2022 Euro Winners Cup|
| Host country | Portugal | 
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| Dates | 3–12 June | 
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| Teams | 60 (from 1 confederation) | 
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| Venue(s) | 3 (in 1 host city) | 
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| Champions | .svg.png) Benfica Loures (1st title) | 
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| Runners-up | .svg.png) Braga | 
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| Third place |  Kfar Qassem | 
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| Fourth place |  GM Pyramide | 
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| Matches played | 154 | 
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| Goals scored | 1,150 (7.47 per match) | 
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 The 2022 Euro Winners Cup was the tenth edition of the Euro Winners Cup (EWC), an annual continental beach soccer tournament for men's top-division European clubs. The championship is the sport's version of the better known UEFA Champions League in association football.[1] 
Organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW), the tournament was held in Nazaré, Portugal from 3–12 June.[2] 
The event began with a qualification round. The competition proper then commenced, with a round robin group stage. At its conclusion, the best teams progressed to the knockout stage, a series of single elimination games to determine the winners, starting with the round of 16 and ending with the final. Consolation matches were also played to determine other final rankings. 
Kristall of Russia were the defending champions but were barred from entering the competition this year.[Note RUS] The final was contended between two Portuguese clubs, Benfica Loures and Braga; the former won the competition for the first time, whilst the latter finished as runners-up for the third year straight.[3] 
  Teams
 Qualification
 Normal qualification rules returned, having been suspended for the last two editions, due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[4][5] 
The number of clubs which are entitled to enter automatically from each country depends on the perceived strength of their country's national league. BSWW determine the strength of each league by analysing the performance of all clubs in the EWC on a country-by-country basis over the previous five editions. A points-based ranking is produced from the data, as seen in the table below.[6][7] 
From the most recent edition of their country's national league: 
 - The first through sixth place performing nations can enter three clubs (league champions, runners-up and third-placed team).
- The seventh, eighth and ninth place performing nations can enter two clubs (league champions and runners-up).
- The tenth place and below performing nations can enter just one club, their league champions.
The above clubs take priority and are offered their country's slots first. However, if such clubs choose not to are or unable to participate, the slot is offered to the next highest placed teams from their league in turn until one accepts. Thus, in reality, some countries fill their allocated quota with clubs placed considerably lower down in their league, don't fill all their slots, or sometimes fill no slots at all.  
The "host club" and defending champions also enter automatically.[8] 
Any and all clubs that don't qualify automatically, and/or are surplus to their countries allocated quotas, are entitled to enter the accompanying Euro Winners Challenge (preliminary round) to take place in the days prior to the competition proper, as a last opportunity to qualify for the EWC group stage; the best eight clubs will qualify.[2] 
  Association ranking & slot allocation for 2022 Euro Winners Cup   | A further 27 members of UEFA are unranked; all are entitled to enter one club. | 
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  - ^  Portugal (POR): Portugal are entitled to one extra slot (+1) as the host nation.
- ^  Russia (RUS): In accordance with sanctions imposed by FIFA and UEFA in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, clubs from Russia were disqualified (DQ) from entering.[9][10][11]
  Entrants
 60 clubs from 22 different nations entered the event – 32 entered straight into the group stage, 28 entered into the preliminary round.[12] 
La Louvière of Belgium originally entered but were subsequently replaced by Benfica Viseu of Portugal. 
Key: H: Hosts \ TH: Title holders  
  Draw
 The draw to split the clubs 32 and 28 clubs into groups for both the group and preliminary stages respectively took place at 12:00 CEST (UTC+2) on 6 May at BSWW's headquarters in Barcelona, Spain.[13] 
 Euro Winners Challenge (preliminary round)
 The designation of "home" and "away" teams displayed in the results matrices is for administrative purposes only. 
Matches took place from 3 to 5 June. 
The group winners, plus the best runner-up, qualified to the competition proper. 
  - Key
- † – Walkover
- * – Extra-time result
- ♦ – Match decided by penalty shootout
  Group A
     | Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  | NAP | BLN | ALF | ZLA | 
  | 1 |  Napoli Patron | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 9 | Group stage |  | — | — | 7–4 | 5–4 | 
  | 2 | .svg.png) Belenenses | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 6 |  |  | 3–4 | — | — | — | 
  | 3 | .svg.png) Alfarim | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 21 | −6 | 3 |  | — | 6–10 | — | — | 
  | 4 |  Zlaté Moravce | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 0 |  | — | 4–10 | 4–5 | — | 
   Group B
     | Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  | RHA | BCR | BLB | PER | 
  | 1 |  Rosh HaAyin | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 9 | Group stage |  | — | 9–3 | — | 3–0† | 
  | 2 | .svg.png) Benfica Caldas Rainha | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 6 |  |  | — | — | 3–5 | — | 
  | 3 | .svg.png) Benfica Loures B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 3 |  | 3–6 | — | — | — | 
  | 4 | .svg.png) Perwez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 | Withdrew |  | — | 0–3† | 0–3† | — | 
   Group C
     | Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  | GRP | NAZ | MMS | NOS | 
  | 1 | .svg.png) GRAP | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 6 | Group stage |  | — | — | 6–1 | 7–9* | 
  | 2 | .svg.png) Nazaré 2022 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 6 |  |  | 1–2 | — | — | — | 
  | 3 |  Marseille Minots | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 3 |  | — | 4–5 | — | 5–4 | 
  | 4 | .svg.png) Nazarenos | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 2 |  | — | 2–4 | — | — | 
   Group D
     | Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  | MUN | BUA | VIL | NEW | 
  | 1 |  Real Münster | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 9 | Group stage |  | — | 3–2 | — | 13–3 | 
  | 2 | .svg.png) Buarcos 2017 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 6 |  | — | — | 11–3 | — | 
  | 3 | .svg.png) Vilaflor | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 3 |  |  | 1–3 | — | — | — | 
  | 4 | .svg.png) Newteam RCSB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 24 | −17 | 0 |  | — | 0–6 | 4–5 | — | 
   Group E
     | Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  | SES | ESB | CHA | DJO | 
  | 1 | .svg.png) Sesimbra | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 6 | Group stage |  | — | — | 2–4 | — | 
  | 2 | .svg.png) ES Brainoise | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 6 |  |  | 5–8 | — | 11–7 | — | 
  | 3 | .svg.png) Chaves | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 6 |  | — | — | — | 3–0† | 
  | 4 |  Djoker Chişinău | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 | Withdrew |  | 0–3† | 0–3† | — | — | 
   Group F
     | Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  | VAR | GEN | POM | TOU | 
  | 1 | .svg.png) Varzim | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | +17 | 9 | Group stage |  | — | — | 10–2 | — | 
  | 2 | .svg.png) Genappe | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 |  |  | 2–6 | — | — | 3–1 | 
  | 3 | .svg.png) Porto Mendo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 2 |  | — | 3–5 | — | — | 
  | 4 |  Toulon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 0 |  | 0–5 | — | 2–3* | — | 
   Group G
     | Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  | SAO | ACD | KEF | BVU | 
  | 1 | .svg.png) São Domingos | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 9 | Group stage |  | — | — | 5–2 | — | 
  | 2 | .svg.png) ACD O Sótão B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 4 |  |  | 1–2 | — | — | — | 
  | 3 |  AO Kefallinia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 1 |  | — | 3–6 | — | 2–2♦ | 
  | 4 | .svg.png) Benfica Viseu | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 0 |  | 2–3 | 6–6♦ | — | — | 
   Group stage
 Matches took place from 5 to 8 June. 
The group winners, plus the six best runners-up (excluding the Challenge qualifiers groups), progress to the knockout stage. The statistically next best eight performing clubs recede to the 17th–24th place placement matches; the worst performing eight clubs recede to the 25th–32nd place placement matches. 
 Group A
  Group B
  Group C
  Group D
  Group E
     | Details | 
  | Slavia Prague  v  Beach Royals Düsseldorf 
 Beach Royals Düsseldorf  v  West Deva 
 West Deva  v  Slavia Prague | 
   Group F
     | Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  | GMP | BGD | POR | DEM | 
  | 1 |  Grande-Motte Pyramide | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 9 | Round of 16 |  | — | — | 6–3 | 3–0† | 
  | 2 |  Boca Gdansk | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 6 |  | 1–4 | — | 7–2 | — | 
  | 3 |  Portsmouth | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 3 | 17th–24th place play-offs |  | — | — | — | 3–0† | 
  | 4 |  Dembava | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 | Withdrew |  | — | 0–3† | — | — | 
   Group G
  Group H
  Group I (Challenge qualifiers, Group 1)
     | Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  | NAP | VAR | SES | GRP | 
