2004 Euro Beach Soccer League

Euro Beach Soccer League 2004 2 July – 5 September 250px 18 1 10 10 FRA 1 POR UKR ITA 77 834 POR Madjer ESP David Cordon ESP Roberto Valeiro 2003 2005 right|280px|thumb|In 2004, BSWW rebranded the competition from the European Pro Beach Soccer League to the Euro Beach Soccer League. With the Pro dropped from the title and European shortened to Euro, this prompted the design of a new logo to reflect the new title. Mastercard became lead sponsors in 2004 and as such their logo was also included in the wider design. This holistic logo was used until its last use in 2006. Europe 380 right Locations of the events of the 2004 Euro Beach Soccer League8px Division A events8px Division B events8px Division A, B & C events8px Superfinal Europe 43.2964 5.37 Marseille left yellow_pog.svg Europe 39.566667 2.65 Palma de Mallorca right pink_pog.svg Europe 36.83333 14.433333 Scoglitti right Yellow_pog.svg Europe 37.136944 -8.538333 Portimão right Yellow_pog.svg Europe 58.963333 5.718889 Stavanger right yellow_pog.svg Europe 41.013611 28.955 Istanbul right red_pog.svg Europe 48.3 14.283333 Linz right red_pog.svg Europe 46.683333 7.85 Interlaken right red_pog.svg Europe 50.85 4.35 Brussels right red_pog.svg Europe 43.739722 7.427222 Monte Carlo right blue_pog.svg The 2004 Euro Beach Soccer League, was the seventh edition of the Euro Beach Soccer League (EBSL), originally known as the European Pro Beach Soccer League, 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 July 2 and September 5, 2004, in ten different nations across Europe. This season, BSWW introduced a third division, Division C, to the EBSL alongside the already existing Divisions A and B. Each team continued, as in the previous seasons, to compete in their respective division, including the newly added Division C nations, 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/europea2/noticiasola.asp?n_noti=145 EPBSL Promoters Meeting in Barcelona beachsoccer.com 6 November 2003 26 February 2017 bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20031222182559/http://www.beachsoccer.com/europea2/noticiasola.asp?n_noti=145 22 December 2003 Spain, who entered as defending champions, had looked odds on favourites to reclaim their title after dominating the top Division but suffered a shock loss to the Division C qualifiers and debutants, Ukraine, in the first round of the Superfinal. This opened the door for France, who had originally narrowly qualified for the season-finale, to ultimately be crowned champions, winning their first and to date only European title.http://www.beachsoccer.com/index2.asp?main=news.asp France Winner of the MasterCard EuroBSLeague Super Final in Monaco... beachsoccer.com 5 September 2004 22 February 2017 bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20040806070811/http://www.beachsoccer.com/index2.asp?main=news.asp 6 August 2004 The league also doubled as the qualification process for the first FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in 2005. The nations finishing in first, second and third place qualified directly whilst the teams in fourth through seventh place competed in a final play off stage to decide which nation would gain the remaining berth at the World Cup.http://www.fifa.com/en/comp/BSWC/0%2C4101%2CBSWC-2005-3%2C00.html FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualifiers fifa.com 5 April 2005 28 February 2017 bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20050405234434/http://www.fifa.com/en/comp/BSWC/0%2C4101%2CBSWC-2005-3%2C00.html 5 April 2005 Teams This season 18 nations took part in the Euro Beach Soccer League whom were and were distributed as follows:70% Division A (6) ENG FRA ITA NOR POR ESP Division B (5) AUT BEL GER SUI TUR Division C (7) GRE HUN MON NED POL SLO (withdrew) SWE UKR Superfinal berths There were eight berths available in this season's Superfinal, expanded from the six spots in previous seasons. 