2003 Euro Beach Soccer League

Euro Beach Soccer League 2003 6 June – 30 August 250px 9 1 9 9 ESP 4 FRA POR SUI 61 653 POR Madjer ESP Ramiro Amarelle SUI Adrian Lingenhag 2002 2004 Europe 380 right Locations of the events of the 2003 Euro Beach Soccer League8px Division A events8px Division B events8px Superfinal & Division B event Europe 43.2964 5.37 Marseille left yellow_pog.svg Europe 39.566667 2.65 Palma de Mallorca right yellow_pog.svg Europe 45.683333 13.116667 Lignano Sabbiadoro right Yellow_pog.svg Europe 38.7133 -9.3937 Estoril right Yellow_pog.svg Europe 50.842941 -0.131312 Brighton left yellow_pog.svg Europe 48.3 14.283333 Linz right red_pog.svg Europe 58.963333 5.718889 Stavanger right red_pog.svg Europe 46.95 7.45 Bern right red_pog.svg Europe 51.341389 3.286944 Knokke right blue_pog.svg The 2003 Euro Beach Soccer League, was the sixth 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 Worldwide (BSWW) between June 6 and August 31, 2003 in nine different nations across Europe. This was the last time the tournament would be held under the Pro title, as the following season the tournament was renamed and shortened to the Euro Beach Soccer League. Following the preceding season, BSWW continued organising the nations of the EBSL across two distinct groups based on ability. This season the two groups were renamed as Division A, the top tier group, comprising the best nations of the Europe and Division B, the lower tier group, consisting of teams with lesser ability than those in A; these replaced the Southern and Northern "divisions" established in 2002. Each team competed in their respective division to try and earn a place in the season-finale event, the Superfinal, in which the league title was then contested directly.http://www.beachsoccer.com/calendar.asp Calendar – August 2003 beachsoccer.com August 2003 13 March 2017 bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20030818123208/http://www.beachsoccer.com/calendar.asp 18 August 2003 Spain, having won three successive titles from 1999 to 2001, successfully reclaimed the title by defeating France in extra-time in the final. This was the fourth European title won by the Spanish. Portugal, who entered as defending champions, lost in the Superfinal semi-finals, ultimately finishing in third place.http://www.beachsoccer.com/europea2/noticiasola.asp?n_noti=116 EPBSL 2003 - Superfinal Knokke (BELGIUM) beachsoccer.com 30 August 2003 13 March 2017 bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20031012232214/http://www.beachsoccer.com/europea2/noticiasola.asp?n_noti=116 12 October 2003 The league also doubled as the qualification process for the 2004 Beach Soccer World Championship. The nations finishing in first, second, third and fourth place qualified. Teams This season 9 nations took part in the Euro Beach Soccer League whom were and were distributed as follows:60% Division A (5) ENG FRA ITA POR ESP Division B (4) AUT BEL GER (withdrew)http://www.beachsoccer.com/calendar.asp Calendar – June 2003 beachsoccer.com June 2003 13 March 2017 bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20030618123208/http://www.beachsoccer.com/calendar.asp 18 June 2003 NOR SUI Superfinal berths There were six berths available in this season's Superfinal. The table summarises in what positions nations needed to finish in their respective divisions in order to qualify to the Superfinal, what round of the Superfinal they would enter finishing in said positions, and the seeding they would receive. Allocations The amount of qualification spots available in the Superfinal from each division reflected the abilities of the nations in the respective tiers. Division A, consisting of the best teams of the EBSL, was awarded four Superfinal berths Division B, as the bottom tier, received two berths #Position in DivisionDivisionRound entered1Winner A Semi-finals2Runner-up3Third place Quarter-finals4Fourth place5Winner B6Runner-up Division A Division A consisted of five rounds of fixtures known as stages, with one stage hosted in each of the five countries participating as shown. Four teams took part in each, with each team taking part in a total of four of the five stages. In each stage, the teams played each other once. The nation who earned the most points at the end of the stage was crowned stage winners. At