England national beach soccer team

EnglandNickname(s)| The Three Lions

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Association| England Beach Soccer
Confederation| UEFA (Europe)
Captain| Aaron Clarke
FIFA code| ENG
BSWW ranking|  46  (2 June 2025)[1]

First colours

Second colours

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First international
Argentina 3 – 2 England
(Rio, Brazil; 1995)
Biggest win
Ireland 3 – 11 England
(Barcelona, Spain; 16 February 2002)
England 8 – 0 Georgia
(Warnemünde, Germany; 25 August 2018)
Biggest defeat
Portugal 17 – 4 England
(Porto, Portugal; 1 November 2009)
World Cup
Appearances| 1 (first in 1995)
Best result| 3rd place, 1995
Euro Beach Soccer League
Appearances| 14 (first in 2001)
Best result| 6th place, Division A (2001, 2004)
Euro Beach Soccer Cup
Appearances| 3 (first in 2002)
Best result| 5th place (2002, 2004)

The England national beach soccer team represents England in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by England Beach Soccer — independent of the governing body of football in England, The Football Association.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

## Coaching staff

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Position  | Staff

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Head Coach  | Angel Lopez Torres
Head of Delegation  | Dan Hulme
Assistant Coach  |
Goalkeeping Coach  |
Physiotherapist  | Abi Lunn

Source: [10]

## Current squad

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Caps and goals updated as of 9 August 2018.[citation needed]

No. | Pos. | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Goals  | Club

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2  | 2DF | Jake Younie  |  (1992-12-15) 15 December 1992 (age 32) | 24  | 16  |  Isle of Wight
3  | 2DF | Priestley Farquharson |  (1997-03-15) 15 March 1997 (age 28) | 61  | 14  |  Gunners
4  | 3MF | Tom O'Neill  |  (1997-07-04) 4 July 1997 (age 28) | 66  | 16  |  WKR Santos BSC
6  | 2DF | Scott Lawson  |  (1991-12-16) 16 December 1991 (age 33) | 102  | 35  |  Corinthian Casuals
7  | 4FW | Jaz Camara  |  (1998-12-16) 16 December 1998 (age 26) | 25  | 7  |  WKR Santos BSC
8  | 4FW | Cameron O'Rourke  |  (1999-04-06) 6 April 1999 (age 26) | 51  | 32  |  WKR Santos BSC
10  | 4FW | Aaron Clarke  |  (1991-06-10) 10 June 1991 (age 34) | 119  | 124  |  Levante
11  | 3MF | Jack Morris  |  (1991-09-28) 28 September 1991 (age 33) | 48  | 8  |  Isle of Wight
12  | 2DF | Ben Bowra  |  (1987-01-03) 3 January 1987 (age 38) | 2  | 0  |  Corinthian Casuals
13  | 1GK | Dan Hulme  |  (1989-05-04) 4 May 1989 (age 36) | 15  | 0  |  Corinthian Casuals
14  | 4FW | Jack Love  |  (1999-09-21) 21 September 1999 (age 25) | 11  | 4  |  Isle of Wight
16  | 3MF | Mitchell Day  |  (1982-08-18) 18 August 1982 (age 42) | 126  | 103  |  Victoria
21  | 1GK | Tommy Jackson  |  (1999-04-27) 27 April 1999 (age 26) | 58  | 0  |  Isle of Wight

## Recent results and upcoming fixtures

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Matches played within the last 12 months, as well as upcoming fixtures, are displayed.

France v  England 16 May 2018 Friendly|  France | 2–1|  England | Saint-Médard-en-Jalles, France

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Angeletti  | Report |  Clarke |

France v  England 17 May 2018 Friendly|  France | 3–2|  England | Saint-Médard-en-Jalles, France

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| Soares
François
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Japan v  England 7 July 2018 Friendly|  Japan | 2–1|  England | Akashi, Japan

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| Suzuki
Goto  | Report |  Clarke |

Japan v  England 8 July 2018 Friendly|  Japan | 4–3|  England | Akashi, Japan

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| Ozu
Okuyama
Oba  | Report |  Clarke
Lawson |

England v  Germany 28 July 2018 Friendly|  England | 6–3|  Germany | London, England

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17:00 | Lawson  2', 17'
Younie  14'
Maxwell  18', 25'
Clarke  35' | Report(de) |  6' Franz
16', 31' Biermann | Stadium: Lee Valley White Water Center

England v  Germany 29 July 2018 Friendly|  England | 8–13|  Germany | London, England

