2024 Women's Euro Beach Soccer League

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Host countriesPortugal
Italy
Dates30 August – 15 September
Teams9 (from 1 confederation)
Venue3 (in 2 host cities)
2024 Women's Euro Beach Soccer League
Tournament details
Host countriesPortugal
Italy
Dates30 August – 15 September
Teams9 (from 1 confederation)
Venue3 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Poland (1st title)
Runners-up Portugal
Third place Spain
Fourth place Italy
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored197 (6.16 per match)
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The 2024 Women's Euro Beach Soccer League was the fourth edition of the Women's Euro Beach Soccer League (WEBSL). It is the annual, premier competition in European beach soccer contested between women's national teams, succeeding the Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup (2016–19). Organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW), it is the women's version of the men's long-running Euro Beach Soccer League, which began in 1998.

The league consisted of two phases: a single round of fixtures comprising the regular season, which determined the seedings for the playoff event, the Superfinal, in which the teams then directly contested the league title, with the winners becoming WEBSL champions.

Spain were the two-time defending champions, but lost in the semifinals to Portugal. The title was won by Poland, who claimed their first WEBSL title.[1][2]

Nine teams enter this season.[a][3][4] Italy enter straight into the Superfinal as hosts.[5]

No teams make their debut this season. Switzerland return after a two-season absence.[3]

The numbers in parentheses show the European ranking of each team prior to the start of the season, out of 10 nations.[6]

Notes
^ a: In accordance with sanctions imposed by FIFA and UEFA in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the 2021 champions, Russia, have been suspended from participating in the competition since 2022.[7][8]

Regular season (Nazaré, 30 August – 1 September)

Matches are listed as local time in Nazaré, WEST (UTC+1) and are those scheduled; actual kick-off times may differ somewhat.

All matches took place at the Estádio do Viveiro – Jordan Santos on Praia de Nazaré (Nazaré Beach).

All teams qualify for the Superfinal; the final standings of the regular season event are used to determine the seedings for the Superfinal.[9]

Draw

The draw to split the eight participating teams into two groups of four took place on 8 August.[10]

Portugal, as hosts, were assigned to the head of Group A, and Spain, as the defending champions, were assigned to the head of Group B. The other six teams were split into three pots of two based on their final placement in the 2023 WEBSL, in order from the highest placing teams placed in Pot 1, down to the lowest placed in Pot 3. From each pot, one team was drawn into Group A and the other team was drawn into Group B.[3]

Group stage

Key:   Event winners / (H) Hosts

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts
1 Portugal (H) 3200193+76
2 Poland 3200195+46
3 Ukraine 3101165+14
4 England 30003314–110
30 August 2024 Poland  3–1  Ukraine
12:45
  • Suskiewicz 7'
  • Świt 16'
  • Matusiak 28'
 Report
  • Skybina 18'
 Referee: Sergio Gomes (Portugal)
30 August 2024 England  1–5  Portugal
16:45
  • Fisher 28'
 Report
  • Jamila 6'
  • Carolina 13', 24'
  • Beatriz 22'
  • Inês C. 31'
 Referee: Vladimir Tashkov (Bulgaria)
31 August 2024 Poland  5–1  England
12:45
  • Banaszkiewicz 1'
  • Martin 4' (o.g.)
  • Sudyk 8'
  • Świt 12'
  • Cykman 22'
 Report
  • Fisher 27'
 Referee: Gustavo Barros (Portugal)
31 August 2024 Portugal  1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		  Ukraine
16:45
  • Marta 36'
 Report
  • Kostiuk 19'
 Referee: Davide Innaurato (Italy)
1 September 2024 Ukraine  4–1  England
12:45
  • Terekh 2', 10'
  • Kostiuk 4'
  • Klipachenko 13'
 Report
  • Fisher 20'
 Referee: Jordy Vermeire (Belgium)
1 September 2024 Portugal  3–1  Poland
16:45
  • Ferreira 11'
  • Inês C. 21'
  • Flores 29'
 Report
  • Świt 3'
 Referee: Renata Jakab (Hungary)

