Sporting CP (beach soccer)
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Sporting Clube de Portugal has a professional beach soccer
team based in Lisbon
, Portugal
, since 2005, until 2006 and back 2009 plays in Portuguese Beach Soccer League
.
Beach soccer
Beach soccer, also known as beach football or beasal, is a variant of association football played on a beach or some form of sand. The game emphasises skill, agility and shooting at goal....
team based in Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
, Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
, since 2005, until 2006 and back 2009 plays in Portuguese Beach Soccer League
Portuguese Beach Soccer League
The Portuguese Beach Soccer League is a summer team sport event in Portugal. This is the result of an effort by the Portuguese District Football Associations of Algarve, Castelo Branco, Leiria, Lisboa, Porto and Setúbal, in cooperation with several local and national entities.The competition occurs...
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International competitions
- Mundialito de ClubesMundialito de ClubesThe Mundialito de Clubes is a beach soccer tournament that takes place at Represa de Guarapiranga, a reservoir located in São Paulo, Brazil. The stadium it takes place at, the Praia do Sol stadium, has a seating capacity of 3,500 spectators...
- Runners-up (1): 20112011 Mundialito de ClubesThe inaugural Mundialito de Clubes is a beach soccer tournament that will take place at the Praia do Sol stadium at Represa de Guarapiranga, a reservoir located in São Paulo, Brazil from 19 – 26 March 2011...
National competitions
- Circuito Nacional de Futebol de PraiaCircuito Nacional de Futebol de PraiaThe National Beach Soccer Circuit is the main beach soccer tournament in Portugal. It is held is the summer months of July and August and is run by the Portuguese Football Federation. The competition started in 2010 and the winner being the effective Portuguese Beach Soccer Champion...
- Winner (1): 2010
- Portuguese Beach Soccer LeaguePortuguese Beach Soccer LeagueThe Portuguese Beach Soccer League is a summer team sport event in Portugal. This is the result of an effort by the Portuguese District Football Associations of Algarve, Castelo Branco, Leiria, Lisboa, Porto and Setúbal, in cooperation with several local and national entities.The competition occurs...
- Runners-up (2): 2005, 2006
Mundialito de Clubes squad