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title="Sand">sand</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><table class="infobox vcard"><caption class="infobox-title fn" style="padding-bottom:0.2em;">Beach soccer</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Plaj_futbolu.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Plaj_futbolu.jpg/250px-Plaj_futbolu.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Plaj_futbolu.jpg/375px-Plaj_futbolu.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Plaj_futbolu.jpg/500px-Plaj_futbolu.jpg 2x" data-file-width="639" data-file-height="341"></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">International match</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em;">Highest <a href="/wiki/Sports_governing_body" title="Sports governing body">governing body</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Beach_Soccer_Worldwide" title="Beach Soccer Worldwide">Beach Soccer Worldwide</a> (1992-2005 / 2005-Ongoing) + <a href="/wiki/FIFA" title="FIFA">FIFA</a> (Since 2005)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em;">Nicknames</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">beach football, sand football, beach footie, beasal</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em;">First played</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">1992 at <a href="/wiki/Will_Rogers_State_Beach" title="Will Rogers State Beach">Will Rogers Beach</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a><sup id="cite_ref-history_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#eee;">Characteristics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em;">Contact</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">Yes</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em;">Team members</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">5 at a time</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Team_sport" title="Team sport">Team sport</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ball_sport" class="mw-redirect" title="Ball sport">ball sport</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em;">Equipment</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Football_(association_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Football (association football)">Football</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#eee;">Presence</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-right:1.0em;"><a href="/wiki/Olympic_Games" title="Olympic Games">Olympic</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">No</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><a href="/wiki/Football" title="Football">Football</a> has long been played informally on beaches, but the introduction of <i>beach soccer</i> was an attempt to codify rules for the game in 1992 by the founders of <a href="/wiki/Beach_Soccer_Worldwide" title="Beach Soccer Worldwide">Beach Soccer Worldwide</a>, a company set up to develop the sport and responsible for the majority of its tournaments.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The first international matches were played in 1993 for men and 2009 for women.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of July 2023,<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beach_soccer&action=edit">[update]</a></sup> there are 193 men's and 64 women's clubs and 101 men's and 23 women's national teams sorted in the Beach Soccer Worldwide Rankings.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div id="toc" class="toc" 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class="tocnumber">2.2</span> <span class="toctext">Players</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="#Match_length"><span class="tocnumber">2.3</span> <span class="toctext">Match length</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="#Referees_and_discipline"><span class="tocnumber">2.4</span> <span class="toctext">Referees and discipline</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8"><a href="#Free_kicks_and_penalties"><span class="tocnumber">2.5</span> <span class="toctext">Free kicks and penalties</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-9"><a href="#Other_major_differences_from_football"><span class="tocnumber">2.6</span> <span class="toctext">Other major differences from football</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-10"><a href="#Tournaments"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Tournaments</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-11"><a href="#International"><span class="tocnumber">3.1</span> <span class="toctext">International</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-12"><a href="#Multi-sports_games"><span class="tocnumber">3.2</span> <span class="toctext">Multi-sports games</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-13"><a href="#PRO/Amateur_International"><span class="tocnumber">3.3</span> <span class="toctext">PRO/Amateur International</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-14"><a href="#Confederation"><span class="tocnumber">3.4</span> <span class="toctext">Confederation</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-15"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-16"><a href="#History_Results_Database"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">History Results Database</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-17"><a href="#References"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span 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div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Beach_Soccer_Worldwide" title="Beach Soccer Worldwide">Beach Soccer Worldwide</a></div> <p>Beach football (<span title="Portuguese-language text"><i lang="pt">beasal</i></span> or <i>futebol de areia</i>) started in <a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil">Brazil</a>, more precisely at <a href="/wiki/Rio_de_Janeiro" title="Rio de Janeiro">Rio de Janeiro</a>. In 1950 the first official tournament was created to unite neighborhood small tournaments that happened since 1940.