2017 Euro Winners Cup

2017 Euro Winners Cup
Tournament details
Host countryPortugal
Dates26 May – 4 June 2017
Teams54 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsPortugal SC Braga (1st title)
Runners-upUkraine Artur Music
Third placeRussia BSC Lokomotiv Moscow
Fourth place FC Delta
Tournament statistics
Matches played122
Goals scored1,089 (8.93 per match)
Top scorer(s)Italy Gabriele Gori (18 goals)
Best player(s)Brazil Mauricinho
Best goalkeeperUkraine Vitalii Sydorenko
2016
2018

The 2017 Euro Winners Cup was the fifth edition of Euro Winners Cup, an annual continental beach soccer tournament for top men's European clubs, similar to that of the UEFA Champions League, organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW). The 2017 tournament was held in Nazaré, Portugal, from 26 May till 4 June 2017.[1]

Italian team Viareggio BS were the defending champions but lost in the Round of 16 to Ukrainian side Artur Music.

Artur Music ultimately went on to lose in the final to Portuguese team SC Braga who claimed their first European title.

Gabriele Gori was top scorer for the second year running, following up his top scorer award at the World Cup just a few weeks prior.

Participating teams

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25 nations represented by a record of 54 clubs participated in the tournament. 28 teams are qualified directly for the main round, including Viarregio (the 2016 trophy holders), ACD Sótão (as host team), SC Braga (as runner-up of host nation) and 25 national champions (note, BS Lazio clinching the berth of Italy national champions since Viarregio is also a European champion).[2] The preliminary round was disputed by all the remaining teams that sign in (26 teams). At first four more teams sign in, but didn't take part in competition.[3][4]

Main round
Viareggio BS (TH) Cadiz CF Sotelo Ibbenburener BSC Arman
Sporting CP BSC Griffin Atlas AO Dinamo Batumi
ACD Sótão (H) BSC Grembach Łódź Seferihisar Cittaslow "Falfala" Kfar Qassem
SC Braga (2nd) Jászfényszaru GWP Cservy ACS West Deva RTU
BSC Kristall Grande Motte Pyramide FC Valicecar Glomminge IF
Lazio BS (2nd) FC BATE Borisov CS Djoker Chisinau LSA Perwez BS
Winti Panthers Silesia St Neots Betuws BS MFC Spartak Varna
Preliminary round
Casa Benfica de Loures BSC Spartak Moscow KP Łódź Rostocker Robben
Vitoria FC CSKA Moscow ESC Gyongyos A.P.S. Napoli Patron
CD Vila Franca do Rosario FC City Littoral BS Dunkerquois Alanyaspor
GR Amigos da Paz FC Delta Montpellier Herault BS Lansingerland
CD Nacional da Madeira CD Bala Azul BSC Vitoblsport Littoral BS de Panne
CF OS Belenenses Levante UD Portsmouth BSC
BSC Lokomotiv Moscow BSC Artur Music SK Bosnia EU Teplice

Preliminary round

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With an increase in the number of teams, five groups of four teams and two groups of three teams constitute the preliminary stage, competing in a round-robin format. The winners of each group advance to main stage. The group allocations were drawn on 10 April 2017.[5] The matches were held from 26 May till 28 May 2017. Seven group winners and one best-ranked runner-up (BSC Artur Music) advanced to the main round.[6][7][8]

Advanced to the main round

Main round

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With an increase in the number of teams, nine groups of four teams will constitute the group stage, competing in a round-robin format. The group allocations were drawn on 4 April 2017.[9] The matches were held from 29 May till 31 May 2017. Nine group winners and seven best-ranked runners-up advanced to the play-off round.[10][11][12]

Advanced to the play-off round

Group I

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Team Pld W W+ L GF GA +/– Pts
FC Delta 3 3 0 0 17 8 +9 9
BSC Grembach Łódź 3 2 0 1 15 12 +3 6
"Falfala" Kfar Qassem 3 1 0 2 11 12 –1 3
Grande Motte Pyramide 3 0 0 3 9 20 –11 0
"Falfala" Kfar Qassem 5 – 3 Grande Motte Pyramide
FC Delta 6 – 2 BSC Grembach Łódź
BSC Grembach Łódź 8 – 3 Grande Motte Pyramide
"Falfala" Kfar Qassem 3 – 4 FC Delta
BSC Grembach Łódź 5 – 3 "Falfala" Kfar Qassem
Grande Motte Pyramide 3 – 7 FC Delta

Play-off round

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Bracket

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Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
Russia FC Delta5
 
 
 
Ukraine BSC Griffin2
 
Russia FC Delta6
 
 
 
Spain CD Bala Azul3
 
Russia CSKA Moscow2 (2)
 
 
 
Spain CD Bala Azul2 (3)
 
Russia FC Delta5
 
 
 
Ukraine BSC Artur Music7
 
Turkey Seferihisar Cittaslow4
 
 
 
Russia BSC Spartak Moscow6
 
Russia BSC Spartak Moscow1
 
 
 
Ukraine BSC Artur Music3
 
Ukraine BSC Artur Music4 (3)
 
 
 
Italy Viareggio BS4 (2)
 
Ukraine BSC Artur Music 5
 
 
 
Portugal SC Braga 8
 
Russia BSC Kristall4
 
 
 
Georgia (country) Dinamo Batumi2
 
Russia BSC Kristall4 (2)
 
 
 
Russia BSC Lokomotiv Moscow4 (3)
 
Russia BSC Lokomotiv Moscow7
 
 
 
Poland Grembach Łódź3
 
Russia BSC Lokomotiv Moscow5
 
 
 
Portugal SC Braga8 Third place
 
Portugal Sporting CP6
 
  
 
