2024 Women's Euro Winners Cup|
| Host country | Portugal |
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| Dates | 10–16 June |
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| Teams | 24 (from 1 confederation) |
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| Venue(s) | 4 (in 1 host city) |
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| Champions | Higicontrol Melilla (2nd title) |
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| Runners-up | Red Devils Chojnice |
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| Third place | Huelva |
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| Fourth place | Pozoalbense |
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The 2024 Women's Euro Winners Cup was the ninth edition of the Women's Euro Winners Cup (WEWC), an annual continental beach soccer tournament for women's top-division European clubs. The championship is viewed as beach soccer's rudimentary version of the UEFA Women's Champions League in its parent sport, association football.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW), the tournament was held in Nazaré, Portugal, in tandem with the larger men's edition, from 10 to 16 June.[7][8]
The event began with a round robin group stage. At its conclusion, the best teams progressed to the knockout stage, a series of single elimination games to determine the winners, starting with the Round of 16 and ending with the final. Consolation matches were also played to determine other final rankings.
Higicontrol Melilla of Spain were the defending champions[9] and successfully retained the title,[10] becoming the first club to win consecutive titles.
Teams
24 clubs from ten different nations enter the event.[11]
In accordance with sanctions imposed by FIFA and UEFA in 2022 in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine,[12][13][14][15] clubs from Russia remain banned from entering this year.
Key: H: Host club \ TH: Title holders
| Group stage
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| Portugal (7)
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Estoril
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France (3)
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Marseille BT
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| Ilha
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Marseille Minots
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| Nazaré 2022
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Southern Cévennes
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| O Sótão (H)
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Italy (2)
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Cagliari
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| O Sótão "B"
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Lady Terracina
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| Pastéis
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England (1)
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Isle of Wight
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| SandGames Figueira
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Georgia (1)
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Dinamo Batumi
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| Spain (6)
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FAL Cádiz
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Latvia (1)
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Riga
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| Higicontrol Melilla (TH)
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Netherlands (1)
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Zeeland
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| Huelva
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Poland (1)
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Red Devils Chojnice
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| Málaga
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Switzerland (1)
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Rappiranhas
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| Mazarrón
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| Pozoalbense
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Draw
The draw to split the 24 clubs into six groups of four took place on 16 May.[16]
Group stage
All group winners and runners-up, along with the four best third-placed teams, progress to the knockout stage.
The two worst third-placed teams and all fourth placed teams recede to a set of consolation matches to determine final placements.
- Key
- Qualification to the knockout stage
- Recede to placement matches
Group A
| Pos
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Team
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Pld
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W
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W+
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WP
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L
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GF
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GA
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GD
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Pts
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| 1
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Pozoalbense
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3
|
2
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0
|
0
|
1
|
12
|
5
|
+7
|
6[a]
|
| 2
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O Sótão (H)
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
16
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6
|
+10
|
6[a]
|
| 3
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Riga
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
7
|
9
|
−2
|
4
|
| 4
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Dinamo Batumi
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
9
|
24
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−15
|
0
| Source: BSWW(H) Host Notes:
- ^ a b Ranking is based on head-to-head result
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| 10 June
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Dinamo Batumi
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3–9
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Pozoalbense
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| 10 June
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Riga
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1–5
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O Sótão
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| 11 June
|
Dinamo Batumi
|
4–6
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Riga
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| 11 June
|
O Sótão
|
2–3
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Pozoalbense
|
| 12 June
|
Pozoalbense
|
0–0 (3–5 p.)
|
Riga
|
| 12 June
|
O Sótão
|
9–2
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Dinamo Batumi
|
|
Group B
| Pos
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Team
|
Pld
|
W
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W+
|
WP
|
L
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GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
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| 1
|
Higicontrol Melilla
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
26
|
1
|
+25
|
9
|
| 2
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Marseille Minots
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
13
|
9
|
+4
|
6
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| 3
|
Estoril
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
5
|
16
|
−11
|
3
|
| 4
|
O Sótão "B"
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
21
|
−18
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| 10 June
|
Estoril
|
3–1
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O Sótão "B"
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| 10 June
|
Marseille Minots
|
0–6
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Higicontrol Melilla
|
| 11 June
|
Estoril
|
1–6
|
Marseille Minots
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| 11 June
|
Higicontrol Melilla
|
11–0
|
O Sótão "B"
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| 12 June
|
O Sótão "B"
|
2–7
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Marseille Minots
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| 12 June
|
Higicontrol Melilla
|
9–1
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Estoril
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|
Group C
| Pos
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Team
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Pld
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W
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W+
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WP
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L
|
GF
|
GA
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GD
|
Pts
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| 1
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Mazarrón
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
8
|
5
|
+3
|
7
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| 2
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Marseille BT
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
16
|
10
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+6
|
3
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| 3
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Lady Terracina
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
8
|
10
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−2
|
2
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| 4
|
SandGames Figueira
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
7
|
14
|
−7
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| 10 June
|
SandGames Figueira
|
0–1
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Mazarrón
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| 10 June
|
Lady Terracina
|
3–3 (2–1 p.)
|
Marseille BT
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| 11 June
|
SandGames Figueira
|
5–5 (1–3 p.)
