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{{Short description|International governing body for the sport of beach soccer}}
{{Infobox organization
| name                = Beach Soccer Worldwide
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| abbreviation        = BSWW
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| formation           = 1994 (founding partners)<br>25 October 2000 (merger)
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| type                = [[List of international sport federations|International sport federation]]
| headquarters        = [[Barcelona]], [[Spain]]
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| region_served       = Worldwide
| membership          = [[List of men's national association football teams|211 national associations]] 
| languages           = English
| leader_title        = President
| leader_name         = Joan Cuscó<ref>{{Cite web |title=BSWW President Joan Cuscó receives AIPS Award |author= |work=Beach Soccer Worldwide |date=9 June 2021 |access-date=16 December 2021 |url= https://beachsoccer.com/bsww-president-joan-cusco-receives-aips-award}}</ref>
| leader_title2        = Vice-president
| leader_name2         = Gabino Renales<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ukraine FA president welcomes BSWW Vice president |author= |work=Beach Soccer Worldwide |date=22 July 2021 |access-date=16 December 2021 |url= https://beachsoccer.com/ukraine-fa-president-welcomes-bsww-vice-president |quote=Gabino Renales }}</ref>
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| affiliations        = [[FIFA]],<br>[[International Olympic Committee]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.eurolympic.org/images/baku-sports/Beach_Soccer.pdf |title=Beach Soccer Worldwide – Beach Soccer |work=eurolympic.org |date=April 2014 |access-date=27 April 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151023213358/http://www.eurolympic.org/images/baku-sports/Beach_Soccer.pdf |archive-date=October 23, 2015 }}</ref>
| num_staff           = <50<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.linkedin.com/company/beach-soccer-worldwide |title= Keep up with Beach Soccer Worldwide |work= linkedin.com |access-date=27 April 2016}}</ref>
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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.<ref name="history"/> 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.<ref name="History2"/> 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.<ref name="retention"/><ref name="stats"/> 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.<ref name="fifaWC"/>

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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://theroonba.com/beach93.htm|title=beach SOCCER RESULTS|date=August 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816015743/http://theroonba.com/beach93.htm |archive-date=2021-08-16 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://beachsoccer.com/results|title=Beach Soccer Worldwide|date=December 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204114526/https://beachsoccer.com/results |archive-date=2020-12-04 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://beachsoccer.com/rankings|title=Rankings}}</ref>

==History==
{{see also|Beach Soccer#Rules}}

===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)''.<ref name="history">{{cite web|url=http://www.beachsoccer.com/history.htm |title=The History and Growth of Pro Beach Soccer (1992 to Present) |publisher=beachsoccer.com |date=2001 |access-date=28 April 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020215032512/http://www.beachsoccer.com/history.htm |archive-date=February 15, 2002 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soccer-tournament-guide.com/Life-is-a-Beach.html|title=Life is a Beach|publisher=soccer-tournament-guide.com|access-date=28 April 2016}}</ref> 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''.<ref name="history"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/1997/04/11/Leagues-Governing-Bodies/YOUNG-MEN-BY-THE-SEA-PRO-BEACH-SOCCER-TOUR-EXPANDS-SCHEDULE.aspx|title=YOUNG MEN BY THE SEA: PRO BEACH SOCCER TOUR EXPANDS SCHEDULE|publisher=sportsbusinessdaily.com|date=11 April 1997|access-date=28 April 2016}}</ref>

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 ''[[Euro Beach Soccer League|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.<ref name="history"/>

In October 2000,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Beach Soccer World Wide Sl |trans-title= |author= |work=EINFORMA |date= |access-date=16 December 2021 |url= https://www.einforma.com/informacion-empresa/beach-soccer-world-wide |language=es}}</ref> 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.<ref name="history"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.beachsoccer-dbsv.de/|title=BeachSoccer|publisher=beachsoccer-dbsv.de|access-date=28 April 2016|language=de}}</ref> 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 [[Euro Beach Soccer League|European Pro Beach Soccer League]], whilst supervising the [[FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup|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.<ref name="history"/>

===FIFA partnership===
[[Image:Challenge Cup Israel v Turkey 2.jpg|thumb|290px|right|A scene from a 2008 BSWW Tour event between [[Israel national beach soccer team|Israel]] and [[Turkey national beach soccer team|Turkey]]]]
BSWW's attention immediately turned to FIFA. Beach Soccer Company had already ensured all tournaments from 2000 onwards were played under [[Association football culture#Fair Play|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.beachsoccer.com/index2.asp?main=fifa.htm |title=FIFA |publisher=beachsoccer.com |date=2001 |access-date=28 April 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040605205650/http://www.beachsoccer.com/index2.asp?main=fifa.htm |archive-date=June 5, 2004 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/development/news/y=2002/m=2/news=attractive-sport-with-bright-future-81212.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160530152506/http://www.fifa.com/development/news/y=2002/m=2/news=attractive-sport-with-bright-future-81212.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 30, 2016 |title=An Attractive Sport with a Bright Future|publisher=fifa.com|date=22 February 2002|access-date=28 April 2016}}</ref> During this time, BSWW also brought on board major sponsors such as [[MasterCard]], [[McDonald's]] and [[Coca-Cola]] for certain time period.<ref name="History2">{{cite web|url=http://www.beachsoccer.com/corp_history_02.php?idn=9&seccion=3&action=open&id=3 |title=BSWW History |publisher=beachsoccer.com |date=2004 |access-date=28 April 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061025124334/http://www.beachsoccer.com/corp_history_02.php?idn=9&seccion=3&action=open&id=3 |archive-date=October 25, 2006 }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/news/y=2004/m=10/news=fifa-executive-committee-confirms-the-strategic-studies-committee-prop-94383.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626002731/http://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/news/y=2004/m=10/news=fifa-executive-committee-confirms-the-strategic-studies-committee-prop-94383.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 26, 2015|title=FIFA Executive Committee confirms the Strategic Studies Committee's proposals and adopts FIFA Code of Ethics|publisher=fifa.com|date=6 October 2004|access-date=28 April 2016}}</ref> 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.<ref name="fifaWC">{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/media/news/y=2005/m=2/news=fifa-launches-first-ever-fifa-beach-soccer-world-cup-96141.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160530115322/http://www.fifa.com/media/news/y=2005/m=2/news=fifa-launches-first-ever-fifa-beach-soccer-world-cup-96141.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 30, 2016|title=FIFA launches first ever FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup|publisher=fifa.com|date=1 February 2005|access-date=28 April 2016}}</ref>

