The 2017 Women’s Euro Beach Soccer Cup was the second edition of the Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup, an international, European beach soccer championship for women's national teams, organised annually by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW). The event was revealed on April 21, 2017.
Six nations took part in a three day competition hosted in Nazaré, Portugal, between 7 and 9 July, alongside stage 2 of the men's 2017 Euro Beach Soccer League. Originally scheduled to take place in Sanxenxo, Spain, BSWW announced on June 1 the competition would be moved to Nazaré due to administrative issues.
Spain were the defending champions but failed to progress pass the group stage, ultimately finishing in fifth. The tournament was won by England, who claimed their maiden European crown. This was the first time an English side won a major beach soccer trophy in either a women's or a men's championship.
Teams All six teams from the inaugural edition returned, except for hosts Portugal, who were replaced by the Czech Republic. 1
1. Teams making their debut Draw The draw took place on June 20, 2017 at BSWW's headquarters in Barcelona. The six teams were split into two groups of three. Spain, as champions of the previous edition in 2016, were allocated to position A1 and Switzerland, as runners up in 2016, were allocated to B1. The other nations were then drawn to accompany them in the two groups.
Seeded nationsUnseeded nations
Group stage All matches took place at the Estádio do Viveiro at the Praia de Nazaré with a capacity of 1,600, other than the Switzerland v Czech Republic match which took place on an external pitch.
The teams competed in a round robin format. The winners of the groups proceeded to contest the final. The respective group runners-up and third placed nations played in consolation matches to decide third through sixth place in the final standings.
Matches are listed as local time in Nazaré, WEST (UTC+1) Group A TeamQualification122000104+66Advance to the final2210015503Play-offs32000228–60
Group B TeamQualification122000112+96Advance to the final22100147–33Play-offs32000239–60
Playoffs
Fifth place play-off
Third place play-off
Final
Awards After the final, the following awards were presented.
Winners trophy 2017 Women's Euro Beach Soccer CupChampions EnglandFirst Title
Individual awards Top scorer Gemma Hillier5 goalsBest player Grytsje Van den BergBest goalkeeper Lucy Quinn
Goalscorers 5 goals Gemma Hillier
4 goals Molly Clark
3 goals
Maria Soto Bravo Grytsje Van den Berg Nicole Heer
2 goals
Joelle de Bondt Andrea Miro Castro Lorena Asensio Shannon Sievwright Ramona Birrfelder Nathalie Schenk Sandra Maurer Marketa Matejkova Sarah Kempson Franziska Steinemann
1 goal
Karen Moreira Sanchez Marianne ten Brinke Martina Folprechtova Carla Morera Carolina González Andrea Morger Alina Grueter Deborah Kehrli Lucy Quinn Dimitra Kossova Maria Potsiou Ionna Melissou Suzana Zdravkovic Lucie Navratilova Selene Alegre
Final standings
References
External links Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup Nazaré 2017, Beach Soccer Worldwide