2006 Euro Beach Soccer Cup

2006 Euro Beach Soccer Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Italy
Dates	26–28 May 2006
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Portugal (6th title)
Runners-up	France
Third place	Italy
Fourth place	Switzerland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Goals scored	109 (9.08 per match)

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 play off to finish third and fourth respectively.

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

Participating nations

•  Austria
•  France
•  Germany
•  Hungary
•  Italy
•  Portugal
•  Spain
•   Switzerland

Matches

Main tournament

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	26 May 2006
	France	4
					27 May 2006
	Hungary	2
					France (pen.)	5
	26 May 2006
					Italy	5
	Italy	8
									28 May 2006
	Austria	1
									France	8
	26 May 2006
									Portugal	9
	Portugal	5
					27 May 2006
	Germany	2
					Portugal (pen.)	6
	26 May 2006
					Switzerland	6			Third place
	Switzerland	5
									28 May 2006
	Spain	4
									Italy	6
									Switzerland	4

Fifth to eighth place deciding matches

The following matches took place between the losing nations in the quarter finals to determine the final standings of the nations finishing in fifth to eighth place. The semi finals took place on the same day of the semi finals of the main tournament and the play offs took place on the day of the final.

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

Winners

2006 Euro Beach Soccer Cup Winners:
Portugal Sixth title

Final standings

Rank	Team
1	Portugal
2	France
3	Italy
4	Switzerland
5	Spain
6	Hungary
7	Austria
8	Germany

References