2003 Euro Beach Soccer Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Belgium |
| Dates | 18 April - 20 April 2003 |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Portugal (4th title) |
| Runners-up |
 France |
| Third place |
 Spain |
| Fourth place |
 Germany |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 142 (11.83 per match) |
The 2003 Euro Beach Soccer Cup was the fifth Euro Beach Soccer Cup. Held in April 2003, it was one of Europe's two major beach soccer championships at the time in Liège, Belgium. Portugal won the championship, claiming their third successive title and fourth overall, with France finishing second. This was the first time the final was not between Portugal and Spain since the tournament was established in 1998. Spain beat Germany in the third place play off to finish third and fourth respectively. This was the first time the host nation had not featured in the top four places.
Eight teams participated in the tournament who played in a straightforward knockout tournament, starting with the quarter finals, with extra matches deciding the nations who finished in fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth place.[1]
Participating nations
Matches
Main tournament
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 18 April 2003 | ||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
5 | |||||||||
| 19 April 2003 | ||||||||||
| Germany (pen.) |
5 | |||||||||
| Germany |
4 | |||||||||
| 18 April 2003 | ||||||||||
| Portugal |
5 | |||||||||
| Portugal |
8 | |||||||||
| 20 April 2003 | ||||||||||
 Switzerland |
0 | |||||||||
| Portugal |
6 | |||||||||
| 18 April 2003 | ||||||||||
| France |
3 | |||||||||
| France |
12 | |||||||||
| 19 April 2003 | ||||||||||
 Austria |
1 | |||||||||
| France (a.e.t.) |
5 | Third place | ||||||||
| 18 April 2003 | ||||||||||
| Spain |
4 | |||||||||
| Spain |
11 | Spain |
6 | |||||||
 Italy |
7 | Germany |
3 | |||||||
| 20 April 2003 | ||||||||||
Fifth to eighth place deciding matches
The following matches took place between the losing nations in the quarter finals to determine the final standings of the nations finishing in fifth to eighth place. The semi finals occurred on the same day of the semi finals of the main tournament and the play offs took place on the day of the final.
| Fifth to eighth place semi finals | Fifth place play off | |||||||
| QF1 | Belgium |
8 | ||||||
| QF2 | Switzerland |
4 | ||||||
| Belgium |
7 | |||||||
| Italy |
6 | |||||||
| QF3 | Austria |
5 | ||||||
| QF4 | Italy |
11 | Seventh place play off | |||||
| Switzerland (pen.) |
8 | |||||||
| Austria |
8 | |||||||
Winners
| 2003 Euro Beach Soccer Cup Winners: |
|---|
Portugal Fourth title |
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal |
| 2 | France |
| 3 | Spain |
| 4 | Germany |
| 5 | Belgium |
| 6 | Italy |
| 7 | Switzerland |
| 8 | Austria |