Denmark national beach soccer team represents Denmark in international beach soccer competitions, but is not controlled by the Danish Football Association (DFA), the governing body for football in Denmark. The DFA have decided to wait before being affiliated with an official national beach soccer team.[2] However the team is recognised by the sport's governing body, Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) and competes as Denmark's representative team in BSWW and FIFA sanctioned tournaments.[3]
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| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Llorenç Gómez | ||
| Captain | Casper Dorph Jørgensen | ||
| Top scorer | Axel Damm (46) | ||
| Home stadium | Ryparkens Idrætsanlæg | ||
| FIFA code | DEN | ||
| BSWW ranking | 47  2 (8 April 2024)[1] | ||
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| First international | |||
 Brazil 7–1 Denmark  (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 30 January 1996) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Denmark 13–3 Andorra  (Siofok, Hungary; 13 August 2017) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Hungary 16–2 Denmark (Siofok, Hungary; 12 August 2017) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 1996) | ||
| Best result | 6th place | ||
| Euro Beach Soccer League | |||
| Appearances | 6 (first in 2016) | ||
| Best result | 7th place, Division B regular season (2022) | ||
| Euro Beach Soccer Cup | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
| Best result | None | ||
Denmark made an early entrance onto the international beach soccer scene by competing in the 1996 World Championship, finishing 6th out of 8 teams. However a Danish team did not return to internationals for 17 years until 2013 to compete in a BSWW Tour event in Sweden. In 2016, Denmark committed a team to multiple events in the beach soccer calendar for the first time, debuting in both the Euro Beach Soccer League and World Cup qualifiers.
Current squad
editCorrect as of September 2023
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Oliver Levin | 25 December 1997 | 47 | 5 | Copenhagen Beach Soccer Club
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| 2 | DF | Lukas Frandsen | 26 January 1999 | 26 | 18 | Copenhagen Beach Soccer Club
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| 5 | MF | Oskar Jørgensen | 22 July 1998 | 34 | 4 | Copenhagen Beach Soccer Club
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| 6 | MF | Carl Oscar Wegeberg | 22 July 2001 | 36 | 16 | Copenhagen Beach Soccer Club
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| 7 | DF | Casper Dorph Jørgensen (captain) | 22 February 1989 | 51 | 14 | Copenhagen Beach Soccer Club
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| 8 | MF | Dennis Dorph | 10 September 1980 | 39 | 4 | Copenhagen Beach Soccer Club
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| 9 | FW | Henrik Rædkjær | 5 July 1987 | 52 | 39 | Copenhagen Beach Soccer Club
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| 10 | MF | Axel Damm | 14 September 1996 | 42 | 46 | Copenhagen Beach Soccer Club
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| 11 | FW | Rasmus Lyng | 8 May 1984 | 42 | 6 | Copenhagen Beach Soccer Club