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It has grown to be an international game. The participation of international players such as <a href="/wiki/Eric_Cantona" title="Eric Cantona">Eric Cantona</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Miguel_Gonz%C3%A1lez_Mart%C3%ADn" class="mw-redirect" title="José Miguel González Martín">Michel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Julio_Salinas" title="Julio Salinas">Julio Salinas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rom%C3%A1rio" title="Romário">Romário</a>, <a href="/wiki/Leovegildo_Lins_da_Gama_J%C3%BAnior" class="mw-redirect" title="Leovegildo Lins da Gama Júnior">Júnior</a> and <a href="/wiki/Zico_(footballer)" title="Zico (footballer)">Zico</a> has helped to expand <a href="/wiki/Television" title="Television">television</a> coverage to audiences in over 170 countries.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Beach soccer had been played recreationally for years and in different formats. In 1992 the laws of the game were envisioned and a pilot event was staged by the founding partners of BSWW in <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a> and the sport was adopted by <a href="/w/index.php?title=Beach_Soccer_Los_Angeles&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Beach Soccer Los Angeles (page does not exist)">Beach Soccer Los Angeles</a> in 2017 where the game is played all around <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_County,_California" title="Los Angeles County, California">Los Angeles County</a>. By 1993, the first professional beach soccer competition was organized at <a href="/wiki/Miami_Beach" class="mw-redirect" title="Miami Beach">Miami Beach</a> with teams from the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil">Brazil</a>, <a href="/wiki/Argentina" title="Argentina">Argentina</a> and <a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a> taking part. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:YBF_2010_-_naisten_sarja_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/YBF_2010_-_naisten_sarja_1.jpg/220px-YBF_2010_-_naisten_sarja_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="2000"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 147px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/YBF_2010_-_naisten_sarja_1.jpg/220px-YBF_2010_-_naisten_sarja_1.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="147" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/YBF_2010_-_naisten_sarja_1.jpg/330px-YBF_2010_-_naisten_sarja_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/YBF_2010_-_naisten_sarja_1.jpg/440px-YBF_2010_-_naisten_sarja_1.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>Women's beach soccer game at YBF 2010 in <a href="/wiki/Yyteri_Beach" class="mw-redirect" title="Yyteri Beach">Yyteri Beach</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pori" title="Pori">Pori</a>, <a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland">Finland</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:06_Chgo_Beach_Soccer_Invitational_Challenge_me.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/06_Chgo_Beach_Soccer_Invitational_Challenge_me.JPG/220px-06_Chgo_Beach_Soccer_Invitational_Challenge_me.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="330" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2336" data-file-height="3504"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 330px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/06_Chgo_Beach_Soccer_Invitational_Challenge_me.JPG/220px-06_Chgo_Beach_Soccer_Invitational_Challenge_me.JPG" data-width="220" data-height="330" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/06_Chgo_Beach_Soccer_Invitational_Challenge_me.JPG/330px-06_Chgo_Beach_Soccer_Invitational_Challenge_me.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/06_Chgo_Beach_Soccer_Invitational_Challenge_me.JPG/440px-06_Chgo_Beach_Soccer_Invitational_Challenge_me.JPG 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>A beach soccer game at the 2006 Chicago Beach Soccer Invitational</figcaption></figure> <p>In April 1994 the first event to be covered by network television transmissions was held on <a href="/wiki/Copacabana_(Rio_de_Janeiro)" class="mw-redirect" title="Copacabana (Rio de Janeiro)">Copacabana Beach</a> in <a href="/wiki/Rio_de_Janeiro" title="Rio de Janeiro">Rio de Janeiro</a> and the city hosted the first <a href="/wiki/FIFA_Beach_Soccer_World_Cup#Beach_Soccer_World_Championships" title="FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup">Beach Soccer World Championship</a> in 1995. The competition was won by the host nation, making Brazil the first-ever World Champions of Beach Soccer. Commercial interest begin to match developments on the field and growing demand for the sport