2007 Euro Beach Soccer League

Euro Beach Soccer League 2007 29 June – 26 August 250px 16 1 6 6 POR 2 FRA RUS ESP 70 612 SUI Dejan StankovicESP Amarelle SUI Dejan Stankovic RUS Andrey Bukhlitskiy 2006 2008 right|frame|The lead sponsors of the previous three seasons, Mastercard, ended their sponsorship going into the 2007 season. To reflect this, the Mastercard logo was removed from the EBSL logo as a whole, leaving the remaining plain logo, without an accompanying sponsor, as the league’s insignia. This logo was also used in 2008. The 2007 Euro Beach Soccer League, was the tenth edition of the Euro Beach Soccer League (EBSL), the premier beach soccer competition contested between European men's national teams, occurring annually since its establishment in 1998. The league was organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) between June 29 and August 26, 2007 in six different nations across Europe. Changes made to the structure of the league in 2006 remained in place for this season. However, there were some notable adjustments to the organisation of Division B – the lower tier season was shortened dramatically to just one round of matches involving all nations and hence was renamed as the Preliminary round for this season. Spain entered the tournament as defending champions but lost to Portugal in the Superfinal semi-finals. The Portuguese proceeded to win the title, beating France in the final to claim their second European crown, having first won five years prior in 2002. This was France's third runner-up finish in the EBSL and their last top four placing to date.https://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/news/y=2007/m=8/news=portugal-rejoice-european-crown-582400.html https://web.archive.org/web/20170813013321/http://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/news/y=2007/m=8/news=portugal-rejoice-european-crown-582400.html dead August 13, 2017 Portugal rejoice in European crown fifa.com 27 August 2007 12 August 2017 The league also doubled as the European qualification process for the 2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. The nations finishing in first, second, third and fourth place qualified, along with the winners of the last chance bracket.https://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/news/y=2007/m=8/news=italy-complete-european-quintet-582009.html https://web.archive.org/web/20170813054314/http://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/news/y=2007/m=8/news=italy-complete-european-quintet-582009.html dead August 13, 2017 Italy complete European quintet fifa.com 26 August 2007 12 August 2017 Preliminary round (Division B) Traditionally known as Division B, the lower tier of teams' competition was called the Preliminary Round this season. It took place prior to the Division A season. The event decided which four nations would advance to play in Division A later in the year alongside the top tier's automatic entrants. For this season, BSWW discarded the traditional multi-stage regular season for lower tier nations. In place of this was organised a single round of matches to decide those to progress to Division A. Since the division consisted of just one stage of fixtures, all 12 teams participated, split into four groups of three, competing in a round robin format. Unlike in previous years, the overall division table did not determine the successful teams to progress to the next stage of their EBSL campaign. Instead, each of the four group winners secured a place in Division A. The preliminary round took place in Athens, Greece. Teams 60% CZE ENG GER GRE HUN ISR NOR POL RUS SUI TUR UKR Key     Advance to Division A Group A 95% Pos PositionTeamPld PlayedW WinsW+ Wins after extra timeL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points1Switzerland2200215+1662Norway2011513−823Turkey2002614−80 Results29 June 2007NOR2–10SUI30 June 2007TUR3–3 2–3 (pens.)NOR1 July 2007SUI11–3TUR Group B 95% Pos PositionTeamPld PlayedW WinsW+ Wins after extra timeL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points1Russia2110117+452Israel210187+133Greece200227−50 Results29 June 2007ISR6–6 6–7 (pens.)RUS30 June 2007GRE1–2ISR1 July 2007GRE1–5RUS Group C 95% Pos PositionTeamPld PlayedW WinsW+ Wins after extra timeL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points1Czech Republic220086+262Ukraine210186+233Germany200259−40 Results29 June 2007UKR3–4CZE Czech Rep.30 June 2007CZE Czech Rep.4–3GER1 July 2007GER2–5UKR Group D 95% Pos PositionTeamPld PlayedW WinsW+ Wins after extra timeL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points1Poland2101107+332England210187+133Hungary201159−42 Results29 