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2016 Euro Winners Cup

The 2016 Euro Winners Cup was the fourth edition of Euro Winners Cup, an annual continental beach soccer tournament for top European clubs, similar to that of the UEFA Champions League, held in Catania, Italy, from 23–29 May 2016.[2] Russian team BSC Kristall were the defending champions.

2016 Euro Winners Cup
Catania, Sicily – host of the competition
Tournament details
Host countryItaly
Dates23–29 May 2016
Teams32 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)3[1] (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsItaly Viareggio (1st title)
Runners-upUkraine Artur Music
Third placePortugal SC Braga
Fourth placeItaly Catania
Tournament statistics
Matches played64
Goals scored597 (9.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)Italy Gabriele Gori
Best player(s) Rodrigo Costa
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Participating teams edit

A record 28 nations represented by an increased total of 32 clubs participated in the tournament. Similarly to the UEFA Champions League, the higher quality leagues received more than one spot in the competition for their respective leagues' clubs to compete.[3][4] The other leagues were represented solely by their champions.

Champions and Runners-up
  Terracina (1st)   BSC Kristall (1st)   Chargers Baselland (1st)
  Viareggio (2nd)   Krylya Sovetov (2nd)   Winti Panthers (2nd)
  Catania (3rd)
Champions Only
  FC BATE Borisov (1st)   Cartel Waterloo (1st)   FC Odesos (1st)
  Bohemians 1905 (1st)   Copenhagen (1st)   WKR Santos (1st)
  ASC Peugeot (1st)   Le Grand Motte (1st)   Kakhaber Mikeladze (1st)
  Rostocker Robben E.V (1st)   Atlas AO (1st)   ESC Gyöngyös (1st)
  "Falfala" Kfar Qassem (1st)   FK ZEP (1st)   IGOL (1st)
  Djoker Chisinau (1st)   Zwolle (1st)   Darsahan (1st)
  Grembach Łódź (1st)   SC Braga (1st)   Performer Constanta (1st)
  Rehab (1st)   Melistar (1st)   Analyaspor (1st)
  Artur Music (1st)

Group stage edit

With an increase in the number of teams, eight groups of four teams will constitute the group stage, competing in a round-robin format.[1] The group allocations were drawn on May 4.[5]

Knock-out stage edit

The top two ranking teams from each group will proceed to the knock-out stage, beginning with the round of 16. Each round will consist of a one-off match.

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
  Catania5
 
 
 
  ESC Gyöngyös 3
 
  Catania2
 
 
 
  Chargers Baselland1
 
  Chargers Baselland8
 
 
 
  Melistar3
 
  Catania3
 
 
 
  Artur Music (et)4
 
  Terracina11
 
 
 
  CS Djoker Chisinau3
 
  Terracina4
 
 
 
  Artur Music6
 
  Artur Music4
 
 
 
  Grembach Łódź3
 
  Artur Music6(6)
 
 
 
  Viareggio (pen)6(7)
 
  Viareggio6
 
 
 
  "Falfala" Kfar Qassem4
 
  Viareggio5
 
 
 
  Lokomotiv Moscow3
 
  Lokomotiv Moscow3
 
 
 
  Hemako Sztutowo0
 
  Viareggio (pso)3(5)
 
 
 
  SC Braga3(4) Third place
 
  BSC Kristall5
 
  
 
  Krylya Sovetov6
 
  Krylya Sovetov3(2)  Catania4
 
 
 
  SC Braga3(3)   SC Braga5
 
  SC Braga5
 
 
  FC BATE Borisov2
 

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "The biggest Euro Winners Cup ever!". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 18 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Euro Winners Cup 2016 confirmed!". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 15 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Euro Winners Cup 2016: clubs revealed!". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 10 March 2016.
  4. ^ "EURO WINNERS CUP MEN". beachsoccer.ch. Archived from the original on 2017-12-24. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
  5. ^ "Draws made for Euro Winners Cup in Catania". beachsoccer.com. 4 May 2016.

External links edit

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