Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective
2022 Euro Winners Cup
International football competition From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Remove ads
The 2022 Euro Winners Cup was the tenth edition of the Euro Winners Cup (EWC), an annual continental beach soccer tournament for men's top-division European clubs. The championship is the sport's version of the better known UEFA Champions League in association football.[1]
Organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW), the tournament was held in Nazaré, Portugal from 3–12 June.[2]
The event began with a qualification round. The competition proper then commenced, with a round robin group stage. At its conclusion, the best teams progressed to the knockout stage, a series of single elimination games to determine the winners, starting with the round of 16 and ending with the final. Consolation matches were also played to determine other final rankings.
Kristall of Russia were the defending champions but were barred from entering the competition this year.[Note RUS] The final was contended between two Portuguese clubs, Benfica Loures and Braga; the former won the competition for the first time, whilst the latter finished as runners-up for the third year straight.[3]
Remove ads
Teams
Summarize
Perspective
Qualification
Normal qualification rules returned, having been suspended for the last two editions, due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[4][5]
The number of clubs which are entitled to enter automatically from each country depends on the perceived strength of their country's national league. BSWW determine the strength of each league by analysing the performance of all clubs in the EWC on a country-by-country basis over the previous five editions. A points-based ranking is produced from the data, as seen in the table below.[6][7]
From the most recent edition of their country's national league:
- The first through sixth place performing nations can enter three clubs (league champions, runners-up and third-placed team).
- The seventh, eighth and ninth place performing nations can enter two clubs (league champions and runners-up).
- The tenth place and below performing nations can enter just one club, their league champions.
The above clubs take priority and are offered their country's slots first. However, if such clubs choose not to are or unable to participate, the slot is offered to the next highest placed teams from their league in turn until one accepts. Thus, in reality, some countries fill their allocated quota with clubs placed considerably lower down in their league, don't fill all their slots, or sometimes fill no slots at all.
The "host club" and defending champions also enter automatically.[8]
Any and all clubs that don't qualify automatically, and/or are surplus to their countries allocated quotas, are entitled to enter the accompanying Euro Winners Challenge (preliminary round) to take place in the days prior to the competition proper, as a last opportunity to qualify for the EWC group stage; the best eight clubs will qualify.[2]
Entrants
60 clubs from 22 different nations entered the event – 32 entered straight into the group stage, 28 entered into the preliminary round.[12]
La Louvière of Belgium originally entered but were subsequently replaced by Benfica Viseu of Portugal.
Key: H: Hosts \ TH: Title holders
Remove ads
Draw
The draw to split the clubs 32 and 28 clubs into groups for both the group and preliminary stages respectively took place at 12:00 CEST (UTC+2) on 6 May at BSWW's headquarters in Barcelona, Spain.[13]
Euro Winners Challenge (preliminary round)
Summarize
Perspective
The designation of "home" and "away" teams displayed in the results matrices is for administrative purposes only.
Matches took place from 3 to 5 June.
The group winners, plus the best runner-up, qualified to the competition proper.
- Key
- † – Walkover
- * – Extra-time result
- ♦ – Match decided by penalty shootout
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Remove ads
Group stage
Summarize
Perspective
Matches took place from 5 to 8 June.
The group winners, plus the six best runners-up (excluding the Challenge qualifiers groups), progress to the knockout stage. The statistically next best eight performing clubs recede to the 17th–24th place placement matches; the worst performing eight clubs recede to the 25th–32nd place placement matches.
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Details | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Group F
Group G
Group H
Group I (Challenge qualifiers, Group 1)
Group J (Challenge qualifiers, Group 2)
Remove ads
Placement matches
- Key
- w/o – Walkover (awarded as 3–0)
- np – not played
25th–32nd place
29th place match | 29th–32nd semi-finals | 25th–32nd quarter-finals | 25th–28th semi-finals | 25th place match | ||||||||||||||
9 June; Report | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | w/o | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 10 June; Report | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | ![]() | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
![]() | w/o | 9 June; Report | ![]() | 3 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
10 June; Report | ![]() | 2 | 11 June; Report | |||||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | ![]() | 1 | |||||||||||||||
![]() | 4 | 9 June; Report | ![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 4 | 10 June; Report | ||||||||||||||||
31st place match | ![]() | w/o | ![]() | w/o | 27th place match | |||||||||||||
![]() | 9 June; Report | ![]() | 11 June; Report | |||||||||||||||
![]() | np | ![]() | w/o | ![]() | w/o | |||||||||||||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||
17th–24th place
21st place match | 21st–24th semi-finals | 17th–24th quarter-finals | 17th–20th semi-finals | 17th place match | ||||||||||||||
9 June; Report | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
10 June; Report | ![]() | 1 | 10 June; Report | |||||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | ![]() | 5 | |||||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | 9 June; Report | ![]() | 4 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
11 June; Report | ![]() | 3 | 11 June; Report | |||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | ![]() | 1 | |||||||||||||||
![]() | 6 | 9 June; Report | ![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
10 June; Report | ![]() | 6 | 10 June; Report | |||||||||||||||
23rd place match | ![]() | 5 | ![]() | 4 | 19th place match | |||||||||||||