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Lady Terracina
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| 11 June
|
Marseille BT
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5–5 (3–4 p.)
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Mazarrón
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| 12 June
|
Mazarrón
|
2–0
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Lady Terracina
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| 12 June
|
Marseille BT
|
8–2
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SandGames Figueira
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|
Group D
| Pos
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Team
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Pld
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W
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W+
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WP
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L
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GF
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GA
|
GD
|
Pts
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| 1
|
Huelva
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3
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
18
|
7
|
+11
|
7
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| 2
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Zeeland
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
10
|
11
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−1
|
4
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| 3
|
Isle of Wight
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
7
|
9
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−2
|
1
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| 4
|
Ilha
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
6
|
14
|
−8
|
0
|
|
|
Group E
| Pos
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Team
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Pld
|
W
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W+
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WP
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L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
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| 1
|
Pastéis
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
8
|
9
|
−1
|
6
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| 2
|
FAL Cádiz
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
8
|
8
|
0
|
5
|
| 3
|
Red Devils Chojnice
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
8
|
5
|
+3
|
4
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| 4
|
Cagliari
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
8
|
10
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−2
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| 10 June
|
Pastéis
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0–3
|
FAL Cádiz
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| 10 June
|
Red Devils Chojnice
|
1–1 (3–1 p.)
|
Cagliari
|
| 11 June
|
Pastéis
|
3–2
|
Red Devils Chojnice
|
| 11 June
|
Cagliari
|
3–4 (a.e.t.)
|
FAL Cádiz
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| 12 June
|
FAL Cádiz
|
1–5
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Red Devils Chojnice
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| 12 June
|
Cagliari
|
4–5
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Pastéis
|
|
Group F
| Pos
|
Team
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Pld
|
W
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W+
|
WP
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
| 1
|
Málaga
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
28
|
3
|
+25
|
9
|
| 2
|
Rappiranhas
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
9
|
9
|
0
|
6
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| 3
|
Nazaré 2022
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
4
|
11
|
−7
|
3
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| 4
|
Southern Cévennes
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
4
|
22
|
−18
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| 10 June
|
Nazaré 2022
|
1–7
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Málaga
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| 10 June
|
Southern Cévennes
|
2–5
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Rappiranhas
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| 11 June
|
Nazaré 2022
|
2–0
|
Southern Cévennes
|
| 11 June
|
Rappiranhas
|
0–6
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Málaga
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| 12 June
|
Málaga
|
15–2
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Southern Cévennes
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| 12 June
|
Rappiranhas
|
4–1
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Nazaré 2022
|
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Placement matches
Matches took place on 13 June.
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| 23rd place
|
| Southern Cévennes |
7–5 |
O Sótão "B" |
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| 21st place
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| Ilha |
8–5 |
Dinamo Batumi |
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| 19th place
|
| Cagliari |
8–0 |
SandGames Figueira |
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| 17th place
|
| Lady Terracina |
3–6 |
Isle of Wight |
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Knockout stage
Round of 16 onwards
Championship match details
Awards
The following individual awards were presented after the final.[17]
| Top scorer(s)
|
| Cristina Gonzalez ( Málaga)
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| 13 goals
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| Best player
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| Andrea Mirón ( Higicontrol Melilla)
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| Best goalkeeper
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| Adriana Banaszkiewicz ( Red Devils Chojnice)
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Top goalscorers
Players with at least four goals are listed.
