The 2025 Euro Winners Challenge was the sixth edition of the Euro Winners Challenge (ECC), the of Europe's secondary club beach soccer organized by Beach Soccer Worldwide and open to any team that didn't qualify to the main continental competition. The tournament was held from 6th to 12th June in Nazaré in Portugal along-side the 2025 Euro Winners Cup. For the second consecutive year, a Portuguese club, GD Alfarim, won the title and qualify - with the losing finalist - to the following EWC.
Group stage
20 clubs from 9 different countries played in group-stage phase, with the 5 winners and the best runner-up qualify to the Quarter-finals with the other 4 runner-ups that compete in a Placement Match to get the last two spots available to Playoffs.
Group A TeamPointsQualification1 AO Kefallinia6+6Quarter-finals2 AD Nazaré6+4Placement Match3 AD Pasteis6-1Eliminated4 Brest-Volga0-9
Group B TeamPointsQualification1 Cevennes6+6Quarter-finals2 Vila Flor SC6+4Placement match3 Ericerense5+4Eliminated4 FC Genappe0-8
Group C TeamPointsQualification1 Torrejon6+4Quarter-finals2 Naxos BS6+43 Perwez Vamos4-4Eliminated4 ACD O Sótão - B0-4
Group D TeamPointsQualification1 Real Münster9+22Quarter-finals2 Porto Mendo6+1Placement match3 CR dos Pinheiros3-14Eliminated4 TBSC Armia0-9
Group E TeamPointsQualification1 GD Alfarim7+10Quarter-finals2 Mouilleron SF6+3Placement match3 Fran Meijas3-1Eliminated4 CB Viseu0-12
Brackets
Placement Matches Source: 7th vs 10th place match: Villa Flor SC vs Porto Mendo: 7–2 8th vs 9th place match: AD Nazaré vs Mouilleron SF: 4–5
Playoff Matches Source:
Consolation tournament
2025 Euro Winners Challenge final GD Alfarim vs Real Münster
Awards and statistics
Individual Awards Source:
Best Player João Cabral (GD Alfarim)Top scorer Léo Martins (Real Münster)14 goals in 6 games Best Goalkeeper João Oliveira (GD Alfarim)
Topscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Léo MartinsReal Münster142Jordan SantosReal Münster133PerezBilletNaxos BSMouilleron SF125AndreGD Alfarim10
Final standings TeamResult1 GD Alfarim 2025 Euro Winners Challengeand 2026 Euro Winners Cup2 Real Münster2026 Euro Winners Cup3 Vila Flor SC Third place4 Cevennes5 Torrejón6 AO Kefallinia7 Naxos BS8 Mouilleron SF9 AD Nazaré10 Porto Mendo
See also 2025 Euro Winners Cup World Winners Cup Euro Winners Challenge
References
External links Euro Winners Cup 2025, at Beach Soccer Worldwide