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 Division A, consisting of the best teams of the EBSL, was awarded four Superfinal berths Division B, as the middle tier, received three berths The new Division C, in consideration of being the bottom tier of teams, received just one berth. SeedPosition in DivisionDivisionRound entered1Winner A Quarter-finals2Runner-up3Third place4Fourth place5Winner B6Runner-up7Third place8Winner C Division A Division A consisted of six rounds of fixtures known as stages, with one stage hosted in each of the six countries participating as shown. Four teams took part in each, with each team taking part in a total of four of the six 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 six stages all results were tallied up in a final league table. Stage 1 The first stage took place in Marseille, France. Portugal claimed the stage. Matches 2 July 2004 POR 7–3 ITA FRA 5–3 NOR3 July 2004 FRA 7–9 ITA NOR 3–4 POR 4 July 2004 ITA 5–4 NOR FRA 10–10 (a.e.t.)1–2 (pens.) POR Final standings Pos PositionTeamPld PlayedW WinsW+ Wins after extra timeL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points1POR32102116+582ITA32011718–163FRA31022222034NOR30031014–40 Awards2004 - Stage 1 - Marseille - July, 2nd-4th Beach Soccer Worldwide 6 August 2004 http://www.beachsoccer.com/europea2/standings/2004/eventosolo2004.asp?n_event=1 https://web.archive.org/web/20040806121233fw_/http://www.beachsoccer.com/europea2/standings/2004/eventosolo2004.asp?n_event=1 2004-08-06 Best player: FRA 20px Didier SamounTop scorer(s): POR 20px Belchior, 20px POR Madjer (8 goals)Best goalkeeper: NOR 20px Karl Røsland Stage 2 The second stage took place in Scoglitti, Italy. Spain won their first stage of the season. Matches 9 July 2004 ESP 9–2 NOR ITA 3–2 (a.e.t.) ENG10 July 2004 ESP 7–2 ENG ITA 8–5 NOR 11 July 2004ITA 2–4 ESP ENG 2–3 NOR Final standings Pos PositionTeamPld PlayedW WinsW+ Wins after extra timeL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points1ESP3300206+1492ITA31111311+253NOR31021022−1234ENG3003610–40 Awards2004 - Stage 2 - Scoglitti - July, 9th - 11th Beach Soccer Worldwide 6 August 2004 http://www.beachsoccer.com/europea2/standings/2004/eventosolo2004.asp?n_event=2 https://web.archive.org/web/20040806122055fw_/http://www.beachsoccer.com/europea2/standings/2004/eventosolo2004.asp?n_event=2 2004-08-06 Best player: ESP 20px AmarelleTop scorer(s): ESP 20px David Cordón (7 goals)Best goalkeeper: ESP 20px Roberto Valeiro Stage 3 The third stage took place in Portimão, Portugal. The hosts earned their second stage crown. Matches 16 July 2004 ESP 8–7 ENG POR 4–6 ITA17 July 2004 POR 10–2 ENG ESP 7–3 ITA 18 July 2004 ITA 6–1 ENG POR 5–4 ESP Final standings Pos PositionTeamPld PlayedW WinsW+ Wins after extra timeL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points1POR32011912+762ESP32011915+463ITA32011512+364ENG30031024–140 Awards2004 - Stage 4 - Portimao - July, 16th - 18th Beach Soccer Worldwide 6 August 2004 http://www.beachsoccer.com/europea2/standings/2004/eventosolo2004.asp?n_event=4 https://web.archive.org/web/20040806122545fw_/http://www.beachsoccer.com/europea2/standings/2004/eventosolo2004.asp?n_event=4 2004-08-06 Best player: POR 20px AlanTop scorer(s): ITA 20px Massimo Agostini, ESP 20px Amarelle (7 goals)Best goalkeeper: ITA 20px Giuseppe Rasulo Stage 4 The fourth stage took place in Stavanger, Norway. A second stage victory was claimed by Spain. Matches 23 July 2004 NOR 5–3 ENG ESP 7–3 FRA24 July 2004 NOR 4–7 FRA ESP 11–3 ENG 25 July 2004 FRA 9–4ENG NOR 4–7 ESP Final standings Pos PositionTeamPld PlayedW WinsW+ Wins after extra timeL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points1ESP33002510+1592FRA32011915+463NOR31021317–434ENG30031025–150 Awards2004 - Stage 6 - Stavanger - July, 23th - 25th Beach Soccer Worldwide 6 August 2004 http://www.beachsoccer.com/europea2/standings/2004/eventosolo2004.asp?n_event=6 https://web.archive.org/web/20040806123120fw_/http://www.beachsoccer.com/europea2/standings/2004/eventosolo2004.asp?n_event=6 2004-08-06 Best player: ESP 20px AmarelleTop scorer(s): ESP 20px David Cordón (7 goals)Best goalkeeper: ESP 20px Roberto Valeiro Stage 5 The penultimate fifth stage took place in Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Spain. The hosts won their third stage title of the season. The Spanish also earned enough points during this stage to secure first place in the final division standings. Matches 6 August 2004 FRA 4–3 (a.e.t.) POR ESP 5–4 (a.e.t.) NOR7 August 2004 POR 4–6 NOR ESP 6–4 FRA 8 August 2004 FRA 4–3NOR ESP 7–5 POR Final standings Pos PositionTeamPld PlayedW WinsW+ Wins after extra