2024 Women's Euro Winners Cup

2024 Women's Euro Winners Cup
Tournament details
Host countryPortugal
Dates10–16 June
Teams24 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)4 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsSpain Higicontrol Melilla (2nd title)
Runners-upPoland Red Devils Chojnice
Third placeSpain Huelva
Fourth placeSpain Pozoalbense
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The 2024 Women's Euro Winners Cup was the ninth edition of the Women's Euro Winners Cup (WEWC), an annual continental beach soccer tournament for women's top-division European clubs. The championship is viewed as beach soccer's rudimentary version of the UEFA Women's Champions League in its parent sport, association football.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW), the tournament was held in Nazaré, Portugal, in tandem with the larger men's edition, from 10 to 16 June.[7][8]

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 16 and ending with the final. Consolation matches were also played to determine other final rankings.

Higicontrol Melilla of Spain were the defending champions[9] and successfully retained the title,[10] becoming the first club to win consecutive titles.

Teams

24 clubs from ten different nations enter the event.[11]

In accordance with sanctions imposed by FIFA and UEFA in 2022 in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine,[12][13][14][15] clubs from Russia remain banned from entering this year.

Key: H: Host club \ TH: Title holders

Group stage
 Portugal (7) Estoril  France (3) Marseille BT
Ilha Marseille Minots
Nazaré 2022 Southern Cévennes
O Sótão (H)  Italy (2) Cagliari
O Sótão "B" Lady Terracina
Pastéis  England (1) Isle of Wight
SandGames Figueira  Georgia (1) Dinamo Batumi
 Spain (6) FAL Cádiz  Latvia (1) Riga
Higicontrol Melilla (TH)  Netherlands (1) Zeeland
Huelva  Poland (1) Red Devils Chojnice
Málaga   Switzerland (1) Rappiranhas
Mazarrón
Pozoalbense

Draw

The draw to split the 24 clubs into six groups of four took place on 16 May.[16]

Group stage

All group winners and runners-up, along with the four best third-placed teams, progress to the knockout stage.

The two worst third-placed teams and all fourth placed teams recede to a set of consolation matches to determine final placements.

Key
  Qualification to the knockout stage
  •   Recede to placement matches

    • Group A

    Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts
    1 Pozoalbense 3 2 0 0 1 12 5 +7 6[a]
    2 O Sótão (H) 3 2 0 0 1 16 6 +10 6[a]
    3 Riga 3 1 0 1 1 7 9 −2 4
    4 Dinamo Batumi 3 0 0 0 3 9 24 −15 0
    Source: BSWW
    (H) Host
    Notes:
    1. ^ a b Ranking is based on head-to-head result
    10 June Dinamo Batumi Georgia (country) 3–9 Spain Pozoalbense
    10 June Riga Latvia 1–5 Portugal O Sótão
    11 June Dinamo Batumi Georgia (country) 4–6 Latvia Riga
    11 June O Sótão Portugal 2–3 Spain Pozoalbense
    12 June Pozoalbense Spain 0–0 (3–5 p.) Latvia Riga
    12 June O Sótão Portugal 9–2 Georgia (country) Dinamo Batumi

    Group B

    Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts
    1 Higicontrol Melilla 3 3 0 0 0 26 1 +25 9
    2 Marseille Minots 3 2 0 0 1 13 9 +4 6
    3 Estoril 3 1 0 0 2 5 16 −11 3
    4 O Sótão "B" 3 0 0 0 3 3 21 −18 0
    Source: BSWW
    10 June Estoril Portugal 3–1 Portugal O Sótão "B"
    10 June Marseille Minots France 0–6 Spain Higicontrol Melilla
    11 June Estoril Portugal 1–6 France Marseille Minots
    11 June Higicontrol Melilla Spain 11–0 Portugal O Sótão "B"
    12 June O Sótão "B" Portugal 2–7 France Marseille Minots
    12 June Higicontrol Melilla Spain 9–1 Portugal Estoril

