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2022 Euro Beach Soccer League

The 2022 Euro Beach Soccer League was the 25th edition of the Euro Beach Soccer League (EBSL), the annual, premier competition in European beach soccer contested between men's national teams. It was organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW), in a league and play-off format.

2022 Euro Beach Soccer League
Tournament details
Host countriesPortugal
Moldova
Italy
Dates1 July – 11 September
Teams22 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Switzerland (2nd title)
Runners-up Portugal
Third place Italy
Fourth place Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played59
Goals scored465 (7.88 per match)
← 2021
2023 →
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Locations of the fixtures of the 2022 Euro Beach Soccer League ( Division A events; Division B events)

This season, the competing teams continued to take part in two divisions: the top tier (Division A) and the bottom tier (Division B). Division A shrunk from 12 to 10 teams; nine teams returned from last season, plus Estonia who were promoted, meanwhile two teams did not compete due to bans. Division B accommodated 12 nations: those who did not gain promotion from last season, two debuting countries (Malta and Latvia), and teams returning after an absence from competing in recent years.

This season's format was altered considerably compared to the usual programme. All teams in Division A played together across five matchdays. The eight best teams advanced to the post-season event, the Superfinal, but only the top four competed for the EBSL title itself. The teams of Division B entered straight into the Promotion Final to try to earn a spot in Division A next year; no team was relegated this year, whilst the top four were guaranteed promotion to Division A, rather than the usual one, because the top tier is being expanded to 16 teams for 2023.[1][2]

The league also acted as the qualification route to the 2023 European Games; the top six teams of the Superfinal plus the Promotion Final winners qualified to join hosts Poland.[1][2]

The Promotion Final was won by Moldova who were promoted to Division A for the first time alongside Kazakhstan, whilst Greece and Turkey also earned promotion.[3] Portugal were the three-time defending champions and were looking for a record fourth straight title, but were beaten in the final by Switzerland who claimed their second title, following their maiden crown ten years prior in 2012.[4]

Division A edit

Calendar edit

Phase Dates Country City
Regular
season 		1–3 July   Portugal Nazaré
8–9 September   Italy Cagliari
Superfinal 10–11 September

Teams edit

Of the 12 nations who earnt Division A status at the end of last season, 10 entered into this season's top tier as follows[1] (The numbers in parentheses show the European ranking of each team prior to the start of the season, out of 34 nations):[5]

^ a: In accordance with sanctions imposed by FIFA and UEFA in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Russian national team was banned from entering.[6][7]
^ b: Did not enter; reported by media as excluded due to Belarus' role in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[8][9]
^ P: Promoted from Division B at the end of the 2021 season.

Regular season edit

Key: Advance to –   Superfinal semi-finals /   Superfinal 5th to 8th place /   Superfinal 9th place match / (H) Hosts

