2006 Euro Beach Soccer League
| 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers for (UEFA) | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Dates | 2 June – 28 August 2006 |
| Teams | 17 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Spain (5th title)
|
| Runners-up |
 Portugal
|
| Third place |
 Poland
|
| Fourth place |
 Italy
|
The 2006 Euro Beach Soccer League was the ninth edition of the Beach Soccer league held over a number of dates between June 2 and August 28. The overall winners of the competition was Spain. This tournament also determined the five nations which qualified to the 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, as the competition acted as the 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers.
The competition started off in early June with those teams in division B competing against each other being Switzerland, Ukraine, Greece, Germany, Poland, England, Belgium, Austria and the Netherlands. These nine teams played each other in three different events between 2 June and 2 July 2006. When the events had been completed, the nations were put into a final table of division B, with the team in ninth place being eliminated from the tournament, which was Germany. The remaining eight teams moved on to a knockout stage were four nations eventually qualified to move up into division A, taking place later on in the month. The successful teams were Switzerland, Ukraine, Greece and Poland.
This is the final table of division B with the successful nations in the knockout stage highlighted. Since one round of games were cancelled, the positions in the group were decided on average points, not total points gained.
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