2025 Euro Beach Soccer League

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Host countriesSpain
Georgia
Italy
Moldova
Dates23 May – 14 September
Venue5 (in 5 host cities)
Champions Italy (4th title)
2025 Euro Beach Soccer League
Tournament details
Host countriesSpain
Georgia
Italy
Moldova
Dates23 May – 14 September
Venue5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Italy (4th title)
Runners-up Spain
Third place Belarus
Fourth place Ukraine
Tournament statistics
Matches played93
Goals scored762 (8.19 per match)
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Locations of the four stages and the play-offs of the 2025 Euro Beach Soccer League

The 2025 Euro Beach Soccer League was the 28th edition of the Euro Beach Soccer League (EBSL), the annual, premier competition in European beach soccer contested between men's national teams. It is organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW).

This season, the competing teams continued to take part in two divisions: the top tier (Division A) and the bottom tier (Division B).

Portugal were the defending champions, but failed to defend their title, finishing in fifth place. The title was won by Italy who won the competition for the fourth time.

The initial calendar was revealed on 31 January 2025.[1] Alghero was replaced as Superfinal hosts on 16 April 2025.[2]

Phase Dates Country City Stage Divisions
Regular
season		23–25 May SpainEl Puerto de Santa MaríaStage 1AB
18–20 July GeorgiaBatumiStage 2A
25–27 July ItalyCastellammare di StabiaStage 3AB
1–3 August MoldovaChișinăuStage 4A
Play-offs9–14 September ItalyViareggioPromotion FinalB
Relegation play-outsA
SuperfinalA

Stage 1 (El Puerto de Santa María, 23–25 May)

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

All matches take place inside the Plaza de toros de El Puerto bullring, in tandem with stage 1 of the women's competition.[3][4]

Belgium make their first appearance in the competition since 2006.

Division A

Awards

The following were presented after the conclusion of the final day's matches.[5]

Stage Winners trophy Top scorer(s) Best player Best goalkeeper
 SpainSpain Chiky Ardil7 goalsSpain Chiky ArdilFrance Théo Guerin

Division B

The top three teams qualify for the Superfinal.[6]

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts
1 Lithuania 32100115+68
2 Azerbaijan 311011910+95
3 Belgium 30012416–121
4 England 30003811–30
23 May 2025 Azerbaijan  5–4 (a.e.t.)  England
11:00
  • Bayram 8'
  • Ramil 24', 29'
  • Lawson 36' (o.g.)
  • Sahib 39' (e.t.)
 Report
  • Lawson 2'
  • Johnson 29'
  • O'Rourke 8', 20'
 Referee: Arpad Jakab (Hungary)
23 May 2025 Belgium  0–3  Lithuania
12:15 Report
  • Novičkov 7'
  • Lambert 12' (o.g.)
  • Plytnikas 28'
 Referee: Nikolaos Manouras (Greece)
24 May 2025 Azerbaijan  11–2  Belgium
11:00
  • Ramil 1', 2', 14'
  • Jomard 6', 18'
  • Elshad 16'
  • Kamil 19'
  • Orkhan 22'
  • Amid 23'
  • Sahib 25'
  • Bayram 33'
 Report
  • Ennya 1'
  • Cardon 30'
 Referee: Gustavo Barros (Portugal)
24 May 2025 Lithuania  4–2  England
12:15
  • Giedraitis 10'
  • Novičkov 11', 14'
  • Lebedevas 21'
 Report
  • Friery 18'
  • Lawson 24'
 Referee: Alejandro Ojaos (Spain)
25 May 2025 England  2–2 (a.e.t.)
(1–4 p)		  Belgium
09:45
  • Day 10'
  • Henderson 14'
 Report
  • Depotbeker 27', 30'
 Referee: José Pardeiro (Spain)
25 May 2025 Lithuania  4–3 (a.e.t.)  Azerbaijan
12:15
  • Makutunovičius 10', 39' (e.t.)
  • Navickas 33'
  • Giedraitis 37' (e.t.)
 Report
  • Orkhan 10', 34', 39' (e.t.)
 Referee: Arpad Jakab (Hungary)

Awards

The following were presented after the conclusion of the final day's matches.[7]

Stage Winners trophy Top scorer(s) Best player Best goalkeeper
 LithuaniaAzerbaijan Ramil Aliyev5 goalsAzerbaijan Orkhan MammadovLithuania Modestas Kulikauskas

Stage 2 (Batumi, 18–20 July)

Matches are listed as local time in Batumi, GET (UTC+4) and are those scheduled; actual kick-off times may somewhat differ.