    Group C

    Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts
    1 Mazarrón 3 2 0 1 0 8 5 +3 7
    2 Marseille BT 3 1 0 0 2 16 10 +6 3
    3 Lady Terracina 3 0 0 2 1 8 10 −2 2
    4 SandGames Figueira 3 0 0 0 3 7 14 −7 0
    Source: BSWW
    10 June SandGames Figueira Portugal 0–1 Spain Mazarrón
    10 June Lady Terracina Italy 3–3 (2–1 p.) France Marseille BT
    11 June SandGames Figueira Portugal 5–5 (1–3 p.) Italy Lady Terracina
    11 June Marseille BT France 5–5 (3–4 p.) Spain Mazarrón
    12 June Mazarrón Spain 2–0 Italy Lady Terracina
    12 June Marseille BT France 8–2 Portugal SandGames Figueira

    Group D

    Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts
    1 Huelva 3 2 0 1 0 18 7 +11 7
    2 Zeeland 3 1 0 1 1 10 11 −1 4
    3 Isle of Wight 3 0 0 1 2 7 9 −2 1
    4 Ilha 3 0 0 0 3 6 14 −8 0
    Source: BSWW
    10 June Ilha Portugal 1–9 Spain Huelva
    10 June Isle of Wight England 2–4 Netherlands Zeeland
    11 June Ilha Portugal 2–2 (1–3 p.) England Isle of Wight
    11 June Zeeland Netherlands 3–6 Spain Huelva
    12 June Huelva Spain 3–3 (4–2 p.) England Isle of Wight
    12 June Zeeland Netherlands 3–3 (4–1 p.) Portugal Ilha

    Group E

    Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts
    1 Pastéis 3 2 0 0 1 8 9 −1 6
    2 FAL Cádiz 3 1 1 0 1 8 8 0 5
    3 Red Devils Chojnice 3 1 0 1 1 8 5 +3 4
    4 Cagliari 3 0 0 0 3 8 10 −2 0
    Source: BSWW
    10 June Pastéis Portugal 0–3 Spain FAL Cádiz
    10 June Red Devils Chojnice Poland 1–1 (3–1 p.) Italy Cagliari
    11 June Pastéis Portugal 3–2 Poland Red Devils Chojnice
    11 June Cagliari Italy 3–4 (a.e.t.) Spain FAL Cádiz
    12 June FAL Cádiz Spain 1–5 Poland Red Devils Chojnice
    12 June Cagliari Italy 4–5 Portugal Pastéis

    Group F

    Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts
    1 Málaga 3 3 0 0 0 28 3 +25 9
    2 Rappiranhas 3 2 0 0 1 9 9 0 6
    3 Nazaré 2022 3 1 0 0 2 4 11 −7 3
    4 Southern Cévennes 3 0 0 0 3 4 22 −18 0
    Source: BSWW
    10 June Nazaré 2022 Portugal 1–7 Spain Málaga
    10 June Southern Cévennes France 2–5 Switzerland Rappiranhas
    11 June Nazaré 2022 Portugal 2–0 France Southern Cévennes
    11 June Rappiranhas Switzerland 0–6 Spain Málaga
    12 June Málaga Spain 15–2 France Southern Cévennes
    12 June Rappiranhas Switzerland 4–1 Portugal Nazaré 2022

    Placement matches

    Matches took place on 13 June.

    23rd place
    Southern Cévennes 7–5 O Sótão "B"
    21st place
    Ilha 8–5 Dinamo Batumi
    19th place
    Cagliari 8–0 SandGames Figueira
    17th place
    Lady Terracina 3–6 Isle of Wight


