| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2 June – 27 August |
| Teams | 14 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 10 (in 10 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Spain (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  Portugal |
| Third place |  Poland |
| Fourth place |  Italy |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 91 |
| Goals scored | 708 (7.78 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Madjer |
| Best player(s) | Madjer |
| Best goalkeeper | Roberto Valeiro |
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The 2006 Euro Beach Soccer League, was the ninth edition of the Euro Beach Soccer League (EBSL), the premier beach soccer competition contested between European men's national teams, occurring annually since its establishment in 1998. The league was organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) between June 2 and August 27, 2006, in eight different nations across Europe.
This season saw the introduction of a number of changes. This included having Division B nations compete first, attempting to qualify to play in Division A later in the season. Division A also underwent organisational rearrangements – each stage was now played as a knockout tournament involving all eight nations.
Italy entered the tournament as defending champions but lost to Spain in the Superfinal semi-finals. The Spanish proceeded to win the title, beating Portugal in the final to claim their fifth and most recent European crown to date, having last won in 2003, and the last time they reach the final until 2014.[1]
The league also doubled as the qualification process for the 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. The nations finishing in first, second, third and fourth place qualified, along with the winners of the last chance bracket.[2]
- ^ "Spain back among the best". fifa.com. 28 August 2006. Archived from the original on August 6, 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ "France on the road to Rio". fifa.com. 27 August 2006. Archived from the original on August 6, 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.