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,<ref name="History2"/> 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.<ref name="retention">{{cite web|url=http://www.beachsoccer.com/corp_thebsww.php?idn=8&seccion=3&action=open&id=2 |title=the bsww |publisher=beachsoccer.com |date=2004 |access-date=28 April 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061025123537/http://www.beachsoccer.com/corp_thebsww.php?idn=8&seccion=3&action=open&id=2 |archive-date=October 25, 2006 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/documents/tournaments/BSWC2006/FIFA_beach_soccer_world_cup_2006_regulations_en.pdf |title=Regulations FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Rio de Janeiro 2006 |publisher=fifa.com |date=November 2006 |access-date=28 April 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070107132659/http://www.fifa.com/documents/tournaments/BSWC2006/FIFA_beach_soccer_world_cup_2006_regulations_en.pdf |archive-date=January 7, 2007 }}</ref>

===Continued development===
[[File:Joan Cusco.jpg|thumb|290px|right|BSWW Vice-President and FIFA committee member Joan Cuscó]]
[[File:FUTBOL PLAYA (17098874369).jpg|thumb|290px|right|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.beachsoccer.com/news/beach-soccer-expansion-is-reaching-new-heights|title=Beach soccer expansion is reaching new heights|publisher=beachsoccer.com|date=19 February 2015|access-date=28 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://beachsoccer.com/editorials/23|title=Development programs: Planning comes first|publisher=beachsoccer.com|date=4 April 2016|access-date=28 April 2016}}</ref> The Euro Beach Soccer League (dropping the ''pro'' from the title in 2004 as it was no longer reflecting of the company name)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://footballfriendsonline.com/2011/04/18/beach-soccer-a-developing-sport/|title=Beach Soccer … A Developing Sport|publisher=footballfriendsonline.com|date=18 April 2011|access-date=28 April 2016}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://beachsoccer.com/tournaments/4|title=BSWW Tour|publisher=beachsoccer.com|access-date=28 April 2016}}</ref> BSWW has continued organising the World Cup qualifiers, as well as establishing new regular international competitions such as the [[Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup|Intercontinental Cup]] (similar to the [[FIFA Confederations Cup]]) since 2011 and generating more interest from big sponsors like [[Samsung]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.beachsoccer.com/news/samsung-partners-with-intercontinental-cup-2011|title=Samsung partners with Intercontinental Cup 2011|publisher=beachsoccer.com|date=2 November 2011|access-date=28 April 2016}}</ref> and [[Huawei]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://beachsoccer.com/news/huawei-official-sponsor-of-the-intercontinental-cup|title=Huawei, official sponsor of the Intercontinental Cup|publisher=beachsoccer.com|date=27 October 2017|access-date=6 November 2017}}</ref>

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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sport360.com/video/football/38525/video-beach-soccer-would-sell-out-rio-olympics|title=VIDEO: Beach Soccer would 'sell out' Rio Olympics|publisher=Sport360|date=23 June 2015|access-date=28 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.beachsoccer.com/news/hickey-beach-soccer-deserves-to-be-in-the-olympics|title=Hickey: "Beach Soccer deserves to be in the Olympics"|publisher=beachsoccer.com|date=27 June 2015|access-date=28 April 2016}}</ref><ref name="Tokyo">{{cite web|url=http://www.baku2015.com/news/article/olympic-goal-sight-beach-soccer-seizes-chance-shine-39360.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150618030744/http://www.baku2015.com/news/article/olympic-goal-sight-beach-soccer-seizes-chance-shine-39360.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=June 18, 2015|title=European Games are Beach Soccer's opportunity to show off to the world|publisher=baku2015.com|date=12 June 2015|access-date=28 April 2016}}</ref> But despite a campaign for inclusion in the [[Rio 2016]] and [[2020 Summer Olympics|Tokyo 2020 Olympics.]],<ref name="Tokyo"/> the sport was ultimately not included and so lobbying in cooperation with FIFA continues,{{Citation needed|date=October 2020}} 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 [[2019 World Beach Games|World Beach Games in 2019]] and hope to use its inclusion as a springboard for future absorption into the Summer Olympics.{{Citation needed|date=October 2020}}

