England women's national beach soccer team
Nickname(s) | "Three Lionesses", "The Lionesses" | |||
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Association | England Beach Soccer Ltd | |||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | |||
Head coach | Steven black | |||
Captain | Sarah Kempson | |||
FIFA code | ENG | |||
BSWW ranking | 2 (Europe) | |||
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First international | ||||
England 2–6 Switzerland (Manchester, England; 20 June 2014) | ||||
Biggest win | ||||
England 8–1 Czech Republic (Ryde, England; 30 June 2018) | ||||
Biggest defeat | ||||
England 2–8 Russia (Nazaré, Portugal; 12 September 2021) | ||||
Euro Beach Soccer Cup | ||||
Appearances | 4 (first in 2016) | |||
Best result | Winners (2017) |
The England women's national beach soccer team represents England in international women's beach soccer competitions and is controlled by England Beach Soccer — independent of the governing body of football in England, The Football Association. The team was created in 2012, winning their first trophy, the Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup, in 2017.
In 2019, the team qualified for the World Beach Games where they represented Great Britain, winning the silver medal.
Current squad
As of July 2017 (Chosen for the 2017 Euro Beach Soccer Cup)
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Competitive record
Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup
Year | Round | Result | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD |
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2016 | Third place play-off | Fourth Place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 14 | +1 |
2017 | Final | Champions | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | +7 |
2018 | Third place play-off | Fourth Place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 | –4 |
2019 | Third place play-off | Fourth Place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 13 | –2 |
Total | 1 title | 4/4 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 46 | +2 |
World Beach Games
Year | Round | Result | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD |
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represented as Great Britain | ||||||||||
2019 | Final | Silver Medal | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 15 | +7 |
Total | 0 titles | 1/1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 15 | +7 |
Results and fixtures
By year
The team's first international match took place on 20 June 2014, as part of ITV's Fever Pitch, a companion to the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
2012
2014
20 June 2014 Friendly | England | 2–6 | Switzerland | Manchester, England |
19:00 | Report |
23 July 2014 3-Nation Tournament | Switzerland | 9–5 | England | Espinho, Portugal |
24 July 2014 3-Nation Tournament | Portugal | 5–2 | England | Espinho, Portugal |
2015
21 August 2015 Friendly | Switzerland | 6–4 | England | Arosa, Switzerland |
2016
30 July 2016 2016 Euro Beach Soccer Cup | Switzerland | 5–4 (a.e.t.) | England | Carcavelos, Portugal |
30 July 2016 2016 Euro Beach Soccer Cup | England | 5–3 | Greece | Carcavelos, Portugal |
31 July 2016 2016 Euro Beach Soccer Cup, 3rd place | Portugal | 6–6 (a.e.t.) (2–0 p) | England | Carcavelos, Portugal |
2017
8 July 2017 2017 Euro Beach Soccer Cup | England | 4–3 | Netherlands | Nazaré, Portugal |
8 July 2017 2017 Euro Beach Soccer Cup | Spain | 1–6 | England | Nazaré, Portugal |
9 July 2017 2017 Euro Beach Soccer Cup, Final | England | 4–3 | Switzerland | Nazaré, Portugal |
2018
6 July 2018 2018 Euro Beach Soccer Cup, Group stage | England | 5–2 | Czech Republic | Nazaré, Portugal |
Report |
8 July 2018 2018 Euro Beach Soccer Cup, 3rd place match | Switzerland | 6–3 | England | Nazaré, Portugal |
Report |
2019
9 May 2019 2019 World Beach Games qualifiers | England | 4–8 | Czech Republic | Salou, Spain |
09:45 | Report |
9 May 2019 2019 World Beach Games qualifiers | Spain | 5–5 (a.e.t.) (0–1 p) | England | Salou, Spain |
17:15 | Report |
11 May 2019 2019 World Beach Games qualifiers | Switzerland | 0–3 | England | Salou, Spain |
14:45 | Report |
5 July 2019 2019 Euro Beach Soccer Cup, Group stage | England | 1–3 | Russia | Nazaré, Portugal |
10:00 |
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Report(ru) |
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Stadium: Estádio do Viveiro Referee: Jonathan Mallia (Malta) |
6 July 2019 2019 Euro Beach Soccer Cup, Group stage | England | 5–4 | Netherlands | Nazaré, Portugal |
15:45 |
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Report(ru) |
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Stadium: Estádio do Viveiro Referee: Wilson Castanheira Soares (Portugal) |
7 July 2019 2019 Euro Beach Soccer Cup, 3rd place match | Switzerland | 6–5 (a.e.t.) | England | Nazaré, Portugal |
10:30 |
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Report(ru) |
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Stadium: Estádio do Viveiro Referee: Malte Gerhardt (Germany) |
11 October 2019 2019 World Beach Games, Group stage | Paraguay | 4–5 | Great Britain | Doha, Qatar |
15:00 | Godoy 20', 29', 29' Mora 33' |
Report(ru) | 16' Hillier 24' Kempson 25', 28' Clark 36' Haughton |
Stadium: Pitch 1, Katara beach Referee: José Cortez (Mexico) |
13 October 2019 2019 World Beach Games, Group stage | Great Britain | 5–2 | United States | Doha, Qatar |
18:00 |
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Report(ru) |
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Stadium: Stadium, Katara beach |
14 October 2019 2019 World Beach Games, Group stage | Great Britain | 4–1 | Russia | Doha, Qatar |
15:00 |
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Report(ru) |
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Stadium: Stadium, Katara beach |
15 October 2019 2019 World Beach Games, Semi-finals | Great Britain | 6–5 | Brazil | Doha, Qatar |
16:00 |
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Report(ru) |
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Stadium: Stadium, Katara beach |
16 October 2019 2019 World Beach Games, Gold medal match | Great Britain | 2–3 | Spain | Doha, Qatar |
19:00 |
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Report(ru) |
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Stadium: Stadium, Katara beach |
*unofficial opposition
Head-to-head records
Includes competitive and friendly matches and those as Great Britain.
Team | First | Last | Record | Win % |
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Switzerland | 2014 | 2019 | 2–6 | 25% |
Portugal | 2014 | 2016 | 0–2 | 0% |
Greece | 2016 | 2016 | 1–0 | 100% |
Netherlands | 2017 | 2019 | 2–0 | 100% |
Spain | 2017 | 2019 | 2–2 | 50% |
Czech Republic | 2018 | 2019 | 3–1 | 75% |
Russia | 2019 | 2019 | 2–1 | 67% |
Paraguay | 2019 | 2019 | 1–0 | 100% |
United States | 2019 | 2019 | 1–0 | 100% |
Brazil | 2019 | 2019 | 1–0 | 100% |
Totals | 2014 | 2019 | 15–12 | 56% |