around the world gave rise to the <a href="/wiki/Pro_Beach_Soccer_Tour" class="mw-redirect" title="Pro Beach Soccer Tour">Pro Beach Soccer Tour</a> in 1996. </p><p>The first Pro Beach Soccer Tour included a total of 60 games in two years across <a href="/wiki/South_America" title="South America">South America</a>, <a href="/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">Europe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Asia" title="Asia">Asia</a> and the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>. Interest generated by the tour in Europe led to the creation of the <a href="/wiki/European_Pro_Beach_Soccer_League" class="mw-redirect" title="European Pro Beach Soccer League">European Pro Beach Soccer League</a> in 1998, providing a more solid infrastructure that would increase the professionalism of the spectacle. EPBSL, now known as the Euro BS League, brought promoters together from across the continent and satisfied the demands of the media, sponsors and fans. Four years on from its creation, the first step in the building of a legitimate worldwide competition structure for the sport of pro beach soccer had been taken. </p><p>Behind the scenes developments were also taking place, with the Beach Soccer Company relocating its headquarters to Europe firstly to <a href="/wiki/Monaco" title="Monaco">Monaco</a> and then <a href="/wiki/Barcelona" title="Barcelona">Barcelona</a> before becoming Pro Beach Soccer, S.L. in April 2000. One year later they would join forces with Octagon Koch Tavares (who had continued to organise the World Championships and events in South America) to form a single entity known as <a href="/wiki/Beach_Soccer_Worldwide" title="Beach Soccer Worldwide">Beach Soccer Worldwide</a> (BSWW) with the aim of unifying all major Pro Beach Soccer tournaments in the world under the same structure and providing representation of the sport to major sponsors, the media and <a href="/wiki/FIFA" title="FIFA">FIFA</a>. </p><p>FIFA became the global governing body of the sport in 2005, acknowledging BSWW's framework and organizing the <a href="/wiki/2005_FIFA_Beach_Soccer_World_Cup" title="2005 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup">first FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The next four years would see this growth consolidated by further progress both on and off the field. By 2004, some 17 nations had entered teams, with this number expected to rise to over<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> stage events. </p><p>Such interest has allowed BSWW to strike certain sponsorship deals with international companies including <a href="/wiki/McDonald%27s" title="McDonald's">McDonald's</a>, <a href="/wiki/Coca-Cola" title="Coca-Cola">Coca-Cola</a> and <a href="/wiki/MasterCard" class="mw-redirect" title="MasterCard">MasterCard</a>, who stepped up their involvement in 2004 and are now title sponsors of the Euro BS League. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/2006_CONCACAF_Beach_Soccer_Championship" title="2006 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship">2006 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship</a> served as a qualification tournament for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. The tournament saw the United States emerge victorious, defeating Canada in the final. The win secured the U.S. team a spot in the <a href="/wiki/FIFA_Beach_Soccer_World_Cup" title="FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup">FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup</a> held later that year in <a href="/wiki/Rio_de_Janeiro" title="Rio de Janeiro">Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.</a> The tournament played a key role in the development of beach soccer within the region, showcasing emerging talent and promoting the sport's growth. </p><p>Recognition has also come from FIFA who have cited BSWW as the major entity behind the creation and growth of Beach Soccer, forming a "highly promising" partnership that was "in its full splendour" seen in the 2005 world cup, held in Copacabana Beach, Brazil. France won the first world cup and the next year Brazil won it at the same venue. The World Cup has continued to flourish with the first held outside Brazil in 2008 and future World Cups spreading as far out as <a href="/wiki/Tahiti" title="Tahiti">Tahiti</a> in <a href="/wiki/2013_FIFA_Beach_Soccer_World_Cup" title="2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup">2013</a> and <a href="/wiki/Portugal" title="Portugal">Portugal</a> in <a href="/wiki/2015_FIFA_Beach_Soccer_World_Cup" title="2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup">2015</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the late 2010s, significant strides were made in the development of beach soccer in the United States. A team based in South Florida called the <i>Florida Beach Soccer FC</i> coached by former professional soccer player <a href="/wiki/Chris_Antonopoulos_(goalkeeper)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chris Antonopoulos (goalkeeper)">Chris Antonopoulos</a> along with other Beach Soccer National players like <a href="/wiki/Francis_Farberoff" title="Francis Farberoff">Francis Farberoff</a> and Oscar Gil achieved success on the national and international stages, including a victory at the prestigious <a href="/wiki/North_American_Sand_Soccer_Championships" title="North American Sand Soccer Championships">North American Sand Soccer Championship</a> (NASSC) in 2011 and again in 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The NASSC also gained international prominence with the participation of <a href="/wiki/FC_Barcelona_(beach_soccer)" title="FC Barcelona (beach soccer)">FC Barcelona's</a> beach soccer team, which clinched titles in 2015 and 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>This period also saw increased participation in high-profile events such as the Clearwater Beach Soccer Tournament, part of the Major Beach Soccer National Championship Series sponsored by the <a href="/wiki/United_Soccer_League" title="United Soccer League">United Soccer League</a> which bolstered the sport's visibility and competitiveness.