Group 1 edit

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts
1   Spain 4 4 0 0 0 22 9 +13 12
2   Italy (H) 4 3 0 0 1 25 13 +12 9
3   Ukraine 4 2 0 0 2 9 12 –3 6
4   Azerbaijan 4 1 0 0 3 14 20 –6 3
5   Germany 4 0 0 0 4 11 27 –16 0
1 July 2022 Spain   8–1   Germany Estádio do Viveiro, Nazaré
11:15 (UTC+1) Chiky   4', 12'
Domi   8' (pen.)
Cassano   20', 27', 31'
Suárez   22'
Paredes   23'		 Report   17' (pen.) Lüth Referee: Vitalij Gomolko (Lithuania)
1 July 2022 Italy   7–3   Azerbaijan Estádio do Viveiro, Nazaré
15:15 (UTC+1) Gori   1' (pen.)
Casapieri   11'
Zurlo   19', 30'
Bertacca   32', 33'
Sanfilippo   36'		 Report   9' K. Huseynov
  23' Mammadov
  36' Mehtiyev		 Referee: Sergio Gomes (Portugal)
2 July 2022 Germany   5–6   Azerbaijan Estádio do Viveiro, Nazaré
12:30 (UTC+1) Romrig   1', 3'
Metzler   26', 26'
Lüth   30'		 Report   4' Nazarov
  10', 28' Akhundov
  14' Gazamov
  26' Elshad
  29' Mammadov		 Referee: Tomasz Winiarczyk (Poland)
2 July 2022 Spain   4–1   Ukraine Estádio do Viveiro, Nazaré
16:30 (UTC+1) Suárez   10', 16'
Chiky   17'
Antonio   31'		 Report   16' Scherytsia Referee: Csaba Baghy (Hungary)
3 July 2022 Spain   6–4   Azerbaijan Estádio do Viveiro, Nazaré
12:30 (UTC+1) Arias   12'
Antonio   12', 24'
Nazarov   23' (o.g.)
Domi   24' (pen.)
Suárez   34'		 Report   12' Mammadov
  28' Mehtiyev
  29' Jomard
  32' Allaghulyev		 Referee: Francisco Costa (Portugal)
3 July 2022 Italy   5–3   Ukraine Estádio do Viveiro, Nazaré
16:30 (UTC+1) Zurlo   8'
Gori   19', 28'
Giordani   34'
Genovali   36'		 Report   11' Nerush
  25' Scherytsia
  33' A. Borsuk		 Referee: Lukasz Ostrowski (Poland)
8 September 2022 Ukraine   2–1   Azerbaijan Palm Beach, Cagliari
13:30 (UTC+2) Nerush   11'
Glutskyi   14'		 Report   28' Ramil Referee: Sergio Gomes (Portugal)
8 September 2022 Italy   10–3   Germany Palm Beach, Cagliari
17:30 (UTC+2) Josep Jr.   3'
Giordani   8', 13'
Gori   13', 15', 19', 20', 36'
Sciacca   31'
Remedi   32'		 Report   10' Metzler
  20' Nowak
  36' Hoeveler		 Referee: Eduards Borisevics (Latvia)
9 September 2022 Ukraine   3–2   Germany Palm Beach, Cagliari
(UTC+2) Zborovskyi   11'
Medvid   14'
Voitenko   34'		 Report   19' (o.g.) A. Borsuk
  36' Nowak		 Referee: Saverio Bottalico (Italy)
9 September 2022 Italy   3–4   Spain Palm Beach, Cagliari
17:30 (UTC+2) Fazzini   9'
Miceli   19'
Zurlo   34'		 Report   2' Dona
  16' Domingo
  19' Chiky
  30' David		 Referee: Lukasz Ostrowski (Poland)

Group 2 edit

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts
1   Portugal (H) 4 4 0 0 0 26 9 +17 12
2    Switzerland 4 3 0 0 1 24 13 +11 9
3   Poland 4 1 1 0 2 16 17 –1 5
4   France 4 1 0 0 3 14 24 –10 3
5   Estonia 4 0 0 0 4 9 26 –17 0
1 July 2022 France   2–8    Switzerland Estádio do Viveiro, Nazaré
13:45 (UTC+1) Barbotti   1'
Gosselin   35'		 Report   16', 29' Stankovic
  22' Ott
  27' Borer
  30' Wandji
  31' Spacca
  34' Eliott
  34' Hodel		 Referee: Luca Romani (Italy)
1 July 2022 Portugal   8–1   Estonia Estádio do Viveiro, Nazaré
17:45 (UTC+1)
Report
  •   1' Nõmmiko
 Referee: Csaba Baghy (Hungary)
2 July 2022 Estonia   2–7   Poland Estádio do Viveiro, Nazaré
15:00 (UTC+1) Lepik   1', 32' Report   2', 7', 23', 34' Petrasiak
  5', 12' Ziober
  27' Witkowski		 Referee: Francisco Bumedien (Spain)
2 July 2022 Portugal   8–2   France Estádio do Viveiro, Nazaré
19:00 (UTC+1)
Report
  •   14' Barbotti
  •   33' (o.g.) Algarvio
 Referee: Vitalij Gomolko (Lithuania)
3 July 2022 Poland   5–4 (a.e.t.)   France Estádio do Viveiro, Nazaré
15:00 (UTC+1) Gac   17'
Pietrasiak   20', 24', 39'
Karolak   29'		 Report   7', 28', 28' Varrel
  23' Basquaise		 Referee: Vasileios Fitsas (Greece)
3 July 2022 Portugal   6–4    Switzerland Estádio do Viveiro, Nazaré
19:00 (UTC+1) Léo Martins   14', 22', 30'
Bê Martins   34', 35' (pen.), 36'		 Report   4', 22' (pen.), 24' Hodel
  24' Steinmann		 Referee: Csaba Baghy (Hungary)
8 September 2022 Switzerland   5–3   Estonia Palm Beach, Cagliari
11:00 (UTC+2) W.Tchatat   6'
Ott   9', 23'
Stankovic   22', 32'		 Report   19' Lepik
  29' Er. Stüf
  30' Mäeorg		 Referee: Francisco de Oses Bumedien (Spain)
8 September 2022 Portugal   4–2   Poland Palm Beach, Cagliari
15:00 (UTC+2) Bê Martins   20', 32'
M. Pintado   24'
Belchior   25'		 Report   13' Pietrasiak
  18' Bistuła		 Referee: Luca Romani (Italy)
9 September 2022 France   6–3   Estonia Palm Beach, Cagliari
11:00 (UTC+2) Barbotti   7', 28', 30'
Bru   7', 33'
Basquaise   23'		 Report   2', 36' Lepik
  23' Er. Stüf		 Referee: Moreno Longo (Italy)
9 September 2022 Switzerland   7–2   Poland Palm Beach, Cagliari
15:00 (UTC+2) Eliott   7'
Spacca   10', 14'
Ott   12'
Hodel   17'
Stankovic   35', 36'		 Report   32', 35' Jesionowski Referee: Vladimir Tashkov (Bulgaria)

