2011 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup

2011 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup

Tournament details
Host country	United Arab Emirates
Dates	22–26 November 2011
Teams	8 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Russia (1st title)
Runners-up	Brazil
Third place	Switzerland
Fourth place	United Arab Emirates
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	118 (7.38 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Dejan Stankovic (12 goals)
Best player(s)	Dejan Stankovic
Best goalkeeper	Mão

The 2011 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup was the first edition of the new tournament, Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup. It took place at Jumeirah Beach in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from 22 to 26 November 2011. Eight teams participated in the competition.

Participating teams

Team	Confederation	Achievements	Participation
United Arab Emirates	AFC	Host	1st
Russia	UEFA	2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup winners	1st
Mexico	CONCACAF	2011 FIFA Beach Soccer WCQ (CONCACAF) winners	1st
Brazil	CONMEBOL	2011 FIFA Beach Soccer WCQ (CONMEBOL) winners	1st
Oman	AFC	2011 FIFA Beach Soccer WCQ (AFC) runners-up	1st
Nigeria	CAF	2011 FIFA Beach Soccer WCQ (CAF) runners-up	1st
Switzerland	UEFA	2011 Euro Beach Soccer League runners-up	1st
Tahiti	OFC	2011 FIFA Beach Soccer WCQ (OFC) winners	1st

Group stage

All matches are listed as local time in Dubai, (UTC+4)

Legend
Teams that advanced to the semi finals

Group A

Team	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pts
Russia	3	3	0	0	22	5	+17	9
United Arab Emirates	3	2	0	1	9	11	−2	6
Nigeria	3	1	0	2	9	12	−3	3
Tahiti	3	0	0	3	7	19	−12	0

22 November 2011

17:45

Russia	8 – 1	Nigeria
Eremeev (2), Gorchinsky, Shaykov, Makarov, Peremitin, Shishin, Krash		Tale

Jumeirah Beach, Dubai

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22 November 2011

20:15

United Arab Emirates	6 – 2	Tahiti
R.Ahmad (2), Rami (2), Yousif, Adel		Naea Bennet, Vero

Jumeirah Beach, Dubai

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23 November 2011

17:45

Russia	7 – 4	Tahiti
Shaykov (2), Shishin (2), Gorchinskiy, Eremeev, Krash		Tehau, Benne, Amau, Li Fung Kwee

Jumeirah Beach, Dubai

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23 November 2011

20:15

Nigeria	2 – 3	United Arab Emirates
Emeka, Tale		Yousif (2), Humaid

Jumeirah Beach, Dubai

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24 November 2011

17:45

Tahiti	1 – 7	Nigeria
Bennet		Olawale (4), Tale (2), Emeka

Jumeirah Beach, Dubai

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24 November 2011

20:15

United Arab Emirates	0 – 7	Russia
		Shaykov (2), Krash (2), Leonov, Eremeev, Gorchinskiy

Jumeirah Beach, Dubai

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Group B

Team	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pts
Brazil	3	2	1	0	14	8	+6	8
Switzerland	3	2	0	1	16	9	+7	6
Mexico	3	1	0	2	8	11	−3	3
Oman	3	0	0	3	6	16	−10	0

22 November 2011

16:30

Mexico	3 − 4	Switzerland
Cervantes (2), H. Lopez		Meier (2), Lutz, Stankovic

Jumeirah Beach, Dubai

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22 November 2011

19:00

Brazil	5 − 2	Oman
Bruno Xavier (2), Sidney, Betinho, Andre		Hani (2)

Jumeirah Beach, Dubai

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23 November 2011

16:30

Oman	2 − 8	Switzerland
Khalid (2)		Stankovic (3), Spacca, Meier, Schirinzi, Borer, Ziegler

Jumeirah Beach, Dubai

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23 November 2011

19:00

Brazil	5 − 2	Mexico
Andre (2), Dino, Bruno Xavier, Fernando DDI		Cervantes, Villalobo

Jumeirah Beach, Dubai

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24 November 2011

16:30

Oman	2 − 3	Mexico
Is’haq (2)		Cervantes, Cati C., Flores

Jumeirah Beach, Dubai

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24 November 2011

19:00

Switzerland	4 − 4 (a.e.t.)	Brazil
Stankovic (2), Borer, Samuel		Andre (3), Bruno Xavie
Penalties
Stankovic Meier	1 – 2	Bruno Xavier Andre

Jumeirah Beach, Dubai

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	25 November - Jumeira
	Russia (pen.)	4 (2)
					26 November - Jumeira
	Switzerland	4 (1)
					Russia (aet)	5
	25 November - Jumeira
					Brazil	4
	Brazil	2
	United Arab Emirates	0
					Third place
					26 November - Jumeira
					Switzerland (pen.)	4 (1)
					United Arab Emirates	4 (0)

Semi-finals

25 November 2011

20:15

Russia	4 – 4 (a.e.t.)	Switzerland
Shishin (2), Leonov, Makarov		Stankovic (4)
Penalties
Leonov Shishin	2 – 1	Stankovic Borer

Jumeira Beach, Dubai

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25 November 2011

19:00

Brazil	2 – 0	United Arab Emirates
Sidney, Anderson

Jumeira Beach, Dubai

Third place play off

26 November 2011

19:00

Switzerland	4 - 4	United Arab Emirates
Stankovic (2), Ziegler, Borer		Karim (3), Rami
Penalties
	1 - 0

Jumeira Beach, Dubai

Final

26 November 2011

20:15

Russia	5 - 4 (a.e.t.)	Brazil
Shishin (3), Shaykov, Leonov		Fernando Ddi (2), Anderson, Jorginho

Jumeira Beach, Dubai

Final standings

Rank	Team
1	Russia
2	Brazil
3	Switzerland
4	United Arab Emirates
5	Nigeria
6	Mexico
7	Oman
8	Tahiti

External links

• Beach Soccer Worldwide