[2] The competition is under the direction of the European Olympic Committees (EOCs);[3] beach soccer's governing bodies (FIFA and UEFA) are represented by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) at the Games.

The hosts qualify automatically; of the most recent edition of the Euro Beach Soccer League (EBSL), the top six teams of the Superfinal and winners of the Promotion Final also qualify.

[4] Portugal and Switzerland are most successful nations having won a total of two medals, including one gold each.

The hosts qualify automatically; of the most recent edition of the Women's Euro Beach Soccer League (WEBSL), the top five teams of the Superfinal qualify.

[6] However, because England does not have an independent EOC, they could not compete at the Games and so were replaced by the Czech Republic.