2016 Euro Beach Soccer League
![]() Logo of the Superfinal of the 2016 EBSL (A new style of logo was introduced for the 2016 season, replacing the old style in use since 2009.) | |
Tournament details | |
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Host countries | Russia Spain Hungary Italy |
Dates | 1 July – 28 August 2016 |
Teams | 26 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 84 |
Goals scored | 681 (8.11 per match) |
The 2016 Euro Beach Soccer League (EBSL) was the 19th edition of the annual, premier European competition in beach soccer contested between men's national teams, in a league and play-off format, taking place between 1 July and 28 August 2016.
This season a record 26 teams took part in two divisions. Twelve teams continued to contest Division A as in recent seasons, consisting of the top eleven finishers from the previous year plus Romania who were promoted. Whilst Division B was expanded to accommodate fourteen nations; those who did not gain promotion from the previous season, returning and debuting nations, plus Hungary who were relegated from the top tier.
This season there were three stages of fixtures. Each team from Division A played in two stages whilst each team from Division B played in one, earning points for the overall league tables.
At the end of the stages, according to the league tables, the eight best teams in Division A advanced to the Superfinal to compete to become the winners of this year's EBSL. Meanwhile, the top seven teams in Division B and the team ranked bottom of Division A played in the Promotion final to try to earn a spot in Division A next year.
Azerbaijan were promoted to Division A for the first time after beating Hungary in the Promotion Final who were looking to be promoted straight back up in their first season after relegation. Romania finished last in Division A and failed to defend their place in the Promotion Final and were therefore subsequently relegated straight back down to Division B having been promoted in 2015.
The Ukraine won the league after a strong performance in the Superfinal, despite only finishing sixth after the preliminary three stages were complete, claiming their first EBSL title, defeating defending champions Portugal in the final in a repeat of the previous season's title deciding match.
Calendar and Locations
[edit]Dates | Country | City | Stage |
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1–3 July | ![]() |
Moscow | Stage 1 |
8–10 July | ![]() |
Sanxenxo | Stage 2 |
12–14 August | ![]() |
Siófok | Stage 3 |
25–28 August | ![]() |
Catania | Superfinal and Promotion Final |
Teams
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/2016_EBSL_map_of_nations.png/400px-2016_EBSL_map_of_nations.png)
The numbers in brackets show the European ranking of each team prior to the start of the league, out of 33 teams.[1]
Division A
[edit]Division B
[edit]Hungary (7th)
England (10th)
Azerbaijan (14th)
Czech Republic (16th)
Turkey (17th)
Estonia (18th)
Netherlands (19th)
Norway (21st)
Moldova (22nd)
Bulgaria (23rd)
Andorra (24th)
Kazakhstan (30th)
Denmark1 (31st)
Serbia1 (n/a)
Notes:
- 1. Teams making their debut
Stage 1 (Moscow, 1–3 July)
[edit]Matches are listed as local time in Moscow, (UTC+3)
All matches took place at Yantar Stadium in the district of Strogino.
Division A
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Group 1[edit]
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Group 2[edit]
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Awards
[edit]Top scorer | Best player | Best goalkeeper | Ref. | |
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10 goals | ![]() |
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[2] |
Division B
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Stage 2 (Sanxenxo, 8–10 July)
[edit]Matches are listed as local time in Sanxenxo, (UTC+2)
All matches took place at a purpose built stadium on Silgar Beach.[3]
Division A
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Group 1[edit]
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Group 2[edit]
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Awards
[edit]Top scorer | Best player | Best goalkeeper | Ref. | |
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6 goals | ![]() |
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[4] |
Division B
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Group 1[edit]
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Group 2[edit]
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Stage 3 (Siófok, 12–14 August)
[edit]Matches are listed as local time in Siófok, (UTC+2)
All matches took place at Mlsz Beach Arena.
Division A
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Group 1[edit]
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Group 2[edit]
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Awards
[edit]Top scorer | Best player | Best goalkeeper | Ref. | |
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6 goals | ![]() |
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[5] |
Division B
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League Tables
[edit]At stage completion
Ranking & tie-breaking criteria: Division A – 1. Points earned 2. Goal difference 3. Goals scored | Division B – 1. Highest group placement 2. Points earned 3. Goal difference 4. Goals scored 5. Results against 4th place team
Division A[edit]
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Division B[edit]
Team group placement: ● 1st place / ● 2nd place / ● 3rd place / ● 4th place (Q) – Qualified to Promotion Final as group winner |
Promotion Final (Catania, 25–28 August)
[edit]Qualified teams
[edit]Teams in bold qualified as group winners. The team in italics attempted to retain their position in Division A, having finished bottom of the table.