  | 1 |  Napoli Patron | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 9 | Round of 16 / Challenge Final |  | — | — | 5–1 | 4–2 | 
  | 2 | .svg.png) Varzim | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 4 |  |  | 0–1 | — | — | 2–2♦ | 
  | 3 | .svg.png) Sesimbra | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 3 |  | — | 3–8 | — | — | 
  | 4 | .svg.png) GRAP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 0 |  | — | — | 2–3 | — | 
   Group J (Challenge qualifiers, Group 2)
     | Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  | RHA | MUN | SAO | BUA | 
  | 1 |  Rosh HaAyin | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 9 | Round of 16 / Challenge Final |  | — | — | 5–2 | 2–1 | 
  | 2 |  Real Münster | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 6 |  |  | 6–7 | — | 6–4 | — | 
  | 3 | .svg.png) São Domingos | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 3 |  | — | — | — | 4–2 | 
  | 4 | .svg.png) Buarcos 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 0 |  | — | 3–7 | — | — | 
   Placement matches
  - Key
- w/o – Walkover (awarded as 3–0)
- np – not played
  25th–32nd place
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|  | 29th place match |  |  | 29th–32nd semi-finals |  |  | 25th–32nd quarter-finals |  |  | 25th–28th semi-finals |  |  | 25th place match | 
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|  |  |  | 9 June; Report |  |  | 
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|  |  BR Düsseldorf | w/o | 
|  |  |  |  | 
|  |  |  |  Melistar |  |  |  | 10 June; Report | 
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
|  |  Melistar |  |  |  BR Düsseldorf | 8 | 
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
|  |  |  |  Slavia Prague | w/o |  |  | 9 June; Report |  |  |  Rostocker Robben | 3 |  |  | 
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
|  |  |  Rostocker Robben | 6 |  | 
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 
|  | 10 June; Report |  |  |  Slavia Prague | 2 |  |  | 11 June; Report | 
|  |  |  |  | 
|  |  Slavia Prague (et) | 5 |  |  BR Düsseldorf | 1 | 
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|  | .svg.png) BLC Vamos | 4 |  |  | 9 June; Report |  |  |  Nistru Chișinău | 2 | 
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|  |  |  Nistru Chișinău | 8 |  | 
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|  |  |  | .svg.png) BLC Vamos | 4 |  |  | 10 June; Report | 
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|  | 31st place match | .svg.png) BLC Vamos | w/o |  |  Nistru Chișinău | w/o | 27th place match | 
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
|  |  |  |  |  Naxos |  |  |  | 9 June; Report |  |  |  Baggio |  |  |  | 11 June; Report | 
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
|  |  Melistar | np |  |  Baggio | w/o |  |  Rostocker Robben | w/o | 
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 
|  |  Naxos |  |  |  |  Naxos |  |  |  |  Baggio |  | 
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17th–24th place
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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
|  | 21st place match |  |  | 21st–24th semi-finals |  |  | 17th–24th quarter-finals |  |  | 17th–20th semi-finals |  |  | 17th place match | 
|  | 
|  |  |  | 9 June; Report |  |  | 
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|  |  Augur Enemat | 9 | 
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|  | 10 June; Report |  |  |  Portsmouth | 1 |  |  | 10 June; Report | 
|  |  |  |  |  | 
|  |  Portsmouth | 3 |  |  Augur Enemat (et) | 5 | 
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|  |  |  |  Bavaria Bazis | 5 |  |  | 9 June; Report |  |  |  Spartak Varna | 4 |  |  | 
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|  |  |  Spartak Varna | 6 |  | 
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|  | 11 June; Report |  |  |  Bavaria Bazis | 3 |  |  | 11 June; Report | 
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|  |  Bavaria Bazis | 1 |  |  Augur Enemat | 1 | 
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|  |  Huelva | 6 |  |  | 9 June; Report |  |  | .svg.png) ACD O Sótão | 2 | 
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 
|  |  |  Huelva | 5 |  | 
|  |  |  | 
|  | 10 June; Report |  |  |  Atlas AO | 6 |  |  | 10 June; Report | 
|  |  |  |  |  | 
|  | 23rd place match |  Huelva | 5 |  |  Atlas AO | 4 | 19th place match | 
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|  | 11 June; Report |  |  |  Bemannia Stockholm | 2 |  |  | 9 June; Report |  |  | .svg.png) ACD O Sótão | 8 |  |  | 11 June; Report | 
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|  |  Portsmouth | 5 |  | .svg.png) ACD O Sótão | 9 |  |  Spartak Varna | 5 | 
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|  |  Bemannia Stockholm | 4 |  |  |  Bemannia Stockholm | 1 |  |  |  Atlas AO | 3 | 
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Knockout stage
 The draw for the round of 16, and allocation of ties to the bracket, took place after the conclusion of all group stage matches on 8 June.[14] 
  EW Challenge final 
  Round of 16
          
