2015 Euro Winners Cup

The 2015 Euro Winners Cup was the third edition of Euro Winners Cup, a beach soccer annual tournament, held in Catania, Italy, from 2–7 June 2015. The tournament brought together club champions of many domestic beach soccer leagues across Europe, almost in the same vein as the UEFA Champions League. Russian team, BSC Kristall won the second straight title.[1]

2015 Euro Winners Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Italy
Dates	2–7 June 2015
Teams	28 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	BSC Kristall (1st title)
Runners-up	Catania BS
Third place	FC Vybor
Fourth place	Lokomotiv Moscow
Tournament statistics
Matches played	62
Goals scored	502 (8.1 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Brishtel (FC Vybor)
Best player(s)	Datinha

Participating teams

Twenty-eight teams from 23 countries confirmed their participation in the tournament:

Catania BS Milano BS ASD Sambenedettese BS Lokomotiv Moscow BSC Kristall CD Murcia CD Bala Azul

KP Łódź Hemako Sztutowo SC Braga FC Vybor Goldwin Plus Bodon FC Amrahbank Sable Dancers Berna

LSA Chaudfontaine FC BATE Borisov FC Odesos BS Bohemians 1905 Portsmouth BS BSC Peugeot Estonia Montpellier BS

Dinamo Batumi BST Chemnitz Mani BS Club Ushkyn-Iskra CS Djoker - Tornado Chișinǎu AS Constanța Antalya - Alanya BSC

Group stage

According to the draw realized on May 262teams were divided in a group stage with seven groups of 4 teams, then the two best ranked sides of each group, and the best overall two third-ranked sides will advance to the round of 16.[2]

Group A Team Pld W W+ L GF GA +/– Pts Catania BS 3 3 0 0 22 9 +13 9 CD Murcia 3 2 0 1 13 12 +1 6 BST Chemnitz 3 0 1 2 7 11 -4 2 BS Bohemians 1905 3 0 0 3 10 20 -10 0 Advances to play-off CD Murcia 5-4 BST Chemnitz BS Bohemians 1905 6-12 Catania BS CD Murcia 6-3 BS Bohemians 1905 Catania BS 5-1 BST Chemnitz BST Chemnitz 2-1 (a.p.) BS Bohemians 1905 Catania BS 5-2 CD Murcia

Group B Team Pld W W+ L GF GA +/– Pts BSC Kristall 3 3 0 0 20 3 +17 9 CD Bala Azul 3 1 0 2 9 10 -1 3 FC Odesos 3 1 0 2 5 12 -7 3 Dinamo Batumi 3 1 0 2 3 18 -15 3 Advances to play-off Dinamo Batumi 2-0 FC Odesos CD Bala Azul 1-5 BSC Kristall Dinamo Batumi 0-4 CD Bala Azul BSC Kristall 6-0 FC Odesos FC Odesos 5-4 CD Bala Azul BSC Kristall 14-1 Dinamo Batumi

Group C Team Pld W W+ L GF GA +/– Pts Lokomotiv Moscow 3 3 0 0 17 2 +15 9 Amrahbank 3 1 1 1 16 18 -2 5 AS Constanța 3 1 0 2 14 18 -4 3 Montpellier BS 3 0 0 3 8 17 -9 0 Advances to play-off Montpellier BS 3-4 AS Constanța Amrahbank 0-5 Lokomotiv Moscow Montpellier BS 5-6 (pro) Amrahbank Lokomotiv Moscow 5-2 AS Constanța AS Constanța 8-10 Amrahbank Lokomotiv Moscow 7-0 Montpellier BS

Group D Team Pld W W+ L GF GA +/– Pts ASD Sambenedettese BS 3 3 0 0 14 4 +10 9 CS Djoker - Tornado Chișinǎu 3 2 0 1 7 7 +0 6 Ushkyn-Iskra 3 1 0 2 8 7 +1 3 Portsmouth BS 3 0 0 3 2 13 -11 0 Advances to play-off Portsmouth BS 1-2 CS Djoker - Tornado Chișinǎu Ushkyn-Iskra 1-4 ASD Sambenedettese BS Portsmouth BS 0-5 Ushkyn-Iskra ASD Sambenedettese BS 4-2 CS Djoker - Tornado Chișinǎu CS Djoker - Tornado Chișinǎu 3-2 Ushkyn-Iskra ASD Sambenedettese BS 6-1 Portsmouth BS

