The 2024 Euro Beach Soccer League is the 27th edition of the Euro Beach Soccer League (EBSL), the annual, premier competition in European beach soccer contested between men's national teams. It is organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) and the Italian Football Federation (FIGC).
This season, the competing teams continue to take part in two divisions: the top tier (Division A) and the bottom tier (Division B).
Italy are the defending champions.
Calendar and locations
Georgia will host an EBSL stage for the first time.
Phase | Dates | Country | City | Stage | Divisions | Ref. | |
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Regular season |
3–7 July | ![]() |
Tirrenia | Stage 1 | A | B | [1][2][3][4] |
17–21 July | ![]() |
Batumi | Stage 2 | B | [5] | ||
26–28 July | ![]() |
Chișinău | Stage 3 | A | [6] | ||
30 August – 1 September | ![]() |
Nazaré | Stage 4 | A | [6] | ||
Play-offs | 10–15 September | ![]() |
Alghero | Superfinal | A | B | [1][3][4] |
Stage 1 (Tirrenia, 3–7 July)
Matches are listed as local time in Tirrenia, CEST (UTC+2) and are those scheduled; actual kick-off times may somewhat differ.
All matches took place at the permanent beach sports arena comprising part of the Tirrenia Olympic Preparation Centre .[1][4]
England were originally due to take part in the Division B competition[1][2][4] but ultimately did not fulfil their fixtures due to undisclosed reasons.[7]
Division A
Group stage
Key: Advance to – | 1st–4th place semifinals / | 5th–8th place semifinals / | (H) Hosts |
Group 1
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Group 2
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Knockout stage
Semifinals
6 July 2024 5th–8th place | Estonia ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | |
12:00 |
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Report |
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Referee: Luca Romani (Italy) |
6 July 2024 | Czechia ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | |
14:30 |
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Report |
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Referee: Laurynas Arzuolaitis (Lithuania) |
6 July 2024 1st–4th place | Denmark ![]() | 3–4 | ![]() | |
16:30 |
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Report | Referee: Moreno Longo (Switzerland) |
6 July 2024 | Italy ![]() | 11–3 | ![]() | |
19:30 | Report |
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Referee: Matthieu Dor (France) |
Finals
7 July 2024 7th place match | Lithuania ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | |
11:00 |
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Report |
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Referee: Matthieu Dor (France) |
7 July 2024 5th place match | Estonia ![]() | 2–6 | ![]() | |
15:00 |
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Report |
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Referee: Raffaele Delvecchio (San Marino) |
7 July 2024 3rd place match | Romania ![]() | 3–10 | ![]() | |
17:00 |
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Report |
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Referee: Luca Romani (Italy) |
7 July 2024 Stage final | Italy ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | |
19:20 |
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Report |
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Referee: Andrei Karhu (Estonia) |
Final standings
Key: | Qualified for the Superfinal / | Consigned to relegation play-offs |
Pos | Team |
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1 | ![]() |
2 | ![]() |
3 | ![]() |
4 | ![]() |
5 | ![]() |
6 | ![]() |
7 | ![]() |
8 | ![]() |
Division B
Key: | Promoted to 2025 Euro Beach Soccer League Division A / | Withdrew |
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Awards
The following were presented after the conclusion of the final day's matches of the respective divisions.[7][8] Individual awards apply to Division A only.
Stage Winners trophy | Top scorer(s) | Best player | Best goalkeeper | |||
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7 goals | ![]() |
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Stage 2 (Batumi, 17–21 July)
Matches are listed as local time in Batumi, GET (UTC+4) and are those scheduled; actual kick-off times may somewhat differ.
