Spain national beach soccer team
Appearance
Nickname(s) | La Furia Roja (The Red Fury)[1][2] | ||
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Association | Royal Spanish Football Federation | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Christian Méndez | ||
Captain | Dona | ||
Most caps | Amarelle (309) | ||
Top scorer | Amarelle (303) | ||
FIFA code | ESP | ||
BSWW ranking | 4 (8 April 2024)[3] | ||
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First international | |||
Spain L–W United States Score unknown (Alicante, Spain; 13 July 1996) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Spain 14–2 Latvia (Moscow, Russia; 23 July 2019) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Brazil 13–0 Spain (Vitória, Brazil; 28 November 1998) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 8 (first in 2005) | ||
Best result | Runners-up (2013) | ||
Euro Beach Soccer League | |||
Appearances | 22 (first in 1998) | ||
Best result | Champions, (1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006) | ||
Euro Beach Soccer Cup | |||
Appearances | 15 (first in 1998) | ||
Best result | Champions (1999, 2008, 2009, 2014) |
The Spain national beach soccer team represents Spain in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the RFEF, the governing body for football in Spain.
Results and fixtures
[edit]The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
- Legend
Win Draw Lose Fixture
2021
[edit]19 August 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup GS Group B | Mozambique | 4–8 | Spain | Moscow, Russia |
19:00 UTC+3 |
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Report (FIFA) | Stadium: Luzhniki Beach Soccer Stadium Attendance: 953 Referee: Turki Al Salehi (Oman) |
21 August 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup GS Group B | Tahiti | 12–8 | Spain | Moscow, Russia |
15:00 UTC+3 | Taiarui 1' Paama 9' (pen.), 35' Zaveroni 11', 33', 35' Tehau 12', 15' Salem 16', 18' Tetauira 29', 35' |
Report (FIFA) |
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Stadium: Luzhniki Beach Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,372 Referee: Yuichi Hatano (Japan) |
23 August 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup GS Group B | Spain | 5–3 | United Arab Emirates | Moscow, Russia |
15:00 UTC+3 |
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Report (FIFA) |
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Stadium: Luzhniki Beach Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,183 Referee: Aecio Fernández (Uruguay) |
26 August 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Quarter-finals | Russia | 4–2 | Spain | Moscow, Russia |
20:30 UTC+3 |
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Report (FIFA) |
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Stadium: Luzhniki Beach Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Mariano Romo (Argentina) |
Players
[edit]Current squad
[edit]The following players and staff members were called up for the 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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- Head coach: Cristian Mendez Lacarcel
- Assistant coach: Jesus Sanchez Requena
Competitive record
[edit]Beach Soccer World Championships
[edit]World Championships record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD |
1995 | did not enter | ||||||||
1996 | |||||||||
1997 | |||||||||
1998 | Group Stage | 6th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 22 | –5 |
1999 | Quarterfinals | 5th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12 | –3 |
2000 | Third Place | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 22 | 0 |
2001 | Quarterfinals | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | –3 |
2002 | Group Stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 |
2003 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 25 | +1 |
2004 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 13 | +9 |
Total | 0 titles | 7/10 | 27 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 109 | 108 | +1 |
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
[edit]FIFA World Cup record | Qualification (UEFA) record | |||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Round | Pos | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | ||
2005 | Quarterfinals | 7th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12 | –3 | No qualification matches | ||||||||||
2006 | Group Stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 | –2 | |||||||||||
2007 | Quarterfinals | 7th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 16 | +4 | |||||||||||
2008 | Fourth Place | 4th | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 14 | +6 | Champions | 1st | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 13 | +26 | ||
2009 | Quarterfinals | 6th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 17 | +6 | Champions | 1st | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 17 | +25 | ||
2011 | Did not qualify | Quarterfinals | – | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 17 | +5 | ||||||||||
2013 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 15 | +4 | Champions | 1st | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 23 | +20 | ||
2015 | Group Stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | Fourth place | 4th | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 48 | 27 | +2 | ||
2017 | Did not qualify | Final Stage | 9th | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 21 | +18 | ||||||||||
2019 | Sixth place | 6th | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 26 | +26 | |||||||||||
2021 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 23 | 0 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 14 | +17 | ||
2024 | Group Stage | 13th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 16 | −3 | Play-offs | 6th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 12 | +8 | ||
2025 | Qualified | Qualified | ||||||||||||||||||
Total | 0 titles | 9/13 | 36 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 146 | 134 | +12 | 4 titles | 8/8 | 56 | 40 | 5 | 11 | 318 | 179 | +139 |
Honours
[edit]- FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup:
- Euro Beach Soccer League: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006
- Runner-up: 2002, 2014, 2018
- Euro Beach Soccer Cup: 1999, 2008, 2009, 2014
- Runner-up: 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004
- Third place: 2003
- Mundialito de Futebol de Praia: 2013
- Runner-up: 1997, 2004, 2012, 2018
- Third place: 2001, 2003, 2009, 2019
- Copa Latina:
- Runner-up: 2000, 2004
- Third place: 1998
- FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification: 2008, 2009, 2013
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ ""La Roja" from Miguel, Spain". 17 June 2010. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
- ^ "La Roja lean to the left". FIFA. 16 June 2009. Archived from the original on 30 October 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- ^ "BSWW world ranking". beachsoccer.com. 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Russia 2021™ – Squad List
External links
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