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| 12 | FW | Rasmus Lucht | 8 April 1983 | 5 | 0 | Copenhagen Beach Soccer Club
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| 21 | GK | Gustav Madsen | 17 July 2001 | 21 | 15 | Copenhagen Beach Soccer Club
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| 22 | FW | Klaus Ryding | 22 November 1982 | 33 | 16 | Copenhagen Beach Soccer Club
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Head Coach: Llorenç Gómez
Assistant Coach: Terry Bowes
Physio: Kathrine Diana Jørgensen
Nick Names
edit2019
- Casper Dorph Jørgensen a.k.a. Dorph
- Henrik Rædkjær a.k.a. Ræd
- Dennis Dorph a.k.a. D
- Carl Oscar Wegeberg a.k.a. Carlos/Geo/Charlie
- Lukas Frandsen a.k.a. Luke
- Oskar Jørgensen a.k.a. Fos
- Klaus Ryding a.k.a. Rys
- Axel Damm a.k.a. Fax
- Rasmus Lyng a.k.a. Ling-Ling
- Gustav Madsen a.k.a. Gus
- Oliver Levin a.k.a. Oli
- Rasmus Lucht a.k.a. Ras
Achievements
edit- Beach Soccer World Championship best: 6th place
- Euro Beach Soccer League best: 7th place, Division B
- FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA) best: 5th/6th place
Results
editAll-time record
editas of June 2019
| Tournament | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | Dif | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beach Soccer World Championship | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 16 | –6 | 3 |
| BSWW Tour matches | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 31 | –9 | 3 |
| Euro Beach Soccer League | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 49 | 72 | –23 | 9 |
| FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 22 | –18 | 0 |
| Total | 24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 67 | 115 | –48 | 9 |
Matches
edit1996
edit| 30 January 1996 1996 World Championship, Group stage | Brazil | 7–1 | Denmark | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| 31 January 1996 1996 World Championship, Group stage | Uruguay  | 5–3 | Denmark | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| 1 February 1996 1996 World Championship, Group stage | Denmark | 6–4 |  Canada | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
2013
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| 14 July 2013 BSWW Tour: Sweden Cup | Netherlands  | 6–2 | Denmark | Malmö, Sweden |
2016
edit| 24 June 2016 BSWW Tour: Central European Cup | Czech Republic  | 5–3 | Denmark | Prague, Czech Republic |
| 25 June 2016 BSWW Tour: Central European Cup | Austria  | 6–5 | Denmark | Prague, Czech Republic |
| 26 June 2016 BSWW Tour: Central European Cup | Slovakia  | 4–3 | Denmark | Prague, Czech Republic |
| 12 August 2016 2016 EBSL, Div. B | Denmark | 5–9 | Hungary | Siófok, Hungary |
| 18:30 | Raedkjaer  5', 23' (p)Vigilsen Wiese 18'Olsen 26' (p), 36' |
Report(ru) | 3' Fekete 5', 12' (p) Simonyi 8', 21' Balazs 9' Sebestyen 12' Szentes-Biro 27' Turos 29' Besenyei |
Referee: Eduards Borisevics (Latvia) |
| 13 August 2016 2016 EBSL, Div. B | Azerbaijan  | 3–2 | Denmark | Siófok, Hungary |
| 12:15 | Baghirov 3' Sultanov 16'Allahguliyev 30' |
Report(ru) | 3' Raedkjaer 15' Larsen |
Referee: Laurynas Arzuolaitis (Lithuania) |
| 14 August 2016 2016 EBSL, Div. B | Bulgaria  | 5–4 | Denmark | Siófok, Hungary |
