoulis 8 goals Moldova Grigore Cojocari Moldova Ruslan Istrati

Final standings

The top four teams were promoted to Division A, rather than the usual one team, because the top tier is being expanded to 16 teams next season.

Winners Moldova and fourth placed Kazakhstan were promoted for the first time. Turkey were immediately promoted back to the top tier having been relegated in 2021. Greece return to Division A for the first time in six years since their relegation in 2017.

By winning the event, Moldova also earned qualification to the men's beach soccer competition at the 2023 European Games in Poland.

Key:
   Qualified to 2023 European Games
Ineligible to qualify for 2023 European Games
Pos Team Outcome
1  Moldova    Promoted to 2023 EBSL Division A
2  Turkey
3  Greece
4  Kazakhstan
5  Romania Remain in Division B
6  Latvia
7  Denmark
8  England
9  Norway
10  Georgia
11  Lithuania
12  Malta

Kazakhstan were ineligible to qualify to the European Games as they are not a member of the European Olympic Committees. In the event they were to win the Promotion Final, the next highest ranked eligible team would qualify in their place.

Top scorers

The following table lists the top 10 scorers in Division B.

Rank Player Goals
1 Greece Andreas Katsoulis 8
2 Turkey Cem Keskin 7
Lithuania Mantas Makutunovičius
4 Turkey Bariş Terzioglu 6
Moldova Grigore Cojocari
Kazakhstan Bayanbek Muralinov
England Aaron Clarke
8 Kazakhstan Vitaliy Tyulpa 5
9 Kazakhstan Dmitriy Perevyortov 4
Kazakhstan Timur Yershin
Romania Herci Liviu-aurelian
Georgia (country) Gocha Makharadze
Malta Dylan Caruana

Source

See also

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