1999 Euro Beach Soccer League

Euro Beach Soccer League 1999 22 May – 20 September 250px 6 1 6 6 ESP 1 FRA POR ITA 24 253 ESP Quique Setién (20 goals) POR Madjer POR Zé Miguel 1998 2000 The 1999 Euro Beach Soccer League, was the second edition of the Euro Beach Soccer League (EBSL), the premier beach soccer competition contested between European men's national teams, known as the European Pro Beach Soccer League at the time, occurring annually since its establishment in 1998. The league was organised by Beach Soccer Company (BSC)http://www.beachsoccer.com/history.htm The History and Growth of Pro Beach Soccer (1992 to Present) beachsoccer.com 2001 28 April 2016 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20020215032512/http://www.beachsoccer.com/history.htm February 15, 2002 between May 22 and September 20, 1999 in five different nations across Europe. The format established in the maiden season continued to be used; the teams of the league continued to compete as one group across a number of rounds of fixtures to gain regular match points and additional bonus points for the overall league table. Switzerland did not return from last season and were replaced by Austria who competed for the first time. Yugoslavia, who competed in 1998, were due to participate again, however to due political reasons were forced to withdraw.http://www.beachsoccer.com:80/europea2/history.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20021029221849/http://www.beachsoccer.com/europea2/history.htm dead 29 October 2002 History beachsoccer.com 3 September 2017 By winning the final in Monte Carlo, Spain secured their first European title. Defending champions Germany finished fifth. Participating teams Six teams took part in the 1999 season of the EBSL. AUT FRA GER ITA POR ESP Organisation Europe 380 right Locations of the six stages of the 1999 Euro Beach Soccer League Europe 43.365 -8.41 Stage 1, A Coruña right Yellow_pog.svg Europe 37.083333 15.283333 Stage 2, Syracuse right Yellow_pog.svg Europe 48.2 16.366667 Stage 3,Vienna bottom Yellow_pog.svg Europe 40.15 -8.85 Stage 4, Figueira da Foz right Yellow_pog.svg Europe 36.883333 14.433333 Stage 5, Scoglitti left Yellow_pog.svg Europe 43.739722 7.427222 Stage 6, Monte Carlo bottom Yellow_pog.svg Format The format remained the same as that established in 1998, only adjusted to the differing number of stages this year than in previous editions as follows: Matches were split into six rounds of fixtures known as stages, with two stages hosted Italy and one in Austria, Spain, Monaco and Portugal, whilst the other participating nation, Germany, did not host any stage. Four teams took part in each, with each individual team taking part in four of the six stages overall. Each stage was played as a small knock-out tournament, with semi-finals, the final and a third place decider being the fixtures throughout all six rounds. Teams earned points for their successes per game and per stage which were then tallied up in the final league table. The team who topped the table after all six stages was crowned the winner of the league. Point distribution Points were allocated for the following achievements in each stage, contributing to the final points total in the league table.https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/beachepbsl.html European Pro Beach Soccer League (EPBSL) RSSSF 4 May 2016 ScenarioPoints earnedWin in normal time3 pointsWin in overtime/penalties2 pointsStage winners3 bonus pointsStage runners-up2 bonus points Stages Stage 1 The first stage took place in A Coruña, Spain. Portugal were crowned champions of the opening stage of the season. 22 May 1999Semi finals POR 13–3 ITA ESP 5–7 FRA23 May 1999Third place play-off ESP 7–5 ITA Final POR 6–2 FRA Stage 2 The second stage took place in Syracuse, Italy. The Spanish were the victors in the second stage. 5 June 1999Semi finals ITA 6–5 FRA ESP 11–4 AUT6 June 1999Third place play-off FRA 5–4 AUT Final ITA 2–3 ESP Stage 3 The third stage took place in Vienna, Austria. Germany won the stage, their first title of the season. 