2008 Euro Beach Soccer League
The 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.
There are 8 teams participating in each event that will face each other in a knock-out system. The three best placed teams out of each stage and the best fourth, join host and defending champion Portugal in the Superfinal that will be played in Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal from August 22–24. The best 3 (three) teams of each group (Stage 1 and Stage 2) plus the best 4th of both Stage 1 and Stage 2 will qualify for the Superfinal in Vila Real de Santo António (Portugal).
Read more about 2008 Euro Beach Soccer League: Participating Nations, EBSL 2008 Regular Phases
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