Beach soccer at the 2023 European Games

The beach soccer tournament at the 2023 European Games will be held; the discipline was confirmed to be part of the Games on 30 August 2021.[1] It will be the third edition of beach soccer at the European Games following 2015 and 2019.

Beach soccer
at the 2023 European Games
VenueTarnów Beach Arena
LocationTarnów, Poland
Dates27 June – 1 July
Competitors168 from 9 nations
Teams14

Two events will take place: the men's tournament the women's tournament. The former will take place for the third time at the Games, and the latter for the first time. A total of 14 teams will participate (eight in the men's competition and six in the women's).[2]

Portugal are the defending gold medallists of the men's tournament.

Competition schedule

TBA.

Qualification

Men's tournament

Poland qualify automatically as the host country. The remaining teams qualified through the 2022 Euro Beach Soccer League (EBSL). The top six teams of the Superfinal qualified along with the winners of the Promotion Final.[2]

Means of qualification Date of competition Venue Berths Qualified
Host country—1 Poland
2022 EBSL Superfinal10–11 September 2022Italy Alghero6 Azerbaijan
 Italy
 Portugal
 Spain
 Switzerland
 Ukraine
2022 EBSL Promotion Final27–31 July 2022Moldova Chișinău1 Moldova
Total 8[3][4]

Women's tournament

Poland qualify automatically as the host country. The remaining teams qualified through the 2022 Women's Euro Beach Soccer League (WEBSL). The top five teams of the Superfinal qualified.[2]

Means of qualification Date of competition Venue Berths Qualified
Host country—1 Poland
2022 WEBSL Superfinal10–11 September 2022Italy Alghero5 Czech Republic[lower-alpha 1]
 Italy
 Portugal
 Spain
 Ukraine
Total 6[4]

Participating NOCs

The following National Olympic Committees (NOCs), as per the outcome of qualification events, will participate (the number of participating athletes of each NOC are shown in parentheses).

  •  Azerbaijan (12)
  •  Czech Republic (12)
  •  Italy (24)
  •  Moldova (12)
  •  Poland (24)
  •  Portugal (24)
  •  Spain (24)
  •  Switzerland (12)
  •  Ukraine (24)

Men's competition

Medal summary

Medal table
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Totals (0 entries)0000

Medalists
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's tournament
Women's tournament

See also

Notes
  1. England originally qualified, but because England does not have an independent NOC they cannot compete and so were subsequently replaced by the Czech Republic.[5]

References
  1. "20 sports now confirmed for European Games 2023 with addition of beach soccer and kickboxing". Around the Rings. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  2. "Euro Beach Soccer League: 2022 structure announced". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  3. "Moldova win 2022 EBSL Division B!". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  4. Houston, Michael (14 September 2022). "Beach soccer field confirmed for 2023 European Games". Inside the Games. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  5. "Who will play in the women's beach soccer tournament at the European Games". European Games 2023. 1 April 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
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