At the end of the regular season, according to the league tables, the eight best teams in Division A advanced to the post-season event, the Superfinal, to compete to become the winners of this year's EBSL.
The league also acted as the qualification route to the 2019 European Games; the top six teams of the Superfinal plus the Promotion Final winners qualified to joint hosts Belarus.
The concluding match of the Superfinal was contested between Italy and Spain, who were looking to end 13 and 12-year waits since their last respective EBSL titles (2005 and 2006).
The numbers in parentheses show the European ranking of each team prior to the start of the season, out of 36 nations.
All matches took place at the Baku Beach Arena,[8] part of the Flag Square cluster of the European Games Park in Sabail raion, with a capacity of 3,900.
[12] However, one part of the stadium was still awaiting upgrades,[13] meaning the new capacity figure was yet to be fully reached.
All matches took place at Yantar Beach Soccer Stadium in the district of Strogino,[16] with a capacity of 2,500.
All matches took place at the National Beach Soccer Stadium, part of the Olympic Sports Complex in Pyershamayski District,[19] with a capacity of 1,300.
[20] With construction beginning on 8 June, the stadium was a newbuild, commissioned specifically for the purpose of hosting the beach soccer event at the 2019 European Games; this stage was organised to take place in Minsk to serve as test event for the new venue ahead of the upcoming games.
[21] Matches are listed as local time in Warnemünde, CEST (UTC+2) All matches took place on the site of the Sport & Beach Arena on Warnemünde Beach,[22] at the purpose built DFB Beachsoccer Arena,[23] with a capacity of approximately 1,500 seats.
England claimed the Division B stage crown, meaning they won back-to-back second-tier titles for the first time.
[28] The winners of the Promotion Final earned a place in Division A next season; they also qualified for the 2019 European Games.
The team in green attempted to retain their position in Division A, having finished bottom of the regular season table.
Germany won the event to retain their Division A status for the 2019 EBSL season; this was just the second time in ten attempts since the Promotion Final was introduced that the defending Division A team successfully won it to preserve their top tier membership (the other France in 2011).
The top eight teams from Division A, as per the end of regular season league table, qualified for the Superfinal.
Belarus' 5th-place finish was their joint best result (with 2016); the sixth European Games qualifier was therefore decided in the seventh place play-off between Ukraine and Azerbaijan, won by the former.
The following tables list the top 12 scorers in each division, including goals scored in both the regular and post season events.
Source The following table lists the players and teams who received the most penalties for disciplinary infringements in each division in both the regular and post season events.