| 10:45 | Filipov 4', 12' Parashkevov 8'Tsvetkov 12'Velikov 28' |
Report(ru) | 7', 10' (p), 14' Raedkjaer 12' Olsen |
Referee: Emmanuel Vocale (Belgium) |
2017
edit| 2 September 2016 2017 FIFA BS World Cup qualifiers | Denmark | 2–10 |  Spain | Jesolo, Italy |
| 14:15 | Bonde 17' Madsen 35' |
Report(ru) | 9', 13' Merida 17' Martin Lima 19', 31', 32', 33' Chiky 26' Cintas 35', 36' Molina Suarez |
Referee: Roman Borisov (Russia) |
| 5 September 2016 2017 FIFA BS World Cup qualifiers | Poland  | 5–1 | Denmark | Jesolo, Italy |
| 11:30 | Saganowski 1' Jesionowski 4'Stasiak 15'Gac 27'Madani 35' |
Report(ru) | 13' Madsen |
Referee: Csaba Baghy (Hungary) |
| 6 September 2016 2017 FIFA BS World Cup qualifiers | Estonia  | 7–1 | Denmark | Jesolo, Italy |
| 14:00 | Mäerog 2', 6', 34' Rump 13', 36'Munskind 16'Marmor 33' (p) |
Report(ru) | 34' (p) Oster |
Referee: Thorsten Günther (Germany) |
| 11 August 2017 2017 EBSL, Div. B | Denmark | 5–10 | Bulgaria | Siófok, Hungary |
| 14:30 | Lyng 16' Storm 20'Rædkjær 24'C.D. Jørgensen 24'C.H. Jørgensen 29' |
Report(ru) | 1', 2', 4', 18', 27', 29' Filipov 21' Adamov 24' Martinov 26', 32' Lozanov |
Referee: Ago Kärtmann (Estonia) |
| 12 August 2017 2017 EBSL, Div. B | Hungary | 16–2 | Denmark | Siófok, Hungary |
| 18:15 | Besenyei 2', 20' Túrós 6', 11', 20', 29', 35'Fekete 9', 32'Szacksó 10'Genczler 18'Szentes-Bíró 19', 22'Rutai 13', 22', 30' |
Report(ru) | 19' (o.g.) Fekete 28' Rædkjær |
Referee: Richard de Bruijn (Netherlands) |
| 13 August 2017 2017 EBSL, Div. B | Denmark | 13–3 | Andorra | Siófok, Hungary |
| 13:15 | Rædkjær 4', 9', 27', 30' C.D. Jørgensen 17', 21', 23', 27', 29'Ryding 19' (pen.), 24'Olsen 34', 36' |
Report(ru) | 19', 33' Neira 29' Regalo |
Referee: Laszlo Legeza (Hungary) |
| 8 September 2017 2017 International Friendlies | Denmark | 2–10 |  Norway | Ryparken, Denmark |
| 18:30 | Stadium: Ryparkens Idrætsanlæg |
2018
edit| 24 August 2018 2018 EBSL, Div. B | England  | 5–1 |  Denmark | Warnemünde, Germany |
| 13:45 | Clarke 1', 17' O'Rourke 8', 14', 20' (p) |
Report(ru) | 33' Khattab |
Referee: Torsten Guenther (Germany) |
| 25 August 2018 2018 EBSL, Div. B | Hungary | 7–4 | Denmark | Warnemünde, Germany |
| 15:15 | Rutai 4' Fekete 11'Szentes-Biro 16', 24'Besenyei 25', 26'Menyhei 34' |
Report(ru) | 3', 15', 33' Damm 34' Jorgensen |
Referee: Malte Gerhardt (Germany) |
| 26 August 2018 2018 EBSL, Div. B | Denmark | 5–4 |  Georgia | Warnemünde, Germany |
| 12:45 | Lindberg-Levin 17' Khattab 20', 22', 33'Jorgensen 24' |
Report(ru) | 27', 32' Pargalava 35', 36' Chanturia |
Referee: Torsten Guenther (Germany) |
2019
edit| 28 June 2019 2019 International Friendlies | Denmark | 7–3 |  Luxembourg | Ryparken, Denmark |
| 18:00 | Henrik Rædkjær 5' Dennis Dorph Jørgensen 20', 22'Axel Damm 24'Casper Dorph Jørgensen 28', 30'Carl Oscar Wegeberg 32' |
Stadium: Ryparkens Idrætsanlæg |
| 29 June 2019 2019 International Friendlies | Denmark | 10–5 | Luxembourg | Ryparken, Denmark |
| 13:00 | Dennis Dorph Jørgensen 5' Axel Damm 7', 10', 11', 19', 26', 34'Frederik Kjøbek Klausen 16', 30'Henrik Rædkjær 36' |
Stadium: Ryparkens Idrætsanlæg |
| 5 July 2019 2019 EBSL, Div. B (Group 1) | Norway | 4-1 | Denmark | Nazaré, Portugal |
| 12:30 | Tom Rune Sørensen 7', 18' Henrik Salveson 9'Pak-ling Li 32' |