Awards edit

The following awards were presented after the conclusion of the first round of matches in Nazaré.[10]

Nazaré stage trophy Top scorer(s) Best player Best goalkeeper
  Portugal   Léo Martins 9 goals   Léo Martins   Eliott Mounoud

Superfinal edit

Consolation edit

9th place match edit
Estonia  3–1  Germany
Nõmmiko   1'
Er. Stüf   25'
Lepik   26'		 Report   25' Olli
Palm Beach, Cagliari
Referee: Luca Romani (Italy)
5th–8th place edit
 
5th–8th place semi-finalsFifth place match
 
      
 
10 September
 
 
  Ukraine 10
 
11 September
 
  France 5
 
  Ukraine 6
 
10 September
 
  Azerbaijan 2
 
  Poland 2
 
 
  Azerbaijan 6
 
Seventh place match
 
 
11 September
 
 
  France 1
 
 
  Poland 7
5th–8th place semi-finals edit
Ukraine  10–5  France
Medvid   5', 33'
Nerush   12'
Glutskyi   16'
Voitenko   18', 24', 26'
Pashko   20'
Shcherytsia   27'		 Report   15' Bru
  20' Guerin
  24', 31' Gosselin
  26' Barbotti
  28' S. Dias
Palm Beach, Cagliari
Referee: Sergio Gomes (Portugal)
Poland  2–6  Azerbaijan
Meloyan   27'
Jesionowski   29'		 Report   8' Mammadov
  8' Akhundov
  21' Sabir
  28', 30' Ramil
  31' Nazarov
Palm Beach, Cagliari
Referee: Malte Gerhardt (Germany)
Seventh place match edit
France  1–7  Poland
Barbotti   32' Report   2', 32' Bistuła
  3' Popławski
  7', 17' Pietrasiak
  9' Witkowski
  31' Gac
Palm Beach, Cagliari
Referee: Vladimir Tashkov (Bulgaria)
Fifth place match edit
Ukraine  6–2  Azerbaijan
Voitenko   9'
I. Borsuk   13'
A. Borsuk   18'
Voitok   25'
Pashko   31'
Kovalenko   36'		 Report   18' Zeynalli
  34' (o.g.) Kovalenko
Palm Beach, Cagliari
Referee: Francisco De Oses (Spain)

Final four edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
10 September
 
 
  Spain 5
 
11 September
 
   Switzerland 8
 
   Switzerland6
 
10 September
 
  Portugal 5
 
  Portugal 8
 
 
  Italy 3
 
Third place match
 
 
11 September
 
 
  Spain2
 
 
  Italy 3
Semi-finals edit
Spain  5–8   Switzerland
Kuman   16', 27' (pen.), 33'
D. Ardil   21', 31'		 Report   10', 12', 32' Eliott
  2', 21', 22' Hodel
  23' Stankovic
  36' Steinmann
Palm Beach, Cagliari
Referee: Saverio Bottalico (Italy)
Portugal  8–3  Italy
Léo Martins   5', 25', 28'
M. Pintado   19', 31'
Bê Martins   22', 36'
Rui Coimbra   27'		 Report   7' Casapieri
  31' Remedi
  35' Gori
Palm Beach, Cagliari
Referee: Vladimir Tashkov (Bulgaria)
Third place match edit
Italy  3–2  Spain
Bertacca   5', 6'
Josep Jr.   33'		 Report   5' Chiky
  22' Dona
Palm Beach, Cagliari
Referee: Malte Gerhardt (Germany)
Superfinal match edit
Portugal  5–6   Switzerland
Bê Martins   11', 23'
Lourenço   13'
R. Pinhal   32'
Léo Martins   35'		 Report   2', 17', 18' Ott
  10', 36' Stankovic
  23' Hodel
Palm Beach, Cagliari
Referee: Lukasz Ostrowski (Poland)

