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Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) is the organisation responsible for the founding and growth of the association football-based sport of beach soccer. The founding partners of BSWW codified the rules of beach soccer in 1992, with BSWW as it is known today having been officially founded in late 2000 as a singular institution to develop the sport and organise international beach soccer competitions across the globe, primarily between national teams.[1] The company is recognised as playing the biggest role in helping to establish the rules of beach soccer and to spread and evolve the sport around the world, as cited by FIFA, who took on governing body status of the sport from BSWW in 2005.[2] Having established the sport's key regulations, FIFA acknowledged BSWW's framework, making their rules the official laws of beach soccer.

Beach Soccer Worldwide, with FIFA's assistance, continues to be the main organisation that arranges beach soccer tournaments and fosters the sport's development around the world, mainly in Europe, including the Euro Beach Soccer League, BSWW exhibition tour events and others, having involved over 110 national teams in the sport, and created new club competitions.[3][4] Its founders also established the Beach Soccer World Championships; in 2005, BSWW created a partnership with FIFA to manage the tournament as the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, the only major international beach soccer tournament that BSWW does not have a hand in organising, being entirely a FIFA competition.[5]

Members of the organisation serve on FIFA's Beach Soccer Committee. The first international matches were played in 1993 for men and 2009 for women.[6][7] As of July 2023, 193 men's/64 women's clubs and 101 men's/23 women's national teams were sorted in the world rankings.[8]

History

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Founding

BSWW's routes are traced back to 1992 with the establishment of the official rules of the sport by Giancarlo Signorini, the founding partner of Beach Soccer Company (BSC).[1][9] In 1992, Signorini staged a pilot event in Los Angeles in order to test out and perfect these rules which remain very similar today. In July 1993, with the aid of his own company, BSI, Signorini organised the first professional beach soccer event, held on Miami Beach, Florida. A keen interest was taken by Brazilian sports marketing agency, Koch Tavares, who replicated the event in 1994 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Viking Graham Sports Group, a Philadelphia based investment group, acquired BSI's rights to stage professional beach soccer events, forming a partnership with Signorini to create Beach Soccer Company.[1][10]

Koch Tavares and BSC went on to be the main two entities involved in promoting beach soccer for the rest of the 1990s, with the former responsible for organising the Beach Soccer World Championships beginning in 1995, and the latter establishing the Pro Beach Soccer Tour in 1996, a series of worldwide professional exhibition tournaments to promote the sport, and the European Pro Beach Soccer League in 1998, all contested between national teams as opposed to clubs. BSC relocated to Monaco in 1998 and again to Barcelona in 1999, renaming to become Pro Beach Soccer, S.L. (PBS) in 2000 to reflect the branding of their established events.[1]

In October 2000,[11] the entity of Koch Tavares responsible for beach soccer and PBS came together to register one single company in order to streamline development of the sport under one unifying company, as opposed to multiple parties involved trying to synchronise progress between one another, officially forming Beach Soccer Worldwide, opting to remain based in Barcelona.[1][12] Starting with the 2001 season, BSWW took on roles of organising all major competitions of the preceding companies including the Pro Beach Soccer Tour and European Pro Beach Soccer League, whilst supervising the World Championships and the newly created America's League, all remaining focused on national teams. This was also done to make it easier to bring on board sponsors, coordinate media coverage and present the football alternative to FIFA under a clearly defined, all-encompassing, representative body for beach soccer.[1]

FIFA partnership

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A scene from a 2008 BSWW Tour event between Israel and Turkey

BSWW's attention immediately turned to FIFA. Beach Soccer Company had already ensured all tournaments from 2000 onwards were played under FIFA's fair play rules and delegates from both parties met multiple times to discuss for BSWW's rules of the sport and competitions to gain recognition and backing of football's governing body.[13] By 2002, FIFA had come to an agreement with BSWW to adopt the rules and regulations that had been established over the previous decade, with some minor changes to ensure FIFA's interest in key components of regular football were respected and acknowledging key major tournaments in the sport including the World Championships.[14] During this time, BSWW also brought on board major sponsors such as MasterCard, McDonald's and Coca-Cola for certain time period.[2]