[1] | 12' Casper Dorph Jørgensen |
Stadium: Estadio Do Beach Soccer Attendance: 100 Referee: Oezcan Soltanoglu, Atila Balint |
| 6 July 2019 2019 EBSL, Div. B (Group 1) | Bulgaria  | 4-3 | Denmark | Nazaré, Portugal |
| 11:45 | Filip Filipov 6', 6', 19' Casper Dorph Jørgensen (o.g.) |
[2] | 6', 32' Casper Dorph Jørgensen 21' Frederik Kjøbek Klausen |
Stadium: Estadio Do Beach Soccer Attendance: 100 Referee: Francisco Henriques Costa, Antonio Pereyra Almeida |
| 7 July 2019 2019 EBSL, Div. B (Group 1) | Denmark | 4-2 | Georgia | Nazaré, Portugal |
| 11:45 | Axel Damm 2' Henrik Rædkjær 5', 29'Frederik Kjøbek Klausen 35' |
[3] | 5' Gocha Makharadze} 13' Ваха Иваниадзе |
Stadium: Estadio Do Beach Soccer Attendance: 100 Referee: Jesus Garrido, Emmanuel Vocale |
| 18 August 2019 2019 International Friendlies | Switzerland  | 14-4 | Denmark | Spiez, Switzerland |
| 15.00 | 1', 28' Rasmus Lyng 33' Casper Dorph Jørgensen 36' Axel Damm |
Stadium: Beach Arena Spiez Attendance: 300 |
| 7 September 2019 2019 Goalfun CFA China-Latin America Championship | Uruguay  | 4-1 | Denmark | Tangshan, China |
| 11:30 | 33' Dennis Dorph |
| 8 September 2019 2019 Goalfun CFA China-Latin America Championship | El Salvador  | 6-2 | Denmark | Tangshan, China |
| 09:00 | 6' Axel Damm 34' Carl Oscar Wegeberg |
| 9 September 2019 2019 Goalfun CFA China-Latin America Championship | Denmark | 2-2 (3-2) |  Bahamas | Tangshan, China |
| 09:00 | Axel Damm 5', 9' |
| 10 September 2019 2019 Goalfun CFA China-Latin America Championship | Denmark | 2-3 |  Trinidad and Tobago | Tangshan, China |
| 09:00 | Oskar Jørgensen 6' Carl Oscar Wegeberg 28' |
| 11 September 2019 2019 Goalfun CFA China-Latin America Championship | China  | 1-2 | Denmark | Tangshan, China |
| 11:30 | 16' Axel Damm 17' Henrik Rædkjær |
2021
edit| 17 June 2021 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA) | Kazakhstan  | 5-6 | Denmark | Nazaré, Portugal |
| 10:00 | Henrik Rædkjær Casper Dorph Axel Damm |
| 18 June 2021 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA) | Lithuania  | 2-3 | Denmark | Nazaré, Portugal |
| 10:00 | Henrik Rædkjær Axel Damm Oliver Levin |
| 21 June 2021 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA) | Germany  | 8-0 | Denmark | Nazaré, Portugal |
| 12:45 |
| 22 June 2021 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA) | Italy  | 12-0 | Denmark | Nazaré, Portugal |
| 18:15 |
| 23 June 2021 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA) | Denmark | 3-4 |  Romania | Nazaré, Portugal |
| 12:45 | Axel Damm Carl Oscar Wegeberg |
| 24 June 2021 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA) | Denmark | 5-3 | Norway | Nazaré, Portugal |
| 16:45 | Axel Damm Lukas Frandsen Mik Skøtt |
| 25 June 2021 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA) | Estonia  | 6-7 | Denmark | Nazaré, Portugal |
| 11:15 | Casper Dorph Axel Damm Lukas Frandsen |
2022
edit| 20 May 2022 2022 Spring Cup | Denmark | 5-3 | Estonia | Pärnu, Estonia |
| 18:00 | Axel Damm Carl Oscar Wegeberg Lukas Frandsen |
| 21 May 2022 2022 Spring Cup | Denmark | 5-3 |  Latvia | Pärnu, Estonia |
| 14:30 | Carl Oscar Wegeberg Gustav Madsen Axel Damm Oskar Jørgensen |
| 22 May 2022 2022 Spring Cup | Denmark | 5-4 |  Czech Republic | Pärnu, Estonia |
