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2009 Euro Beach Soccer League

The 2009 Euro Beach Soccer League, was the twelfth edition of the Euro Beach Soccer League (EBSL), the premier beach soccer competition contested between European men's national teams, occurring annually since its establishment in 1998. The league was organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) between July 10 and August 23, 2009.

2009 Euro Beach Soccer League
Tournament details
Host countriesItaly
England
France
Portugal
Dates10 July – 23 August
Teams18 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Russia (1st title)
Runners-up Portugal
Third place Italy
Fourth place Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played51
Goals scored411 (8.06 per match)
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The EBSL underwent major format changes in 2009 and as such underwent graphical rebranding too, including the introduction of a new logo shown above. This logo continued to be used for another six seasons until its last use in 2015.

In 2009, BSWW introduced major changes to the EBSL.[1] This included the reintroduction of Divisions A and B to the league, and making the Superfinal a Division A only event; the opportunity for Division B teams to qualify for the Superfinal was replaced with having the nations of the second division aim to qualify for a new additional post season event instead, the Promotion Final, in which nations would compete to try and earn promotion to Division A, as well as other changes explained later.

Portugal were the defending champions but fell short in the championship match of the Superfinal, losing to Russia who claimed their first European title.[2] Meanwhile, in Division B, Romania were promoted after winning the inaugural edition of the Promotion Final, with Norway relegated from Division A in return.[3]

Format changes

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2009 saw the introduction of major changes to the format of this and future seasons of the EBSL which have remained almost unchanged to date (2017). The following decisions were made:[1]

Restructure of stages and divisions

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  • The concept of Divisions A and B were reintroduced after they were scrapped in 2008.
  • Division A and B fixtures will take place simultaneously throughout the regular season (rather than teams in Division B starting and completing all of their scheduled fixtures before the nations of Division A even begin their season as was the case in 2006 and 2007).
  • Between 2002 and 2007, Divisions A and B hosted their own stages separately, taking place in different locations and during different dates. This format was discarded. It was decided from now on, each stage that is organised will host both Division A and Division B fixtures together, in the same place and during the same dates.
  • Historically, each season BSWW allocated teams to Division A and B at the start each season, with teams often being moved back and forth between divisions, year on year, without going through an official promotion or relegation process. It was decided the same nations would now take part in each division season after season (barring promoted and relegated teams as explained below).

Introduction of the Promotion Final

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  • Teams in Division A will compete to earn enough points for the regular season league table to qualify for the Superfinal season-finale event in which the league title is then to be contested directly (just as has been the Superfinal's purpose since its introduction to the EBSL in 2001).
  • Unlike Division B's last incarnation between 2002 and 2007, from now on, teams from Division B can no longer qualify for the Superfinal – the Superfinal is now exclusively for Division A teams.
  • Teams in Division B will now compete to earn enough points for the regular season league table to qualify for a new postseason event – the Promotion Final.
  • The Division B team which wins the Promotion Final will be promoted into Division A the following season (except for in the scenario below).
  • The team bottom of the Division A regular season table will also take part in the Promotion Final to try and defend their place. If they win the event, they will retain their Division A status for the next season and so no Division B team will be promoted that year.

Schedule

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Stage Dates Country City Div. A Div. B
1 10–12 July   Italy Lignano Sabbiadoro    
2 17–19 July   England Minehead    
3 29–31 July   France Béziers    
4 11–13 August   Italy Ostia    
Sf[a] 20–23 August   Portugal Vila Real de Santo António    
PF[b]    
  1. ^ Superfinal
  2. ^ Promotion Final

Teams

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Division A (8) Division B (10)
  France   Italy   Norway   Andorra   Azerbaijan   Belarus   Czech Republic
  Poland   Portugal   Russia   England   Germany   Greece   Netherlands
  Spain    Switzerland   Romania   Turkey[a]
  1. ^ Turkey were supposed to compete with Austria and another, as of then, unconfirmed team as part of stage 4. Ultimately Austria pulled out and no other team entered meaning Division B did not materialise during stage 4. Turkey therefore automatically qualified for the Promotion Final and consequently did not compete during the regular season.[4]

