2014 Euro Winners Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Italy | 
| Dates | 3 – 8 June 2014 | 
| Teams | 25 (from 1 confederation) | 
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  BSC Kristall (1st title) | 
| Runners-up |  Milano BS | 
| Third place | .svg.png) SC Braga | 
| Fourth place | .svg.png) Sable Dancers Bern | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 56 | 
| Goals scored | 453 (8.09 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) |  Leo (13 goals) | 
| Best player(s) |  Bruno Xavier | 
| ← 2013  2015 →  | |
The second edition of Euro Winners Cup was a beach soccer tournament in Catania, Italy, from 3 – 8 June 2014. The tournament brought together club champions of many domestic beach soccer leagues across Europe, almost in the same vein as the UEFA Champions League.[1]
Participating teams
Twenty-five teams from 22 countries confirmed their participation in the tournament:
 Catania BS (Host team) Catania BS (Host team)
 Milano BS (Host Country National champion 2013) Milano BS (Host Country National champion 2013)
 AS Terracina BS  (Host Country National Runner-up 2013) AS Terracina BS  (Host Country National Runner-up 2013)
 Lokomotiv Moscow (2013 Euro Winners Cup Champion) Lokomotiv Moscow (2013 Euro Winners Cup Champion)
 BSC Kristall BSC Kristall
 Aluminios Sotelo Aluminios Sotelo
 AO Kefallinia AO Kefallinia
 Artur Music Artur Music
 FC BATE Borisov FC BATE Borisov
 BS Bohemians 1905 BS Bohemians 1905
 CS Djoker - Tornado Chișinău CS Djoker - Tornado Chișinău
 "Falfala" Kfar Qassem "Falfala" Kfar Qassem
 Goldwin Plus Bodon FC Goldwin Plus Bodon FC
 Grembach Łódź Grembach Łódź
 Kreiss Kreiss
 Marseille Beach Team Marseille Beach Team
 MFC Spartak 2012 Varna MFC Spartak 2012 Varna
 Rostocker Robben Rostocker Robben
.svg.png) Sable Dancers Bern Sable Dancers Bern
.svg.png) SC Braga SC Braga
 Seferihisar CittaSlow Seferihisar CittaSlow
 SK Augur Enemat SK Augur Enemat
 Portsmouth BS Portsmouth BS
 Ushkyn-Iskra Ushkyn-Iskra
 Egmond BS Egmond BS
Group stage
According to the draw realized on May 26, teams were divided in a group stage with four groups of 4 and three groups of 3, then the two best-ranked sides of each group, and the best overall two third-ranked sides advanced to the round of 16.[2]
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | +/– | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Catania BS | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 6 | 
|  Aluminios Sotelo | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 6 | 
|  Kreiss | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 0 | 
| Advances to play-off | 
| Catania BS   | 4–3 |  Kreiss | 
| Catania BS   | 7–4 |  Aluminios Sotelo | 
| Aluminios Sotelo   | 8–2 |  Kreiss | 
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | +/– | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  BSC Kristall | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | +17 | 9 | 
| .svg.png) SC Braga | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 6 | 
|  AO Kefallinia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 21 | -14 | 3 | 
|  SK Augur Enemat | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 0 | 
| Advances to play-off | 
| SC Braga .svg.png)  | 7–2 |  AO Kefallinia | 
| SK Augur Enemat   | 1–6 |  BSC Kristall | 
| SC Braga .svg.png)  | 3–1 |  SK Augur Enemat | 
| BSC Kristall   | 11–0 |  AO Kefallinia | 
| AO Kefallinia   | 5–3 |  SK Augur Enemat | 
| BSC Kristall   | 3–2 | .svg.png) SC Braga | 
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | +/– | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Artur Music | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 6 | 
|  "Falfala" Kfar Qassem | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 3 | 
|  Egmond BS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 0 | 
| Advances to play-off | 
| "Falfala" Kfar Qassem   | 2–4 |  Artur Music | 
| Artur Music   | 8–5 |  Egmond BS | 
| Egmond BS   | 5–9 |  "Falfala" Kfar Qassem | 
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | +/– | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  FC BATE Borisov | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | 
|  Seferihisar CittaSlow | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 3 | 
|  Ushkyn-Iskra | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 0 | 
| Advances to play-off | 
| Ushkyn-Iskra   | 3–5 |  Seferihisar CittaSlow | 
| Seferihisar CittaSlow   | 2–3 |  FC BATE Borisov | 
| FC BATE Borisov   | 3–1 |  Ushkyn-Iskra | 
Group E
| Team | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | +/– | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .svg.png) Sable Dancers Bern | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 8 | +14 | 9 | 
|  BS Bohemians 1905 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 5 | 
|  CS Djoker – Tornado Chișinău | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 2 | 
|  Portsmouth BS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 21 | -13 | 0 | 
| Advances to play-off | 
| Portsmouth BS   | 3–10 | .svg.png) Sable Dancers Bern | 
| CS Djoker – Tornado Chișinău   | 3–4 (a.e.t.) |  BS Bohemians 1905 | 
