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]

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

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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