2016 Euro Beach Soccer League

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
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	Ukraine (1st title)
Runners-up	Portugal
Third place	Russia
Fourth place	Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played	84
Goals scored	681 (8.11 per match)
	← 2015 2017 →

Host countriesRussia
Spain
Hungary
Italy

Dates1 July – 28 August 2016

Teams26 (from 1 confederation)

Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)

Stage 1, Moscow

Stage 2, Sanxenxo

Stage 3, Siófok

Superfinal, Catania

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Locations of the three stages and the Superfinal of the 2016 Euro Beach Soccer League

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.

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.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	WP	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Hungary	3	3	0	0	19	11	+8	9	Advance to final
2	Estonia	3	1	1	1	10	10	0	4	Classification matches
3	Romania	3	1	0	2	16	15	+1	3
4	Moldova	3	0	0	3	9	18	–9	0

25 August 2016	Moldova	2–4	Estonia
10:15	Negara 3' Ciopa 30'	Report(ru)	17' Mäerog 23' (o.g.) Eremia 28' Truusalu 36' Munskind	Referee: Vitalij Gomolko (Lithuania)

25 August 2016	Hungary	9–4	Romania
12:45	Szentes-Biro 4', 26' Turos 15' Besenyei 15', 17' Patocs 22' Balazs 23' Berkes 23' Csoszanszki 26'	Report(ru)	2' Maciuca 12' Carauleanu 27' Florea Ionut 34' Ciocanel	Referee: Christian Zimmermann (Switzerland)

26 August 2016	Moldova	4–5	Hungary
10:15		Report(ru)

26 August 2016	Romania	3–3 (2–3 p)	Estonia
12:45		Report(ru)

Tournament details
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.)
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	Ukraine (1st title)
Runners-up	Portugal
Third place	Russia
Fourth place	Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played	84
Goals scored	681 (8.11 per match)
← 2015 2017 →

Dates	Country	City	Stage
1–3 July	Russia	Moscow	Stage 1
8–10 July	Spain	Sanxenxo	Stage 2
12–14 August	Hungary	Siófok	Stage 3
25–28 August	Italy	Catania	Superfinal and Promotion Final

27 August 2016	Estonia	3–5	Hungary
11:15		Report(ru)

27 August 2016	Romania	9–3	Moldova
13:45		Report(ru)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Azerbaijan	3	3	0	12	4	+8	9	Advance to final
2	England	3	1	2	10	7	+3	3	Classification matches
3	Turkey	3	1	2	10	12	–2	3
4	Czech Republic	3	1	2	6	15	–9	3

25 August 2016	Czech Republic	1–7	England
9:00	Salak 15'	Report(ru)	1' Farquharson 7', 25' Clarke 10', 16', 26' Day 31' Lawson	Referee: Oleg Cebotari (Moldova)

25 August 2016	Turkey	3–5	Azerbaijan
11:30	Seyit 10' Semih 13' Keskin 13'	Report(ru)	12' Mammadov 12', 16' Hajiyev 23' Allahguliyev 31' Aliyev	Referee: Csaba Baghy (Hungary)

26 August 2016	Czech Republic	4–3	Turkey
9:00	Vyhnal 16' Kovařík 24', 27' Radosta 25'	Report(ru)	3' Erkan 12' Keskin 33' (o.g.) Hurab

26 August 2016	Azerbaijan	2–0	England
11:40	Allahguliyev 23' Baghirov 25'	Report(ru)		Referee: Sergio Filipe Gomes Soares (Portugal)

27 August 2016	England	3–4	Turkey
9:00	Farquharson 26' Temple 33' Bowes 36'	Report(ru)	8', 23' Yesilirmak 28' Keskin 31' Seyit	Referee: Oleg Cebotari (Moldova)

27 August 2016	Azerbaijan	5–1	Czech Republic
11:30	Mammadov 6' Guliyev 15' Aliyev 21', 30' Kovarik 21' (o.g.)	Report(ru)	36' Kovarik	Referee: Vitalij Gomolko (Lithuania)

