2023 Women's Euro Beach Soccer League

2023 Women's Euro Beach Soccer League
Tournament details
Host countryItaly
Dates20–24 September
Teams9 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Spain (2nd title)
Runners-up Portugal
Third place Poland
Fourth place Czech Republic
Tournament statistics
Matches played17
Goals scored107 (6.29 per match)
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The 2023 Women's Euro Beach Soccer League was the third edition of the Women's Euro Beach Soccer League (WEBSL). It is the annual, premier competition in European beach soccer contested between women's national teams, succeeding the Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup (2016–19). Organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW), it is the women's version of the men's long-running Euro Beach Soccer League, which began in 1998.

Originally, regular season fixtures were scheduled for July in the midst of a busy European calendar (including the European Games in June and World Beach Games in August).[1][2] However, the men's UEFA qualifiers for the 2023 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup were ultimately realised during these dates in July instead; the WEBSL regular season was not rescheduled. Hence, this season, all teams entered straight into the Superfinal, to compete to become the winners of the WEBSL; the event took place in Alghero, Italy.[3]

Spain were the defending champions and successfully defended their title, defeating Portugal in the final.

Teams

Nine teams entered this season.[a][4][5][6]

The numbers in parentheses show the European ranking of each team prior to the start of the season, out of 12 nations.[7]

  •  Czech Republic (7th)
  •  Netherlands (9th)
  •  Poland[b] (10th)
  •  Sweden[b] (11th)

Notes
^ a: In accordance with sanctions imposed by FIFA and UEFA in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the 2021 champions, the Russian national team, is currently suspended from participating in the competition.[8][9]
^ b: Teams making their debut.

Superfinal

Matches are listed as local time in Alghero, CEST (UTC+2) and are those scheduled; actual kick-off times may differ somewhat.

Draw

No draw took place to allocate the teams into their respective groups. Instead, the teams were split based on the results of last season's final standings.[4]

Group stage

Key: Advance to –   Semi-finals /   5th–8th place play-offs / (H) Hosts

Group A

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts
1  Czech Republic 2 1 0 1 0 16 10 +6 4
2  Italy (H) 2 1 0 0 1 12 9 +3 3
3  Sweden 2 0 0 0 2 5 14 –9 0
Italy  v  Sweden
20 September 2023 Italy  5–2  Sweden Main pitch
16:45
  • Vecchione 2', 11'
  • Privitera 12'
  • T. Santos 15'
  • Olivieri 18'
 Report
  • Tuva 26', 36'
 Referee: Angelika Gębka (Poland)
Czech Republic  v  Sweden
21 September 2023 Czech Republic  9–3  Sweden Pitch 2
16:45
  • Matĕjková 11', 27'
  • Matilda 14' (o.g.)
  • Pýchová 15'
  • Hrušková 16'
  • Dlouhá 18'
  • Čulová 19', 23', 25'
 Report
  • Matilda 15'
  • Ida 29', 34'
Italy  v  Czech Republic
22 September 2023 Italy  7–7 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		  Czech Republic Main pitch
16:45
  • Privitera 1', 4', 38' (e.t.), 39' (e.t.)
  • T. Santos 18', 24'
  • Maiorca 24'
 Report
  • Novotná 8'
  • Matějková 24', 37' (e.t.)
  • Čulová 24', 25', 35'
  • Jungová 39' (e.t.)
 Referee: Csaba Baghy (Hungary)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts
1  Poland 2 2 0 0 0 6 1 +5 6
2  Spain 2 1 0 0 1 11 2 +9 3
3  England 2 0 0 0 2 1 15 –14 0
Spain  v  Poland
20 September 2023 Spain  0–2  Poland Pitch 2
16:45 Report
  • Okoniewska 7', 15'
 Referee: Renata Jakab (Hungary)
England  v  Poland
21 September 2023 England  1–4  Poland Main pitch
12:45
  • Martin 4'
 Report
  • Okoniewska 1', 29'
  • Bednarska 22'
  • Kwiatkowska 28'
 Referee: Raffaele Delvecchio (Italy)
England  v  Spain
22 September 2023 England  0–11  Spain Main pitch
11:30 Report
  • M. Corbacho 4', 21'
  • Natalia 9'
  • L. Gallego 11'
  • Sara T. 15', 17', 30'
  • A. Miron 19'
  • Manau 20'
  • Cris 30'
  • Alcaide 34'

Group C

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts
1  Portugal 2 1 1 0 0 7 3 +4 5
2  Netherlands 2 1 0 0 1 4 6 –2 3
3  Ukraine 2 0 0 0 2 4 6 –2 0
Portugal  v  Netherlands
20 September 2023 Portugal  4–1  Netherlands Main pitch
12:45
  • Ferreira 15'
  • J. Lucas 27'
  • Flores 29'
  • Daniela 36'
 Report
  • Mariël 27'
 Referee: Fiammetta Susanna (Italy)
Ukraine  v  Netherlands
21 September 2023 Ukraine  2–3  Netherlands Main pitch
16:45
  • Vypasniak 15'
  • Dekhtiar 21'
 Report
  • Nancy 24', 32'
  • Nidia 24'
 Referee: Angelika Gębka (Poland)
Portugal  v  Ukraine
22 September 2023 Portugal  3–2 (a.e.t.)  Ukraine Pitch 2
16:45
  • Andreia 5'
  • Marta 15'
  • Flores 39' (e.t.)
 Report
  • Volovenko 1'
  • Vypasniak 33'
 Referee: Mehdi Sayoud (Belgium)

