2025 Euro Winners Cup Host country Portugal Dates 8–15 June Teams 36 (from 1 confederation) Venue(s) 4 (in 1 host city) Champions Catania (1st title) Runners-up Kfar QassemThird place TSOR MogilevFourth place Marbella
International football competition
Origins of the clubs in the
2025 Euro Winners Cup group stage.
Groups key:
A;
B;
C;
D;
E;
F;
G;
H;
I.
The 2025 Euro Winners Cup was the thirteenth edition of the Euro Winners Cup (EWC), an annual continental beach soccer tournament for men's top-division European clubs. The championship is widely viewed as beach soccer's rudimentary version of the better known UEFA Champions League in its parent sport, association football .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
Organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW), the tournament was held in Nazaré , Portugal , from 8 to 15 June.[ 9]
The event began with a round robin group stage. At its conclusion, the best teams progressed to the knockout stage, a series of single elimination games to determine the winners, starting with the Round of 16 and ending with the final. Consolation matches were also played to determine other final rankings.
Braga were the defending champions but did not enter this year due to the club's activities being put on indefinite hiatus in October 2024.[ 10] The title was won by Italian club Catania, who claimed their first title.[ 11]
Qualification for the competition is similar to the UEFA Champions League , whereby clubs qualify via their country’s national beach soccer league (being a country which is a member association of UEFA ).
The exact number of clubs which qualify from each association depends on the perceived "strength" of their country’s league. BSWW determine the strength of each league by analysing the performance of all clubs in the EWC on a country-by-country basis over the previous five editions; a points-based ranking is produced from the data. From the most recent edition of their respective leagues, the best performing nations in the ranking are permitted to enter multiple top placing clubs (being their league champions and one or more runners-up), whilst the worst performing are allowed to enter just one club (being their league champions).[ 12] [ 13] This is similar in concept to that of the UEFA coefficient ranking .
Eligible clubs may choose not to, or are unable to participate. Thus, in reality, some countries fill their quota with clubs placed lower down in their league, don’t claim all their slots, sometimes fill none of their slots at all, and sometimes unclaimed slots are transferred to other associations at the discretion of BSWW.
36 clubs from 24 different nations enter the event.[ 14]
In accordance with sanctions imposed by FIFA and UEFA in 2022 in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine ,[ 15] [ 16] [ 17] [ 18] clubs from Russia remain banned from entering this year.
Key: H: Host club \ TH: Title holders \ Chl: Qualified as winners or runners-up of the 2024 Euro Winners Challenge
All group winners, along with the best runners-up, progress to the round of 16.
The worst four runners-up progress to a play-off round to decide the final two round of 16 berths.
All third-placed and fourth-placed teams are consigned to a set of consolation matches to determine final placements.
Key
Qualification to the round of 16 Qualification to the play-off round Consigned to placement matches Withdrew; opponents awarded walkovers
Pos
Team
Pld
W
W+
WP
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Rosh HaAyin
3
3
0
0
0
25
10
+15
9
2
O Sótão (H)
3
2
0
0
1
12
9
+3
6
3
Zeeland
3
0
1
0
2
9
15
−6
2
4
Gümüldür Spor
3
0
0
0
3
6
18
−12
0
8 June
Zeeland
3–8
Rosh HaAyin
8 June
Gümüldür Spor
1–3
O Sótão
9 June
Rosh HaAyin
10–1
Gümüldür Spor
9 June
O Sótão
3–1
Zeeland
10 June
Zeeland
5–4 (a.e.t.)