11 June; Report | ![]() | 2 | 9 June; Report | ![]() | 8 | 11 June; Report | ||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | ![]() | 9 | ![]() | 5 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 4 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() | 3 | |||||||||||||
Remove ads
Knockout stage
Summarize
Perspective
The draw for the round of 16, and allocation of ties to the bracket, took place after the conclusion of all group stage matches on 8 June.[14]
EW Challenge final
9th place match | 9th–12th semi-finals | 9th–16th quarter-finals | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
9 June | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 June | 10 June | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 4 | ![]() | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
9 June | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 June | 11 June | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | ![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 June | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | w/o | ![]() | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 June | 10 June | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 4 | ![]() | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
9 June | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | ![]() | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 June | 12 June | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 4 | ![]() | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
9 June | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | ![]() | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 June | 10 June | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
11th place match | ![]() | 7 | ![]() | 3 | 3rd place match | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 June | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 June | ![]() | 6 | ![]() | 2 | 12 June | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 11 June | 11 June | ![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | w/o | ![]() | 1(5) | ![]() | 5 | ![]() | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 June | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 1(4) | ![]() | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 June | 10 June | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
13th place match | 13th–16th semi-finals | ![]() | 4(4) | ![]() | 4 | 5th–8th semi-finals | 5th place match | |||||||||||||||||||
9 June | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 June | ![]() | 4(2) | ![]() | 3 | 11 June | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 1(7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 6 | ![]() | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
12 June | ![]() | 1(6) | 12 June | |||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | ![]() | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | ![]() | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
11 June | 11 June | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | ![]() | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 4 | ![]() | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | ![]() | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
15th place match | 7th place match | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 June | 12 June | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | ![]() | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | w/o | ![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Round of 16
Estádio do Viveiro
Referee: Francisco Costa (Portugal)
Estádio do Viveiro
Referee: Sergio Gomes (Portugal)
Estádio do Viveiro
Referee: Csaba Baghy (Hungary)
Estádio do Viveiro
Referee: Saverio Bottalico (Italy)
Estádio do Viveiro
Referee: Francisco Bumedien (Spain)
Estádio do Viveiro
Referee: Laurynas Arzuolaitis (Lithuania)
Estádio do Viveiro
Referee: Vladimir Tashkov (Bulgaria)
Quarter-finals
9th–16th place
Pitch 2
Referee: Malte Gerhardt (Germany)
Pitch 2
Referee: Dario Minder (Switzerland)
Pitch 2
Referee: Vasileios Fitsas (Greece)
Pitch 2
Referee: Moreno Longo (Italy)
1st–8th place
Estádio do Viveiro
Referee: Eduards Borisevics (Latvia)
Estádio do Viveiro
Referee: Vladimir Tashkov (Bulgaria)
Estádio do Viveiro
Referee: Sergio Gomes (Portugal)
Estádio do Viveiro
Referee: Saverio Bottalico (Italy)
Semi-finals
13th–16th place
9th–12th place
5th–8th place
1st–4th place
Estádio do Viveiro
Referee: Saverio Bottalico (Italy)
Estádio do Viveiro
Referee: Csaba Baghy (Hungary)
Finals
15th place match
Pitch 2
Referee: Csaba Baghy (Hungary)
13th place match
Pitch 2
Referee: Francisco Costa (Portugal)
11th place match
Pitch 2
Referee: Annett Unterbeck (Germany)
9th place match
Estádio do Viveiro
Referee: Vladimir Tashkov (Bulgaria)
7th place match
Estádio do Viveiro
Referee: Dario Minder (Switzerland)
5th place match
Estádio do Viveiro
Referee: Moreno Longo (Italy)
3rd place match
Estádio do Viveiro
Referee: Malte Gerhardt (Germany)
Final
Estádio do Viveiro
Referee: Laurynas Arzuolaitis (Lithuania)
Remove ads
Awards
The following individual awards were presented after the final.[3]
Top goalscorers
Summarize
Perspective
Players with at least five goals are listed; teams/players involved in the Euro Winners Challenge are not included.
- 17 goals
- 14 goals
- 13 goals
Dejan Stankovic (
Alanya Belediyespor)
- 12 goals
Filipe Silva (
Braga)
- 10 goals
Eduard Suárez (
Levante)
Axel Damm (
Copenhagen)
Léo Martins (
Braga)
- 8 goals
Jordan Oliveira (
Pisa 2014)
Nelson Manuel (
Marseille BT)
Bokinha (
Spartak Varna)
Netinho (
West Deva)
Duarte Vivo (
ACD O Sótão)
Sven Körner (
Rostocker Robben)
Sameh Moreb (
Kfar Qassem)
- 7 goals
Daniel Valeš (
Slavia Prague)
Nicolae Ignat (
Nistru Chișinău)
Pablo Perez (
Huelva)
Marian Măciucă (
Spartak Varna)
Jérémy Bru (
Marseille BT)
Fran Mejías (
Newteam Brussels)
Benjamin Jr. (
ACD O Sótão)
Eudin (
Alanya Belediyespor)
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
Pavol Hrnčiar (
Husty)
Lukáš Trampota (
Slavia Prague)
Josep Jr. (
Pisa 2014)
Francisco Casano (
Huelva)
William Garcia (
Bemannia Stockholm)
Konstantinos Tsitsaris (
Atlas AO)
Cristian Torres (
Atlas AO)
Duarte Algarvio (
Benfica Loures)
André Pinto (
Benfica Loures)
Chiky Ardil (
Benfica Loures)
Alexandre Lança (
ACD O Sótão)
Lukas Frandsen (
Copenhagen)
Alejandro Sydney (
Boca Gdansk)
Christoph Thürk (
Rostocker Robben)
Joao Mota (
Sporting CP)
Rui Coimbra (
Sporting CP)
Glenn Hodel (
Levante)
Soleiman Batis (
Levante)
Source: BSWW
Remove ads
Final standings
See also
References
External links
Wikiwand - on
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Remove ads