More recently, a greater involvement from certain confederations in organising World Cup qualifying championships has eased the full involvement of BSWW,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.beachsoccer.com/news/bsww-and-afc-sign-long-term-agreement|title=BSWW and AFC sign long term agreement|publisher=beachsoccer.com|date=10 May 2014|access-date=6 November 2017}}</ref> allowing the federation to promote the club side of the game more, establishing the [[Mundialito de Clubs]] (Club World Cup) in 2011<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.beachsoccer.com/news/the-clubs-competition-comes-true-the-new-reality-of-beach-soccer-is-here|title=The Clubs competition comes true: the new reality of Beach Soccer is here|publisher=beachsoccer.com|date=11 January 2011|access-date=28 April 2016}}</ref> and the [[Euro Winners Cup]] (similar to the [[UEFA Champions League]]) in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://beachsoccer.com/news/san-benedetto-start-engines|title=San Benedetto start engines|publisher=beachsoccer.com|date=7 March 2013|access-date=28 April 2016}}</ref>

Development of the women's game has also become a target for BSWW, with the first official game between Switzerland and Germany in 2009,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theroonba.com/beachwom09.htm|title=INTERNATIONAL BEACH SOCCER RESULTS - 2009 (WOMEN)|publisher=theroonba.com|access-date=28 April 2016|archive-date=15 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415123446/http://theroonba.com/beachwom09.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.beachsoccer.com/news/the-biggest-euro-winners-cup-ever|title=The biggest Euro Winners Cup ever!|publisher=beachsoccer.com|date=18 February 2016}}</ref> 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.<ref name="stats">{{cite web|url=http://beachsoccer.com/corporate|title=BEACH SOCCER CORPORATE|publisher=beachsoccer.com|access-date=28 April 2016|archive-date=28 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428170857/http://www.beachsoccer.com/corporate|url-status=dead}}</ref> Vice-president Joan Cuscó continues to serve on FIFA's Beach Soccer committee as BSWW's representative.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/committees/committee=1934062/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530120104/http://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/committees/committee=1934062/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 30, 2015|title=Beach Soccer Committee|publisher=fifa.com |access-date=28 April 2016}}</ref> In 2017, BSWW and FIFA agreed to extend their partnership until at least 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://beachsoccerrussia.ru/info/item/8047?type=2|title=Хорошие новости и текущие трудности. Итоги воркшопа BSWW в Дубае|publisher=beachsoccerrussia.ru|date=4 November 2017|access-date=6 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107010016/http://beachsoccerrussia.ru/info/item/8047?type=2|archive-date=7 November 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Identity ==
=== Flag ===
{{center|
<gallery widths=150>
File:BSWW logo 2001-08.png|'''2001–2008'''
File:Logo of Beach Soccer Worldwide.png|'''2009–2016'''
File:BSWW logo 2016.png |'''2016–present'''
</gallery>
}}

== Stars awards ==
{| class=wikitable style="font-size:90%; float: right; margin-left: 1em"
|-
!colspan="2"|2018 individual award winners
|-
| '''Best player'''
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Llorenç Gomez
|-
| '''Best goalkeeper'''
| {{flagicon|POR}} [[Elinton Andrade]]
|-
| '''Best coach'''
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Gilberto Costa
|-
| '''Rising star'''
| {{flagicon|IRN}} Mohammad Moradi
|-
| '''Best goal'''
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Eduard Suarez
|-
| '''Best women's player'''
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Marina Fedorova (footballer)|Marina Fedorova]]
|}
{{main|Beach Soccer Stars}}

It has been standard practice for BSWW to award prizes to the top scorer, [[Most valuable player|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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://beachsoccer.com/news/stars-shine-bright-in-dubai |title=Stars shine bright in Dubai |publisher=beachsoccer.com |date=4 November 2014 |access-date=7 November 2017 }}</ref> 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<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.beachsoccer.com/events/beach-soccer-stars-2016 |title=Beach Soccer Stars 2016 |publisher=beachsoccer.com |access-date=7 November 2017}}</ref> and has been compared to [[The Best FIFA Football Awards|FIFA's The Best]] awards and the [[Ballon d'Or]] in [[association football]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.littlehamptongazette.co.uk/sport/football/kempson-scoops-women-s-beach-soccer-ballon-d-or-1-8232745 |title=Kempson scoops women's beach soccer 'Ballon d'Or' |publisher=Littlehampton Gazette |date=7 November 2017 |access-date=11 November 2017}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://beachsoccer.com/events/beach-soccer-stars-2014 |title=Beach Soccer Stars 2014 |publisher=beachsoccer.com |access-date=7 November 2017 }}</ref>

== BSWW structured tournaments ==
BSWW organises and has an input in many different competitions; the following are regular events that are ongoing:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://issuu.com/remigaichbsww/docs/bsww_overview_2016-17_caa82681e9d6aa|title=BSWW overview 2016-17 |publisher=Beach Soccer Worldwide|date=16 January 2016|access-date=6 November 2017}}</ref>

'''Advisory role:'''
* [[FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup]]
'''Considerable input, with involvement from confederations, under the supervision of FIFA:'''
* [[AFC Beach Soccer Championship]]
* [[Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations]]
* [[CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship]]
* [[CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship]]
* [[OFC Beach Soccer Championship]]
* [[FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA)|FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers (UEFA)]]
* [[Euro Beach Soccer League]]
* [[Euro Beach Soccer Cup]] (formerly)
* [[Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup|Intercontinental Cup]]
* [[BSWW Mundialito|Mundialito]]
* Multiple [[Pro Beach Soccer Tour|BSWW Tour]] exhibition tournaments per year
* [[Persian Beach Soccer Cup]]
* [[Mundialito de Clubes]] 
* [[Euro Winners Cup]] 
* Americas Winners Cup
* [[Women's Euro Winners Cup]] 
* Women's Americas Winners Cup
'''Affiliation only:'''
* [[World Beach Games]]
* [[European Games]]
* [[Asian Beach Games]]
* [[Mediterranean Beach Games]]
* [[South American Beach Games]]
* [[African Beach Games]]