Awards edit

Winners trophy edit

 2022 Euro Beach Soccer League
champions 
  
Switzerland
Second title

Individual awards edit

Top scorer(s)
  Léo Martins
13 goals
Best player
  Noël Ott
Best goalkeeper
  Elinton Andrade
Source

Final standings edit

Key:
  Qualified to 2023 European Games
  Qualified to 2023 European Games automatically as host nation of the Games
Pos Team Result
1    Switzerland
  
 EBSL Champions (2nd title)
2   Portugal
  
 Runners-up
3   Italy
  
 Third place
4   Spain
  
5   Ukraine
  
6   Azerbaijan
  
7   Poland
  
8   France
9   Estonia
10   Germany

Top scorers edit

The following table lists the top 10 scorers in Division A, including goals scored across both the regular season and post season matches.

Rank Player Goals
1   Léo Martins 13
2   Bê Martins 11
3   Glenn Hodel 10
  Patryk Pietrasiak
5   Gabriele Gori 9
  Dejan Stankovic
7   Anthony Barbotti 6
  Sander Lepik
  Noël Ott
10   André Lourenço 5
  Chiky Ardil
  Eliott Mounoud
  Miguel Pintado
  Dmytro Voitenko

Sources: Matchdays 1–3, Matchdays 4–5 and Superfinal

Division B edit

Calendar edit

Phase Dates Country City
Promotion Final 27–31 July   Moldova Chișinău

Teams edit

The following teams entered Division B this season[11] (The numbers in parentheses show the European ranking of each team prior to the start of the season, out of 34 nations):[5]

England returned after a one-season absence. Having originally expressed intentions to compete as far back as 2004,[12] Malta finally made their first appearance in the competition. Czech Republic, Sweden, Bulgaria and Slovakia were also among the preliminary list of participants,[1] but ultimately did not enter; the first did not feature for the first time since their 2007 debut.

^ R: Relegated from Division A at the end of the 2021 season.
^ c.: Team making their debut.

Promotion Final edit

The best four teams earn promotion to Division A for the 2023 season.

Key: Advance to –   Promotion Final semi-finals / Hosts (H)

