| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Italy | 
| City | Jesolo | 
| Dates | 5–14 September 2014 | 
| Teams | 24 (from 1 confederation) | 
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Russia (1st title) | 
| Runners-up | .svg.png.webp) Switzerland | 
| Third place |  Italy | 
| Fourth place |  Spain | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 73 | 
| Goals scored | 581 (7.96 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) | .svg.png.webp) Dejan Stankovic[1] | 
| Best player(s) |  Dario Ramacciotti[1] | 
| Best goalkeeper | .svg.png.webp) Valentin Jaeggy[1] | 
The UEFA qualifiers for the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was a beach soccer tournament which took place in Jesolo, Italy between 5–14 September 2014. The tournament served as the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifier for teams from UEFA, where the top four teams qualified for the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Portugal.[2]
This was the second time that the Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers were held in Italy. All matches were played at the Beach Arena del Faro di Jesolo in the Lido di Jesolo beach area.
Participating teams and draw
The following 24 teams entered the tournament.[3]
The draw of the tournament was held on 18 July 2014 in Jesolo.[3] The 24 teams were drawn into six groups of four teams for the first stage.
First stage
Each team earns three points for a win in regulation time, two points for a win in extra time, one point for a win in a penalty shoot-out, and no points for a defeat.
| Legend | 
|---|
| The top two teams from each group and the best four third-placed teams advance to the second stage | 
All times are local, Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).
Group A
| Team | Pld | WR | WE | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Italy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 7 | 
|  England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 6 | 
|  Greece | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 3 | 
|  Moldova | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 27 | −14 | 0 | 
| England  | 5–3 |  Greece | 
|---|---|---|
| P. Farquharson  3' J. Morris  6' M. Corbett  17' (pen.) A. Clarke  20' M. Day  30' | Report 1 Report 2 | T. Triantafyllidis  5', 22' S. Amanatidis  26' | 
| Moldova  | 3–11 |  Italy | 
|---|---|---|
| V. Baesu  3', 5' V. Budigai  35' | Report 1 Report 2 | F. Corosiniti  3', 5', 27', 31' P. Palmacci  3', 11', 24' S. Dei Mestre  7' G. Gori  12', 16' D. Ramacciotti  36' | 
| England  | 6–5 |  Moldova | 
|---|---|---|
| M. Mitchell  4' M. Corbett  12', 27' A. Clarke  32' M. Day  33', 33' | Report 1 Report 2 | A. Negara  20', 32' V. Baesu  22', 23' L. Podlsenov  35' | 
| Italy  | 3–3 (a.e.t.) |  Greece | 
|---|---|---|
| G. Gori  6' A. Frainetti  28' D. Ramacciotti  30' | Report 1 Report 2 | F. Corosiniti  13' (o.g.) A. Thomas  19' P. Gkritzalis  21' | 
| Penalties | ||
| G. Gori   A. Frainetti   D. Ramacciotti  | 3–2 |  P. Paris  T. Triantafyllidis  K. Papastathopoulos | 
Group B
| Team | Pld | WR | WE | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Russia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | 
|  Belarus | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | 
|  Turkey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 | 
|  Georgia | Withdrew | ||||||||
| Belarus  | 2–1 |  Turkey | 
|---|---|---|
| V. Bokach  9' I. Kanstantsinau  19' | Report 1 Report 2 | C. Keskin  25' | 
| Russia  | 3–1 |  Turkey | 
|---|---|---|