timeL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points1ESP32101813+582FRA31111212053NOR31021313034POR30031217–50 Awards2004 - Stage 7 - Mallorca - August, 6th - 8th Beach Soccer Worldwide 28 October 2004 http://www.beachsoccer.com/europea2/standings/2004/eventosolo2004.asp?n_event=7 https://web.archive.org/web/20041028180701fw_/http://www.beachsoccer.com/europea2/standings/2004/eventosolo2004.asp?n_event=7 2004-10-28 Best player: ESP 20px Manuel BustilloTop scorer(s): ESP 20px David Cordón, NOR 20px Jørn Larsen, POR 20px Madjer (5 goals)Best goalkeeper: NOR 20px Karl Rossland Stage 6 The sixth and final stage was due to be the English stage of Division A, to be held in Brighton (originally to be stage 1 of the division, held at the end of June). However, the sponsors of the English event in previous years, Kronenbourg, and other potential sponsors, were deterred from investing in the event again due to this year's fixtures clashing with Euro 2004, in which it was believed audiences would be far more interested and therefore a risk to invest money into this event. Sky continued to offer TV coverage, but no new sponsor could be found, and so the stage was ultimately cancelled.http://www.beachsoccer-online.com/events/2004/brighton/ 2004 UK Leg of EPBSL at Brighton Cancelled beachsoccer-online.com 9 May 2004 8 April 2017 bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20041019150249/http://www.beachsoccer-online.com/events/2004/brighton/ 19 October 2004 BSWW subsequently made an attempt to reorganise the stage as stage 6 in Catanzaro, Italy at the end of August, but this ultimately fell through too.http://www.beachsoccer.com/index2.asp?main=news.asp Calendar beachsoccer.com 2004 22 February 2017 bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20040806070811/http://www.beachsoccer.com/index2.asp?main=news.asp 6 August 2004 25–27 June (original)24–26 August (reschedule) ENG Cancelled FRA ITA Cancelled POR FRA Cancelled POR ENG Cancelled ITA ENG Cancelled POR FRA Cancelled ITA Final table The top four teams qualified to the Superfinal. The final positions of the nations occupying first through fourth respectively determined seedings in the quarter-finals. Spain were crowned runaway winners of the division, earning the top seed in the Superfinal. France, finishing in the last qualifying position, claimed the lowest seed on offer in Division A. Despite the teams playing different numbers of games due to stage 6 being cancelled, this ultimately proved inconsequential to the final league table since, after the completion of stage 5, Norway had no fixtures remaining and it was impossible for England to gain enough points in the final round of matches to move up into a Superfinal qualification spot. Hence the four qualifiers were confirmed at this point. If played, the matches of stage 6 would have been dead rubbers. Pos PositionTeamPld PlayedW WinsW+ Wins after extra timeL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts PointsQualification1ESP1210118244+3832Advance to Superfinal2ITA95134541+4173POR94145245+7144FRA94145349+4145NOR123094866–1896ENG90092459–350 Division B Like the top tier, Division B 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 stage, with each nation participating in four of the five stages overall. 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. 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 Istanbul, Turkey. Belgium won the first stage of Division B. Matches 9 July 2004 TUR 5–6 AUT SUI 5–3 BEL10 July 2004 AUT 3–6 BEL TUR 4–1 SUI 11 July 2004 AUT 5–3 SUI TUR 2–5 BEL Final standings Pos PositionTeamPld PlayedW WinsW+ Wins after extra timeL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points1BEL32011410+462AUT32011414063TUR31021112–134SUI3102912–33 Awards2004 - Stage 3 - Istambul - July, 9th - 11th Beach Soccer Worldwide 6 August 2004 http://www.beachsoccer.com/europea2/standings/2004/eventosolo2004.asp?n_event=3 https://web.archive.org/web/20040806122359fw_/http://www.beachsoccer.com/europea2/standings/2004/eventosolo2004.asp?n_event=3 2004-08-06 Best player: BEL 20px Jimmy FortempsTop scorer(s): BEL 20px Mathieu Belme (8 goals)Best goalkeeper: BEL 20px Jimmy Fortemps Stage 2 The second stage took place in Linz, Austria. Switzerland won the event. Matches 16 July 2004 AUT 2–4 SUI