Moldova
Czech Republic
England
Azerbaijan
Hungary
Estonia
Turkey
Romania (Last place, Division A)
Group stage
[edit]Matches are listed as local time in Catania, (UTC+2)
All matches took place at the DomusBet Arena Beach Stadium with a capacity of 2 000.
Group 1
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Notes |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 9 | Advance to final |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | Classification matches |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 18 | –9 | 0 |
25 August 2016 | Moldova ![]() | 2–4 | ![]() | |
10:15 | Negara ![]() Ciopa ![]() |
Report(ru) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Referee: Vitalij Gomolko (Lithuania) |
25 August 2016 | Hungary ![]() | 9–4 | ![]() | |
12:45 | Szentes-Biro ![]() Turos ![]() Besenyei ![]() Patocs ![]() Balazs ![]() Berkes ![]() Csoszanszki ![]() |
Report(ru) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Referee: Christian Zimmermann (Switzerland) |
26 August 2016 | Moldova ![]() | 4–5 | ![]() | |
10:15 | Report(ru) |
26 August 2016 | Romania ![]() | 3–3 (2–3 p) | ![]() | |
12:45 | Report(ru) |
27 August 2016 | Estonia ![]() | 3–5 | ![]() | |
11:15 | Report(ru) |
27 August 2016 | Romania ![]() | 9–3 | ![]() | |
13:45 | Report(ru) |
Group 2
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Notes |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 9 | Advance to final |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 3 | Classification matches |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 | –2 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 15 | –9 | 3 |
25 August 2016 | Czech Republic ![]() | 1–7 | ![]() | |
9:00 | Salak ![]() |
Report(ru) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Referee: Oleg Cebotari (Moldova) |
25 August 2016 | Turkey ![]() | 3–5 | ![]() | |
11:30 | Seyit ![]() Semih ![]() Keskin ![]() |
Report(ru) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Referee: Csaba Baghy (Hungary) |
26 August 2016 | Czech Republic ![]() | 4–3 | ![]() | |
9:00 | Vyhnal ![]() Kovařík ![]() Radosta ![]() |
Report(ru) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
26 August 2016 | Azerbaijan ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | |
11:40 | Allahguliyev ![]() Baghirov ![]() |
Report(ru) | Referee: Sergio Filipe Gomes Soares (Portugal) |
27 August 2016 | England ![]() | 3–4 | ![]() | |
9:00 | Farquharson ![]() Temple ![]() Bowes ![]() |
Report(ru) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Referee: Oleg Cebotari (Moldova) |
27 August 2016 | Azerbaijan ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() | |
11:30 | Mammadov ![]() Guliyev ![]() Aliyev ![]() Kovarik ![]() |
Report(ru) | ![]() |
Referee: Vitalij Gomolko (Lithuania) |
Play-offs
[edit]Seventh place play-off
[edit]Moldova ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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Ignat ![]() |
Report(ru) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Fifth place play-off
[edit]Romania ![]() | 4–8 | ![]() |
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Maciuca ![]() Tanase ![]() |
Report(ru) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Third place play-off
[edit]Estonia ![]() | 2–4 | ![]() |
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Minlibajev ![]() Truusalu ![]() |
Report(ru) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Promotion play-off final
[edit]Hungary ![]() | 5–5 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Besenyei ![]() Csoszanszki ![]() |
Report(ru) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Penalties | ||
Sebestyen ![]() Csoszanszki ![]() Szentes-Biro ![]() Rutai ![]() Berkes ![]() |
3–4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Final standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
Promoted to 2017 EBSL Division A |
2 | ![]() |
Remain in Division B |
3 | ![]() | |
4 | ![]() | |
5 | ![]() | |
6 | ![]() |
Relegated to 2017 EBSL Division B |
7 | ![]() |
Remain in Division B |
8 | ![]() |
- Italics: team from Division A
Superfinal (Catania, 25–28 August)
[edit]Qualified Teams
[edit]Group stage
[edit]Matches are listed as local time in Catania, (UTC+2)
All matches took place at the DomusBet Arena Beach Stadium with a capacity of 2 000.
