2012 Euro Beach Soccer League

The 2012 Euro Beach Soccer League (EBSL) is an annual European competition in beach soccer, organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW). The competitions allows national teams to compete in beach soccer in a league format over the summer months. Each season ends with a Superfinal, deciding the competition winner.

2012 Euro Beach Soccer League
Tournament details
Teams21 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Switzerland (1st title)
Runners-up Russia
Third place Italy
Fourth place Romania
Tournament statistics
Matches played60
Goals scored521 (8.68 per match)

This season, there are eight teams participating in two divisions in each Stage (there are three Stages this year, as opposed to four) that will face each other in a round-robin system. Division A consists of the 8 top teams in Europe based on the BSWW European Ranking. Division B consists of 12 of the lower ranked teams and new entries to the competition. Each division has its own regulations and competition format. This was due to the European qualifying tournament for the 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup being held during the EBSL season.

Each team competes in two preliminary events to see their points obtained accumulated into an overall ranking that will determine the teams that qualify for the Superfinal. The top six teams of Division A (including the individual Stage winners) will play in the Superfinal in The Hague, the Netherlands from August 23 – 26. The top four teams of Division B (including the individual Stage winners) plus the worst team in Division A and the host team Netherlands will play in the Promotional Final to try to earn promotion to Division A for the 2013 season.

Beginning this season, the Power Horse energy drink company has signed on to become the new sponsor of the EBSL. The logo has been slightly modified to show this.

Eligible EBSL Teams

The teams from Division A will compete for the Euro Beach Soccer League title while the teams from Division B will compete for promotion into next year's Division A.[1]

2012 Euro Beach Soccer League Divisions
DIVISION A DIVISION B
 France  Romania  Andorra  England  Hungary
 Italy  Russia  Azerbaijan  Estonia  Norway
 Poland  Spain  Belarus  Germany  Turkey
 Portugal   Switzerland  Czech Republic  Greece  Ukraine

Note: Netherlands qualifies for Promotion Final as host nation without playing a match.

Stage 1 Terracina, Italy – June, 8 – 10

Participating Nations

Division A, Group A
Team Pld W W+ L GF GA +/- Pts
 Russia 3300168+89
 Portugal 3111129+35
 Spain 30121217–52
 France 30031420–60
clinched Superfinal Berth

Division A, Group B
Team Pld W W+ L GF GA +/- Pts
  Switzerland 32012015+56
 Poland 30212123–24
 Italy 31021613+33
 Romania 31021218–63
clinched Superfinal Berth

Division B
Team Pld W W+ L GF GA +/- Pts
 Belarus 3201159+66
 Czech Republic 3201125+76
 Hungary 32011517–26
 Norway 3003920–110

Belarus win the stage on goal average

clinched Promotional Final Berth

Schedule & Results

All kickoff times are of local time in Terracina (UTC+02:00).

Czech Republic 7 – 0 Norway
P. Stejskal  8'
T. Zidlicky  10'
D. Filinger  10'
T. Hurab  13'
M. Chalupa  19'
M. Salak  27'
M. Bocek  35'		 Report
Rive di Traiano, Terracina


Hungary 3 – 9 Belarus
P. Abel  15'
T. Weisz  29'
S. Badalik  33'		 Report  13',  18' V. Krupitsa
 15',  29',  31' I. Bryshtsel
 20' Karpau
 27',  33' V. Bokach
 29' I. Miranovich
Rive di Traiano, Terracina


Switzerland  4 – 5 Romania
D. Stankovic  2',  13'
S. Spaccarotella  23'
A. Schirinzi  33'		 Report  5' L. Croitoru
 5',  33' Maci
 27' I. Posteucă
 34' L. Chirilă
Rive di Traiano, Terracina
Referee: Michael Scheffers


France 6 – 9 Russia
M. Pagis  10',  23',  24'
A. Fayos  22',  36'
J. Basquaise  36'		 Report  4',  4',  23',  28',  36' D. Shishin
 10',  31' E. Eremeev
 16' E. Shaykov
 32' Y. Gorchinskiy
Rive di Traiano, Terracina


