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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 20 June – 17 August |
| Teams | 24 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Russia (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  Spain |
| Third place |  Portugal |
| Fourth place |  Switzerland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top scorer(s) | Llorenç (ESP) and Peremitin (RUS) |
| Best player(s) | Noel Ott (SUI) |
| Best goalkeeper | Jesús Donaire (ESP) |
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All statistics correct as of 1-sep-14. | |
The 2014 Euro Beach Soccer League (EBSL) is an annual European competition in beach soccer. The competitions allows national teams to compete in beach soccer in a league format over the summer months. Each season ends with a Superfinal, deciding the competition winner.
This season, there were twelve teams each participating in two divisions in each stage that faced each other in a round-robin system. Division A consisted of the 12 top teams in Europe based on the BSWW European Ranking. Division B consisted of 12 of the lower ranked teams and new entries to the competition. Each division has its own regulations and competition format.
The competition was used as qualifying event for the 2015 European Games. The top three teams from each group in the Superfinal qualified. The top team from the Promotional Finals, excluding the 12th team from Division A, also qualified. Azerbaijan were automatically qualified as hosts.[1]
During the season, FIFA's Amendments to the Beach Soccer Laws of the Game – 2014 came into effect. This involved such changes as only awarding one point for a penalty shootout win (compared to two points previously) and instead of penalty shootouts being sudden death from the outset, both sides will take three penalty kicks each before sudden death rules come into use.[2]