The 2013 Euro Beach Soccer League (EBSL) is an annual European competition in beach soccer. The competitions allows national teams to compete in beach soccer in a league format over the summer months. Each season ends with a Superfinal, deciding the competition winner.
This season, there are twelve teams each participating in two divisions in each Stage (there are a record number of five Stages this year) that will face each other in a round-robin system. Division A consists of the 12 top teams in Europe based on the BSWW European Ranking. Division B consists of 12 of the lower ranked teams and new entries to the competition. Each division has its own regulations and competition format.
Each team competes in two preliminary events to see their points obtained accumulated into an overall ranking that will determine the teams that qualify for the Superfinal. Due to the newly expanded format this season, the top eight teams of Division A (including the individual Stage winners and the host team Spain) will play in the Superfinal in Torredembarra, Spain from 8–11 August. The top seven teams of Division B (including the individual Stage winners) plus the worst team in Division A will play in the Promotional Final to try to earn promotion to Division A for the 2014 season.
Once again this season, the Power Horse energy drink company is the main sponsor of the EBSL. The logo has been slightly modified to show this.
Eligible EBSL Teams
The teams from Division A will compete for the Euro Beach Soccer League title while the teams from Division B will compete for promotion into next year's Division A.
+ 2013 Euro Beach Soccer League Divisions DIVISION A DIVISION B
Stage 1 Kyiv, Ukraine – May, 24 – 26
Participating nations
Final standings Division A
Team32101410+483201178+9631021214−233003920−110 clinched Superfinal Berth
Schedule and results All kickoff times are of local time in Kyiv (UTC+03:00).
Individual awards MVP: Bogusław Saganowski Top Scorer: Oleg Zborovskyi (6 goals) Best Goalkeeper: Vitalii Sydorenko
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Total Goals 53 goals were scored, for an average of 8.83 goals per match.
Stage 2 Terracina, Italy – June, 14 – 16
Participating nations
Final standings Division A Group 1
Team32011114−363201129+363102117+433102610−43
Final standings Division A Group 2
Team3300146+893201121206310267−133003512−70 clinched Superfinal Berth
Final standings Division B
Team32011810+8632011512+36311189−153003717−100 clinched Promotional Final Berth
Note: Although the Netherlands won their group, they were not automatically qualified for the Superfinal, as Portugal had the better group-winner record.
Schedule and results All kickoff times are of local time in Terracina (UTC+02:00).
Individual awards MVP: Belchior Top Scorer: Alan, Belchior, Oleg Zborovskyi, Patrick Ax (4 goals) Best Goalkeeper: Stefano Spada
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Total Goals 126 goals were scored, for an average of 7 goals per match.
Stage 3 Valence, France – June, 21 – 23
Participating nations
Final standings Division A
Team3300279+18932011214−263102911−233002721−140 clinched Superfinal Berth
Final standings Division B
Team321085+3832012210+12631021014−3330031021−110 clinched Promotional Final Berth
Schedule and results All kickoff times are of local time in Valence (UTC+02:00).
Individual awards MVP: Dejan Stankovic Top Scorer: Dejan Stankovic (8 goals) Best Goalkeeper: Valentin Jaeggy
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Total Goals 105 goals were scored, for an average of 8.75 goals per match.
Stage 4 The Hague, Netherlands – July, 19 – 21
Participating nations
Final standings Division A
Team32011613+363201128+46311199053003815−70 clinched Superfinal Berth
Final standings Division B
Team3210159+68320199063012912−323003912−30 clinched Promotional Final Berth
Schedule and results All kickoff times are of local time in The Hague (UTC+02:00).
Individual awards MVP: Patrick Ax Top Scorer: Bogusław Saganowski (6 goals) Best Goalkeeper: Frank van der Geest
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Total Goals 87 goals were scored, for an average of 7.25 goals per match.
Stage 5 Moscow, Russia – August, 2 – 4
Participating nations
Final standings Division A
Team3300103+793201103+76310278–133003417–130 clinched Superfinal Berth
Schedule and results All kickoff times are of local time in Moscow (UTC+04:00).
Individual awards MVP: Ilya Leonov Top Scorer: Llorenç Gómez (6 goals) Best Goalkeeper: Sascha Penke
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Total Goals 31 goals were scored, for an average of 5.17 goals per match.
Cumulative standings clinched Superfinal Berthclinched Promotional Final Berth
Ranking & tie-breaking criteria: Division A – 1. Points earned 2. Goal difference 3. Goals scored | Division B – 1. Points earned 2. Highest stage placement 3. Goal difference 4. Goals scored.
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Division B Team13210159+682321085+38332011810+86432012210+126532011512+366320199067311189-15831021014−4393012912−32103003912−30113003717−1001230031021−110
EBSL Superfinal and Promotional Final – Torredembarra, Spain – August, 8 – 11
Superfinal and Promotional Final Divisions
The Divisions for the Euro Beach Soccer League Superfinal have now been determined. The teams from Division A will compete for the Euro Beach Soccer League title while the teams from Division B will compete for promotion into next year's Division A. The division of the Superfinal and Promotional Final Groups are based on how the cumulative standings for Divisions A and B finish. In Division A, Group A will have teams that finish in places 1, 4, 6 and 7, while Group B will have teams that finish in places 2, 3, 5 and 8. In Division B, Group A will have teams that finish in places 4, 5, 6 and the last-place team in Division A, while Group B will have teams that finish in places 1, 2, 3 and 7.
+ 2013 Euro Beach Soccer League Superfinal Divisions DIVISION A (Superfinal) DIVISION B (Promotional Final)
Division A (Superfinal)
Group A Standings Team32011412+263201129+3631111412+253003815–70 clinched Championship Final
Group B Standings Team3201127+5632011915+4631021017–733102810–23 clinched Championship Final
Schedule and results All kickoff times are of local time in Torredembarra (UTC+02:00).
Round-Robin
Seventh-place Match
Fifth-place Match
Third-place Match
Championship final match
Individual awards MVP: Ilya Leonov Top Scorer: Dejan Stankovic (9 goals) Best Goalkeeper: Francisco Donaire
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Final Division A Standing
RankTeam 1 (Third EBSL title) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Division B (Promotional Final)
Group A Standings Team3300148+6932011010063012711–4230031113–20 clinched Promotional Final
Group B Standings Team320199063201139+463102814–6331021210+23 clinched Promotional Final
Schedule and results All kickoff times are of local time in Torredembarra (UTC+02:00).
Round-Robin
Seventh-place Match
Fifth-place Match
Third-place Match
Promotional Final Match
Final Division B Standing
RankTeam 1 (will remain in Division A for 2014) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Total Goals 235 goals were scored, for an average of 7.34 goals per match.
See also Beach soccer
References
External links Beach Soccer Worldwide Eurosport TV Power Horse Energy Drink, the official EBSL sponsor