| A. Peremetin  11' K. Romanov  25' Y. Krashennikov  31' | Report 1 Report 2 | E. Anzafioglu  15' | 
| Russia  | 4–2 |  Belarus | 
|---|---|---|
| Y. Krashennikov  9', 16' A. Paporotnyi  17' D. Shishin  34' | Report 1 Report 2 | I. Bryshtel  1' A. Slavutsin  9' | 
Group C
| Team | Pld | WR | WE | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | +19 | 9 | 
|  Azerbaijan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 6 | 
|  Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 18 | −12 | 3 | 
|  Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 0 | 
| Czech Republic  | 1–4 |  Azerbaijan | 
|---|---|---|
| M. Chalupa  12' | Report 1 Report 2 | S. Allahgulu  14' A. Huseynov  23', 26' A. Zeynalov  27' | 
| Bulgaria  | 1–8 |  Spain | 
|---|---|---|
| F. Filipov  15' (pen.) | Report 1 Report 2 | Dona  5' Ezequiel  9' R. Merida  14', 33' Llorenç  16' Antonio  17' Juanma  28', 33' | 
| Czech Republic  | 5–4 |  Bulgaria | 
|---|---|---|
| I. Hasek  1' F. Vyhnal  14' D. Radosta  18', 22' M. Chalupa  21' | Report 1 Report 2 | F. Filipov  26', 33', 34' G. Minkov  27' | 
| Spain  | 5–3 |  Azerbaijan | 
|---|---|---|
| Chiky  8' Llorenç  12', 18' R. Merida  22' Kuman  33' | Report 1 Report 2 | S. Allahgulu  13', 16' A. Nazarov  23' | 
| Azerbaijan  | 3–2 |  Bulgaria | 
|---|---|---|
| H. Bagirov  20' S. Allahgulu  25' A. Nazarov  26' | Report 1 Report 2 | F. Filipov  9' M. Velikov  11' | 
| Spain  | 10–0 |  Czech Republic | 
|---|---|---|
| Llorenç  1', 2', 9', 17', 29', 35' Chiky  7', 14' Ezequiel  17', 30' | Report 1 Report 2 | 
Group D
| Team | Pld | WR | WE | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .svg.png.webp) Switzerland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 | +20 | 9 | 
|  France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 6 | 
|  Estonia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 3 | 
|  Slovakia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 28 | −22 | 0 | 
| Slovakia  | 0–14 | .svg.png.webp) Switzerland | 
|---|---|---|
| Report 1 Report 2 | N. Stalder  2' D. Stankovic  3', 24', 26', 28', 33' M. Jaeggy  6', 19', 36' O. Noel  11' P. Borer  14' S. Spaccarotella  18', 34' S. Lutz  22' | 
| France  | 4–1 |  Estonia | 
|---|---|---|
| S. François  4' J. Basquaise  10', 22' C. Lauthe  15' | Report 1 Report 2 | K. Marmor  31' | 
| Switzerland .svg.png.webp) | 4–3 |  Estonia | 
|---|---|---|
| M. Jaeggy  12' D. Stankovic  22' S. Spaccarotella  30' O. Noel  32' (pen.) | Report 1 Report 2 | K. Marmor  9', 26' A. Saharov  36' | 
| France  | 10–3 |  Slovakia | 
|---|---|---|
| M. Pagis  4', 16', 23' S. François  11' N. Boucenna  18', 20', 29' J. Basquaise  22' A. Barbotti  24' Y. Fischer  26' | Report 1 Report 2 | M. Kanyai  5' P. Bures  6' T. Obert  31' | 
| Estonia  | 4–3 |  Slovakia | 
|---|---|---|
| K. Marmor  2' M. Lukk  5' A. Saharov  15' M. Truusalu  33' | Report 1 Report 2 | P. Bures  17', 32' M. Smalik  32' | 
| Switzerland .svg.png.webp) | 7–2 |  France | 
|---|---|---|
| D. Stankovic  4', 7', 12', 16' S. Leu  9' O. Noel  11' M. Jaeggy  36' | Report 1 Report 2 | D. Samoun  25' M. Pagis  28' | 
Group E
| Team | Pld | WR | WE | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Ukraine | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 9 | 
|  Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 6 | 
|  Norway | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 3 | 
|  Latvia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 0 | 
| Germany  | 3–2 |  Norway | 
|---|---|---|
| O. Romrig  8', 28' S. Weirauch  30' | Report 1 Report 2 | R. Kandal  7' P. Nergaard  15' | 