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Women's_Beach_Soccer"><span id="Women.27s_Beach_Soccer"></span>Women's Beach Soccer</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Beach_soccer&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Women's Beach Soccer" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Euro_Beach_Soccer_Cup" title="Euro Beach Soccer Cup">Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup</a> and <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Euro_Winners_Cup" title="Women's Euro Winners Cup">Women's Euro Winners Cup</a> were first held in 2016, whereas the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Women%27s_Euro_Beach_Soccer_League&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Women's Euro Beach Soccer League (page does not exist)">Women's Euro Beach Soccer League</a> debuted in 2021. In addition, the <a href="/wiki/2019_World_Beach_Games" title="2019 World Beach Games">2019 World Beach Games</a> had a women's beach soccer tournament, and a Women's Intercontinental Beach Soccer Cup was held in 2021. The <a href="/wiki/North_American_Sand_Soccer_Championships_(NASSC)" class="mw-redirect" title="North American Sand Soccer Championships (NASSC)">North American Sand Soccer Championships (NASSC)</a> introduced women's beach soccer in 2019. </p><p>As of 2022, <a href="/wiki/FIFA" title="FIFA">FIFA</a> and the other five continental confederations do not host women's beach soccer tournaments. The <a href="/wiki/Asian_Beach_Games" title="Asian Beach Games">Asian Beach Games</a>, <a href="/wiki/European_Games" title="European Games">European Games</a> and <a href="/wiki/South_American_Beach_Games" title="South American Beach Games">South American Beach Games</a> also do not have women's beach soccer tournaments. </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Rules">Rules</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Beach_soccer&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Rules" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> <p>The rules of beach soccer are based on the <a href="/wiki/Laws_of_the_Game_(association_football)" title="Laws of the Game (association football)">Laws of the Game of association football</a>, with some modifications.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Field">Field</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Beach_soccer&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Field" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Beachsoccer_pitch.png" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Beachsoccer_pitch.png/220px-Beachsoccer_pitch.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="540"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 165px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Beachsoccer_pitch.png/220px-Beachsoccer_pitch.png" data-width="220" data-height="165" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Beachsoccer_pitch.png/330px-Beachsoccer_pitch.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Beachsoccer_pitch.png/440px-Beachsoccer_pitch.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>A beach soccer pitch. The dashed white lines are not marked on the pitch and must be inferred by players and officials.</figcaption></figure> <p>A beach soccer field is a level sandy area smaller than a regular <a href="/wiki/Association_football_pitch" class="mw-redirect" title="Association football pitch">association football pitch</a>. The field is cleared of pebbles and seashells along with any other objects which could injure a player. </p><p>The field is rectangular in shape and the <a href="/wiki/Touch_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Touch line">touch line</a> is longer than the goal line. The field dimensions are: </p> <ul><li><b>Length:</b> 35–37 metres (38.3–40.5 yards)</li> <li><b>Width:</b> 26–28 metres (28.4–30.6 yards)</li></ul> <p>The penalty area is within 9 m (9.8 yards) of the goals and is marked by a yellow flag situated in touch. Two red flags opposite each other are at the center of the field to represent the half-way line. The goals are smaller than their standard association football counterparts, being 2.2 metres (7 ft 3 in) from the ground to the bottom of the crossbar and 5.5 metres (18 ft) in width between the inside of each upright. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Players">Players</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Beach_soccer&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Players" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>Each team consists of five players including the goalkeeper and an unlimited number of substitutions, from a selection of three to five players. Throw-ins and kick-ins mean the pace and flow of the game can be faster than regular football. Shoes and socks are not allowed; players must play in bare feet, although ankle guards are permitted. Goal clearances (the equivalent of a <a href="/wiki/Goal_kick" title="Goal kick">goal kick</a>) are taken by the goalkeeper using their hands to throw the ball and a goal cannot be scored directly from these.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Match_length">Match length</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Beach_soccer&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Match length" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>A game lasts 36 minutes and is split up into three 12-minute periods. Unlike association football, in professional matches the referee is not the sole arbiter of the end of a period. A separate timekeeping official controls the official game clock, which is stopped for stoppages in play and typically counts down to zero, as in North American sports such as basketball and ice hockey. Draws are not permitted, with the game going into three minutes of <a href="/wiki/Golden_goal" title="Golden goal">golden goal</a> <a href="/wiki/Extra_time" class="mw-redirect" title="Extra time">extra time</a> followed by a <a href="/wiki/Penalty_shoot-out_(association_football)" title="Penalty shoot-out (association football)">penalty shoot-out</a> if the score is still on level terms after normal time. Unlike normal football, penalty kicks are directly decided by <a href="/wiki/Sudden_death_(sport)" title="Sudden death (sport)">sudden death</a> rules; it was changed since 2014 to three kicks from the penalty mark are taken, and the team that has scored more wins. If it is not decided after three kicks from the penalty mark, the sudden death rules will then be applied.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since 2021, the rules were changed again from three to five kicks from the penalty mark. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Referees_and_discipline">Referees and discipline</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Beach_soccer&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Referees and discipline" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>Beach soccer has two on-field referees who co-operatively referee the game. They are assisted by a third referee who acts in a manner similar to football's <a href="/wiki/Fourth_official" class="mw-redirect" title="Fourth official">fourth official</a> and a timekeeper. </p><p>As in football, <a href="/wiki/Penalty_card" title="Penalty card">yellow and red cards</a> can be issued. Unlike in association football, the team can then bring on a substitute to replace the dismissed player after two minutes.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Similar to a <a href="/wiki/Penalty_(ice_hockey)" title="Penalty (ice hockey)">power play</a> in ice hockey, this period of numerical advantage ends early if the penalised team concedes a goal. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Free_kicks_and_penalties">Free kicks and penalties</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Beach_soccer&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Free kicks and penalties" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>Free kicks are awarded for various fouls. All free kicks are <a href="/wiki/Direct_free_kick" class="mw-redirect" title="Direct free kick">direct free kicks</a> which has to be taken by the player who was fouled, unless awarded for deliberate handling. The laws specify that all players apart from the opposing goalkeeper must clear a zone between the kicker and the goal. Penalties are awarded for fouls within the penalty area. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_major_differences_from_football">Other major differences from football</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Beach_soccer&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Other major differences from football" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Beach_soccer_ball.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Beach_soccer_ball.jpeg/220px-Beach_soccer_ball.jpeg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="4272" data-file-height="2848"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 147px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Beach_soccer_ball.jpeg/220px-Beach_soccer_ball.jpeg" data-width="220" data-height="147" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Beach_soccer_ball.jpeg/330px-Beach_soccer_ball.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Beach_soccer_ball.jpeg/440px-Beach_soccer_ball.jpeg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>A beach soccer ball</figcaption></figure> <ul><li>The ball is inflated to a lower pressure (0.4–0.6 <a href="/wiki/Atmosphere_(unit)" class="mw-redirect" title="Atmosphere (unit)">atm</a>, compared to 0.6–1.1 atm in football).</li> <li>Instead of a throw-in, a team may choose to take a kick-in.</li> <li>Preventing an opponent doing a <a href="/wiki/Bicycle_kick" title="Bicycle kick">bicycle kick</a> is a specific foul.</li> <li>Teams may not keep possession in their penalty area for more than four seconds.</li> <li>Goalkeepers may handle a <a href="/wiki/Back-pass_rule" title="Back-pass rule">back-pass</a> from a teammate a maximum of once during their team's possession. This is considered reset once the opposing team has possessed the ball.