Group stage edit

Group A edit
Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts
1   Moldova (H) 3 3 0 0 0 11 2 +9 9
2   Romania 3 1 0 1 1 8 10 –2 4
3   England 3 1 0 0 2 9 10 –1 3
4   Malta 3 0 0 0 3 7 13 –6 0
27 July 2022 Romania   4–3   England FMF Beach Soccer Arena
14:30 (UTC+3)
  • Zaharia    
  • Liviu  
  • Andrescu  
 Report
  • Clarke  
  • Grossett  
  • O'Neill  
27 July 2022 Malta   1–4   Moldova FMF Beach Soccer Arena
18:30 (UTC+3)
  • R. Caruana  
 Report
  • Negara  
  • Ignat  
  • Florea  
  • Cojocari  
28 July 2022 Romania   4–4 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 p)		   Malta FMF Beach Soccer Arena
14:30 (UTC+3) Report
28 July 2022 Moldova   4–1   England FMF Beach Soccer Arena
18:30 (UTC+3) Report
29 July 2022 England   5–2   Malta FMF Beach Soccer Arena
14:30 (UTC+3) Report
29 July 2022 Moldova   3–0   Romania FMF Beach Soccer Arena
18:30 (UTC+3) Report
Group B edit
Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts
1   Turkey 3 2 1 0 0 7 3 +4 8
2   Denmark 3 1 0 0 2 13 6 +7 3
3   Latvia 3 0 1 1 1 8 8 0 3
4   Lithuania 3 0 0 0 3 8 19 –11 0
27 July 2022 Lithuania   3–12   Denmark FMF Beach Soccer Arena
13:15 (UTC+3)
  • Makutunovičius  
  • Giedraitis  
 Report
  • Damm    
  • Levin    
  • Plytnikas   (o.g.)
  • Dorph  
  • Frandsen    
  • Jorgensen    
  • Wegeberg  
  • Rædkjær  
27 July 2022 Latvia   2–3   Turkey FMF Beach Soccer Arena
17:15 (UTC+3)
  • Skuratovics  
  • Yasin   (o.g.)
 Report
  • Semih  
  • Bariș  
  • Ferhat  
28 July 2022 Lithuania   4–4 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		   Latvia FMF Beach Soccer Arena
13:15 (UTC+3) Report
28 July 2022 Turkey   1–0 (a.e.t.)   Denmark FMF Beach Soccer Arena
17:15 (UTC+3) Report
29 July 2022 Denmark   1–2 (a.e.t.)   Latvia FMF Beach Soccer Arena
13:15 (UTC+3) Report
29 July 2022 Turkey   3–1   Lithuania FMF Beach Soccer Arena
17:15 (UTC+3) Report
Group C edit
Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts
1   Kazakhstan 3 2 0 1 0 16 6 +10 7
2   Greece 3 2 0 0 1 11 4 +7 6
3   Norway 3 1 0 0 2 6 13 –7 3
4   Georgia 3 0 0 0 3 5 15 –10 0
27 July 2022 Kazakhstan   7–3   Norway FMF Beach Soccer Arena
12:00 (UTC+3)
  • Tyulpa  
  • Makagon  
  • Muralinov  
  • Azhikenov  
  • Perevyortov  
  • Demeshko  
  • Bogdanov  
 Report
  • Demeshko   (o.g.)
  • Aano  
  • Li  
27 July 2022 Georgia   2–5   Greece FMF Beach Soccer Arena
16:00 (UTC+3)
  • Gkritzalis   (o.g.)
  • Partenadze  
 Report
  • Katsoulis      
  • Tsitsaris  
  • Papastathopoulos  
28 July 2022 Kazakhstan   7–1   Georgia FMF Beach Soccer Arena
12:00 (UTC+3) Report
28 July 2022 Greece   4–0   Norway FMF Beach Soccer Arena
16:00 (UTC+3) Report
29 July 2022 Norway   3–2   Georgia FMF Beach Soccer Arena
12:00 (UTC+3) Report
29 July 2022 Greece   2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		   Kazakhstan FMF Beach Soccer Arena
16:00 (UTC+3) Report

Play-offs edit

9th–12th place edit
 
9th–12th place semi-finalsNinth place match
 
      
 
30 July
 
 
  Malta 5
 
31 July
 
  Georgia 6
 
  Georgia 3 (2)
 
30 July
 
  Norway (p)3 (4)
 
  Norway 2
 
 
  Lithuania 1
 
Eleventh place match
 
 
31 July
 
 
  Malta 4
 
 
  Lithuania 9
9th–12th place semi-finals edit
Malta  5–6  Georgia
  • D. Caruana   17'
  • Cutajar   20'
  • R. Caruana   23'
  • Nanapere   29'
  • J. Zammit   35'
 Report
  • Lomidze   19'
  • Partenadze   22'
  • G. Makharadze   24'
  • Diakvnishvili   27', 35'
  • K. H. Makharadze   35'
Referee: Cepoi Octavian (Moldova)
Norway  2–1  Lithuania
  • Li   20'
  • Hellman   32'
 Report
  • Makutunovičius   18'
Referee: Dmytro Dudka (Ukraine)
Eleventh place match edit
Malta  4–9  Lithuania
  • J. Zammit   23', 24'
  • Nanapere   31'
  • Cutajar   32'
 Report
  • Plytnikas   6', 24'
  • Navickas   11', 19'
  • Giedraitis   14'
  • Makutunovičius   15', 22', 35'
  • Lebedevas   28'
Referee: Rick Bruijn-Rodrigo (Netherlands)
Ninth place match edit
Georgia  3–3 (a.e.t.)  Norway
  • Partenadze   1'
  • G. Makharadze   3', 26'
 Report
  • Gaare   8'
  • Dyngeland   33'
  • Bidro   36'
Penalties
2–4
Referee: Andrei Karhu (Estonia)
5th–8th place edit
 
5th–8th place semi-finalsFifth place match
 
      
 
