England women's national beach soccer team

England
Nickname(s)"Three Lionesses", "The Lionesses"
AssociationEngland Beach Soccer Ltd
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachSteven Black
CaptainRebecca Barron-Clark
FIFA codeENG
BSWW ranking4[1]


First colours


Second colours
First international
  2–6 Switzerland 
(Manchester, England; 20 June 2014)[2]
Biggest win
  8–1 Czech Republic 
(Ryde, England; 30 June 2018)
Biggest defeat
  2–14 Spain 
(Nazaré, Portugal; 11 September 2024)
Euro Beach Soccer Cup
Appearances4 (first in 2016)
Best resultWinners (2017)

The England Women's National Beach Soccer team represents England in international women's beach soccer competitions and is controlled by England Beach Soccer Ltd — independent of the governing body of football in England, The Football Association. The team was created in 2012,[3] winning their first trophy, the Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup, in 2017.[4]

In 2019, the team qualified for the World Beach Games where they represented Great Britain, winning the silver medal.[5]

Current squad

As of November 2024 (Chosen for the 2024 NEOM Beach Games)

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  ENG Chloe Traves
13 MF  ENG Chloe Marshall
4 FW  ENG Alicia Povey
8 DF  ENG Rebecca Barron-Clark (captain)
9 MF  ENG Karima Elouath
11 MF  ENG Sara Dick
13 GK  ENG Katie Scadding
16 FW  ENG Chloe Fisher
17 MF  ENG Nicole Evans
19 MF  ENG Alisha Buckingham

Competitive record

Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup

Year Round Result Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD
2016 Third place play-off Fourth Place 3 1 0 0 2 15 14 +1
2017 Final Champions 3 3 0 0 0 14 7 +7
2018 Third place play-off Fourth Place 3 1 0 0 2 8 12 –4
2019 Third place play-off Fourth Place 3 1 0 0 2 11 13 –2
Total 1 title 4/4 12 6 0 0 6 48 46 +2

World Beach Games

Year Round Result Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD
represented as Great Britain
2019 Final Silver Medal 5 4 0 0 1 22 15 +7
Total 0 titles 1/1 5 4 0 0 1 22 15 +7

Results and fixtures

By year

The team's first international match took place on 20 June 2014, as part of ITV's Fever Pitch, a companion to the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[2][6]

2012

22 August 2012 Friendly Isle of Wight  2–8*   Ryde, England
19:00 Report

2014

20 June 2014 Friendly   2–6   Switzerland Manchester, England
19:00 Report
23 July 2014 3-Nation Tournament Switzerland  9–5   Espinho, Portugal
24 July 2014 3-Nation Tournament Portugal  5–2   Espinho, Portugal

2015

21 August 2015 Friendly Switzerland  6–4   Arosa, Switzerland

2016

30 July 2016 2016 Euro Beach Soccer Cup Switzerland  5–4 (a.e.t.)   Carcavelos, Portugal
30 July 2016 2016 Euro Beach Soccer Cup   5–3  Greece Carcavelos, Portugal
31 July 2016 2016 Euro Beach Soccer Cup, 3rd place Portugal  6–6 (a.e.t.)
(2–0 p)		   Carcavelos, Portugal

2017

8 July 2017 2017 Euro Beach Soccer Cup   4–3  Netherlands Nazaré, Portugal
8 July 2017 2017 Euro Beach Soccer Cup Spain  1–6   Nazaré, Portugal
9 July 2017 2017 Euro Beach Soccer Cup, Final   4–3   Switzerland Nazaré, Portugal

2018

30 June 2018 Friendly   8–1  Czech Republic Ryde, England
1 July 2018 Friendly   8–4  Czech Republic Ryde, England
6 July 2018 2018 Euro Beach Soccer Cup, Group stage   5–2  Czech Republic Nazaré, Portugal
Report
7 July 2018 2018 Euro Beach Soccer Cup, Group stage   0–4  Spain Nazaré, Portugal
Report
8 July 2018 2018 Euro Beach Soccer Cup, 3rd place match Switzerland  6–3   Nazaré, Portugal
Report

