2023 Women's Euro Beach Soccer League

The 2023 Women's Euro Beach Soccer League was the third edition of the Women's Euro Beach Soccer League (WEBSL). It is the annual, premier competition in European beach soccer contested between women's national teams, succeeding the Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup (2016–19). Organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW), it is the women's version of the men's long-running Euro Beach Soccer League, which began in 1998.

2023 Women's Euro Beach Soccer League
Tournament details
Host countryItaly
Dates20–24 September
Teams9 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Spain (2nd title)
Runners-up Portugal
Third place Poland
Fourth place Czech Republic
Tournament statistics
Matches played17
Goals scored107 (6.29 per match)
2022
2024

Originally, regular season fixtures were scheduled for July in the midst of a busy European calendar (including the European Games in June and World Beach Games in August).[1][2] However, the men's UEFA qualifiers for the 2023 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup were ultimately realised during these dates in July instead; the WEBSL regular season was not rescheduled. Hence, this season, all teams entered straight into the Superfinal, to compete to become the winners of the WEBSL; the event took place in Alghero, Italy.[3]

Spain were the defending champions and successfully defended their title, defeating Portugal in the final.

Teams

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Nine teams entered this season.[a][4][5][6]

The numbers in parentheses show the European ranking of each team prior to the start of the season, out of 12 nations.[7]

Notes
^ a: In accordance with sanctions imposed by FIFA and UEFA in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the 2021 champions, the Russian national team, is currently suspended from participating in the competition.[8][9]
^ b: Teams making their debut.

Superfinal

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Matches are listed as local time in Alghero, CEST (UTC 2) and are those scheduled; actual kick-off times may differ somewhat.

Draw

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No draw took place to allocate the teams into their respective groups. Instead, the teams were split based on the results of last season's final standings.[4]

Group stage

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Key: Advance to –   Semi-finals /   5th–8th place play-offs / (H) Hosts

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W W WP L GF GA GD Pts
1   Czech Republic 2 1 0 1 0 16 10 6 4
2   Italy (H) 2 1 0 0 1 12 9 3 3
3   Sweden 2 0 0 0 2 5 14 –9 0
20 September 2023 Italy   5–2   Sweden Main pitch
16:45
  • Vecchione   2', 11'
  • Privitera   12'
  • T. Santos   15'
  • Olivieri   18'
Report
  • Tuva   26', 36'
Referee: Angelika Gębka (Poland)

21 September 2023 Czech Republic   9–3   Sweden Pitch 2
16:45
  • Matĕjková   11', 27'
  • Matilda   14' (o.g.)
  • Pýchová   15'
  • Hrušková   16'
  • Dlouhá   18'
  • Čulová   19', 23', 25'
Report
  • Matilda   15'
  • Ida   29', 34'

22 September 2023 Italy   7–7 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)
  Czech Republic Main pitch
16:45
  • Privitera   1', 4', 38' (e.t.), 39' (e.t.)
  • T. Santos   18', 24'
  • Maiorca   24'
Report
  • Novotná   8'
  • Matějková   24', 37' (e.t.)
  • Čulová   24', 25', 35'
  • Jungová   39' (e.t.)
Referee: Csaba Baghy (Hungary)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W W WP L GF GA GD Pts
1   Poland 2 2 0 0 0 6 1 5 6
2   Spain 2 1 0 0 1 11 2 9 3
3   England 2 0 0 0 2 1 15 –14 0
20 September 2023 Spain   0–2   Poland Pitch 2
16:45 Report
  • Okoniewska   7', 15'
Referee: Renata Jakab (Hungary)

21 September 2023 England   1–4   Poland Main pitch
12:45
  • Martin   4'
Report
  • Okoniewska   1', 29'
  • Bednarska   22'
  • Kwiatkowska   28'
Referee: Raffaele Delvecchio (Italy)

22 September 2023 England   0–11   Spain Main pitch
11:30 Report
  • M. Corbacho   4', 21'
  • Natalia   9'
  • L. Gallego   11'
  • Sara T.   15', 17', 30'
  • A. Miron   19'
  • Manau   20'
  • Cris   30'
  • Alcaide   34'

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W W WP L GF GA GD Pts
1   Portugal 2 1 1 0 0 7 3 4 5
2   Netherlands 2 1 0 0 1 4 6 –2 3
3   Ukraine 2 0 0 0 2 4 6 –2 0
20 September 2023 Portugal   4–1   Netherlands Main pitch
12:45
  • Ferreira   15'
  • J. Lucas   27'
  • Flores   29'
  • Daniela   36'
Report
  • Mariël   27'
Referee: Fiammetta Susanna (Italy)

21 September 2023 Ukraine   2–3   Netherlands Main pitch
16:45
  • Vypasniak   15'
  • Dekhtiar   21'
Report
  • Nancy   24', 32'
  • Nidia   24'
Referee: Angelika Gębka (Poland)

22 September 2023 Portugal   3–2 (a.e.t.)   Ukraine Pitch 2
16:45
  • Andreia   5'
  • Marta   15'
  • Flores   39' (e.t.)
Report
  • Volovenko   1'
  • Vypasniak   33'
Referee: Mehdi Sayoud (Belgium)

