2017 Euro Beach Soccer League

The 2017 Euro Beach Soccer League (EBSL) was the 20th edition of the annual, premier European competition in beach soccer contested between men's national teams, in a league and play-off format.

2017 Euro Beach Soccer League
Logo the Superfinal of the 2017 EBSL
Tournament details
Host countriesSerbia
Portugal
Russia
Hungary
Germany
Italy
Dates23 June – 17 September
Teams27 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)6 (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Russia (5th title)
Runners-up Portugal
Third place Italy
Fourth place Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played89
Goals scored727 (8.17 per match)
Stage 1, Belgrade
Stage 3, Moscow
Stage 2, Nazaré
Stage 4, Siófok
Stage 5, Warnemünde
Superfinal, Terracina
Locations of the five stages and the Superfinal of the 2017 Euro Beach Soccer League

This season teams continued to take part in two divisions, the top tier (Division A) and the bottom tier (Division B). Twelve teams continued to contest Division A as in recent seasons, consisting of the top eleven finishers from last year plus Azerbaijan who were promoted to the top tier. Division B was expanded to accommodate fifteen nations; the thirteen nations which did not gain promotion from last season, Lithuania who made their debut, plus Romania who were relegated from the top tier. No nations returned to the tournament after an absence from competing in recent years.

This season, in recognition of the 20th anniversary of the competition, additional matches were scheduled for a total of five stages of fixtures during the regular season. Each team from Division A played in two stages whilst each team from Division B played in one stage. During each stage the participating nations earned points for the overall league tables.

At the end of the regular season stages, according to the league tables, the eight best teams in Division A advanced to the post-season Superfinal to compete directly to become the winners of this year's EBSL. Meanwhile, the top seven teams in Division B (the stage winners and best runners-up) and the team ranked bottom of Division A played in the Promotion Final to try to earn a spot in Division A next year.

Turkey were promoted to Division A after beating Estonia to claim the Promotion Final title. This sees Turkey return to the top flight for the first time since they were relegated from Division A in 2011. Greece finished last in Division A and failed to defend their place in the Promotion Final and were therefore subsequently relegated to Division B, ending their four-year run in the top tier.

Russia won the league after a strong performance in the Superfinal, claiming their fifth EBSL crown to tie for first with Spain and Portugal with the most titles in EBSL history. Defending champions Ukraine were knocked out of title-winning contention in the group stage of the Superfinal, ultimately finishing seventh in the post-season event.

Calendar and locations
Dates Country City Stage
23–25 June SerbiaBelgradeStage 1
7–9 July PortugalNazaréStage 2
28–30 July RussiaMoscowStage 3
11–13 August HungarySiófokStage 4
25–27 August GermanyWarnemündeStage 5
14–17 September ItalyTerracinaSuperfinal and Promotion Final

Teams
  Competing in Division A
  Competing in Division B
  Competed in previous editions but not this year
  Never competed in the EBSL

The following teams have entered this season, in the following divisions (12 in Division A, 15 in Division B).[1]

The numbers in brackets show the European ranking of each team prior to the start of the season, out of 36 nations.[2]

Division A

Division B
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Stage 1 (Belgrade, 23–25 June)

Matches are listed as local time in Belgrade, CEST (UTC+2)

All matches took place at the National Beach Soccer Stadium at Ada Ciganlija, with a capacity of 2,500.[3]

Awards

The following were presented after the conclusion of final day's matches. Individual awards apply to Division A only.[4]

Stage Winners trophy Top scorer(s) Best player Best goalkeeper
 Spain
(Division A)		 Estonia
(Division B)		 Llorenc Gomez
Anthony Barbotti		4 goals Llorenc Gomez Lorenzo Dupin

Stage 2 (Nazaré, 7–9 July)

Stage 2 was originally scheduled to take place in Sanxenxo, Spain[5] but on 1 June, BSWW announced the stage was to be moved due to administrative issues, with Nazaré becoming the new host city due to having successfully hosted the 2017 Euro Winners Cup events, as well as being in close geographical proximity to the original hosts, Sanxenxo.[6]

There were no Division B fixtures during this stage.

