The Russian Beach Soccer Championships () are the main national beach soccer championships in Russia. They are performed annually since 2005. Overall, 9 clubs (formerly 16 and 8 clubs) qualified through regional championships participate. They are divided into four groups, each composed of four teams, and two of the best clubs in each team will reach the quarterfinals. The winner is decided after a series of play-off rounds.
Regulations Formerly, 16 teams participated in the main round. At times there were qualifying rounds. The number of teams was reduced to 8 in 2011.
A new system was introduced in the 2014 season. Now the eight teams played two legs. There were overall 14 rounds which were split into 3 stages. Each win in regular time was calculated as three points, a win in overtime or after a series of penalties two points, a loss in the overtime or after a series of penalties one point. The four best teams qualified for the quarterfinals, the so-called Superfinal, which was played in the play-off system. In the semi-finals and the final there were two wins to be made in each round. The third-place game was played as a single-elimination round. The teams who reached the two worst places were pulled out from this tournament in the next year, and they were to be replaced by the winners of the Russian Cup, the second-highest ranked national tournament.Регламент Чемпионата России по пляжному футболу 2014 года
In the 2015 season, a new system of point calculation was introduced. Now, two points were given for a win in the overtime, one point after a series of penalties and zero points for any loss. Also, overall three sportsmen of a foreign club (a "legionnaire") were allowed to play in a club, two of which may play at one time in a pitch. Furthermore, each club received an opportunity to take a one-minute time out once during a game.
In the 2017 season, overall nine clubs participated, six of which qualified for the Superfinal. The two best teams of the regular season automatically entered the semi-final, while the remaining four teams played in the quarterfinals.В Суперфинале чемпионата России-2017 сыграют шесть клубов
Men's Championships Tournaments YearHostFinal3rd place matchTeamsChampionsScoreRunners-up3rd placeScore4th place2005AnapaCity Khimik Voronezh Oblast3–2Dream Team MFTI MoscowDelta Saratov7–4Lipetsk162006SochiTIM St. Petersburg2–1(1–0)Strogino MoscowCITY MFTI Moscow8–5Dream Team MFTI Moscow162007SochiIBS St. Petersburg3–2Strogino MoscowTIM St. Petersburg5–1Delta Saratov162008SochiStrogino Moscow4–3Delta SaratovBiznes-Pravo Saratov7–5Lukoyl Kaliningrad162009SochiStrogino Moscow5–3IBS St. PetersburgLukoyl Kaliningrad9–1Delta Saratov162010AnapaLokomotiv Moscow3–2(1–0)Strogino MoscowGolden St. Petersburg3–2Delta Saratov162011St. PetersburgLokomotiv Moscow11–8Strogino MoscowKrylya Sovetov Samara4–3Delta Saratov82012St. PetersburgLokomotiv Moscow5–3Kristall St. PetersburgStrogino Moscow5–4IBS St. Petersburg82013MoscowKristall St. Petersburg6–4 (OT)Rotor-VolgogradLokomotiv Moscow5–2Dynamo Moscow82014VolgogradRotor-Volgograd6–25–34–2Kristall St. PetersburgStrogino Moscow3–1Lokomotiv Moscow82015SochiKristall St. Petersburg6–25–3Krylya Sovetov SamaraLokomotiv Moscow3–2Dynamo Moscow82016St. PetersburgKristall St. Petersburg5–33–1Zolotoy St. PetersburgLokomotiv Moscow6–3Spartak Moscow82017SaratovLokomotiv Moscow5–34–1Kristall St. PetersburgCSKA Moscow3–2Spartak Moscow92018MoscowKristall St. Petersburg4–1Delta SaratovSpartak Moscow4–1CSKA Moscow92019SamaraKristall St. Petersburg6–5Spartak MoscowKrylya Sovetov Samara3–1Lokomotiv Moscow82020St. PetersburgLokomotiv Moscow4–3Spartak MoscowKristall St. Petersburg7–3Delta Saratov62021MoscowKristall St. Petersburg3–0Delta SaratovLokomotiv Moscow7–5Spartak Moscow6
Team statistics ClubWinsFinals3rd placesOverallKristall St. Petersburg 7 (2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022) 3 (2012, 2014, 2017) 1 (2020) 11Lokomotiv Moscow 5 (2010, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2020) 1 (2022) 4 (2013, 2015, 2016, 2021) 10Strogino Moscow2 (2008, 2009) 4 (2006, 2007, 2010, 2011) 2 (2012, 2014) 8Rotor-Volgograd 1 (2014) 1 (2013) — 2IBS St. Petersburg1 (2007) 1 (2009) — 2TIM St. Petersburg1 (2006) — 1 (2007) 2Siti Khimik Voronezh Oblast1 (2005) — — 1Delta Saratov — 3 (2008, 2018, 2021) 1 (2005) 4Spartak Moscow — 2 (2019, 2020) 1 (2018) 3Krylya Sovetov Samara — 1 (2015) 2 (2011, 2019) 3Zolotoy St. Petersburg — 1 (2016) — 1Dream Team MFTI Moscow — 1 (2005) — 1CSKA Moscow — — 2 (2017, 2022) 2Golden St. Petersburg — — 1 (2010) 1Lukoyl Kaliningrad — — 1 (2009) 1Biznes-Pravo Saratov — — 1 (2008) 1CITY MFTI Moscow — — 1 (2006) 1
Women's Championships Tournaments YearHostFinal3rd place matchTeamsChampionsScoreRunners-up3rd placeScore4th place2013St. PetersburgLokomotiv Moscow6–1Kristall St. PetersburgWFC City4–3DYUSSH-75 Moscow82014AnapaOlimpik KrasnodarNeva City St. PetersburgKristall St. PetersburgLokomotiv Moscow62015MoscowZvezda St. PetersburgRusbalt MoscowTorpedo MoscowRGAU-MSKHA Moscow62016St. PetersburgNeva St. PetersburgZvezda St. PetersburgSevernyy Press St. PetersburgAlfa-09 Kaliningrad52017KazanZvezda St. Petersburg7–4Drayv 32 BryanskAlfa-09 Kaliningrad4–1Neva St. Petersburg82018MoscowZvezda St. Petersburg6–1Neva St. PetersburgAlfa-09 Kaliningrad5–1Drayv 32 Bryansk62019MoscowZvezda St. Petersburg7–1Lex-Yablochnaya St. PetersburgStrogino Moscow7–1Mospolitekh Moscow102020MoscowZvezda St. Petersburg3–2Lex-Yablochnaya St. PetersburgStrogino Moscow6–1Alpha 098
Team statistics ClubWinsFinals3rd placesOverallZvezda St. Petersburg 5 (2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020) 1 (2016) — 6Neva St. Petersburg1 (2016) 2 (2014, 2018) – 3Lokomotiv Moscow1 (2013) — — 1Olimpik Krasnodar 1 (2014) — — 1Kristall St. Petersburg — 1 (2013) 1 (2014) 2Lex-Yablochnaya St. Petersburg — 2 (2019, 2020) — 2Drayv 32 Bryansk — 1 (2017) — 1Rusbalt Moscow — 1 (2015) — 1Alfa-09 Kaliningrad — — 2 (2017, 2018) 2Strogino Moscow — — 2 (2019, 2020) 2Severnyy Press St. Petersburg — — 1 (2016) 1WFC City — — 1 (2013) 1Torpedo Moscow — — 1 (2015) 1
References
External links Tournament details on BeachSoccerRussia Russian Beach Soccer Federation Beachsoccer.ru