The 2024 Euro Beach Soccer League was the 27th edition of the Euro Beach Soccer League (EBSL), the annual, premier competition in European beach soccer contested between men's national teams. It was organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) and the Italian Football Federation (FIGC).
2024 Euro Beach Soccer League Host countries Italy Georgia Moldova Portugal Dates 3 July – 15 September Teams 26 (from 2 confederations) Venue(s) 5 (in 5 host cities) Champions Portugal (9th title) Runners-up Italy Third place Belarus Fourth place Spain Matches played 79 Goals scored 603 (7.63 per match)
This season, the competing teams continued to take part in two divisions: the top tier (Division A) and the bottom tier (Division B).
Italy were the defending champions but lost in the final to Portugal, the latter claiming their ninth EBSL title.
Calendar and locations
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Georgia will host an EBSL stage for the first time.
Stage 1 (Tirrenia, 3–7 July)
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Matches are listed as local time in Tirrenia , CEST (UTC 2 ) and are those scheduled; actual kick-off times may somewhat differ.
All matches took place at the permanent beach sports arena comprising part of the Tirrenia Olympic Preparation Centre [it ] .[ 1] [ 4]
England were originally due to take part in the Division B competition[ 1] [ 2] [ 4] but ultimately did not fulfil their fixtures due to undisclosed reasons.[ 7]
Key: Advance to –
1st–4th place semifinals /
5th–8th place semifinals /
(H) Hosts
Key:
Qualified for the Superfinal /
Consigned to relegation play-offs
Key:
Promoted to –
2025 Euro Beach Soccer League Division A /
Withdrew
The following were presented after the conclusion of the final day's matches of the respective divisions.[ 7] [ 8] Individual awards apply to Division A only.
Stage Winners trophy
Top scorer(s)
Best player
Best goalkeeper
Italy (Division A)
Greece (Division B)
Noël Ott Luca Bertacca
7 goals
Noël Ott
Leandro Casapieri
Stage 2 (Batumi, 17–21 July)
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Matches are listed as local time in Batumi , GET (UTC 4 ) and are those scheduled; actual kick-off times may somewhat differ.
All matches took place at a purpose-built arena at Batumi Boulevard with a capacity of 1,300.[ 9]
The stage was a designated Division B event. However, its full title was the EBSL Georgia 2024 - Division B / Batumi International Cup , as for the first time in an EBSL stage, guest nations participated. These were the national teams of Ukraine , United Arab Emirates , Lebanon and Saudi Arabia , the latter three being members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).[ 10]
Beginning with a group phase, the teams were split into one group comprising the Division B member teams, and a second "invitees" group composed of the guest nations. As the exclusive Division B phase of the stage, the winners of the Division B group earnt promotion to Division A.[ 11] At the end of the group phase, the teams progressed to the knockout stage to determine the stage winners and other placings.
England , having withdrawn from stage 1, were originally re-entered into this stage as a Division B team. However, they withdrew again for undisclosed reasons before the publication of the final fixture list.[ 12]
Key:
Promoted to –
2025 Euro Beach Soccer League Division A
Advance to –
1st–4th place semifinals /
5th–7th place semifinals /
(H) Hosts
Key:
Green italics Guest team
The following were presented after the conclusion of the final day's matches. All of the awards were claimed by members of the guest teams.[ 13]
Stage Winners trophy
Top scorer(s)
Best player
Best goalkeeper
Ukraine
Hussain Eslam
9 goals
Waleed Beshr
Andriy Nerush
Stage 3 (Chișinău, 26–28 July)
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Matches are listed as local time in Chișinău , EEST (UTC 3 ) and are those scheduled; actual kick-off times may somewhat differ.
All matches took place at the FMF Beach Soccer Arena ,[ 14] with a capacity of 1,024.[ 15] The Saudi Arabian national team, a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), participated as a guest nation during this stage.[ 16]
Moldova won a Division A stage title for the first time.
Key:
Qualified for the Superfinal /
Consigned to relegation play-offs /
Green italics Guest team /
(H) Hosts
The following were presented after the conclusion of the final day's matches.[ 17]
Stage Winners trophy
Top scorer(s)
Best player
Best goalkeeper
Moldova
Patryk Pietrasiak
6 goals
Petru Popescu
Ruslan Istrati
Stage 4 (Nazaré, 30 August – 1 September)
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Matches are listed as local time in Nazaré , WEST (UTC 1 ) and are those scheduled; actual kick-off times may somewhat differ.
All matches took place at the Estádio do Viveiro – Jordan Santos on Praia de Nazaré (Nazaré Beach).
Key:
Qualified for the Superfinal /
Consigned to relegation play-offs /
(H) Hosts
The following were presented after the conclusion of the final day's matches.[ 18]
Stage Winners trophy
Top scorer(s)
Best player
Best goalkeeper
Portugal
Léo Martins
5 goals
Léo Martins
Pedro Mano
Superfinal (Alghero, 10–15 September)
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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.
All matches took place at an arena on Lido San Giovanni Beach, with a capacity of 1,200.[ 19] [ 20]
Note re. relegation play-offs
Three teams were due to play in the relegation play-offs, with the worst two being relegated. However, Lithuania and Romania both withdrew before the start of the event (the former due to participate in the relegation play-offs, and the latter having qualified for the Superfinal). Per the tournament regulations, teams withdrawing automatically suffer relegation to Division B. This therefore resolved the outcome of the two teams to be relegated this season, without the play-offs needing to take place.[ 21] Germany replaced Romania in the Superfinal.
