Beach Soccer has been part of each edition of the European Games (EG) – a quadrennial, multi-sport event – since the inaugural edition in 2015 as a men's sport, and since the third edition in 2023 as a women's sport. The competition is under the direction of the European Olympic Committees (EOCs); beach soccer's governing bodies (FIFA and UEFA) are represented by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) at the Games.
Men's tournament Eight teams take part. The hosts qualify automatically; of the most recent edition of the Euro Beach Soccer League (EBSL), the top six teams of the Superfinal and winners of the Promotion Final also qualify. To participate, nations must be members of both the EOCs and UEFA.
Portugal and Switzerland are most successful nations having won a total of two medals, including one gold each.
Results Year Location Gold medal match Bronze medal matchGold medalistsScoreSilver medalistsBronze medalistsScoreFourth place2015 details Baku, Azerbaijan3–26–52019 details Minsk, Belarus8–35–42023 details Kraków, Poland5–25–5
Performance Medal table
All-time top goalscorers As of 2023
The following table shows the all-time goalscorers (minimum 10 goals). RankPlayerTeamGoalsNotes1 Dejan Stankovic 25 2023 top scorer (11 goals)2 Gabriele Gori 18 2019 top scorer (11 goals)3 Léo Martins 144 Chiky Ardil 13 Noël Ott Emmanuele Zurlo 7 Belchior 11 2015 top scorer (8 goals)8 Llorenç Gómez 10 Bê Martins Antonio Mayor Jordan Santos Sources: , 2019, 2023.
Overall standings As of 2023 PosTeam131592047851+27312.07231581067257+15261.73331571256958+11251.67431571167759+18241.60531560185863–5191.27621050143834+4161.6071520122420+471.40821011082849–2150.5091510041825–730.60101510041421–730.60111510042331–830.6012150005839–3100.00 Key: Appearances App / Won in normal time W = 3 points / Won in extra-time W+ = 2 points / Won on penalty shoot-out WP = 1 point / Lost L = 0 points / Points per game PPG
Appearances & performance timeline Key
– Gold medalists – Silver medalists – Bronze medalists — Fourth to eighth place
— Did not qualify — Barred from entering – Hosts Apps — Total appearances
2015 (8) 2019 (8) 2023 (8) Apps8th ×5th2×7th×17th××1S5thS3××6th1××8th1B G4th3×8th×1 G 6th××25thSB34thBG36th4th7th312 nations
Women's tournament Six teams take part. The hosts qualify automatically; of the most recent edition of the Women's Euro Beach Soccer League (WEBSL), the top five teams of the Superfinal qualify. To participate, nations must be members of both the EOCs and UEFA. For the 2023 edition, England finished in one of the qualification spots via the WEBSL, but because England does not have an independent EOC, they could not compete at the Games and so were replaced by the Czech Republic.
Results Year Location Gold medal match Bronze medal matchGold medalistsScoreSilver medalistsBronze medalistsScoreFourth place2023 details Kraków, Poland2–2 2–2
Performance Medal table
Overall standings As of 2023 PosTeam1142020118+382.002142011107+371.7531420021110+161.504141003108+230.75513010244020.676130003413–900.00 Key: Appearances App / Won in normal time W = 3 points / Won in extra-time W+ = 2 points / Won on penalty shoot-out WP = 1 point / Lost L = 0 points / Points per game PPG
Appearances & performance timeline Key
– Gold medalists – Silver medalists – Bronze medalists — Fourth to sixth place
— Did not qualify — Barred from entering – Hosts Apps — Total appearances
2023 (8) Apps6th15th14th1B1G1S16 nations
See also Beach soccer at the African Beach Games Beach soccer at the Asian Beach Games Beach soccer at the South American Beach Games
References
External links Beach Soccer Worldwide, official website