All matches took place at Batumi Beach Arena.

Division A

Awards

The following were presented after the conclusion of the final day's matches.[8]

Stage Winners trophy Top scorer(s) Best player Best goalkeeper
 BelarusSwitzerland Philipp Borer8 goalsBelarus Anatoliy RyabkoPortugal Pedro Mano

Stage 3 (Castellammare di Stabia, 25–27 July)

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

All matches took place at Stabia Beach Arena, with a capacity of approximately 2,500, in tandem with stage 2 of the women's competition.[9]

Division A

Awards

The following were presented after the conclusion of the final day's matches.[12]

Stage Winners trophy Top scorer(s) Best player Best goalkeeper
 ItalySwitzerland Glenn Hodel7 goalsItaly Marco GiordaniItaly Leandro Casapieri

Division B

The top three teams qualify for the Superfinal.[13]

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts
1 Kazakhstan 321001410+48
2 Romania 320011511+46
3 Malta 31002912−43
4 Norway 300031216−40
25 July 2025 Norway  2–3  Malta
11:15
  • Skotty 29'
  • Haga 33'
 Report
  • Schembri 14'
  • Micallef 16', 28'
 Referee: Moreno Francesco Longo (Italy)
25 July 2025 Kazakhstan  3–2 (a.e.t.)  Romania
12:30
  • Dering 17'
  • Malikov 29'
  • Kaizer 38'
 Report
Referee: Jose Alberto Pardeiro Puente (Spain)
26 July 2025 Norway  4–6  Kazakhstan
11:15
  • Paulos 11'
  • Skotty 14'
  • Hellebust 24'
  • Dyngeland 33'
 Report
  • Dering 4'
  • Kurbanov 7'
  • Kaizer 9', 23'
  • Shevchuk 11'
  • Minbayev 27'
 Referee: Raffaele Delvecchio (San Marino)
26 July 2025 Romania  6–2  Malta
12:30
  • Andrei Paul 5'
  • Măci 14', 17', 18', 23'
  • Andrescu 31'
 Report
  • Micallef 10'
  • Schembri 28'
 Referee: Davide Innaurato (Italy)
27 July 2025 Malta  4–5  Kazakhstan
11:15
  • Caruana 5', 20'
  • Nezar 14', 21'
 Report
  • Kurbanov 18'
  • Minbayev 22'
  • Demeshko 26'
  • Dering 27'
  • Kaizer 35'
 Referee: Tomas Nejedly (Czechia)
27 July 2025 Romania  7–6  Norway
12:30
  • Măci 10', 19', 25'
  • Andrei Paul 16'
  • Suciu 24'
  • Poste 27'
  • Toma 28'
 Report
  • Skotty 6', 34'
  • Paulos 13', 32'
  • Ljosa 26'
  • Gaare 27'
 Referee: Kanstantsin Pshonny (Belarus)

Awards

The following were presented after the conclusion of the final day's matches.[14]

Stage Winners trophy Top scorer(s) Best player Best goalkeeper
 KazakhstanRomania Marian Măciucă8 goalsKazakhstan Mikhail KaizerRomania Andrei Paul

Stage 4 (Chișinău, 1–3 August)

Matches are listed as local time in Chișinău, EEST (UTC+3) and are those scheduled; actual kick-off times may somewhat differ.