Portugal 6 – 5 (a.e.t.) Spain
B. Novo  15',  16'
N. Belchior  17',  32',  37'
Madjer  19'		 Report  8',  16',  30' Juanma
 10' R. Amarelle
 19' C. Torres
Rive di Traiano, Terracina


Poland 7 – 6 (a.e.t.) Italy
T. Wydmuszek  10',  16'
B. Saganowski  16',  37'
M. Widzicki  19'
P. Friszkemut  29'
W. Ziober  31'		 Report  1',  2' F. Corosiniti
 13' D. Ramaciotti
 21',  30',  31' P. Palmacci
Rive di Traiano, Terracina
Belarus 5 – 4 Norway
L. Melandez  8' (o.g.)
I. Miranovich  16',  29'
V. Krupitsa  26'
I. Bryshtsel  32'		 Report  12' Senja (T.-R. Sorensen)
 29' B. Ellingsen
 35',  36' E. Hansen
Rive di Traiano, Terracina


Czech Republic 3 – 4 Hungary
M. Salak  16'
M. Bocek  33'
T. Hurab  33'		 Report  3',  5' V. Fekete
 25' P. Jaksa
 36' F. Besenyei
Rive di Traiano, Terracina


Switzerland  12 – 8 Poland
V. Jaeggy  17'
P. Borer  14',  21'
S. Leu  17',  34'
D. Stankovic  17',  30'
V. Jaeggy  18'
A. Schirinzi  23',  23',  36'
S. Meier  33'		 Report  5' D. Depta
 8' T. Wydmuszek
 23' D. Baran
 25' K. Grzegorczyk
 30' W. Ziober
 33',  34' P. Friszkemut
 33' M. Widzicki
Rive di Traiano, Terracina


Portugal 6 – 3 France
N. Belchior  6'
Madjer  12',  12'
Rui Coimbra  16'
B. Novo  22'
Jordan  33'		 Report  12' M. Pagis
 12' J.-M. Edouard
 35' A. Fayos
Rive di Traiano, Terracina


Russia 6 – 2 Spain
E. Shaykov  6',  14'
D. Shishin  9',  36'
A. Makarov  12',  30'		 Report  22' J. Torres
 24' C. Torres
Rive di Traiano, Terracina


Italy 8 – 2 Romania
P. Palmacci  3',  19',  24',  32'
F. Corosiniti  4',  15'
M. Leghissa  17',  26'		 Report  3' Maci
 5' L. Chirilă
Rive di Traiano, Terracina
Norway 5 – 8 Hungary
Senja (T.-R. Sorensen)
B. Ellingsen ,
E. Hansen
L. Melandez 		Report , , , V. Fekete
, S. Badalik
P. Jaksa
P. Abel
Rive di Traiano, Terracina


Belarus 1 – 2 Czech Republic
I. Bryshtsel  23' Report  2' M. Bocek
 12' D. Filinger
Rive di Traiano, Terracina


Poland 6 – 5 (a.e.t.) Romania
B. Saganowski  1',  27',  37'
W. Ziober  33',  39'
T. Wydmuszek  35'		 Report  4' I. Posteucă
 20',  30' M. Posteucă
 31',  38' Maci
Rive di Traiano, Terracina


Spain 5 – 5 (a.e.t.) France
R. Amarelle  2',  15'
D. Samoun  14' (o.g.)
J. Torres  26',  28'		 Report  2',  3' J. Basquaise
 5' A. Mendy
 8' M. Pagis
 31' D. Samoun
Penalties
R. Amarelle 1 – 0 M. Pagis
Rive di Traiano, Terracina


Italy 2 – 4  Switzerland
G. Gori  5'
P. Palmacci  36'		 Report  6' S. Lutz
 14',  26',  35' D. Stankovic
Rive di Traiano, Terracina


Russia 1 – 0 Portugal
A. Bukhlitskiy  8' Report
Rive di Traiano, Terracina

Individual Awards

MVP: Paolo Palmacci
Top Scorer: Paolo Palmacci (8 goals)
Best goalkeeper: Andrey Bukhlitskiy

Stage 2 Berlin, Germany – August, 3 – 5

Participating Nations

Final standings Division A
Team Pld W W+ L GF GA +/- Pts
 Russia 3300156+99
 Romania 30211115–44
 Italy 31021413+13
 France 30031218–60
clinched Superfinal Berth

Final standings Division B
Team Pld W W+ L GF GA +/- Pts
 Germany 330094+59
 Azerbaijan 32011411+36
 Greece 3102910–13
 Turkey 3003815–70
clinched Promotional Final Berth

Schedule & Results

All kickoff times are of local time in Berlin (UTC+02:00).

