World Winners Cup
Football tournament
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The World Winners Cup (WWC) is an annual worldwide beach soccer club competition contested between top teams held annually since 2019.[1]
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| Organiser(s) | BSWW |
|---|---|
| Region | World |
| Teams | 24 |
| Related competitions | Euro Winners Cup |
| Current champions |  Kfar Qassem (2nd title) |
| Most championships | Kfar Qassem (2 titles) |
| Website | Beach Soccer Worldwide |
The first champion of the tournament was the Brazilian club Flamengo, while the current titleholder is the Italian club Napoli Beach Soccer.[2]
History
The first edition of the World Winners Cup in beach soccer was announced in April 2019. Initially scheduled for September 2019, the tournament was postponed by a month. The host city was the Turkish resort of Alanya. A total of 19 teams took part, divided into four groups. To participate, each club had to receive approval from its national federation.[3]
The final match was contested between Brazil's Flamengo and China's Meizhou Hakka. Flamengo won 5–3 and claimed the inaugural title. The tournament had a total prize fund of €35,000, with the winner receiving €16,000.[4][5]
The next edition was planned for October 2020. However, in July 2020, Joan Cusco, the president of the Beach Soccer Worldwide, announced the tournament would be postponed to April 2021. Eventually, it did not take place on the scheduled dates, and in September 2021, the tournament was postponed indefinitely.[6]
In August 2022, it was announced that the competition would be held in September of the same year on the Italian island of Sardinia, at Poetto Beach in Cagliari. Out of 13 participating teams, German club Real Münster won the tournament, defeating El Salvador’s La Pirraya 9–3 in the final.[7]
The third edition was hosted in Alghero, another Sardinian city. Without losing a single match, Italian club Napoli Beach Soccer emerged victorious, beating Latvian club Riga 6–3 in the final.[8]
Results
Men's World Winners Cup
| Season | Host | Team | Winners | Final score | Runner-up | Third place | Fourth place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Alanya, Turkey | 19 |  Flamengo |
5–3 |  Meizhou Hakka |
 Levante |
 Shahin Khazar |
[9][10] |
| 2022 | Cagliari, Italy | 13 |  Real Münster |
9–3 |  La Pirraya |
 Napoli Beach Soccer |
Rostocker Robben |
[11] |
| 2023 | Alghero, Italy | 24 | Napoli Beach Soccer |
6–3 |  Riga |
 Paphos |
Bahia de Mazarrón |
[12] |
| 2024 | Alghero, Italy | 24 | Kfar Qassem |
4–3 | Rosh Haayin |
Zhejiang Ningbo TMS |
 Vybir |
[13] |
| 2025 | Sicily, Italy | 24 | Kfar Qassem |
3–1 | Napoli Beach Soccer |
Zhejiang Ningbo TMS |
 Marseille BT |
[14] |
Women's World Winners Cup
| Season | Host | Team | Winners | Final score | Runner-up | Third place | Fourth place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Cagliari, Italy | 5 |  Lady Grembach Łódź |
RR |  Lazo Apego Kitakyushu |
Barra de Santiago |
FBA Beach Soccer |
[15] |
| 2023 | Alghero, Italy | 9 | BSC Mriya 2006-Servit |
5–3 | Sao Pedro Beach Soccer |
Cagliari Beach Soccer |
Lazo Apego Kitakyushu |
[16] |
| 2024 | Alghero, Italy | 10 | Sao Pedro Beach Soccer |
3–3 (p. 3–2) | CD Higicontrol Melilla |
Red Devils Ladies Chojnice |
Cagliari Beach Soccer |
[17] |
| 2025 | Sicily, Italy | 10 | CD Higicontrol Melilla |
2–1 |  Beach Soccer Zeeland Ladies |
Sao Pedro Beach Soccer |
Beach Soccer UES |
[18] |