All matches took place at a purpose-built arena at Batumi Boulevard with a capacity of 1,300.[9]
The Division B competition formed part of the wider Batumi International Cup, featuring a second "invitees" group comprising Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Lebanon and Saudi Arabia.[10] The winners and runners-up of each group progressed to the semi-finals; Ukraine won the title, with the Division B qualifiers (Georgia and Lativa) finishing third and fourth respectively.[11]
England, having withdrawn from stage 1, were originally re-entered into this stage. However, they withdrew again for undisclosed reasons before the publication of the final fixture list.[12]
Division B
Key: | Promoted to 2025 Euro Beach Soccer League Division A |
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Stage 3 (Chișinău, 26–28 July)
Matches are listed as local time in Chișinău, EEST (UTC+3) and are those scheduled; actual kick-off times may somewhat differ.
All matches took place at the FMF Beach Soccer Arena,[13] with a capacity of 1,024.[14] The Saudi Arabian national team, a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), participated as a guest nation during this stage.[15]
Moldova won a Division A stage title for the first time.
Division A
Key: | Qualified for the Superfinal / | Consigned to relegation play-offs / | Orange italics Guest team / | (H) Hosts |
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Awards
The following were presented after the conclusion of the final day's matches.[16]
Stage Winners trophy | Top scorer(s) | Best player | Best goalkeeper | ||
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6 goals | ![]() |
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Stage 4 (Nazaré, 30 August – 1 September)
Matches are listed as local time in Nazaré, WEST (UTC+1) and are those scheduled; actual kick-off times may somewhat differ.
Division A
Key: | Qualified for the Superfinal / | Consigned to relegation play-offs / | (H) Hosts |
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See also
References
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- ^ a b "Eesti rannajalgpallikoondis võistleb juulis rahvusvahelisel turniiril". Eesti Rahvusringhääling (in Estonian). 28 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ a b Loyant, Richard (25 June 2024). "La liste pour un tournoi en Italie". French Football Federation (in French). Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d Bufalino, Michele (21 June 2024). "A Tirrenia le qualificazioni all'Europeo di beach soccer, grande attesa per l'Italia". La Nazione (in Italian). Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "Preparations continue ahead of the EBSL Georgia 2024 - Division B". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ a b Tataru, Svetlana (5 July 2024). "Fotbal pe plajă. Moldova va găzdui meciuri din Divizia A de la Euro Beach Soccer League 2024". Moldovan Football Federation (in Romanian). Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Εθνική Beach Soccer: νίκη και άνοδος". Hellenic Football Federation (in Greek). 6 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "È grande Italia: Svizzera battuta in finale e International BS conquistata. Del Duca: "Bravi ragazzi e ottima organizzazione del torneo"". Italian Football Federation (in Italian). 7 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "ბათუმის ბულვარში ქვიშის ფეხბურთის სტადიონი აშენდება - საქართველო ევროპის ლიგის B დივიზიონის მატჩებს უმასპინძლებს". 1TV (in Georgian). 29 May 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "The Euro Beach Soccer League Georgia 2024 - Batumi International Cup is ready for kick-off". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Ukraine win Batumi International Cup, Georgia earn promotion". FIFA.com. 21 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Міжнародна організація пляжного футболу (BSWW) нарешті оприлюднила..." Асоціація пляжного футболу України / Beachsoccer Association of Ukraine via Facebook (in Ukrainian). 14 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Fotbal pe plajă. Moldova va găzdui meciuri din Divizia A de la Euro Beach Soccer League 2024". FMF (in Romanian). 5 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ Republica Moldova Va Găzdui Meciurile Diviziei B Din Cadrul Campionatului European La Fotbal Pe Plajă! (in Romanian). Moldovan Football Federation. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ Boroch, Marcin (28 July 2024). "Beach Soccer: Polacy zagrają w Superfinale Ligi Europejskiej!". SBC Portal sportowy (in Polish). Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ Cipilencu, Serghei (1 August 2024). "Fotbal pe plajă. Moldova a câștigat etapa preliminară EBSL 2024, Divizia A". Moldovan Football Federation (in Romanian). Retrieved 31 July 2024.
External links
- Beach Soccer Worldwide, official website
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