| 10:00 | Gustav Madsen Carl Oscar Wegeberg Axel Damm Casper Dorph |
| 27 July 2022 2022 Euro Beach Soccer League | Lithuania | 3-12 | Denmark | Chișinău, Moldova |
| 13:15 | Oliver Levin Lukas Frandsen Axel Damm Oskar Jørgensen Casper Dorph Carl Oscar Wegeberg Henrik Rædkjær |
| 28 July 2022 2022 Euro Beach Soccer League | Turkey  | 0-0 (1-0 a.e.t) | Denmark | Chișinău, Moldova |
| 17:15 |
| 29 July 2022 2022 Euro Beach Soccer League | Denmark | 1-1 (1-2 a.e.t) | Latvia | Chișinău, Moldova |
| 13:15 | Axel Damm |
| 30 July 2022 2022 Euro Beach Soccer League | Latvia | 1-1 (3-1 a.e.t) | Denmark | Chișinău, Moldova |
| 14:30 | Gustav Madsen |
| 31 July 2022 2022 Euro Beach Soccer League | Denmark | 3-2 | England | Chișinău, Moldova |
| 14:30 | Casper Dorph Carl Oscar Wegeberg Henrik Rædkjær |
2023
edit| 2 July 2023 2023 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA) | Norway | 1-7 | Denmark | Baku, Azerbaijan |
| 19:30 | Axel Damm Klaus Ryding Gustav Madsen Henrik Rædkjær |
| 3 July 2023 2023 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA) | Greece  | 1-3 | Denmark | Baku, Azerbaijan |
| 18:15 | Gustav Madsen Lukas Frandsen Casper Dorph |
| 6 July 2023 2023 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA) | Denmark | 3-2 | Switzerland | Baku, Azerbaijan |
| 16:15 | Gustav Madsen Lukas Frandsen |
| 7 July 2023 2023 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA) | Belarus  | 8-2 | Denmark | Baku, Azerbaijan |
| 11:00 | Axel Damm Lukas Frandsen |
| 8 July 2023 2023 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA) | Turkey | 4-7 | Denmark | Baku, Azerbaijan |
| 11:00 | Axel Damm Carl Oscar Wegeberg Henrik Rædkjær Gustav Madsen Casper Dorph |
| 10 July 2023 2023 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA) | Portugal  | 8-3 | Denmark | Baku, Azerbaijan |
| 17:30 | Axel Damm Henrik Rædkjær Lukas Frandsen |
| 1 August 2023 2023 International Friendlies | Switzerland | 7-1 | Denmark | Aarau, Switzerland |
| 11:00 | Gustav Madsen |
| 9 September 2023 2023 International Friendlies | Denmark | 1-4 | Germany | Marielyst, Denmark |
| 14:30 | Carl Oscar Wegeberg |
Attendance: 288 |
| 10 September 2023 2023 International Friendlies | Denmark | 4-4 (5-5 a.e.t) (1-4 a.p) | Germany | Marielyst, Denmark |
| 13:00 | Gustav Madsen Axel Damm Casper Dorph Henrik Rædkjær |
Attendance: 193 |
| 19 September 2023 2023 Euro Beach Soccer League | Denmark | 4-10 | Portugal | Alghero, Italy |
| 16:45 | Axel Damm Gustav Madsen Rasmus Lyng |
| 20 September 2023 2023 Euro Beach Soccer League | France  | 2-2 (3-5 a.p) | Denmark | Alghero, Italy |
| 18:00 | Axel Damm Casper Dorph |
| 21 September 2023 2023 Euro Beach Soccer League | Estonia | 3-3 (4-5 a.p) | Denmark | Alghero, Italy |
| 10:15 | Axel Damm Casper Dorph Gustav Madsen |
| 21 September 2023 2023 Euro Beach Soccer League | Spain  | 9-5 | Denmark | Alghero, Italy |
| 12:45 | Axel Damm Carl Oscar Wegeberg Gustav Madsen Oskar Jørgensen Lukas Frandsen |
External links
edit- ^ "BSWW world ranking". beachsoccer.com. 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Hvad er Beachsoccer?". Archived from the original on 2018-02-05. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
- ^ "Home".