===Current title holders===
{{See also|Portal:Current events/Sports|{{CURRENTYEAR}} in sports#Beach soccer|label2={{CURRENTYEAR}} in beach soccer|{{CURRENTYEAR}} in sports}}
{{For|events postponed or cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic|Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports}}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Competition
| width="1%" rowspan=1 style="background-color:#ffffff;"|
! Year
! Champions
! Title
! Runners-up
| width="1%" rowspan=1 style="background-color:#ffffff;"|
! Next edition<ref name="BSWW">{{cite web |url=https://beachsoccer.com/calendar |title=Full Calendar |website=beachsoccer.com |publisher=Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) |access-date=13 June 2022}}</ref><ref name="Calendar">{{cite web |url=https://beachsoccer.com/2022-beach-soccer-calendar |title=2022 Beach Soccer Calendar |date=3 May 2022 |website=beachsoccer.com |publisher=Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) |access-date=19 June 2022}}</ref>
|-
! colspan=10|Global
|-
| [[FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup]]
| width="1%" rowspan=5 style="background-color:#ffffff;"|
| {{Nowrap|[[2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup|2025]] <small>([[2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup#Final|Final]])</small>}}
| {{beachsoccer|BRA}}
| 6th
| {{beachsoccer|BLR}}
| width="1%" rowspan=5 style="background-color:#ffffff;"|
| [[2027 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup|2027]] <small>([[2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Final|Final]])</small>
|-
| [[World Beach Games]]
| [[Beach soccer at the 2019 World Beach Games – Men's tournament|2019]] <small>([[Beach soccer at the 2019 World Beach Games – Men's tournament#Gold medal match|Final]])</small>
| {{beachsoccer|BRA}}
| 1st
| {{beachsoccer|RUS}}
| [[Beach soccer at the 2027 World Beach Games – Men's tournament|2027]] <small>([[Beach soccer at the 2027 World Beach Games – Men's tournament Final|Final]])</small>
|-
| [[Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup]]
| [[2022 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup|2022]] <small>([[2022 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup#Final|Final]])</small>
| {{beachsoccer|IRN}}
| 4th
| {{beachsoccer|BRA}}
| [[2023 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup|2023]] <small>([[2023 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup Final|Final]])</small>
|-
| [[Mediterranean Beach Games]]
| [[Beach soccer at the 2015 Mediterranean Beach Games|2015]]
| {{beachsoccer|ITA}}
| 1st
| {{beachsoccer|EGY}}
| [[Beach soccer at the 2019 Mediterranean Beach Games|2019]]
|-
| [[BSWW Mundialito]]
| [[2019 BSWW Mundialito|2019]]
| {{beachsoccer|POR}}
| 7th
| {{beachsoccer|SEN}}
| [[2022 BSWW Mundialito|2022]]
|-
! colspan=10|Africa
|-
| [[Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations]]
| width="1%" rowspan=1 style="background-color:#ffffff;"|
| [[2021 Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations|2021]] <small>([[2021 Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations#Final|Final]])</small>
| {{beachsoccer|SEN}}
| 6th
| {{beachsoccer|MOZ}}
| width="1%" rowspan=1 style="background-color:#ffffff;"|
| [[2022 Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations|2022]] <small>([[2021 Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations Final|Final]])</small>
|-
! colspan=10|Asia
|-
| [[AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup]]
| width="1%" rowspan=2 style="background-color:#ffffff;"|
| [[2025 AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup|2025]] <small>([[2025_AFC_Beach_Soccer_Asian_Cup#Final|Final]])</small>
| {{beachsoccer|IRN}}
| 4th
| {{beachsoccer|OMA}}
| width="1%" rowspan=2 style="background-color:#ffffff;"|
| [[2026 AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup|2026]] <small>(<!--[[2026 AFC Beach Soccer Championship#Final|-->Final<!--]]-->)</small>
|-
| [[Asian Beach Games]]
| [[Beach soccer at the 2016 Asian Beach Games|2016]]
| {{Beachsoccer|JPN}}
| 1st
| {{Beachsoccer|OMA}}
| TBA
|-
! colspan=10|North America
|-
| [[CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship]]
| width="1%" rowspan=1 style="background-color:#ffffff;"|
| [[2021 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship|2021]] <small>([[2021 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship#Final|Final]])</small>
| {{beachsoccer|SLV}}
| 2nd
| {{Beachsoccer|USA}}
| width="1%" rowspan=1 style="background-color:#ffffff;"|
| [[2023 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship|2023]] <small>(<!--[[2023 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship Final|-->Final<!--]]-->)</small>
|-
! colspan=10|Oceania
|-
| [[OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup]]
| width="1%" rowspan=1 style="background-color:#ffffff;"|
| [[2019 OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup|2019]] <small>([[2019 OFC Beach Soccer Nations_Cup#Final|Final]])</small>
| {{beachsoccer|TAH}}
| 2nd
| {{beachsoccer|SOL}}
| width="1%" rowspan=1 style="background-color:#ffffff;"|
| [[2023 OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup|2023]] <small>(<!--[[2023 OFC Beach Soccer Nations_Cup#Final|-->Final<!--]]-->)</small>
|-
! colspan=10|South America
|-
| [[South American Beach Games]]
| width="1%" rowspan=2 style="background-color:#ffffff;"|
| [[2023 South American Beach Games|2023]]
| {{beachsoccer|BRA}}
| 5th
| {{beachsoccer|COL}}
| width="1%" rowspan=2 style="background-color:#ffffff;"|
| [[2027 South American Beach Games|2023]]
|-
| [[FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)]]
| [[2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|2021]] <small>([[2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)#Final|Final]])</small>
| {{beachsoccer|BRA}}
| 8th
| {{beachsoccer|URU}}
| [[2023 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|2023]] <small>(<!--[[2023 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) Final|-->Final<!--]]-->)</small>
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Competition
| width="1%" rowspan=1 style="background-color:#ffffff;"|
! Year
! Champions
! Title
! Runners-up
| width="1%" rowspan=1 style="background-color:#ffffff;"|
! Next edition<ref name="BSWW"/><ref name="Calendar" />
|-
! colspan=10|Europe
|-
| [[European Games]]
| width="1%" rowspan=5 style="background-color:#ffffff;"|
| [[Beach soccer at the 2019 European Games|2019]] <small>([[Beach soccer at the 2019 European Games#Gold medal match|Final]])</small>
| {{beachsoccer|POR}}
| 1st
| {{beachsoccer|ESP}}
| width="1%" rowspan=5 style="background-color:#ffffff;"|
| [[Beach soccer at the 2023 European Games|2023]] <small>(<!--[[Beach soccer at the 2023 European Games Final|-->Final<!--]]-->)</small>
|-
| [[Euro Beach Soccer Cup]]
| [[2016 Euro Beach Soccer Cup|2016]]
| {{beachsoccer|POR}}
| 2nd
| {{beachsoccer|ITA}}
|   ---
|-
| [[Euro Beach Soccer League]]
| [[2022 Euro Beach Soccer League|2022]]
| {{beachsoccer|SUI}}
| 2th
| {{beachsoccer|POR}}
| [[2023 Euro Beach Soccer League|2023]]
|-
| [[FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA)]]
| [[2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2021]]
| {{beachsoccer|ESP}}
| 4th
| {{beachsoccer|UKR}}
| [[2023 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2023]]
|-
| World Beach Games qualification (UEFA)
| [[Beach soccer at the 2023 World Beach Games – Qualification (UEFA)|2023]]
| {{beachsoccer|ESP}}
| 1st
| {{beachsoccer|POR}}
| [[Beach soccer at the 2021 World Beach Games qualification (UEFA)|2027]]
|-
! colspan=10|National teams (women)
|-
| Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup
| width="1%" rowspan=2 style="background-color:#ffffff;"|
| [[2019 Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup|2019]]
| {{beachsoccerwomen|RUS}}
| 2nd
| {{beachsoccerwomen|ESP}}
| width="1%" rowspan=2 style="background-color:#ffffff;"|
| [[2022 Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup|2022]]
|-
| [[Women's Euro Beach Soccer League]]
| [[2021 Women's Euro Beach Soccer League|2021]]
| 
| 
| 
| [[2022 Women's Euro Beach Soccer League|2022]]
|-
! colspan=10|Club teams
|-
| [[Mundialito de Clubes]]
| width="1%" rowspan=2 style="background-color:#ffffff;"|
| [[2021 Mundialito de Clubes|2021]]
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[BSC Lokomotiv Moscow|Lokomotiv Moscow]]
| 3rd
| {{flagicon|POR}} [[S.C. Braga (beach soccer)|Braga]]
| width="1%" rowspan=2 style="background-color:#ffffff;"|
| [[2022 Mundialito de Clubes|2022]]
|-
| [[Euro Winners Cup]]
| {{Nowrap|[[2022 Euro Winners Cup|2022]] <small>([[2022 Euro Winners Cup#Final|Final]])</small>}}
| {{flagicon|POR}} Benfica Loures
| 1st
| {{flagicon|POR}} [[S.C. Braga (beach soccer)|Braga]]
| [[2023 Euro Winners Cup|2023]] <small>(<!--[[2023 Euro Winners Cup Final|-->Final<!--]]-->)</small>
|-
! colspan=10|Club teams (women)
|-
| [[Women's Euro Winners Cup]]
| width="1%" rowspan=1 style="background-color:#ffffff;"|
| [[2022 Women's Euro Winners Cup|2022]]
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Bonaire Terrassa
| 1st
| {{flagicon|ESP}} San Javier
| width="1%" rowspan=1 style="background-color:#ffffff;"|
| [[2023 Women's Euro Winners Cup|2023]]
|}