The involvement with FIFA was furthered in 2004 when FIFA Beach Soccer S.L. was established in agreement and partnership with BSWW, to take over responsibility of the World Championships, being beach soccer's primary tournament, to become an official FIFA competition.[15] The newly named FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup would start in 2005, with BSWW staff acting as advisers. It was also agreed that FIFA would become the sport's governing body, taking over from BSWW.[5]

However at this time FIFA also recognised BSWW as the main entity behind past and more importantly continuing promotion and development of the sport elsewhere besides the new World Cup,[2] and so BSWW retained the organisation responsibilities and control of other beach soccer championships like the EBSL, with FIFA only taking full control of the World Cup.[3] So much so that after the first successful World Cup in 2005, when FIFA established World Cup qualifying tournaments to promote the sport across all confederations to start in 2006, all responsibility was handed to BSWW to organise and execute such events, with FIFA only supervising.[16]

Continued development

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BSWW Vice-President and FIFA committee member Joan Cuscó
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A scene from the 2015 CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship match between Brazil and Paraguay with the BSWW logo on hoarding visible in the background

Since then, BSWW has continued to develop the sport worldwide, now aided greatly with FIFA's beach soccer training courses and refereeing.[17][18] The Euro Beach Soccer League (dropping the pro from the title in 2004 as it was no longer reflecting of the company name)[19] has remained BSWW's main asset, gathering up to 27 nations to compete in recent editions compared to just 7 in the first event in 1998 in a summer-long event. The Pro Beach Soccer Tour has also been renamed to the BSWW Tour for the same reasons, continuing exhibition events to promote the sport as far wide and remote as Réunion and Cape Verde with around 10 tour events a year.[20] BSWW has continued organising the World Cup qualifiers, as well as establishing new regular international competitions such as the Intercontinental Cup (similar to the FIFA Confederations Cup) since 2011 and generating more interest from big sponsors like Samsung[21] and Huawei.[22]

BSWW representatives, in partnership with FIFA, have liaised with the International Olympic Committee a number of times, with Olympic-affiliated events such as the Asian Beach Games integrating beach soccer from 2008 onward, the South American Beach Games from 2009 and the European Games starting from 2015. The ultimate aim is to have beach soccer a sport in the summer Olympics.[23][24][25] But despite a campaign for inclusion in the Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Olympics.,[25] the sport was ultimately not included and so lobbying in cooperation with FIFA continues,Script error: No such module "Unsubst". to ultimately fulfil the goal of making beach soccer an Olympic sport. In 2017, BSWW secured beach soccer as a sport at the inaugural Olympic-affiliated World Beach Games in 2019 and hope to use its inclusion as a springboard for future absorption into the Summer Olympics.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

More recently, a greater involvement from certain confederations in organising World Cup qualifying championships has eased the full involvement of BSWW,[26] allowing the federation to promote the club side of the game more, establishing the Mundialito de Clubs (Club World Cup) in 2011[27] and the Euro Winners Cup (similar to the UEFA Champions League) in 2013.[28]

Development of the women's game has also become a target for BSWW, with the first official game between Switzerland and Germany in 2009,[29] promoting further international exhibition tournaments and friendlies involving nations such as England, Italy and the Czech Republic, with the Euro Winners Cup having a 16-club women's version for the first time in 2016[30] and the first Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup also taking place in 2016.

BSWW has organised and delivered over 200 international events in more than 50 countries worldwide, involving over 110 nations from all confederations, assembling an audience of over 250 million households in 180 countries.[4] Vice-president Joan Cuscó continues to serve on FIFA's Beach Soccer committee as BSWW's representative.[31] In 2017, BSWW and FIFA agreed to extend their partnership until at least 2024.[32]

Identity

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Stars awards

2018 individual award winners
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Best goalkeeper Template:Flagicon Elinton Andrade
Best coach Template:Flagicon Gilberto Costa
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Best goal Template:Flagicon Eduard Suarez
Best women's player Template:Flagicon Marina Fedorova

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It has been standard practice for BSWW to award prizes to the top scorer, MVP and best goalkeeper at the conclusion every event of their organisation. However, in 2014, BSWW took this concept of awards to a new level, establishing beach soccer's first annual end of season awards ceremony, taking place during November in Dubai.[33] The ceremony, a gala event attended by many of the world's leading figures in the sport, celebrates the achievements of top performers worldwide over the course of the season[34] and has been compared to FIFA's The Best awards and the Ballon d'Or in association football,[35] in both importance, grandeur and equivalence for those involved in beach soccer.