- 13 goals
- Cristina Gonzalez ( Málaga)
- 12 goals
- 11 goals
- 8 goals
- Lorena Medeiros ( Marseille Minots)
- Louise Arseneault ( FAL Cádiz)
- Sil Neves ( Pastéis)
- Adriana Manau ( Málaga)
- 7 goals
- Natalia Cuadrado ( Higicontrol Melilla)
- 6 goals
- Tatia Shainidze ( Dinamo Batumi)
- Agostina Tasinazzo ( Zeeland)
- Andrea Mirón ( Higicontrol Melilla)
- María Soto ( Huelva)
- María Pilar Sánchez ( Pozoalbense)
- Danielle Barboza ( Marseille BT)
- Anaëlle Wiard ( Marseille BT)
- Laura Mulero ( Mazarrón)
- 5 goals
- Lydia Raja ( Zeeland)
- Jéssica Santos ( O Sótão)
- Nerea Miralles ( Higicontrol Melilla)
- Laura Gallego ( Higicontrol Melilla)
- Aleksandra Sudyk ( Red Devils Chojnice)
- Eva Castaño ( Huelva)
- Saki Kushiyama ( Marseille BT)
- 4 goals
- Maria Vecchione ( Cagliari)
- Marissa Vasquez ( Isle of Wight)
- Alisha Buckingham ( Isle of Wight)
- Laurine Herbster ( Southern Cévennes)
- Marta Simões ( Ilha)
- Inês Bastos ( Ilha)
- Mariam Artmeladze ( Dinamo Batumi)
- Myroslava Vypasniak ( Riga)
- Petra Niceia ( O Sótão)
- Mariana Prazeres ( Estoril)
- Sara Tui ( Higicontrol Melilla)
- Carolina Gonzalez ( Higicontrol Melilla)
- Paqui Campoy ( Pozoalbense)
- Irene Mateos ( Pozoalbense)
- Maria Milene ( Pastéis)
- Kornelia Okoniewska ( Higicontrol Melilla)
Source: BSWW
Final standings
| Rank
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Team
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Result
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| 1 |
Higicontrol Melilla |
Champions (2nd title)
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| 2 |
Red Devils Chojnice |
Runners-up
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| 3 |
Huelva |
Third place
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| 4 |
Pozoalbense
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| 5 |
Málaga |
Eliminated in the Quarter-finals
|
| 6 |
Mazarrón
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| 7 |
Pastéis
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| 8 |
Marseille BT
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| 9 |
O Sótão |
Eliminated in the Round of 16
|
| 10 |
Marseille Minots
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| 11 |
FAL Cádiz
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| 12 |
Rappiranhas
|
| 13 |
Riga
|
| 14 |
Zeeland
|
| 15 |
Nazaré 2022
|
| 16 |
Estoril
|
| 17 |
Isle of Wight |
Eliminated in the Group Stage
|
| 18 |
Lady Terracina
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| 19 |
Cagliari
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| 20 |
SandGames Figueira
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| 21 |
Ilha
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| 22 |
Dinamo Batumi
|
| 23 |
Southern Cévennes
|
| 24 |
O Sótão "B"
|
See also
References
- ^ "Euro Winners Cup 2016 to feature Women's competition". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
The Euro Winners Cup is a Champions League style competition
- ^ Powell, Jennie (8 November 2017). "England Captain Sarah Kempson wins Best Women's Player Award". 4 The Love Of Sport. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
Portsmouth Ladies, were runners up in Beach Soccer's equivalent of the Champions League, the Euro Winners Cup
- ^ Raimundo, Rafael (23 July 2021). "Futebol de Praia: BSC Kristall é bicampeão da Euro Winners Cup". Região de Cister (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 May 2024.
Já no escalão feminino, o Madrid CFF bateu o WFC Zvezda (3-6) e festejou a conquista daquela que é conhecida como a "Liga dos Campeões" das areias.
- ^ Gontier, John (21 July 2022). "Gibraltar Wave has kick started international participation of Gibraltar in Beach Soccer". Gibraltar Insight. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
This Championship organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW), is viewed as UEFA Beach Soccer Women's Champions League
- ^ "BSZ Ladies actief op Women's Euro Winners Cup 2022". Beach Soccer Association Netherlands (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 May 2024.
Van 5 t/m 12 juni wordt de vrouwelijke variant van de Champions League Beach Soccer georganiseerd in Nazaré, Portugal.
- ^ "Il Cagliari BS Women sarà alla Euro Winners Cup". Centotrentuno (in Italian). 7 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
le rossoblù saranno ufficialmente al via della Euro Winners Cup, la Champions League del Beach Soccer
- ^ "The Euro Winners will return to Nazaré in 2024". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 21 December 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "Nazaré volta a receber Euro Winners em junho". ZeroZero (in Portuguese). 22 December 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ Busto, Carlos R. (18 June 2023). "El C.D. Higicontrol conquista la Euro Winners Cup 2023". MelillaHoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ Busto, Carlos R. (17 June 2024). "El Higicontrol Melilla reedita el triunfo del pasado año". MelillaHoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ "80 equipas, 20 portuguesas: as listas para as Winners 2024". ZeroZero (in Portuguese). 15 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "Decision of the UEFA Executive Committee related to Russia" (PDF). UEFA (Press release). Union of European Football Associations. 28 February 2022. p. 2. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Measures taken by BSWW after the attacks on Ukraine". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
- ^ "Утверждён список мужских и женских команд Euro Winners 2022" [The list of men's and women's teams of Euro Winners 2022 has been approved]. Beach Soccer Russia (in Russian). 6 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "Состоялась жеребьёвка Euro Winners Cup 2023 – пляжный футбол на BSRussia". BS Russia (in Russian). 19 May 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
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