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(BSWW). The event was revealed on April 21, 2017. Six nations took part in a three day competition hosted in

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, between 7 and 9 July, alongside stage 2 of the men's 2017 Euro Beach Soccer League. Originally scheduled to take place in

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, BSWW announced on June 1 the competition would be moved to Nazaré due to administrative issues.

were the defending champions but failed to progress pass the group stage, ultimately finishing in fifth. The tournament was won by

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, who claimed their maiden European crown. This was the first time an English side won a major beach soccer trophy in either a women's or a men's championship.

Teams

All six teams from the inaugural edition returned, except for hosts Portugal, who were replaced by the Czech Republic. *¹ * * * * * :

1. Teams making their debut

Draw

The draw took place on June 20, 2017 at BSWW's headquarters in

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. The six teams were split into two groups of three. Spain, as champions of the previous edition in 2016, were allocated to position A1 and Switzerland, as runners up in 2016, were allocated to B1. The other nations were then drawn to accompany them in the two groups.

Group stage

All matches took place at the ''Estádio do Viveiro'' at the Praia de Nazaré with a capacity of 1,600, other than the Switzerland v Czech Republic match which took place on an external pitch. The teams competed in a

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format. The winners of the groups proceeded to contest the final. The respective group runners-up and third placed nations played in consolation matches to decide third through sixth place in the final standings. ''Matches are listed as local time in Nazaré,

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Group A

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Group B

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Playoffs

Fifth place play-off

Third place play-off

Final

Awards

After the final, the following awards were presented.

Winners trophy

Individual awards

Goalscorers

;5 goals * Gemma Hillier ;4 goals * Molly Clark ;3 goals * Maria Soto Bravo * Grytsje Van den Berg * Nicole Heer ;2 goals * Joelle de Bondt * Andrea Miro Castro * Lorena Asensio * Shannon Sievwright * Ramona Birrfelder * Nathalie Schenk * Sandra Maurer * Marketa Matejkova * Sarah Kempson * Franziska Steinemann ;1 goal * Karen Moreira Sanchez * Marianne ten Brinke * Martina Folprechtova *

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* Carolina González * Andrea Morger * Alina Grueter * Deborah Kehrli *

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* Dimitra Kossova * Maria Potsiou * Ionna Melissou * Suzana Zdravkovic * Lucie Navratilova * Selene Alegre

Final standings

References

External links

Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup Nazaré 2017
Beach Soccer Worldwide {{Euro Beach Soccer Cup

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