Some of the many prizes awarded on the night include best player of the year, best coach of the year, best goal and best team.[36]

BSWW structured tournaments

BSWW organises and has an input in many different competitions; the following are regular events that are ongoing:[37]

Advisory role:

Considerable input, with involvement from confederations, under the supervision of FIFA:

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Current title holders

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Competition Year Champions Title Runners-up Next edition[38][39]
Global
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2025 (Final) File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 6th File:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus 2027 (Final)
World Beach Games 2019 (Final) File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 1st File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 2027 (Final)
Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup 2022 (Final) File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran 4th File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 2023 (Final)
Mediterranean Beach Games 2015 File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 1st File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt 2019
BSWW Mundialito 2019 File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal 7th File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal 2022
Africa
Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations 2021 (Final) File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal 6th File:Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique 2022 (Final)
Asia
AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup 2025 (Final) File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran 4th File:Flag of Oman.svg Oman 2026 (Final)
Asian Beach Games 2016 File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 1st File:Flag of Oman.svg Oman TBA
North America
CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship 2021 (Final) File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador 2nd File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 2023 (Final)
Oceania
OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup 2019 (Final) File:Flag of French Polynesia.svg Tahiti 2nd File:Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands 2023 (Final)
South America
South American Beach Games 2023 File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 5th File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia 2023
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) 2021 (Final) File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 8th File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay 2023 (Final)
Competition Year Champions Title Runners-up Next edition[38][39]
Europe
European Games 2019 (Final) File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal 1st File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain 2023 (Final)
Euro Beach Soccer Cup 2016 File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal 2nd File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy ---
Euro Beach Soccer League 2022 File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 2th File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal 2023
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2021 File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain 4th File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine 2023
World Beach Games qualification (UEFA) 2023 File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain 1st File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal 2027
National teams (women)
Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup 2019 Template:Beachsoccerwomen 2nd Template:Beachsoccerwomen 2022
Women's Euro Beach Soccer League 2021 2022
Club teams
Mundialito de Clubes 2021 Template:Flagicon Lokomotiv Moscow 3rd Template:Flagicon Braga 2022
Euro Winners Cup 2022 (Final) Template:Flagicon Benfica Loures 1st Template:Flagicon Braga 2023 (Final)
Club teams (women)
Women's Euro Winners Cup 2022 Template:Flagicon Bonaire Terrassa 1st Template:Flagicon San Javier 2023

Teams

National teams with year of first international game:

Men

  1. Template:Flagicon Brazil national beach soccer team (1993)
  2. Template:Flagicon Argentina national beach soccer team (1993)
  3. Template:Flagicon United States men's national beach soccer team (1993)
  4. Template:Flagicon Italy national beach soccer team (1993)
  5. Template:Flagicon Chile national beach soccer team (1994)
  6. Template:Flagicon Uruguay national beach soccer team (1994)
  7. Template:Flagicon Netherlands national beach soccer team (1995)
  8. Template:Flagicon Germany national beach soccer team (1995)
  9. Template:Flagicon England national beach soccer team (1995)
  10. Template:Flagicon Mexico national beach soccer team (1995)
  11. Template:Flagicon Japan national beach soccer team (1995)
  12. Template:Flagicon South Korea national beach soccer team (1995)
  13. Template:Flagicon Canada national beach soccer team (1995)
  14. Template:Flagicon Russia national beach soccer team (1996)
  15. Template:Flagicon Denmark national beach soccer team (1996)
  16. Template:Flagicon France national beach soccer team (1996)
  17. Template:Flagicon Spain national beach soccer team (1996)
  18. Template:Flagicon Belgium national beach soccer team (1996)
  19. Template:Flagicon Malaysia national beach soccer team (1996)
  20. Template:Flagicon Yugoslavia national beach soccer team (1996)
  21. Template:Flagicon Portugal national beach soccer team (1996)
  22. Template:Flagicon Peru national beach soccer team (1998)
  23. Template:Flagicon Switzerland national beach soccer team (1998)
  24. Template:Flagicon Austria national beach soccer team (1998)
  25. Template:Flagicon Nigeria national beach soccer team (1998)
  26. Template:Flagicon Paraguay national beach soccer team (1999)
  27. Template:Flagicon South Africa national beach soccer team (1999)
  28. Template:Flagicon Venezuela national beach soccer team (2000)
  29. Template:Flagicon Turkey national beach soccer team (2000)
  30. Template:Flagicon Ireland national beach soccer team (2001)
  31. Template:Flagicon Thailand national beach soccer team (2002)
  32. Template:Flagicon Norway national beach soccer team (2002)
  33. Template:Flagicon Greece national beach soccer team (2003)
  34. Template:Flagicon Sweden national beach soccer team (2004)
  35. Template:Flagicon Poland national beach soccer team (2004)
  36. Template:Flagicon Monaco national beach soccer team (2004)
  37. Template:Flagicon Ukraine national beach soccer team (2005)
  38. Template:Flagicon Hungary national beach soccer team (2005)
  39. Template:Flagicon Australia national beach soccer team (2005)
  40. Template:Flagicon Czech Republic national beach soccer team (2006)
  41. Template:Flagicon Costa Rica national beach soccer team (2006)
  42. Template:Flagicon Iran national beach soccer team (2006)
  43. Template:Flagicon China national beach soccer team (2006)
  44. Template:Flagicon Philippines national beach soccer team (2006)
  45. Template:Flagicon United Arab Emirates national beach soccer team (2006)
  46. Template:Flagicon Bahrain national beach soccer team (2006)
  47. Template:Flagicon Montenegro national beach soccer team (2006)
  48. Template:Flagicon Solomon Islands national beach soccer team (2006)
  49. Template:Flagicon Cook Islands national beach soccer team (2006)
  50. Template:Flagicon Tahiti national beach soccer team (2006)
  51. Template:Flagicon Vanuatu national beach soccer team (2006)
  52. Template:Flagicon Jamaica national beach soccer team (2006)
  53. Template:Flagicon Egypt national beach soccer team (2006)
  54. Template:Flagicon Morocco national beach soccer team (2006)
  55. Template:Flagicon Cameroon national beach soccer team (2006)
  56. Template:Flagicon Ivory Coast national beach soccer team (2006)
  57. Template:Flagicon Réunion national beach soccer team (2006)
  58. Template:Flagicon Madagascar national beach soccer team (2006)
  59. Template:Flagicon Senegal national beach soccer team (2006)
  60. Template:Flagicon Israel national beach soccer team (2007)
  61. Template:Flagicon Bulgaria national beach soccer team (2007)
  62. Template:Flagicon Romania national beach soccer team (2007)
  63. Template:Flagicon Estonia national beach soccer team (2007)
  64. Template:Flagicon Cape Verde national beach soccer team (2007)
  65. Template:Flagicon Mozambique national beach soccer team (2007)
  66. Template:Flagicon India national beach soccer team (2007)
  67. Template:Flagicon El Salvador national beach soccer team (2007)
  68. Template:Flagicon New Zealand national beach soccer team (2007)
  69. Template:Flagicon Azerbaijan national beach soccer team (2008)
  70. Template:Flagicon Uzbekistan national beach soccer team (2008)
  71. Template:Flagicon Latvia national beach soccer team (2008)