Play-offs

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5th–8th place

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5th–8th place semifinalsFifth place match
 
      
 
23 September
 
 
  Italy 5
 
24 September
 
  Sweden 1
 
  Italy 6
 
23 September
 
  Ukraine 2
 
  Netherlands 1
 
 
  Ukraine 2
 
Seventh place match
 
 
24 September
 
 
  Sweden 0
 
 
  Netherlands 7
Semi-finals
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Italy  5–1  Sweden
  • Vecchione   2', 12'
  • Maiorca   6'
  • Privitera   16', 36'
Report
  • Pernilla   18'
Main pitch
Referee: Angelika Gębka (Poland)

Netherlands  1–2  Ukraine
  • Sylvana   26'
Report
  • Vypasniak   5'
  • Dubytska   22'
Pitch 2
Referee: Moreno Longo (Italy)
7th place match
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Sweden  0–7  Netherlands
Report
  • Nidia   2', 3', 3', 10'
  • Mariël   7', 10'
  • Allyssa   29'
Pitch 2
Referee: Moreno Longo (Italy)
5th place match
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Italy  6–2  Ukraine
  • Tortarolo   8'
  • Pisa   16'
  • T. Santos   19'
  • Vecchione   25'
  • Naticchioni   30'
  • Privitera   34'
Report
  • Klipachenko   25'
  • Kostiuk   31'
Main pitch
Referee: Annett Unterbeck (Germany)

1st–4th place

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
23 September
 
 
  Poland 1
 
24 September
 
  Spain 5
 
  Spain 3
 
23 September
 
  Portugal 2
 
  Portugal 2
 
 
  Czech Republic 1
 
Third place match
 
 
24 September
 
 
  Poland 2
 
 
  Czech Republic 1
Semi-finals
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Poland  1–5  Spain
  • Zielinska   14'
Report
  • C. Glez   19'
  • Jessy   21'
  • A. Miron   25'
  • Sara T.   31', 35'
Main pitch
Referee: Renata Jakab (Hungary)

Portugal  2–1  Czech Republic
  • Jamila   1'
  • Ferreira   30'
Report
  • Čulová   2'
Main pitch
Referee: Malte Gerhardt (Germany)
3rd place match
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Poland  2–1  Czech Republic
  • Suskiewicz   2'
  • Nowak   35'
Report
  • Čulová   8'
Main pitch
Referee: Raffaele Delvecchio (Italy)
Final
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Spain  3–2  Portugal
  • Cris   9'
  • Carol   12'
  • Jessy   26'
Report
  • Ferreira   27', 28'
Main pitch
Referee: Fiammetta Susanna (Italy)

Awards

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Winners trophy

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2023 Women's Euro Beach Soccer League
Champions
 
Spain
Second title

Individual awards

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Top scorer(s)
  Michaela Čulová
  Veronica Privitera
8 goals
Best player
  Andrea Mirón
Best goalkeeper
  Jamila Marreiros

Final standings

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Pos Team Result
1   Spain WEBSL Champions (2nd title)
2   Portugal Runners-up
3   Poland Third place
4   Czech Republic
5   Italy
6   Ukraine
7   Netherlands
8   Sweden
9   England

Top scorers

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The following table list the top 10 scorers of the 2023 WEBSL.

Rank Player Goals
1   Michaela Čulová 8
  Veronica Privitera
3   Sara Tui 5
  Maria Vecchione
  Nidia Bos
6   Érica Ferreira 4
  Taina Dos Santos
  Kornelia Okoniewska
  Marketa Matějková
10   Myroslava Vypasniak 3
  Mariël Miedema

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2023 England Beach Soccer Calendar". England Beach Soccer Association. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Reprezentační Akce V Roce 2023: Kvalifikace Ms, Ebsl a Další" [Representative events in 2023: qualification for the World Cup, EBSL and others]. Beach Soccer Czech. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Euro Beach Soccer League to be played in Alghero". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Ebsl V Algheru Zná Složení Skupin! S Kým Se Utkají České Reprezentace?" [EBSL in Alghero knows the composition of the groups! Who will the Czech national team play?]. Beach Soccer Czech (in Czech). 30 August 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Жіноча збірна України з пляжного футболу готується до Суперфіналу Євроліги-2023" [The women's beach soccer team of Ukraine is preparing for the 2023 Euroleague Super Final]. Ukrinform (in Ukrainian). 3 September 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  6. ^ Gluhenky, Victor (2 September 2023). "Пляжний футбол: жіноча збірна України зіграє у Суперфіналі Євроліги-2023 – відомі наші суперники" [Beach soccer: the women's national team of Ukraine will play in the Euroleague 2023 Superfinal - our opponents are known]. Sport-Express.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Rankings - Women's National Teams". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Decision of the UEFA Executive Committee related to Russia" (PDF). UEFA.com (Press release). Union of European Football Associations. 28 February 2022. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Measures taken by BSWW after the attacks on Ukraine". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 28 February 2022. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
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