beach soccer

Also known as beach football

association football played on a beach

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Highest governing body: Beach Soccer Worldwide (1992–2004; co-organizer since 2005), FIFA (2005–present)
Nicknames: beach footie, beasal
First played: 1992 at Will Rogers Beach , Los Angeles , United States
Contact: Yes
Team members: 5 per side
Mixed sex: No, separate competitions
Type: Team sport , ball game
Equipment: Beach soccer ball, shirts with sleeves, shorts; footwear is not allowed
Venue: Beach soccer court
Country or region: Worldwide
Olympic: No
Paralympic: No

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Beach soccer, also known as beach football, sand football or sand soccer, is a variant of association football played on a beach or some form of sand between two teams of five players each.

Association football has long been played informally on beaches. Beach soccer was introduced in 1992 as an effort to codify rules for the game by the founders of Beach Soccer Worldwide, a company set up to develop the sport and responsible for the majority of its tournaments. FIFA has held the Beach Soccer World Cup biennially since 2005.