2007 Euro Beach Soccer League
The 2007 Euro Beach Soccer League, was the tenth 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 29 and August 26, 2007 in six different nations across Europe.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 29 June – 26 August |
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 6 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Portugal (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | France |
| Third place | Russia |
| Fourth place | Spain |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 70 |
| Goals scored | 612 (8.74 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Dejan Stankovic Amarelle |
| Best player(s) | Dejan Stankovic |
| Best goalkeeper | Andrey Bukhlitskiy |
Changes made to the structure of the league in 2006 remained in place for this season. However, there were some notable adjustments to the organisation of Division B – the lower tier season was shortened dramatically to just one round of matches involving all nations and hence was renamed as the Preliminary round for this season.
Spain entered the tournament as defending champions but lost to Portugal in the Superfinal semi-finals. The Portuguese proceeded to win the title, beating France in the final to claim their second European crown, having first won five years prior in 2002. This was France's third runner-up finish in the EBSL and their last top four placing to date.
The league also doubled as the European qualification process for the 2007 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.