Division A

Matches are listed as local time in Nazaré, WEST (UTC+1)

All matches took place at the Estádio do Viveiro at the Praia de Nazaré, in tandem with the hosting of the 2017 Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup. The arena has a capacity of 1,600.[7]

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
 Portugal Dejan Stanković7 goals Madjer Elinton Andrade

Stage 3 (Moscow, 28–30 July)

Matches are listed as local time in Moscow, MSK (UTC+3)

All matches took place at Yantar Beach Soccer Stadium in the district of Strogino,[9] with a capacity of 2,500 seats.[10]

Awards

The following were presented after the conclusion of final day's matches. Individual awards apply to Division A only.[11]

Stage Winners trophy Top scorer(s) Best player Best goalkeeper
 Russia
(Division A)		 Turkey
(Division B)		 Ihar Bryshtel6 goals Aleksey Makarov Maxim Chuzhkov

Stage 4 (Siófok, 11–13 August)

Matches are listed as local time in Siófok, CEST (UTC+2)

All matches took place at the Mlsz Beach Aréna at Nagystrand,[12] with a capacity of 1,500.[13]

Awards

The following were presented after the conclusion of final day's matches. Individual awards apply to Division A only.[14]

Stage Winners trophy Top scorer(s) Best player Best goalkeeper
 Portugal
(Division A)		 Hungary
(Division B)		 Pawel Friszkemut
Sabir Allahguliyev
Ihar Bryshtel		4 goals Jordan Santos Valery Makarevich

Stage 5 (Warnemünde, 25–27 August)

Matches are listed as local time in Warnemünde, CEST (UTC+2)

All matches took place at the purpose built DFB Beachsoccer Arena,[15] at the site of the Sport & Beach Arena on Warnemünde Beach,[16] with a capacity of 1,500 seats.[17]

Awards

The following were presented after the conclusion of final day's matches. Individual awards apply to Division A only.[18]

Stage Winners trophy Top scorer(s) Best player Best goalkeeper
 Ukraine
(Division A)		 England
(Division B)		 Michele Di Palma
Maksym Voitok		 Amid Nazarov
Sascha Weirauch		3 goals Roman Pachev Toni Muller

League tables

At stage completion

Ranking & tie-breaking criteria: Division A – 1. Points earned 2. Goal difference 3. Goals scored | Division B – 1. Highest group placement 2. Points earned 3. Goal difference 4. Goals scored 5. Results against 4th place team

Promotion Final (Terracina, 14–17 September)

Qualified teams

The teams in bold have qualified as group winners. The team in italics will attempt to retain their position in Division A, having finished bottom of the table.

Group stage

Matches are listed as local time in Terracina, CEST (UTC+2)

All matches took place at the Beach Arena "Carlo Guarnieri", at Spiaggia di Levante[20] with a capacity of around 2,500.[21]

Seventh place play-off
Romania 3–5 Moldova
Petru  18', 32'
Florea  26'		 Report(ru)  5', 7', 8' Eremia
 9' Negara
 35' Podlesnov
Referee: Gionni Matticoli (Italy)

Fifth place play-off
Bulgaria 3–5 England
Filipov  18'
Lozanov  18'
Djambazov  24'		 Report(ru)  5' Clarke
 9' Love
 17' O'Rourke
 18', 33' Younie
Referee: Raúl Martín González Francés (Spain)

Third place play-off
Greece 1–3 Hungary
Triantafyllidis  11' Report(ru)  3' Berkes
 11', 18' (p) Genczler
Referee: Jude Amin Utulu (Malta)

Promotion play-off final
Estonia 2–4 Turkey
Lepik  27'
Kigaste  33'		 Report(ru)  10', 11' Yasin
 15' Anzafioglu
 17' Keskin
Referee: Giuseppe Sicurella (Italy)

Final standings
Pos Team Qualification
1 TurkeyPromoted to 2018 EBSL Division A
2 EstoniaRemain in Division B
3 Hungary
4 GreeceRelegated to 2018 EBSL Division B
5 EnglandRemain in Division B
6 Bulgaria
7 Moldova
8 Romania
Italics: team from Division A

Superfinal (Terracina, 14–17 September)
Levante Beach in Terracina (far right), the venue of the Superfinal and Promotion Final

Qualified teams

The top eight teams from Division A, as per the league table, qualified for the Superfinal.

