In the 2008-09 season, Udinese had a mixed bag of results in Serie A with a 3-1 win at Roma and a 2-1 win over Juventus, but 10 losses against teams including Reggina, Chievo, barcelona kit and Torino dented their hopes of Champions League qualification. Qualification ties are played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. As well as crowning the best beach soccer nation in Africa, the tournament served as the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifier for teams from Africa which are members of CAF, where the top two teams qualified for the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Portugal. Madagascar and South Africa played both matches in Durban, South Africa as the beach venue at Mahajanga was rendered unplayable by several days of rain. 32 matches that were played at the Espinho Stadium – a purpose-built temporary venue with a capacity of 3,500 – and attended by a total of 96,300 people. Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points obtained in head-to-head matches; 3) Total goal difference; 4) Total goals scored; 5) Fair play points; 6) Drawing of lots.
Mali and Senegal were to play both matches in Dakar, Senegal, but Mali withdrew. Madagascar defeating Senegal in the final on the next day to win the tournament. In the final, Madagascar defeated Senegal to be crowned champions, and both teams qualified for the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. With two goals from David Luiz and Ramirez in the second half Chelsea defeated Manchester City 2-0 at home, and snatched No. 3 from them in the Premier League during round 30 action. The 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the eighth edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, the premier international beach soccer competition for men’s national teams, which has been organized by FIFA since 2005. Overall, this was the 18th edition of a world cup in beach soccer since the establishment of the Beach Soccer World Championships which ran from 1995 to 2004 but was not governed by FIFA. Napoli qualified to the play-off round of the 2010-11 UEFA Europa League by finishing 6th in Serie A in 2009-10. This marks Napoli’s first appearance in the competition since the 1994-95 UEFA Cup, under its previous name, and 13th overall.
After missing the previous edition, Portugal reached the final – eliminating two-time defending champions Russia in the semi-finals – and defeated first-time finalists Tahiti 5-3 to claim their second world title and their first in the FIFA era. The team defeated Indy Elite FC in the wild card round but lost to the Cincinnati Kings in the Round of 16, ending their run in the tournament. The team qualified for the postseason but lost to the Kansas Magic in the first round of the playoffs. This was the first time that the CAF Beach Soccer Championship was held in Seychelles. The 2015 CAF Beach Soccer Championship qualifying rounds decided the participating teams of the final tournament. This was the second time that Portugal hosted a FIFA competition, after the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship. It was the second time that Portugal staged a FIFA competition, after the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship. On 28 May 2013, the FIFA Executive Committee, gathered in Mauritius, announced that the tournament would be held in Portugal. Qualifying rounds took place in 2014 and 2015. Portugal qualified automatically as hosts. A total of 19 teams entered the qualifying rounds. Zieliński played a total of 37 matches for Empoli in the season scoring 5 goals and delivering 3 assists.