2016 Euro Beach Soccer Cup

Euro Beach Soccer Cup 2016 Euro Beach Soccer Cup 2016 logo.png 200px Serbia 24 - 26 June 8 1 1 1 POR 7 ITA RUS HUN 12 97 2014 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.http://beachsoccer.com/news/euro-beach-soccer-cup-lands-in-serbia Euro Beach Soccer Cup lands in Serbia! beachsoccer.com 8 March 2016 2 May 2016 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 The following teams took part in the tournament.http://www.srbijadanas.com/clanak/ocekuje-se-spektakl-u-srbiju-stize-fudbal-na-pesku-28-04-2016 OČEKUJE SE SPEKTAKL: U Srbiju stiže fudbal na pesku! srbijadanas.com 28 April 2016 2 May 2016 Serbian Team2015 EBSL finishParticipationPrevious1Euro rankinghttp://www.beachsoccer.com/ranking/overall/europe European Ranking beachsoccer.com 2 May 2016 1 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160401025413/http://www.beachsoccer.com/ranking/overall/europe deadSRB* – (n/a)1st – (n/a)– (n/a)ESPDivision A, 4th15th(1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014)5thITADivision A, 5th14th(1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012)3rdSUIDivision A, 6th14th(1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014)4thRUSDivision A, 3rd6th(2005, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014)1stPORDivision A, 1st (2015 EBSL Champions)13th(1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012)2ndHUNDivision A, 12th (relegated)5th(2006, 2009, 2012, 2014)7thUKRDivision A, 2nd3rd(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 All times are CEST (UTC+2) Main tournament bracket 24 June 2016 SRB 0 HUN 6 24 June 2016 ITA 3 SUI 2 24 June 2016 RUS 3 UKR 2 24 June 2016 POR 4 ESP 2 25 June 2016 HUN 3 ITA 7 25 June 2016 RUS 4 (0) POR 4 (2) 26 June 2016 ITA 3 POR|6|26 June 2016|RUS 8 HUN 0 yes Classification matches 140 Classifying semi-finals Fifth place play-off Seventh place play-off QF1 SRB 1 QF2 SUI 6 QF3 UKR 7 QF4 ESP 3 SUI 5 UKR 6 SRB 1 ESP 11 Quarter-finals 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. 24 June 2016 14:45 ITA 3–2 SUI 24 June 2016 16:00 POR 4–2 ESP 24 June 2016 17:15 RUS 3–2 UKR 24 June 2016 19:00 SRB 0–6 HUN Semi-finals Main tournament 25 June 2016 16:45 HUN 2–7 ITA 25 June 2016 18:00 RUS 4–4 yes POR 0–2 Classification (5th to 8th place) 25 June 2016 14:15 UKR 7–3 ESP 25 June 2016 18:00 SRB 1–6 SUI Seventh place play-off The losers of the classifying semi finals contested 7th place. 26 June 2016 16:45 SRB 1–11 ESP Fifth place play-off The winners of the classifying semi finals contested 5th place. 26 June 2016 14:15 UKR 6–5 SUI Third place play-off The losers of the main tournament semi finals contested 3rd place. 26 June 2016 16:45 RUS 8–0 HUN Final The winners of the main tournament semi finals contested the championship final. 26 June 2016 18:00 POR 6–3 ITA Winners beachsoccer 2016 Euro Beach Soccer Cupchampions Portugal Seventh Awards Top scorerITA Gabriele Gori6 goalsBest playerPOR Elinton AndradeBest goalkeeperPOR Elinton Andrade Final standings main WDL complete no W+ POR ITA RUS HUN UKR SUI ESP SRB ITA 2 0 1 13 11 ESP 1 0 2 16 12 POR 2 1 0 14 9 HUN 1 0 2 9 15 RUS 2 0 1 15 6 SUI 1 0 2 13 10 UKR 2 0 1 15 11 SRB 0 0 3 2 23 yes 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th Final result #FFD700 Champions #C0C0C0 Second place #CD7F32 Third place Fourth place Fifth place Sixth place Seventh place Eighth place 3 2 0 Standings, BSWW References Category:Euro Beach Soccer Cup Category:2016 in beach soccer Category:2016 in Serbian sport Category:International association football competitions hosted by Serbia Category:International sports competitions in Belgrade Category:June 2016 sports events in Europe Category:2010s in Belgrade