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.
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Italy |
Dates | 20–24 September |
Teams | 9 (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 played | 17 |
Goals scored | 107 (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
editNine 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]
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- ^ 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
editMatches are listed as local time in Alghero, CEST (UTC 2) and are those scheduled; actual kick-off times may differ somewhat.
Draw
editNo 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
editKey: Advance to – | Semi-finals / | 5th–8th place play-offs / | (H) Hosts |
Group A
editPos | Team | Pld | W | W | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
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Referee: Angelika Gębka (Poland) |
21 September 2023 | Czech Republic | 9–3 | Sweden | Pitch 2 |
16:45 |
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22 September 2023 | Italy | 7–7 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Czech Republic | Main pitch |
16:45 | Report | Referee: Csaba Baghy (Hungary) |
Group B
editPos | Team | Pld | W | W | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
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Referee: Renata Jakab (Hungary) |
21 September 2023 | England | 1–4 | Poland | Main pitch |
12:45 |
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Referee: Raffaele Delvecchio (Italy) |
22 September 2023 | England | 0–11 | Spain | Main pitch |
11:30 | Report |
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Group C
editPos | Team | Pld | W | W | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
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Referee: Fiammetta Susanna (Italy) |
21 September 2023 | Ukraine | 2–3 | Netherlands | Main pitch |
16:45 |
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Referee: Angelika Gębka (Poland) |
22 September 2023 | Portugal | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Ukraine | Pitch 2 |
16:45 |
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Referee: Mehdi Sayoud (Belgium) |
Play-offs
edit5th–8th place
edit5th–8th place semifinals | Fifth place match | |||||
23 September | ||||||
Italy | 5 | |||||
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Sweden | 1 | |||||
Italy | 6 | |||||
23 September | ||||||
Ukraine | 2 | |||||
Netherlands | 1 | |||||
Ukraine | 2 | |||||
Seventh place match | ||||||
24 September | ||||||
Sweden | 0 | |||||
Netherlands | 7 |
Semi-finals
editItaly | 5–1 | Sweden |
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Netherlands | 1–2 | Ukraine |
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7th place match
editSweden | 0–7 | Netherlands |
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5th place match
editItaly | 6–2 | Ukraine |
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1st–4th place
editSemifinals | Final | |||||
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
editPoland | 1–5 | Spain |
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Portugal | 2–1 | Czech Republic |
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3rd place match
editPoland | 2–1 | Czech Republic |
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Final
editSpain | 3–2 | Portugal |
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Awards
editWinners trophy
edit2023 Women's Euro Beach Soccer League Champions |
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Spain Second title |
Individual awards
editTop scorer(s) | |
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Michaela Čulová Veronica Privitera | |
8 goals | |
Best player | |
Andrea Mirón | |
Best goalkeeper | |
Jamila Marreiros |
Final standings
editPos | Team | Result |
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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
editThe following table list the top 10 scorers of the 2023 WEBSL.
Rank | Player | Goals |
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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 |
See also
edit- 2023 Euro Beach Soccer League (men's)
References
edit- ^ "2023 England Beach Soccer Calendar". England Beach Soccer Association. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Euro Beach Soccer League to be played in Alghero". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Rankings - Women's National Teams". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
External links
edit- Beach Soccer Worldwide, official website
- Women's Euro Beach Soccer League 2023, at ZeroZero.pt (in Portuguese)