</li></ul> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(3)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Tournaments">Tournaments</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Beach_soccer&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Tournaments" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-3 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-3"> <p>The following are some of the competitions: </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="International">International</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Beach_soccer&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: 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mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A0%CE%BF%CE%B4%CF%8C%CF%83%CF%86%CE%B1%CE%B9%CF%81%CE%BF_%CE%AC%CE%BC%CE%BC%CE%BF%CF%85" title="Ποδόσφαιρο άμμου – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Ποδόσφαιρο άμμου" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%BAtbol_playa" title="Fútbol playa – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Fútbol playa" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stranda_futbalo" title="Stranda futbalo – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Stranda futbalo" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" 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hreflang="mk" data-title="Фудбал на песок" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%9A_%E0%A4%AB%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%89%E0%A4%B2" title="बीच फुटबॉल – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="बीच फुटबॉल" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strandvoetbal" title="Strandvoetbal – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Strandvoetbal" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%93%E3%83%BC%E3%83%81%E3%82%B5%E3%83%83%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC" title="ビーチサッカー – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ビーチサッカー" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BB%D1%8F%D0%B6%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D1%84%D1%83%D1%82%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BB" title="Пляжан футбол – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Пляжан футбол" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strandfotball" title="Strandfotball – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Strandfotball" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi%C5%82ka_no%C5%BCna_pla%C5%BCowa" title="Piłka nożna plażowa – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Piłka nożna plażowa" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futebol_de_areia" title="Futebol de areia – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Futebol de areia" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fotbal_pe_plaj%C4%83" title="Fotbal pe plajă – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Fotbal pe plajă" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BB%D1%8F%D0%B6%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9_%D1%84%D1%83%D1%82%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BB" title="Пляжный футбол – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Пляжный футбол" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-scn mw-list-item"><a href="https://scn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beach_soccer" title="Beach soccer – Sicilian" lang="scn" hreflang="scn" data-title="Beach soccer" data-language-autonym="Sicilianu" data-language-local-name="Sicilian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sicilianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pl%C3%A1%C5%BEov%C3%BD_futbal" title="Plážový futbal – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Plážový futbal" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D1%83%D0%B4%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%BB_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BA%D1%83" title="Фудбал на песку – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Фудбал на песку" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fudbal_na_pijesku" title="Fudbal na pijesku – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Fudbal na pijesku" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rantajalkapallo" title="Rantajalkapallo – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Rantajalkapallo" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strandfotboll" title="Strandfotboll – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Strandfotboll" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%9F%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%94" title="ฟุตบอลชายหาด – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="ฟุตบอลชายหาด" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaj_futbolu" title="Plaj futbolu – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Plaj futbolu" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BB%D1%8F%D0%B6%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D1%84%D1%83%D1%82%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BB" title="Пляжний футбол – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Пляжний футбол" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%B3ng_%C4%91%C3%A1_b%C3%A3i_bi%E1%BB%83n" title="Bóng đá bãi biển – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Bóng 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