The draw to divide the teams into their respective groups took place on 3 September 2024.[ 22]
Key: Advance to –
Knockout stage /
9th place match /
11th place match /
(H) Hosts
Team
1
Spain
3
3
0
0
0
14
5
9
6
2
Italy (H)
3
1
1
0
1
11
9
2
5
3
Estonia
3
0
1
0
2
9
15
–6
2
4
Germany
3
0
0
0
3
9
14
–5
0
9th–12th place matches
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The quarterfinal draw took place on 12 September.
2024 Euro Beach Soccer League Champions
Portugal Ninth title
Notes
Citations
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^ a b "Eesti rannajalgpallikoondis võistleb juulis rahvusvahelisel turniiril" . Eesti Rahvusringhääling (in Estonian). 28 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024 .
^ a b Loyant, Richard (25 June 2024). "La liste pour un tournoi en Italie" . French Football Federation (in French). Retrieved 29 June 2024 .
^ a b c d Bufalino, Michele (21 June 2024). "A Tirrenia le qualificazioni all'Europeo di beach soccer, grande attesa per l'Italia" . La Nazione (in Italian). Retrieved 29 June 2024 .
^ "Preparations continue ahead of the EBSL Georgia 2024 - Division B" . Beach Soccer Worldwide . 15 May 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024 .
^ a b Tataru, Svetlana (5 July 2024). "Fotbal pe plajă. Moldova va găzdui meciuri din Divizia A de la Euro Beach Soccer League 2024" . Moldovan Football Federation (in Romanian). Retrieved 6 July 2024 .
^ a b "Εθνική Beach Soccer: νίκη και άνοδος" . Hellenic Football Federation (in Greek). 6 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024 .
^ "È grande Italia: Svizzera battuta in finale e International BS conquistata. Del Duca: "Bravi ragazzi e ottima organizzazione del torneo" " . Italian Football Federation (in Italian). 7 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024 .
^ "ბათუმის ბულვარში ქვიშის ფეხბურთის სტადიონი აშენდება - საქართველო ევროპის ლიგის B დივიზიონის მატჩებს უმასპინძლებს" . 1TV (in Georgian). 29 May 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024 .
^ "The Euro Beach Soccer League Georgia 2024 - Batumi International Cup is ready for kick-off" . Beach Soccer Worldwide . 15 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024 .
^ Mamulashvili, Merab (19 July 2024). "მიზანი მიღწეულია - საქართველოს ქვიშის ფეხბურთის ნაკრები A დივიზიონში დაწინაურდა" . 1TV (in Georgian). Retrieved 2 August 2024 .
^ "Міжнародна організація пляжного футболу (BSWW) нарешті оприлюднила..." Асоціація пляжного футболу України / Beachsoccer Association of Ukraine via Facebook (in Ukrainian). 14 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024 .
^ "Ukraine are the Euro Beach Soccer League Georgia 2024 - Batumi International Cup champions" . Beach Soccer Worldwide . 22 July 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024 .
^ "Fotbal pe plajă. Moldova va găzdui meciuri din Divizia A de la Euro Beach Soccer League 2024" . FMF (in Romanian). 5 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024 .
^ Republica Moldova Va Găzdui Meciurile Diviziei B Din Cadrul Campionatului European La Fotbal Pe Plajă! (in Romanian). Moldovan Football Federation. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
^ Boroch, Marcin (28 July 2024). "Beach Soccer: Polacy zagrają w Superfinale Ligi Europejskiej!" . SBC Portal sportowy (in Polish). Retrieved 31 July 2024 .
^ Cipilencu, Serghei (1 August 2024). "Fotbal pe plajă. Moldova a câștigat etapa preliminară EBSL 2024, Divizia A" . Moldovan Football Federation (in Romanian). Retrieved 31 July 2024 .
^ "Euro Beach Soccer League Nazaré 2024 - Regular Phase - Division A - Individual awards" . Beach Soccer Worldwide . 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024 .
^ "Lo spettacolo del Beach Soccer sarà di nuovo ad Alghero. I Vertici della Figc-LND Sarda Cadoni e Desini dal Sindaco Cacciotto" . Algherolive . 23 August 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024 .
^ "World Beach Soccer Cup 2024: presentata la competizione ad Alghero, tra Europeo e Mondiale per Club" . Lega Nazionale Dilettanti (in Italian). 9 September 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024 .
^ "The Road to Alghero: EBSL 2024 Season Highlights" . Beach Soccer Magazine . 7 September 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024 .
^ "Eesti rannajalgpallikoondis sai teada vastased Euroliiga Superfinaalis" . Estonian Football Association (in Estonian). 3 September 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024 .
^ "Estonia's beach soccer team opts out of quarter final clash against Belarus" . Eesti Rahvusringhääling . 13 September 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024 .
^ "Estonian Beach Soccer Team Refused To Play Belarusians" . Charter 97 . 13 September 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024 .
^ Kmiecik, Jacek (13 September 2024). "Estonia odmówiła gry z Białorusią w superfinale Euroligi Beach Soccer" . Sportowy24 (in Polish). Retrieved 13 September 2024 .