National Beach Soccer Championship
{{Short description|Association football tournament in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox football tournament
| name = National Beach Soccer Championship
| image = National Beach Soccer Championship.png
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| organiser = All India Football Federation
| title =
| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2023}}
| abolished =
| region = India
| number of teams = 19
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| reigning champions =
| most successful club = Kerala (1 title)
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| website = {{URL|https://www.the-aiff.com/}}
| current = 2024
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The National Beach Soccer Championship is an annual Beach soccer tournament in India, contested by the state associations under the All India Football Federation (AIFF), the sport's governing body in India.{{Cite web|title=Twenty teams to participate in maiden Hero National Beach Soccer Championship|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/twenty-teams-to-participate-in-maiden-hero-national-beach-soccer-championship|access-date=2023-01-02|work=AIFF}}{{Cite web|title=AIFF announces fixtures for inaugural National Beach Soccer Championship|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/football/aiff-announces-fixtures-for-inaugural-national-beach-soccer-championship20230103100547/|access-date=2023-01-03|website=ANI}}{{Cite web|title=Surat engulfed in Beach Soccer wave|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/surat-engulfed-in-beach-soccer-wave|access-date=2023-01-27|work=AIFF}}
Seasons
The following is the list of winners and runners-up from every edition of the National Beach Soccer Championship.
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; width:;"
! rowspan="2" |Year ! rowspan="2" |Host city ! colspan="3" |First place game ! colspan="3" |Third place game ! rowspan="2" |{{abbr|No. of |
| width="100px" |{{gold01}} Champions
! width="60px" |Score ! width="100px" |{{silver02}} Runners-up ! width="100px" |{{bronze03}} Third place ! width="60px" |Score ! width="100px" |Fourth place |
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| 2023{{Cite web|title=Kerala crowned inaugural champions of National Beach Soccer Championships|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/kerala-crowned-inaugural-champions-of-national-beach-soccer-championships|access-date=2023-02-01|work=AIFF}}
|Kerala |Punjab |Delhi |3–1 |Uttarakhand |19 |
| 2024{{Cite web|title=Goa to host next Beach Soccer National Championship|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/goa-to-host-next-beach-soccer-national-championship|date=4 March 2024|work=AIFF}}
|Goa |colspan=7|TBD |
See also
References
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External links
- {{official website|https://www.the-aiff.com/}}
{{Football in India}}
Category:Beach soccer in India
Category:National beach soccer leagues
Category:2023 establishments in India