10 July 1999Semi finals AUT 5–7 ESP GER 6–6 3–2 (pens.) POR11 July 1999Third place play-off AUT 4–3 POR Final GER 4–3 ESP Stage 4 The fourth stage took place in Figueira da Foz, Portugal. Matches that were being played as primarily part of a different event, the 1999 Mundialito tournament, were simultaneously counted as stage 4 of this year's EBSL.http://www.infordesporto.pt/mundialito99/Informacao.asp http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20010624233058/http://www.infordesporto.pt/mundialito99/Informacao.asp dead 24 June 2001 Informacao Geral – APRESENTAÇÃO 99 infordesporto.pt 3 September 2017 Portuguese The four nations took part in the European group of the Mundialito's group stage, played in a round robin format. The 1st round of group games were concurrently classed as the semi-finals of stage 4. The subsequent round of group stage matches that saw the corresponding winners of the semi-finals face-off and the losers also play each other counted as the stage final and third place respectively – this happened to be the 3rd and final round of matches of the group stage. These results originally saw Portugal crowned champions of the stage:http://www.record.pt/futebol/detalhe/futebol-de-praia-portugueses-repetitivos-arrebatam-liga-europeia.html FUTEBOL DE PRAIA: PORTUGUESES REPETITIVOS ARREBATAM LIGA EUROPEIA record.pt 15 July 1999 3 September 2017 Portuguese Semi finalsPOR8–5FRAGER8–3AUT3rd placeAUT4–7FRAFinalPOR8–3GER However, after the Mundialito took place, a retrospective decision was made to void Portugal's results above in terms of being part of the EBSL's fourth stage. Portugal's results were documented as punitive forfeits. With Portugal's semi final win vs. France changed to a forfeit, this meant that the "new" stage final was the match which saw the amended semi final winners of Germany and now France play each other, whilst the "new" third place match was that which saw the amended semi final losers of Austria and now Portugal face-off. These fixtures happened during the 2nd round of group stage matches and hence the results of said round were retrospectively considered as the official stage final and third place match instead. These amendments saw France crowned stage champions. Semi finals11 July 1999 POR 8–5 0–101 FRA13 July 1999 GER 8–3 AUT14 July 1999Third place play-off POR 8–2 0–101 AUTFinal FRA 7–4 GER 110–0 is the standard scoreline recorded in the event of a forfeit in beach soccerhttp://www.beachsoccer.ch/front_content.php?idcat=245 https://web.archive.org/web/20070220195305/http://www.beachsoccer.ch/front_content.php?idcat=245 dead 20 February 2007 Euro Beach Soccer League 2006 beachsoccer.ch 3 September 2017 German Stage 5 The fifth stage took place in Scoglitti, Italy. Portugal claimed their second stage title. 31 July 1999Semi finals ITA 3–1 AUT GER 1–5 POR1 August 1999Third place play-off AUT 9–5 GER Final ITA 1–4 POR Stage 6 The sixth stage took place in Monte Carlo, Monaco. Spain secured the title by beating Italy in the final match of the season to claim the stage. 19 September 1999Semi finals FRA 6–7 ITA ESP 9–8 GER20 September 1999Third place play-off FRA 6–5 GER Final ESP 8–7 ITA Stage winners TeamStage WinsStage titlesESP2 Siracusa (2), Monte Carlo (6)POR La Coruña (1), Scoglitti (5)GER1 Vienna (3)FRA Figueira da Foz (4) Final Table Pos PositionTeamMatchesPts Points from matchesStagesBonus PtsTotal Pts Total points:Points from matches + bonus pointsNotesPld PlayedW WinsW+ Wins in extra time or on penaltiesL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePld Stages played atW Stage WinsRU Stage Runners-up1ESP86025342+1118421826EBSL Champions2FRA85034837+1115411520Runners-up3POR84043737012420618Third place4ITA83053447–1394036155GER82154148–784115136AUT83054042–2940009 Winners beachsoccer 1999 Euro Beach Soccer Leaguechampions Spain First References Sources Roonba RSSSF Category:Euro Beach Soccer League Category:1999 in beach soccer