BSC Kristall (), or simply Kristall, is a professional beach soccer team based in St. Petersburg, Russia. Kristall is the most successful Russian club at the Euro Winners Cup, having won four times in 2014, 2015, 2020 and 2021. Kristall are a seven-time Russian Nationals and a five-time Russian Beach Soccer Cup champions. Additionally, the team won the 2nd Russian Super Cup in 2018, defeating arch-rival BSC Lokomotiv.
The club's Brazilian forward, Mauricinho, has described Kristall as the "Real Madrid of beach soccer".Beach Soccer: Melhor jogador do mundo, Mauricinho é a arma do Vasco para conseguir o bi da Libertadores (in Portuguese). NetVasco. 11 November 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
History Kristall was founded in 2006.Петербург готов всегда помогать пляжному футболу Since 2011, Kristall plays in the national elite division. In 2011, Kristall won their first tournament, OBSL Grand-Prix Winter, and a year later they joined the holding company NOVA Group. They reached their zenit in 2015, after winning every tournament they participated, among them the Euro Winners Cup, the Russian Nationals and the inaugural Russian Cup. In 2021, they won a record 6th Russian Nationals and a record 4th Euro Winners Cup.
Squads Current squad
Head coach: Angelo Schirinzi 1st coach: Vladimir Gavrilov 2nd coach: Aleksey Ivanov 3rd coach: Gennadyi Tumilovich
Honours International competitions
Euro Winners Cup Winners (4): 2014, 2015, 2020, 2021
Euro Winners Challenge Winners (1): 2018
Open Indoor Beach Soccer League Winners (1): 2015
Inter Cup Winners (3): 2017, 2018, 2023
National competitions
Russian Beach Soccer League Winners (10): 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 Russian Cup Winners (8): 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025 Russian Super Cup Winners (2): 2018, 2024, 2025, 2026
Notable former players Elinton Andrade Jorginho Mauricinho Rodrigo Datinha Ihar Bryshtel Maxim Chuzhkov Aleksey Makarov Dmitry Shishin Llorenç
References
External links
Profile at bsrussia.ru Official vkontakte page Official Facebook page