 
 Quarter-finals
 9th–16th place
      
 1st–8th place
      
 
 Semi-finals
 13th–16th place
    
 9th–12th place
    
 5th–8th place
    
 1st–4th place
    
 
 Finals
 15th place match
   
 13th place match
   
 11th place match
   
 9th place match
   
 7th place match
   
 5th place match
   
 3rd place match
   
 Final
   
 Awards
 The following individual awards were presented after the final.[3] 
    | Top scorer(s) | 
  |  Filip Filipov (  Husty) | 
  | 17 goals | 
  | Best player | 
  |  Luis Henrique ( .svg.png) Benfica Loures) | 
  | Best goalkeeper | 
  | .svg.png) Elinton Andrade ( .svg.png) Benfica Loures) | 
 Top goalscorers
 Players with at least five goals are listed; teams/players involved in the Euro Winners Challenge are not included. 
 - 17 goals
 Filip Filipov ( Filip Filipov ( Husty) Husty)
- 14 goals
- 13 goals
- 12 goals
- 10 goals
- 8 goals
  Jordan Oliveira ( Jordan Oliveira ( Pisa 2014) Pisa 2014)
 Nelson Manuel ( Nelson Manuel ( Marseille BT) Marseille BT)
 Bokinha ( Bokinha ( Spartak Varna) Spartak Varna)
 Netinho ( Netinho ( West Deva) West Deva)
.svg.png) Duarte Vivo ( Duarte Vivo (.svg.png) ACD O Sótão) ACD O Sótão)
 Sven Körner ( Sven Körner ( Rostocker Robben) Rostocker Robben)
 Sameh Moreb ( Sameh Moreb ( Kfar Qassem) Kfar Qassem)
  - 7 goals
  Daniel Valeš ( Daniel Valeš ( Slavia Prague) Slavia Prague)
 Nicolae Ignat ( Nicolae Ignat ( Nistru Chișinău) Nistru Chișinău)
 Pablo Perez ( Pablo Perez ( Huelva) Huelva)
 Marian Măciucă ( Marian Măciucă ( Spartak Varna) Spartak Varna)
 Jérémy Bru ( Jérémy Bru ( Marseille BT) Marseille BT)
 Fran Mejías ( Fran Mejías (.svg.png) Newteam Brussels) Newteam Brussels)
 Benjamin Jr. ( Benjamin Jr. (.svg.png) ACD O Sótão) ACD O Sótão)
 Eudin ( Eudin ( Alanya Belediyespor) Alanya Belediyespor)
  - 6 goals
  Michele Di Palma ( Michele Di Palma ( Pisa 2014) Pisa 2014)
 Kuman ( Kuman ( Grande-Motte Pyramide) Grande-Motte Pyramide)
.svg.png) Sebastien Groyne ( Sebastien Groyne (.svg.png) Newteam Brussels) Newteam Brussels)
 Tim Kautermann ( Tim Kautermann ( Rostocker Robben) Rostocker Robben)
 Patryk Pietrasiak ( Patryk Pietrasiak ( Boca Gdansk) Boca Gdansk)
 Cem Keskin ( Cem Keskin ( Alanya Belediyespor) Alanya Belediyespor)
