Russian Beach Soccer Championships
# Russian Beach Soccer Championships

The Russian Beach Soccer Championships (Russian: Чемпионат России по пляжному футболу) are the main national beach soccer championships in Russia. They are performed annually since 2005. Overall, 9 clubs (formerly 16 and 8 clubs) qualified through regional championships participate. They are divided into four groups, each composed of four teams, and two of the best clubs in each team will reach the quarterfinals. The winner is decided after a series of play-off rounds.

## Regulations

Formerly, 16 teams participated in the main round. At times there were qualifying rounds. The number of teams was reduced to 8 in 2011.

A new system was introduced in the 2014 season. Now the eight teams played two legs. There were overall 14 rounds which were split into 3 stages. Each win in regular time was calculated as three points, a win in overtime or after a series of penalties two points, a loss in the overtime or after a series of penalties one point. The four best teams qualified for the quarterfinals, the so-called Superfinal, which was played in the play-off system. In the semifinals and the final there were two wins to be made in each round. The third-place game was played as a single-elimination round. The teams who reached the two worst places were pulled out from this tournament in the next year, and they were to be replaced by the winners of the Russian Cup, the second-highest ranked national tournament.

In the 2015 season, a new system of point calculation was introduced. Now, two points were given for a win in the overtime, one point after a series of penalties and zero points for any loss. Also, overall three sportsmen of a foreign club (a "legionnaire") were allowed to play in a club, two of which may play at one time in a pitch. Furthermore, each club received an opportunity to take a one-minute time out once during a game.

In the 2017 season, overall nine clubs participated, six of which qualified for the Superfinal. The two best teams of the regular season automatically entered the semifinal, while the remaining four teams played in the quarterfinals.

## Men's Championships

### Tournaments

| Year | Host | Final | Final | Final | 3rd place match | 3rd place match | 3rd place match | Teams |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Year | Host | Champions | Score | Runners-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | Teams |
| 2005 | Anapa | City Khimik Voronezh Oblast | 3–2 | Dream Team MFTI Moscow | Delta Saratov | 7–4 | Lipetsk | 16 |
| 2006 | Sochi | TIM St. Petersburg | 2–1 (1–0) | Strogino Moscow | CITY MFTI Moscow | 8–5 | Dream Team MFTI Moscow | 16 |
| 2007 | Sochi | IBS St. Petersburg | 3–2 | Strogino Moscow | TIM St. Petersburg | 5–1 | Delta Saratov | 16 |
| 2008 | Sochi | Strogino Moscow | 4–3 | Delta Saratov | Biznes-Pravo Saratov | 7–5 | Lukoyl Kaliningrad | 16 |
| 2009 | Sochi | Strogino Moscow | 5–3 | IBS St. Petersburg | Lukoyl Kaliningrad | 9–1 | Delta Saratov | 16 |
| 2010 | Anapa | Lokomotiv Moscow | 3–2 (1–0) | Strogino Moscow | Golden St. Petersburg | 3–2 | Delta Saratov | 16 |
| 2011 | St. Petersburg | Lokomotiv Moscow | 11–8 | Strogino Moscow | Krylya Sovetov Samara | 4–3 | Delta Saratov | 8 |
| 2012 | St. Petersburg | Lokomotiv Moscow | 5–3 | Kristall St. Petersburg | Strogino Moscow | 5–4 | IBS St. Petersburg | 8 |
| 2013 | Moscow | Kristall St. Petersburg | 6–4 (OT) | Rotor-Volgograd | Lokomotiv Moscow | 5–2 | Dynamo Moscow | 8 |
| 2014 | Volgograd | Rotor-Volgograd | 6–2 5–3 4–2 | Kristall St. Petersburg | Strogino Moscow | 3–1 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 8 |
| 2015 | Sochi | Kristall St. Petersburg | 6–2 5–3 | Krylya Sovetov Samara | Lokomotiv Moscow | 3–2 | Dynamo Moscow | 8 |
| 2016 | St. Petersburg | Kristall St. Petersburg | 5–3 3–1 | Zolotoy St. Petersburg | Lokomotiv Moscow | 6–3 | Spartak Moscow | 8 |
| 2017 | Saratov | Lokomotiv Moscow | 5–3 4–1 | Kristall St. Petersburg | CSKA Moscow | 3–2 | Spartak Moscow | 9 |
| 2018 | Moscow | Kristall St. Petersburg | 4–1 | Delta Saratov | Spartak Moscow | 4–1 | CSKA Moscow | 9 |
| 2019 | Samara | Kristall St. Petersburg | 6–5 | Spartak Moscow | Krylya Sovetov Samara | 3–1 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 8 |
| 2020 | St. Petersburg | Lokomotiv Moscow | 4–3 | Spartak Moscow | Kristall St. Petersburg | 7–3 | Delta Saratov | 6 |
| 2021 | Moscow | Kristall St. Petersburg | 3–0 | Delta Saratov | Lokomotiv Moscow | 7–5 | Spartak Moscow | 6 |