    Knockout stage

    Round of 16 onwards

    Round of 16 losers placementRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemi-finalsFinal
    13 June; Report
    Spain Mazarrón11
    15th place – 14 June; Report14 June; Report
    Portugal Estoril2
    Portugal Nazaré 20224Spain Mazarrón2
    13 June; Report
    Portugal Estoril1Spain Huelva3
    Spain Huelva4
    15 June; Report
    Switzerland Rappiranhas1
    Spain Huelva1
    13 June; Report
    Spain Higicontrol Melilla2
    France Marseille Minots0
    13th place – 14 June; Report14 June; Report
    France Marseille BT3
    Netherlands Zeeland4France Marseille BT0
    13 June; Report
    Latvia Riga6Spain Higicontrol Melilla4
    Spain Higicontrol Melilla7
    16 June; Report
    Portugal Nazaré 20221
    Spain Higicontrol Melilla4
    13 June; Report
    Poland Red Devils Chojnice3
    Spain Pozoalbense (a.e.t.)4
    11th place – 14 June; Report14 June; Report
    Spain FAL Cádiz2
    Switzerland Rappiranhas3 (2)Spain Pozoalbense43rd place match
    13 June; Report
    Spain FAL Cádiz (p)3 (4)Spain Málaga216 June; Report
    Spain Málaga6
    15 June; ReportSpain Huelva (a.e.t.)4
    Latvia Riga1
    Spain Pozoalbense1Spain Pozoalbense3
    13 June; Report
    Poland Red Devils Chojnice2
    Portugal Pastéis2
    9th place – 14 June; Report14 June; Report
    Netherlands Zeeland1
    Portugal O Sótão5Portugal Pastéis25th–8th semi-finals5th place match
    13 June; Report
    France Marseille Minots4Poland Red Devils Chojnice515 June; Reort
    Portugal O Sótão0
    Spain Mazarrón4
    Poland Red Devils Chojnice316 June; Report
    France Marseille BT2
    Spain Mazarrón2
    15 June; Report
    Spain Málaga3
    Spain Málaga3
    Portugal Pastéis1
    7th place match
    16 June; Report
    France Marseille BT1
    Portugal Pastéis4

    Championship match details

    Higicontrol Melilla 4–3 Red Devils Chojnice
    • Natalia C. 2'
    • Jessi 13'
    • Carol Glez 23'
    • Sara Tui 31'
    		 Report
    • 2' Banaszkiewicz
    • Yellow card 21' Nowak
    • Yellow card 32' Gozdek
    • 35' Świt
    • 36' Sudyk
    Estádio do Viveiro
    Referee: Fiammetta Susanna (Italy)

    Awards

    The following individual awards were presented after the final.[17]

    Top scorer(s)
    Spain Cristina Gonzalez (Spain Málaga)
    13 goals
    Best player
    Spain Andrea Mirón (Spain Higicontrol Melilla)
    Best goalkeeper
    Poland Adriana Banaszkiewicz ( Red Devils Chojnice)

    Top goalscorers

    Players with at least four goals are listed.

    13 goals
    • Spain Cristina Gonzalez (Spain Málaga)
    12 goals
    • Spain Patri Miñano (Spain Mazarrón)
    11 goals
    8 goals
    • Brazil Lorena Medeiros (France Marseille Minots)
    • Canada Louise Arseneault (Spain FAL Cádiz)
    • Brazil Sil Neves (Portugal Pastéis)
    • Spain Adriana Manau (Spain Málaga)
    7 goals
    • Spain Natalia Cuadrado (Spain Higicontrol Melilla)
    6 goals
    • Georgia (country) Tatia Shainidze (Georgia (country) Dinamo Batumi)
    • Argentina Agostina Tasinazzo (Netherlands Zeeland)
    • Spain Andrea Mirón (Spain Higicontrol Melilla)
    • Spain María Soto (Spain Huelva)
    • Spain María Pilar Sánchez (Spain Pozoalbense)
    • Brazil Danielle Barboza (France Marseille BT)
    • Belgium Anaëlle Wiard (France Marseille BT)
    • Spain Laura Mulero (Spain Mazarrón)
    5 goals
    • Spain Lydia Raja (Netherlands Zeeland)
    • Portugal Jéssica Santos (Portugal O Sótão)
    • Spain Nerea Miralles (Spain Higicontrol Melilla)
    • Spain Laura Gallego (Spain Higicontrol Melilla)
    • Poland Aleksandra Sudyk (Poland Red Devils Chojnice)
    • Spain Eva Castaño (Spain Huelva)
    • Japan Saki Kushiyama (France Marseille BT)
    4 goals
    • Italy Maria Vecchione (Italy Cagliari)
    • United States Marissa Vasquez (England Isle of Wight)
    • England Alisha Buckingham (England Isle of Wight)
    • France Laurine Herbster (France Southern Cévennes)
    • Portugal Marta Simões (Portugal Ilha)
    • Portugal Inês Bastos (Portugal Ilha)
    • Georgia (country) Mariam Artmeladze (Georgia (country) Dinamo Batumi)
    • Ukraine Myroslava Vypasniak (Latvia Riga)
    • Portugal Petra Niceia (Portugal O Sótão)
    • Portugal Mariana Prazeres (Portugal Estoril)
    • Spain Sara Tui (Spain Higicontrol Melilla)
    • Spain Carolina Gonzalez (Spain Higicontrol Melilla)
    • Spain Paqui Campoy (Spain Pozoalbense)
    • Spain Irene Mateos (Spain Pozoalbense)
    • Brazil Maria Milene (Portugal Pastéis)
    • Poland Kornelia Okoniewska (Spain Higicontrol Melilla)

