2006 Euro Beach Soccer Cup

The 2006 Euro Beach Soccer Cup was the eighth Euro Beach Soccer Cup, one of Europe's two major beach soccer championships at the time, held in May 2006, in Naples, Italy. Portugal won the championship for the sixth time, retaining their title after failing to win in 2005, with reigning world champions France finishing second. Italy beat 2005 champions Switzerland in the third place playoff to finish third and fourth respectively.

2006 Euro Beach Soccer Cup
Tournament details
Host countryItaly
Dates26–28 May 2006
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Portugal (6th title)
Runners-up France
Third place Italy
Fourth place  Switzerland
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored109 (9.08 per match)
2005
2007

Eight teams participated in the tournament who played in a straightforward knockout tournament, starting with the quarterfinals, with extra matches deciding the nations who finished in fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth place.[1]

Participating nations

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Matches

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Main tournament

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
26 May 2006
 
 
  France4
 
27 May 2006
 
  Hungary2
 
  France (pen.)5
 
26 May 2006
 
  Italy5
 
  Italy8
 
28 May 2006
 
  Austria1
 
  France8
 
26 May 2006
 
  Portugal9
 
  Portugal5
 
27 May 2006
 
  Germany2
 
  Portugal (pen.)6
 
26 May 2006
 
   Switzerland6 Third place
 
   Switzerland5
 
28 May 2006
 
  Spain4
 
  Italy6
 
 
   Switzerland4
 

Fifth to eighth place deciding matches

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The following matches took place between the losing nations in the quarterfinals to determine the final standings of the nations finishing in fifth to eighth place. The semifinals took place on the same day of the semifinals of the main tournament and the playoffs took place on the day of the final.

Fifth to eighth place semi finals Fifth place playoff
      
QF1   Hungary 5
QF2   Austria 3
  Hungary 2
  Spain 4
QF3   Germany 1
QF4   Spain 6 Seventh place playoff
  Austria 5
  Germany 3

Winners

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 2006 Euro Beach Soccer Cup
Winners: 
 
Portugal
Sixth title

Final standings

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Rank Team
1   Portugal
2   France
3   Italy
4    Switzerland
5   Spain
6   Hungary
7   Austria
8   Germany

References

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