Qualification Qualification for the competition is similar to the
UEFA Champions League, whereby clubs qualify via their country’s national beach soccer league (being a country which is a
member association of UEFA) or through the victory (and the final) in the
2024 Euro Winners Challenge, the second continental competition. The exact number of clubs which qualify from each association depends on the perceived "strength" of their country’s league. BSWW determine the strength of each league by analysing the performance of all clubs in the EWC on a country-by-country basis over the previous five editions; a points-based ranking is produced from the data. From the most recent edition of their respective leagues, the best performing nations in the ranking are permitted to enter multiple top placing clubs (being their league champions and one or more runners-up), whilst the worst performing are allowed to enter just one club (being their league champions). This is similar in concept to that of the
UEFA coefficient ranking. Eligible clubs may choose not to, or are unable to participate. Thus, in reality, some countries fill their quota with clubs placed lower down in their league, don’t claim all their slots, sometimes fill none of their slots at all, and sometimes unclaimed slots are transferred to other associations at the discretion of BSWW.
Entrants 36 clubs from 24 different nations enter the event. In accordance with sanctions imposed by
FIFA and
UEFA in 2022 in response to the
Russian invasion of Ukraine, clubs from Russia remain banned from entering this year. ==Group stage==