| Latvia  | 1–4 |  Ukraine | 
|---|---|---|
| R. Solomevics  10' | Report 1 Report 2 | O. Zborowski  2', 33' A. Borsuk  29' R. Pachev  34' | 
| Germany  | 5–1 |  Latvia | 
|---|---|---|
| S. Weirauch  2', 22' A. Kniller  6' O. Romrig  25' C. Thurk  30' | Report 1 Report 2 | S. Vasiljevs  26' | 
| Ukraine  | 7–1 |  Norway | 
|---|---|---|
| V. Panteleiciuc  1' O. Budzko  4' D. Medved  9', 21' V. Sidorenko  23' O. Zborowski  26' I. Borsuk  27' | Report 1 Report 2 | J. Jacobsen  33' | 
Group F
| Team | Pld | WR | WE | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Romania | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 6 | 
|  Poland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 6 | 
|  Hungary | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 
|  Austria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 3 | 
| Romania  | 4–2 |  Hungary | 
|---|---|---|
| R. Carauleanu  8' I. Florea  13' P. Posteuca  20' M. Machuca  28' | Report 1 Report 2 | P. Abel  17' G. Simonyi  20' | 
| Austria  | 5–7 |  Poland | 
|---|---|---|
| S. Abraham  4' T. Trauner  5', 10' P. Peterstorfer  22' S. Stichlberger  32' | Report 1 Report 2 | P. Frishkemut  4', 31', 36' W. Ziober  8', 17' B. Saganowski  10', 24' | 
| Romania  | 5–7 |  Austria | 
|---|---|---|
| M. Machuca  3', 13' I. Florea  7' P. Posteuca  16' R. Carauleanu  22' | Report 1 Report 2 | S. Abraham  4', 14' P. Bruckner  21' C. Oberegger  24' P. Bruckner  28' S. Hakim  32' A. Gahleitner  34' | 
| Poland  | 3–2 |  Hungary | 
|---|---|---|
| B. Saganowski  3' P. Taraszkowski  32' W. Ziober  34' | Report 1 Report 2 | V. Fekete  6' M. Ughy  21' | 
Second stage
| Legend | 
|---|
| The top team from each group qualify for the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup | 
Group 1
| Team | Pld | WR | WE | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 8 | 
|  Belarus | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 6 | 
|  Estonia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 3 | 
|  Poland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 19 | −9 | 0 | 
| Belarus  | 8–2 |  Poland | 
|---|---|---|
| I. Konstantinov  7', 12' O. Slautin  15' I. Brishtel  23', 24' V. Bokach  29' A. Karpov  31' R. Ilyin  35' | Report 1 Report 2 | W. Ziober  5' B. Piechnik  22' | 
| Estonia  | 3–8 |  Italy | 
|---|---|---|
| K. Marmor  3', 35' A. Saharov  30' | Report 1 Report 2 | G. Gori  1', 15', 21', 24' P. Palmacci  5' E. Zurlo  8' D. Ramacciotti  30', 33' | 
| Belarus  | 3–2 |  Estonia | 
|---|---|---|
| V. Bokach  4' I. Brishtel  11' I. Miranovich  36' | Report 1 Report 2 | K. Marmor  22' M. Truusalu  35' | 
| Italy  | 5–3 (a.e.t.) |  Poland | 
|---|---|---|
| S. Marinai  12' D. Ramacciotti  14' G. Gori  16' A. Frainetti  38' (pen.) P. Palmacci  39' (pen.) | Report 1 Report 2 | B. Saganowski  5' P. Frishkemut  21' W. Ziober  35' | 
Group 2
| Team | Pld | WR | WE | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Spain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 7 | 
|  Ukraine | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 6 | 
|  Turkey | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 3 | 
|  France | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 0 | 
| Ukraine  | 5–1 |  France | 
|---|---|---|
| O. Budzko  8', 36' K. Andreev  9' O. Zborowski  16' A. Borsuk  18' | Report 1 Report 2 | M. Pagis  36' | 
| Turkey  | 3–6 |  Spain | 
|---|---|---|
| C. Keskin  10' E. Anzaflioglu  14' A. Muftuoglu  30' | Report 1 Report 2 | Antonio  2', 35' R. Merida  4' Llorenç  7' Kuman  10' Pajon  14' | 
| Ukraine  | 6–4 |  Turkey | 
|---|---|---|
