2006_Euro_Beach_Soccer_Cup

2006 Euro Beach Soccer Cup

2006 Euro Beach Soccer Cup

International football competition

The 2006 Euro Beach Soccer Cup was the eighth Euro Beach Soccer Cup, one of Europe's two major beach soccer championships at the time, held in May 2006, in Naples, Italy. Portugal won the championship for the sixth time, retaining their title after failing to win in 2005, with reigning world champions France finishing second. Italy beat 2005 champions Switzerland in the third place playoff to finish third and fourth respectively.

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Eight teams participated in the tournament who played in a straightforward knockout tournament, starting with the quarterfinals, with extra matches deciding the nations who finished in fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth place.[1]

Participating nations

Matches

Main tournament

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
26 May 2006
 
 
 France4
 
27 May 2006
 
 Hungary2
 
 France (pen.)5
 
26 May 2006
 
 Italy5
 
 Italy8
 
28 May 2006
 
 Austria1
 
 France8
 
26 May 2006
 
 Portugal9
 
 Portugal5
 
27 May 2006
 
 Germany2
 
 Portugal (pen.)6
 
26 May 2006
 
  Switzerland6 Third place
 
  Switzerland5
 
28 May 2006
 
 Spain4
 
 Italy6
 
 
  Switzerland4
 

Fifth to eighth place deciding matches

The following matches took place between the losing nations in the quarterfinals to determine the final standings of the nations finishing in fifth to eighth place. The semifinals took place on the same day of the semifinals of the main tournament and the playoffs took place on the day of the final.

Fifth to eighth place semi finals Fifth place playoff
      
QF1  Hungary 5
QF2  Austria 3
 Hungary 2
 Spain 4
QF3  Germany 1
QF4  Spain 6 Seventh place playoff
 Austria 5
 Germany 3

Winners

More information 2006 Euro Beach Soccer Cup Winners: ...

Final standings

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References

  1. [1]
    http://roonba.com/2006.htm%5B%5D
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