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Gabino RenalesBSWW Deputy Vice-presidentWe are ready, and we will stay ready
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Joan CuscóBSWW PresidentTime to play!
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Joan CuscóBSWW PresidentThe beach awaits… but for now our place is at home
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MadjerFPF Beach Soccer CoordinatorTransversal growth to stay on top of the game
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Joan CuscóBSWW President2020: Vision for a brighter beach soccer future
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Joan CuscóBSWW PresidentRussia, one step beyond in excellence
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Gabino RenalesBSWW Deputy Vice-presidentWorld Winners Cup: A new concept to maintain growth in the sport
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Joan CuscóBSWW President2019: Fasten your seatbelts for the busiest year in beach soccer history!
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Cosimo SibiliaPresident of Lega Nazionale DilettantiFifteen years of beach soccer in Italy
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Dick WhalenNASSC Tournament DirectorThe North American Sand Soccer Championships turn “Silver”

Persian Beach Soccer Cup 2018
The Persian Beach Soccer Cup returns to Iran for a second year when the defending champions seek to retain their title against visitors from Azerbaijan, Spain and Ukraine.
Held in Bushehr once again, this time between January 27th and 29th, the second edition of the competition will see some of Europe’s best nations take and top talent take on the Asian champions in what will be Iran’s first outing of 2018.
Marco Octavio’s men were last in competitive action at the Huawei Intercontinental Beach Soccer Cup in Dubai in November of last year, where they finished third after defeating Russia 4-2 in the their final-day play-off.
Octavio names a similarly strong squad for their first tournament of the year as they prepare to face European heavyweights Spain and Ukraine as well as a talented Azeri outfit.
Spain head into 2018 off the back of an impressive victory at the Copa Lagos in December last year, where they overcame Nigeria, Morocco and Lebanon to lift the title in what was their maiden appearance at the tournament.
A fourth-place finish at the Euro Beach Soccer League cemented their reputation as one of the continent’s best nations while Ukraine, despite surrendering their European crown, remain tricky customers.
European champions in 2016, Ukraine failed to defend their title but sit just three spots below 13th-placed Spain in the continent’s ranking.
Completing the line-up are Azerbaijan, who continued their steady improvement in recent years by remaining in Europe’s top tier following promotion in 2016.
Not yet the finished package, Azerbaijan are not to be underestimated and will hope to spring a surprise or two in Bushehr.
Date | K.O Time | Heat | Match | Result |
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27/Jan/2018 |
16:00
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Round Robin | ![]() ![]() |
6 - 2 |
27/Jan/2018 |
17:30
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Round Robin | ![]() ![]() |
2 - 3 |
28/Jan/2018 |
16:00
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Round Robin | ![]() ![]() |
3 - 1 |
28/Jan/2018 |
18:15
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Round Robin | ![]() ![]() |
6 - 3 |
29/Jan/2018 |
16:00
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Round Robin | ![]() ![]() |
4 - 3 |
29/Jan/2018 |
17:30
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Round Robin | ![]() ![]() |
4 - 2 |
Country | TV |
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Round Robin
Team | P | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 0 |
Final standings
COACH: Joaquin Alonso
Name | Shirt Name | Position | Nº | Birth Date |
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Francisco Jesus Donaire | DONA | Goalkeeper | 16 Aug 1982 | |
Antonio Mayor Hernández | ANTONIO | Forward | 20 Apr 1983 | |
Cristian Méndez | CHRISTIAN | Goalkeeper | 05 Mar 1983 | |
Eduard Suarez Molina | EDUARD | Forward | 06 Aug 1990 | |
Riduan Dris | R. DRIS | Midfielder | 21 Oct 1990 | |
Llorenç Gomez | LLORENç | Forward | 03 Nov 1991 | |
Adrian Frutos Garcia | ADRIAN | Midfielder | 25 Jul 1991 | |
Fernando Guisado Perez | FERNANDO | Forward | 06 Oct 1989 | |
Santiago Bernal Lopez | SANTI | Midfielder | 25 Jan 1997 | |
Pedro Jose Garcia Paredes | PAREDES | Defender | 07 Jul 1996 |
COACH: Ilham Azizzade
Name | Shirt Name | Position | Nº | Birth Date |
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Asif Zeynalov | A. ZEYNALOV | Midfielder | 04 Jan 1983 | |
Abdul Aliyev | ABDUL | Forward | 10 Apr 1986 | |
Orkhan Mammadov | ORKHAN | Forward | 25 Mar 1987 | |
Vagif Shirinbayov | VAGIF | Goalkeeper | 30 Oct 1987 | |
Amid Nazarov | AMID | Goalkeeper | 23 Jul 1989 | |
Ramil Aliyev | RAMIL | Forward | 11 Jan 1992 | |
Sabir Allahguliyev | SABIR | Forward | 12 May 1988 | |
Elchin Gasimov | ELCHIN | Goalkeeper | 09 Sep 1989 | |
Ilkin Haciyev | ILKIN | Midfielder | 08 Jan 1983 | |
Ilgar Alakbarov | ILGAR | Defender | 06 Oct 1993 |
COACH: Yevhen Varenytsia
Name | Shirt Name | Position | Nº | Birth Date |
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Vitalii Sydorenko | SYDORENKO | Goalkeeper | 22 Dec 1981 | |
Oleg Zborovskyi | ZBOROVSKYI | Forward | 31 Mar 1982 | |
Roman Pachev | PACHEV | Defender | 10 Sep 1987 | |
Volodymyr Hladchenko | HLADCHENKO | Goalkeeper | 14 Nov 1984 | |
Maksym Voitok | VOITOK | Forward | 17 | 01 Nov 1991 |
Kostiantyn Makeiev | MAKEIEV | Forward | 09 Mar 1988 | |
Yurii Shcherytsia | SHCHERYTSIA | Defender | 25 Feb 1994 | |
Andrii Cherevko | CHEREVKO | Defender | 30 Jul 1985 | |
Anatolii Riabko | RIABKO | Forward | 09 Oct 1989 | |
Andrii Bahatskyi | BAHATSKYI | Defender | 24 Mar 1998 |
COACH: Marco Octavio
Name | Shirt Name | Position | Nº | Birth Date |
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Hassan Abdollahi Mobarhan | H. ABDOLLAHI | Defender | 11 Sep 1984 | |
Mostafa Kiani Harchegani | M. KIANI | Defender | 23 Aug 1985 | |
Moslem Mesigar | M. MESIGAR | Forward | 17 Sep 1984 | |
Mohammad Ahmadzadeh | M. AHMADZADEH | Forward | 25 Nov 1986 | |
Hamid Behzadpour | H. BEHZADPOUR | Goalkeeper | 31 May 1987 | |
Amirhosein Akbari Fartkhouni | A. AKBARI | Defender | 26 Jan 1992 | |
Mohammad Moradi Farahabadi | M. MORADI | Midfielder | 31 Aug 1996 | |
Ali Mirshekari | A. MIRSHEKARI | Defender | 23 Feb 1997 | |
Mohammad Masoumizadeh | M. MASOUMIZADEH | Defender | 26 Feb 1997 | |
Ali Darvish Motevalli | DARIVSH | Goalkeeper | 09 Feb 1996 |