The England women's national beach soccer team represents England in international women's beach soccer competitions and is controlled by England Beach Soccer — independent of the governing body of football in England, The Football Association. The team was created in 2012,[3] winning their first trophy, the Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup, in 2017.[4]
Nickname(s) | "Three Lionesses", "The Lionesses" | |||
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Association | England Beach Soccer Ltd | |||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | |||
Head coach | Steven black | |||
Captain | Sarah Kempson | |||
FIFA code | ENG | |||
BSWW ranking | 2[1] (Europe) | |||
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First international | ||||
England 2–6 Switzerland (Manchester, England; 20 June 2014)[2] | ||||
Biggest win | ||||
England 8–1 Czech Republic (Ryde, England; 30 June 2018) | ||||
Biggest defeat | ||||
England 2–14 Spain (, ; 11 September 2024) | ||||
Euro Beach Soccer Cup | ||||
Appearances | 4 (first in 2016) | |||
Best result | Winners (2017) |
In 2019, the team qualified for the World Beach Games where they represented Great Britain, winning the silver medal.[5]
Current squad
editAs of July 2017 (Chosen for the 2017 Euro Beach Soccer Cup)
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Competitive record
editWomen's Euro Beach Soccer Cup
editYear | Round | Result | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD |
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2016 | Third place play-off | Fourth Place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 14 | +1 |
2017 | Final | Champions | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | +7 |
2018 | Third place play-off | Fourth Place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 | –4 |
2019 | Third place play-off | Fourth Place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 13 | –2 |
Total | 1 title | 4/4 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 46 | +2 |
World Beach Games
editYear | Round | Result | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD |
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represented as Great Britain | ||||||||||
2019 | Final | Silver Medal | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 15 | +7 |
Total | 0 titles | 1/1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 15 | +7 |
Results and fixtures
editBy year
editThe team's first international match took place on 20 June 2014, as part of ITV's Fever Pitch, a companion to the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[2][6]
2012
edit2014
edit20 June 2014 Friendly | England | 2–6 | Switzerland | Manchester, England |
19:00 | Report |
23 July 2014 3-Nation Tournament | Switzerland | 9–5 | England | Espinho, Portugal |
24 July 2014 3-Nation Tournament | Portugal | 5–2 | England | Espinho, Portugal |
2015
edit21 August 2015 Friendly | Switzerland | 6–4 | England | Arosa, Switzerland |
2016
edit30 July 2016 2016 Euro Beach Soccer Cup | Switzerland | 5–4 (a.e.t.) | England | Carcavelos, Portugal |
30 July 2016 2016 Euro Beach Soccer Cup | England | 5–3 | Greece | Carcavelos, Portugal |
31 July 2016 2016 Euro Beach Soccer Cup, 3rd place | Portugal | 6–6 (a.e.t.) (2–0 p) | England | Carcavelos, Portugal |
2017
edit8 July 2017 2017 Euro Beach Soccer Cup | England | 4–3 | Netherlands | Nazaré, Portugal |
8 July 2017 2017 Euro Beach Soccer Cup | Spain | 1–6 | England | Nazaré, Portugal |
9 July 2017 2017 Euro Beach Soccer Cup, Final | England | 4–3 | Switzerland | Nazaré, Portugal |
2018
edit30 June 2018 Friendly | England | 8–1 | Czech Republic | Ryde, England |
1 July 2018 Friendly | England | 8–4 | Czech Republic | Ryde, England |
6 July 2018 2018 Euro Beach Soccer Cup, Group stage | England | 5–2 | Czech Republic | Nazaré, Portugal |
Report |
8 July 2018 2018 Euro Beach Soccer Cup, 3rd place match | Switzerland | 6–3 | England | Nazaré, Portugal |
Report |
2019
edit9 May 2019 2019 World Beach Games qualifiers | England | 4–8 | Czech Republic | Salou, Spain |
09:45 | Report |
9 May 2019 2019 World Beach Games qualifiers | Spain | 5–5 (a.e.t.) (0–1 p) | England | Salou, Spain |
17:15 | Report |
11 May 2019 2019 World Beach Games qualifiers | Switzerland | 0–3 | England | Salou, Spain |
14:45 | Report |
5 July 2019 2019 Euro Beach Soccer Cup, Group stage | England | 1–3 | Russia | Nazaré, Portugal |
10:00 |
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Report(ru) |
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Stadium: Estádio do Viveiro Referee: Jonathan Mallia (Malta) |
6 July 2019 2019 Euro Beach Soccer Cup, Group stage | England | 5–4 | Netherlands | Nazaré, Portugal |
15:45 |
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Report(ru) |
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Stadium: Estádio do Viveiro Referee: Wilson Castanheira Soares (Portugal) |
7 July 2019 2019 Euro Beach Soccer Cup, 3rd place match | Switzerland | 6–5 (a.e.t.) | England | Nazaré, Portugal |
10:30 |
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Report(ru) |
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Stadium: Estádio do Viveiro Referee: Malte Gerhardt (Germany) |
11 October 2019 2019 World Beach Games, Group stage | Paraguay | 4–5 | Great Britain | Doha, Qatar |
15:00 | Godoy 20', 29', 29' Mora 33' |
Report(ru) | 16' Hillier 24' Kempson 25', 28' Clark 36' Haughton |
Stadium: Pitch 1, Katara beach Referee: José Cortez (Mexico) |
13 October 2019 2019 World Beach Games, Group stage | Great Britain | 5–2 | United States | Doha, Qatar |
18:00 |
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Report(ru) |
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Stadium: Stadium, Katara beach |
14 October 2019 2019 World Beach Games, Group stage | Great Britain | 4–1 | Russia | Doha, Qatar |
15:00 |
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Report(ru) |
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Stadium: Stadium, Katara beach |
15 October 2019 2019 World Beach Games, Semi-finals | Great Britain | 6–5 | Brazil | Doha, Qatar |
16:00 |
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Report(ru) |
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Stadium: Stadium, Katara beach |
16 October 2019 2019 World Beach Games, Gold medal match | Great Britain | 2–3 | Spain | Doha, Qatar |
19:00 |
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Report(ru) |
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Stadium: Stadium, Katara beach |
*unofficial opposition
Head-to-head records
editIncludes competitive and friendly matches and those as Great Britain.
Team | First | Last | Record | Win % |
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Switzerland | 2014 | 2019 | 2–6 | 25% |
Portugal | 2014 | 2016 | 0–2 | 0% |
Greece | 2016 | 2016 | 1–0 | 100% |
Netherlands | 2017 | 2019 | 2–0 | 100% |
Spain | 2017 | 2019 | 2–2 | 50% |
Czech Republic | 2018 | 2019 | 3–1 | 75% |
Russia | 2019 | 2019 | 2–1 | 67% |
Paraguay | 2019 | 2019 | 1–0 | 100% |
United States | 2019 | 2019 | 1–0 | 100% |
Brazil | 2019 | 2019 | 1–0 | 100% |
Totals | 2014 | 2019 | 15–12 | 56% |
References
edit- ^ "European Ranking – Women". beachsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 23 August 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ a b "ITV Fever Pitch - Manchester". Beach Soccer Worldwide. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
- ^ "Footballers hit the beach, but not for a holiday". 19 June 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ "England claim European crown!". beachsoccer.com. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ "La Roja take World Beach Games gold!". beachsoccer.com. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ "Swiss Ladies spoil England Ladies international debut". 20 June 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
External links
edit- England Beach Soccer Website Archived 4 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- Beach Soccer Worldwide profile