==Teams==
National teams with year of first international game:
===Men===
# {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Brazil national beach soccer team]] (1993)
# {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Argentina national beach soccer team]] (1993)
# {{flagicon|USA}} [[United States men's national beach soccer team]] (1993)
# {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Italy national beach soccer team]] (1993)
# {{flagicon|CHI}} [[Chile national beach soccer team]] (1994)
# {{flagicon|URU}} [[Uruguay national beach soccer team]] (1994)
# {{flagicon|NED}} [[Netherlands national beach soccer team]] (1995)
# {{flagicon|GER}} [[Germany national beach soccer team]] (1995)
# {{flagicon|ENG}} [[England national beach soccer team]] (1995)
# {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Mexico national beach soccer team]] (1995)
# {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Japan national beach soccer team]] (1995)
# {{flagicon|KOR}} [[South Korea national beach soccer team]] (1995)
# {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Canada national beach soccer team]] (1995)
# {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Russia national beach soccer team]] (1996)
# {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Denmark national beach soccer team]] (1996)
# {{flagicon|FRA}} [[France national beach soccer team]] (1996)
# {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Spain national beach soccer team]] (1996)
# {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Belgium national beach soccer team]] (1996)
# {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Malaysia national beach soccer team]] (1996)
# {{flagicon|YUG}} [[Serbia national beach soccer team|Yugoslavia national beach soccer team]] (1996)
# {{flagicon|POR}} [[Portugal national beach soccer team]] (1996)
# {{flagicon|PER}} [[Peru national beach soccer team]] (1998)
# {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Switzerland national beach soccer team]] (1998)
# {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Austria national beach soccer team]] (1998)
# {{flagicon|NGR}} [[Nigeria national beach soccer team]] (1998)
# {{flagicon|PAR}} [[Paraguay national beach soccer team]] (1999)
# {{flagicon|RSA}} [[South Africa national beach soccer team]] (1999)
# {{flagicon|VEN}} [[Venezuela national beach soccer team]] (2000)
# {{flagicon|TUR}} [[Turkey national beach soccer team]] (2000)
# {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Ireland national beach soccer team]] (2001)
# {{flagicon|THA}} [[Thailand national beach soccer team]] (2002)
# {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Norway national beach soccer team]] (2002)
# {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Greece national beach soccer team]] (2003)
# {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Sweden national beach soccer team]] (2004)
# {{flagicon|POL}} [[Poland national beach soccer team]] (2004)
# {{flagicon|MON}} [[Monaco national beach soccer team]] (2004)
# {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Ukraine national beach soccer team]] (2005)
# {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Hungary national beach soccer team]] (2005)
# {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Australia national beach soccer team]] (2005)
# {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Czech Republic national beach soccer team]] (2006)
# {{flagicon|CRC}} [[Costa Rica national beach soccer team]] (2006)
# {{flagicon|IRI}} [[Iran national beach soccer team]] (2006)
# {{flagicon|CHN}} [[China national beach soccer team]] (2006)
# {{flagicon|PHI}} [[Philippines national beach soccer team]] (2006)
# {{flagicon|UAE}} [[United Arab Emirates national beach soccer team]] (2006)
# {{flagicon|BHR}} [[Bahrain national beach soccer team]] (2006)
# {{flagicon|MNE}} [[Montenegro national beach soccer team]] (2006)
# {{flagicon|SOL}} [[Solomon Islands national beach soccer team]] (2006)
# {{flagicon|COK}} [[Cook Islands national beach soccer team]] (2006)
# {{flagicon|TAH}} [[Tahiti national beach soccer team]] (2006)
# {{flagicon|VAN}} [[Vanuatu national beach soccer team]] (2006)
# {{flagicon|JAM}} [[Jamaica national beach soccer team]] (2006)
# {{flagicon|EGY}} [[Egypt national beach soccer team]] (2006)
# {{flagicon|MAR}} [[Morocco national beach soccer team]] (2006)
# {{flagicon|CMR}} [[Cameroon national beach soccer team]] (2006)
# {{flagicon|CIV}} [[Ivory Coast national beach soccer team]] (2006)
# {{flagicon|REU}} [[Réunion national beach soccer team]] (2006)
# {{flagicon|MAD}} [[Madagascar national beach soccer team]] (2006)
# {{flagicon|SEN}} [[Senegal national beach soccer team]] (2006)
# {{flagicon|ISR}} [[Israel national beach soccer team]] (2007)
# {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Bulgaria national beach soccer team]] (2007)
# {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Romania national beach soccer team]] (2007)
# {{flagicon|EST}} [[Estonia national beach soccer team]] (2007)
# {{flagicon|CPV}} [[Cape Verde national beach soccer team]] (2007)
# {{flagicon|MOZ}} [[Mozambique national beach soccer team]] (2007)
# {{flagicon|IND}} [[India national beach soccer team]] (2007)
# {{flagicon|SLV}} [[El Salvador national beach soccer team]] (2007)
# {{flagicon|NZL}} [[New Zealand national beach soccer team]] (2007)
# {{flagicon|AZE}} [[Azerbaijan national beach soccer team]] (2008)
# {{flagicon|UZB}} [[Uzbekistan national beach soccer team]] (2008)
# {{flagicon|LAT}} [[Latvia national beach soccer team]] (2008)
# {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Slovakia national beach soccer team]] (2008)
# {{flagicon|AND}} [[Andorra national beach soccer team]] (2008)
# {{flagicon|GEO}} [[Georgia national beach soccer team]] (2008)
# {{flagicon|LTU}} [[Lithuania national beach soccer team]] (2008)
# {{flagicon|KUW}} [[Kuwait national beach soccer team]] (2008)
# {{flagicon|OMA}} [[Oman national beach soccer team]] (2008)
# {{flagicon|LBA}} [[Libya national beach soccer team]] (2008)
# {{flagicon|ALG}} [[Algeria national beach soccer team]] (2008)
# {{flagicon|YEM}} [[Yemen national beach soccer team]] (2008)
# {{flagicon|INA}} [[Indonesia national beach soccer team]] (2008)
# {{flagicon|TLS}} [[Timor-Leste national beach soccer team]] (2008)
# {{flagicon|VIE}} [[Vietnam national beach soccer team]] (2008)
# {{flagicon|LAO}} [[Laos national beach soccer team]] (2008)
# {{flagicon|BRU}} [[Brunei national beach soccer team]] (2008)
# {{flagicon|MYA}} [[Myanmar national beach soccer team]] (2008)
# {{flagicon|QAT}} [[Qatar national beach soccer team]] (2008)
# {{flagicon|MRI}} [[Mauritius national beach soccer team]] (2008)
# {{flagicon|ECU}} [[Ecuador national beach soccer team]] (2009)
# {{flagicon|FIJ}} [[Fiji national beach soccer team]] (2009)
# {{flagicon|MDA}} [[Moldova national beach soccer team]] (2009)
# {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Finland national beach soccer team]] (2009)
# {{flagicon|COL}} [[Colombia national beach soccer team]] (2009)
# {{flagicon|SOM}} [[Somalia national beach soccer team]] (2009) ?
# {{flagicon|SYR}} [[Syria national beach soccer team]] (2010)
# {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Saudi Arabia national beach soccer team]] (2010)
# {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Kazakhstan national beach soccer team]] (2010)
# {{flagicon|PLE}} [[Palestine national beach soccer team]] (2010)
# {{flagicon|JOR}} [[Jordan national beach soccer team]] (2010)
# {{flagicon|GUA}} [[Guatemala national beach soccer team]] (2010)
# {{flagicon|LBN}} [[Lebanon national beach soccer team]] (2010)
# {{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Iraq national beach soccer team]] (2011)
# {{flagicon|BAN}} [[Bangladesh national beach soccer team]] (2011)
# {{flagicon|NEP}} [[Nepal national beach soccer team]] (2011)
# {{flagicon|MDV}} [[Maldives national beach soccer team]] (2011)
# {{flagicon|SRI}} [[Sri Lanka national beach soccer team]] (2011)
# {{flagicon|AFG}} [[Afghanistan national beach soccer team]] (2012)
# {{flagicon|DOM}} [[Dominican Republic national beach soccer team]] (2012)
# {{flagicon|ALB}} [[Albania national beach soccer team]] (2012)
# {{flagicon|NCL}} [[New Caledonia national beach soccer team]] (2013)
# {{flagicon|PUR}} [[Puerto Rico national beach soccer team]] (2013)
# {{flagicon|TRI}} [[Trinidad and Tobago national beach soccer team]] (2013)
# {{flagicon|ZAN}} [[Zanzibar national beach soccer team]] (2014) Unofficial
# {{flagicon|UGA}} [[Uganda national beach soccer team]] (2014)
# {{flagicon|BOL}} [[Bolivia national beach soccer team]] (2014)
# {{flagicon|KEN}} [[Kenya national beach soccer team]] (2015)
# {{flagicon|GHA}} [[Ghana national beach soccer team]] (2015)
# {{flagicon|SEY}} [[Seychelles national beach soccer team]] (2015)
# {{flagicon|BLZ}} [[Belize national beach soccer team]] (2015)
# {{flagicon|PAN}} [[Panama national beach soccer team]] (2015)
# {{flagicon|ATG}} [[Antigua and Barbuda national beach soccer team]] (2015)
# {{flagicon|BRB}} [[Barbados national beach soccer team]] (2015)
# {{flagicon|GLP|local}} [[Guadeloupe national beach soccer team]] (2015)
# {{flagicon|TCA}} [[Turks and Caicos Islands national beach soccer team]] (2015)
# {{flagicon|VIR}} [[U.S. Virgin Islands national beach soccer team]] (2015)
# {{flagicon|MLT}} [[Malta national beach soccer team]] (2015)
# {{flagicon|GUY}} [[Guyana national beach soccer team]] (2017)
# {{flagicon|BOE}} [[Bonaire national beach soccer team]] (2019)
# {{flagicon|KGZ}} [[Kyrgyzstan national beach soccer team]] (2019)
# {{flagicon|MWI}} [[Malawi national beach soccer team]] (2022)
# {{flagicon|TAN}} [[Tanzania national beach soccer team]] (?)
# {{flagicon|TUN}} [[Tunisia national beach soccer team]] (?)
# {{flagicon|BDI}} [[Burundi national beach soccer team]] (?)
# {{flagicon|COM}} [[Comoros national beach soccer team]] (?)
# {{flagicon|DJI}} [[Djibouti national beach soccer team]] (?)
# {{flagicon|LBR}} [[Liberia national beach soccer team]] (?)
# {{flagicon|MLI}} [[Mali national beach soccer team]] (?)
# {{flagicon|SUD}} [[Sudan national beach soccer team]] (?)
# {{flagicon|COD}} [[DR Congo national beach soccer team]] (?)
# {{flagicon|TON}} [[Tonga national beach soccer team]] (?)
# {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Croatia national beach soccer team]] (?)
# {{flagicon|EQG}} [[Equatorial Guinea national beach soccer team]] (?)