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11:00 | O'Rourke  2', 23', 27'
Morris  4'
Maxwell  7'
Clarke  18', 26', 30' | Report(de) |  1', 25' Meltzer
4', 8', 15', 21', 34', 36' Biermann
4' Stehr
13', 32' Thurk
18' (o.g.) Maxwell
35' Lovchev | Stadium: Lee Valley White Water Center

Tahiti v  England 4 August 2018 Friendly|  Tahiti | 8–2|  England | Biel, Switzerland

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Poland v  England 14 August 2018 Friendly|  Poland | 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)|  England | Kołobrzeg, Poland

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Poland v  England 15 August 2018 Friendly|  Poland | 4–3|  England | Kołobrzeg, Poland

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England v  Denmark 24 August 2018 2018 EBSL, Division B|  England | 5–1|  Denmark | Warnemunde, Germany

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13:45 | Clarke  1', 17'
O'Rourke  8', 14', 20' (pen.) | Report(ru) |  33' Khattab | Referee: Torsten Guenther (Germany)

England v  Georgia 25 August 2018 2018 EBSL, Division B|  England | 8–0|  Georgia | Warnemunde, Germany

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12:45 | Clarke  2' (pen.), 2', 28' (pen.)
O'Rourke  11', 16', 31'
Younie  22', 27' | Report(ru) |  | Referee: Alfredo Pavone (Italy)

Hungary v  England 26 August 2018 2018 EBSL, Division B|  Hungary | 6–7|  England | Warnemunde, Germany

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14:00 | Balazs  4'
Fekete  9'
Menyhei  11', 27'
Berkes  33'
Besenyei  35' | Report(ru) |  9', 20', 29', 36' Clarke
17' Younie
19' O'Rourke
36' Lawson | Referee: Vitalij Gomolko (Lithuania)

Norway v  England 6 September 2018 2018 EBSL, Promotion Final|  Norway | 2–3 (a.e.t.)|  England | Alghero, Italy

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11:30 | H. Salveson  24'
Sorensen  35' | Report(ru) |  23', 35' Younie
38' O'Rourke | Referee: Viktor Listratov (Russia)

England v  Romania 7 September 2018 2018 EBSL, Promotion Final|  England | 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p)|  Romania | Alghero, Italy

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11:30 | Lawson  5', 37'
Clarke  16' | Report(ru) |  18', 38' Tanase
31' Andrei Paul | Referee: Alfredo Pavone (Italy)
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Maxwell
Morris
Clarke
O'Rourke  |  |  Maciuca
Alin
Boata
Tanase

England v  Bulgaria 8 September 2018 2018 EBSL, Promotion Final|  England | 4–4 (a.e.t.)
(0–2 p)|  Bulgaria | Alghero, Italy

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11:30 | Clarke  14'
O'Rourke  21'
Farquharson  30'
Younie  37' | Report(ru) |  4', 33' (pen.), 36' Filipov
28' Tsvetkov | Referee: Gionni Matticoli (Italy)
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O'Rourke
Morris  |  |  Tsvetkov
Filipov

Hungary v  England 9 September 2018 2018 EBSL, Promotion Final playoff|  Hungary | 4–2|  England | Alghero, Italy

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10:15 | Besenyei  9'
Szentes-Biro  22'
Rutai  30', 36' (pen.) | Report(ru) |  8' (o.g.) Fekete
29' Clarke | Referee: Viktor Listratov (Russia)

England v  Afghanistan 27 September 2018 Thailand 5s BS Championship|  England | –|  Afghanistan | Bangkok, Thailand

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Thailand v  England 28 September 2018 Thailand 5s BS Championship|  Thailand | –|  England | Bangkok, Thailand

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England v  Malaysia 29 September 2018 Thailand 5s BS Championship|  England | –|  Malaysia | Bangkok, Thailand

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## Competition history

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England participated in the first ever Beach Soccer World Cup in 1995, finishing third, but did not participate in any of the competitions between 1995 and 2001. In 2001 England began competing in the EBSL which doubled as a qualifying competition for the following year's World Cup until 2008 but England did not perform well enough during these years to qualify for the finals. In 2008, a separate qualifying competition was introduced, but England have still failed to progress to the World Cup finals.