the end of the five stages all results were tallied up in a final league table. Stage 1 The first stage took place in Estoril, Portugal. The hosts claimed the opening stage of Division A. Matches 6 June 2003 ESP 5–3 ENG POR 7–3 ITA7 June 2003 ESP 2–3 ITA POR 9–2 ENG 8 June 2003 ITA 5–2 ENG POR 5–4 ESP Final standings Pos PositionTeamPld PlayedW WinsW+ Wins after extra timeL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points1POR3300219+1292ITA31111111053ESP31021111034ENG3003719–120 Awards2003 - Stage 1 - Estoril (Portugal) - June, 6-8 Beach Soccer Worldwide 16 October 2003 http://www.beachsoccer.com/europea2/standings/2003/eventosolo2003.asp?n_event=1 https://web.archive.org/web/20031016213648fw_/http://www.beachsoccer.com/europea2/standings/2003/eventosolo2003.asp?n_event=1 2003-10-16 Best player: ITA 20px Massimo AgostiniTop scorer(s): ITA 20px Massimo Agostini (8 goals)Best goalkeeper: POR 20px Zé Miguel Stage 2 The second stage took place in Brighton, England. Portugal won their second stage of the season. Matches 27 June 2003 ENG 4–6 POR ITA 2–3 FRA28 June 2003 ITA 5–5 1–0 (pens.) POR ENG 5–7 FRA 29 June 2003 ENG 5–7 ITA POR 5–2 FRA Final standings Pos PositionTeamPld PlayedW WinsW+ Wins after extra timeL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points1POR32011611+562FRA32011212063ITA31111413+154ENG30031420–60 Awards2003 - Stage 2 - Brighton (England) - June, 27-29 Beach Soccer Worldwide 16 October 2003 http://www.beachsoccer.com/europea2/standings/2003/eventosolo2003.asp?n_event=2 https://web.archive.org/web/20031016201718fw_/http://www.beachsoccer.com/europea2/standings/2003/eventosolo2003.asp?n_event=2 2003-10-16 Best player: ENG 20px Andrew GraingerTop scorer(s): POR 20px Alan (7 goals)Best goalkeeper: POR 20px Zé Miguel Stage 3 The third stage took place in Marseille, France. Spain won the stage. Matches 4 July 2003 ESP 9–1 POR FRA 7–6 ITA5 July 2003 POR 7–6 ITA FRA 6–8 ESP 6 July 2003 ITA 5–9 ESP FRA 7–11 POR Final standings Pos PositionTeamPld PlayedW WinsW+ Wins after extra timeL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points1ESP33002612+1492POR32011922–363FRA31022025–534ITA30031723–60 Awards2003 - Stage 3 - Marseille (France) - July, 4-6 Beach Soccer Worldwide 16 October 2003 http://www.beachsoccer.com/europea2/standings/2003/eventosolo2003.asp?n_event=3 https://web.archive.org/web/20031016201632fw_/http://www.beachsoccer.com/europea2/standings/2003/eventosolo2003.asp?n_event=3 2003-10-16 Best player: ESP 20px AmarelleTop scorer(s): ESP 20px Amarelle (12 goals)Best goalkeeper: ESP 20px Roberto Valeiro Stage 4 The fourth stage took place in Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy. A second stage victory was claimed by Spain. Matches 25 July 2003 ESP 6–3 FRA ITA 6–1 ENG26 July 2003 ITA 4–6 ESP ENG 7–7 0–1 (pens.) FRA 27 July 2003 ESP 7–1ENG ITA 3–2 FRA Final standings Pos PositionTeamPld PlayedW WinsW+ Wins after extra timeL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points1ESP3300198+1192ITA3201139+463FRA30121216–424ENG3003920–110 Awards2003 - Stage 5 - Lignano Sab. (Italy) - July, 25-27 Beach Soccer Worldwide 16 October 2003 http://www.beachsoccer.com/europea2/standings/2003/eventosolo2003.asp?n_event=5 https://web.archive.org/web/20031016202522fw_/http://www.beachsoccer.com/europea2/standings/2003/eventosolo2003.asp?n_event=5 2003-10-16 Best player: ITA 20px Andrea ForteTop scorer(s): ESP 20px Manuel Bustillo (6 goals)Best goalkeeper: ITA 20px Alessandro Giovinazzo Stage 5 The fifth and final stage took place in Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Spain. The hosts won their third consecutive stage title of the season. Matches 8 August 2003 FRA 9–3 POR ESP 8–4 ENG9 August 2003 ESP 5–4 FRA POR 10–1 ENG 10 August 2003 FRA 9–5ENG ESP 6–4 POR Final standings Pos PositionTeamPld PlayedW WinsW+ Wins after extra timeL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points1ESP33001912+792FRA32012213+963POR31021716+134ENG30031027–170 Awards2003 - Stage 7 - Mallorca (Spain) - August, 8-10 Beach Soccer Worldwide 23 August 2003 http://www.beachsoccer.com/europea2/standings/2003/eventosolo2003.asp?n_event=7 https://web.archive.org/web/20031012233520fw_/http://www.beachsoccer.com/europea2/standings/2003/eventosolo2003.asp?n_event=7 2003-10-12 Best player: ESP 20px Eloy SoutoTop scorer(s): FRA 