===Women===
# {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Switzerland women's national beach soccer team]] (2009)
# {{flagicon|GER}} [[Germany women's national beach soccer team]] (2009)
# {{flagicon|POR}} [[Portugal women's national beach soccer team]] (2010)
# {{flagicon|HAI}} [[Haiti women's national beach soccer team]] (2010)
# {{flagicon|DOM}} [[Dominican Republic women's national beach soccer team]] (2010)
# {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Italy women's national beach soccer team]] (2011)
# {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Czech Republic women's national beach soccer team]] (2011)
# {{flagicon|BAH}} [[Bahamas women's national beach soccer team]] (2012)
# {{flagicon|TCA}} [[Turks & Caicos Islands women's national beach soccer team]] (2012)
# {{flagicon|ENG}} [[England women's national beach soccer team]] (2014)
# {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Greece women's national beach soccer team]] (2016)
# {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Spain women's national beach soccer team]] (2016)
# {{flagicon|NED}} [[Netherlands women's national beach soccer team]] (2016)
# {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Mexico women's national beach soccer team]] (2017)
# {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Russia women's national beach soccer team]] (2018)
# {{flagicon|ALG}} [[Algeria women's national beach soccer team]] (2019)
# {{flagicon|CPV}} [[Cape Verde women's national beach soccer team]] (2019)
# {{flagicon|BLR}} [[Belarus women's national beach soccer team]] (2019)
# {{flagicon|SLV}} [[El Salvador women's national beach soccer team]] (2019)
# {{flagicon|USA}} [[United States women's national beach soccer team]] (2019)
# {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Brazil women's national beach soccer team]] (2019)
# {{flagicon|PAR}} [[Paraguay women's national beach soccer team]] (2019)
# {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Argentina women's national beach soccer team]] (2019)
# {{flagicon|CHI}} [[Chile women's national beach soccer team]] (2019)
# {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Ukraine women's national beach soccer team]] (2021)
# {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Sweden women's national beach soccer team]] (2022)
# {{flagicon|TRI}} [[Trinidad and Tobago women's national beach soccer team]] (2022)
# {{flagicon|POL}} [[Poland women's national beach soccer team]] (2022)

