As planned last season, Division A was expanded from 12 to 16 teams this year (including one suspended member[a]).

Division B accommodated eight nations: those who did not gain promotion from last season and teams returning after an absence from competing in recent years.

[1][2] However, the UEFA qualifiers for the 2023 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup were ultimately realised during these dates in July instead; the EBSL regular season was not rescheduled.

[13] The three best third-placed teams from the group stage contest 9th through 11th place in a round-robin format.

Per the outcomes of each round, the losers retreat to classification matches to determine their final ranking.

(The numbers in parentheses show the European ranking of each team prior to the start of the season, out of 34 nations).

Instead, the teams were split based on the results of last season's Promotion Final standings.