20px Didier Samoun, POR 20px Madjer (6 goals)Best goalkeeper: ESP 20px Roberto Valeiro Final table The top four teams qualified to the Superfinal, fifth place exited this year's competition. Finishing first and second earned those teams byes straight into the semi-finals of the Superfinal, whilst finishing in third and fourth qualified those nations to the quarter-finals. Spain were crowned winners of the division and earned the bye into the Superfinal semi-finals along with runners-up Portugal. Having failed to win any matches, England were rooted to the bottom of the table and were eliminated. Pos PositionTeamPld PlayedW WinsW+ Wins after extra timeL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts PointsQualification1ESP1210027543+3230Advance to Superfinal semi-finals2POR128047358+15243FRA125166666017Advance to Superfinal quarter-finals4ITA124265556–1165ENG1200124086–460 Division B The second tier consisted of four rounds of fixtures known as stages, with one stage hosted in each of the four countries participating as shown. All four teams took part in each stage. In every round of fixtures the teams played each other once. The nation who earned the most points at the end of the stage was crowned stage winners. Germany were originally due to participate and host a stage but ultimately withdrew before the competition began. At the end of the four stages all results were tallied up in a final league table. Stage 1 The first stage took place in Stavanger, Norway. The hosts were winners of the event. Matches 18 July 2003 NOR 12–5 AUT SUI 4–2 BEL19 July 2003 AUT 4–5 SUI NOR 6–1 BEL 20 July 2003 AUT 5–7 BEL NOR 4–3 SUI Final standings Pos PositionTeamPld PlayedW WinsW+ Wins after extra timeL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points1NOR3210229+1382SUI32011210+263BEL31021015–534AUT30031424–100 Awards2003 - Stage 4 - Stavanger (Norway) - July, 18-20 Beach Soccer Worldwide 16 October 2003 http://www.beachsoccer.com/europea2/standings/2003/eventosolo2003.asp?n_event=4 https://web.archive.org/web/20031016202336fw_/http://www.beachsoccer.com/europea2/standings/2003/eventosolo2003.asp?n_event=4 2003-10-16 Best player: NOR 20px Roar FredriksenTop scorer(s): NOR 20px Roar Fredriksen, NOR 20px Jørn Larsen (6 goals)Best goalkeeper: NOR 20px Karl Rossland Stage 2 The second stage took place in Linz, Austria. Hosts Austria won the event based on their head-to-head record with Switzerland. Matches 25 July 2003 AUT 12–5 NOR SUI 4–1 BEL26 July 2003 AUT 6–8 BEL SUI 9–4 NOR 27 July 2003 AUT 9–8 SUI BEL 5–6 NOR Final standings Pos PositionTeamPld PlayedW WinsW+ Wins after extra timeL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points1AUT32012721+662SUI32012114+763NOR31021526–1134BEL31021416–23 Awards2003 - Stage 6 - Linz (Austria) - July, 25-27 Beach Soccer Worldwide 16 October 2003 http://www.beachsoccer.com/europea2/standings/2003/eventosolo2003.asp?n_event=6 https://web.archive.org/web/20031012233520fw_/http://www.beachsoccer.com/europea2/standings/2003/eventosolo2003.asp?n_event=6 2003-10-12 Best player: SUI 15px Angelo SchirinziTop scorer(s): AUT 20px Richard Niederbacher (10 goals)Best goalkeeper: SUI 15px Adrian Lingenhag Stage 3 The third stage took place in Bern, Switzerland. Norway were crowned stage champions based on their head-to-head record with Belgium. Matches 15 August 2003 BEL 5–2 AUT SUI 8–8 3–4 (pens.) NOR16 August 2003 NOR 6–5 BEL SUI 5–4 AUT 17 August 2003 NOR 3–9 AUT SUI 3–4 BEL Final standings Pos PositionTeamPld PlayedW WinsW+ Wins after extra timeL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points1NOR31111722–552BEL31111411+353AUT31021513+234SUI3012161602 Awards2003 - Stage 8 - Bern (Switzerland) - August, 15-17 Beach Soccer Worldwide 16 October 2003 http://www.beachsoccer.com/europea2/standings/2003/eventosolo2003.asp?n_event=8 https://web.archive.org/web/20031016204046fw_/http://www.beachsoccer.com/europea2/standings/2003/eventosolo2003.asp?n_event=8 2003-10-16 Best player: SUI 15px Stephan MeierTop scorer(s): NOR 20px Jørn Larsen, BEL 20px Mathieu Belme (7 goals)Best goalkeeper: AUT 20px Michael Konsel Stage 4 The fourth and next to last stage took place in Knokke, Belgium. Switzerland claimed the final stage of Division B. Matches 22 August 2003 SUI 8–4 AUT BEL 8–3 NOR23 August 2003 NOR 6–5 AUT BEL 4–5 SUI 24 