Suzuki Swiss Beach Soccer League officially begins

Switzerland started their national league season this past week and the year began on a raucous high

Urdorf hosted the first league matches of the year for Switzerland on the exquisite sands of Urdorf. On Friday the festivities began at 11:30am and finished around 9:00pm, while on Sunday the fun kicked off at 9:00am and ended at 6:00pm. 

There were over 170 goals scored over the course of 13 matches and each one of them was spectacular. The first match of the day was between BSC Bienne Hatchets and BSC Solothurn with BSC Bienne Hatchets winning 10-7. The defending Swiss league champions, BSC Sable Dancers Bern were victorious in their two opening matches, scoring 10 goals in both, the first against BSC Scorpions Basel, who managed two goals against the Swiss kings, and the second match was over BSC Bienne Hatchets by a score of 5-10. 

Here is a list of all the other matches from this week:

Saturday, May 17th 

BSC Bienne Hatchets 10-7 BSC Solothurn

GC Beach 5-7 BSC Havana Shots Aargau

BSC La Côte 2-19 BSC Winti Panthers

BSC Havana Shots Aargau 13-8 BSC Chargers Baselland

BSC Havana Shots Aargau 2-5 Beachkings Emmen

BSC Chargers Baselland 11-6 GC Beach

BSC Chargers Baselland 4-7 GC Beach

Sunday, May 18th

BSC Chargers Baselland 6-2 BSC Winti Panthers

BSC La Côte 3-7 BSC Havana Shots Aargau

Neuchâtel Xamax FCS 2-8 GC Beach

BSC Scorpions Basel 6-5 Beachkings Emmen

The next exciting round will be just as emotionally charged and will be in Zurich on June 6th. This preliminary stage will also include Challenge League matches as well as the Women´s League. Beachsoccer.com will keep you updated with all the results in the upcoming  stages.