Play-offs

5th–8th place

 
5th–8th place semifinalsFifth place match
 
      
 
23 September
 
 
 Italy 5
 
24 September
 
 Sweden 1
 
 Italy 6
 
23 September
 
 Ukraine 2
 
 Netherlands 1
 
 
 Ukraine 2
 
Seventh place match
 
 
24 September
 
 
 Sweden 0
 
 
 Netherlands 7
Semi-finals
Italy 5–1 Sweden
  • Vecchione 2', 12'
  • Maiorca 6'
  • Privitera 16', 36'
 Report
  • Pernilla 18'
Main pitch
Referee: Angelika Gębka (Poland)
Netherlands 1–2 Ukraine
  • Sylvana 26'
 Report
  • Vypasniak 5'
  • Dubytska 22'
Pitch 2
Referee: Moreno Longo (Italy)
7th place match
Sweden 0–7 Netherlands
Report
  • Nidia 2', 3', 3', 10'
  • Mariël 7', 10'
  • Allyssa 29'
Pitch 2
Referee: Moreno Longo (Italy)
5th place match
Italy 6–2 Ukraine
  • Tortarolo 8'
  • Pisa 16'
  • T. Santos 19'
  • Vecchione 25'
  • Naticchioni 30'
  • Privitera 34'
 Report
  • Klipachenko 25'
  • Kostiuk 31'
Main pitch
Referee: Annett Unterbeck (Germany)

1st–4th place

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
23 September
 
 
 Poland 1
 
24 September
 
 Spain 5
 
 Spain 3
 
23 September
 
 Portugal 2
 
 Portugal 2
 
 
 Czech Republic 1
 
Third place match
 
 
24 September
 
 
 Poland 2
 
 
 Czech Republic 1
Semi-finals
Poland 1–5 Spain
  • Zielinska 14'
 Report
  • C. Glez 19'
  • Jessy 21'
  • A. Miron 25'
  • Sara T. 31', 35'
Main pitch
Referee: Renata Jakab (Hungary)
Portugal 2–1 Czech Republic
  • Jamila 1'
  • Ferreira 30'
 Report
  • Čulová 2'
Main pitch
Referee: Malte Gerhardt (Germany)
3rd place match
Poland 2–1 Czech Republic
  • Suskiewicz 2'
  • Nowak 35'
 Report
  • Čulová 8'
Main pitch
Referee: Raffaele Delvecchio (Italy)
Final
Spain 3–2 Portugal
  • Cris 9'
  • Carol 12'
  • Jessy 26'
 Report
  • Ferreira 27', 28'
Main pitch
Referee: Fiammetta Susanna (Italy)

Awards

Winners trophy

2023 Women's Euro Beach Soccer League
Champions
Spain
Spain
Second title

Individual awards

Top scorer(s)
Czech Republic Michaela Čulová
Italy Veronica Privitera
8 goals
Best player
Spain Andrea Mirón
Best goalkeeper
Portugal Jamila Marreiros
Source

Final standings

Pos Team Result
1  Spain WEBSL Champions (2nd title)
2  Portugal Runners-up
3  Poland Third place
4  Czech Republic
5  Italy
6  Ukraine
7  Netherlands
8  Sweden
9  England

Top scorers

The following table list the top 10 scorers of the 2023 WEBSL.

Rank Player Goals
1 Czech Republic Michaela Čulová 8
Italy Veronica Privitera
3 Spain Sara Tui 5
Italy Maria Vecchione
Netherlands Nidia Bos
6 Portugal Érica Ferreira 4
Italy Taina Dos Santos
Poland Kornelia Okoniewska
Czech Republic Marketa Matějková
10 Ukraine Myroslava Vypasniak 3
Netherlands Mariël Miedema

Source

See also

References

  1. ^ "2023 England Beach Soccer Calendar". England Beach Soccer Association. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Reprezentační Akce V Roce 2023: Kvalifikace Ms, Ebsl a Další" [Representative events in 2023: qualification for the World Cup, EBSL and others]. Beach Soccer Czech. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Euro Beach Soccer League to be played in Alghero". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Ebsl V Algheru Zná Složení Skupin! S Kým Se Utkají České Reprezentace?" [EBSL in Alghero knows the composition of the groups! Who will the Czech national team play?]. Beach Soccer Czech (in Czech). 30 August 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Жіноча збірна України з пляжного футболу готується до Суперфіналу Євроліги-2023" [The women's beach soccer team of Ukraine is preparing for the 2023 Euroleague Super Final]. Ukrinform (in Ukrainian). 3 September 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  6. ^ Gluhenky, Victor (2 September 2023). "Пляжний футбол: жіноча збірна України зіграє у Суперфіналі Євроліги-2023 – відомі наші суперники" [Beach soccer: the women's national team of Ukraine will play in the Euroleague 2023 Superfinal - our opponents are known]. Sport-Express.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Rankings - Women's National Teams". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Decision of the UEFA Executive Committee related to Russia" (PDF). UEFA.com (Press release). Union of European Football Associations. 28 February 2022. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Measures taken by BSWW after the attacks on Ukraine". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 28 February 2022. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.

External links

  • Beach Soccer Worldwide, official website
    • Superfinal
  • Women's Euro Beach Soccer League 2023, at ZeroZero.pt (in Portuguese)