    Source: BSWW

    Final standings

    Rank Team Result
    1 Higicontrol Melilla Champions (2nd title)
    2 Red Devils Chojnice Runners-up
    3 Huelva Third place
    4 Pozoalbense
    5 Málaga Eliminated in the Quarter-finals
    6 Mazarrón
    7 Pastéis
    8 Marseille BT
    9 O Sótão Eliminated in the Round of 16
    10 Marseille Minots
    11 FAL Cádiz
    12 Rappiranhas
    13 Riga
    14 Zeeland
    15 Nazaré 2022
    16 Estoril
    17 Isle of Wight Eliminated in the Group Stage
    18 Lady Terracina
    19 Cagliari
    20 SandGames Figueira
    21 Ilha
    22 Dinamo Batumi
    23 Southern Cévennes
    24 O Sótão "B"

    See also

    References

    1. ^ "Euro Winners Cup 2016 to feature Women's competition". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2018. The Euro Winners Cup is a Champions League style competition
    2. ^ Powell, Jennie (8 November 2017). "England Captain Sarah Kempson wins Best Women's Player Award". 4 The Love Of Sport. Retrieved 30 May 2024. Portsmouth Ladies, were runners up in Beach Soccer's equivalent of the Champions League, the Euro Winners Cup
    3. ^ Raimundo, Rafael (23 July 2021). "Futebol de Praia: BSC Kristall é bicampeão da Euro Winners Cup". Região de Cister (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 May 2024. Já no escalão feminino, o Madrid CFF bateu o WFC Zvezda (3-6) e festejou a conquista daquela que é conhecida como a "Liga dos Campeões" das areias.
    4. ^ Gontier, John (21 July 2022). "Gibraltar Wave has kick started international participation of Gibraltar in Beach Soccer". Gibraltar Insight. Retrieved 22 May 2024. This Championship organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW), is viewed as UEFA Beach Soccer Women's Champions League
    5. ^ "BSZ Ladies actief op Women's Euro Winners Cup 2022". Beach Soccer Association Netherlands (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 May 2024. Van 5 t/m 12 juni wordt de vrouwelijke variant van de Champions League Beach Soccer georganiseerd in Nazaré, Portugal.
    6. ^ "Il Cagliari BS Women sarà alla Euro Winners Cup". Centotrentuno (in Italian). 7 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024. le rossoblù saranno ufficialmente al via della Euro Winners Cup, la Champions League del Beach Soccer
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    8. ^ "Nazaré volta a receber Euro Winners em junho". ZeroZero (in Portuguese). 22 December 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
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    11. ^ "80 equipas, 20 portuguesas: as listas para as Winners 2024". ZeroZero (in Portuguese). 15 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
    12. ^ "Decision of the UEFA Executive Committee related to Russia" (PDF). UEFA.com (Press release). Union of European Football Associations. 28 February 2022. p. 2. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
    13. ^ "Measures taken by BSWW after the attacks on Ukraine". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
    14. ^ "Утверждён список мужских и женских команд Euro Winners 2022" [The list of men's and women's teams of Euro Winners 2022 has been approved]. Beach Soccer Russia (in Russian). 6 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
    15. ^ "Состоялась жеребьёвка Euro Winners Cup 2023 – пляжный футбол на BSRussia". BS Russia (in Russian). 19 May 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
    16. ^ "Euro Winners Cup 2024 groups drawn". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
    17. ^ "#ewc24 Top Performers". Beach Soccer Worldwide via Instagram. 16 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.

    External links

    • Women's Euro Winners Cup 2024, at Beach Soccer Worldwide
    • Women's Euro Winners Cup 2024, at ZeroZero.pt (in Portuguese)
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