Spain Cadiz CF Sotelo4
 
Portugal Sporting CP2Russia FC Delta 4
 
 
 
Portugal SC Braga3 Russia BSC Lokomotiv Moscow 5
 
Portugal SC Braga9
 
 
Portugal ACD Sótão2
 

Round of 16

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The matches were held on 1 June 2017.[13]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Delta 5–2 BSC Griffin
CSKA Moscow 2–2
2–3 (p)
CD Bala Azul
BSC Kristall 4–2 Dinamo Batumi
BSC Lokomotiv Moscow 7–3 BSC Grembach Łódź
Seferihisar Cittaslow 4–6 BSC Spartak Moscow
BSC Artur Music 4–4
3–2 (p)
Viareggio BS
Sporting CP 6–4 Cadiz CF Sotelo
SC Braga 9–2 ACD Sótão

Quarter-finals

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The matches were held on 2 June 2017.[14]

For 9–16 places
Team 1  Score  Team 2
BSC Griffin 4–5 CSKA Moscow
Seferihisar Cittaslow 6–13 Viareggio BS
BSC Grembach Łódź 3–4 Dinamo Batumi
Cadiz CF Sotelo 6–6
2–1 (p)
ACD Sótão
For 1–8 places
Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Delta 6–3 CD Bala Azul
BSC Spartak Moscow 1–3 BSC Artur Music
BSC Lokomotiv Moscow 4–4
3–2 (p)
BSC Kristall
Sporting CP 2–3 SC Braga

Semi-finals

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The matches were held on 3 June 2017.[15]

For 13–16 places
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Seferihisar Cittaslow 2–4 BSC Griffin
BSC Grembach Łódź 6–5 ACD Sótão
For 9–12 places
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Viareggio BS 5–3 (a.e.t.) CSKA Moscow
Dinamo Batumi 1–3 Cadiz CF Sotelo
For 5–8 places
Team 1  Score  Team 2
BSC Spartak Moscow 9–0 CD Bala Azul
BSC Kristall 9–2 Sporting CP
For 1–4 places
Team 1  Score  Team 2
BSC Lokomotiv Moscow 5–8 SC Braga
BSC Artur Music 7–5 FC Delta

Placement matches

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The matches were held on 4 June 2017.[16]

For 15–16 places
Team 1  Score  Team 2
ACD Sótão 4–4
6–5 (p)
Seferihisar Cittaslow
For 13–14 places
Team 1  Score  Team 2
BSC Grembach Łódź 3–1 BSC Griffin
For 11–12 places
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Dinamo Batumi 3–6 CSKA Moscow
For 9–10 places
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Cadiz CF Sotelo 2–4 Viareggio BS
For 7–8 places
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Sporting CP 6–3 CD Bala Azul
For 5–6 places
Team 1  Score  Team 2
BSC Kristall 5–1 BSC Spartak Moscow
For 3–4 places
Team 1  Score  Team 2
BSC Lokomotiv Moscow 5–4 FC Delta
Cup Final
Team 1  Score  Team 2
SC Braga 8–5 BSC Artur Music
Leo Martins 1'
Jordan Santos 11', 32'
Bruno Xavier 18'
Be Martins 20'
Bokinha 24', 30'
Mauricinho 28'
3' Ivan Glutskyi
4', 11', 30' Oleh Zborovskyi
9' Deiwerson

Awards

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Top scorer(s)
Italy Gabriele Gori (Italy Viareggio BS)
18 goals[17]
Best player
Brazil Mauricinho (Portugal SC Braga)
Best goalkeeper
Ukraine Vitalii Sydorenko (Ukraine BSC Artur Music)

Source: [1]

Final standings

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Rank Team
1 Portugal SC Braga
2 Ukraine Artur Music
3 Russia BSC Lokomotiv Moscow
4 FC Delta
5 Russia BSC Kristall
6 Russia BSC Spartak Moscow
7 Portugal Sporting CP
8 Spain CD Bala Azul
9 Italy Viareggio BS
10 Spain Cadiz CF Sotelo
11 Russia CSKA Moscow
12 Georgia (country) Dinamo Batumi
13 Poland BSC Grembach Łódź
14 Ukraine BSC Griffin
15 Portugal ACD Sótão
16 Turkey Seferihisar Cittaslow

See also

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References

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  2. ^ "Euro Winners Cup 2017 to feature preliminary round".
  3. ^ "Draw held for Euro Winners Cup preliminary round".
  4. ^ "Euro Winners Cup 2017: Preliminary phase open for all".
  5. ^ "Draw held for Euro Winners Cup preliminary round". beachsoccer.com. 10 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Goals aplenty on Euro Winners Cup opening day".
  7. ^ "Bala Azul first to progress from Euro Winners Cup Preliminary Round".
  8. ^ "Eight qualifiers progress to Euro Winners Cup".
  9. ^ "Draws held for Euro Winners Cup 2017". beachsoccer.com. 4 April 2017.
  10. ^ "Euro Winners Cup gets underway in Nazare".
  11. ^ "Portugal's Sporting, Braga pick up wins".
  12. ^ "Sixteen progress from Euro Winners Cup groups".
  13. ^ "Holders Viareggio bow out ahead of Euro Winners Cup quarter-finals".
  14. ^ "Lokomotiv march on as Braga down Sporting".
  15. ^ "Artur Music to face SC Braga in Euro Winners Cup final".
  16. ^ "Braga lift Euro Winners Cup with victory over Artur Music".
  17. ^ "Статистика - Euro Winners Cup 2017 - Пляжный футбол - BeachSoccerRussia". Archived from the original on 2017-06-17. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
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