2001 Euro Beach Soccer League

2001 Euro Beach Soccer League
Tournament details
Dates1 June – 2 September
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)7 (in 7 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Spain (3rd title)
Runners-up Portugal
Third place Italy
Fourth place France
Tournament statistics
Matches played40
Goals scored441 (11.03 per match)
Top scorer(s)Portugal Madjer
Best player(s)Spain Amarelle
Best goalkeeperSpain Roberto Valeiro
2000
2002
Locations of the events of the 2001 Euro Beach Soccer League
Stage events
Superfinal

The 2001 Euro Beach Soccer League, was the fourth edition of the Euro Beach Soccer League (EBSL), the premier beach soccer competition contested between European men's national teams, known as the European Pro Beach Soccer League at the time, occurring annually since its establishment in 1998. The league was organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) between June 1 and September 2, 2001 in seven different nations across Europe.

This season, whilst the teams remained part of one overall cohort, they were split into two groups. Meanwhile, the concept of a regular season and post-season system was introduced. Each team competed in their respective group to try and earn a place in the season-finale and title-deciding event, the Superfinal.[1]

Spain entered the competition as two-time defending champions and successfully defended their title, to win their third European crown.[2][3]

The league also doubled as the qualification process for the 2002 Beach Soccer World Championship. The nations finishing in first, second and third place qualified.[4]

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  2. ^ "Spain is the champion of the EPBSL 2001". beachsoccer.com. 2 September 2001. Archived from the original on 27 June 2002. Retrieved 7 April 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ "LIGA EUROPEIA: PORTUGAL PERDE (3-2) COM ESPANHA NA FINAL" (in Portuguese). record.pt. 2 September 2002. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
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