BSWW WORLD RANKING(From Oct 2011 to Sep 2015)

BEACH SOCCER WORLD RANKING POINTS DISTRIBUTION 2015 TABLE OF CONTENTS PREAMBLE 1. ASSESSMENT PERIODS p. 3 2. WEIGHTING FACTOR – CONFEDERATION QUALIFIER 4 3. POINTS DISTRIBUTION CRITERIA 5 FIFA BEACH SOCCER WORLD CUP 5 FIFA BEACH SOCCER WORLD CUP – CONFEDERATION QUALIFIER 6 INTERCONTINENTAL BEACH SOCCER CUP 7 CONTINENTAL BEACH SOCCER LEAGUE 7 CONTINENTAL BEACH SOCCER CUPS & GAMES 8 BSWW TOUR: BSWW TOUR (CATEGORY 1) 8 BSWW TOUR (CATEGORY 2) 9 FRIENDLY MATCH 10 4. RATED EVENTS 11 5. OVERALL WORLD RANKING 18 6. CONTACT DETAILS 21

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PREAMBLE For this Beach Soccer Season 2015, BSWW has established a World Ranking taking into account all the panorama of Beach Soccer events and competitions. The basis of the BSWW World Ranking takes into consideration many aspects and factors observed by the FIFA/Coca-Cola Men’s World Ranking. The weighting of the BSWW World Ranking follows a points-per-event system, where the position occupied in the standings of every event awards a determined amount of points to the given national team. There are 6 (six) types of categorized events, ordered from highest to lowest in points:

1. FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2. FBSWC – Confederation Qualifier 3. Intercontinental Beach Soccer Cup (new category as of January 2015) 4. Continental Beach Soccer League 5. Continental Beach Soccer Cups & Games 6. BSWW Tours: BSWW Tour (Category 1)

BSWW Tour (Category 2) 7. Friendly Matches (new points’ distribution as of January 2015)

The following information explains and develops the criteria and point weight given to each of the mentioned categories. 1. ASSESSMENT PERIODS OCT 2011 – SEP 2015:

The BSWW World Ranking will consider last 4 years starting from Sep 2015 (Oct 2011-Sep 2015) in order to draw a more updated picture of the beach soccer standings, one that reflects a clearer reality of the sport. The period assessed meets a gradual decrease of the points weighting. Thus, the value of each year is 25% lower than the previous:

□ October 2011 – September 2012; Year value: 25% □ October 2012 – September 2013; Year value: 50% □ October 2013 – September 2014; Year value: 75% □ October 2014 – September 2015; Year value: 100%

The ranking will be updated and published monthly.

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2. WEIGHTING FACTOR - CONFEDERATION QUALIFIERS

The weighting factor for the Confederations Qualifier is determined on the basis of the last 3 (three) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup final competitions. The following calculation steps, which are described in the table below, apply:

a) Interconfederation1 Matches at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cups Final Competition b) Win = 1 point // Win at AET or PSO = 0,5 c) Average per Game: WINS/TOTAL GAMES d) Average per Game during the last 3 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cups Competitions:

Av. 2009-13 = (Av.2009 + Av.2011 + Av.2013) / 3 e) The confederation weighting value ("Weight") is calculated in relation to the BEST

confederation weighting value. Weight = √(√(Av.2009-13x / BEST Av.2009-13))

f) If WEIGHT ≤ 0,85, the weighting value assigned will be = 0,85

2009 2011 2013 09-13 av. 09-13 WEIGHT Game total 32 32 32 96

Interconfederational total 30 31 32 93

UEFA

total games 20 22 16 58

0,60 0,99 win 11,50 14,00 9,50 35,00 av per game 0,58 0,64 0,59 1,81

CONMEBOL

total games 15 12 11 38

0,62 1,00 win 10,00 5,00 8,50 23,50 av per game 0,67 0,42 0,77 1,86

CONCACAF

total games 6 10 7 23

0,28 0,82 win 0,00 4,00 3,00 7,00 av per game 0,00 0,40 0,43 0,83

AFC

total games 10 9 11 30

0,19 0,75 win 3,50 0,00 2,50 6,00 av per game 0,35 0,00 0,23 0,58

CAF

total games 6 8 6 20

0,31 0,84 win 2,00 3,50 1,00 6,50 av per game 0,33 0,44 0,17 0,94

OFC total games 3 3 9 15

0,35 0,87 win 1,00 1,00 3,50 5,50 av / game 0,33 0,33 0,39 1,06

Matches between national teams from different Confederation

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3. POINTS DISTRIBUTION CRITERIA 2015 FIFA BEACH SOCCER WORLD CUP

The FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup is presented as the most valuable competition. The first consideration about the points’ distribution is to stipulate the difference between those teams that qualified in each Round. As shown in the table below, the points’ distribution from the 1st to the 16th Place follows a straight degradation from 1750 points to 60 points and segmented per round: Group Phase, Quarter-finals and Semi-finals, where the Champion of the FBSWC gets 1750 points and the four lowest-ranked national teams get 60 points.