Stage 1 (Lignano Sabbiadoro, 10–12 July)

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     Stage winners (Division A)
     Stage winners (Division B)

Division A

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Pos Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts
1   Russia 3 2 0 1 11 11 0 6
2   Italy 3 1 1 1 14 12 +2 5
3    Switzerland 3 1 0 2 18 11 +7 3
4   Poland 3 1 0 2 8 17 –9 3
Italy  1–2  Poland
Russia  2–1   Switzerland
Italy  7–6 (a.e.t.)   Switzerland
Russia  5–4  Poland
Italy  6–4  Russia
Switzerland  11–2  Poland
Awards[5]
Best player:   Roberto Pasquali
Top scorer(s):   Dejan Stankovic (13 goals)
Best goalkeeper:   Andrey Bukhlitskiy

Division B

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Pos Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts
1   Romania 2 2 0 0 8 3 +5 6
2   Greece 2 1 0 1 11 4 +7 3
3   Andorra 2 0 0 2 2 14 –12 0
Greece  9–1  Andorra
Romania  5–1  Andorra
Romania  3–2  Greece

Stage 2 (Minehead, 17–19 July)

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     Stage winners (Division A)
     Stage winners (Division B)

Division A

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Pos Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts
1   Portugal 3 3 0 0 27 11 +16 9
2    Switzerland 3 1 0 2 16 16 0 3
3   Norway 3 1 0 2 10 21 –11 3
4   France 3 1 0 2 9 14 –5 3

Norway are ranked ahead of France based on their head-to-head result

France  4–3   Switzerland
Portugal  11–3  Norway
Norway  5–3  France
Portugal  10–6   Switzerland
Portugal  6–2  France
Switzerland  7–2  Norway
Awards[6]
Best player:   Zé Maria
Top scorer(s):   ?
Best goalkeeper:   Bruno Silva

Division B

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Pos Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts
1   Azerbaijan 2 2 0 0 10 7 +3 6
2   England 2 1 0 1 7 7 0 3
3   Germany 2 0 0 2 7 10 –3 0
Azerbaijan  6–4  Germany
England  4–3  Germany
England  3–4  Azerbaijan

Stage 3 (Béziers, 29–31 July)

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     Stage winners (Division A)
     Stage winners (Division B)

Division A

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Pos Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts
1   Spain 3 2 0 1 13 8 +5 6
2   Russia 3 2 0 1 13 13 0 6
3   Poland 3 1 0 2 15 15 0 3
4   France 3 0 1 2 9 14 –5 2
France  4–8  Poland
Spain  6–3  Russia
France  2–2 (a.e.t.)  Spain
Penalties
3–2
Russia  6–4  Poland
Spain  5–3  Poland
France  3–4  Russia
Awards[7]
Top scorer(s):   Amarelle (8 goals)

Division B

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Pos Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts
1   Belarus 2 2 0 0 11 8 +3 6
2   Netherlands 2 1 0 1 12 12 0 3
3   Czech Republic 2 0 0 2 14 17 –3 0
Belarus  4–2  Netherlands
Belarus  7–6  Czech Republic
Netherlands  10–8  Czech Republic

Stage 4 (Ostia, 11–13 August)

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     Stage winners

Division A

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Pos Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts
1   Italy 3 2 0 1 25 16 +9 6
2   Spain 3 2 0 1 21 15 +6 6
3   Portugal 3 1 1 1 23 15 +8 5
4   Norway 3 0 0 3 6 29 –23 0
Italy  8–4  Spain
Portugal  8–2  Norway
Italy  6–9 (a.e.t.)  Portugal
Spain  10–1  Norway
Italy  11–3  Norway
Spain  7–6  Portugal
Awards[8]
Best player:   Amarelle
Top scorer(s):   Paolo Palmacci (8 goals)
Best goalkeeper:   Stefano Spada