Romania 4 – 4 (a.e.t.) Italy
Maci  2'
F. Corosiniti  15' (o.g.)
M. Posteucă  32'
I. Posteucă  34'		 Report  10' M. Leghissa
 16' G. Gori
 18' F. Corosiniti
 22' M. Marrucci
Penalties
Maci 1 – 0 S. Feudi
O2 World, Berlin
Referee: Emanuel Vocale


Turkey 2 – 5 Greece
A. Muftuoglu  2'
B. Terzioglu  33'		 Report  4',  13' Ni. Bertsias
 7' E. Kouvaras
 8' I. Bousmpouras
 17' Ne. Bertsias
O2 World, Berlin
Referee: Roman Walder


France 2 – 5 Russia
D. Samoun  7'
J. Basquaise  25'		 Report  11',  22',  25' D. Shishin
 26' A. Makarov
 32' E. Eremeev
O2 World, Berlin
Referee: Tomas Winiarcyzk


Azerbaijan 2 – 3 Germany
Elvin Guliyev  29'
J. Bakshaliyev  33'		 Report  6' F. Goller
 8' S. Ullrich
 19' C. Thürk
O2 World, Berlin
Referee: Giuseppe Melfi
Romania 5 – 4 (a.e.t.) France
M. Posteucă  6'
Maci  9'
R. Gasset  12' (o.g.)
I. Florea  12'
L. Croitoru  37'		 Report  7' Favolini
 16' J.-M. Edouard
 18' S. Francois
 19' D. Samoun
O2 World, Berlin
Referee: Alexander Berezkin


Turkey 5 – 6 Azerbaijan
Tamer Ay  3'
A. Sezer  13'
E. Eriten  13'
B. Terzioglu  19'
E. Anzaflioglu  32'		 Report  4' E. Kurdov
 7',  34',  36' Z. Zeynalov
 14',  27' H. Baghirov
O2 World, Berlin
Referee: Giuseppe Melfi


Russia 3 – 2 Italy
Y. Krasheninnikov  4'
A. Makarov  19'
R. Zaikin  29'		 Report  4' F. Corosiniti
 35' G. Gori
O2 World, Berlin
Referee: Peter Herbaly


Germany 2 – 1 Greece
C. Thürk  3'
O. Romrig  23'		 Report  32' I. Bousmpouras
O2 World, Berlin
Referee: Tomas Winiarcyzk
Italy 8 – 6 France
G. Gori  4',  12',  33'
D. Ramaciotti  7',  31'
M. Marrucci  19'
S. Marinai  27',  30'		 Report  3' D. Samoun
 19',  21',  23' J. Basquaise
 20' S. Francois
 26' F. Mendy
O2 World, Berlin
Referee: Roman Walder


Greece 3 – 6 Azerbaijan
K. Papastathopoulos  5'
P. Konstantakopoulos  9',  22'		 Report  5' H. Baghirov
 10',  20',  28' Elvin Guliyev
 24' A. Zeynal
 32' J. Bakshaliyev
O2 World, Berlin
Referee: Emanuel Vocale


Russia 7 – 2 Romania
D. Shishin  4',  25',  26',  31'
A. Makarov  7'
Y. Krasheninnikov  21'
E. Eremeev  23'		 Report  1' I. Florea
 32' M. Posteucă
O2 World, Berlin
Referee: Tomas Winiarcyzk


Germany 4 – 1 Turkey
C. Thürk  18'
S. Ullrich  19',  29'
O. Romrig  35'		 Report  35' A. Muftuoglu
O2 World, Berlin
Referee: Giuseppe Melfi

Individual Awards

MVP: Dmitry Shishin
Top Scorer: Dmitry Shishin (7 goals)
Best goalkeeper: Danila Ippolitov