TUR 7–4 GER17 July 2004 AUT 3–3 (a.e.t.)2–1 (pens.) GER SUI 5–2 TUR 18 July 2004 AUT 5–4 TUR GER 7–4 SUI Final standings Pos PositionTeamPld PlayedW WinsW+ Wins after extra timeL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points1SUI32011311+262AUT31111011–153TUR31021314–134GER31021414+13 Awards2004 - Stage 5 - Linz - July, 16th - 18th Beach Soccer Worldwide 6 August 2004 http://www.beachsoccer.com/europea2/standings/2004/eventosolo2004.asp?n_event=5 https://web.archive.org/web/20040806122919fw_/http://www.beachsoccer.com/europea2/standings/2004/eventosolo2004.asp?n_event=5 2004-08-06 Best player: AUT 20px David WimleitnerTop scorer(s): GER 20px Markus Högi (6 goals)Best goalkeeper: SUI 15px Nico Jung Stage 3 The third stage took place in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, alongside the running of the Division A and C events. Austria claimed their first stage win. Matches 6 August 2004 BEL 3–2 TUR GER 6–5 AUT7 August 2004 AUT 8–4 BEL GER 7–5 TUR 8 August 2004 GER 5–6 BEL AUT 4–2 TUR Final standings Pos PositionTeamPld PlayedW WinsW+ Wins after extra timeL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points1AUT32011712+562GER32011816+263BEL32011315–264TUR3003914–50 Awards2004 - Stage 8 - Mallorca - August, 6th - 8th Beach Soccer Worldwide 28 October 2004 http://www.beachsoccer.com/europea2/standings/2004/eventosolo2004.asp?n_event=8 https://web.archive.org/web/20041028175728fw_/http://www.beachsoccer.com/europea2/standings/2004/eventosolo2004.asp?n_event=8 2004-10-28 Best player: unknown 20px ?Top scorer(s): GER 20px Stefano Mari (8 goals)Best goalkeeper: AUT 20px David Wimleitner Stage 4 The fourth and next to last stage took place in Interlaken, Switzerland. The hosts won their second stage crown. Matches 13 August 2004 GER 7–2 TUR SUI 8–6 BEL14 August 2004 SUI 12–9 GER TUR 5–8 BEL 15 August 2004 BEL 6–8 GER SUI 9–5 TUR Final standings Pos PositionTeamPld PlayedW WinsW+ Wins after extra timeL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points1SUI33002920+992GER32012420+463BEL31022021–134TUR30031224–120 Awards2004 - Stage 10 - Interlaken - August 13th 15th Beach Soccer Worldwide 28 October 2004 http://www.beachsoccer.com/europea2/standings/2004/eventosolo2004.asp?n_event=10 https://web.archive.org/web/20041028180725fw_/http://www.beachsoccer.com/europea2/standings/2004/eventosolo2004.asp?n_event=10 2004-10-28 Best player: SUI 15px Stephan LeuTop scorer(s): GER 20px Stefano Mari, SUI 15px Stephan Meier (13 goals)Best goalkeeper: SUI 15px Nico Jung Stage 5 The fifth and final stage took place in Brussels, Belgium. The hosts won the event, their second of the season, and secured the division title after beating Germany on the final day. Matches 20 August 2004 BEL 6–3 SUI AUT 5–6 GER21 August 2004 SUI 10–1 GER BEL 3–2 AUT 22 August 2004 BEL 6–4 GER SUI 3–4 AUT Final standings Pos PositionTeamPld PlayedW WinsW+ Wins after extra timeL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points1BEL3300159+692SUI31021611+533AUT31021112–134GER31021121–103 AwardsFinal Bulletin EBSL League 2004, Statistics & Results Beach Soccer Worldwide 15 October 2004 http://www.beachsoccer.ch/turniere/2004/bulletin_eur_final.doc https://web.archive.org/web/20041015111837fw_/http://www.beachsoccer.ch/turniere/2004/bulletin_eur_final.doc 2004-10-15 Best player: unknown 20px ?Top scorer(s): SUI 15px Stephan Meier (8 goals)Best goalkeeper: BEL 20px Jimmy Fortemps Final table The top three teams qualified to the Superfinal. The final positions of the nations occupying first through third respectively determined seedings in the quarter-finals. The remaining Division B nations exited this season's EBSL. Belgium were crowned winners. Switzerland and Austria were the other two successful teams, the latter qualifying ahead of Germany by a slim margin. Pos PositionTeamPld PlayedW WinsW+ Wins after extra timeL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts PointsQualification1BEL128046255+724Advance to Superfinal2SUI127056754+13213AUT126155249+3204GER126066771–4185TUR1220104564–196 Division C Results Dates: 6–8 August 2004 Location: Palma de Mallorca, Spain The inaugural season of Division C was played as a straight knockout tournament. All teams contesting the division started in the quarter-finals, playing one match per round until the final when the winner was crowned. The losers of the quarter-finals played in consolation matches to determine their final division placements. 