EVENT # PTS

1 1750

2 1450

3 1200

4 1000

5 550

6 440

7 350

8 280

9 170

10 135

11 110

12 90

13 60

14 60

15 60

16 60

FIFA BEA

CH SO

CCER

 WORLD

 CUP

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FBSWC – CONFEDERATION QUALIFIER The weighting factor of each confederation is the result of the performance of the National Sides of the given confederation in the last three FIFA Beach Soccer World Cups. As shown below, the points distribution for each FBSWC – Confederation Qualifier varies depending on the weighting factor of the given Confederation (refer to Title 2. Weighting Factor)

NOTE: Due to the fact that the host country doesn’t play the Confederation Qualifier for the World Cup, the amount of points awarded to the team is the result of the average points achieved in the last 3 (three) Confederation Qualifiers the team took part in.

EVENT # PTS EVENT # PTS EVENT # PTS EVENT # PTS

1 550 1 544,5 1 478,5 1 467,5

2 280 2 277,2 2 243,6 2 238

3 230 3 227,7 3 200,1 3 195,5

4 180 4 178,2 4 156,6 4 153

5 160 5 158,4 5 139,2 5 136

6 140 6 138,6 6 121,8 6 119

7 120 7 118,8 7 104,4 7 102

8 100 8 99 8 87 8 85

9 60 9 59,4 9 52,2 9 51

10 60 10 59,4 10 52,2 10 51

11 60 11 59,4 11 52,2 11 51

12 60 12 59,4 12 52,2 12 51

13 60 13 59,4 13 52,2 13 51

14 60 14 59,4 14 52,2 14 51

15 60 15 59,4 15 52,2 15 51

16 60 16 59,4 16 52,2 16 51

17 30 17 29,7 17 26,1 17 25,5

18… 30… 18… 29,7… 18… 26,1… 18… 25,5…

FBSW

C ‐ C

ONFED

ERATIO

N QUALIFIER

FBSW

C ‐ C

ONFED

ERATIO

N QUALIFIER

FBSW

C ‐ C

ONFED

ERATIO

N QUALIFIER

UEFA (99%) OFC (87%) CONCACAF, AFC, CAF (85%)

FBSW

C ‐ C

ONFED

ERATIO

N QUALIFIER

CONMEBOL (100%)

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INTERCONTINENTAL BEACH SOCCER CUP (NEW POINTS’ DISTRIBUTION AS OF JANUARY 2015)

The Intercontinental Beach Soccer Cup is the competition where the best National Associations from each continent compete with each other. The Champion of the Intercontinental Beach Soccer Cup gets 450 points. The point rate decreases as follows:

CONTINENTAL BEACH SOCCER LEAGUE

The Continental Beach Soccer League is the competition that gathers all National Associations belonging to the same Confederation. The Champion of the Continental Beach Soccer League gets 400 points. The point rate decreases as follows:

EVENT # PTS

1 400

2 280

3 230

4 180

5 160

6 140

7 125

8 110

9 100

10 90

11 80

12 70

13 60

14 60

15 60

16 60

17 30

18… 30….

CONTIN

ENTA

L BEA

CH SO

CCER

 LEAGUE

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CONTINENTAL CUPS & GAMES This rate categorizes the events that involve the Association Members of a given Confederation (Euro Beach Soccer Cup, Asian Beach Soccer Cup, Juegos Sudamericanos de Playa, etc.) and the best ranked national teams of every Confederation (Intercontinental Cup) before January 2015.

BSWW TOUR

A) BSWW TOUR (CATEGORY 1)

The BSWW Tour must meet the requirements below: a) All teams must be national teams endorsed by their FA and by BSWW; b) The number of national teams participating must be a minimum of 4; c) FIFA referees must be designated by BSWW; d) The minimum BSWW staff delegation is composed of: Competition Manager, TV Manager,

Media Manager and Operations Manager; e) The organization of the event must have TV production; f) BSWW will provide international TV broadcasting; g) The stadium and sports facilities must meet the requirements of the BSWW Guidelines

Manual. The points’ distribution for a BSWW-organized BSWW Tour is:

EVENT # PTS

1 200

2 140

3 115

4 90

5 80

6 70

7 60

8 50

9 30

10… 30…

CONTIN

ENTA

L CUPs &

 GAMES

EVENT # PTS

1 100

2 80

3 60

4 40

BSW

W 

TOUR

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B) BSWW TOUR (CATEGORY 2)