30 July
 
 
  Latvia 3
 
31 July
 
  Denmark 1
 
  Latvia 2
 
30 July
 
  Romania (a.e.t.)3
 
  Romania 7
 
 
  England 5
 
Seventh place match
 
 
31 July
 
 
  Denmark 3
 
 
  England 2
5th–8th place semi-finals edit
Latvia  3–1  Denmark
  • Zuburs   6'
  • Vasiljevs   23', 30'
 Report
  • Madsen   29'
Referee: Piotr Stoianov (Moldova)
Romania  7–5  England
  • Alexandru   3'
  • Boata   6', 12'
  • Enis   11'
  • Ravoiu   18'
  • Dumitrica   28'
  • Andrei   35'
 Report
  • Day   8'
  • Lawson   9', 14', 25'
  • Grossett   19'
Referee: Ozcan Sultanoglu (Turkey)
Seventh place match edit
Denmark  3–2  England
  • Wegeberg   15'
  • Dorph   17'
  • Rædkjær   33'
 Report
  • Clarke   10', 21'
Referee: Attila Balint (Romania)
Fifth place match edit
Latvia  2–3 (a.e.t.)  Romania
  • Pastars   10'
  • Jak   20'
 Report
  • Liviu   12'
  • Boata   34'
  • Enis   38'
Referee: Ingilab Mammadov (Azerbaijan)
1st–4th place edit
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
30 July
 
 
  Turkey 12
 
31 July
 
  Kazakhstan 10
 
  Turkey 3
 
30 July
 
  Moldova 5
 
  Moldova 5
 
 
  Greece 1
 
Third place match
 
 
31 July
 
 
  Kazakhstan 3
 
 
  Greece 5
Semi-finals edit
Turkey  12–10  Kazakhstan
  • Bariş   1', 30', 36'
  • Keskin   3', 15', 32'
  • Emrah   10', 24', 34'
  • Ege   19'
  • Semih   30'
  • Efe   31'
 Report
  • Yershin   7', 16', 28'
  • Tyulpa   19', 22', 34'
  • Muralinov   28', 36'
  • Perevyortov   33'
  • Gulyy   34'
Referee: Vladimir Tashkov (Bulgaria)
Moldova  5–1  Greece
  • Florea   8', 31'
  • Borovschi   16'
  • Turta   28'
  • Cojocari   33'
 Report
  • Tsitsaris   32'
Referee: Ago Kärtmann (Estonia)
Third place match edit
Kazakhstan  3–5  Greece
  • Muralinov   8'
  • Yershin   29'
  • Gulyy   32'
 Report
  • Katsoulis   11', 14'
  • Tsitsaris   27'
  • Nikolaou   30'
  • Triantafyllidis   36'
Referee: Oleg Cebotari (Moldova)
Final edit
Turkey  3–5  Moldova
  • Keskin   24', 36'
  • Yasin   29'
 Report
  • Negara   3'
  • Podlesnov   4'
  • Cojocari   12', 34'
  • Ignat   20'
Referee: Alfredo Pavone (Italy)

Awards edit

The following were presented after the conclusion of the final day's matches.[13]

Winners trophy Top scorer(s) Best player Best goalkeeper
  Moldova   Andreas Katsoulis 8 goals   Grigore Cojocari   Ruslan Istrati

Final standings edit

The top four teams were promoted to Division A,[3] rather than the usual one team, because the top tier is being expanded to 16 teams next season.

Winners Moldova and fourth placed Kazakhstan were promoted for the first time. Turkey were immediately promoted back to the top tier having been relegated in 2021. Greece return to Division A for the first time in six years since their relegation in 2017.

By winning the event, Moldova also earned qualification to the men's beach soccer competition at the 2023 European Games in Poland.[13]

Key:
  
 Qualified to 2023 European Games
■
 Ineligible to qualify for 2023 European Games[see note]
Pos Team Outcome
1   Moldova
  
 Promoted to 2023 EBSL Division A
2   Turkey
3   Greece
4   Kazakhstan
■
5   Romania Remain in Division B
6   Latvia
7   Denmark
8   England
9   Norway
10   Georgia
11   Lithuania
12   Malta

^ Kazakhstan were ineligible to qualify to the European Games as they are not a member of the European Olympic Committees. In the event they were to win the Promotion Final, the next highest ranked eligible team would qualify in their place.[14]

Top scorers edit

The following table lists the top 10 scorers in Division B.

Rank Player Goals
1   Andreas Katsoulis 8
2   Cem Keskin 7
  Mantas Makutunovičius
4   Bariş Terzioglu 6
  Grigore Cojocari
  Bayanbek Muralinov
  Aaron Clarke
8   Vitaliy Tyulpa 5
9   Dmitriy Perevyortov 4
  Timur Yershin
  Herci Liviu-aurelian
  Gocha Makharadze
  Dylan Caruana

Source

See also edit

References edit

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External links edit

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