The former clinched a fourth title while the latter are the country’s first women’s beach soccer champions.
Marseille BT and Grand Est were victors at the National Beach Soccer in Canet-en-Roussillon, France, on Sunday.
The men’s and women’s finals brought a close to the popular three-day tournament on the country’s south coast with the men’s event seeing a host of international beach soccer stars, including FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup winner Didier Samoun, entertain the crowds.
Marseille ultimately claimed their fourth national title with a 7-6 win against Montpellier Herault BS while 2016 champions Grande Motte Pyramide BS finished in third.
Newly-crowned champions Marseille will now be guaranteed a spot at next year’s Euro Winners Cup, as will Grand Est who finished top of the four-team women’s tournament.
In the inaugural women’s championship, Grand Est – coached by Jerome Beaulande and Patrice Feys – edged Occitanie, Mediterranee and Hauts-de-France to write themselves into the history books.
Image via Marseille Beach Team
Men’s tournament
1st Marseille BT
2nd Montpellier HBS
3rd La Grande Motte PBS
4th Saint-Medard-en-Jalles
5th AS Caverne
6th CSO Amneville
7th AS Etaples
8th Fontenay Foot Vendee
Women’s tournament
1st Grand Est
2nd Occitanie
3rd Mediterranee
4th Hauts-de-France
