Ostermundigen will play host to the first stage of the Suzuki Swiss Beach Soccer League 2016.
The Suzuki Swiss Beach Soccer League, one of the premium domestic competitions in Europe, gets back underway in Bern on Friday.
Returning for a sixth edition, the event will see last year’s double winners BSC Chargers Baselland look to defend their crown across 10 stages, beginning this weekend in Ostermundigan.
Following an All-Star Game on Friday, Chargers begin against Dejan Stankovic’s Grasshopper Club Zurich a day later while Winti Panthers face BSC Bienne Hatchets and BSC Havana Shots Aargau take on BSC Lions Riviera.
Monday sees Lions Riviera up against Winti Panthers prior to Grasshopper’s clash with Havana Shots.
Holders Chargers then round off the action in the late afternoon against Bienne Hatchets.
Alongside the beach soccer on display, spectators will also be treated to concerts and other live events before the league moves onto its next stage in Emmen during June.
The competition then tours Switzerland over the following months, as it heads to Winterthur, Horn, Birr, Lausanne, Solothurn, Arosa and Neuchatal before August’s final in Spiez.
This is the complete calendar of the Swiss Beach Soccer League:
13th – 16th May: Ostermundigen
4th – 5th June: Emmen
11th – 12th June: Winterthur
17th – 19th June: Horn
2th – 3rd July: Birr
9th – 10th July: Lausanne
16th – 17th July: Solothurn
23th – 24th July: Arosa
30th July – 1st Aug: Neuchâtel
19th – 21th Aug: Spiez / FINAL
For further information, please visit http://beachsoccer.ch
