Socca EuroCup
| Founded | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Region | Europe (International Socca Federation) |
| Number of teams | Different |
| Website | soccafederation |
The Socca EuroCup is an international socca competition contested by the men's national teams of Europe, the members of International Socca Federation.
History
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The first ever Socca EuroCup was played in Moldova between 29 March and 2 April 2023. 13 teams from across Europe took part in it.[1] All games were held at the FMF Beach Soccer Arena. In the qualifying, Romania and Georgia finish as group winners. They automatically qualify for the 2023 Socca World Cup. Albania and Cyprus played in the 3rd place match. Albania have won and secured the final qualifying slot for the World Cup.[1][2] In the main competition, Georgia and Croatia facing off in the 3rd place match. Croatia have won 1–0 to take the bronze medals.[1][3] In the final, Kazakhstan and Romania played for gold medals. The game finished as a draw and went to penalties. 2022 Socca World Cup runners-up Kazakshtan have won the first ever Socca EuroCup.[4][5]
In June 2023, following the 2023 Socca World Cup in Essen, Germany it was announced that the EuroCup would return to Moldova in 2024.[6] As in the previous year, FMF Beach Soccer Arena was the venue for the event.
Results
[edit]| Year | Hosts | Final | Third place match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runners-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 2023 |
 Chișinău, Moldova |
 Kazakhstan |
3–3 (pen. 2–1) |  Romania |
 Croatia |
1–0 |  Georgia | ||
| 2024 |
Chișinău, Moldova |
Kazakhstan |
3–0 | Croatia |
Romania |
2–2 (pen. 3–2) |  Oman | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "2023 Socca EuroCup – Moldova – Socca".
- ^ "Сокка. Чемпионат мира. Молдова борется за второе место в группе. Сегодня – спарринг с Испанией". moldova.sports.md. September 14, 2022.
- ^ "Сборная Казахстана выиграла Socca EuroCup в Молдове". Евразийский информационно-аналитический портал Arbat.media. April 3, 2023.
- ^ IT, WEB. "Сборная Казахстана стала победителем Socca EuroCup. Молдова проиграла в малом финале. - Молдавский футбол". moldfootball.com.
- ^ "Казахстан сенсационно выиграл турнир по сокке. Что это такое?". Vesti.kz.
- ^ "EuroCup Announcement". soccafederation.com.