Hungary	5–5 (a.e.t.)	Azerbaijan
Besenyei 6', 18', 36', 36' Csoszanszki 6'	Report(ru)	6', 26' Allahguliyev 25' Aliyev 31', 35' Mammadov
Penalties
Sebestyen Csoszanszki Szentes-Biro Rutai Berkes	3–4	Sultanov Zeynalov Nazarov Baghirov Mammadov

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Azerbaijan	Promoted to 2017 EBSL Division A
2	Hungary	Remain in Division B
3	England
4	Estonia
5	Turkey
6	Romania	Relegated to 2017 EBSL Division B
7	Czech Republic	Remain in Division B
8	Moldova	Remain in Division B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Ukraine	3	3	0	0	16	10	+6	9	Advance to final
2	Spain	3	1	1	1	14	11	+3	5	Classification matches
3	Belarus	3	1	0	2	13	10	+3	3
4	Germany	3	0	0	3	5	17	–12	0

25 August 2016	Belarus	4–5	Ukraine
14:00	Samsonov 5', 21' Bryshtel 14' Kamzolau 32'	Report(ru)	4', 22' Zborovskyi 5' Shcherytsia 21' Voitok 29' Korniychuk	Referee: Antonio Joaquim Pereira Almeida (Portugal)

25 August 2016	Germany	2–6	Spain
16:40	Bequiri 20' Thurk 31'	Report(ru)	2' Eduard 13', 20' (pen.) Antonio 20' Cintas 31' Ezequiel 33' Juanma	Referee: Alfredo Balconi (Italy)

26 August 2016	Belarus	7–2	Germany
14:10	Makarevich 8' Miranovich 10' Samsonov 11', 18' Brishtel 16' Kanstantsinau 22', 25'	Report(ru)	12' Schmitt 27' Thürk	Referee: Christian Zimmermann (Switzerland)

26 August 2016	Spain	5–7	Ukraine
16:45	Carrera Tracisto 1', 10' Cintas 16', 24' Gomez 16'	Report(ru)	9', 16', 23' Medved 11' Riabchuk 15' (pen.) Makeiev 28' Shcherytsia 34' Voitok	Referee: Sofien Benchabane (France)

27 August 2016	Ukraine	4–1	Germany
15:00	Panteleichuk 4' Korniychuk 19', 32' Zborovskyi 31'	Report(ru)	24' (o.g.) Glutskyi	Referee: Alfredo Balconi (Italy)

27 August 2016	Spain	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Belarus
17:30	Carrera Tracisto 3' Ardil 22' Cintas 39'	Report(ru)	34' Bryshtel 34' Miranovich

Division A

Division B

Division A

Group 1

Group 2

Awards

Division B

Division A

Group 1

Group 2

Awards

Division B

Group 1

Group 2

Division A

Group 1

Group 2

Awards

Division B

Division A

Division B

Qualified teams

Group stage

Group 1

Group 2

Play-offs

Seventh place play-off

Fifth place play-off

Third place play-off

Promotion play-off final

Final standings

Qualified Teams

Group stage

Group 1

Group 2

Play-offs

Seventh place play-off

Fifth place play-off

Third place play-off

Superfinal match

Awards

Final standings

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25 August 2016	Portugal	6–5	Switzerland
15:15	Léo Martins 5', 11' Novo 11', 24' Bê Martins 11' Santos 13'	Report(ru)	7' Mo Jäggy 7', 25' Stankovic 23' Spaccarotella 29' Hodel	Referee: Lukasz Ostrowski (Poland)

25 August 2016	Russia	5–3	Italy
17:55	Nikonorov 3' Ilinskii 12' Makarov 16' Paporotnyi 24' Shkarin 35'	Report(ru)	9', 29' (pen.) Palmacci 16' Frainetti	Referee: Jude Amin Utulu (Malta)

27 August 2016	Switzerland	3–3 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p)	Russia
16:15	Hodel 5' Ott 29' Stankovic 31'	Report(ru)	5' Romanov 16' Ilinskii 34' Shkarin	Referee: Csaba Baghy (Hungary)
	Penalties
	Ott Mo Jäggy Stankovic		Aksenov Makarov Romanov

Pos	Team	Notes
1	Ukraine	champions
2	Portugal	runners-up
3	Russia	Third place
4	Spain
5	Belarus
6	Italy
7	Switzerland
8	Germany

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