The 2001
Euro Beach Soccer Cup
The Euro Beach Soccer Cup (EBSC), originally known as the ''European Pro Beach Soccer Championships'' until 2004, was a biennial (previously annual) beach soccer competition contested between European men's national teams, organised by Beach Socce ...
, was the third Euro Beach Soccer Cup, one of Europe's two major beach soccer championships at the time, held in February 2001, in
Maspalomas
Maspalomas () is a tourist resort in the south of the island of Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, stretching from Bahía Feliz in the east to Meloneras in the west, including the resort towns of San Agustín and Playa del Inglés and San Fernando. ...
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Spain.
Portugal won the championship, with hosts
Spain finishing second.
Italy beat
Germany in the third place playoff to finish third and fourth respectively, replicating the result of the
1998 Euro Beach Soccer Cup
The 1998 Euro Beach Soccer Cup was the first Euro Beach Soccer Cup, one of Europe's two major beach soccer championships at the time, held in September 1998, in Siracusa, Italy.
Portugal won the championship, with Spain finishing second. Hosts Ita ...
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Eight teams participated in the tournament who played in a straightforward knockout tournament, starting with the quarterfinals, with extra matches deciding the nations who finished in fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth place
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Participating nations
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Matches
Main tournament
Fifth to eighth place deciding matches
The following matches took place between the losing nations, in the quarterfinals, to determine the final standings of the nations finishing in fifth to eighth place. The semifinals took place on the same day of the semifinals of the main tournament, and the playoffs took place on the day of the final.
Winners
Final standings
References
{{Euro Beach Soccer Cup
Euro Beach Soccer Cup
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