The 2020 Women's Euro Winners Cup was the fifth edition of the

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tournament for women's top-division European clubs. The championship is the sport's version of the

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(BSWW), the tournament was held in Nazaré,

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, in tandem with the larger men's edition. The competition was supposed to take place from late May to early June.Euro Winners Cup and Euro Winners Challenge head back to Nazaré
Beach Soccer Worldwide. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020. However, on 1 May, all BSWW tournaments were suspended until September because of safety concerns surrounding the

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. BSWW rescheduled the competition for 9–13 September.The 2020 beach soccer season to begin in August
Beach Soccer Worldwide. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020. However, due to persisting travel restrictions and health worries deterring clubs from travelling, the pandemic caused the competition to happen on a much smaller scale than previous years, with just five clubs entering.Teams announced for 2020 Euro Winners Cup
Beach Soccer Worldwide. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020. The competition was played in a round robin format, involving one group of all five teams. At its conclusion, the team with the most points was crowned champions. AIS Playas de San Javier of Spain were the defending champions, but chose not to enter because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ukrainian side Mriya 2006 won the competition on their debut, finishing ahead of Cáceres based on their head-to-head result after both clubs finished with the same points.

Teams

Qualification

Initially, entry requirements for the tournament were the same as last year. To enter, a club needed to be the champions of their country's most recent national championship. But due to the effect of the

on the competition, many eligible clubs were unable or unwilling to participate due to travel restrictions and quarantine measures upon their repatriation. Thus, the original rules regarding qualification were subsequently abandoned. Entry restrictions were relaxed: the event was opened up to simply any European club that wished to participate.

Entrants

Five clubs from five different nations entered the event: * Cáceres * Marseille * Mriya 2006 * Newteam Brussels * Zvezda

Venues

Two venues were used in one host city: Nazaré,

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. Matches took place at Praia de Nazaré (Nazaré Beach) on one of two pitches. The Estádio do Viveiro (Viveiro Stadium) and an external purpose made pitch, located adjacent to the main stadium, simply known as ''Pitch 2''.

Squads

Each club could submit a squad consisting of a maximum of 12 players. A maximum of four foreign players were allowed to be part of the squad, however only three of the four could be outfield players; if a fourth foreign player was to be rostered they must be a goalkeeper.

Results

All times are local,

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Awards

The following individual awards were presented after the final.Mriya 2006 are champions of the Euro Winners Cup!
Beach Soccer Worldwide. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.

Top goalscorers

''Players who scored multiple goals'' ;6 goals * Annaelle Wiard ( Newteam Brussels) ;5 goals * Anna Cherniakova ( Zvezda) * Mariia Tykhonova ( Mriya 2006) * Natalia Kanaeva ( Zvezda) * María Herrero ( Cáceres) ;4 goals * Tiphanie Pradier ( Marseille) ;3 goals * Ania Davydenko ( Mriya 2006) * Glafira Bazhanova ( Zvezda) ;2 goals * Yuliia Kostiuk ( Mriya 2006) * Taisiia Babenko ( Mriya 2006) * Sara Garcia ( Marseille) * Maria Becerra ( Cáceres) * Yanma Damache ( Marseille) Source

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References

External links

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