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The 2015 Euro Beach Soccer League (EBSL) is an annual European competition in beach soccer. The competitions allows national teams to compete in beach soccer in a league format over the summer months. Each season ends with a Superfinal, deciding the competition winner.
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12 June – 23 August |
| Teams | 20 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Portugal (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  Ukraine |
| Third place |  Russia |
| Fourth place |  Spain |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 62 |
| Goals scored | 519 (8.37 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Dejan Stankovic (13) |
| Best player(s) | Igor Borsuk |
| Best goalkeeper | Elinton Andrade |
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This season, there were twelve teams each participating in two divisions in each stage that faced each other in a round-robin system. Division A consisted of 11 teams from last season's Division A, plus Hungary who were promoted. Division B consisted of 8 of the lower ranked teams and new entries to the competition. Each division has its own regulations and competition format.
Due to the beach soccer event at the 2015 European Games (24–28 June) and the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup (9–19 July) scheduled to take place right in the middle of the typical EBSL season of June to August, BSWW were forced to organise a shorter season than usual, featuring an abnormally low amount of regular season stages of fixtures (two, rather than the customary three or four). Consequently, whereas each Division A nation would usually take part in two stages, this season they only took part in one.
| Stage winners |
Division A
Schedule and results
Individual Awards
MVP: 
Gabriele Gori
Top scorer: Gabriele Gori, 
Ihar Bryshtel, Zé Maria (5 goals)
Best goalkeeper: Ivan Ostrovsky
Source:[1]
| Stage winners (Div. A) | |
| Stage winners (Div. B) |
Division A
| Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 8 |
| Ukraine |
3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 5 |
| Spain |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 20 | –5 | 3 |
 Hungary |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 21 | –8 | 0 |
Schedule and results
| Spain | 5 – 6 (a.e.t.) | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Switzerland | 10 – 4 | Hungary |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Switzerland | 7 – 3 | Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Division B
Group 1
|
Group 2
|
Schedule and results
Czech Republic  | 6 – 9 |  Norway |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Romania  | 2 – 6 |  Azerbaijan |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Czech Republic | 5 – 3 |  Andorra |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Azerbaijan | 4 – 0 |  Moldova |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Turkey  | 6 – 2 | Czech Republic |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Azerbaijan | 6 – 5 (a.e.t.) |  England |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Individual Awards
MVP: Noël Ott
Top scorer: Dejan Stankovic (10 goals)
Best goalkeeper: Volodymyr Hladchenko
Source:[2]
The eight best placed teams in Division A qualified for the Superfinal. The qualifiers for the Promotion Final were the eight best placed teams in Division B and the last placed team in Division A.
| Team advanced to Superfinal | |
| Team advanced to Promotional Final |
Ranking & tie-breaking criteria: 1. Points earned 2. Highest stage placement 3. Goal difference 4. Goals scored.
Division A
|
Division B
|
Since Division A teams only participated in one stage this season, tie-breaking criteria were different than usual for the top tier. Instead of teams tied on points then ranked on goal difference, teams tied were then ranked based on who placed the highest in the group of the stage they played in[3] (as is usual in Division B). If the two teams both finished in the same position in their respective groups, only then was goal difference used.
Hence, of the five teams on three points, France finished highest having finished 2nd in stage one, Poland last having finished 4th in stage one. Meanwhile the other three all finished in 3rd place in their respective stage groups so were then ranked by goal difference.
Promotional Final (Division B)
Teams
|
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| clinched Promotional Final |
Group 1 Standings
Group 2 Standings
|
|
Schedule and results
| Czech Republic | 2 – 0 | Turkey |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Azerbaijan | 5 – 6 (a.e.t.) | Romania |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Azerbaijan | 4 – 5 (a.e.t.) | Czech Republic |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Turkey | 4 – 4 (a.e.t.) | Azerbaijan |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| 2 – 3 | ||
| Romania | 4 – 3 | Czech Republic |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Play-off results
Seventh-place Match
Fifth-place Match
| Hungary | 4 – 2 | Azerbaijan |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Third-place Match
| England | 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Czech Republic |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| 2 – 3 | ||
Promotion Final
Final Division B Standing
| Rank | Team | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania | Promoted Division A |
| 2 |  Estonia | Stay Division B |
| 3 | Czech Republic | |
| 4 | England | |
| 5 | Hungary | Relegated Division B |
| 6 | Azerbaijan | Stay Division B |
| 7 | Turkey | |
| 8 | Norway |
Superfinal (Division A)
Teams
| clinched Championship Final |
Group 1 Standings
Group 2 Standings
|
|
Schedule and results
France  | 2 – 5 | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
Basquaise  3'Fisher 30' |
Report | Denz 6' Stanković 22', 24', 31', 35' |
| Portugal | 3 – 3 (a.e.t.) | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| Zé Maria 18' Alan 18'Madjer 32' |
Report | Ilinskii 10' Krasheninnikov 19', 34' |
| Penalties | ||
Coimbra  Madjer Jordan |
3 – 2 | Leonov Paporotnyi Krasheninnikov |
| Switzerland | 5 – 8 | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| Stanković 3', 16', 27', 27' Spaccarotella 30' |
Report | Makarov 1', 36' Peremitin 3'Paporotnyi 4', 32'Shaykov 5', 15', 20' |
| Switzerland | 5 – 8 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Wittlin 7', 29' Stanković 10'Denz 26'Mo 30' |
Report | Torres 1' Jordan 7'Belchior 8', 32'Madjer 10'Alan 12'Zé Maria 16', 34' |
| Russia | 3 – 0 | France |
|---|---|---|
| Peremitin 5' Shaykov 7'Paporotnyi 29' |
Report |
Play-off results
Seventh-place Match
Fifth-place Match
| Italy | 15 – 10 | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| Corosiniti 5', 28', 35' Palazollo 9', 25'Platania 11', 26' (pen.), 36'Marucci 13'Gori 14', 16' (pen.), 23', 33'Ramacciotti 26'Zurlo 31' |
Report | Stanković 8', 14', 23', 29' Ott 16', 24', 29'Mo 18'Denz 26'Shirinzi 34' |
Third-place Match
| Spain | 3 – 6 | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| Merida 8' Makarov 13' (o.g.)Antonio 21' |
Report | Paporotnyi 8' Krasheninnikov 12'Makarov 16' (pen.)Romanov 19', 29'Shaykov 33' |
Championship final Match
Individual Awards
- MVP:
Igor Borsuk - Top Scorer:
Dejan Stankovic (13 goals) - Best Goalkeeper:
Elinton Andrade
Source:[4]
Final Division A Standing
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