The Euro Beach Soccer Cup (EBSC), originally known as the ''European Pro Beach Soccer Championships'' until 2004, was a
biennial
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In particular, it can refer to:
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(previously annual)
beach soccer competition contested between European men's national teams, organised by
Beach Soccer Worldwide
Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) is the organisation responsible for the founding and growth of association football's derivative sport of beach soccer. The founding partners of BSWW codified the rules of beach soccer in 1992, with BSWW as it is know ...
(BSWW). Having started in 1998, the tournament's prestige has held in being one of the oldest and longest running beach soccer competitions in Europe and the world. It is currently merged with
Euro Beach Soccer League
The Euro Beach Soccer League (EBSL) is the premier competition in beach soccer contested between European men's national teams. The competition has been held annually since its establishment in 1998, making it the oldest beach soccer tournament in ...
.
History
Historically, the top eight ranking teams from the previous
Euro Beach Soccer League
The Euro Beach Soccer League (EBSL) is the premier competition in beach soccer contested between European men's national teams. The competition has been held annually since its establishment in 1998, making it the oldest beach soccer tournament in ...
qualified to contest the cup, hence the similar naming, with the first edition in 1998 starting off the back of the first EBSL season earlier in the year, making it one of beach soccer's main prestigious tournaments. However, due to saturation in the calendar in recent years, the once major championship has been somewhat back-benched. The participating teams are not always the best ranked as in the past (notably in 2008 and 2014), with entry requirements being more lax/down to invitation, and the tournament has been moved to every two years, the last annual edition coming in
2010.
Portugal
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are the most successful team and the current champions, having won the tournament for the seventh time in 2016 having failed to win since
2006.
The cup is played as a straight knock-out tournament, other than in the 1998, 2008 and 2014 editions when a group stage was used first before a set of knock-out rounds.
In 2016, BSWW began a women's edition of the event, to be hosted annually.
Men's tournaments
Results
Successful national teams
Overall standings
As 2016
Note:
Win in Common Time W = 3 Points / Win in Extra Time WE = 2 Points / Win in Penalty shoot-out WP = 1 Point / Lose L = 0 Points
Team appearances
These are the nations who have appeared in the Euro Beach Soccer Cup since 1998.
;Legend
* – Champions
* – Runners-up
* – Third place
* – Fourth place
*5th − Fifth place
*6th − Sixth place
*7th − Seventh place
*8th − Eighth place
*QF – Quarterfinals or seventh/eighth place
*R1 – Round 1 (group stage)
*• – Did not play
* – Hosts
:
1 Includes one appearance as
Yugoslavia
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Women's tournaments
Results
Successful national teams
References
External links
* http://theroonba.com/beach98.htm
* http://www.beachsoccer.com/
{{International Beach Soccer
Beach soccer competitions
Recurring sporting events established in 1998
1998 establishments in Europe