2016 Euro Beach Soccer Cup

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]

2016 Euro Beach Soccer Cup
Tournament details
Host country Serbia
Dates24 - 26 June
Teams8 (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 played12
Goals scored97 (8.08 per match)
2014

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-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
24 June 2016
 
 
  Serbia0
 
25 June 2016
 
  Hungary6
 
  Hungary3
 
24 June 2016
 
  Italy7
 
  Italy3
 
26 June 2016
 
   Switzerland2
 
  Italy3
 
24 June 2016
 
  Portugal6
 
  Russia3
 
25 June 2016
 
  Ukraine2
 
  Russia4 (0)
 
24 June 2016
 
  Portugal4 (2) Third place
 
  Portugal4
 
26 June 2016
 
  Spain2
 
  Russia8
 
 
  Hungary0
 

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

  1. ^ "Euro Beach Soccer Cup lands in Serbia!". beachsoccer.com. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  2. ^ "OČEKUJE SE SPEKTAKL: U Srbiju stiže fudbal na pesku!" (in Serbian). srbijadanas.com. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  3. ^ "European Ranking". beachsoccer.com. Retrieved 2 May 2016.