EnglandNickname(s) | "Three Lionesses", "The Lionesses" |
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Association | England Beach Soccer Ltd |
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Confederation | UEFA (Europe) |
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Head coach | Steven black |
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Captain | Sarah Kempson |
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FIFA code | ENG |
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BSWW ranking | 2[1] (Europe) |
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First international |
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England 2–6 Switzerland (Manchester, England; 20 June 2014)[2] |
Biggest win |
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England 8–1 Czech Republic (Ryde, England; 30 June 2018) |
Biggest defeat |
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England 2–14 Spain (, ; 11 September 2024) |
Euro Beach Soccer Cup |
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Appearances | 4 (first in 2016) |
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Best result | Winners (2017) |
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The England women's national beach soccer team represents England in international women's beach soccer competitions and is controlled by England Beach Soccer — independent of the governing body of football in England, The Football Association. The team was created in 2012,[3] winning their first trophy, the Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup, in 2017.[4]
In 2019, the team qualified for the World Beach Games where they represented Great Britain, winning the silver medal.[5]
Current squad
As of July 2017 (Chosen for the 2017 Euro Beach Soccer Cup)
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. | Pos. | Nation | Player | 1 | GK | ENG | Lucy Quinn | 2 | MF | ENG | Katie James | 3 | MF | ENG | Shannon Sievwright | 4 | MF | ENG | Nadine Bazan | 5 | DF | ENG | Hannah Short | | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player | 6 | GK | ENG | Jade Widdowson | 7 | MF | ENG | Sarah Kempson (captain) | 8 | DF | ENG | Rebecca Barron | 9 | FW | ENG | Gemma Hillier | 10 | FW | ENG | Molly Clark | |
Competitive record
Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup
Year | Round | Result | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD |
2016 | Third place play-off | Fourth Place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 14 | +1 |
2017 | Final | Champions | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | +7 |
2018 | Third place play-off | Fourth Place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 | –4 |
2019 | Third place play-off | Fourth Place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 13 | –2 |
Total | 1 title | 4/4 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 46 | +2 |
World Beach Games
Year | Round | Result | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD |
represented as Great Britain |
2019 | Final | Silver Medal | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 15 | +7 |
Total | 0 titles | 1/1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 15 | +7 |
Results and fixtures
By year
The team's first international match took place on 20 June 2014, as part of ITV's Fever Pitch, a companion to the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[2][6]
2012
Isle of Wight v England 2014
Portugal v England 2015
2016
England v Greece Portugal v England 2017
England v Netherlands 2018
England v Czech Republic England v Czech Republic England v Czech Republic 2019
England v Czech Republic England v Netherlands 6 July 2019 2019 Euro Beach Soccer Cup, Group stage | England | 5–4 | Netherlands | Nazaré, Portugal |
15:45 | - Clark 14', 31'
- Kempson 18'
- Barron 19'
- James 30'
| Report(ru) | - 11', 27', 28' Verschoor
- 27' van Velsen
| Stadium: Estádio do Viveiro Referee: Wilson Castanheira Soares (Portugal) |
*unofficial opposition
Head-to-head records
Includes competitive and friendly matches and those as Great Britain.
Team | First | Last | Record | Win % |
Switzerland | 2014 | 2019 | 2–6 | 25% |
Portugal | 2014 | 2016 | 0–2 | 0% |
Greece | 2016 | 2016 | 1–0 | 100% |
Netherlands | 2017 | 2019 | 2–0 | 100% |
Spain | 2017 | 2019 | 2–2 | 50% |
Czech Republic | 2018 | 2019 | 3–1 | 75% |
Russia | 2019 | 2019 | 2–1 | 67% |
Paraguay | 2019 | 2019 | 1–0 | 100% |
United States | 2019 | 2019 | 1–0 | 100% |
Brazil | 2019 | 2019 | 1–0 | 100% |
Totals | 2014 | 2019 | 15–12 | 56% |
References
- ^ "European Ranking – Women". beachsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 23 August 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ a b "ITV Fever Pitch - Manchester". Beach Soccer Worldwide. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
- ^ "Footballers hit the beach, but not for a holiday". 19 June 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ "England claim European crown!". beachsoccer.com. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ "La Roja take World Beach Games gold!". beachsoccer.com. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ "Swiss Ladies spoil England Ladies international debut". 20 June 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
External links
- England Beach Soccer Website Archived 4 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- Beach Soccer Worldwide profile
Asia | - Australia
- Bahrain
- China
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Japan
- Korea Republic
- Kuwait
- Oman
- Philippines
- Qatar
- Syria
- Thailand
- United Arab Emirates
- Uzbekistan
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Africa | - Algeria
- Cameroon
- Ivory Coast
- Egypt
- Mauritius
- Morocco
- Nigeria
- Senegal
- Somalia
- South Africa
- Tunisia
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Europe | - Andorra
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Czech Republic
- England
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Israel
- Italy
- Kazakhstan
- Latvia
- Moldova
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- Slovakia
- Spain
- Switzerland
- Turkey
- Ukraine
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North America | - Bahamas
- Canada
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
- Jamaica
- Mexico
- United States
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South America | - Argentina
- Brazil
- Chile
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
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Oceania | - Cook Islands
- Fiji
- New Caledonia
- New Zealand
- Solomon Islands
- Tahiti
- Vanuatu
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- Albania
- Andorra
- Armenia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- England
- Estonia
- Faroe Islands
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Israel
- Italy
- Kazakhstan
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macedonia
- Malta
- Moldova
- Montenegro
- Netherlands
- Northern Ireland
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Republic of Ireland
- Romania
- Russia
- San Marino
- Scotland
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- Wales
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