The World Winners Cup (WWC) is an annual worldwide beach soccer club competition contested between top teams held annually since 2019.
The first champion of the tournament was the Brazilian club Flamengo, while the current titleholder is the Israeli club Kfar Qassem.
History The first edition of the World Winners Cup in beach soccer was announced in April 2019. Initially scheduled for September 2019, the tournament was postponed by a month. The host city was the Turkish resort of Alanya. A total of 19 teams took part, divided into four groups. To participate, each club had to receive approval from its national federation.
The final match was contested between Brazil's Flamengo and China's Meizhou Hakka. Flamengo won 5–3 and claimed the inaugural title. The tournament had a total prize fund of €35,000, with the winner receiving €16,000.
The next edition was planned for October 2020. However, in July 2020, Joan Cusco, the president of the Beach Soccer Worldwide, announced the tournament would be postponed to April 2021. Eventually, it did not take place on the scheduled dates, and in September 2021, the tournament was postponed indefinitely.
In August 2022, it was announced that the competition would be held in September of the same year on the Italian island of Sardinia, at Poetto Beach in Cagliari. Out of 13 participating teams, German club Real Münster won the tournament, defeating El Salvador’s La Pirraya 9–3 in the final.
The third edition was hosted in Alghero, another Sardinian city. Without losing a single match, Italian club Napoli Beach Soccer emerged victorious, beating Latvian club Riga 6–3 in the final.
Results Men's World Winners Cup Season Host Team Winners Final score Runner-up Third place Fourth place Ref2019 Alanya, Turkey19 Flamengo5–3 Meizhou Hakka Levante Shahin Khazarhttps://beachsoccer.com/world-winners-cup-lands-in-alanyahttps://beachsoccer.com/world-winners-cup-is-officially-presented2022 Cagliari, Italy13 Real Münster9–3 La Pirraya Napoli Beach Soccer Rostocker Robbenhttps://beachsoccer.com/event/world-winners-cup-20222023 Alghero, Italy24 Napoli Beach Soccer6–3 Riga Paphos Bahia de Mazarrónhttps://beachsoccer.com/event/world-winnes-cup-sardinia-20232024 Alghero, Italy24 Kfar Qassem4–3 Rosh Haayin Zhejiang Ningbo TMS Vybirhttps://beachsoccer.com/event/world-winners-cup-alghero-20242025 Sicily, Italy24 Kfar Qassem3–1 Napoli Beach Soccer Zhejiang Ningbo TMS Marseille BThttps://beachsoccer.com/event/world-winners-cup-cicily-20252026 Alanya, Turkey32https://beachsoccer.com/event/world-winners-cup-alanya-2026
Women's World Winners Cup
Season Host Team Winners Final score Runner-up Third place Fourth place Ref2019Alanya, Turkey5 Pavia Lokrians4–3 Lady Grembach Łódź WFC Zvezda NorCal BS2022 Cagliari, Italy5 Lady Grembach Łódź Lazo Apego Kitakyushu Barra de Santiago FBA Beach Soccerhttps://beachsoccer.com/event/womens-world-winners-cup-2022/standings2023 Alghero, Italy9 BSC Mriya 2006-Servit5–3 Sao Pedro Beach Soccer Cagliari Beach Soccer Lazo Apego Kitakyushuhttps://beachsoccer.com/event/womens-world-winnes-cup-sardinia-20232024 Alghero, Italy10 Sao Pedro Beach Soccer3–3 (p. 3–2) CD Higicontrol Melilla Red Devils Ladies Chojnice Cagliari Beach Soccerhttps://beachsoccer.com/event/world-winners-cup-alghero-2024-womens2025 Sicily, Italy10 CD Higicontrol Melilla2–1 Beach Soccer Zeeland Ladies Sao Pedro Beach Soccer Beach Soccer UEShttps://beachsoccer.com/event/womens-world-winners-cup-cicily-20252025 Alanya, Turkey16https://beachsoccer.com/world-winners-cup-alanya-2026-group-stage-draw-results
See also Euro Winners Cup Euro Winners Challenge Women's Euro Winners Cup
References
External links Beach Soccer Worldwide, official website