All matches took place at the FMF Beach Soccer Arena (also known as the Orange Arena for sponsporship reasons),[15] with a capacity of 1,024.[16]

Division A

Awards

The following were presented after the conclusion of the final day's matches.[17]

Stage Winners trophy Top scorer(s) Best player Best goalkeeper
 ItalySpain Chiky Ardil6 goalsItaly Josep JuniorItaly Leandro Casapieri

Cumulative standings

Division A

At the end of the regular season, the top eight teams advance to the Superfinal, whilst the bottom four are consigned to the relegation play-outs.[18]

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Italy66000388+3018Advance to the Superfinal
2 Spain660004316+2718
3 Belarus650014216+2615
4  Switzerland650014220+2215
5 Portugal650013715+2215
6 Ukraine640022519+612
7 France640022623+312
8 Denmark630031822−49
9 Poland621032016+48
10 Czechia620131930−117
11 Germany620041924−56
12 Moldova610052231–93
13 Georgia610051552−373Consigned to the relegation play-outs
14 Estonia600061022−120
15 Turkey600061849−310
16 Latvia60006738−310

Promotion Final (Viareggio, 10–14 September)

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

The top two teams are promoted to the 2026 EBSL Division A.

Group stage

Draw

The draw to divide the teams into their respective groups took place on 11 August 2025.[19]

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

Group A

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts
1 Lithuania 2200052+36
2 Azerbaijan 210016603
3 Belgium 2000258–30
10 September 2025 Lithuania  3–1  Belgium
14:00
  • Makutunovičius 2'
  • Giedraitis 17'
  • Navickas 18'
 Report
  • T. Depotbecker 6'
 Referee: Malte Gerhardt (Germany)
11 September 2025 Azerbaijan  5–4  Belgium
14:00
  • Elchin 7'
  • Sabir 9', 26'
  • Sahib 26'
  • Ramil 29'
 Report
  • Ennya 3', 28'
  • T. Depotbecker 10'
  • Cardon 16'
 Referee: Jose Pardeiro (Spain)
12 September 2025 Lithuania  2–1  Azerbaijan
10:15
  • Novičkov 7'
  • Giedraitis 27'
 Report
  • Kamran 30'
 Referee: Moreno Longo (Italy)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts
1 Romania 21100117+45
2 Kazakhstan 21001108+23
3 Malta 20002814–60
10 September 2025 Kazakhstan  7–4  Malta
12:45
  • Yershin 2'
  • Kaizer 4', 14'
  • Dering 12'
  • Minbayev 13'
  • Demeshko 13', 18'
 Report
  • Schembri 13', 14', 29'
  • Nezar 24'
 Referee: Mehdi Sayoud (Belgium)
11 September 2025 Romania  7–4  Malta
12:45
  • Toma 15'
  • Măci 22', 24'
  • Suciu 24'
  • Boata 25'
  • Andrescu 28'
  • Bolat 32'
 Report
  • Schembri 10'
  • Agius 12'
  • Nezar 35', 36'
 Referee: Saverio Bottalico (Italy)
12 September 2025 Kazakhstan  3–4 (a.e.t.)  Romania
09:00
  • Minbayev 16'
  • Shevchuk 21'
  • Kaizer 23'
 Report
  • Toma 3', 19', 39' (e.t.)
  • Bolat 9'
 Referee: Mehdi Sayoud (Belgium)

Semi-finals

Lithuania 0–0 (a.e.t.) Kazakhstan
Report
Penalties
3–0
Referee: Jose Pardeiro (Spain)
Romania 5–3 Azerbaijan
  • Boata 6', 9'
  • Andrei-Paul 12'
  • Măci 14'
  • Toma 29'
 Report
  • Sahib 9', 26'
  • Jomard 33'
Referee: Moreno Longo (Italy)

Finals

5th place match

Belgium 8–3 Malta
  • Ennya 11', 12'
  • Tilly 14'
  • Rose 18'
  • Resmond 21', 22', 30'
  • Coquelle 34'
 Report
  • Nanapere 14', 33'
  • Nezar 35'
Referee: Raffaele Delvecchio (San Marino)

3rd place match

Kazakhstan 1–7 Azerbaijan
  • Kurbanov 13'
 Report
  • Elchin 10'
  • Kamran 12'
  • Bayram 14'
  • Sahib 23'
  • Orkhan 24'
  • Ramil 26'
  • Jomard 29'
Referee: Mehdi Sayoud (Belgium)

Championship match

Romania 3–4 Lithuania
 Report
  • Lebedevas 8'
  • Makutunovičius 29', 30'
  • Kliukoit 30'
Referee: Annett Unterbeck (Germany)

Awards

Winners trophy Top scorer(s) Best player Best goalkeeper
 LithuaniaRomania Vincene Toma6 goalsLithuania Mantas MakutunovičiusLithuania Modestas Kulikauskas