Stage 3 Torredembarra, Spain – August, 17 – 19

Participating Nations

Final standings Division A
Team Pld W W+ L GF GA +/- Pts
  Switzerland 32011714+36
 Spain 30211112–14
 Portugal 31021719–23
 Poland 31029903
clinched Superfinal Berth

Final standings Division B
Team Pld W W+ L GF GA +/- Pts
 Ukraine 3300277+209
 Estonia 32011611+56
 England 3102915–63
 Andorra 3003625–190
clinched Promotional Final Berth

Schedule & Results

All kickoff times are of local time in Torredembarra (UTC+02:00).

Ukraine 6 – 4 Estonia
V. Sydorenko  4'
R. Pachev  10',  20'
O. Zborovskyi  18',  35'
M. Anton  25' (o.g.)		 Report  16',  33' A. Aniko
 28' A. Saharov
 36' A. Galkin
Platja de Torredembarra
Referee: Wolff


Andorra 3 – 4 England
A. Godoy  18'
D. Mejías  27',  34'		 Report  16',  23' J. Temple
 18' S. Webb
 33' S. Lawson
Platja de Torredembarra
Referee: Petrova


Poland 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) Spain
P. Friszkemut  31' Report  6' J. Lima
Penalties
D. Baran
T. Wydmuszek
M. Olejniczak 		1 – 2 R. Amarelle
J. Lima
M. Beiro
Platja de Torredembarra
Referee: Benchabane


Portugal 7 – 8  Switzerland
P. Graça  4'
J. Santos  11',  20',  22',  30'
J. Maria  18'
B. Torres  20'		 Report  1' S. Leu
 8' (o.g.) R. Coimbra
 13' S. Spaccarotella
 15',  20',  34' K. Jaeggy
 20' M. Rodrigues
 32' A. Schirinzi
Platja de Torredembarra
Referee: Akcer
Ukraine 13 – 1 Andorra
I. Riabchuk  4',  19',  34'
O. Zborovskyi  8',  19',  28',  35'
O. Budzko  12',  30'
V. Gladchenko  17'
O. Korniychuk  20'
O. Illichov  22'
K. Andreiev  31'		 Report  31' M. Blázquez
Platja de Torredembarra
Referee: Polito


England 3 – 4 Estonia
J. Temple  4'
S. Lawson  10'
M. Evans  13'		 Report  1' I. Siska
 2' A. Galkin
 25' A. Saharov
 30' M. Truusalu
Platja de Torredembarra
Referee: Martinez


Spain 5 – 8  Switzerland
L. Gomez  5',  12',  27',  35'
Kuman  28'		 Report  1',  18' S. Spaccarotella
 13' S. Leu
 15' K. Jaeggy
 26',  30' A. Schirinzi
 33' M. Jaeggy
 36' P. Borer
Platja de Torredembarra
Referee: Benchabane


Portugal 7 – 6 Poland
J. Maria  14',  16',  23'
B. Novo  16'
J. Santos  20',  35'
R. Coimbra  36'		 Report  16' (o.g.) B. Novo
 18' D. Baran
 20' P. Golanski
 28' L. Trzaskowski
 32' M. Olejniczak
 33' P. Friszkemut
Platja de Torredembarra
Referee: Wolff
Estonia 8 – 2 Andorra
A. Saharov  1',  6'
M. Lukk  16'
A. Galkin  18',  22'
M. Truusalu  21',  24',  29'		 Report  14' D. Mejías
 15' M. Blázquez
Platja de Torredembarra
Referee: Petrova


England 2 – 8 Ukraine
J. Younie  9'
M. Day  29'		 Report  9',  16',  31' O. Zborovskyi
 11' R. Pachev
 12' O. Korniychuk
 28' K. Andreiev
 29' O. Illichov
 32' V. Gladchenko
Platja de Torredembarra
Referee: Zimmerman


Switzerland  1 – 2 Poland
P. Borer 31' Report  25',  29' P. Friszkemut
Platja de Torredembarra
Referee: Benchabane


Spain 5 – 3 (a.e.t.) Portugal
J. Lima 15'
L. Gomez  23',  27',  37'
R. Amarelle  39'		 Report  10' B. Novo
 22' R. Coimbra
 28' J. Maria
Platja de Torredembarra

Individual Awards

MVP: Oleg Zborovskyi
Top Scorer: Oleg Zborovskyi (9 goals)
Best goalkeeper: Paulo Graça

Cumulative standings

Ranking & tie-breaking criteria: Division A – 1. Points earned 2. Goal difference 3. Goals scored | Division B – 1. Points earned 2. Highest stage placement 3. Goal difference 4. Goals scored.

