2014 Euro Winners Cup

The second edition of Euro Winners Cup was a beach soccer tournament in Catania, Italy, from 3 – 8 June 2014. The tournament brought together club champions of many domestic beach soccer leagues across Europe, almost in the same vein as the UEFA Champions League.[1]

2014 Euro Winners Cup
Tournament details
Host countryItaly
Dates3 – 8 June 2014
Teams25 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsRussia BSC Kristall (1st title)
Runners-upItaly Milano BS
Third placePortugal SC Braga
Fourth placeSwitzerland Sable Dancers Bern
Tournament statistics
Matches played56
Goals scored453 (8.09 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Leo (13 goals)
Best player(s)Brazil Bruno Xavier

Participating teams

Twenty-five teams from 22 countries confirmed their participation in the tournament:

Group stage

According to the draw realized on May 26, teams were divided in a group stage with four groups of 4 and three groups of 3, then the two best ranked sides of each group, and the best overall two third-ranked sides will advance to the round of 16.[2]

Group A
Team Pld W W+ L GF GA +/– Pts
Italy Catania BS 2200117+46
Spain Aluminios Sotelo 22011710+76
Latvia Kreiss 2003617-110
Advances to play-off
Catania BS Italy 4–3 Latvia Kreiss
Catania BS Italy 7–4 Spain Aluminios Sotelo
Aluminios Sotelo Spain 8–2 Latvia Kreiss

Group B
Team Pld W W+ L GF GA +/– Pts
Russia BSC Kristall 3300203+179
Portugal SC Braga 3201126+66
Greece AO Kefallinia 3102721-143
Estonia SK Augur Enemat 3003514-90
Advances to play-off
SC Braga Portugal 7–2 Greece AO Kefallinia
SK Augur Enemat Estonia 1–6 Russia BSC Kristall
SC Braga Portugal 3–1 Estonia SK Augur Enemat
BSC Kristall Russia 11–0 Greece AO Kefallinia
AO Kefallinia Greece 5–3 Estonia SK Augur Enemat
BSC Kristall Russia 3–2 Portugal SC Braga

Group C
Team Pld W W+ L GF GA +/– Pts
Ukraine Artur Music 2200127+56
Israel "Falfala" Kfar Qassem 2101119+23
Netherlands Egmond BS 20021017-70
Advances to play-off
"Falfala" Kfar Qassem Israel 2–4 Ukraine Artur Music
Artur Music Ukraine 8–5 Netherlands Egmond BS
Egmond BS Netherlands 5–9 Israel "Falfala" Kfar Qassem

Group D
Team Pld W W+ L GF GA +/– Pts
Belarus FC BATE Borisov 220063+36
Turkey Seferihisar CittaSlow 210176+13
Kazakhstan Ushkyn-Iskra 200248-40
Advances to play-off
Ushkyn-Iskra Kazakhstan 3–5 Turkey Seferihisar CittaSlow
Seferihisar CittaSlow Turkey 2–3 Belarus FC BATE Borisov
FC BATE Borisov Belarus 3–1 Kazakhstan Ushkyn-Iskra

Group E
Team Pld W W+ L GF GA +/– Pts
Switzerland Sable Dancers Bern 3300228+149
Czech Republic BS Bohemians 1905 31111312+15
Moldova CS Djoker – Tornado Chișinău 30121012-22
England Portsmouth BS 3003821-130
Advances to play-off
Portsmouth BS England 3–10 Switzerland Sable Dancers Bern
CS Djoker – Tornado Chișinău Moldova 3–4 (a.e.t.) Czech Republic BS Bohemians 1905
CS Djoker – Tornado Chișinău Moldova 4–3 (a.e.t.) England Portsmouth BS
Sable Dancers Bern Switzerland 7–2 Czech RepublicBS Bohemians 1905
Sable Dancers Bern Switzerland 5–3 Moldova CS Djoker – Tornado Chișinău
BS Bohemians 1905 Czech Republic 7–2 England Portsmouth BS

