Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup
| Founded | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Region | International |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Current champions |
 Brazil (2nd title) |
| Most successful team(s) |
 Russia (3 titles) |
 2015 Samsung Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup | |
The Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup is an international beach soccer tournament which is currently being held in the city of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. The invitation-only tournament has been held annually starting in 2011. It will continue until at least 2017.[1]
The competition bares many similarities to the FIFA Confederations Cup, however is not so strict on entry requirements.
Samsung is the main sponsor and presenting partner of the tournament.
Results
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 2011 Details |
Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
Russia |
5 – 4 (a.e.t.) | Brazil |
 Switzerland |
4 – 4 (a.e.t.) (1 – 0 p.) |
United Arab Emirates | ||
| 2012 Details |
Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
Russia |
7 – 4 | Brazil |
United Arab Emirates |
8 – 7 (a.e.t.) |  Nigeria | ||
| 2013 Details |
Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
 Iran |
4 – 3 | Russia |
United Arab Emirates |
8 – 7 | Switzerland | ||
| 2014 Details |
Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
Brazil |
3 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Russia |
 Portugal |
3 – 0 | Iran | ||
| 2015 Details |
Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
Russia |
5 – 2 |  Tahiti |
Iran |
2 – 2 (a.e.t.) (3 – 2 p.) |
 Egypt | ||
| 2016 Details |
Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
Brazil |
6 – 2 | Iran |
Russia |
4 – 3 | Tahiti | ||
Performance by team
| # | Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third-place | Fourth-place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia |
3 (2011, 2012, 2015) | 2 (2013, 2014) | 1 (2016) | – |
| 2 | Brazil |
2 (2014, 2016) | 2 (2011, 2012) | – | – |
| 3 | Iran |
1 (2013) | 1 (2016) | 1 (2015) | 1 (2014) |
| 4 | Tahiti |
– | 1 (2015) | – | 1 (2016) |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates |
– | – | 2 (2012, 2013) | 1 (2011) |
| 6 | Switzerland |
– | – | 1 (2011) | 1 (2013) |
| 7 | Portugal |
– | – | 1 (2014) | – |
| 8 | Nigeria |
– | – | – | 1 (2012) |
| Egypt |
– | – | – | 1 (2015) |
Overall standings
As 2016
| Team | Part | Pld | W | WE | WP | L | GF | GA | Dif | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia |
6 | 30 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 162 | 95 | +67 | 66 |
| Brazil |
5 | 25 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 137 | 77 | +60 | 56 |
| United Arab Emirates |
6 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 94 | 113 | -19 | 39 |
| Iran |
4 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 69 | 62 | +7 | 32 |
| Tahiti |
4 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 64 | 75 | -11 | 21 |
| Switzerland |
3 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 77 | 66 | +11 | 18 |
| Portugal |
2 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 18 |
| Egypt |
2 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 41 | 46 | -5 | 12 |
 Mexico |
3 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 42 | 48 | -6 | 12 |
| Nigeria |
2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 36 | 46 | -10 | 9 |
 Morocco |
2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 35 | 44 | -9 | 7 |
 Japan |
2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 33 | 41 | -8 | 6 |
 Poland |
1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 18 | -1 | 5 |
 Italy |
1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 29 | -7 | 3 |
 Oman |
1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 0 |
 Argentina |
1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 27 | -13 | 0 |
 United States |
3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 30 | 79 | -49 | 0 |
Note: Win in Common Time W = 3 Points / Win in Extra Time WE = 2 Points / Win in Penalty shoot-out WP = 1 Point / Lose L = 0 Points
References
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