| CS Djoker – Tornado Chișinău   | 4–3 (a.e.t.) |  Portsmouth BS | 
| Sable Dancers Bern .svg.png)  | 7–2 |  BS Bohemians 1905 | 
| Sable Dancers Bern .svg.png)  | 5–3 |  CS Djoker – Tornado Chișinău | 
| BS Bohemians 1905   | 7–2 |  Portsmouth BS | 
Group F
| Team | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | +/– | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Milano BS | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 9 | 
|  Grembach Łódź | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 6 | 
|  Marseille Beach Team | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 3 | 
|  MFC Spartak 2012 Varna | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 19 | -9 | 0 | 
| Advances to play-off | 
| Grembach Łódź   | 3–2 |  MFC Spartak 2012 Varna | 
| Marseille Beach Team   | 3–5 |  Milano BS | 
| Grembach Łódź   | 4–3 |  Marseille Beach Team | 
| Milano BS   | 7–3 |  MFC Spartak 2012 Varna | 
| MFC Spartak 2012 Varna   | 5–9 |  Marseille Beach Team | 
| Milano BS   | 7–6 |  Grembach Łódź | 
Group G
| Team | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | +/– | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Lokomotiv Moscow | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 9 | 
|  Goldwin Plus Bodon FC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 5 | 
|  AS Terracina BS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 
|  Rostocker Robben | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 22 | -15 | 0 | 
| Advances to play-off | 
| Goldwin Plus Bodon FC   | 4–3 (a.e.t.) |  AS Terracina BS | 
| Rostocker Robben   | 2–7 |  Lokomotiv Moscow | 
| AS Terracina BS   | 7–2 |  Rostocker Robben | 
| Lokomotiv Moscow   | 3–2 |  Goldwin Plus Bodon FC | 
| Goldwin Plus Bodon FC   | 8–3 |  Rostocker Robben | 
| Lokomotiv Moscow   | 7–3 |  AS Terracina BS | 
Play-off
Bracket
| First round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
|  BSC Kristall | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
|  Marseille Beach Team | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 45 |  BSC Kristall (p) | 6 (1) | |||||||||||||||||
|  Lokomotiv Moscow | 6 (0) | ||||||||||||||||||
|  Lokomotiv Moscow | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
|  Aluminios Sotelo | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
|  BSC Kristall | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| .svg.png) Sable Dancers Bern | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
|  Artur Music (p) | 3 (6) | ||||||||||||||||||
|  Grembach Łódź | 3 (5) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 46 |  Artur Music | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| .svg.png) Sable Dancers Bern | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| .svg.png) Sable Dancers Bern | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
|  Seferihisar CittaSlow | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
|  BSC Kristall | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
|  Milano BS | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
|  FC BATE Borisov | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
|  Goldwin Plus Bodon FC | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 47 |  Goldwin Plus Bodon FC | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
|  Milano BS | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
|  Milano BS | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
|  BS Bohemians 1905 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
|  Milano BS | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| .svg.png) SC Braga | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| .svg.png) SC Braga | 2 | Third place | |||||||||||||||||
|  "Falfala" Kfar Qassem | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 48 | .svg.png) SC Braga | 10 | .svg.png) Sable Dancers Bern | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 49 |  Catania BS | 7 | .svg.png) SC Braga | 4 | |||||||||||||||
|  Catania BS | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
|  AS Terracina BS | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
5th–8th places
| qualifying stage | 5th place | ||||||||
|  Lokomotiv Moscow | 3 | ||||||||
|  Artur Music | 4 | ||||||||
|  Artur Music | 5 | ||||||||
|  Goldwin Plus Bodon FC | 1 | ||||||||
|  Goldwin Plus Bodon FC (p) | 4 (4) | ||||||||
|  Catania BS | 4 (3) | 7th place | |||||||
|  Lokomotiv Moscow | 7 | ||||||||
|  Catania BS | 2 | ||||||||
Winners
| Euro Winners Cup 2014 Winners: | 
|---|
|  BSC Kristall First title | 
Awards
| Best Player (MVP) | ||
|---|---|---|
|  Bruno Xavier (  Lokomotiv Moscow) | ||
| Top Scorer | ||
| .svg.png) Leo (  Milano BS) | ||
| 13 goals | ||
| Best Goalkeeper | ||
|  Dona ( .svg.png) SC Braga) | 
Final standings
| Rank | Team | 
|---|---|
| 1 |  BSC Kristall | 
| 2 |  Milano BS | 
| 3 | .svg.png) SC Braga | 
| 4 | .svg.png) Sable Dancers Bern | 
| 5 |  Artur Music | 
| 6 |  Goldwin Plus Bodon FC | 
| 7 |  Lokomotiv Moscow | 
| 8 |  Catania BS | 
See also
References
- ^ "Beach Soccer Worldwide". Archived from the original on 2013-05-13. Retrieved 2014-04-29.
- ^ Teams and rosters set for Euro Winners Cup 2014