The BSWW Tour endorsed by BSWW must meet the requirements below:

a) All teams must be national teams endorsed by their FA and by BSWW; b) The number of national teams participating must be a minimum of 4;

The Local Organization Committee must inform about the organization of the event 1 month before the start of the competition and must submit the following documentation no later than two weeks before the date of the first match:

a) Dates of the match or matches; b) Venue location; c) Final list of the players and delegates of all national teams; d) BSWW Tour Regulations and all relevant documents related to competition aspects; e) At least one of the referees must be a FIFA referee;

In terms of competition, the Local Organization Committee obligations are: a) International air transfer and accommodation (1FB) for a BSWW General Coordinator or BSWW Representative; b) International air transfer and accommodation (FB) for the FIFA International referees attending to the event; c) Accommodation (FB) for the local FIFA referees attending to the event; d) Referees must receive a fee of 100(EUR or USD2) per competition day + 80(EUR or USD) for other possible expenses; e) Local transport for: Teams, referees, and BSWW staff;

The points’ distribution for this type of events will remain:

1Full board: 3 meals per day – breakfast, lunch and dinner; 2Referee’s fee in European events are paid in EUR; for the rest of events, the referee’s fee is paid in USD;

EVENT # PTS

1 50

2 30

3 10

4 5

BSW

W 

TOUR (5

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FRIENDLY MATCH The first version of the BSWW World Ranking does not include the Friendly Matches played from 2009 to 2013. This and the upcoming updates of the World Ranking will take into account the Friendly Matches played from January 2014 onwards. In order to endorse a friendly match, the host FA must submit an official letter including the following information no later than two weeks before the date of the match:

a. Both teams must be national teams endorsed by their FA and by BSWW; b. Dates of the match or matches; c. Location of the match; d. Final list of the players and delegates of both national teams; e. Names and nationalities of the four FIFA referees designated for the match/es;

After the friendly match, the host FA is responsible for providing the following documentation:

a) Copy of the Match Report, signed by the four referees attending the match, as well as, the captains of both national teams;

b) Professional Photos of the match; c) Brief report about the match;

The new point’s distribution by winning and losing the match as of January 2015 are:

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4. RATED EVENTS (OCTOBER 2011 – SEPTEMBER 2015) The events that have been rated in the BSWW World Ranking (2011-2015) are listed below: 2011

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2012

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2013

EVENT STANDING CATEGORY

FBSWC Tahiti 2013 ‐ Qualifier Qatar (AFC) FBSWC ‐ Confederation Qualifier

BSWW Tour Copa America 2013 (Brazil) BRA, MEX, ARG, USA BSWW Tour

BSWW Tour Copa das Naçoes (Brazil) BRA, SUI, NED, MEX BSWW Tour

FBSWC Tahiti 2013 ‐ Qualifier Merlo, San Luís (CONMEBOL) FBSWC ‐ Confederation Qualifier

Copa Pilsener Futbol Playa 2013 (El Salvador) PAR, SLV, ESP, CRC BSWW Tour

BSWW Bang Saen International Beach Soccer Cup (Thailand) POR, THA, GER, ENG BSWW Tour

FBSWC Tahiti 2013 ‐ Qualifier Bahamas (CONCACAF) FBSWC ‐ Confederation Qualifier

FBSWC Tahiti 2013 ‐ Qualifier El‐Jadida (CAF) FBSWC ‐ Confederation Qualifier

Euro Beach Soccer League 2013 ‐ Regular Phase ‐ Kiev (Ukraine) Continental Beach Soccer League

1st WAFF Beach Soccer Championship 2013 Qeshm (Iran) Minor Beach Soccer Cups

BSWW Riviera Maya Cup 2013 (Mexico) BRA, MEX, ESP, BAH BSWW Tour

Euro Beach Soccer League 2013 ‐ Regular Phase ‐ Terracina (Italy) Continental Beach Soccer League

Euro Beach Soccer League 2013 ‐ Regular Phase ‐ Valence (France) Continental Beach Soccer League

BSWW Umag Beach Soccer Masters (Croatia) CZE, BUL, TAH, HUN BSWW Tour

Asian Beach  Soccer Cup ‐ Haiyang 2013 Continental Cups & Games

Euro Beach Soccer League 2013 ‐ Regular Phase ‐ Den Haag (Netherlands) Continental Beach Soccer League

BSWW Tour Linz 2013 (Austria) TAH, AUT, SUI, SLO BSWW Tour

BSWW Tour Mundialito  ‐ Vila Nova de Gaia (Portugal) ESP, POR, ITA, JPN BSWW Tour

