2014 Euro Beach Soccer League
The 2014 Euro Beach Soccer League 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 were twelve teams each participating in two divisions in each stage that faced each other in a round-robin system. Division A consisted of the 12 top teams in Europe based on the BSWW European Ranking. Division B consisted of 12 of the lower ranked teams and new entries to the competition. Each division has its own regulations and competition format.
The competition was used as qualifying event for the 2015 European Games. The top three teams from each group in the Superfinal qualified. The top team from the Promotional Finals, excluding the 12th team from Division A, also qualified. Azerbaijan were automatically qualified as hosts.
During the season, FIFA's Amendments to the Beach Soccer Laws of the Game – 2014 came into effect. This involved such changes as only awarding one point for a penalty shootout win and instead of penalty shootouts being sudden death from the outset, both sides will take three penalty kicks each before sudden death rules come into use.
Calendar
| Dates | City | Country | Stage |
| 20–22 June | Catania | Stage [|1] | |
| 27–29 June | Sopot | Stage 2 | |
| 11–13 July | Moscow | Stage 3 | |
| 8–10 August | Siófok | Stage 4 | |
| 14–17 August | Torredembarra | Superfinal and Promotion Final |
All times are CEST.
Teams
Stage 1 (Catania, 20–22 June)
Division A
Group 1
| Team | |||||||||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 9 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 3 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 14 | –5 | 3 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | –3 | 3 |
Group 2
| Team | |||||||||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 9 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 13 | –2 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 19 | –13 | 0 |
Schedule & Results
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Stage 2 (Sopot, 27–29 June)
Division A
Group 1
| Team | |||||||||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 9 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12 | –3 | 5 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 15 | –1 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | –8 | 0 |
Group 2
| Team | |||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 12 | –1 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 13 | –2 | 3 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 3 |
Schedule & Results
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Stage 3 (Moscow, 11–13 July)
Division A
| Team | |||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 19 | –14 | 0 |
Division B
| Team | |||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 14 | –4 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | –4 | 1 |
Schedule & Results
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Stage 4 (Siófok, 8–10 August)
Division A
| Team | |||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 16 | –4 | 1 |
Division B
Group 1
| Team | |||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 7 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 19 | –14 | 0 |
Group 2
| Team | |||||||||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 9 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 14 | –1 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 13 | –2 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 15 | –6 | 0 |
Schedule & Results
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Cumulative standings
The eight best placed teams in Division A, in which each team played two stages, qualified for the Superfinal. The qualifiers for the Promotion Final were the winners and runners-up in each Division B stage, the best 3rd place team from all of the Division B events, and the last placed team in Division A.| Team advanced to Superfinal | |
| Team advanced to Promotional Final |
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.
Division A
| Team | ||||||||||
| 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 18 | +14 | 13 | |
| 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 26 | +12 | 12 | |
| 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 12 | |
| 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 11 | |
| 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 10 | |
| 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 13 | +10 | 9 | |
| 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 24 | –2 | 9 | |
| 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 7 | |
| 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 25 | –5 | 6 | |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 31 | –17 | 5 | |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 27 | –13 | 3 | |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 34 | –14 | 3 |
Division B
| Team | ||||||||||
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 9 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 7 | |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 6 | |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 6 | |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 | |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 14 | –1 | 6 | |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 3 | |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 13 | –2 | 3 | |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 14 | –4 | 3 | |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | –4 | 1 | |
| 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 15 | –6 | 0 | |
| 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 19 | –14 | 0 |
Finals (Torredembarra, 14–17 August)
The top three teams from each group in the Superfinal qualified for the 2015 European Games in Baku. The top team from the Promotional Final, excluding the 12th team from Division A, also qualified. Azerbaijan was automatically qualified as host country.Division A (Superfinal)
Group 1 Standings
Group 2 Standings
Group stage results
All kickoff times are of local time in Torredembarra.----
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Play-off results
Seventh-place Match
Fifth-place Match
Third-place Match
Championship Final Match
Individual Awards
- MVP: Noel Ott
- Top Scorer: Peremitin and Llorenç
- Best Goalkeeper: Dona
Final Division A Standing
| Rank | Team |
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| 6 | |
| 7 | |
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Division B (Promotional Final)
Group 1 Standings
Group 2 Standings
Group stage results
All kickoff times are of local time in Torredembarra.----
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Play-off results
Seventh-place Match
Fifth-place Match
Third-place Match
Promotion Final
Final Division B Standing
| Rank | Team | |
| 1 | Promoted Division A | |
| 2 | Relegated Division B1 | |
| 3 | Stay Division B | |
| 4 | - | |
| 5 | - | |
| 6 | - | |
| 7 | - | |
| 8 | - |