| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 3 June – 3 September |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 6 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Spain (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Portugal |
| Third place |  France |
| Fourth place |  Italy |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 216 (9 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Amarelle |
| Best player(s) | Amarelle |
| Best goalkeeper | Abel |
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The 2000 Euro Beach Soccer League, was the third 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 Pro Beach Soccer S.L. (PBS)[1] between June 3 and September 3, 2000 in five different nations across Europe.
As in previous seasons, the teams of the league continued to compete as one group across a number of rounds of fixtures to gain regular match points and additional bonus points for the overall league table. This was the last season of the EBSL to take place under this original format, as major changes were introduced the following season including amendments to the presentation of the stages of fixtures and introduction of the Superfinal. Austria did not return from last season and were replaced by the Netherlands who competed for the first time.
The 2000 season has been noted as having one of the most exciting endings to a season in the early years of the EBSL;[2] defending champions Spain and challengers and arch-rivals Portugal both went into the very final game of the season against each other knowing that a win for either would see their team claim the title.
Ultimately, Spain successfully defended their title by winning the match by a single goal and claimed their second league title.
- ^ "The History and Growth of Pro Beach Soccer (1992 to Present)". beachsoccer.com. 2001. Archived from the original on February 15, 2002. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ^ "Beach Soccer History". fifa.com. Archived from the original on July 29, 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2017.