Netherlands national beach soccer team
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The Netherlands national beach soccer team represents the Netherlands
in international beach soccer
competitions and is controlled by the KNVB
, the governing body for football in the Netherlands.
Manager: Niels Kokmeijer
Technical Assistant: Stefan Swillens
Head Delegation: Sonja Dellink
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
in international beach soccer
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....
competitions and is controlled by the KNVB
Royal Dutch Football Association
The Royal Dutch Football Association is the governing body of football in the Netherlands. It organises the main Dutch football leagues , the amateur leagues, the KNVB Cup, and the Dutch national football team. It is based in the municipality of Zeist.The KNVB came into being on 8 December 1889...
, the governing body for football in the Netherlands.
Current squad
Correct as of July 2008Manager: Niels Kokmeijer
Technical Assistant: Stefan Swillens
Head Delegation: Sonja Dellink
Achievements
- FIFA Beach Soccer World CupFIFA Beach Soccer World CupThe FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup is a bi-annual international beach soccer competition contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA, the sport's global governing body. The tournament has taken place every year since its establishment in 1995, when it was originally supervised...
Best: Eighth place- 1995Beach Soccer World Cup 1995The 1995 Beach Soccer World Cup was the first edition of the Beach Soccer World Championships, later re-named FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. The tournament took place in Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.-Organisation:...
- 1995
- Euro Beach Soccer LeagueEuro Beach Soccer LeagueThe Euro Beach Soccer League is an annual European competition in beach soccer. Started in 1998 as the European Pro Beach Soccer League, the competitions allow national teams to compete in beach soccer in a league format over the summer months. Each season ends with a superfinal in Marseille...
Best: Runners-up- 20082008 Euro Beach Soccer LeagueThe Euro Beach Soccer League is an annual European competition in beach soccer. The competitions allows national teams to compete in beach soccer in a league format over the summer months. Each season ends with a superfinal, deciding the competition winner.There are 8 teams participating in each...
- 2008