== Rankings ==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; float: right; margin-left: 1em"
|-
|colspan=5 align="center"|'''Top 10 Rankings – January 2022'''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://beachsoccer.com/rankings#3398 |title=Ranking - Men's National Teams |publisher=Beach Soccer Worldwide |access-date=5 May 2022}}</ref>
|-  
!Rank||Change||Team||Points||Confederation
|- 
|align="right"|1
| align="center"|{{steady}} || {{beachsoccer|RUS}} || align="right"|4032|| align="center" style="background:#d9edf4;"|[[UEFA]]
|- 
|align="right"|2
| align="center"|{{steady}} || {{beachsoccer|POR}} || align="right"|3042|| align="center" style="background:#d9edf4;"|[[UEFA]]
|- 
|align="right"|3
| align="center"|{{steady}} || {{beachsoccer|BRA}} || align="right"|2523|| align="center" style="background:#c0f8c0;"|[[CONMEBOL]]
|- 
|align="right"|4
| align="center"|{{steady}} || {{beachsoccer|JPN}} || align="right"|2404|| align="center" style="background:#FF66FF;"|[[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
|-
|align="right"|5
| align="center"|{{increase}} || {{beachsoccer|SEN}} || align="right"|2257|| align="center" style="background:#fed9a5;"|[[Confederation of African Football|CAF]]
|- 
|align="right"|6
| align="center"|{{decrease}} || {{beachsoccer|ESP}} || align="right"|2249|| align="center" style="background:#d9edf4;"|[[UEFA]]
|- 
|align="right"|7
| align="center"|{{steady}} || {{beachsoccer|SUI}} || align="right"|2234|| align="center" style="background:#d9edf4;"|[[UEFA]]
|- 
|align="right"|8
| align="center"|{{steady}} || {{beachsoccer|ITA}} || align="right"|1975|| align="center" style="background:#d9edf4;"|[[UEFA]]
|- 
|align="right"|9
| align="center"|{{steady}} || {{beachsoccer|URU}} || align="right"|1380|| align="center" style="background:#c0f8c0;"|[[CONMEBOL]]
|-
|align="right"|10
| align="center"|{{steady}} || {{beachsoccer|PAR}} || align="right"|1322|| align="center" style="background:#c0f8c0;"|[[CONMEBOL]]
|}
{{main article|BSWW World Rankings}}
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.plazovakopana.cz/clanky/reprezentace/bsww-aktualni-zebricek-evropskych-zemi-2010.html |title=BSWW - aktuální žebříček evropských zemí 2010 |publisher=plazovakopana.cz |date=2010 |access-date=27 April 2016 |language=cs |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317185020/https://www.plazovakopana.cz/clanky/reprezentace/bsww-aktualni-zebricek-evropskych-zemi-2010.html |archive-date=March 17, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.beachsoccer.com/news/27-teams-in-4-groups-will-take-part-in-the-european-qualifier|title=27 teams in 4 groups will take part in the European Qualifier|publisher=beachsoccer.com|date=23 June 2010|access-date=27 April 2016}}</ref> However, in 2014, BSWW created the first world ranking table based on a similar system to [[FIFA World Ranking|FIFA's world ranking]] for association football national teams.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.beachsoccer.com/ranking/overall|title=BSWW Beach Soccer rankings As per December 2015|publisher=beachsoccer.com|access-date=28 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170707145944/http://www.beachsoccer.com/ranking/overall|archive-date=7 July 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Sponsors ==
{{Updated|June 2022}}