EBSL Superfinal and Promotional Final – The Hague, Netherlands – August, 23 – 26

Superfinal and Promotional Final Divisions

The Divisions for the Euro Beach Soccer League Superfinal have not yet been determined. The teams from Division A will compete for the Euro Beach Soccer League title while the teams from Division B will compete for promotion into next year's Division A.

2012 Euro Beach Soccer League Superfinal Divisions
DIVISION A
(Superfinal)		 DIVISION B
(Promotional Final)
 Russia  Poland  Netherlands  Germany
  Switzerland  Romania  France  Czech Republic
 Portugal  Italy  Ukraine  Belarus
automatic entry as hosts

Group A Standings
Team Pld W W+ L GF GA +/- Pts
 Russia 2200136+76
 Italy 210197+23
 Poland 2002312–90
clinched Superfinal Group

Group B Standings
Team Pld W W+ L GF GA +/- Pts
  Switzerland 2200145+96
 Romania 2101711–43
 Portugal 2002712–50
clinched Superfinal Group

Schedule & Results

All kickoff times are of local time in The Hague (UTC+02:00).

Round-Robin
Switzerland  7 – 2 Romania
D. Stankovic  17',  27',  33'
P. Borer  18'
S. Leu  19'
D. Ziegler  24'
K. Jaeggy  26'		 Report  10' I. Florea
 15' Maci
The Hague Beach Stadium, Scheveningen, The Hague
Referee: Michael Scheffers


Russia 7 – 3 Italy
E. Eremeev  21',  31'
A. Makarov  19',  34'
D. Shishin  11'
I. Leonov  14'
E. Shaykov  28'		 Report  16',  29' G. Gori
 20' D. Ramaciotti
The Hague Beach Stadium, Scheveningen, The Hague
Referee: Istvan Meszaros
Portugal 4 – 5 Romania
L. Vaz  5',  22'
Madjer  24'
J. Maria  29'		 Report  18',  21' I. Florea
 5' Maci
 7' A. Tănase
 22' L. Chirilă
The Hague Beach Stadium, Scheveningen, The Hague


Poland 0 – 6 Italy
Report  15',  17',  35' D. Ramaciotti
 18',  19' G. Gori
 21' F. Corosiniti
The Hague Beach Stadium, Scheveningen, The Hague
Switzerland  7 – 3 Portugal
P. Borer  8',  17'
D. Stankovic  11',  27'
K. Jaeggy  5'
M. Jaeggy  34'
S. Spaccarotella  36'		 Report  29' J. Santos
 34' R. Coimbra
 36' Madjer
The Hague Beach Stadium, Scheveningen, The Hague
Referee: Alexander Berezkin


Russia 6 – 3 Poland
D. Shishin  4',  5',  19'
E. Eremeev  3',  34'
Y. Krasheninnikov  28'		 Report  30' D. Baran
 33' M. Widzicki
 36' W. Ziober
The Hague Beach Stadium, Scheveningen, The Hague
Referee: Michael Scheffers

Fifth-place Match
Poland 2 – 9 Portugal
D. Baran  13',  36'  4' R. Coimbra
 10' C. Delgado
 13' L. Vaz
 13' Marinho
 16' Madjer
 16',  18' J. Maria
 31',  32' B. Novo
The Hague Beach Stadium, Scheveningen, The Hague

Third-place Match
Italy 5 – 1 Romania
G. Gori  4',  28'
M. Leghissa  8'
D. Ramacciotti  12'
F. Corosiniti  28'		  22' I. Posteucă
The Hague Beach Stadium, Scheveningen, The Hague
Referee: Michael Scheffers

