Crocs Challenge Cup 2010

The 2010 Crocs Challenge Cup is a new annual European competition in beach soccer. This tournament is sanctioned by FIFA and promoted by Beach Soccer Worldwide.

2010 Crocs Challenge Cup
Tournament details
Host countryNetherlands
Dates23–25 July 2010
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Turkey
Runners-up Netherlands
Third place Azerbaijan
Fourth place England
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored121 (10.08 per match)
Top scorer(s) Tamer Ay
Best player(s) Patrick Ax

There are eight teams participating in this tournament that will play in a knock-out-style system. The competing teams were determined by their current ranking from ninth to sixteenth in the Beach Soccer Worldwide European rankings, with some exceptions.

All matches were played at the same time as Stage 4 of the 2010 Euro Beach Soccer League from July 23 to 25 at the Beach Stadion in The Hague in the Netherlands.

Participating Nations

Schedule & Results

Quarterfinals

Czech Republic 5 - 6 Azerbaijan
Norway 3 - 3 (a.e.t.)
(2 – 3 p.)
 Turkey
England 7 - 5 Germany
Netherlands 11 - 3 Andorra

Classification

Czech Republic 5 - 4 Norway
Germany 10 - 3 Andorra

Semifinals

England 3 - 4 Netherlands
Azerbaijan 5 - 8 Turkey

Seventh place final

Norway 5 - 6 Andorra

Fifth place final

Czech Republic 5 - 4 Germany

Third place final

England 2 - 5 Azerbaijan

Tournament final

Netherlands 4 - 5 Turkey

Final standing

Rank Team
1 Turkey
2 Netherlands
3 Azerbaijan
4 England
5 Czech Republic
6 Germany
7 Andorra
8 Norway

Individual awards

MVP: Patrick Ax ( Netherlands)
Best goalkeeper: Gokhan ( Turkey)
Crocs top goal scorer: Tamer Ay ( Turkey) - 5 goals

See also

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