2021 Euro Winners Cup
The 2021 Euro Winners Cup was the ninth 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 | 12–18 July |
| Teams | 50 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Kristall (4th title) |
| Runners-up | Braga |
| Third place | San Francisco |
| Fourth place | Real Münster |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 120 |
| Goals scored | 1,045 (8.71 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Bernardo Lopes (18 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Mauricinho |
| Best goalkeeper | Maxim Chuzhkov |
Organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW), the tournament was held in Nazaré, Portugal from 12–18 July.
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 32 and ending with the final. Consolation matches were also played to determine other final rankings.
Kristall of Russia were the defending champions and successfully defended their title, defeating Braga in the final in what was a repeat of the concluding match of the last edition. This moved Kristall clear of Braga in terms of the most titles won, with four.