June 2007HUN1–5ENG30 June 2007POL4–4 0–1 (pens.)HUN1 July 2007ENG3–6POL Division A Following the completion of Division B, Division A commenced. Division A consisted of four rounds of fixtures known as stages, with one stage hosted in each of the four nations which received automatic entry into the division. All eight teams took part in each stage. Each stage was played as a straight knockout tournament. All eight teams contesting the stage title started in the quarter-finals, playing one match per round until the final when the winner of the stage was crowned. The losers of the quarter and semi-finals played in consolation matches to determine their final league placements. Point distribution Unlike in previous years, points earned by the participating teams for winning matches did not count towards league table. Instead, the system of awarding points established last season in 2006 continued to be used (with minor alterations) – teams earned points for the league table based on their final placement in each stage from 10 points for winning the stage, down to 1 point for finishing last. The breakdown of the distribution of points is shown in the table below: RankPtsRankPts1st10 pts.5th5 pts.2nd8 pts.6th4 pts.3rd7 pts.7th3 pts.4th6 pts.8th1 pt. Teams 60% Automatic entrants FRA ITA POR ESP Division B qualifiers CZE POL RUS SUI Stage 1 The first stage of Division A took place in San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy. Dates: QFs – 13 July; SFs – 14 July; Finals – 15 July Results no 5th–8th place semifinals ESP 4 SUI 5 FRA 1 RUS 4 ITA 4 CZE 2 POR 5 POL 4 SUI 4 RUS 5 ITA 2 POR 7 ESP 6 FRA 7 CZE 6 POL 5 RUS 4 POR 3 SUI 5 ITA 3 FRA 10 CZE 2 ESP 4 POL 5 7th place match Awards AwardRussian wave hits Adriatic FIFA.com 16 July 2007 21 August 2007 http://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/news/newsid=553164.html#russian+wave+hits+adriatic https://web.archive.org/web/20070821193203/http://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/news/newsid=553164.html#russian+wave+hits+adriatic 21 August 2007 deadPlayerBest playerRUS Egor ShaykovTop scorer(s)ESP Amarelle (8 goals)Best goalkeeperRUS Andrey Bukhlitskiy Final standings RankTeamPoints earnedRUS10POR8SUI74ITA65FRA56CZE47POL38ESP1 Stage 2 The second stage of Division A took place in Portimão, Portugal. Dates: QFs – 19 July; SFs – 20 July; Finals – 21 July Results no 5th–8th place semifinals CZE 4 POR 7 POL 2 FRA 4 RUS 4 ESP 3 ITA 1 (2) SUI 1 (3) POR 6 FRA 1 RUS 7 SUI 3 CZE 4 POL 7 ESP 7 ITA 4 POR 3 RUS 2 FRA 6 SUI 4 POL 0 ESP 1 CZE 1 ITA 4 7th place match Awards AwardPortugal exact their revenge FIFA.com 23 July 2007 12 August 2007 http://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/news/newsid=557304.html#portugal+exact+their+revenge https://web.archive.org/web/20070812015004/http://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/news/newsid=557304.html#portugal+exact+their+revenge 12 August 2007 deadPlayerBest playerPOR AlanTop scorer(s)POR Madjer (7 goals)Best goalkeeperRUS Andrey Bukhlitskiy Final standings RankTeamPoints earnedPOR10RUS8FRA74SUI65ESP56POL47ITA38CZE1 Stage 3 The third stage of Division A took place in Tignes, France. Dates: QFs – 27 July; SFs – 28 July; Finals – 29 July Results no 5th–8th place semifinals POR 7 SUI 8 RUS 4 ITA 1 FRA 4 CZE 2 ESP 3 POL 2 SUI 4 RUS 5 FRA 5 ESP 2 POR 8 ITA 6 CZE 4 POL 6 RUS 5 FRA 4 SUI 3 ESP 4 POR 6 POL 7 ITA 11 CZE 2 7th place match Awards AwardRussians romp home in mountains FIFA.com 29 July 2007 20 August 2007 http://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/news/newsid=560721.html#russians+romp+home+mountains https://web.archive.org/web/20070820011253/http://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/news/newsid=560721.html#russians+romp+home+mountains 20 August 2007 deadPlayerBest playerSUI Dejan StankovicTop scorer(s)POR Madjer (10 goals)Best goalkeeperRUS Andrey Bukhlitskiy Final standings RankTeamPoints earnedRUS10FRA8ESP74SUI65POL56POR47ITA38CZE1 Stage 4 The fourth stage of Division A took place in Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Spain. Dates: QFs – 3 August; SFs – 4 August; Finals – 5 August Results no 5th–8th place semifinals POR 6 RUS 4 FRA 7 SUI 4 CZE 2 ESP 5 POL 3 ITA 4 POR 0 FRA 6 ESP 4 ITA 6 RUS 4 SUI 5 CZE 4 POL 6 FRA 7 ITA 5 POR 5 ESP 3 SUI 6 POL 5 RUS 6 CZE 3 7th place match Awards AwardFrance peaking at the right time FIFA.com 6 August 2007 20 August 2007 http://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/news/newsid=564050.html#france+peaking+right+time https://web.archive.org/web/20070820010922/http://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/news/newsid=564050.html#france+peaking+right+time 