Tournament details | |
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Host country | Spain |
Dates | 15 February - 17 February 2002 |
Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Portugal (3rd title) |
Runners-up | Spain |
Third place | France |
Fourth place | Italy |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 12 |
Goals scored | 138 (11.5 per match) |
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The 2002 Euro Beach Soccer Cup was the fourth Euro Beach Soccer Cup, one of Europe's two major beach soccer championships at the time, held in February 2002, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Portugal won the championship, claiming their second successive title and third overall, with hosts Spain finishing second. France beat Italy in the third place playoff to finish third and fourth respectively.
Eight teams participated in the tournament who played in a straightforward knockout tournament, starting with the quarterfinals, with extra matches deciding the nations who finished in fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth place.[1]