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts
1 Spain 33000234+199
2  Switzerland 32001109+16
3 Czech Republic 31002813–53
4 Netherlands 30003419–150
30 August 2024 Czech Republic  4–2  Netherlands
11:30
  • Pychova 8', 22', 31'
  • Portychova 23'
 Report
  • Jona 6'
  • Nidia 33'
 Referee: Renata Jakab (Hungary)
30 August 2024 Switzerland  1–6  Spain
14:00
  • Schenk 31'
 Report
  • Manau 4', 20'
  • A. Miron 6'
  • Cris G. 17'
  • Paqui C. 26'
  • N. Cuadrado 34'
 Referee: Gustavo Barros (Portugal)
31 August 2024 Czech Republic  2–4   Switzerland
11:30
  • Kozarova 29'
  • Pychova 31'
 Report
  • Raselli 19'
  • Küttel 23'
  • Vincenz 24'
  • Bucher 35'
 Referee: Rick Jakob (Germany)
31 August 2024 Spain  10–1  Netherlands
14:00
  • A. Miron 1'
  • N. Cuadrado 1'
  • Alcaide 3', 16'
  • Paqui C. 6', 27'
  • M. Corbacho 15', 33'
  • Cris G. 21'
  • Jessi 26'
 Report
  • Hopman 1'
 Referee: Łukasz Ostrowski (Poland)
1 September 2024 Netherlands  1–5   Switzerland
11:30
  • Jona 28'
 Report
  • Alissa 4' (o.g.)
  • Morger 6'
  • Bühler 23'
  • Bucher 26', 28'
 Referee: Francisco Costa (Portugal)
1 September 2024 Spain  7–2  Czech Republic
14:00
  • N. Cuadrado 1'
  • Paqui C. 23', 27', 32'
  • Portychova 18' (o.g.)
  • Cris G. 27'
  • A. Miron 33'
 Report
  • Pychova 3'
  • Kozarova 24'
 Referee: Emmanuel Vocale (Belgium)

Awards

The following were presented after the conclusion of the final day's matches.[11]

Event winners trophy Top scorer(s) Best player Best goalkeeper
 SpainSpain Paqui Campoy6 goalsSpain Andrea MirónUkraine Anastasiia Terekh

Superfinal (Alghero, 10–15 September)

Matches are listed as local time in Alghero, CEST (UTC+2) and are those scheduled; actual kick-off times may differ somewhat.

All matches took place on Lido San Giovanni Beach, the majority in an arena with a capacity of 1,200,[12][13] whilst a few matches take place on an rudimentary auxiliary pitch.

The Netherlands were also due to compete but withdrew before the draw took place.[14]

Group stage

Draw

The draw to divide the teams into their respective groups took place on 3 September 2024.[15]

Key: Advance to –   Semi-finals /   5th–8th place play-offs / (H) Hosts

Group A

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts
1 Italy (H) 33000100+109
2 Portugal 3200198+16
3 Czech Republic 31002612–63
4 Ukraine 3000338–50
10 September 2024 Portugal  4–3  Ukraine
11:30
  • Marta 28', 30'
  • Carolina 32'
  • Daniela 34'
  • Yurasova 15'
  • Kostiuk 19'
  • Terekh 33'
 Referee: Csaba Baghy (Hungary)
10 September 2024 Czech Republic  0–7  Italy
16:45
  • Portychova 3' (o.g.)
  • Privitera 10', 32'
  • T. Santos 18'
  • Vecchione 27'
  • Massa 35'
  • Nietante 36'
 Referee: Nikolaos Manouras (Greece)
11 September 2024 Portugal  5–3  Czech Republic
11:30
  • Beatriz 19'
  • Cristiana 30'
  • Marta 32'
  • Inês 35'
  • Carolina 36'
  • Duchatschova 23'
  • Pychova 30'
  • Kozarova 31'
 Referee: Łukasz Ostrowski (Poland)
12 September 2024 Italy  1–0  Ukraine
16:45
  • Naticchioni 7'
 Referee: Matthieu Dor (France)
13 September 2024 Ukraine  0–3  Czech Republic
10:15 Report
  • Pychova 22'
  • Novotna 23'
  • Dostalova 29'
 Referee: Mehdi Sayoud (Belgium)
13 September 2024 Italy  2–0  Portugal
16:45
  • Privitera 4'
  • Penzo 16'
 Report Referee: Angelika Gębka (Poland)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts
1 Spain 33000256+199
2 Poland 3100279–23
3  Switzerland 31002810–23
4 England 30102722–152

Poland and Switzerland are ranked based on their head-to-head result (3–0).

