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| Organising bodies | EOC BSWW |
|---|---|
| Region | Europe (UEFA) |
| Men's event | |
| EG event since | 2015; 10 years ago (2015) |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Current champions |  Switzerland (1st title) |
| Most successful team(s) |  Russia Portugal Switzerland(1 title each) |
| Women's event | |
| EG event since | 2023; 2 years ago (2023) |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Current champions |  Spain (1st title) |
| Most successful team(s) | Spain (1 title) |
Beach Soccer has been part of each edition of theEuropean Games (EG) – aquadrennial,multi-sport event – since the inaugural edition in2015 as a men's sport,[1] and since the third edition in2023 as a women's sport.[2] The competition is under the direction of theEuropean Olympic Committees (EOCs);[3] beach soccer's governing bodies (FIFA andUEFA) are represented byBeach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) at the Games.[4]
Eight teams take part. The hosts qualify automatically; of the most recent edition of theEuro Beach Soccer League (EBSL), the top six teams of theSuperfinal and winners of thePromotion Final also qualify. To participate, nations must be members of both the EOCs and UEFA.[4]
Portugal andSwitzerland are most successful nations having won a total of two medals, including one gold each.
| Year | Location | Gold medal match | Bronze medal match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold medalists | Score | Silver medalists | Bronze medalists | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 2015 details |  Baku,Azerbaijan | Russia | 3–2 |  Italy | Portugal | 6–5 |  Switzerland | ||
| 2019 details |  Minsk,Belarus | Portugal | 8–3 | Spain | Switzerland | 5–4 |  Ukraine | ||
| 2023 details |  Kraków,Poland | Switzerland | 5–2 | Italy | Spain | 5–5 (a.e.t.) (2–0p) | Portugal | ||
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Portugal (POR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 3 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
As of 2023
The following table shows the all-time goalscorers (minimum 10 goals).
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dejan Stankovic | Switzerland | 25 | 2023 top scorer (11 goals) |
| 2 | Gabriele Gori | Italy | 18 | 2019 top scorer (11 goals) |
| 3 | Léo Martins | Portugal | 14 | |
| 4 | Chiky Ardil | Spain | 13 | |
| Noël Ott | Switzerland | |||
| Emmanuele Zurlo | Italy | |||
| 7 | Belchior | Portugal | 11 | 2015 top scorer (8 goals) |
| 8 | Llorenç Gómez | Spain | 10 | |
| Bê Martins | Portugal | |||
| Antonio Mayor | Spain | |||
| Jordan Santos | Portugal |
As of 2023
| Pos | Team | App | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal | 3 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 78 | 51 | +27 | 31 | 2.07 |
| 2 | Italy | 3 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 72 | 57 | +15 | 26 | 1.73 |
| 3 | Spain | 3 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 69 | 58 | +11 | 25 | 1.67 |
| 4 | Switzerland | 3 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 77 | 59 | +18 | 24 | 1.60 |
| 5 | Ukraine | 3 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 58 | 63 | –5 | 19 | 1.27 |
| 6 | Russia | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 34 | +4 | 16 | 1.60 |
| 7 | Belarus | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 8 | Azerbaijan | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 28 | 49 | –21 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 9 | Poland | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 25 | –7 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 10 |  Hungary | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 21 | –7 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 11 |  Moldova | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 31 | –8 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 12 |  Romania | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 39 | –31 | 0 | 0.00 |
Key:AppearancesApp / Won in normal timeW = 3 points / Won in extra-timeW+ = 2 points / Won on penalty shoot-outWP = 1 point / LostL = 0 points /Points per gamePPG
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Year Team | 2015 (8) | 2019 (8) | 2023 (8) | Apps ⁄3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azerbaijan | 8th | × | 5th | 2 | |
| Belarus | × | 7th | × | 1 | |
| Hungary | 7th | × | × | 1 | |
| Italy | S | 5th | S | 3 | |
| Moldova | × | × | 6th | 1 | |
| Poland | × | × | 8th | 1 | |
| Portugal | B | G | 4th | 3 | |
| Romania | × | 8th | × | 1 | |
| Russia | G | 6th | ×× | 2 | |
| Spain | 5th | S | B | 3 | |
| Switzerland | 4th | B | G | 3 | |
| Ukraine | 6th | 4th | 7th | 3 | |
| 12 nations | |||||
Six teams take part. The hosts qualify automatically; of the most recent edition of the Women'sEuro Beach Soccer League (WEBSL), the top five teams of theSuperfinal qualify. To participate, nations must be members of both the EOCs and UEFA.[5] For the 2023 edition,England finished in one of the qualification spots via the WEBSL.[6] However, because England does not have an independent EOC, they could not compete at the Games and so were replaced by theCzech Republic.
| Year | Location | Gold medal match | Bronze medal match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold medalists | Score | Silver medalists | Bronze medalists | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 2023 details | Kraków,Poland | Spain | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–3p) | Ukraine | Portugal | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–0p) | Poland | ||
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain (ESP) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Portugal (POR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
As of 2023
| Pos | Team | App | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Portugal | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 3 | Ukraine | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 4 | Poland | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 5 | Italy | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 6 |  Czech Republic | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | –9 | 0 | 0.00 |
Key:AppearancesApp / Won in normal timeW = 3 points / Won in extra-timeW+ = 2 points / Won on penalty shoot-outWP = 1 point / LostL = 0 points /Points per gamePPG
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Year Team | 2023 (8) | Apps ⁄1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic | 6th | 1 | |||
| Italy | 5th | 1 | |||
| Poland | 4th | 1 | |||
| Portugal | B | 1 | |||
| Spain | G | 1 | |||
| Ukraine | S | 1 | |||
| 6 nations | |||||
A women's beach soccer tournament has not been held at the European Games before.
England to join Spain, Italy, Ukraine and Portugal at the 2023 European Games in Krakow
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