### Team statistics

| Club | Wins | Finals | 3rd places | Overall |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Kristall St. Petersburg | 7 (2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022) | 3 (2012, 2014, 2017) | 1 (2020) | 11 |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 5 (2010, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2020) | 1 (2022) | 4 (2013, 2015, 2016, 2021) | 10 |
| Strogino Moscow | 2 (2008, 2009) | 4 (2006, 2007, 2010, 2011) | 2 (2012, 2014) | 8 |
| Rotor-Volgograd | 1 (2014) | 1 (2013) | — | 2 |
| IBS St. Petersburg | 1 (2007) | 1 (2009) | — | 2 |
| TIM St. Petersburg | 1 (2006) | — | 1 (2007) | 2 |
| Siti Khimik Voronezh Oblast | 1 (2005) | — | — | 1 |
| Delta Saratov | — | 3 (2008, 2018, 2021) | 1 (2005) | 4 |
| Spartak Moscow | — | 2 (2019, 2020) | 1 (2018) | 3 |
| Krylya Sovetov Samara | — | 1 (2015) | 2 (2011, 2019) | 3 |
| Zolotoy St. Petersburg | — | 1 (2016) | — | 1 |
| Dream Team MFTI Moscow | — | 1 (2005) | — | 1 |
| CSKA Moscow | — | — | 2 (2017, 2022) | 2 |
| Golden St. Petersburg | — | — | 1 (2010) | 1 |
| Lukoyl Kaliningrad | — | — | 1 (2009) | 1 |
| Biznes-Pravo Saratov | — | — | 1 (2008) | 1 |
| CITY MFTI Moscow | — | — | 1 (2006) | 1 |

## Women's Championships

### Tournaments

| Year | Host | Final | Final | Final | 3rd place match | 3rd place match | 3rd place match | Teams |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Year | Host | Champions | Score | Runners-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | Teams |
| 2013 | St. Petersburg | Lokomotiv Moscow | 6–1 | Kristall St. Petersburg | WFC City | 4–3 | DYUSSH-75 Moscow | 8 |
| 2014 | Anapa | Olimpik Krasnodar | N/A | Neva City St. Petersburg | Kristall St. Petersburg | N/A | Lokomotiv Moscow | 6 |
| 2015 | Moscow | Zvezda St. Petersburg | N/A | Rusbalt Moscow | Torpedo Moscow | N/A | RGAU-MSKHA Moscow | 6 |
| 2016 | St. Petersburg | Neva St. Petersburg | N/A | Zvezda St. Petersburg | Severnyy Press St. Petersburg | N/A | Alfa-09 Kaliningrad | 5 |
| 2017 | Kazan | Zvezda St. Petersburg | 7–4 | Drayv 32 Bryansk | Alfa-09 Kaliningrad | 4–1 | Neva St. Petersburg | 8 |
| 2018 | Moscow | Zvezda St. Petersburg | 6–1 | Neva St. Petersburg | Alfa-09 Kaliningrad | 5–1 | Drayv 32 Bryansk | 6 |
| 2019 | Moscow | Zvezda St. Petersburg | 7–1 | Lex-Yablochnaya St. Petersburg | Strogino Moscow | 7–1 | Mospolitekh Moscow | 10 |
| 2020 | Moscow | Zvezda St. Petersburg | 3–2 | Lex-Yablochnaya St. Petersburg | Strogino Moscow | 6–1 | Alpha 09 | 8 |

### Team statistics

| Club | Wins | Finals | 3rd places | Overall |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Zvezda St. Petersburg | 5 (2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020) | 1 (2016) | — | 6 |
| Neva St. Petersburg | 1 (2016) | 2 (2014, 2018) | – | 3 |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 1 (2013) | — | — | 1 |
| Olimpik Krasnodar | 1 (2014) | — | — | 1 |
| Kristall St. Petersburg | — | 1 (2013) | 1 (2014) | 2 |
| Lex-Yablochnaya St. Petersburg | — | 2 (2019, 2020) | — | 2 |
| Drayv 32 Bryansk | — | 1 (2017) | — | 1 |
| Rusbalt Moscow | — | 1 (2015) | — | 1 |
| Alfa-09 Kaliningrad | — | — | 2 (2017, 2018) | 2 |
| Strogino Moscow | — | — | 2 (2019, 2020) | 2 |
| Severnyy Press St. Petersburg | — | — | 1 (2016) | 1 |
| WFC City | — | — | 1 (2013) | 1 |
| Torpedo Moscow | — | — | 1 (2015) | 1 |
