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Wikipedia - BSC Kristall
BSC Kristall (Russian: ПФК «Кристалл»), or simply Kristall, is a professional beach soccer team based in St. Petersburg, Russia. Kristall is the most successful Russian club at the Euro Winners Cup, having won four times in 2014, 2015, 2020 and 2021. Kristall are a seven-time Russian Nationals and a five-time Russian Beach Soccer Cup champions. Additionally, the team won the 2nd Russian Super Cup in 2018, defeating arch-rival BSC Lokomotiv.
The club's Brazilian forward, Mauricinho, has described Kristall as the "Real Madrid of beach soccer".
History
Kristall was founded in 2006. Since 2011, Kristall plays in the national elite division. In 2011, Kristall won their first tournament, OBSL Grand-Prix Winter, and a year later they joined the holding company NOVA Group. They reached their zenit in 2015, after winning every tournament they participated, among them the Euro Winners Cup, the Russian Nationals and the inaugural Russian Cup. In 2021, they won a record 6th Russian Nationals and a record 4th Euro Winners Cup.
Kristall Beach har vunnit det svenska mästerskapet två gånger, 1980 och 1982. Klubben har också vunnit Svenska Cupen tre gånger, 1978, 1981 och 1983.
Kristall Beach är en av de mest framgångsrika fotbollsklubbarna i Sverige. Klubben har en stor fanskara och är känd för sitt attraktiva spel.