2002 Euro Beach Soccer Cup

2002 Euro Beach Soccer Cup
Tournament details
Host countrySpain
Dates15 February - 17 February 2002
Teams8 (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 played12
Goals scored138 (11.5 per match)
2001
2003

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]