11 September 2024 Poland  3–0   Switzerland
16:45
  • Suskiewicz 1'
  • Matusiak 14'
  • Szpera 20'
 Report Referee: Francisco Costa (Portugal)
11 September 2024 England  2–14  Spain
16:45
  • Scadding 12'
  • Barron 16'
 Report
  • Carol Glez 2'
  • Paqui C. 5', 17'
  • L. Gallego 11'
  • A. Miron 11', 19'
  • Jessi 12'
  • N. Cuadrado 15'
  • Cris G. 15', 36'
  • Manau 22', 36'
  • Pilar 26'
  • M. Corbacho 34'
 Referee: Sergio Gomes (Portugal)
12 September 2024 Spain  6–3   Switzerland
11:30
  • Manau 12', 33'
  • Jessi 15', 27'
  • Sara Tui 15'
  • M. Corbacho 24'
 Report
  • Nauer 12'
  • Bucher 23'
  • Inderwildi 36'
 Referee: Nikolaos Manouras (Greece)
12 September 2024 Poland  3–4 (a.e.t.)  England
16:45
  • Bednarska 12', 19', 28'
 Report
  • Elouath 1', 23'
  • S. Catriona 8', 38' (e.t.)
 Referee: Francisco Costa (Portugal)
13 September 2024 Switzerland  5–1  England
09:00
  • Inderwildi 3', 7'
  • Raselli 6', 23'
  • Bucher 20'
 Report
  • Povey 36'
 Referee: Fiammetta Susanna (Italy)
13 September 2024 Spain  5–1  Poland
11:30
  • Cris G. 5'
  • Paqui C. 13', 28'
  • Jessi 30'
  • Carol Glez 36'
 Report
  • Słowy 14'
 Referee: Csaba Baghy (Hungary)

Play-offs

5th–8th place

 
5th–8th place semifinalsFifth place match
 
      
 
14 September
 
 
  Switzerland 3
 
15 September
 
 Ukraine 5
 
 Ukraine 3
 
14 September
 
 Czech Republic 2
 
 Czech Republic 9
 
 
 England 2
 
Seventh place match
 
 
15 September
 
 
  Switzerland 6
 
 
 England 1
Semi-finals
Switzerland 3–5 Ukraine
  • Bucher 29'
  • Flury 33'
  • Schenk 35'
 Report
  • Bavzeniuk 8', 24', 35'
  • Yurasova 25'
  • Kostiuk 26'
Referee: Alejandro Ojaos (Spain)
Czech Republic 9–2 England
  • Kozarova 1'
  • Dostalova 3'
  • Novotna 15', 17'
  • Matejkova 19', 23'
  • Elouath 22' (o.g.)
  • Portychova 25'
  • Chocholousova 32'
 Report
  • S. Catriona 16', 32'
Referee: Łukasz Ostrowski (Poland)
7th place match
England 1–6  Switzerland
  • Elouath 36'
 Report
  • Inderwildi 1'
  • Schenk 8', 36'
  • Bucher 20'
  • Williams 33'
  • Raselli 35'
Referee: Nikolaos Manouras (Greece)
5th place match
Czech Republic 2–3 Ukraine
  • Kozarova 23'
  • Duchatschova 31'
 Report
  • Kostiuk 7'
  • Klipachenko 13'
  • Bavzeniuk 21'
Referee: Malte Gerhardt (Germany)

1st–4th place

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
14 September
 
 
 Spain 3
 
15 September
 
 Portugal 4
 
 Portugal 1
 
14 September
 
 Poland 5
 
 Italy 0
 
 
 Poland 3
 
Third place match
 
 
15 September
 
 
 Spain 2
 
 
 Italy 1
Semi-finals
Spain 3–4 Portugal
  • Carol Glez 10'
  • N. Cuadrado 13'
  • Manau 32'
 Report
  • Marta 3'
  • Cristiana 17', 33'
  • Ema T. 20'
Referee: Malte Gerhardt (Germany)
Italy 0–3 Poland
Report
  • Gozdek 7'
  • Matusiak 29'
  • Sudyk 31'
Referee: Csaba Baghy (Hungary)
3rd place match
Italy 1–2 Spain
  • Ferrazza 13'
 Report
  • Manau 13'
  • Jessi 19'
Referee: Matthieu Dor (France)
Final
Poland 5–1 Portugal
  • Sudyk 1'
  • Słowy 3'
  • Szpera 10'
  • Matusiak 15', 19'
 Report
  • Daniela 34'
Referee: Fiammetta Susanna (Italy)

Awards

Winners trophy

2024 Women's Euro Beach Soccer League
Champions
Poland
Poland
First title

Individual awards

Top scorer(s)
Spain Adriana Manau
6 goals
Best player
Poland Paulina Bednarska
Best goalkeeper
Poland Adriana Banaszkiewicz

Final standings

Pos Team Result
1 PolandWEBSL Champions (1st title)
2 PortugalRunners-up
3 SpainThird place
4 Italy
5 Ukraine
6 Czech Republic
7  Switzerland
8 England

See also

References

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