Championship Final Match
Russia 5 – 6  Switzerland
I. Leonov  1',  22'
D. Shishin  4',  23'
A. Makarov  34'		  3',  23' D. Stankovic
 10',  28' P. Borer
 24' M. Jaeggy
 29' S. Leu
The Hague Beach Stadium, Scheveningen, The Hague

Final Division A Standing
Rank Team
1  Switzerland (First EBSL Title)
2 Russia
3 Italy
4 Romania
5 Portugal
6 Poland

Group A Standings
Team Pld W W+ L GF GA +/- Pts
 Belarus 210165+13
 Netherlands 21017703
 Germany 210167–13
clinched Promotional Final Group

Group B Standings
Team Pld W W+ L GF GA +/- Pts
 Ukraine 220083+56
 France 210179–23
 Czech Republic 200247–30
clinched Promotional Final Group

Schedule & Results

All kickoff times are of local time in The Hague (UTC+02:00).

Round-Robin
France 5 – 3 Czech Republic
G. Iborra  9'
A. Mendy  19'
O. Brüsch  19' (o.g.)
M. Pagis  20'
J. Basquaise  24'		 Report  12' O. Brüsch
 27' M. Chalupa
 28' J. Toman
The Hague Beach Stadium, Scheveningen, The Hague
Referee: Alfredo Balconi


Germany 3 – 2 Belarus
D. Castelli  22'
O. Romrig  27'
M. Heger  35'		 Report  16',  33' E. Haiduk
The Hague Beach Stadium, Scheveningen, The Hague
Referee: Michael Frey
Ukraine 2 – 1 Czech Republic
O. Korniychuk  16'
K. Andreiev  35'		 Report  2' M. Chalupa
The Hague Beach Stadium, Scheveningen, The Hague


Netherlands 2 – 4 Belarus
L. Koswal  26',  27' Report  4',  11' Karpau
 9',  18' V. Krupitsa
The Hague Beach Stadium, Scheveningen, The Hague
France 2 – 6 Ukraine
M. Pagis  18',  34' Report  10',  20',  33',  35' O. Zborovskyi
 6' I. Riabchuk
 16' O. Korniychuk
The Hague Beach Stadium, Scheveningen, The Hague
Referee: Alfredo Balconi


Netherlands 5 – 3 Germany
M. van Gessel  10',  34'
P. Ax  17',  19'
L. Koswal  2'		 Report  5' M. Heger
 17' S. Weirauch
 28' F. Goller
The Hague Beach Stadium, Scheveningen, The Hague
Referee: Eduards Borisevics

Fifth-place Match
Czech Republic 3 – 8 Germany
J. Toman  4'
M. Chalupa  5'
Mandik  27'		  12',  18' F. Goller
 13',  36' D. Castelli
 15' A. Sokolowski
 27' S. Ullrich
 35' A. Kniller
 36' C. Thürk
The Hague Beach Stadium, Scheveningen, The Hague

Third-place Match
France 4 – 7 Netherlands
J. Basquaise  16',  32'
F. Marques  8'
F. Gnepo  21'		  2',  16' E. van Rooijen
 30',  33' M. van Gessel
 3' P. Tosch
 18' P. Ax
 30' L. Koswal
The Hague Beach Stadium, Scheveningen, The Hague

Championship Final Match
Ukraine 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) Belarus
O. Zborovskyi  9'  25' I. Bryshtsel
Penalties
O. Korniychu
I. Borsuk 		2 – 1 I. Bryshtsel
E. Haiduk
The Hague Beach Stadium, Scheveningen, The Hague

Final Division B Standing
Rank Team
1 Ukraine (promoted to 2013 EBSL Division A)
2 Belarus (promoted to 2013 EBSL Division A)
3 Netherlands (promoted to 2013 EBSL Division A)
4 France (promoted to 2013 EBSL Division A)
5 Germany (promoted to 2013 EBSL Division A)
6 Czech Republic

BSWW increased the number of participating teams in Division A from eight to twelve in 2013, meaning five nations, rather than the usual one, were promoted at the end of this season.

See also

References
  1. "Euro Beach Soccer League 2012 znamy terminarz". Polskibeachsoccer.pl. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-06-09.
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