Gümüldür Spor
10 June
O Sótão
6–7
Rosh HaAyin
Pos
Team
Pld
W
W+
WP
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Pisa
3
3
0
0
0
14
2
+12
9
2
Pafos
3
2
0
0
1
9
5
+4
6
3
Sesimbra
3
1
0
0
2
5
9
−4
3
4
Batumi
3
0
0
0
3
3
15
−12
0
8 June
Sesimbra
0–3
Pafos
8 June
Batumi
0–6
Pisa
9 June
Pafos
5–2
Batumi
9 June
Pisa
5–1
Sesimbra
10 June
Sesimbra
4–1
Batumi
10 June
Pisa
3–1
Pafos
Pos
Team
Pld
W
W+
WP
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Sunrise Kyiv
3
3
0
0
0
23
5
+18
9
2
GRAP
3
2
0
0
1
15
11
+4
6
3
Malaysari
3
1
0
0
2
7
20
−13
3
4
Nistru Chișinău
3
0
0
0
3
0
9
−9
0
8 June
Sunrise Kyiv
3–0 w/o
Nistru Chișinău
8 June
Malaysari
3–8
GRAP
9 June
Nistru Chișinău
0–3 w/o
Malaysari
9 June
GRAP
4–8
Sunrise Kyiv
10 June
Sunrise Kyiv
12–1
Malaysari
10 June
GRAP
3–0 w/o
Nistru Chișinău
Pos
Team
Pld
W
W+
WP
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Catania
3
2
1
0
0
29
3
+26
8
2
Napoli Patron
3
2
0
0
1
16
4
+12
6
3
Hertha Berlin
3
1
0
0
2
6
23
−17
3
4
Hobby
3
0
0
0
3
3
24
−21
0
8 June
Hobby
1–5
Napoli Patron
8 June
Hertha Berlin
0–13
Catania
9 June
Napoli Patron
10–1
Hertha Berlin
9 June
Catania
14–2
Hobby
10 June
Hobby
0–5
Hertha Berlin
10 June
Catania
2–1 (a.e.t.)
Napoli Patron
Pos
Team
Pld
W
W+
WP
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Kfar Qassem
3
3
0
0
0
29
7
+22
9
2
Leixões
3
2
0
0
1
13
11
+2
6
3
Slavia Prague
3
1
0
0
2
11
22
−11
3
4
KFUM Stavanger
3
0
0
0
3
9
22
−13
0
8 June
Slavia Prague
1–5
Leixões
8 June
KFUM Stavanger
1–10
Kfar Qassem
9 June
Leixões
6–4
KFUM Stavanger
9 June
Kfar Qassem
13–4
Slavia Prague
10 June
Slavia Prague
6–4
KFUM Stavanger
10 June
Kfar Qassem
6–2
Leixões
Pos
Team
Pld
W
W+
WP
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
TSOR Mogilev
3
2
0
0
1
18
6
+12
6
2
Copenhagen
3
2
0
0
1
13
10
+3
6
3
Bavaria Beach Bazis
3
1
1
0
1
14
12
+2
5
4
Hamrun
3
0
0
0
3
6
23
−17
0
8 June
TSOR Mogilev
5–1
Copenhagen
8 June
Hamrun
3–7
Bavaria Beach Bazis
9 June
Copenhagen
7–3
Hamrun
9 June
Bavaria Beach Bazis
5–4 (a.e.t.)
TSOR Mogilev
10 June
TSOR Mogilev
9–0
Hamrun
10 June
Bavaria Beach Bazis
2–5
Copenhagen
Pos
Team
Pld
W
W+
WP
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Málaga
3
3
0
0
0
23
4
+19
9
2
Rostocker Robben
3
2
0
0
1
13
8
+5
6
3
Montpellier
3
1
0
0
2
18
12
+6
3
4
Hustý
3
0
0
0
3
5
35
−30
0
8 June
Hustý
2–7
Rostocker Robben
8 June
Montpellier
2–5
Málaga
9 June
Rostocker Robben
5–3
Montpellier
9 June
Málaga
15–1
Hustý
10 June
Hustý
2–13
Montpellier
10 June
Málaga
3–1
Rostocker Robben
Pos
Team
Pld
W
W+
WP
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
SK Augur
3
2
0
0
1
21
12
+9
6
2
Recreativo de Huelva
3
2
0
0
1
18
10
+8
6
3
Marseille Minots
3
2
0
0
1
17
16
+1
6
4
Portsmouth
3
0
0
0
3
6
24
−18
0
8 June
Portsmouth
1–9
Recreativo de Huelva
8 June
SK Augur
9–5
Marseille Minots
9 June
Recreativo de Huelva
5–4
SK Augur
9 June
Marseille Minots
7–3
Portsmouth
10 June
Portsmouth
2–8
SK Augur
10 June
Marseille Minots
5–4
Recreativo de Huelva
Pos
Team
Pld
W
W+
WP
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Marseille BT
3
3
0
0
0
10
4
+6
9
2
Marbella
3
1
1
0
1
11
8
+3
5
3
Vybor
3
1
0
0
2
9
9
0
3
4
Spartak Varna
3
0
0
0
3
0
9
−9
0
8 June
Marbella
2–4
Marseille BT
8 June
Spartak Varna
0–3 w/o
Vybor
9 June
Marseille BT
3–0 w/o
Spartak Varna
9 June
Vybor
4–6 (a.e.t.)