Group F
Team Pld W W+ L GF GA +/– Pts
Italy Milano BS 33001912+79
Poland Grembach Łódź 32011312+16
France Marseille Beach Team 31021514+13
Bulgaria MFC Spartak 2012 Varna 30031019-90
Advances to play-off
Grembach Łódź Poland 3–2 Bulgaria MFC Spartak 2012 Varna
Marseille Beach Team France 3–5 Italy Milano BS
Grembach Łódź Poland 4–3 France Marseille Beach Team
Milano BS Italy 7–3 Bulgaria MFC Spartak 2012 Varna
MFC Spartak 2012 Varna Bulgaria 5–9 France Marseille Beach Team
Milano BS Italy 7–6 Poland Grembach Łódź

Group G
Team Pld W W+ L GF GA +/– Pts
Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 3300177+109
Hungary Goldwin Plus Bodon FC 3111149+55
Italy AS Terracina BS 3102131303
Germany Rostocker Robben 3003722-150
Advances to play-off
Goldwin Plus Bodon FC Hungary 4–3 (a.e.t.) Italy AS Terracina BS
Rostocker Robben Germany 2–7 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow
AS Terracina BS Italy 7–2 Germany Rostocker Robben
Lokomotiv Moscow Russia 3–2 Hungary Goldwin Plus Bodon FC
Goldwin Plus Bodon FC Hungary 8–3 Germany Rostocker Robben
Lokomotiv Moscow Russia 7–3 Italy AS Terracina BS

Play-off

Bracket
First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
Russia BSC Kristall 7
France Marseille Beach Team 1
45 Russia BSC Kristall (p) 6 (1)
Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 6 (0)
Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 6
Spain Aluminios Sotelo 2
Russia BSC Kristall 7
Switzerland Sable Dancers Bern 4
Ukraine Artur Music (p) 3 (6)
Poland Grembach Łódź 3 (5)
46 Ukraine Artur Music 3
Switzerland Sable Dancers Bern 4
Switzerland Sable Dancers Bern 3
Turkey Seferihisar CittaSlow 0
Russia BSC Kristall 2
Italy Milano BS 0
Belarus FC BATE Borisov 4
Hungary Goldwin Plus Bodon FC 5
47 Hungary Goldwin Plus Bodon FC 4
Italy Milano BS 5
Italy Milano BS 3
Czech Republic BS Bohemians 1905 2
Italy Milano BS 6
Portugal SC Braga 3
Portugal SC Braga 2 Third place
Israel "Falfala" Kfar Qassem 0
48 Portugal SC Braga 10 Switzerland Sable Dancers Bern 1
49 Italy Catania BS 7 Portugal SC Braga 4
Italy Catania BS 3
Italy AS Terracina BS 2

5th–8th places
qualifying stage 5th place
      
Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 3
Ukraine Artur Music 4
Ukraine Artur Music 5
Hungary Goldwin Plus Bodon FC 1
Hungary Goldwin Plus Bodon FC (p) 4 (4)
Italy Catania BS 4 (3) 7th place
Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 7
Italy Catania BS 2

Winners
 Euro Winners Cup
2014 Winners: 

BSC Kristall
First title

Awards
Best Player (MVP)
Brazil Bruno Xavier (Russia Lokomotiv Moscow)
Top Scorer
Portugal Leo (Italy Milano BS)
13 goals
Best Goalkeeper
Spain Dona (Portugal SC Braga)

Final standings
Rank Team
1Russia BSC Kristall
2Italy Milano BS
3Portugal SC Braga
4Switzerland Sable Dancers Bern
5Ukraine Artur Music
6Hungary Goldwin Plus Bodon FC
7Russia Lokomotiv Moscow
8Italy Catania BS

See also

References
  1. "Beach Soccer Worldwide". Archived from the original on 2013-05-13. Retrieved 2014-04-29.
  2. Teams and rosters set for Euro Winners Cup 2014
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