Source

Final standings

Pos Team Result
1 LithuaniaPromoted to 2026 EBSL Division A
2 Romania
3 AzerbaijanRemain in Division B
4 Kazakhstan
5 Belgium
6 Malta

Relegation play-outs (Viareggio, 9–11 September)

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

The two teams that finish bottom are relegated to the 2026 EBSL Division B; the top two retain their place in Division A.[20]

Key: Outcome –   Relegated to 2026 Division B
Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts
1 Estonia 32001148+66
2 Turkey 32001137+66
3 Latvia 31002716–93
4 Georgia 3100269–33
9 September 2025 Estonia  4–3  Turkey
09:00
  • Lepik 2', 36'
  • Lilleorg 21'
  • Raku 34'
 Report
  • Oğzuhan 22'
  • Emrah 23'
  • Palm 33' (o.g.)
 Referee: Jose Pardeiro (Spain)
9 September 2025 Latvia  3–2  Georgia
10:15
  • Skuratovics 9'
  • Gusarins 19'
  • Hohluks 29'
 Report
  • Lomidze 16'
  • M. Shamiladze 16'
 Referee: Vladimir Tashkov (Bulgaria)
10 September 2025 Estonia  8–2  Latvia
10:15
  • Lepik 1', 19', 22', 26'
  • Arula 5', 9'
  • Vihmoja 20', 27'
 Report
  • Josifovs 10'
  • Skuratovics 25'
 Referee: Sergio Gomes (Portugal)
10 September 2025 Georgia  1–4  Turkey
11:30
  • G. Makharadze 29'
 Report
  • Serkan 18'
  • Cengizhan 22'
  • Hüseyin 32'
  • T. Özdemir 34'
 Referee: Moreno Longo (Italy)
11 September 2025 Turkey  6–2  Latvia
10:15
  • Efe Lorenzo 8', 25'
  • Emrah 14', 35'
  • Hüseyin 17'
  • Ferhat 19'
 Report
  • Grīslis 21', 35'
 Referee: Raffaele Delvecchi (San Marino)
11 September 2025 Georgia  3–2  Estonia
11:30
  • M. Shamiladze 7'
  • Todadze 21'
  • G. Makharadze 27'
 Report
  • Lepik 14'
  • Lilleorg 36'
 Referee: Mehdi Sayoud (Belgium)

Superfinal (Viareggio, 9–14 September)

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

All matches take place at Matteo Valenti Beach Stadium,[2] with a capacity of 1,000.[21]

Group stage

Draw

The draw to divide the teams into their respective groups took place on 11 August 2025.[19]

Key: Advance to –   Semi-finals /   5th place match /   7th place match / (H) Hosts