  - 5 goals
  Pavol Hrnčiar ( Pavol Hrnčiar ( Husty) Husty)
 Lukáš Trampota ( Lukáš Trampota ( Slavia Prague) Slavia Prague)
 Josep Jr. ( Josep Jr. ( Pisa 2014) Pisa 2014)
 Francisco Casano ( Francisco Casano ( Huelva) Huelva)
 William Garcia ( William Garcia ( Bemannia Stockholm) Bemannia Stockholm)
 Konstantinos Tsitsaris ( Konstantinos Tsitsaris ( Atlas AO) Atlas AO)
 Cristian Torres ( Cristian Torres ( Atlas AO) Atlas AO)
.svg.png) Duarte Algarvio ( Duarte Algarvio (.svg.png) Benfica Loures) Benfica Loures)
.svg.png) André Pinto ( André Pinto (.svg.png) Benfica Loures) Benfica Loures)
 Chiky Ardil ( Chiky Ardil (.svg.png) Benfica Loures) Benfica Loures)
.svg.png) Alexandre Lança ( Alexandre Lança (.svg.png) ACD O Sótão) ACD O Sótão)
 Lukas Frandsen ( Lukas Frandsen ( Copenhagen) Copenhagen)
 Alejandro Sydney ( Alejandro Sydney ( Boca Gdansk) Boca Gdansk)
 Christoph Thürk ( Christoph Thürk ( Rostocker Robben) Rostocker Robben)
.svg.png) Joao Mota ( Joao Mota (.svg.png) Sporting CP) Sporting CP)
.svg.png) Rui Coimbra ( Rui Coimbra (.svg.png) Sporting CP) Sporting CP)
.svg.png) Glenn Hodel ( Glenn Hodel ( Levante) Levante)
 Soleiman Batis ( Soleiman Batis ( Levante) Levante)
  Source: BSWW 
 Final standings
   | Rank | Team | Result | 
  | 1 | .svg.png) Benfica Loures | Champions (1st title) | 
  | 2 | .svg.png) Braga | Runners-up | 
  | 3 |  Kfar Qassem | Third place | 
  | 4 |  Grande-Motte Pyramide |  | 
  | 5 |  Rosh HaAyin | 
  | 6 |  Copenhagen | 
  | 7 |  Alanya Belediyespor | 
  | 8 |  Levante | 
  | 9 |  Boca Gdansk | 
  | 10 |  Pisa 2014 | 
  | 11 | .svg.png) Sporting CP | 
  | 12 |  Husty | 
  | 13 |  Marseille BT | 
  | 14 | .svg.png) Newteam Brussels | 
  | 15 |  Napoli Patron | 
  | 16 |  West Deva | 
  | 17 | .svg.png) ACD O Sótão | 
  | 18 |  Augur Enemat | 
  | 19 |  Spartak Varna | 
  | 20 |  Atlas AO | 
  | 21 |  Huelva | 
  | 22 |  Bavaria Bazis | 
  | 23 |  Portsmouth | 
  | 24 |  Bemannia Stockholm | 
  | 25 |  Nistru Chișinău | 
  | 26 |  Beach Royals Düsseldorf | 
  | 27 |  Rostocker Robben | 
  | 28 |  Baggio | 
  | 29 |  Slavia Prague | 
  | 30 | .svg.png) BLC Vamos | 
  | 31 |  Melistar | 
  |  Naxos | 
 See also
  References
  External links