2023 Euro Winners Cup

The 2023 Euro Winners Cup was the eleventh edition of the Euro Winners Cup (EWC), an annual continental beach soccer tournament for men's top-division European clubs. The championship is viewed as beach football's rudimentary version of the better known UEFA Champions League in its parent sport, association football.^[1]

2023 Euro Winners Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Portugal
Dates	9–18 June
Teams	52 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	4 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Kfar Qassem (1st title)
Runners-up	Pisa 2014
Third place	O Sótão
Fourth place	Huelva
Tournament statistics
Matches played	117
Goals scored	990 (8.46 per match)
← 2022 2024 →

Organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW), the tournament was held in Nazaré, Portugal from 9–18 June.^[2]

Following a preliminary qualification round, the event began 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 32 and ending with the final. Consolation matches were also played to determine other final rankings.

Benfica Loures of Portugal were the defending champions but did not enter this year due to financial restraints.^[3] The tournament was won by Kfar Qassem of Israel who claimed their first title.^[4]

Teams

Qualification

The number of clubs 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 with the best performing nations permitted to enter multiple clubs.^[2][5]

Any and all clubs that do not 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 four clubs will qualify.^[2][5]

In accordance with sanctions imposed by FIFA and UEFA in 2022 in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, clubs from Russia remain banned from entering this year.^[6][7][8][9]

Entrants

52 clubs from 21 different nations entered the event – 36 entered straight into the group stage, 16 entered into the preliminary round.^[5]

SA MVR of Bulgaria originally entered the EW Challenge and were present for the draw but subsequently withdrew and were replaced by Leixões of Portugal.

Key: H: Hosts \ TH: Title holders

Group stage
Portugal (5)	ACD O Sótão (H)		France (3)	AS Étaples		England (1)	Isle of Wight
	Braga			La Grande-Motte Pyramide		Estonia (1)	Nõmme
	GRAP			Marseille BT		Czech Republic (1)	Bohemians 1905
	Nacional		Ukraine (2)	Artur Music		Slovakia (1)	Hustý
	Varzim			VIT Kyiv		Georgia (1)	Telavi
Spain (3)	Huelva		Belgium (2)	ES Brainoise		Latvia (1)	Riga
	Levante			Newteam Brussels		Malta (1)	Ta' Xbiex
	Marbella		Greece (2)	Atlas AO		Cyprus (1)	Paphos
Germany (3)	Beach Royals Düsseldorf			Napoli Patron
	Real Münster		Turkey (1)	Alanya Belediyespor
	Rostocker Robben		Israel (1)	Kfar Qassem
Italy (3)	Naxos		Bulgaria (1)	Spartak Varna
	Pisa 2014		Moldova (1)	Nistru Chișinău
	Viareggio		Romania (1)	West Deva
Euro Winners Challenge (preliminary round)
Portugal (8)	ACD O Sótão B		France (2)	Marseille Minots
	Benfica Viseu			SM Jalles
	Buarcos 2017		Belgium (2)	Genappe
	Leixões			Perwez
	Nazaré 2022		Greece (1)	AO Kefallinia
	São Domingos		Moldova (1)	Ghidighici
	Sesimbra		England (1)	Portsmouth
	Vilaflor		Finland (1)	Miehet

Draw

The draw to split the 36 clubs into nine groups of four, and 16 clubs into four groups of four for the group and preliminary stages respectively, took place on 18 May.^{[5][10][11][12]}

Euro Winners Challenge (preliminary round)

Group stage

The designation of "home" and "away" teams displayed in the results matrices is for administrative purposes only.

Matches took place from 9 to 11 June.

Key

• ^† – Walkover
• * – Extra-time result
• ^♦ – Match decided by penalty shootout

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	W+	WP	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		VIL	BUA	KEF	MIE
1	Vilaflor	3	3	0	0	0	18	5	+13	9	Knockout stage		—	—	3−1	9–0
2	Buarcos 2017	3	2	0	0	1	18	12	+6	6			4−6	—	5–2	—
3	AO Kefallinia	3	1	0	0	2	8	12	−4	3			—	—	—	5−4
4	Miehet	3	0	0	0	3	8	23	−15	0			—	4−9	—	—

Source: BSWW

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	W+	WP	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		LEI	NAZ	SES	POR
1	Leixões	3	3	0	0	0	21	7	+14	9	Knockout stage		—	—	9−3	—
2	Nazaré 2022	3	2	0	0	1	11	9	+2	6			3–5	—	—	3−2
3	Sesimbra	3	1	0	0	2	10	16	−6	3			—	2−5	—	5–2
4	Portsmouth	3	0	0	0	3	5	15	−10	0			1−7	—	—	—

