Belarus national beach soccer team

Belarus
AssociationFootball Federation of Belarus
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coach Nicolas Alvarado Caporale (Nico)
CaptainIhar Bryshtel
Most capsVadzim Bokach (105)
Top scorerIhar Bryshtel (121)
FIFA codeBLR
BSWW ranking 6 1 (9 April 2025)[1]


First colours


Second colours
First international
 Poland 4–1  
(Chodecz, Poland; 7 May 2008)
Biggest win
  11–1 Belgium 
(Cádiz, Spain; 4 October 2024)
Biggest defeat
  1–10 Russia 
(Saint Petersburg, Russia; 30 March 2011)
World Cup
Appearances4 (first in 2019)
Best result 2nd place (2025)

The Belarus national beach soccer team represents Belarus in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation of Belarus (BFF), the governing body for football in Belarus.

After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, UEFA, the European governing body for football, banned Belarus from hosting international competitions.[2]

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2025

1 May 2025 (2025-05-01) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
GS Group A
Seychelles  3–6   Victoria, Seychelles
19:00
  • De Ketelaere 5'
  • Labrosse 21'
  • Amade 22'
  • Drozd 11', 14', 22'
  • Ryabko 15'
  • Bryshtel 32'
  • Chaikouski 35'
Attendance: 3,572
Referee: Gonzalo Carballo (El Salvador)
3 May 2025 (2025-05-03) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
GS Group A
Japan  3–6   Victoria, Seychelles
15:00
  • Novikau 6', 19', 23'
  • Hapon 21'
  • Bokach 26' (pen.)
  • Drozd 35'
Attendance: 1,041
Referee: Hamdi Bchir (Tunisia)
5 May 2025 (2025-05-05) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
GS Group A
  12–3  Guatemala Victoria, Seychelles
15:00
  • A. Hapon 6'
  • Ryabko 12', 16', 32', 33'
  • Bryshtel 14', 24', 27', 31'
  • Ustsinovich 20'
  • Bokach 22', 26'
  • Crocker 27'
  • Montepegue 28'
  • Marroquín 30'
Attendance: 795
Referee: Louis Siave (Mauritius)
8 May 2025 (2025-05-08) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Quarter-finals
  4–3  Iran Victoria, Seychelles
15:00
  • Masoumi 12', 32'
  • Mohammadpour 36'
Attendance: 1,512
Referee: Sérgio Soares (Portugal)
10 May 2025 (2025-05-10) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Semi-finals
  5–2  Senegal Victoria, Seychelles
18:00
  • Avgustov 3'
  • Bryshtel 15', 24'
  • Hapon 16'
  • Bokach 35'
  • Fall 9'
  • Mam. Diagne 27'
Attendance: 3,356
Referee: Yuichi Hatano (Japan)
11 May 2025 (2025-05-11) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Final
  3–4  Brazil Victoria, Seychelles
19:30
  • Lucão 2'
  • Rodrigo 13', 35'
  • Catarino 13'
Attendance: 3,572
Referee: Aecio Fernández (Uruguay)

Players

Current squad

The following players and staff members were called up for the 2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  BLR Uladzimir Ustsinovich
2 DF  BLR Vadzim Bokach
3 DF  BLR Ivan Kanstantsinau
4 FW  BLR Artsemi Drozd
5 DF  BLR Mikita Chaikouski
6 DF  BLR Yury Piatrouski
No. Pos. Nation Player
7 DF  BLR Yauheni Novikau
8 FW  BLR Ihar Bryshtel
9 FW  BLR Yahor Hardzetski
10 FW  BLR Anatoliy Ryabko
11 FW  BLR Aleh Hapon
12 GK  BLR Mikhail Avgustov
Head coach: Nicolás Caporale

Competitive record

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

FIFA World Cup record Qualification (UEFA) record
Year Round Pos Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Round Pos Pld W W+ L GF GA GD
2005 Did not qualify No qualification matches
2006
2007
2008 Round of 16 4 1 0 3 10 14 –4
2009 Group Stage 3 1 0 2 7 10 –3
2011 Group Stage 3 0 0 3 10 18 –8
2013 Playoff Stage 7 3 1 3 29 27 +2
2015 Final Stage 5th 7 4 1 2 23 16 +7
2017 Final Stage 11th 8 3 0 5 29 23 +6
2019 Group stage 11th 3 1 0 2 10 13 −3 Third place 3rd 8 4 3 1 30 20 +10
2021 Group stage 14th 3 0 1 2 8 17 −9 Fourth place 4th 3 3 0 0 21 7 +14
2023 Fourth place 4th 6 3 1 2 21 18 +3 Playoffs 4 4 0 0 30 11 +19
2025 Runners-up 2nd 6 5 0 1 36 18 +18 Group stage 3 2 0 1 18 13 +5
Total 0 Titles 4/13 18 9 2 7 75 66 +9 0 Titles 10/11 50 25 5 20 208 159 +49

Honours

References

  1. ^ "BSWW world ranking". beachsoccer.com. 9 April 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  2. ^ Goldberg, Rob. "UEFA Bars Belarus from Hosting International Games After Invasion of Ukraine". Bleacher Report.
  3. ^ [1]