August 2003 SUI 5–4 NOR BEL 6–6 1–2 (pens.) AUT Final standings Pos PositionTeamPld PlayedW WinsW+ Wins after extra timeL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points1SUI33001812+692BEL31021814+433NOR31021318–534AUT30121520–52 Awards2003 - Stage 9 - Knokke (Belgium) - August, 22-24 Beach Soccer Worldwide 16 October 2003 http://www.beachsoccer.com/europea2/standings/2003/eventosolo2003.asp?n_event=9 https://web.archive.org/web/20031012233520fw_/http://www.beachsoccer.com/europea2/standings/2003/eventosolo2003.asp?n_event=9 2003-10-12 Best player: BEL 20px David ChristiaensTop scorer(s): SUI 15px Stephan Meier (9 goals)Best goalkeeper: SUI 15px Adrian Lingenhag Final table The top two teams qualified to the Superfinal, entering at the quarter-final stage. The remaining Division B nations exited this season's EBSL. Switzerland were crowned winners, with runners-up Norway also successfully qualifying for the season-ending event. Pos PositionTeamPld PlayedW WinsW+ Wins after extra timeL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts PointsQualification1SUI127146752+1523Advance to Superfinal quarter-finals2NOR125256775–8193BEL1241756560144AUT123187178–711 Superfinal Qualified teams This is a summary of the teams who qualified for the Superfinal. #TeamDivisionRound entered1ESPA Semi-finals2POR3FRA Quarter-finals4ITA 5SUI B6NOR Results Dates: 28–30 August 2003 Location: Knokke, Belgium This season the Superfinal was played as a straight knockout tournament. Four of the six teams contesting the title started in the quarter-finals, whilst the top two nations from Division A received a bye and started in the semi-finals. The teams played one match per round until the final when the winner of the 2003 Euro Beach Soccer League was crowned. The losers of the quarter and semi-finals played in consolation matches to determine their final league placements. Unlike in previous years, Monte Carlo, Monaco was unable to host the event. After also failing to organise the Superfinal in Cannes, France, Knokke, Belgium was finally confirmed as the season-finale hosts, following on from being the venue of the final stage of Division B.http://www.beachsoccer.com/index2.asp?main=news.asp EPBSL 2003 – Super Final Knokke (BELGIUM) beachsoccer.com 13 August 2003 13 March 2017 bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20030802084344/http://www.beachsoccer.com/index2.asp?main=news.asp 2 August 2003 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final 5th place match 3rd place match 12em 2.5em SUI 6 NOR 5 FRA 4 ITA 3 ESP 9 SUI 3 POR 6 FRA 7 ESP 8 FRA 7 SUI 4 POR 8 NOR 6 ITA 7 Championship match details 30 August 2003 ESP 8–7 Report FRA Eloy 2 10J. Salinas 3Nico 13 17, ?Amarelle 13 24 6 16 Cantona12 26 Sciortino24 Jairzinho25 Marquet33 Bonora Knokke, Belgium Pinto Correia (Portugal) Winners beachsoccer 2003 Euro Beach Soccer Leaguechampions Spain Fourth StatisticsEPBSL 2003 - Superfinal - Knokke, Belgium - August 28th – 30th, 2003 - Final Bulletin Beach Soccer Worldwide 28 July 2004 http://beachsoccer-online.com/downloads/Stats-Finals03.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20040728101534/http://beachsoccer-online.com/downloads/Stats-Finals03.pdf 2004-07-28 Top scorer(s): POR 20px Madjer (10 goals)Best goalkeeper: ESP 20px Roberto Valeiro (84.8% save rate) Superfinal final standings Spain beat France in the final to win their fourth Euro Beach Soccer League title and successfully reclaim their crown after losing it to Portugal last year. Finishing in the top four positions also earned those nations qualification straight into the upcoming World Cup.http://www.beachsoccerbrasil.com.br/mundial/2004/port/reportagem.asp?cod=195 X MUNDIAL DE BEACH SOCCER: SORTEIO REALIZADO EM SÃO PAULO DEFINE COMPOSIÇÃO DOS GRUPOS beachsoccerbrasil.com.br 29 January 2004 7 May 2016 Portuguese dead https://web.archive.org/web/20040911034557/http://www.beachsoccerbrasil.com.br/mundial/2004/port/reportagem.asp?cod=195 September 11, 2004 Pos PositionTeamNotesQualification1ESP EBSL Champions Qualified to 2004 Beach Soccer World Championship2FRA Runners-up3PORThird place 4SUI 5ITA 6NOR Sources Roonba https://web.archive.org/web/20170525202732/http://theroonba.com/beach03.htm 2017-05-25 BSWW archive RSSSF Category:Euro Beach Soccer League Category:2003 in beach soccer