BSC Kristall (russian: ПФК «Кристалл»), or simply Kristall, is a professional

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team based in St. Petersburg, Russia. Kristall is the most successful Russian club at the

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, 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 "

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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

, the Russian Nationals and the inaugural Russian Cup. In 2021, they won a record 6th Russian Nationals and a record 4th Euro Winners Cup.

Squads

Current squad

:Head coach: Angelo Schirinzi :1st coach: Vladimir Gavrilov :2nd coach: Aleksey Ivanov :3rd coach: Gennadyi Tumilovich

Honours

International competitions

:* Winners (4):

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* Euro Winners Challenge :* Winners (1):

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*Open Indoor Beach Soccer League :* Winners (1): 2015 *Inter Cup :* Winners (2): 2017, 2018

National competitions

* Russian Beach Soccer League :* Winners (7): 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 *Russian Cup :* Winners (3): 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 *Russian Super Cup :* Winners (1): 2018

Notable former players

* Elinton Andrade * Jorginho * Llorenç

References

External links

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Profile at bsrussia.ru
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Official vkontakte page

Official Facebook page
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