The 2024 Euro Winners Challenge was the fifth edition of the Euro Winners Challenge (ECC), the of Europe's secondary club beach soccer organized by Beach Soccer Worldwide and open to any team that didn't qualify to the main continental competition. The tournament was held from 7 to 13 June in Nazaré in Portugal alongside the 2024 Euro Winners Cup. It is the first edition of the cup to be played as a sort of beach soccer UEFA Europa League and the first one to be win by a Portuguese club, Leixões SC, who qualify - with the losing finalist - to the following EWC.
Group stage 20 clubs from 7 different countries played in the group-stage phase, with the 5 winners and the best runner-up that qualify to the Quarter-finals with the other 4 runner-ups that compete in a Placement Match to get the last two spots available to Playoff.
Key
Group A 7 June Sesimbra 11–4 Chelas7 June AO Kefallinia 3–2 Naxos8 June Sesimbra 5–2 AO Kefallinia8 June Naxos 1–5 Chelas9 June Chelas 1–3 AO Kefallinia9 June Naxos 2–6 Sesimbra
Group B 7 June Alfarim 3–4 União Ericeirense7 June Armia Tbilisi 3–5 O Sótão "B"8 June Alfarim 7–1 Armia Tbilisi8 June O Sótão "B" 3–3 (1–4 p.) União Ericeirense9 June União Ericeirense 7–3 Armia Tbilisi9 June O Sótão "B" 3–3 (4–5 p.) Alfarim
Group C 7 June Leixões 11–3 Pinheiros7 June Perwez 3–3 (1–3 p.) Benfica Viseu8 June Leixões 14–1 Perwez8 June Benfica Viseu 10–1 Pinheiros9 June Pinheiros 3–5 Perwez9 June Benfica Viseu 3–11 Leixões
Group D 7 June São Domingos 4–6 (a.e.t.) Porto Mendo7 June SM Jalles 1–2 Genappe8 June São Domingos 3–4 SM Jalles8 June Genappe 3–2 Porto Mendo9 June Porto Mendo 8–7 (a.e.t.) SM Jalles9 June Genappe 1–2 São Domingos
Group E 7 June Vila Flor 7–1 Pastéis7 June Southern Cévennes 6–3 Portsmouth8 June Vila Flor 3–2 Southern Cévennes8 June Portsmouth 4–3 (a.e.t.) Pastéis9 June Pastéis 6–5 (a.e.t.) Southern Cévennes9 June Portsmouth 4–5 Vila Flor
Brackets Placement Matches Source:
Porto Mendo vs Benfica Viseu: 4–2 GD Alfarim vs Southern Cévennes: 6–5
Playoff Matches Source:
The two finalists earn direct qualification for the 2025 Euro Winners Cup.
2024 Euro Winners Challenge final
G.D. Sesimbra vs Leixões S.C. Source:
Awards and statistics
Individual Awards Source:
Best Player Pedrinho (Leixões S.C.)Top scorer Matheus Nascimento (Leixões S.C.)12 goals in 6 games Best Goalkeeper Rúben M. P. Regufe (Leixões S.C.)
Topscorers Source:
RankPlayerClubGoals1 MatheusCaçulaLeixões S.C.Porto Mendo123PedinhoLeixões S.C.104Diogo BernanrdoGD Sesimbra95Miguel JuniorAndreLeixões SCVila Flor SC8
Final standings Source: TeamResult1 Leixões S.C. 2024 Euro Winners Challengeand 2025 Euro Winners Cup2 G.D. Sesimbra2025 Euro Winners Cup3 Vila Flor SC Third place4 GDU Ericeirense5 AO Kefallinia6 FC Genappe7 Porto Mendo8 GD Alfarim9 CB Viseu10 Cevennes
See also 2024 Euro Winners Cup 2025 Euro Winners Cup Euro Winners Challenge World Winners Cup Euro Winners Challenge
References
External links Euro Winners Cup 2024, at Beach Soccer Worldwide