'''Official Global Partners:'''
* [[Genius Sports]]
* Iqoniq
* [[Puma (brand)|Puma]]
* RealFevr
'''Official partners:'''
* Nostra
* [[United Nations Alliance of Civilizations]] (UNAOC)
* Universo Mujer
'''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:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://beachsoccer.com/foundation|title=The Beach Soccer Foundation|publisher=beachsoccer.com |access-date=28 April 2016}}</ref>

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

==History Results Database==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20210816015743/http://theroonba.com/beach93.htm beach SOCCER RESULTS] (1993-2019)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20201204114526/https://beachsoccer.com/results Beach Soccer Worldwide] (1993-2020)
* [https://beachsoccer.com/results All-time results] (2021-Ongoing)
* [https://theroonba.com/beachsoccer/men/2023.html The Roon Ba] (2010-2023)
* [https://theroonba.com/beachsoccer/women/2023.html The Roon Ba] (2010-2023)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20221208221040/https://theroonba.com/archive/index.html The Roon Ba] (2010-2020)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20171217164102/https://www.fifa.com/ Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) - FIFA.com] (Results in Team Profile)

== References ==
{{reflist|3}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|beachsoccer.com}}
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* [https://twitter.com/BeachSoccer_WW Beach Soccer Worldwide] on Twitter
* [https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/beachsoccerworldcup FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup] on FIFA

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