2018 Women's Euro Winners Cup
The 2018 Women's Euro Winners Cup was the third edition of the Women's Euro Winners Cup (WEWC), an annual continental beach soccer tournament for women's top-division European clubs. The championship is the sport's version of the UEFA Women's Champions League in association football.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Portugal |
| Dates | 28 May – 3 June 2018 |
| Teams | 20 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | WFC Zvezda (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Portsmouth Ladies |
| Third place | AIS Playas de San Javier |
| Fourth place | Amnéville |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 62 |
| Goals scored | 417 (6.73 per match) |
Organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW), the tournament was held in Nazaré, Portugal from 28 May till 3 June 2018, in tandem with the larger men's edition.
The event began with a round robin group stage. At its conclusion, the best teams progressed to the knockout stage, a series of single elimination games to determine the winners, starting with the Round of 16 and ending with the final. Consolation matches were also played to determine other final rankings.
Havana Shots Aargau of Switzerland were the defending champions, but were knocked out in the quarter-finals by WFC Zvezda of Russia, ultimately finishing in 8th place. WFC Zvezda went on to win their first title, beating Portsmouth Ladies of the England in the final, Pompey's second runners-up finish in a row.