Group stage

Matches are listed as local time in Terracina, CEST (UTC+2)

All matches took place at the Beach Arena "Carlo Guarnieri", at Spiaggia di Levante[20] with a capacity of around 2,500.[21]

Seventh place play-off
Poland 4–4 (a.e.t.) Ukraine
Ziober  1'
Jesionowski  14'
Friszkemut  27'
Kubiak  30'		 Report(ru)  6', 8', 11' Zborovsky
 14' Voitok
Penalties
Depta
Gak
Jesionowski 		1–2 Voitok
Panteleichuk
Referee: Eduards Borisevičs (Latvia)

Fifth place play-off
Switzerland  6–4 Belarus
Ott  5', 27'
Hodl  9' (p)
Ostgen  9'
Stankovic  15', 36'		 Report(ru)  5' Hapon
 9' Bryshtel
 15' Savich
 32' Chaikouski
Referee: Alfredo Pavone (Italy)

Third place play-off
Spain 2–2 (a.e.t.) Italy
Gomez  9'
Chiky  23'		 Report(ru)  2' Marinai
 6' Palmacci
Penalties
Gomez
Mayor 		0–2 Marinai
Corosiniti
Referee: Antonio Pereira Almeida (Portugal)

Superfinal match
Portugal 1–3 Russia
Santos  36' Report(ru)  9' Krasheninnikov
 12', 22' Paporotnyi
Referee: Laurynas Arzuolaitis (Lithuania)

Winners trophy
 2017 Euro Beach Soccer League
Champions 

Russia
Fifth title

Individual awards

Awarded for feats achieved in the Superfinal only[22]

Top scorer
Noel Ott
9 goals
Best player
Artur Paporotnyi
Best goalkeeper
Maxim Chuzhkov

Final standings
Pos Team Notes
1 RussiaChampions
2 PortugalRunners-up
3 ItalyThird place
4 Spain
5  Switzerland
6 Belarus
7 Ukraine
8 Poland

Season statistics

Top scorers

The following tables list the top 10 scorers in each division including goals scored in both the regular and post season events. Note there is no award presented for these season-encompassing scoring feats, the tables are for statistical purposes only. Scoring awards were bestowed per stage, with the primary award that which was presented in the Superfinal.

Assists

The following tables list the top five assistants in each division including assists provided in both the regular and post season events.

Source

Note: The source of these assists stats does not explain what system was used to determine the award of an assist. The total no. of assists recorded is 270 but 727 goals were scored. The discrepancy of the source not recording an assist for every goal scored may be due to a system in use such as FIFAs assists system - (regardless of who made the final pass to the scorer, no assist is awarded when the scorer ultimately lays the goal on for him/herself via a dribble, solo run etc, scores after intercepting an opponent's pass etc.). However since the system in use is not explained, note that assists may simply of gone undocumented.

Discipline

The following table lists the players and teams who received the most penalties for disciplinary infringements in each division in both the regular and post season events.

Category Div. Player(s) # Team(s) #
Most yellow cards A Dejan Stanković
Konrad Kubiak
Gabriele Gori		 4   Switzerland 18
B Nikola Valentić
Vojislav Trajkovic
Ragnar Rump
Pavel Adamov
Martin Velikov
Stanislav Dzhambazov
Richard Patocs		 Filip Filipov
Bogdan Ciocanel
Victor Iordachi
Semíh Türkmen
Gabriel Dobre
Kaloyan Tsvetkov
Viktor Bartosevic		 2  Bulgaria 13
Second yellow cards   A Bruno Torres
Anton Shkarin		 1  Portugal
 Russia		 1
B Dan Storm 1  Denmark 1
Straight red cards A Tobias Steinemann 1   Switzerland 1
B Erkan Anzafioglu
Aivaras Meškinis
Taylor Humm
Leonid Podlesnov		 1  Turkey
 Lithuania
 England
 Moldova		 1

Source

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