Blue Team

Also this year we will have the pleasure to host the Italian Beach Handball National Team, better known as the “Blue Team”

The men’s beach handball national team won the silver medal at the 2023 Mediterranean Beach Games in Heraklion, Greece. It was the first senior medal for male Italian beach handball, which came in the same year as the 9th place at the EHF EURO in Nazarè (Portugal).

In 2024, the Azzurri came in 7th place at the EHF Championships in Varna (Bulgaria), having already qualified for the next European Championships in Alanya (Turkey), thanks to the 10 available spots and the same number of nations registered for the Varna tournament. In the men’s team, the most prolific Italian player was Nicolas Dieguez with 81 points.

At the 2000 European Championships, the first in history and that was held at the Arena Beach in Gaeta, the Azzurri obtained 5th place, a result that remains the best for the European Championships nowadays.

This year we have a so big news to announce and we are so honored about it. Guys of coach Pasquale Maione will compete in the final round of the World Championships for the first time in its history. The Italian team achieved this prestigious result thanks to their eighth-place finish at last summer’s EHF EURO 2025 in Turkey, the best result ever for an Italian men’s team.

Italy will face Germany, Brazil, and Argentina in Group C of the 2026 Beach Handball World Championships.

So, our EBT Tournament Calise Cup will be an important step before to take part at the final phase of the World Championships that will take place from June 23 to 28 in Croatia in Zagreb.