2020 Euro Winners Cup
The 2020 Euro Winners Cup was the eighth edition of the Euro Winners Cup (EWC), an annual continental beach soccer tournament for men's top-division European clubs. The championship is the sport's version of the better known UEFA Champions League in association football.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Portugal |
| Dates | 8–13 September |
| Teams | 27 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Kristall (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | Braga |
| Third place | Real Münster |
| Fourth place | Marbella |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 71 |
| Goals scored | 659 (9.28 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Llorenç Gómez (22 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Mauricinho |
| Best goalkeeper | Rafa Padilha |
Organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW), the tournament was held in Nazaré, Portugal.
The competition was supposed to take place from 29 May to 7 June. However, on 1 May, all BSWW tournaments were suspended until September because of safety concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. BSWW rescheduled the competition for 8–13 September. However, due to persisting travel restrictions and health worries deterring clubs from travelling, the pandemic caused the competition to happen on a smaller scale than in previous years.
The competition 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. Classification matches were also played to determine other final rankings.
Braga of Portugal were the three-time defending champions, but lost on penalties in the final to Kristall of Russia who won their third title.