### World Cup

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| Year  | Result  | Pld  | W  | W+  | L  | GF  | GA  | GD

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Beach Soccer World Championships
Brazil 1995 | Third place | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 26 | −6
Brazil 1996 | did not enter
Brazil 1997
Brazil 1998
Brazil 1999
Brazil 2000
Brazil 2001
Brazil 2002 | did not qualify
Brazil 2003
Brazil 2004
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Brazil 2005 | did not qualify
Brazil 2006
Brazil 2007
France 2008
UAE 2009
Italy 2011
Tahiti 2013
Portugal 2015
Bahamas 2017
Paraguay 2019
Russia 2021
UAE 2023
Seychelles 2025 | to be determined
Total | 1/17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 26 | −6

### FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualification (UEFA)

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| FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualification Record

Year  | Round  | Pld  | W  | WE  | WP  | L  | GS  | GA  | Dif  | Pts
2008 | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 5
2009 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 3
2011 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 3
2013 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 18 | -14 | 0
2015 | - | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 35 | -9 | 8
2017 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 3
2019 | did not qualify
2021 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -6 | 4
2023 | did not qualify
Total | 8/9 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 58 | 106 | -48 | 19

### Euro Beach Soccer League

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Key:

Indicator  | Description

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Yes | Qualified to the Promotion Final (see † for more)
1st place | If the team was playing in the Superfinal, this indicates the team won the event and became league champions
If the team was playing in the Promotion Final, this indicates the team won the event and earned promotion.
† | 2001–2008: Teams could qualify to the Superfinal from all divisions to contest the league title (A, B and C)
2009–present: Only teams from Division A can qualify to the Superfinal to contest the league title
2009–present: Only teams from Division B can qualify to the Promotion Final and contest promotion to Division A (and last place Division A)
‡ | A sole division comprising all teams of the EBSL existed in this year
§ | The Superfinal was not established until 2001

Results:

Year  | Main season  |  | Superfinal / Promotion Final† |  | Match stats

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Division  | No. of
Teams  | Result  | Qualified?  | No. of
Teams  | Result  | Pld  | W  | W+  | L  | GF  | GA  | GD  | Pts
1998 | did not enter
1999
2000
2001 | ‡ | 8 | 6th place |  | No | — |  | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 37 | 88 | −51 | 5
2002 | B | 6 | 5th place | No | — | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 47 | 81 | −34 | 12
2003 | A | 5 | 5th place | No | — | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 87 | −47 | 0
2004 | 6 | 6th place | No | — | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 26 | 62 | −36 | 0
2005 | B | 8 | 6th place | No | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 5
2006 | 9 | 7th place | No | — | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 4
2007 | ‡ | 12 | 7th place | No | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 3
2008 | 17 | 16th place | No | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | –7 | 0
2009 | B | 10 | 7th place | No | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3
2010 | 11 | 6th place | No1 | 6 | 6th place | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 17 | –8 | 3
2011 | 12 | 10th place | No | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | –7 | 0
2012 | 12 | 9th place | No | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 15 | –6 | 3
2013 | 12 | 2nd place | Yes | 8 | 8th place | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 9
2014 | 12 | 7th place | Yes | 8 | 6th place | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 8
2015 | 8 | 6th place | Yes | 8 | 4th place | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 25 | –1 | 8
2016 | 14 | 4th place | Yes | 8 | 3rd place | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 11
2017 | 15 | 2nd place | Yes | 8 |  |
Total | n/a | 17/20 |  | 95 | 20 | 7 | 68 | 321 | 521 | −200 | 74

1\. England did not qualify during the regular season but did compete in the Promotion Final due to replacing the Czech Republic's as the next best team after the Czechs' withdrawal

### Euro Beach Soccer Cup

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Year  | Round  | Result  | Pld  | W  | W+  | L  | GF  | GA  | GD

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1998 | did not enter
1999
2001
2002 | Group Stage | Fifth place /8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 10 | +8
2003 | did not qualify
2004 | Group Stage | Fifth place /8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11 | –3
2005 | did not qualify
2006
2007
2008 | Group Stage | Sixth place /6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 16 | –11
2009 | did not qualify/enter
2010
2012
2014
2016
Total | 3/15 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 37 | −6

## Best performances

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* Beach Soccer World Cup
* Third place (1): 1995
* Euro Beach Soccer League
* Single Division era ('98–'01, '07–'08)
* Sixth place (of 8), Main Season: 2001
* Multi-Division era ('02–'06, 09'–present)
* Division A: Fifth place, Main Season: 2003
* Division B: Third place, Promotion Final: 2016

## References

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1. ^ "BSWW world ranking". beachsoccer.com. 2 June 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
2. ^ Jurejko, Jonathan (8 August 2013). "England beach soccer team aiming to restore national pride". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
3. ^ "England beach soccer boss hopes for indoor arena – in Nottingham". This is Nottingham. 24 July 2013. Archived from the original on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
4. ^ "Sand Aliens & Heel Flicks: Introducing The England Beach Soccer Team". Sabotage Times. 4 September 2013. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
5. ^ "England beach soccer boss hopes for indoor arena – in Nottingham". Nottingham Post. 24 July 2013. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
6. ^ "Beach Soccer World Cup: tackling the sand aliens". Telegraph. 23 September 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
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