Group 1
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Notes |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 9 | Advance to final |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 5 | Classification matches |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 17 | –12 | 0 |
25 August 2016 | Belarus ![]() | 4–5 | ![]() | |
14:00 | Samsonov ![]() Bryshtel ![]() Kamzolau ![]() |
Report(ru) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Referee: Antonio Joaquim Pereira Almeida (Portugal) |
25 August 2016 | Germany ![]() | 2–6 | ![]() | |
16:40 | Bequiri ![]() Thurk ![]() |
Report(ru) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Referee: Alfredo Balconi (Italy) |
26 August 2016 | Belarus ![]() | 7–2 | ![]() | |
14:10 | Makarevich ![]() Miranovich ![]() Samsonov ![]() Brishtel ![]() Kanstantsinau ![]() |
Report(ru) | ![]() ![]() |
Referee: Christian Zimmermann (Switzerland) |
26 August 2016 | Spain ![]() | 5–7 | ![]() | |
16:45 | Carrera Tracisto ![]() Cintas ![]() Gomez ![]() |
Report(ru) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Referee: Sofien Benchabane (France) |
27 August 2016 | Ukraine ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | |
15:00 | Panteleichuk ![]() Korniychuk ![]() Zborovskyi ![]() |
Report(ru) | ![]() |
Referee: Alfredo Balconi (Italy) |
27 August 2016 | Spain ![]() | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | ![]() | |
17:30 | Carrera Tracisto ![]() Ardil ![]() Cintas ![]() |
Report(ru) | ![]() ![]() |
Group 2
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Notes |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 6 | Advance to final |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 5 | Classification matches |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 15 | –1 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 16 | –3 | 1 |
25 August 2016 | Portugal ![]() | 6–5 | ![]() | |
15:15 | Léo Martins ![]() Novo ![]() Bê Martins ![]() Santos ![]() |
Report(ru) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Referee: Lukasz Ostrowski (Poland) |
25 August 2016 | Russia ![]() | 5–3 | ![]() | |
17:55 | Nikonorov ![]() Ilinskii ![]() Makarov ![]() Paporotnyi ![]() Shkarin ![]() |
Report(ru) | ![]() ![]() |
Referee: Jude Amin Utulu (Malta) |
26 August 2016 | Russia ![]() | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | ![]() | |
16:25 | Romanov ![]() Nikonorov ![]() Shkarin ![]() |
Report(ru) | ![]() |
Referee: Mikhail Prokharav (Belarus) |
26 August 2016 | Switzerland ![]() | 5–7 | ![]() | |
18:05 | Valentin Jäggy ![]() Hodel ![]() Mo Jäggy ![]() Stankovic ![]() |
Report(ru) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Referee: Ingilab Mammadov (Azerbaijan) |
27 August 2016 | Switzerland ![]() | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p) | ![]() | |
16:15 | Hodel ![]() Ott ![]() Stankovic ![]() |
Report(ru) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Referee: Csaba Baghy (Hungary) |
Penalties | ||||
Ott ![]() Mo Jäggy ![]() Stankovic ![]() |
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27 August 2016 | Italy ![]() | 4–5 | ![]() | |
18:45 | Palmacci ![]() Marinai ![]() Marucci ![]() |
Report(ru) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Referee: Eduards Borisevics (Latvia) |
Play-offs
[edit]Seventh place play-off
[edit]Germany ![]() | 2–8 | ![]() |
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Schmitt ![]() Beqiri ![]() |
Report(ru) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Fifth place play-off
[edit]Belarus ![]() | 5–2 | ![]() |
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Bryshtel ![]() Samsonov ![]() Bokach ![]() |
Report(ru) | ![]() ![]() |
Third place play-off
[edit]Spain ![]() | 7–8 | ![]() |
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Gomez ![]() Juanma ![]() Molina ![]() Ardil ![]() Carrera Tracisto ![]() |
Report(ru) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Superfinal match
[edit]Ukraine ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Zborovskyi ![]() Medved ![]() |
Report(ru) | ![]() |
2016 Euro Beach Soccer League champions |
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![]() Ukraine First title |
Awards
[edit]Top scorer |
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Best player |
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Best goalkeeper |
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Final standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Notes |
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1 | ![]() |
champions |
2 | ![]() |
runners-up |
3 | ![]() |
Third place |
4 | ![]() |
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5 | ![]() | |
6 | ![]() | |
7 | ![]() | |
8 | ![]() |
References
[edit]- ^ "European ranking". beachsoccer.com. 1 July 2016. Archived from the original on July 1, 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ^ "Романов назван лучшим игроком этапа Евролиги в Москве, Дона - лучший вратарь". BS Russia (in Russian). 3 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ "Sanxenxo se prepara para acoger la Euro Beach Soccer League". futgal.es (in Spanish). 3 July 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ "Куман признан лучшим игроком второго этапа Евролиги". BS Russia (in Russian). 10 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ "Гори стал MVP этапа Евролиги в Шиофоке, Макаревич - лучший вратарь". BS Russia (in Russian). 14 August 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ "Euro Beach Soccer League standings updated". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.