Source: BSWW

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	W+	WP	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		GEN	SMJ	VIS	SAO
1	Genappe	3	2	0	1	0	10	6	+4	7	Knockout stage		—	5−2	—	—
2	SM Jalles	3	2	0	0	1	10	10	0	6			—	—	—	6−4
3	Benfica Viseu	3	1	0	0	2	9	9	0	3			3−4	1–2	—	—
4	São Domingos	3	0	0	0	3	8	12	−4	0			1–1♦	—	3−5	—

Source: BSWW

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	W+	WP	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		MMS	ACD	PER	GHI
1	Marseille Minots	3	3	0	0	0	15	6	+9	9	Knockout stage		—	—	—	3−0†
2	ACD O Sótão B	3	2	0	0	1	12	8	+4	6			5–7	—	4−1	—
3	Perwez	3	1	0	0	2	5	9	−4	3			1−5	—	—	3−0†
4	Ghidighici	3	0	0	0	3	0	9	−9	0	Withdrew		—	0−3†	—	—

Source: BSWW

Knockout stage

Key

• w/o – Walkover (awarded as 3–0)
• np – not played

Fifth place

5th–8th place semifinals

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

13 June; Report

Marseille Minots

9

14 June; Report

SM Jalles

5

14 June; Report

SM Jalles

4

Marseille Minots (a.e.t.)

9

Leixões

7

13 June; Report

Buarcos 2017

6

Leixões

1

15 June; Report

Buarcos 2017

4

15 June; Report

Leixões

1

Marseille Minots

9

Vilaflor

4

13 June; Report

ACD O Sótão B

5

Genappe

2

14 June; Report

ACD O Sótão B

4

14 June; Report

Seventh place

Genappe

3 (3)

ACD O Sótão B (p)

3 (3)

Third place

15 June; Report

Vilaflor (p)

3 (5)

13 June; Report

Nazaré 2022

3 (1)

15 June; Report

SM Jalles

3

Vilaflor

4

Buarcos 2017

4

Genappe

6

Nazaré 2022

7

Nazaré 2022

6

Group stage

Matches take place from 12 to 14 June.

All group winners, runners-up and third-placed teams, along with the best fourth-placed team, progressed to the knockout stage.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	W+	WP	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		PAF	ACD	NAX	WDA
1	Pafos	3	3	0	0	0	21	8	+13	9	Knockout stage		—	3−2	—	—
2	ACD O Sótão (H)	3	2	0	0	1	20	9	+11	6			—	—	12−3	6−3
3	Naxos	3	1	0	0	2	10	26	−16	3			2−10	—	—	—
4	West Deva	3	0	0	0	3	11	19	−8	0			4−8	—	4−5	—

Source: BSWW
(H) Host

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	W+	WP	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		BRA	BOH	NOM	TEL
1	Braga	3	3	0	0	0	23	3	+20	9	Knockout stage		—	5−1	—	13−1
2	Bohemians 1905	3	2	0	0	1	10	8	+2	6			—	—	4−1	—
3	Nõmme	3	1	0	0	2	9	10	−1	3			1−5	—	—	—
4	Telavi	3	0	0	0	3	4	25	−21	0			—	2−5	1−7	—

Source: BSWW

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	W+	WP	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		ART	VAR	MAR	TAX
1	Artur Music	3	3	0	0	0	22	6	+16	9	Knockout stage		—	—	—	10−1
2	Varzim	3	2	0	0	1	17	8	+9	6			1−5	—	8−2	—
3	Marbella	3	1	0	0	2	18	17	+1	3			4−7	—	—	12−2
4	Ta' Xbiex	3	0	0	0	3	4	30	−26	0			—	1−8	—	—

Source: BSWW

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	W+	WP	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		MAR	RIG	ESB	BRD
1	Marseille BT	3	2	0	0	1	10	4	+6	6	Knockout stage		—	2−3	—	—
2	Riga	3	2	0	0	1	8	5	+3	6			—	—	—	0−3†
3	ES Brainoise	3	2	0	0	1	7	7	0	6			1−5	3−2	—	—
4	Beach Royals Düsseldorf	3	0	0	0	3	0	9	−9	0	Withdrew		0−3†	—	0−3†	—

