The 2017 Women’s Euro Beach Soccer Cup was the second edition of the Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup, an international, European beach soccer championship for women's national teams, organised annually by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW). The event was revealed on April 21, 2017.[1]
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Portugal |
| Dates | 7 – 9 July |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  England (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Switzerland |
| Third place |  Netherlands |
| Fourth place |  Czech Republic |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 9 |
| Goals scored | 53 (5.89 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Gemma Hillier (5 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Grytsje Van den Berg |
| Best goalkeeper | Lucy Quinn |
← 2016 2018 → | |
Six nations took part in a three day competition hosted in Nazaré, Portugal, between 7 and 9 July, alongside stage 2 of the men's 2017 Euro Beach Soccer League.[2] Originally scheduled to take place in Sanxenxo, Spain,[3] BSWW announced on June 1 the competition would be moved to Nazaré due to administrative issues.[4]
Spain were the defending champions but failed to progress pass the group stage, ultimately finishing in fifth. The tournament was won by England, who claimed their maiden European crown.[5] This was the first time an English side won a major beach soccer trophy in either a women's or a men's championship.
Teams
editAll six teams from the inaugural edition returned, except for hosts Portugal, who were replaced by the Czech Republic.
- 1. Teams making their debut
Draw
editThe draw took place on June 20, 2017 at BSWW's headquarters in Barcelona. The six teams were split into two groups of three. Spain, as champions of the previous edition in 2016, were allocated to position A1 and Switzerland, as runners up in 2016, were allocated to B1. The other nations were then drawn to accompany them in the two groups.[2]
| Seeded nations | Unseeded nations |
|---|---|
 Spain (assigned to A1) Switzerland (assigned to B1)
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Czech Republic England Greece Netherlands
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Group stage
editAll matches took place at the Estádio do Viveiro at the Praia de Nazaré with a capacity of 1,600,[6] other than the Switzerland v Czech Republic match which took place on an external pitch.
The teams competed in a round robin format. The winners of the groups proceeded to contest the final. The respective group runners-up and third placed nations played in consolation matches to decide third through sixth place in the final standings.
Matches are listed as local time in Nazaré, WEST (UTC+1)
Group A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 6 | Advance to the final |
| 2 | Netherlands
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2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | Play-offs |
| 3 | Spain
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | –6 | 0 |
| Spain | 1–2 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
Soto  22' |
Report | 2', 25' Van den Berg |
| England | 4–3 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| Hillier 16', 29' Clark 17'Quinn 22' |
Report | 4', 7' De Bondt 8' Ten Brinke |
Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 6 | Advance to the final |
| 2 | Czech Republic
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2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | –3 | 3 | Play-offs |
| 3 | Greece
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | –6 | 0 |
| Switzerland | 6–1 | Greece |
|---|---|---|
| Steinemann 16', 20' Heer 19', 22', 36'Maurer 36' |
Report | 2' Potsiou |
| Czech Republic | 3–2 | Greece |
|---|---|---|
| Folprechtova 13' Navratilova 16'Matejkova 26' |
Report | 25' Kossova 36' Zdravkovic |
| Switzerland | 5–1 | Czech Republic |
|---|---|---|
| Kehrli 2' Maurer 6'Morger 12'Grueter 22'Schenk 28' |
Report | 23' Matejkova |
Playoffs
editFifth place play-off
edit| Spain | 9–1 | Greece |
|---|---|---|
| Miro 5', 36' Morera 6'C. Gonzalez 6'Soto 11', 16'Asensio 15', 31'Moreira 23' |
Report | 30' Melissou |
Third place play-off
edit| Netherlands | 1–0 | Czech Republic |
|---|---|---|
| Van de Berg 23' |
Report |
Final
edit| England | 4–3 | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| Sievwright 4', 28' Hillier 8'Clark 9' |
Report | 2', 30' Birrfelder 31' Schenk |
Awards
editAfter the final, the following awards were presented.[7]
Winners trophy
edit| 2017 Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup Champions |
|---|
 England First Title |
Individual awards
edit| Top scorer |
|---|
| Gemma Hillier
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| 5 goals |
| Best player |
| Grytsje Van den Berg
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| Best goalkeeper |
| Lucy Quinn
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Goalscorers
edit- 5 goals
Gemma Hillier
- 4 goals
- Molly Clark
- 3 goals
Maria Soto Bravo
Grytsje Van den Berg
Nicole Heer
- 2 goals
- Joelle de Bondt
- Andrea Miro Castro
- Lorena Asensio
- Shannon Sievwright
- Ramona Birrfelder
- Nathalie Schenk
- Sandra Maurer
Marketa Matejkova- Sarah Kempson
- Franziska Steinemann
- 1 goal
- Karen Moreira Sanchez
- Marianne ten Brinke
- Martina Folprechtova
- Carla Morera
- Carolina González
- Andrea Morger
- Alina Grueter
- Deborah Kehrli
- Lucy Quinn
Dimitra Kossova- Maria Potsiou
- Ionna Melissou
- Suzana Zdravkovic
- Lucie Navratilova
- Selene Alegre
Final standings
edit| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | England
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 9 | Champions |
| 2 | B | Switzerland
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3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 6 | Runners-up |
| 3 | A | Netherlands
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3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | Third place |
| 4 | B | Czech Republic
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3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 | Fourth place |
| 5 | A | Spain
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3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 3 | Fifth place |
| 6 | B | Greece
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 18 | −14 | 0 | Sixth place |
References
edit- ^ "Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup returns in 2017". beachsoccer.com. 21 April 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Draw sets Women's EBSC groups". beachsoccer.com. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ "The Euro Beach Soccer League - bigger and better than ever!". beachsoccer.com. 27 March 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ "Euro Beach Soccer League and Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup move to Nazaré". beachsoccer.com. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ "England claim European crown!". beachsoccer.com. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ "CHAMPIONS' É ESPETÁCULO GARANTIDO" (in Portuguese). record.pt. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "A big well done to our Individual Award Winners!". Beach Soccer Worldwide Twitter. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
External links
edit- Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup Nazaré 2017, Beach Soccer Worldwide