The 2021 Women's Euro Beach Soccer League was the first edition of the Women's Euro Beach Soccer League (WEBSL). It is the annual, premier competition in European beach soccer contested between women's national teams, succeeding the Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup (2016–19). Organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW), it is the women's version of the men's long-running Euro Beach Soccer League, which began in 1998.
The league consisted of two phases: a single round of fixtures comprising the regular season, which determined the seedings for the post-season event, the Superfinal, in which the teams then directly contested the league title, with the winners becoming WEBSL champions; both events took place in Portugal.
Russia were defending European champions, having won the final edition of the Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup in 2019, and successfully retained their European crown by winning the league title, beating England 8–2 in the final.
Teams Eight teams took part in the inaugural season. Portugal entered straight into the Superfinal as hosts.
The numbers in parentheses show the European ranking of each team prior to the start of the season, out of 9 nations.
(1st) (2nd) (3rd) (4th) (5th) (6th) (8th) (n/a)
Regular season (Nazaré, 17–20 June) Matches are listed as local time in Nazaré, WEST (UTC+1)
The matches took place at one of two venues on Praia de Nazaré (Nazaré Beach): One seated arena, the Estádio do Viveiro (Viveiro Stadium), and one purpose made pitch, located adjacent to the main stadium, simply known as Pitch 2. Due to COVID-19 concerns, the matches were played behind closed doors.Women's Euro Beach Soccer League 2021 - Regular Phase - Overview - Tickets. Beach Soccer Worldwide. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
All teams qualified for the Superfinal; the final standings of the regular season event were used to determine the seedings for the Superfinal. Group stage Key: Advance to –Final /3rd place match /5th place match Group 1
Group 2
Play-offs
Final standings Team12 34567
Awards The following were presented after the conclusion of the final day's matches.Let's not forget the #EBSLNazare individual awards!. Beach Soccer Worldwide (Twitter). 20 June 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
Stage Winners trophyTop scorer(s)Best playerBest goalkeeper Carmen Fresneda 4 goals Andrea Mirón Anastasiia Terekh
Superfinal (Figueira da Foz, 9–12 September) Matches are listed as local time in Figueira da Foz, WEST (UTC+1).
The winners of the Superfinal were crowned 2021 WEBSL champions.
Group stage Key: Advance to –Final /3rd place match /5th place match /7th place match /(H) Hosts
Group 1 Team133000164+12923200197+263 (H)310028803430003317–140
Group 2 Team133000156+99232001106+463310021116–53430003917–80
Play-off stage Seventh place play-off
Fifth place play-off
Third place play-off
Superfinal match
Awards Winners trophy 2021 Women's Euro Beach Soccer LeagueChampions RussiaFirst title
Individual awards Awarded for feats achieved in the Superfinal only
Top scorer(s) Molly Clark7 goalsBest player Iana Zubilova Best goalkeeper Anna Akylbaeva
Final standings TeamResult1 WEBSL Champions (1st title)2 Runners-up3 Third place4 5 6 7 8
Top scorers The following table list the top 10 scorers of the 2021 WEBSL, including goals scored in both the regular and post season events.
Note there are no awards presented for these season-encompassing scoring feats, the tables are for statistical purposes only. Scoring awards were bestowed per stage, with the primary award that which was presented in the Superfinal.
RankPlayerPldGoals1 Molly Clark 7 92 Chelly Drost 7 73 Sarah Kempson 7 64 Anna Cherniakova 7 5 Matějková Markéta 7 Eva Bachmann 8 Mariia Tykhonova 88 Anna Petrova 6 4 Sylvana Tieleman 6 Natalia Zaitseva 6 Anna Akylbaeva 7 Carmen Fresneda 7 Connie Short 7 Iana Zubilova 7 Sara Gonzalez 8 Myroslava Vypasniak 8 Sources: Regular season, Superfinal
See also 2021 Euro Beach Soccer League (men's)
References
External links Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW), official website Regular season, Nazaré Superfinal, Figueira da Foz
Women's Euroleague 2021, at Beach Soccer Russia (in Russian)