England women's national beach soccer team

England
Nickname(s) "Three Lionesses", "The Lionesses"
Association England Beach Soccer Ltd
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Perry Northeast
Captain Sarah Kempson
FIFA code ENG


First colours


Second colours


Third colours
First international
 England 2–6 Switzerland  
(Manchester, England; 20 June 2014)[1]
Biggest win
 England 8–1 Czech Republic 
(Ryde, England; 30 June 2018)
Biggest defeat
 England 2–6 Switzerland  
(Manchester, England; 20 June 2014)[1][2]h
  Switzerland 9–5 England 
(Espinho, Portugal; 23 July 2014)
 England 0–4 Spain 
(Nazaré, Portugal; 7 July 2018)
Euro Beach Soccer Cup
Appearances 3 (first in 2016)
Best result Winners (2017)

The England women's national beach soccer team represents England in international women's beach soccer competitions and is controlled by England Beach Soccer — independent of the governing body of football in England, The Football Association. The team was created in 2012,[3] winning their first trophy, the Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup, in 2017.[4]

Current squad

As of July 2017 (Chosen for the 2017 Euro Beach Soccer Cup)

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 England GK Lucy Quinn
2 England MF Katie James
3 England MF Shannon Sievwright
4 England MF Nadine Bazan
5 England DF Hannah Short
No. Position Player
6 England GK Jade Widdowson
7 England MF Sarah Kempson (captain)
8 England DF Rebecca Barron
9 England FW Gemma Hillier
10 England FW Molly Clark

Competitive record

Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup

Year Round Result Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD
Portugal 2016Third place play-offFourth Place310021514+1
Portugal 2017 Final Champions3 3 0 0 0 14 7 +7
Portugal 2018Third place play-offFourth Place31002812–4
Total1 title3/3950043733+4

Results and fixtures

The team's first international match took place on 20 June 2014, as part of ITV's Fever Pitch, a companion to the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[1][2]

23 July 2014 3-Nation TournamentSwitzerland  9–5 EnglandEspinho, Portugal
24 July 2014 3-Nation TournamentPortugal 5–2 EnglandEspinho, Portugal
21 August 2015 FriendlySwitzerland  6–4 EnglandArosa, Switzerland
30 July 2016 2016 Euro Beach Soccer CupEngland 5–3 GreeceCarcavelos, Portugal
31 July 2016 2016 Euro Beach Soccer Cup, 3rd placePortugal 6–6 (a.e.t.)
(2–0 p)		 EnglandCarcavelos, Portugal
8 July 2017 2017 Euro Beach Soccer CupEngland 4–3 NetherlandsNazaré, Portugal
30 June 2018 FriendlyEngland 8–1 Czech RepublicRyde, England
1 July 2018 FriendlyEngland 8–4 Czech RepublicRyde, England

*unofficial opposition

References

  1. 1 2 3 "ITV Fever Pitch - Manchester". Beach Soccer Worldwide. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Swiss Ladies spoil England Ladies international debut". 20 June 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "Footballers hit the beach, but not for a holiday". 19 June 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "England claim European crown!". beachsoccer.com. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
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