Tables

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     Advanced to the Superfinal
     Advanced to the Promotion Final

Promotion Final (Vila Real de Santo António, 20–23 August)

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Teams

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Group stage

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     Advanced to the final

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts
1   Romania 2 2 0 0 8 5 +3 6
2   Belarus 2 0 1 1 5 6 –1 2
3   Turkey 2 0 0 2 6 8 –2 0
Romania  5–3  Turkey
Belarus  3–3 (a.e.t.)  Turkey
Penalties
2–1
Romania  3–2  Belarus

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts
1   Greece 2 2 0 0 13 3 +10 6
2   Azerbaijan 2 1 0 1 6 7 –1 3
3   Norway 2 0 0 2 3 12 –9 0
Greece  8–1  Norway
Greece  5–2  Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan  4–2  Norway

Placement stage

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Fifth place play-off

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Turkey  4–0  Norway

Third place play-off

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Belarus  3–2 (a.e.t.)  Azerbaijan

Final

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Romania  5–2  Greece

Final standings

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Pos Team Notes
1   Romania Promoted to 2010 EBSL Division A
2   Greece
3   Belarus
4   Azerbaijan
5   Turkey
6   Norway Relegated to 2010 EBSL Division B

Superfinal (Vila Real de Santo António, 20–23 August)

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Teams

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Group stage

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     Advanced to the final

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts
1   Russia 2 0 2 0 7 5 +2 4
2   Spain 2 1 0 1 11 8 +3 3
3    Switzerland 2 0 0 2 6 11 –5 0
Russia  3–2 (a.e.t.)   Switzerland
Spain  8–4   Switzerland
Russia  4–3 (a.e.t.)  Spain

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts
1   Portugal 2 2 0 0 14 7 +7 6
2   Italy 2 0 1 1 8 10 –2 2
3   Poland 2 0 0 2 4 9 –5 0
Italy  3–2 (a.e.t.)  Poland
Portugal  6–2  Poland
Portugal  8–5  Italy

Placement stage

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Fifth place play-off

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Switzerland  4–2  Poland

Third place play-off

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Italy  4–4 (a.e.t.)  Spain
Penalties
1–0

Final

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Portugal  3–4  Russia
Bruno Novo   9'
Zé Maria   21'
Belchoir   32'		 Report   1' Shaykov
  14' Leonov
  7', 20' Makarov


 2009 Euro Beach Soccer League
champions 
 
Russia
First title

Awards

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Top scorer(s)
  Paolo Palmacci   Madjer
7 goals
Best player
  Madjer
Best goalkeeper
  Andrey Bukhlitskiy
Source

Final standings

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Pos Team Notes
1   Russia 2009 EBSL Champions
2   Portugal runners-up
3   Italy Third place
4   Spain
5    Switzerland
6   Poland

Sources

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  1. ^ a b "Европейская лига пляжного футбола (EBSL) 2009" (in Russian). beachsoccer.ru. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  2. ^ "FUTEBOL DE PRAIA: RÚSSIA BATE PORTUGAL (4-3) E CONQUISTA LIGA EUROPEIA" (in Portuguese). record.pt. 23 August 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Европейская Лига пляжного футбола. Вила Реал (Португалия). Суперфинал. День финалов" (in Russian). beachsoccer.ru. 23 August 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Завтра в итальянском Линьяно сборная…" (in Russian). beachsoccer.ru. 9 July 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Европейская лига пляжного футбола (EBSL) 2009 - Групповой этап. Линьяно (Италия). - 10 – 12 июля". beachsoccer.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Portugal vence etapa". O Jogo (in Portuguese). 19 July 2009. Archived from the original on 1 October 2009. Retrieved 15 July 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. ^ "Euro Beach Soccer League Béziers 2009". Beach Soccer Worldwide. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Европейская лига пляжного футбола (EBSL) 2009 - Четвертый этап. Остия (Италия) - 11 – 13 августа". beachsoccer.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 13 July 2022.
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