Group A

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts
1 Italy (H) 32010117+47
2 Belarus 32001108+26
3 Portugal 310021012–23
4 France 300031014–40
9 September 2025 Belarus  4–3  Portugal
14:00
  • Hapon 11', 29'
  • Piatrouski 27'
  • Novikau 27'
 Report
Referee: Malte Gerhardt (Germany)
9 September 2025 France  4–4 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)		  Italy
18:00
  • Gosselin 1'
  • Bru 8'
  • Laassami 21'
  • Constant 38' (e.t.)
 Report
Referee: Vitalij Gomolko (Lithuania)
10 September 2025 Belarus  6–4  France
15:30
  • Bryshtel 6', 34'
  • Piatrouski 11'
  • Ryabko 14'
  • Hapon 18'
  • Hardzetski 21'
 Report
  • Bru 1'
  • Guerin 7'
  • Laassami 17'
  • Belhomme 20'
 Referee: Annett Unterbeck (Germany)
10 September 2025 Italy  6–3  Portugal
18:00
  • Casapieri 12'
  • Fazzini 17', 34'
  • Josep Jr. 21', 34'
  • Remedi L. 36'
 Report
Referee: Lukasz Ostrowski (Poland)
12 September 2025 Portugal  4–2  France
14:00
Report
  • Guerin 4'
  • Gosselin 14'
 Referee: Vitalij Gomolko (Lithuania)
12 September 2025 Italy  1–0  Belarus
18:00
  • Casapieri 23'
 Report Referee: Sergio Gomes (Portugal)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts
1 Spain 330002213+99
2 Ukraine 31011151504
3  Switzerland 310021417–33
4 Denmark 300031319–60
9 September 2025 Switzerland  4–5  Ukraine
11:30 Hodel 24'
Borer 30', 33' (pen.), 35'		 Report Ross 7'
Pashko 10', 19'
Glutskiy 29'
Voitok 32'		 Referee: Saverio Bottalico (Italy)
9 September 2025 Denmark  5–7  Spain
15:30
  • Damm 2', 29'
  • Wegeberg 3', 7'
  • Hansen 19'
 Report
  • Oliver 1'
  • Brian 6', 15'
  • Antonio 7', 26'
  • Kuman 27'
  • Ramy 29'
 Referee: Sergio Gomes (Portugal)
11 September 2025 Switzerland  6–2  Denmark
15:30
  • Steinemann 17', 18'
  • Hodel 31', 33'
  • Wegeberg 32' (o.g.)
  • J. Knöpfli 36'
 Report
  • Ryding 9'
  • Jensen 20'
 Referee: Vitalij Gomolko (Lithuania)
11 September 2025 Spain  5–4  Ukraine
16:45
  • Brian 1', 1'
  • D. Ardil 13', 28'
  • Suli Batis 32'
 Report
  • Samoilenko 14'
  • Yarmak 19', 21'
  • Maksymets 19'
 Referee: Matthieu Dor (France)
12 September 2025 Ukraine  6–6 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)		  Denmark
11:30
  • Ross 9', 21'
  • Nerush 20', 22'
  • Voitok 23'
  • Potapov 28'
 Report
  • Jensen 2'
  • Madsen 4', 19'
  • Stubgaard 21'
  • Damm 29'
  • Wegeberg 29'
 Referee: Malte Gerhardt (Germany)
12 September 2025 Spain  10–4   Switzerland
15:30
  • D. Ardil 1'
  • Chiky 1'
  • Suli Batis 4', 5', 18', 28'
  • Ramy 12', 35'
  • Oliver 14'
  • Ridu 32'
 Report
  • Borer 20', 21', 22'
  • Steinemann 25'
 Referee: Vladimir Tashkov (Bulgaria)

Semi-finals

Spain 6–3 Belarus
  • D. Ardil 2', 6'
  • Brian 2'
  • Oliver 12'
  • Kuman 15'
  • Chiky 33'
 Report
Referee: Vladimir Tashkov (Bulgaria)
Italy 4–1 Ukraine
  • Sassari 16', 32'
  • Josep Jr. 20', 25'
 Report
  • Maksymets 26'
Referee: Lukasz Ostrowski (Poland)

Finals

7th place match

France 4–5 (a.e.t.) Denmark
  • Tillet 7'
  • Belhomme 14'
  • Bru 33'
  • Gosselin 36'
 Report
  • Hansen 7'
  • Gosselin 10' (o.g.)
  • Madsen 16'
  • Pilgaard 20'
  • Dorph 38' (e.t.)
Referee: Malte Gerhardt (Germany)

5th place match

Portugal 9–3  Switzerland
 Report
  • Steinemann 15'
  • J. Knöpfli 26'
  • Hodel 27'
Referee: Jose Pardeiro (Spain)

3rd place match

Belarus 3–0 w/o[b] Ukraine
Report

Championship match

Spain 5–8 Italy
  • Chiky 1', 24', 35', 35'
  • Ramy 17'
 Report
  • Sassari 13'
  • Remedi A. 13', 15', 30'
  • Genovali 23'
  • Josep Jr. 28'
  • Alla 31'
  • Shalabi 32'
Referee: Sergio Soares (Portugal)

Awards

Winners trophy

 2025 Euro Beach Soccer League
Champions 

Italy
Fourth title

Individual awards

Top scorer(s)
Italy Josep Junior[c]
6 goals
Best player
Italy Alessandro Remedi
Best goalkeeper
Italy Leandro Casapieri

Final standings

Pos Team Result
1 ItalyEBSL Champions (4th title)
2 SpainRunners-up
3 BelarusThird place
4 Ukraine
5 Portugal
6  Switzerland
7 Denmark
8 France

See also

References

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