World Winners Cup
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| organiser = BSWW
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| region = World
| number of teams = 24
| current champions = {{flagicon|ITA}} Napoli
| related comps = Euro Winners Cup
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| website = [https://beachsoccer.com/ Beach Soccer Worldwide]
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The World Winners Cup (WWC) is an annual worldwide beach soccer club competition contested between top teams held annually since 2019.https://beachsoccer.com/world-winners-cup-is-officially-presented
The first champion of the tournament was the Brazilian club Flamengo, while the current titleholder is the Italian club Napoli.https://beachsoccer.com/the-first-ever-world-winners-cup-is-here
History
The first edition of the World Winners Cup in beach soccer was announced in April 2019. Initially scheduled for September 2019, the tournament was postponed by a month. The host city was the Turkish resort of Alanya. A total of 19 teams took part, divided into four groups. To participate, each club had to receive approval from its national federation.
The final match was contested between Brazil's Flamengo and China's Meizhou Hakka. Flamengo won 5–3 and claimed the inaugural title. The tournament had a total prize fund of €35,000, with the winner receiving €16,000.
The next edition was planned for October 2020. However, in July 2020, Joan Cusco, the president of the Beach Soccer Worldwide, announced the tournament would be postponed to April 2021. Eventually, it did not take place on the scheduled dates, and in September 2021, the tournament was postponed indefinitely.
In August 2022, it was announced that the competition would be held in September of the same year on the Italian island of Sardinia, at Poetto Beach in Cagliari. Out of 13 participating teams, German club Real Münster won the tournament, defeating El Salvador’s La Pirraya 9–3 in the final.
The third edition was hosted in Alghero, another Sardinian city. Without losing a single match, Italian club Napoli emerged victorious, beating Latvian club Riga 6–3 in the final.https://beachsoccer.com/
Results
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! Season ! Host ! Team ! Winners ! Final score ! Runner-up ! Third place ! Fourth place |
| 2019
| Alanya, Turkey |19 |{{flagicon|BRA}} Flamengo |5–3 |{{flagicon|CHN}} Meizhou Hakka |{{flagicon|ESP}} Levante |{{flagicon|IRN}} Shahin Khazar |
| 2022
| Cagliari, Italy |13 |{{flagicon|GER}} Real Münster |9–3 |{{flagicon|SLV}} La Pirraya |{{flagicon|ITA}} Napoli |{{flagicon|GER}} Rostocker Robben |
| 2023
| Alghero, Italy |24 |{{flagicon|ITA}} Napoli |6–3 |{{flagicon|LAT}} Riga |{{flagicon|CYP}} Paphos |{{flagicon|ESP}} Bahia de Mazarrón |
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.beachsoccer.com/ Beach Soccer Worldwide], official website
{{International Beach Soccer}}
Category:International beach soccer competitions