BSWW Sweden Cup 2013 ENG, DEN, NED, SWE BSWW Tour

FBSWC Tahiti 2013 ‐ Qualifier Tahiti (OFC) FBSWC ‐ Confederation Qualifier

Euro Beach Soccer League 2013 ‐ Regular Phase ‐ Moscow (Russia) Continental Beach Soccer League

Euro Beach Soccer League 2013 ‐ Superfinal ‐ Torredembarra (Spain) Continental Beach Soccer League

HFF International Beach Soccer Cup 2013 ‐ Siófok, Hungary UAE, HUN, NED, CZE BSWW Tour

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Tahiti 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

Samsung Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup Dubai 2013 Continental Cups & Games

BSWW Tour Copa Lagos 2013 (Nigeria) NGA, SEN, LIB, GER BSWW Tour

BSWW Tour II Copa das Naçoes (Brasil) BRA, POR, SUI, URU BSWW Tour

JANUARY

JULY

SEPTEMBER

NOVEMBER

DECEMBER

FEBRUARY

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MAY

JUNE

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5. OVERALL WORLD RANKING (Oct 2011-Sep 2015) The BSWW Overall World Ranking, taking into consideration the results from October 2011 to September 2015, goes as follows:

POSITION  COUNTRY  POINTS 

1  Russia  3174 

2  Portugal  3116 

3  Brazil  2630 

4  Italy  2117 

5  Tahiti  1789 

6  Switzerland  1718 

7  IR Iran  1574 

8  Mexico  1270 

9  Spain  1241 

10  Paraguay  1115 

11  Japan  1078 

12  Argentina  1019 

13  UAE  1009 

14  Oman  886 

15  Senegal  857 

16  Ukraine  730 

17  El Salvador  724 

18  USA  652 

19  Morocco  651 

20  Nigeria  625 

21  Madagascar  596 

22  Hungary  592 

23  Costa Rica  538 

24  Belarus  519 

25  Ecuador  516 

26  Côte d'Ivoire  512 

27  France  499 

28  Uruguay  469 

29  Lebanon  468 

30  Chile  460 

31  Germany  458 

32  Egypt  399 

33  Poland  391 

34  Peru  385 

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35  England  384 

36  China  356 

37  Greece  334 

38  Venezuela  300 

39  Romania  297 

40  Azerbaijan  296 

41  Guatemala  289 

42  Colombia  275 

43  Czech Republic  270 

44  Turkey  264 

45  Ghana  245 

46  Solomon Islands  239 

47  Estonia  234 

48  Netherlands  231 

49  Thailand  209 

50  Bahamas  207 

51  Bahrain  193 

52  Bolivia  190 

53  Trinidad and Tobago  187 

54  Uzbekistan  183 

55  Vietnam  181 

56  Libya  166 

57  Jamaica  162 

58  South Africa  141 

59  Seychelles  135 

60  Qatar  132 

61  Palestine  128 

62  New Caledonia  122 

63  Australia  122 

64  Mozambique  121 

65  Austria  114 

66  Canada  111 

67  Norway  110 

68  Kuwait  103 

69  Vanuatu  100 

70  Moldova  97 

71  Iraq  97 

72  Bulgaria  82 

73  Puerto Rico  77 

74  Dominican Republic  75 

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75  Andorra  75 

76  Mauritius  51 

77  Laos  51 

78  Panama  51 

79  Antigua and Barbuda  51 

80  Guadeloupe  51 

81  Belize  51 

82  Barbados  51 

83 Turks and Caicos Islands 

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84  US Virgin Islands  51 

85  Tanzania  51 

86  Uganda  51 

87  Djibouti  51 

88  Kenya  51 

89  Tunisia  50 

90  Slovakia  46 

91  Syria  45 

92  Israel  45 

93  Algeria  30 

94  Malaysia  30 

95  Albania  30 

96  Malta  30 

97  Latvia  30 

98  Afghanistan  26 

99  Philippines  26 

100  Saudi Arabia  26 

101  Kazakhstan  23 

102  Denmark  5 

103  Sweden  3 

104  Fiji  0 

105  Indonesia  0 

106  Yemen  0 

107  Belgium  0 

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6. CONTACT DETAILS Do not hesitate to contact Beach Soccer Worldwide in case you have any further questions, doubts or comments: BEACH SOCCER WORLD WIDE C/ Marc Mir, 3 08770 Sant Sadurni d’Anoia (Barcelona) SPAIN Phone: +34 93 819 18 90 Fax: +34 93 891 20 85 competitions@beachsoccer.com

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