2008 Euro Beach Soccer League

Infobox International Football Competition
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year = 2008
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num_teams = 17
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cities = 3
champion = POR
count = 3
second = Netherlands
third = RUS
fourth = ITA
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top_scorer = flagicon|POR Madjer (11 goals)

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goalkeeper = flagicon|Netherlands Ran Reijer

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The 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.

There are 8 teams participating in each event that will face each other in a knock-out system. The three best placed teams out of each stage and the best fourth, join host and defending champion Portugal in the Superfinal that will be played in Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal from August 22-24. The best 3 (three) teams of each group (Stage 1 and Stage 2) plus the best 4th of both Stage 1 and Stage 2 will qualify for the Superfinal in Vila Real de Santo António (Portugal).

Participating Nations

Euro Beach Soccer League - Stage 1
Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy June 20-22
*beachsoccer|ITA
*beachsoccer|ESP
*beachsoccer|Switzerland
*beachsoccer|POL
*beachsoccer|Austria
*beachsoccer|Greece
*beachsoccer|AND
*beachsoccer|Czech Republic

Euro Beach Soccer League - Stage 2
Tignes, France July 4-6
*beachsoccer|FRA
*beachsoccer|RUS
*beachsoccer|Norway
*beachsoccer|Turkey
*beachsoccer|England
*beachsoccer|Estonia
*beachsoccer|Netherlands
*beachsoccer|Hungary

Euro Beach Soccer League - Superfinal
Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal August 22-24
*beachsoccer|POR
*beachsoccer|Netherlands
*beachsoccer|FRA
*beachsoccer|RUS
*beachsoccer|POL
*beachsoccer|ITA
*beachsoccer|Czech Republic
*beachsoccer|Switzerland

EBSL 2008 Regular Phases

The best 3 (three) teams of each group (Stage 1 and Stage 2) plus the best 4th of both Stage 1 and Stage 2 will qualify for the Superfinal in Vila Real de Santo António (Portugal).

Euro Beach Soccer League - Stage 1 Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy June - 20-22

*Results and match schedule (GMT+1)

June 20 – Matches
15:15 Switzerland 11 x 2 Austria
16:30 Spain 9 x 2 Greece
17:45 Poland (4)5 x 5(3) Czech Republic
19:00 Italy 8 x 2 Andorra

June 21 – Matches
15:15 Greece 8 x 3 Austria
16:30 Czech Republic 5 x 4 Andorra
17:45 Spain 2 x 4 Switzerland
19:00 Poland 3 x 7 Italy

June 22 - Matches
7th & 8th place: 14:15 Austria 4 x 3 Andorra
3th - 6th place: 15:30 Czech Republic 4 x 1 Spain
3rd - 6th place: 16:45 Greece 2 x 5 Poland
Final: 18:00 Switzerland (2)5 x 5(1) Italy

*Final Standings:1. beachsoccer|Switzerland*
2. beachsoccer|ITA*
3. beachsoccer|POL*
4. beachsoccer|Czech Republic*
5. beachsoccer|Greece
6. beachsoccer|ESP
7. beachsoccer|Austria
8. beachsoccer|AND

(*) clinched Superfinal Berth

*Individual Awards:Best player: Roberto Pasquali (beachsoccer|ITA)
Best goalkeeper: Nico Jung (beachsoccer|Switzerland)
Top scorer: Stankovic (beachsoccer|Switzerland) – 10 goals

Euro Beach Soccer League - Stage 2 Tignes, France - July 4-6

*Results and match schedule (GMT+1)

July 4 – Matches
14:45 Norway 4 x 3 Estonia
16:00 Turkey 7 x 3 England
17:15 Russia 10 x 0 Netherlands
18:30 France 12 x 4 Hungary

July 5 – Matches
14:45 Netherlands 5 x 3 Estonia
16:00 England 1 x 3 Hungary
17:15 Turkey 4 x 7 France
18:30 Norway 0 x 5 Russia

July 6 – Matches
7th & 8th place: 14:45 Estonia 3 x 2 England
3th - 6th place: 16:00 Netherlands 5 x 3 Turkey
3rd - 6th place: 17:15 Hungary 3 x 2 Norway
Final: 18:30 Russia 8 x 3 France

*Final Standings:1. beachsoccer|Russia*
2. beachsoccer|France*
3. beachsoccer|Netherlands*
4. beachsoccer|Hungary
5. beachsoccer|Norway
6. beachsoccer|Turkey
7. beachsoccer|Estonia
8. beachsoccer|England

(*) clinched Superfinal Berth

*Individual Awards:Best player: Stéphane François (beachsoccer|FRA)
Best goalkeeper: Andrey Bukhlitskiy (beachsoccer|RUS)
Top goal scorer: Egor Shaykov (beachsoccer|RUS) – 7 goals
FIFA Fair play award: Adil (beachsoccer|TUR)

EBSL 2008 Superfinal

EBSL Superfinal – Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal (GMT)

Results and match schedule

ee also

*Beach soccer
*Euro Beach Soccer League

References

* [http://www.beachsoccer.com/bs2008/competition/euroleag/index.php Euro Beach Soccer League 2008]