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2016 Euro Beach Soccer Cup

2016 Euro Beach Soccer Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Serbia
Dates	24 - 26 June
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Portugal (7th title)
Runners-up	Italy
Third place	Russia
Fourth place	Hungary
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Goals scored	97 (8.08 per match)
← 2014

International football competition

The 2016 Euro Beach Soccer Cup was the fifteenth edition of the Euro Beach Soccer Cup, one of Europe's main, regular international beach soccer championships, organised every two years by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW). It was held in June 2016, in Belgrade, Serbia, the first time the country has hosted and played in a BSWW sanctioned event.^[1]

Eight nations took part which were the best nations in Europe based on their finish in last years 2015 Euro Beach Soccer League, plus hosts Serbia. France, however, pulled out and were replaced by Hungary. The competition reverted to being a straight knock-out tournament instead of involving a group stage first as in the previous edition in 2014, with classifying matches to determine the final standings of those who didn't reach the final.

Spain were the defending champions, accepting the invitation to play, but lost in the quarter-finals, ultimately finishing seventh.

Portugal won the championship, claiming their seventh crown, their first in 10 years. Italy reached their first final, finishing as runners-up.

Participating teams[edit]

The following teams took part in the tournament.^[2]

Team	2015 EBSL finish	Participation	Previous1	Euro ranking[3]
Serbia*	– (n/a)	1st	– (n/a)	– (n/a)
Spain	Division A, 4th	15th	(1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014)	5th
Italy	Division A, 5th	14th	(1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012)	3rd
Switzerland	Division A, 6th	14th	(1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014)	4th
Russia	Division A, 3rd	6th	(2005, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014)	1st
Portugal	Division A, 1st (2015 EBSL Champions)	13th	(1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012)	2nd
Hungary	Division A, 12th (relegated)	5th	(2006, 2009, 2012, 2014)	7th
Ukraine	Division A, 2nd	3rd	(2005, 2007)	6th

Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

* = hosts of this year

¹Note: 1998-2010 annual basis (excluding 2000), biennial basis post-2010.

Results[edit]

All times are CEST (UTC+2)

Main tournament bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	24 June 2016
	Serbia	0
					25 June 2016
	Hungary	6
					Hungary	3
	24 June 2016
					Italy	7
	Italy	3
									26 June 2016
	Switzerland	2
									Italy	3
	24 June 2016
									Portugal	6
	Russia	3
					25 June 2016
	Ukraine	2
					Russia	4 (0)
	24 June 2016
					Portugal	4 (2)			Third place
	Portugal	4
									26 June 2016
	Spain	2
									Russia	8
									Hungary	0

Classification matches

	Classifying semi-finals					Fifth place play-off
	QF1	Serbia	1
	QF2	Switzerland	6
						Switzerland		5
						Ukraine		6
	QF3	Ukraine	7
	QF4	Spain	3			Seventh place play-off
						Serbia		1
						Spain		11

Quarter-finals[edit]

The winners proceeded on in the main tournament into the semi-finals. The losers progressed into a series of classifying matches to determine the standings of fifth down to eighth place.

Italy	3–2	Switzerland

Portugal	4–2	Spain

Russia	3–2	Ukraine

Serbia	0–6	Hungary

Semi-finals[edit]

Main tournament[edit]

Hungary	2–7	Italy

Russia	4–4 (a.e.t.)	Portugal
Penalties
	0–2

Classification (5th to 8th place)[edit]

Ukraine	7–3	Spain

Serbia	1–6	Switzerland

Seventh place play-off[edit]

The losers of the classifying semi finals contested 7th place.

Serbia	1–11	Spain

Fifth place play-off[edit]

The winners of the classifying semi finals contested 5th place.

Ukraine	6–5	Switzerland

Third place play-off[edit]

The losers of the main tournament semi finals contested 3rd place.

Russia	8–0	Hungary

Final[edit]

The winners of the main tournament semi finals contested the championship final.

Portugal	6–3	Italy

Winners[edit]

2016 Euro Beach Soccer Cup champions
Portugal Seventh title

Awards[edit]

Top scorer
Gabriele Gori
6 goals
Best player
Elinton Andrade
Best goalkeeper
Elinton Andrade

Final standings[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
1	Portugal	3	2	1	0	14	9	+5	8	Champions
2	Italy	3	2	0	1	13	11	+2	6	Second place
3	Russia	3	2	0	1	15	6	+9	6	Third place
4	Hungary	3	1	0	2	9	15	−6	3	Fourth place
5	Ukraine	3	2	0	1	15	11	+4	6	Fifth place
6	Switzerland	3	1	0	2	13	10	+3	3	Sixth place
7	Spain	3	1	0	2	16	12	+4	3	Seventh place
8	Serbia	3	0	0	3	2	23	−21	0	Eighth place

References[edit]