Beach soccer at the 2019 European Games

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Host countryBelarus
Dates25–29 June
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Olympic Sports Complex
Beach soccer at the 2019 European Games
Tournament details
Host countryBelarus
Dates25–29 June
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Olympic Sports Complex
Final positions
Champions Portugal (1st title)
Runners-up Spain
Third place  Switzerland
Fourth place Ukraine
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored171 (8.55 per match)
Top scorer(s)Italy Gabriele Gori[1]
(11 goals)
2015
2023

The beach soccer tournament at the 2019 European Games was held from 25 to 29 June. It was the second edition of beach soccer at the European Games.

Eight men’s teams, comprising 96 athletes, competed over five days of competition.[2][3]

Qualification

Belarus is qualified as host country. The remaining seven teams have qualified through the 2018 Euro Beach Soccer League (EBSL). The top six teams in the Superfinal will qualify with the top team from the Promotional Final.[5]

Means of qualification Date of competition Venue Berths Qualified
Host country  1 Belarus
2018 EBSL Superfinal6–9 September 2018Italy Alghero6 Italy
 Spain
 Portugal
 Russia
  Switzerland
 Ukraine
2018 EBSL Promotion Final1 Romania
Total 8

Draw

The draw was held on 4 April 2019 in the conference hall of the National Olympic Stadium Dynamo in Minsk, Belarus.[6][7]

Seedings

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
 Belarus (A1)
 Italy (B1)
 Spain
 Portugal
 Russia
  Switzerland
 Ukraine
 Romania

Group round

Classification matches

Bracket

 
5–8th place semifinals5th place match
 
      
 
28 June
 
 
 Italy10
 
29 June
 
 Romania3
 
 Italy4
 
28 June
 
 Russia3
 
 Belarus5 (2)
 
 
 Russia (p)5 (3)
 
7th place match
 
 
29 June
 
 
 Romania2
 
 
 Belarus5

5–8th place semifinals

Italy 10–3 Romania
Report
Olympic Sports Complex, Minsk
Referee: Mikhail Prokharau (Belarus)

Belarus 5–5 (a.e.t.) Russia
Report
Penalties
2–3
Olympic Sports Complex, Minsk
Referee: Vitalij Gomolko (Lithuania)

Seventh place match

Romania 2–5 Belarus
Report
Olympic Sports Complex, Minsk
Referee: Ago Kärtmann (Estonia)

Fifth place match

Italy 4–3 Russia
Report
Olympic Sports Complex, Minsk
Referee: Vitalij Gomolko (Lithuania)

Knockout round

Final standings

References

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