20 August 2007 deadPlayerBest playerFRA Jérémy BasquaiseTop scorer(s)SUI Dejan Stankovic (8 goals)Best goalkeeperFRA Jean-Marie Aubry Final standings RankTeamPoints earnedFRA10ITA8POR74ESP65SUI56POL47RUS38CZE1 Final table Following the completion of all four stages, the final Division A table was drawn up. The top six nations qualified for the Superfinal. Pos PositionMatch statsPoints earned per stageTotalpointsQualificationTeamPld PlayedW WinsW+ Wins after extra timeL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts PointsStage 1Stage 2Stage 3Stage 41RUS129035440+142710810331Advance to Superfinal2FRA128136242+202657810303POR127146351+122381047294SUI123365258–6157665245ITA1250751510156338206ESP125074648–2151576197POL123275251+1133454168CZE1210113675–39341117 Superfinal The Superfinal took place at the Plages du Prado, Marseille, France. The playoff event was organised as a multi-stage tournament; starting with a group stage, the six qualified nations were split into two groups of three, playing in a round robin format. The top two from each group advanced to the semi-finals from which point on the Superfinal was played as a knockout tournament until the winner of the 2007 EBSL was crowned, with an additional match to determine third place. The semifinalists secured qualification to the 2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. Group stage     Advance to the knockout stage Group A Pos PositionTeamPld PlayedW WinsW+ Wins after extra timeL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points1 ESP21101410+452 RUS2101159+633 SUI2002515−100 Results21 August 2007RUS7–7 0–1 (pens.)ESP22 August 2007ESP7–3SUI23 August 2007RUS8–2SUI Group B Pos PositionTeamPld PlayedW WinsW+ Wins after extra timeL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points1 FRA2200118+362 POR210187+133 ITA2002711−40 Results21 August 2007FRA6–5ITA22 August 2007POR5–2ITA23 August 2007FRA5–3POR Knockout stage 25 August 2007 RUS 3 (1) FRA |3 (2) 25 August 2007 ESP 5 POR 6 26 August 2007 FRA 6 POR 7 26 August 2007 RUS 6 ESP 3 yes Championship match details 26 August 2007 FRA 6–7 https://web.archive.org/web/20071023180147/http://englandbeachsoccer.com/news-story.asp?news=194 POR Basquaise Beach Soccer France Portugal finale coupe europe soccer 3 YouTube 29 August 2007 10 July 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYkD2mPqcNcFrance Vice-Champion of Europe French Football Federation 26 August 2007 4 June 2012 http://www.fff.fr/selections/beachsoccer/actualite/390634.shtml fr https://web.archive.org/web/20120604173727/http://www.fff.fr/selections/beachsoccer/actualite/390634.shtml 4 June 2012 deadSamoun Beach Soccer european ligue Finale France Portugal YouTube 27 August 2007 10 July 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49Qnn04rDiQPerez Libbra Edouard Madjer Alan BelchiorBeach Soccer France Portugal finale coupe europe soccer 4 YouTube 29 August 2007 10 July 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSW5yQUXy-Y Loja Beach Soccer France Portugal finale coupe europe soccer fifa YouTube 29 August 2007 10 July 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2imFxguuMvk Marinho Plages du Prado, Marseille 4,500 beachsoccer 2007 Euro Beach Soccer Leaguechampions Portugal Second StatisticsTop scorer(s): RUS 20px Egor Shaykov (11 goals) Superfinal final standings Pos PositionTeamNotesQualification1POR EBSL Champions Qualified to 2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup2FRA Runners-up3RUSThird place 4ESP 5ITA 6SUI Last chance bracket 2007 Euro Beach Soccer League – Last chance bracket European nations were granted five berths at the 2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. As Superfinal semifinalists, Portugal, Spain, Russia and France successfully claimed four of these spots. This meant one berth was yet to be filled. This berth was contested in a final round of the 2007 EBSL, independent from the normal proceedings of the league, known as the Last chance bracket.https://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/news/y=2007/m=3/news=european-league-kick-off-june-113956.html https://web.archive.org/web/20170813013128/http://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/news/y=2007/m=3/news=european-league-kick-off-june-113956.html dead August 13, 2017 European league to kick-off on 28 June fifa.com 23 March 2007 12 August 2017 Played as a knockout tournament, parallel to the staging of the Superfinal, Italy won the event and claimed the final World Cup spot. Sources Roonba RSSSF beachsoccer.ru (in Russian) Category:Euro Beach Soccer League Category:2007 in beach soccer