Ercis Belediyespor take Turkish title

Portuguese stars help Ercis Belediyespor dethrone defending champions Alanya Belediyespor in the Turkish league

Tuesday saw the Turkish league come to a close, as Alanya Belediyespor were knocked from the top spot by an Ercis Belediyespor side reinforced with some Portuguese firepower…

Jordan Santos, Rui Coimbra and Be Martins made up the winning ranks, lifting the trophy in Alanya following a tight final against reigning champs, Alanya Belediyespor.

After a real end to end tie, involving some of the world’s best beach soccer stars, including the likes of Stankovic, and two of the three nominees for the Best Player of the Year, Datinha and Bruno Xavier, the match ended 7-6.

Arsus Belediyespor finished in third place.

Belarussian, Ihor Bryshtel (Arsus Belediyespor), claimed the trophy for Top Scorer with 19 goals, while Jordan picked up the MVP award. His Ercis Belediyespor teammate Sedat Colgezer won Best Goalkeeper.

Ercis Belediyespor will now play in the Euro Winners Cup in the summer of 2019.