1Slovenia withdrew immediately prior to the start of the event, giving Poland a walkover into the semi-finals, Monaco a bye in the consolation matches with no opponent to face, and meant there was no seventh place play-off.Slovenia were due to play but withdrew just before the start of the Division C event. http://www.beachsoccer.com/europea2/noticiasola.asp?n_noti=190 Making Beach Soccer History.... beachsoccer.com 4 August 2004 26 February 2017 bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20041024203730/http://www.beachsoccer.com/europea2/noticiasola.asp?n_noti=190 24 October 2004 no POL w/o1 1 SLO HUN 12 MON 1 NED 4 GRE 1 UKR 8 SWE 2 POL 2 HUN 6 NED 2 UKR 6 SLO MON w/o GRE 7 SWE 2 HUN 2 UKR 5 POL 10 NED 6 MON 2 GRE 4 SWE w/o SLO 7th place Awards2004 - Stage 9 - Mallorca - August, 6th - 8th Beach Soccer Worldwide 28 October 2004 http://www.beachsoccer.com/europea2/standings/2004/eventosolo2004.asp?n_event=9 https://web.archive.org/web/20041028180153fw_/http://www.beachsoccer.com/europea2/standings/2004/eventosolo2004.asp?n_event=9 2004-10-28 Best player: UKR 20px Viktor MorozTop scorer(s): HUN 20px Ferenc Besenyei (8 goals)Best goalkeeper: GRE 20px Evangelos Vogiantzis Final standings The winner of the division qualified into the Superfinal quarter-finals. The remaining Division C nations exited this season's EBSL. Ukraine won the Division C tournament title, comfortably beating Hungary in the final. Since they withdrew, Slovenia did not receive a placing.http://www.beachsoccer.com/index2.asp?main=news.asp RESULTS GROUP C EVENT, MALLORCA beachsoccer.com 8 August 2004 26 February 2017 bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20040806070811/http://www.beachsoccer.com/index2.asp?main=news.asp 6 August 2004 RankTeamQualificationUKRAdvance to SuperfinalHUNPOL4NED5GRE6MON7SWE Superfinal Qualified teams This is a summary of the teams who qualified for the Superfinal. SeedTeamDivisionRound entered1ESPA Quarter-finals2ITA3POR4FRA5BEL B6SUI7AUT 8UKR C Results Dates: 3–5 September 2004 Location: Monte Carlo, Monaco This season the Superfinal was played as a straight knockout tournament. All eight teams contesting the title started in the quarter-finals, playing one match per round until the final when the winner of the 2004 Euro Beach Soccer League was crowned. The losers of the quarter-finals played in consolation matches to determine their final league placements. 1 ESP 3 8 UKR 5 4 POR 10 5 BEL 7 3 FRA 10 6 SUI 9 7 AUT 5 2 ITA 14 4 POR 7 8 UKR 4 3 FRA 9 2 ITA 2 1 ESP 9 5 BEL 3 6 SUI 12 7 AUT 5 4 POR 3 3 FRA 6 8 UKR 5 2 ITA 3 1 ESP 8 6 SUI 4 5 BEL 9 7 AUT 3 Championship match details 5 September 2004 20:00 POR 3–6 Report FRA Madjer 2 13Alan 25 1 33 Sansoni4 Cardoso11 23 31 Samoun Monte Carlo, Monaco Winners beachsoccer 2004 Euro Beach Soccer Leaguechampions France First Statistics2004 - Stage 12 - Superfinal EBSL04 - Monaco - Sept. 3rd - 5th Beach Soccer Worldwide 28 October 2004 http://www.beachsoccer.com/europea2/standings/2004/eventosolo2004_final.asp?n_event=12 https://web.archive.org/web/20041028180514fw_/http://www.beachsoccer.com/europea2/standings/2004/eventosolo2004_final.asp?n_event=12 2004-10-28 Top scorer(s): SUI 15px Angelo Schirinzi, POR 20px Madjer (11 goals)Best goalkeeper: UKR 20px Vladyslav Lysenko (82.7% save rate) Superfinal final standings France beat Portugal in the final to win their first Euro Beach Soccer League title. The success of the three nations finishing in the podium positions meant they earned qualification for the upcoming FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. The teams in fourth through seventh place competed in a final play off stage to decide which nation would gain the remaining berth at the World Cup. Pos PositionTeamNotesQualification1FRA EBSL Champions Qualified to 2005 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup2POR Runners-up3UKRThird place4ITA Advanced to World Cup qualification play-off5ESP6SUI7BEL 8AUT Sources Roonba https://web.archive.org/web/20181113051425/http://theroonba.com/beach04.htm 2018-11-13 BSWW archive RSSSF Category:Euro Beach Soccer League Category:2004 in beach soccer