  72. Template:Flagicon Slovakia national beach soccer team (2008)
  73. Template:Flagicon Andorra national beach soccer team (2008)
  74. Template:Flagicon Georgia national beach soccer team (2008)
  75. Template:Flagicon Lithuania national beach soccer team (2008)
  76. Template:Flagicon Kuwait national beach soccer team (2008)
  77. Template:Flagicon Oman national beach soccer team (2008)
  78. Template:Flagicon Libya national beach soccer team (2008)
  79. Template:Flagicon Algeria national beach soccer team (2008)
  80. Template:Flagicon Yemen national beach soccer team (2008)
  81. Template:Flagicon Indonesia national beach soccer team (2008)
  82. Template:Flagicon Timor-Leste national beach soccer team (2008)
  83. Template:Flagicon Vietnam national beach soccer team (2008)
  84. Template:Flagicon Laos national beach soccer team (2008)
  85. Template:Flagicon Brunei national beach soccer team (2008)
  86. Template:Flagicon Myanmar national beach soccer team (2008)
  87. Template:Flagicon Qatar national beach soccer team (2008)
  88. Template:Flagicon Mauritius national beach soccer team (2008)
  89. Template:Flagicon Ecuador national beach soccer team (2009)
  90. Template:Flagicon Fiji national beach soccer team (2009)
  91. Template:Flagicon Moldova national beach soccer team (2009)
  92. Template:Flagicon Finland national beach soccer team (2009)
  93. Template:Flagicon Colombia national beach soccer team (2009)
  94. Template:Flagicon Somalia national beach soccer team (2009) ?
  95. Template:Flagicon Syria national beach soccer team (2010)
  96. Template:Flagicon Saudi Arabia national beach soccer team (2010)
  97. Template:Flagicon Kazakhstan national beach soccer team (2010)
  98. Template:Flagicon Palestine national beach soccer team (2010)
  99. Template:Flagicon Jordan national beach soccer team (2010)
  100. Template:Flagicon Guatemala national beach soccer team (2010)
  101. Template:Flagicon Lebanon national beach soccer team (2010)
  102. Template:Flagicon Iraq national beach soccer team (2011)
  103. Template:Flagicon Bangladesh national beach soccer team (2011)
  104. Template:Flagicon Nepal national beach soccer team (2011)
  105. Template:Flagicon Maldives national beach soccer team (2011)
  106. Template:Flagicon Sri Lanka national beach soccer team (2011)
  107. Template:Flagicon Afghanistan national beach soccer team (2012)
  108. Template:Flagicon Dominican Republic national beach soccer team (2012)
  109. Template:Flagicon Albania national beach soccer team (2012)
  110. Template:Flagicon New Caledonia national beach soccer team (2013)
  111. Template:Flagicon Puerto Rico national beach soccer team (2013)
  112. Template:Flagicon Trinidad and Tobago national beach soccer team (2013)
  113. Template:Flagicon Zanzibar national beach soccer team (2014) Unofficial
  114. Template:Flagicon Uganda national beach soccer team (2014)
  115. Template:Flagicon Bolivia national beach soccer team (2014)
  116. Template:Flagicon Kenya national beach soccer team (2015)
  117. Template:Flagicon Ghana national beach soccer team (2015)
  118. Template:Flagicon Seychelles national beach soccer team (2015)
  119. Template:Flagicon Belize national beach soccer team (2015)
  120. Template:Flagicon Panama national beach soccer team (2015)
  121. Template:Flagicon Antigua and Barbuda national beach soccer team (2015)
  122. Template:Flagicon Barbados national beach soccer team (2015)
  123. Template:Flagicon Guadeloupe national beach soccer team (2015)
  124. Template:Flagicon Turks and Caicos Islands national beach soccer team (2015)
  125. Template:Flagicon U.S. Virgin Islands national beach soccer team (2015)
  126. Template:Flagicon Malta national beach soccer team (2015)
  127. Template:Flagicon Guyana national beach soccer team (2017)
  128. Template:Flagicon Bonaire national beach soccer team (2019)
  129. Template:Flagicon Kyrgyzstan national beach soccer team (2019)
  130. Template:Flagicon Malawi national beach soccer team (2022)
  131. Template:Flagicon Tanzania national beach soccer team (?)
  132. Template:Flagicon Tunisia national beach soccer team (?)
  133. Template:Flagicon Burundi national beach soccer team (?)
  134. Template:Flagicon Comoros national beach soccer team (?)
  135. Template:Flagicon Djibouti national beach soccer team (?)
  136. Template:Flagicon Liberia national beach soccer team (?)
  137. Template:Flagicon Mali national beach soccer team (?)
  138. Template:Flagicon Sudan national beach soccer team (?)
  139. Template:Flagicon DR Congo national beach soccer team (?)
  140. Template:Flagicon Tonga national beach soccer team (?)
  141. Template:Flagicon Croatia national beach soccer team (?)
  142. Template:Flagicon Equatorial Guinea national beach soccer team (?)

