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World Winners Cup

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World Winners Cup
Organiser(s)BSWW
RegionWorld
Teams24
Related competitionsEuro Winners Cup
Current championsIsrael Kfar Qassem (2nd title)
Most championshipsKfar Qassem (2 titles)
WebsiteBeach Soccer Worldwide

The World Winners Cup (WWC) is an annual worldwide beach soccer club competition contested between top teams held annually since 2019.[1]

The first champion of the tournament was the Brazilian club Flamengo, while the current titleholder is the Israeli club Kfar Qassem.[2][3]

History

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The first edition of the World Winners Cup in beach soccer was announced in April 2019. Initially scheduled for September 2019, the tournament was postponed by a month. The host city was the Turkish resort of Alanya. A total of 19 teams took part, divided into four groups. To participate, each club had to receive approval from its national federation.[4]

The final match was contested between Brazil's Flamengo and China's Meizhou Hakka. Flamengo won 5–3 and claimed the inaugural title. The tournament had a total prize fund of €35,000, with the winner receiving €16,000.[5][6]

The next edition was planned for October 2020. However, in July 2020, Joan Cusco, the president of the Beach Soccer Worldwide, announced the tournament would be postponed to April 2021. Eventually, it did not take place on the scheduled dates, and in September 2021, the tournament was postponed indefinitely.[7]

In August 2022, it was announced that the competition would be held in September of the same year on the Italian island of Sardinia, at Poetto Beach in Cagliari. Out of 13 participating teams, German club Real Münster won the tournament, defeating El Salvador’s La Pirraya 9–3 in the final.[8]

The third edition was hosted in Alghero, another Sardinian city. Without losing a single match, Italian club Napoli Beach Soccer emerged victorious, beating Latvian club Riga 6–3 in the final.[9]

Results

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Men's World Winners Cup

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Season Host Team Winners Final score Runner-up Third place Fourth place Ref
2019 Alanya, Turkey 19 Brazil Flamengo 5–3 China Meizhou Hakka Spain Levante Iran Shahin Khazar [10][11]
2022 Cagliari, Italy 13 Germany Real Münster 9–3 El Salvador La Pirraya Italy Napoli Beach Soccer Germany Rostocker Robben [12]
2023 Alghero, Italy 24 Italy Napoli Beach Soccer 6–3 Latvia Riga Cyprus Paphos Spain Bahia de Mazarrón [13]
2024 Alghero, Italy 24 Israel Kfar Qassem 4–3 Israel Rosh Haayin China Zhejiang Ningbo TMS Ukraine Vybir [14]
2025 Sicily, Italy 24 Israel Kfar Qassem 3–1 Italy Napoli Beach Soccer China Zhejiang Ningbo TMS France Marseille BT [15]
2026 Alanya, Turkey TBD

Women's World Winners Cup

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Season Host Team Winners Final score Runner-up Third place Fourth place Ref
2019 Alanya, Turkey 5 Italy Pavia Lokrians 4–3 Poland Lady Grembach Łódź Russia WFC Zvezda United States NorCal BS [16][17][18]
2022 Cagliari, Italy 5 Poland Lady Grembach Łódź RR Japan Lazo Apego Kitakyushu El Salvador Barra de Santiago Italy FBA Beach Soccer [19]
2023 Alghero, Italy 9 Ukraine BSC Mriya 2006-Servit 5–3 Brazil Sao Pedro Beach Soccer Italy Cagliari Beach Soccer Japan Lazo Apego Kitakyushu [20]
2024 Alghero, Italy 10 Brazil Sao Pedro Beach Soccer 3–3 (p. 3–2) Spain CD Higicontrol Melilla Poland Red Devils Ladies Chojnice Italy Cagliari Beach Soccer [21]
2025 Sicily, Italy 10 Spain CD Higicontrol Melilla 2–1 Netherlands Beach Soccer Zeeland Ladies Brazil Sao Pedro Beach Soccer El Salvador Beach Soccer UES [22]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "World Winners Cup is officially presented". April 30, 2019.
  2. ↑ "The first ever World Winners Cup is here". October 20, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Falfala KQ BSC Crowned Back-to-Back Champions!". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 2025-09-21. Retrieved 2026-08-04.
  4. ↑ Olajide, Tai (September 15, 2024). "World Winners Cup: Everything you need to know".
  5. ↑ "SK Bosnia Online EU Teplice: Disappointment with BSWW's Decision on the World Winners Cup 2025!". August 28, 2025.
  6. ↑ Леваднюк, Сергій (October 1, 2023). "Українська команда вперше виграла Кубок чемпіонів світу з пляжного футболу". Суспільне | Новини.
  7. ↑ "World Winners Cup - results archive, standings". www.flashscore.com.
  8. ↑ "Home". Beach Soccer Worldwide.
  9. ↑ "Official Draw - World Winners Cup 2023 - Alghero". beachsoccertv.com. Archived from the original on 2023-09-03.
  10. ↑ https://beachsoccer.com/world-winners-cup-lands-in-alanya
  11. ↑ https://beachsoccer.com/world-winners-cup-is-officially-presented
  12. ↑ https://beachsoccer.com/event/world-winners-cup-2022
  13. ↑ https://beachsoccer.com/event/world-winnes-cup-sardinia-2023
  14. ↑ https://beachsoccer.com/event/world-winners-cup-alghero-2024
  15. ↑ https://beachsoccer.com/event/world-winners-cup-cicily-2025
  16. ↑ "Pavia Lokrians win the women's World Winners Cup!". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 2019-10-27. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
  17. ↑ "Zvezda take third place in World Winners Cup". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 2019-10-26. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
  18. ↑ "The first ever World Winners Cup is here". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 2019-10-20. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
  19. ↑ https://beachsoccer.com/event/womens-world-winners-cup-2022/standings
  20. ↑ https://beachsoccer.com/event/womens-world-winnes-cup-sardinia-2023
  21. ↑ https://beachsoccer.com/event/world-winners-cup-alghero-2024-womens
  22. ↑ https://beachsoccer.com/event/womens-world-winners-cup-cicily-2025
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