2013 Euro Beach Soccer League
The 2013 Euro Beach Soccer League (EBSL) is an annual European competition in beach soccer. The competitions allows national teams to compete in beach soccer in a league format over the summer months. Each season ends with a Superfinal, deciding the competition winner. This season, there are twelve teams each participating in two divisions in each Stage (there are a record number of five Stages this year) that will face each other in a round-robin system. Division A consists of the 12 top teams in Europe based on the BSWW European Ranking. Division B consists of 12 of the lower ranked teams and new entries to the competition. Each division has its own regulations and competition format. Each team competes in two preliminary events to see their points obtained accumulated into an overall ranking that will determine the teams that qualify for the Superfinal. Due to the newly expanded format this season, the top eight teams of Division A (including the individual Stage winners and the host team Spain) will play in the Superfinal in Torredembarra, Spain from 8–11 August. The top seven teams of Division B (including the individual Stage winners) plus the worst team in Division A will play in the Promotional Final to try to earn promotion to Division A for the 2014 season. Once again this season, the Power Horse energy drink company is the main sponsor of the EBSL. The logo has been slightly modified to show this. Eligible EBSL TeamsThe teams from Division A will compete for the Euro Beach Soccer League title while the teams from Division B will compete for promotion into next year's Division A.[1]
Stage 1 Kyiv, Ukraine – May, 24 – 26Participating nationsFinal standings Division A
Schedule and resultsAll kickoff times are of local time in Kyiv (UTC+03:00).
Individual awardsMVP: Bogusław Saganowski Source:[2] Total Goals53 goals were scored, for an average of 8.83 goals per match. Stage 2 Terracina, Italy – June, 14 – 16Participating nationsFinal standings Division A Group 1
Final standings Division A Group 2
Final standings Division B
Note: Although the Netherlands won their group, they were not automatically qualified for the Superfinal, as Portugal had the better group-winner record. Schedule and resultsAll kickoff times are of local time in Terracina (UTC+02:00).
Rive di Traiano, Terracina
Rive di Traiano, Terracina
Rive di Traiano, Terracina
Rive di Traiano, Terracina
Rive di Traiano, Terracina
Rive di Traiano, Terracina
Rive di Traiano, Terracina
Rive di Traiano, Terracina
Rive di Traiano, Terracina
Rive di Traiano, Terracina
Rive di Traiano, Terracina
Rive di Traiano, Terracina
Rive di Traiano, Terracina
Rive di Traiano, Terracina
Rive di Traiano, Terracina
Rive di Traiano, Terracina
Rive di Traiano, Terracina
Rive di Traiano, Terracina Individual awardsMVP: Belchior Source:[3] Total Goals126 goals were scored, for an average of 7 goals per match. Stage 3 Valence, France – June, 21 – 23Participating nationsFinal standings Division A
Final standings Division B
Schedule and resultsAll kickoff times are of local time in Valence (UTC+02:00).
Parc Jean-Perdrix, Valence
Parc Jean-Perdrix, Valence
Parc Jean-Perdrix, Valence
Parc Jean-Perdrix, Valence
Parc Jean-Perdrix, Valence
Parc Jean-Perdrix, Valence
Parc Jean-Perdrix, Valence
Parc Jean-Perdrix, Valence
Parc Jean-Perdrix, Valence
Parc Jean-Perdrix, Valence
Parc Jean-Perdrix, Valence
Parc Jean-Perdrix, Valence Individual awardsMVP: Dejan Stankovic Source:[4] Total Goals105 goals were scored, for an average of 8.75 goals per match. Stage 4 The Hague, Netherlands – July, 19 – 21Participating nationsFinal standings Division A
Final standings Division B
Schedule and resultsAll kickoff times are of local time in The Hague (UTC+02:00).
The Hague Beach Stadium, Scheveningen, The Hague
The Hague Beach Stadium, Scheveningen, The Hague
The Hague Beach Stadium, Scheveningen, The Hague
The Hague Beach Stadium, Scheveningen, The Hague
The Hague Beach Stadium, Scheveningen, The Hague
The Hague Beach Stadium, Scheveningen, The Hague
The Hague Beach Stadium, Scheveningen, The Hague
The Hague Beach Stadium, Scheveningen, The Hague
The Hague Beach Stadium, Scheveningen, The Hague
The Hague Beach Stadium, Scheveningen, The Hague
The Hague Beach Stadium, Scheveningen, The Hague
The Hague Beach Stadium, Scheveningen, The Hague Individual awardsMVP: Patrick Ax Source:[5] Total Goals87 goals were scored, for an average of 7.25 goals per match. Stage 5 Moscow, Russia – August, 2 – 4Participating nationsFinal standings Division A
Schedule and resultsAll kickoff times are of local time in Moscow (UTC+04:00).
Stadium "Dinamo", Moscow
Stadium "Dinamo", Moscow
Stadium "Dinamo", Moscow
Stadium "Dinamo", Moscow
Stadium "Dinamo", Moscow Individual awardsMVP: Ilya Leonov Source:[6] Total Goals31 goals were scored, for an average of 5.17 goals per match. Cumulative standings
Ranking & tie-breaking criteria: Division A – 1. Points earned 2. Goal difference 3. Goals scored | Division B – 1. Points earned 2. Highest stage placement 3. Goal difference 4. Goals scored.
EBSL Superfinal and Promotional Final – Torredembarra, Spain – August, 8 – 11Superfinal and Promotional Final DivisionsThe Divisions for the Euro Beach Soccer League Superfinal have now been determined. The teams from Division A will compete for the Euro Beach Soccer League title while the teams from Division B will compete for promotion into next year's Division A. The division of the Superfinal and Promotional Final Groups are based on how the cumulative standings for Divisions A and B finish. In Division A, Group A will have teams that finish in places 1, 4, 6 and 7, while Group B will have teams that finish in places 2, 3, 5 and 8. In Division B, Group A will have teams that finish in places 4, 5, 6 and the last-place team in Division A, while Group B will have teams that finish in places 1, 2, 3 and 7.
Division A (Superfinal)Group A Standings
Group B Standings
Schedule and resultsAll kickoff times are of local time in Torredembarra (UTC+02:00). Round-Robin
Platja de Torredembarra
Platja de Torredembarra
Platja de Torredembarra
Platja de Torredembarra
Platja de Torredembarra
Platja de Torredembarra
Platja de Torredembarra
Platja de Torredembarra
Platja de Torredembarra
Platja de Torredembarra
Platja de Torredembarra
Platja de Torredembarra Seventh-place Match
Platja de Torredembarra Fifth-place Match
Platja de Torredembarra Third-place Match
Platja de Torredembarra Championship final match
Platja de Torredembarra Individual awards
Source:[7] Final Division A Standing
Division B (Promotional Final)Group A Standings
Group B Standings
Schedule and resultsAll kickoff times are of local time in Torredembarra (UTC+02:00). Round-Robin
Platja de Torredembarra
Platja de Torredembarra
Platja de Torredembarra
Platja de Torredembarra
Platja de Torredembarra
Platja de Torredembarra
Platja de Torredembarra
Platja de Torredembarra
Platja de Torredembarra
Platja de Torredembarra
Platja de Torredembarra
Platja de Torredembarra Seventh-place Match
Platja de Torredembarra Fifth-place Match
Platja de Torredembarra Third-place Match
Platja de Torredembarra Promotional Final Match
Platja de Torredembarra Final Division B Standing
Total Goals235 goals were scored, for an average of 7.34 goals per match. See alsoReferences
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