Source: BSWW

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	W+	WP	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		PIS	ROS	VIT	GRA
1	Pisa 2014	3	3	0	0	0	16	7	+9	9	Knockout stage		—	5−2	—	6−1
2	Rostocker Robben	3	2	0	0	1	17	14	+3	6			—	—	6−5	—
3	VIT Kyiv	3	0	0	1	2	15	17	−2	1			4−5	—	—	—
4	GRAP	3	0	0	0	3	11	21	−10	0			—	4−9	6–6♦	—

Source: BSWW

Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	W+	WP	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		LEV	NAC	NEW	HUS
1	Levante	3	3	0	0	0	17	4	+13	9	Knockout stage		—	—	3−1	6−1
2	Nacional	3	2	0	0	1	12	11	+1	6			2−8	—	—	—
3	Newteam Brussels	3	1	0	0	2	10	11	−1	3			—	2−6	—	7−2
4	Hustý	3	0	0	0	3	4	17	−13	0			—	1−4	—	—

Source: BSWW

Group G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	W+	WP	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		HUE	MUN	GMP	NIS
1	Huelva	3	2	0	0	1	18	14	+4	6	Knockout stage		—	—	7−3	—
2	Real Münster	3	2	0	0	1	14	10	+4	6			3−4	—	—	—
3	La Grande-Motte Pyramide	3	1	0	0	2	14	13	+1	3			—	3−4	—	8−2
4	Nistru Chișinău	3	1	0	0	2	13	22	−9	3			8−7	3−7	—	—

Source: BSWW

Group H

Pos	Team	Pld	W	W+	WP	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		KQM	NPN	VAR	IOW
1	Kfar Qassem	3	3	0	0	0	19	5	+14	9	Knockout stage		—	6−0	6−3	—
2	Napoli Patron	3	2	0	0	1	12	13	−1	6			—	—	—	7−3
3	Spartak Varna	3	1	0	0	2	13	12	+1	3			—	4−5	—	6−1
4	Isle of Wight	3	0	0	0	3	6	20	−14	0			2−7	—	—	—

Source: BSWW

Group I

Pos	Team	Pld	W	W+	WP	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		ATL	VIA	ETA	ALA
1	Atlas AO	3	2	1	0	0	18	7	+11	8	Knockout stage		—	6−5*	—	5−1
2	Viareggio	3	2	0	0	1	18	9	+9	6			—	—	9−0	4−3
3	AS Étaples	3	1	0	0	2	6	19	−13	3			1−7	—	—	—
4	Alanya Belediyespor	3	0	0	0	3	7	14	−7	0			—	—	3−5	—

Source: BSWW

Knockout stage

The draw for the round of 32, and allocation of ties to the bracket, took place after the conclusion of all group stage matches on 14 June.^[13]

Round of 32

  Matches double as EW Challenge semi-finals

Matches took place on 15 June (save for the Challenge matches which took place on 14 June).

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Pisa 2014	5–2	Spartak Varna
Rostocker Robben	3–4	Marbella
Atlas AO	6–5	Newteam Brussels
Marseille BT	3–2	La Grande-Motte Pyramide
Braga	14–2	AS Étaples
Varzim	6–2	ES Brainoise
Artur Music	8–1	Nõmme
ACD O Sótão	6–3	Nacional
Levante	6–2	Nistru Chișinău
Huelva	4–3 (a.e.t.)	Riga
Pafos	3–7	VIT Kyiv
Viareggio	9–0	Napoli Patron
Kfar Qassem	5–3	Naxos
Real Münster	4–2	Bohemians 1905
Marseille Minots	9–6	Buarcos 2017
ACD O Sótão B	3–3 (a.e.t.) 3–1 (p)	Nazaré 2022

Round of 16 onwards

  Match doubles as EW Challenge final

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semi-finals

Final

16 June; Report

Pisa 2014

4

16 June; Report

Marbella

3

Pisa 2014

3

16 June; Report

Atlas AO

1

Atlas AO

9

17 June; Report

Marseille BT

5

Pisa 2014

3

16 June; Report

ACD O Sótão

2

Braga

8

16 June; Report

Varzim

1

Braga

2

16 June; Report

ACD O Sótão

3

Artur Music

3 (4)

18 June; Report

ACD O Sótão (p)

3 (5)

Pisa 2014

2 (3)

16 June; Report

Kfar Qassem (p)

2 (5)

Levante

3

16 June; Report

Huelva

4

Huelva

6

3rd place match

16 June; Report

VIT Kyiv

2

18 June; Report

VIT Kyiv (p)

4 (4)

17 June; Report

ACD O Sótão

3

Viareggio

4 (3)