| A. Korniichuk  17' I. Borsuk  21' R. Pachev  23', 24' O. Zborowski  27', 29' | Report 1 Report 2 | B. Terzioglu  13' F. Ergun  21' C. Keskin  29' A. Muftuoglu  35' | 
| Spain  | 5–4 |  France | 
|---|---|---|
| Kuman  11' Antonio  16' R. Merida  19' Chiky  19' Llorenç  34' | Report 1 Report 2 | D. Samoun  11' (pen.), 14' S. Sansoni  16' J. Basquaise  17' | 
| France  | 1–2 |  Turkey | 
|---|---|---|
| A. Barbotti  14' | Report 1 Report 2 | C. Keskin  8' B. Terzioglu  35' | 
| Spain  | 6–6 (a.e.t.) |  Ukraine | 
|---|---|---|
| Pajon  2' R. Merida  6' Llorenç  16' (pen.), 27', 34' Juanma  24' | Report 1 Report 2 | R. Pachev  1', 19' I. Borsuk  2', 5' O. Zborowski  10' A. Borsuk  20' | 
| Penalties | ||
| Llorenç   Juanma   Antonio   Chiky   R. Merida  | 4–3 |  A. Korniichuk  K. Andreev  I. Borsuk  V. Panteleiciuc  R. Pachev | 
Group 3
| Team | Pld | WR | WE | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Russia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 9 | 
|  Romania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 
|  Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 3 | 
|  Greece | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 0 | 
| Romania  | 3–3 (a.e.t.) |  Germany | 
|---|---|---|
| G. Dobre  8', 22' P. Posteuca  14' | Report 1 Report 2 | A. Lobsch  6' C. Thurk  7' O. Romrig  24' | 
| Penalties | ||
| M. Machuca   G. Dobre  | 2–0 |  S. Weirauch  O. Romrig | 
| Greece  | 0–3 |  Russia | 
|---|---|---|
| Report 1 Report 2 | A. Shkarin  1' K. Romanov  11' A. Peremitin  16' | 
| Romania  | 7–4 |  Greece | 
|---|---|---|
| M. Machuca  3', 15', 30', 33', 36' P. Posteuca  5' G. Dobre  9' | Report 1 Report 2 | P. Gkritzatis  20' T. Triantafyllidis  25' K. Papastathopoulos  30' K. Karampas  36' | 
| Russia  | 2–0 |  Germany | 
|---|---|---|
| Y. Gorchinskii  3' A. Makarov  11' | Report 1 Report 2 | 
| Germany  | 6–2 |  Greece | 
|---|---|---|
| C. Biermann  4', 11', 12', 34' R. Bullerjahn  16' S. Noemann  21' | Report 1 Report 2 | P. Konstantakopoulos  22', 35' | 
| Russia  | 5–2 |  Romania | 
|---|---|---|
| I. Leonov  1' K. Romanov  4' Y. Krasheninnikov  24', 26' D. Shishin  27' | Report 1 Report 2 | P. Posteuca  24' I. Florea  25' | 
Group 4
| Team | Pld | WR | WE | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .svg.png.webp) Switzerland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 9 | 
|  Hungary | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 5 | 
|  England | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 2 | 
|  Azerbaijan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 0 | 
| England  | 5–4 (a.e.t.) |  Azerbaijan | 
|---|---|---|
| M. Day  11' A. Clarke  28', 33', 36' (pen.) M. Corbett  37' | Report 1 Report 2 | S. Allahgulu  23', 25', 32' A. Nazarov  27' | 
| Hungary  | 3–6 | .svg.png.webp) Switzerland | 
|---|---|---|
| V. Fekete  15', 19' M. Ughy  24' | Report 1 Report 2 | M. Jaeggy  4', 15', 23' N. Ott  11' D. Stankovic  14', 27' | 
| England  | 2–5 |  Hungary | 
|---|---|---|
| P. Farquharson  10' M. Corbett  10' | Report 1 Report 2 | V. Fekete  10', 28' F. Imps  21' P. Jaksa  21' M. Ughy  31' | 
| Switzerland .svg.png.webp) | 4–2 |  Azerbaijan | 
|---|---|---|
| D. Stankovic  2', 15' P. Borer  5' N. Ott  18' | Report 1 Report 2 | H. Bagirov  13' O. Mamedov  31' | 
Final stage
The top team from each group in the second stage advance to the semi-finals to play for the title. The other teams eliminated from the second stage advance to classification play-offs (5th to 8th place, 9th to 12th place, 13th to 16th place) depending on their positions.