2019

9 May 2019 2019 World Beach Games qualifiers   4–8  Czech Republic Salou, Spain
09:45 Report
9 May 2019 2019 World Beach Games qualifiers Spain  5–5 (a.e.t.)
(0–1 p)		   Salou, Spain
17:15 Report
11 May 2019 2019 World Beach Games qualifiers Switzerland  0–3   Salou, Spain
14:45 Report
12 May 2019 2019 World Beach Games qualifiers   4–3  Russia Salou, Spain
14:45 Report
5 July 2019 2019 Euro Beach Soccer Cup, Group stage   1–3  Russia Nazaré, Portugal
10:00
  • Kempson 23'
 Report(ru)
  • 13' Gorshkova
  • 25', 36' Cherniakova
 Stadium: Estádio do Viveiro
Referee: Jonathan Mallia (Malta)
6 July 2019 2019 Euro Beach Soccer Cup, Group stage   5–4  Netherlands Nazaré, Portugal
15:45
  • Clark 14', 31'
  • Kempson 18'
  • Barron 19'
  • James 30'
 Report(ru)
  • 11', 27', 28' Verschoor
  • 27' van Velsen
 Stadium: Estádio do Viveiro
Referee: Wilson Castanheira Soares (Portugal)
7 July 2019 2019 Euro Beach Soccer Cup, 3rd place match Switzerland  6–5 (a.e.t.)   Nazaré, Portugal
10:30
  • Bachmann 1', 39'
  • Grueter 4'
  • Schenk 10'
  • Kuffer 18'
  • Morger 32'
 Report(ru)
  • 2', 8' Clark
  • 16' James
  • 35' Kempson
  • 36' Hillier
 Stadium: Estádio do Viveiro
Referee: Malte Gerhardt (Germany)
11 October 2019 2019 World Beach Games, Group stage Paraguay  4–5  Great Britain Doha, Qatar
15:00 Godoy 20', 29', 29'
Mora 33'		 Report(ru) 16' Hillier
24' Kempson
25', 28' Clark
36' Haughton		 Stadium: Pitch 1, Katara beach
Referee: José Cortez (Mexico)
13 October 2019 2019 World Beach Games, Group stage Great Britain  5–2  United States Doha, Qatar
18:00
  • Kempson 1', 21'
  • Short 17', 19'
  • Hillier 29'
 Report(ru)
  • 18' Sunseri-Warp
  • 26' Quigley
 Stadium: Stadium, Katara beach
14 October 2019 2019 World Beach Games, Group stage Great Britain  4–1  Russia Doha, Qatar
15:00
  • Bazan 8'
  • Kempson 8'
  • Hillier 9'
  • Martin 16'
 Report(ru)
  • 14' Petrova
 Stadium: Stadium, Katara beach
15 October 2019 2019 World Beach Games, Semi-finals Great Britain  6–5  Brazil Doha, Qatar
16:00
  • Kempson 9', 35'
  • Martin 10', 29', 35' (pen.)
  • Hillier 28'
 Report(ru)
  • 3', 26' Nayara
  • 3' Adri
  • 10' Barboza
  • 12' (pen.) Lorena
 Stadium: Stadium, Katara beach
16 October 2019 2019 World Beach Games, Gold medal match Great Britain  2–3  Spain Doha, Qatar
19:00
  • Clark 6'
  • Barron 28'
 Report(ru)
  • 6', 7' Asensio
  • 9' Fresneda
 Stadium: Stadium, Katara beach

*unofficial opposition

Head-to-head records

Includes competitive and friendly matches and those as Great Britain.

Team First Last Record Win %
  Switzerland 2014 2019 2–6 25%
 Portugal 2014 2016 0–2 0%
 Greece 2016 2016 1–0 100%
 Netherlands 2017 2019 2–0 100%
 Spain 2017 2019 2–2 50%
 Czech Republic 2018 2019 3–1 75%
 Russia 2019 2019 2–1 67%
 Paraguay 2019 2019 1–0 100%
 United States 2019 2019 1–0 100%
 Brazil 2019 2019 1–0 100%
Totals 2014 2019 15–12 56%

References

  1. ^ "Rankings".
  2. ^ a b "ITV Fever Pitch - Manchester". Beach Soccer Worldwide. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Footballers hit the beach, but not for a holiday". 19 June 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  4. ^ "England claim European crown!". beachsoccer.com. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  5. ^ "La Roja take World Beach Games gold!". beachsoccer.com. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Swiss Ladies spoil England Ladies international debut". 20 June 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
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