Marbella
10 June
Marbella
3–0 w/o
Spartak Varna
10 June
Vybor
2–3
Marseille BT
Matches take place on 11 June.
33rd place
Hobby
2–6
Hustý
31st place
Hamrun
0–3 w/o
Portsmouth
29th place
Batumi
6–1
KFUM Stavanger
27th place
Zeeland
1–7
Gümüldür Spor
25th place
Malaysari
2–6
Hertha Berlin
23rd place
Sesimbra
5–2
Slavia Prague
21st place
Montpellier
5–4
Vybor
19th place
Marseille Minots
5–0
Bavaria Beach Bazis
The two winners qualify for the Round of 16.
Play-offs for Round of 16 Qualified for Round of 16 11 June; Report Copenhagen1 Marbella Marbella6 11 June; Report O Sótão7 O Sótão Leixões1
17th place match 12 June; Report Copenhagen7 Leixões6
The draw for the round of 16 took place on 11 June.
Round of 16 losers placement Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semi-finals Final 12 June; Report TSOR Mogilev5 15th place – 13 June; Report 13 June; Report GRAP2 GRAP2 TSOR Mogilev4 12 June; Report Pafos5 Rosh HaAyin2 Rosh HaAyin6 14 June; Report Rostocker Robben2 TSOR Mogilev2 12 June; Report Catania7 Catania4 13th place – 13 June; Report 13 June; Report Recreativo de Huelva2 O Sótão5 Catania3 12 June; Report Rostocker Robben3 Sunrise Kyiv2 Sunrise Kyiv5 15 June; Report Napoli Patron2 Catania6 12 June; Report Kfar Qassem1 Marseille BT2 11th place – 13 June; Report 13 June; Report O Sótão1 SK Augur (p ) 3 (3) Marseille BT2 3rd place match 12 June; Report Recreativo de Huelva3 (0) Kfar Qassem6 15 June; Report Kfar Qassem5 14 June; Report TSOR Mogilev (p ) 2 (5) Pafos0 Kfar Qassem7 Marbella2 (4) 12 June; Report Marbella3 Málaga5 (2) 9th place – 13 June; Report 13 June; Report Marbella (p ) 5 (3) Málaga3 Marbella4 5th–8th semi-finals 5th place match 12 June; Report Napoli Patron1 Pisa3 14 June; Report Pisa4 Rosh HaAyin6 SK Augur2 15 June; Report Sunrise Kyiv5 Rosh HaAyin6 14 June; Report Marseille BT5 Marseille BT6 Pisa4 7th place match 15 June; Report Sunrise Kyiv3 Pisa4
Rank
Team
Result
Catania
Champions (1st title)
Kfar Qassem
Runners-up
TSOR Mogilev
Third place
4
Marbella
5
Rosh HaAyin
Eliminated in the Quarter-finals
6
Marseille BT
7
Pisa
8
Sunrise Kyiv
9
Málaga
Eliminated in the Round of 16
10
Napoli Patron
11
SK Augur
12
Recreativo de Huelva
13
O Sótão
14
Rostocker Robben
15
Pafos
16
GRAP
17
Copenhagen
Eliminated in the Play-off Round
18
Leixões
19
Marseille Minots
Eliminated in the Group Stage
20
Bavaria Beach Bazis
21
Montpellier
22
Vybor
23
Sesimbra
24
Slavia Prague
25
Hertha Berlin
26
Malaysari
27
Gümüldür Spor
28
Zeeland
29
Batumi
30
KFUM Stavanger
31
Portsmouth
32
Hamrun
33
Hustý
34
Hobby
—
Nistru Chișinău
Withdrew
Spartak Varna
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