Play-offs for 13th to 16th place
Semi-finals for 13th to 16th place
Play-off for 15th place
Play-off for 13th place
| France  | 1–3 |  Azerbaijan | 
|---|---|---|
| M. Pagis  5' | Report 1 Report 2 | S. Allahgulu  3' A. Zeynalov  11' H. Bagirov  31' | 
Play-offs for 9th to 12th place
Semi-finals for 9th to 12th place
Play-off for 11th place
Play-off for 9th place
Play-offs for 5th to 8th place
Semi-finals for 5th to 8th place
Play-off for 7th place
Play-off for 5th place
Play-offs for 1st to 4th place
Semi-finals
| Switzerland .svg.png.webp) | 5–4 (a.e.t.) |  Spain | 
|---|---|---|
| D. Stankovic  8', 34' S. Spaccarotella  17' A. Shirintsi  27' S. Leu  38' | Report 1 Report 2 | Juanma  2' Antonio  3' M. Jaeggy  15' (o.g.) Llorenç  36' | 
| Russia  | 5–3 |  Italy | 
|---|---|---|
| D. Shishin  13' A. Frainetti  20' (o.g.) Y. Krasheninnikov  24', 29' A. Peremitin  27' | Report 1 Report 2 | G. Gori  2', 7' M. Marrucci  29' | 
Play-off for 3rd place
Final
| Switzerland .svg.png.webp) | 5–6 |  Russia | 
|---|---|---|
| M. Jaeggy  20', 30' P. Borer  29' D. Stankovic  31', 35' | Report 1 Report 2 | A. Krutikov  8' M. Chuzhkov  8' A. Makarov  16', 23' A. Peremitin  16' D. Shishin  35' | 
Final ranking
| Qualified for 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup | 
| Rank | Team | 
|---|---|
|  |  Russia | 
|  | .svg.png.webp) Switzerland | 
|  |  Italy | 
| 4 |  Spain | 
| 5 |  Belarus | 
| 6 |  Ukraine | 
| 7 |  Hungary | 
| 8 |  Romania | 
| 9 |  Turkey | 
| 10 |  Germany | 
| 11 |  Estonia | 
| 12 |  England | 
| 13 |  Azerbaijan | 
| 14 |  France | 
| 15 |  Poland | 
| 16 |  Greece | 
| 17 |  Austria | 
|  Bulgaria | |
|  Czech Republic | |
|  Latvia | |
|  Moldova | |
|  Norway | |
|  Slovakia | 
References
- 1 2 3 "Russia claims 1st over Switzerland in amazing final". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 14 September 2014.
- ↑ "Important World Cup Qualifier meeting held in Jesolo". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 28 May 2014.
- 1 2 "European qualifier draw is finalised". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 18 July 2014.