Group E Team Pld W W+ L GF GA +/– Pts SC Braga 3 3 0 0 18 5 +13 9 KP Łódź 3 2 0 1 8 8 +0 6 Milano BS 3 1 0 2 7 10 -3 3 BSC Peugeot Estonia 3 0 0 3 3 14 -10 0 Advances to play-off Milano BS 2-3 KP Łódź BSC Peugeot Estonia 1-8 SC Braga Milano BS 4-2 BSC Peugeot Estonia SC Braga 5-3 KP Łódź KP Łódź 2-1 BSC Peugeot Estonia SC Braga 5-1 Milano BS

Group F Team Pld W W+ L GF GA +/– Pts Sable Dancers Berna 3 3 0 0 22 15 +7 9 Antalya - Alanya BSC 3 2 0 1 30 13 +17 6 Hemako Sztutowo 3 1 0 2 10 18 -8 3 Mani BS Club 3 0 0 3 9 25 -16 0 Advances to play-off Antalya - Alanya BSC 10-4 Hemako Sztutowo Mani BS Club 6-8 Sable Dancers Berna Antalya - Alanya BSC 14-2 Mani BS Club Sable Dancers Berna 7-3 Hemako Sztutowo Hemako Sztutowo 3-1 Mani BS Club Sable Dancers Berna 7-6 Antalya - Alanya BSC

Group G

Team	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA	+/–	Pts
Goldwin Plus Bodon FC	3	3	0	0	22	18	+14	9
FC Vybor	3	2	0	1	17	10	+7	6
FC BATE Borisov	3	1	0	2	7	11	-4	3
LSA Chaudfontaine	3	0	0	3	10	27	-17	0

Advances to play-off

LSA Chaudfontaine	4-12	Goldwin Plus Bodon FC
FC BATE Borisov	2-3	FC Vybor
LSA Chaudfontaine	3-4	FC BATE Borisov
FC Vybor	3-5	Goldwin Plus Bodon FC
Goldwin Plus Bodon FC	5-1	FC BATE Borisov
FC Vybor	11-3	LSA Chaudfontaine

Play-off

Bracket

	First round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
		BSC Kristall	4
		Ushkyn-Iskra	2
							BSC Kristall	9
							Goldwin Plus Bodon FC	1
		Goldwin Plus Bodon FC	5 (pro)
		CD Murcia	4 (pro)
												BSC Kristall	3
											Lokomotiv Moscow	3
		Lokomotiv Moscow	6
		CS Djoker - Tornado Chișinǎu	3
							Lokomotiv Moscow	5
							KP Łódź	2
		Sable Dancers Berna	4
		KP Łódź	6
																	BSC Kristall	6
																Catania BS	2
		ASD Sambenedettese BS	5
		FC Vybor	6
							FC Vybor	9
							SC Braga	7
		SC Braga	4
		Antalya - Alanya BSC	2
												FC Vybor	2
											Catania BS	6
		Catania BS	2
		Milano BS	1													Third place
							Catania BS	3
							Amrahbank	2
		CD Bala Azul	5														Lokomotiv Moscow	2 (pro)
		Amrahbank	9														FC Vybor	3 (pro)

5th–8th places

	qualifying stage					5th place
	Goldwin Plus Bodon FC		2
	KP Łódź		1
						Goldwin Plus Bodon FC		3
						SC Braga		9
	SC Braga		4
	Amrahbank		3			7th place
						KP Łódź		4
						Amrahbank		5

Winners

Euro Winners Cup 2015 Winners:
[[Russia national beach soccer team|BSC Kristall]] Second title

Awards

Best Player (MVP)
Datinha ( BSC Kristall)
Top Scorer
Brishtel ( FC Vybor)
Best Goalkeeper
Del Mestre ( BS Catania)

Final standings

Rank	Team
1	BSC BSC Kristall
2	BS Catania
3	FC Vybor
4	Lokomotiv Moscow
5	SC Braga
6	Goldwin Plus Bodon FC
7	Amrahbank
8	KP Łódź

See also

• Beach soccer
• Beach Soccer Worldwide

References

1. http://www.beachsoccer.com/news/bsc-kristall-claims-2nd-straight-euro-winners-cup-crown
2. Teams and rosters set for Euro Winners Cup 2015

External links

• Beach Soccer Worldwide