Huelva

2

Huelva

2

16 June; Report

Kfar Qassem

4

Kfar Qassem

6

16 June; Report

Real Münster

5

Kfar Qassem

9

5th–8th semi-finals

5th place match

15 June; Report

Marseille Minots

2

17 June; Report

Marseille Minots

9

Atlas AO

3

ACD O Sótão B

5

18 June; Report

Braga

5

Braga

7

17 June; Report

VIT Kyiv

8

VIT Kyiv

8

Marseille Minots

4

7th place match

18 June; Report

Atlas AO

7

Marseille Minots

2

Awards

The following individual awards were presented after the final.^[4]

Top scorer(s)
Bokinha ( Atlas AO)
18 goals
Best player
Bruno Xavier ( Pisa 2014)
Best goalkeeper
Eliott Mounoud ( Kfar Qassem)

Top goalscorers

Players with at least five goals are listed; goals scored in the Euro Winners Challenge matches are not included.

18 goals

• Bokinha ( Atlas AO)

15 goals

• Gerlan Silva ( Huelva)

14 goals

• Edson Hulk ( Pafos)

12 goals

• Léo Martins ( Braga)

11 goals

• Raphael ( VIT Kyiv)
• Jordan Santos ( Braga)
• Miguel Pintado ( Braga)

10 goals

• Glenn Hodel ( Kfar Qassem)

8 goals

• Alisson ( Viareggio)
• Sameh Moreb ( Kfar Qassem)
• Maksym Voitok ( VIT Kyiv)
• Konstantinos Tsitsaris ( Atlas AO)
• Duarte Vivo ( ACD O Sótão)

7 goals

• Marian Măciucă ( Spartak Varna)
• Paolo Palmacci ( Naxos)
• Victor Hugo ( Artur Music)
• Stefano Marinai ( Pisa 2014)

6 goals

• Axel Damm ( Rostocker Robben)
• Dmytro Voitenko ( Artur Music)
• Joscha Metzler ( Real Münster)
• Ryan Rangel ( VIT Kyiv)
• Raffaele Ortolini ( Pisa 2014)
• Cami ( Pisa 2014)
• Deiverson Dmais ( Kfar Qassem)
• Takuya Akaguma ( Huelva)
• Yurii Shcherytsia ( VIT Kyiv)
• Antônio ( Atlas AO)
• Benjamin Jr. ( ACD O Sótão)
• Thanger Alves ( Braga)

5 goals

• Diogo Oliveira ( GRAP)
• Sébastien Huck ( Grande-Motte Pyramide)
• André Pinto ( Nacional)
• Lukáš Trampota ( Bohemians 1905)
• Leonid Podlesnov ( Nistru Chișinău)
• Miguel Junior ( Pafos)
• Igor Melo ( Artur Music)
• Oleg Zborovskyi ( Artur Music)
• Filipe Santos ( Varzim)
• Eduard Suarez ( Real Münster)
• Sebastiano Paterniti ( Marseille BT)
• Lucas Ponzetti ( Marbella)
• Pedro Juanito ( Marbella)
• Pedrinho ( Levante)
• Kuman ( Levante)
• Zé Lucas ( Viareggio)
• Ozu Moreira ( Viareggio)
• Dani Haro ( Huelva)
• Ivan Glutskyi ( VIT Kyiv)
• Noël Ott ( Kfar Qassem)
• Ahmad Gabarin ( Kfar Qassem)
• Spyridon Venardos ( Atlas AO)
• David Ardil ( ACD O Sótão)
• Bê Martins ( Braga)

Source: BSWW

Final standings

Rank	Team	Result
1	Kfar Qassem	Champions (1st title)
2	Pisa 2014	Runners-up
3	ACD O Sótão	Third place
4	Huelva
5	VIT Kyiv
6	Braga
7	Atlas AO
8	Marseille Minots
9–16	Artur Music	Eliminated in the Round of 16
	ACD O Sótão B
	Levante
	Marbella
	Marseille BT
	Real Münster
	Varzim
	Viareggio
17–32
	AS Étaples	Eliminated in the Round of 32
	Bohemians 1905
	Buarcos 2017
	ES Brainoise
	Grande-Motte Pyramide
	Nacional
	Napoli Patron
	Naxos
	Nazaré 2022
	Newteam Brussels
	Nistru Chișinău
	Nõmme
	Pafos
	Riga
	Rostocker Robben
	Spartak Varna

See also

• 2023 Women's Euro Winners Cup