1998 Euro Beach Soccer League

Euro Beach Soccer League 1998 6 June – 20 September 250px 7 1 7 7 GER 1 ITA POR ESP 28 264 ESP Amarelle (24 goals) ESP Amarelle 1999 right|165px|thumb|The first EBSL logo was introduced for the league's inaugural season in 1998. It was used as the league's logo throughout the European Pro Beach Soccer League named-era, its last use being in 2003. The 1998 Euro Beach Soccer League was the first edition of the Euro Beach Soccer League (EBSL), the premier beach soccer competition contested between men's European national teams, originally known as the European Pro Beach Soccer League at the time. The competition 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 the precursors to Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) who took over organisation in 2001, between June 6 and September 20, 1998 in seven different nations across Europe. The debut season was set up to be a competition with a presence throughout the summer to promote the newly founded sport in Europe through the consistency of a summer-long, professional-level spectacle. Germany won on the final day of the season, remaining the only time they have won the league title or even finished inside the top four. Participating teams Seven teams took part in the inaugural season. ESP GER SUI FRA FR Yugoslavia POR ITA Organisation Europe 380 right Locations of the seven stages of the 1998 Euro Beach Soccer League Europe 37.083333 15.283333 Stage 1, Siracusa right Yellow_pog.svg Europe 47.366667 8.55 Stage 2, Zürich right Yellow_pog.svg Europe 42.288056 18.8425 Stage 3, Budva right Yellow_pog.svg Europe 38.401389 -0.436667 Stage 4, Sant Joan d'Alacant right Yellow_pog.svg Europe 53.966667 10.866667 Stage 5, Travemünde right Yellow_pog.svg Europe 40.15 -8.85 Stage 6, Figueira da Foz right Yellow_pog.svg Europe 43.739722 7.427222 Stage 7, Monte Carlo right Yellow_pog.svg Format Matches were split into seven rounds of fixtures known as stages, with one stage hosted in each of the seven countries participating as shown. Four teams took part in each, three joining the host nation of that particular stage, with each individual team taking part in four of the seven 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 seven 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 seven 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 Siracusa, Italy. The hosts won the stage. 6 June 1998Semi finals GER 8–5 ESP ITA 6–2 SUI7 June 1998Third place play-off ESP 9–1 SUI Final ITA 7–3 GER Stage 2 The second stage took place in Zürich, Switzerland. Germany won the stage. 4 July 1998Semi finals GER 6–5 (a.e.t) POR SUI 4–2 ITA5 July 1998Third place play-off POR 7–6 ITA Final GER 9–6 SUI Stage 3 The third stage took place in Budva, Montenegro, FR Yugoslavia. France won the stage. 18 July 1998Semi finals ESP 4–3 POR FR Yugoslavia 4–6 FRA19 July 1998Third place play-off FR Yugoslavia 7–4 POR Final FRA 4–4 2–1 (pen.) ESP Stage 4 The fourth stage took place in Sant Joan d'Alacant, Spain. Italy claimed their second stage win. 25 July 1998Semi finals ITA 4–3 (a.e.t) FRA ESP 2–3 (a.e.t) FR Yugoslavia26 July 1998Third place play-off ESP 7–4 FRA Final ITA 6–1 FR Yugoslavia Stage 5 The fifth stage took place in Travemünde, Germany. The hosts won their second stage. 1 August 1998Semi finals GER 7–2 SUI ITA 4–3 FRA2 August 1998Third place play-off FRA 7–5 SUI Final GER 5–3 ITA Stage 6 The sixth stage took place in Figueira da Foz, Portugal. These matches were also simultaneously part of the 1998 Mundialito tournament. The hosts won their first stage. 3 August 1998Semi finals POR 5–0 SUI ESP 4–1 FR Yugoslavia4 August 1998Third place play-off FR Yugoslavia 7–6 SUI Final POR 6–4 ESP Stage 7 The seventh and final stage took place in Monte Carlo, Monaco. Germany secured the title by beating France in the third place play-off. Portugal won their second stage, the only nation to win two consecutively. 19 September 1998Semi finals POR 9–4 FRA FR Yugoslavia 9–3 GER20 September 1998Third place play-off GER 7–6 FRA Final POR 3–2 FR Yugoslavia Stage winners TeamStage winsStage titlesITA 2 Siracusa (1), Sant Joan d'Alacant (4)GER Zürich (2), Travemünde (5)POR Figueira da Foz (6), Monte Carlo (7)FRA 1 Budva (3) 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-up1GER85124843+517421825EBSL Champions2ITA84133828+1014421822Runners-up3POR85034233+915420621Third place4ESP84043930+9124024165FR Yugoslavia831434340114024156FRA82153744–784103117SUI81072652–26340125 Winners beachsoccer 1998 Euro Beach Soccer Leaguechampions Germany First References Sources Roonba https://web.archive.org/web/20201116175148/http://theroonba.com/beach98.htm 2020-11-16 BSWW Category:Euro Beach Soccer League Category:1998 in beach soccer