Women

  1. Template:Flagicon Switzerland women's national beach soccer team (2009)
  2. Template:Flagicon Germany women's national beach soccer team (2009)
  3. Template:Flagicon Portugal women's national beach soccer team (2010)
  4. Template:Flagicon Haiti women's national beach soccer team (2010)
  5. Template:Flagicon Dominican Republic women's national beach soccer team (2010)
  6. Template:Flagicon Italy women's national beach soccer team (2011)
  7. Template:Flagicon Czech Republic women's national beach soccer team (2011)
  8. Template:Flagicon Bahamas women's national beach soccer team (2012)
  9. Template:Flagicon Turks & Caicos Islands women's national beach soccer team (2012)
  10. Template:Flagicon England women's national beach soccer team (2014)
  11. Template:Flagicon Greece women's national beach soccer team (2016)
  12. Template:Flagicon Spain women's national beach soccer team (2016)
  13. Template:Flagicon Netherlands women's national beach soccer team (2016)
  14. Template:Flagicon Mexico women's national beach soccer team (2017)
  15. Template:Flagicon Russia women's national beach soccer team (2018)
  16. Template:Flagicon Algeria women's national beach soccer team (2019)
  17. Template:Flagicon Cape Verde women's national beach soccer team (2019)
  18. Template:Flagicon Belarus women's national beach soccer team (2019)
  19. Template:Flagicon El Salvador women's national beach soccer team (2019)
  20. Template:Flagicon United States women's national beach soccer team (2019)
  21. Template:Flagicon Brazil women's national beach soccer team (2019)
  22. Template:Flagicon Paraguay women's national beach soccer team (2019)
  23. Template:Flagicon Argentina women's national beach soccer team (2019)
  24. Template:Flagicon Chile women's national beach soccer team (2019)
  25. Template:Flagicon Ukraine women's national beach soccer team (2021)
  26. Template:Flagicon Sweden women's national beach soccer team (2022)
  27. Template:Flagicon Trinidad and Tobago women's national beach soccer team (2022)
  28. Template:Flagicon Poland women's national beach soccer team (2022)

Rankings

Top 10 Rankings – January 2022[40]
Rank Change Team Points Confederation
1 Steady File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 4032 UEFA
2 Steady File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal 3042 UEFA
3 Steady File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 2523 CONMEBOL
4 Steady File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 2404 AFC
5 Increase File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal 2257 CAF
6 Decrease File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain 2249 UEFA
7 Steady File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 2234 UEFA
8 Steady File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 1975 UEFA
9 Steady File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay 1380 CONMEBOL
10 Steady File:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay 1322 CONMEBOL

Template:Main article BSWW established a ranking system for European teams in the mid-2000s as the majority of tournaments are held in Europe and it is the most active continent for national teams. Hence the ranking was used for seeding in competitions like the EBSL.[41][42] However, in 2014, BSWW created the first world ranking table based on a similar system to FIFA's world ranking for association football national teams.[43]

Sponsors

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Official Global Partners:

Official partners:

Technical Partners:

  • Idoven

Foundation

Beach Soccer Worldwide extends its commitment beyond purely sport development. In 2009, the Beach Soccer Foundation was created by BSWW to tackle three main issues surrounding the sport:[44]

  • Environmental protection through awareness and recycling
  • The development of children and young people through sport
  • Awareness and prevention of skin cancer

History Results Database

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External links

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