The 2012
Euro Beach Soccer League (''EBSL'') is an annual European competition in beach soccer, organised by
Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW). 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 are eight teams participating in two divisions in each Stage (there are three Stages this year, as opposed to four) that will face each other in a round-robin system. Division A consists of the 8 top teams in Europe based on the BSWW European Ranking. Division B consists of 12 of the lower ranked teams and new entries to the competition. Each division has its own regulations and competition format. This was due to the European qualifying tournament for the 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup being held during the EBSL season.
Each team competes in two preliminary events to see their points obtained accumulated into an overall ranking that will determine the teams that qualify for the Superfinal. The top six teams of Division A (including the individual Stage winners) will play in the Superfinal in
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from August 23 – 26. The top four teams of Division B (including the individual Stage winners) plus the worst team in Division A and the host team Netherlands will play in the Promotional Final to try to earn promotion to Division A for the 2013 season.
Beginning this season, the Power Horse energy drink company has signed on to become the new sponsor of the EBSL. The logo has been slightly modified to show this.
Eligible EBSL teams
The teams from Division A will compete for the Euro Beach Soccer League title while the teams from Division B will compete for promotion into next year's Division A.
Note: Netherlands qualifies for Promotion Final as host nation without playing a match.
Stage 1 Terracina, Italy – June, 8 – 10
Participating nations
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Final standings
Division A, Group A
Division A, Group B
Division B
''Belarus win the stage on goal average''
Schedule and results
All kickoff times are of local time in Terracina (
UTC+02:00).
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Individual awards
MVP:
Paolo Palmacci
Paolo Palmacci (born 17 May 1984), is an Italian beach soccer player who plays as a midfielder, having originally started as a forward.
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Top Scorer: Paolo Palmacci (8 goals)
Best goalkeeper:
Andrey Bukhlitskiy
Andrey Nikolayevich Bukhlitsky (russian: Андрей Николаевич Бухлицкий; born 7 February 1982) is a former Russian beach soccer player who represented Russia in international competitions. His role was goalkeeper.
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Stage 2 Berlin, Germany – August, 3 – 5
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Final standings Division A
Final standings Division B
Schedule and results
All kickoff times are of local time in Berlin (
UTC+02:00).
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Individual awards
MVP:
Dmitry Shishin
Dmitry Vladimirovich Shishin (russian: Дмитрий Владимирович Шишин; born 14 March 1986) is a Russian beach soccer player currently active as forward, playing for the Russia national beach soccer team and BSC Kristall. ...
Top Scorer:
Dmitry Shishin
Dmitry Vladimirovich Shishin (russian: Дмитрий Владимирович Шишин; born 14 March 1986) is a Russian beach soccer player currently active as forward, playing for the Russia national beach soccer team and BSC Kristall. ...
(7 goals)
Best goalkeeper: Danila Ippolitov
Stage 3 Torredembarra, Spain – August, 17 – 19
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Final standings Division A
Final standings Division B
Schedule and results
All kickoff times are of local time in Torredembarra (
UTC+02:00).
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Individual awards
MVP:
Llorenç Gómez
Llorenç Gómez León (born 3 November 1991), often known simply as Llorenç, is a Spanish former beach soccer player who played as a forward. He represented Spain at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in 2013, 2015 and 2021. Llorenç was consid ...
Top Scorer: Llorenç Gómez (7 goals)
Best goalkeeper:
Paulo Graça
Cumulative standings
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
Division B
EBSL Superfinal and Promotional Final – The Hague, Netherlands – August, 23 – 26
Superfinal and Promotional Final Divisions
The Divisions for the
Euro Beach Soccer League Superfinal have not yet been determined. The teams from Division A will compete for the Euro Beach Soccer League title while the teams from Division B will compete for promotion into next year's Division A.
Division A (Superfinal)
Group a standings
Group b standings
Schedule and results
All kickoff times are of local time in The Hague (
UTC+02:00).
Round-Robin
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Fifth-place Match
Third-place Match
Championship final Match
Individual awards
MVP:
Dmitry Shishin
Dmitry Vladimirovich Shishin (russian: Дмитрий Владимирович Шишин; born 14 March 1986) is a Russian beach soccer player currently active as forward, playing for the Russia national beach soccer team and BSC Kristall. ...
Top Scorer:
Dejan Stankovic (7 goals)
Best goalkeeper: Valentin Jaeggy
Final Division A Standing
Division B (Promotional Final)
Group a standings
Group b standings
Schedule and results
All kickoff times are of local time in The Hague (
UTC+02:00).
Round-Robin
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Fifth-place Match
Third-place Match
Championship final Match
Final Division B Standing
''BSWW increased the number of participating teams in Division A from eight to twelve in 2013, meaning five nations, rather than the usual one, were promoted at the end of this season.''
See also
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Beach soccer
Beach soccer, also known as beach football, sand football or beasal, is a variant of association football played on a beach or some form of sand.
Whilst football has been played informally on beaches, the introduction of ''beach soccer'' was an a ...
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Euro Beach Soccer League
References
External links
Highlights of the Euro Beach Soccer League SuperfinalBeach Soccer WorldwideEurosport TVPower Horse Energy Drink, the official EBSL sponsor
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