2016 Euro Winners Cup Explained

Tourney Name:2016 Euro Winners Cup
Size:250px
Country:Italy
Dates:23–29 May 2016
Num Teams:32
Confederations:1
Venues:3[1]
Cities:1
Champion Other: Viareggio
Count:1
Second Other: Artur Music
Third Other: SC Braga
Fourth Other: Catania
Matches:64
Goals:597
Top Scorer: Gabriele Gori
Player: Rodrigo Costa
Prevseason:2015
Nextseason:2017

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.

Participating teams

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 Chargers Baselland
Krylya Sovetov Winti Panthers
Catania
Champions Only
FC BATE Borisov Cartel Waterloo
Bohemians 1905 Copenhagen WKR Santos
ASC Peugeot Le Grand Motte Kakhaber Mikeladze
Rostocker Robben E.V Atlas AO ESC Gyöngyös
FK ZEP IGOL
Djoker Chisinau Zwolle Darsahan
Performer Constanta
Rehab Melistar Analyaspor
Note: The following teams pulled out:

They were replaced by:

Group stage

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]

Group A

TeamQualification
Catania3300225+179Knockout stage
FC BATE Borisov3201169+76
Atlas AO3102915–63Elimination
Zwolle3003624–180

Group B

TeamQualification
BSC Kristall3300205+159Knockout stage
Melistar32011611+56
Le Grand Motte3102121203Elimination
Cartel Waterloo3003624–180

Group C

TeamQualification
Viareggio3300199+109Knockout stage
Krylya Sovetov3201191096
Rostocker Robben30121217–52Elimination
FK ZEP3003721–140

Group D

TeamQualification
Terracina33001810+109Knockout stage
"Falfala" Kfar Qassem3201179+86
FC Odesos31021015–53Elimination
Winti Panthers3003617–110

Group E

TeamQualification
Artur Music3201258+176Knockout stage
Hemako Sztutowo320156–16
BSC Peugeot3102520–153Elimination
Dinamo Batumi31021314–13

Group F

TeamQualification
Grembach Łódź3300167+99Knockout stage
Lokomotiv Moscow3201224+186
Analyaspor31021117–63Elimination
IGOL3003627–210

Group G

TeamQualification
SC Braga3300352+339Knockout stage
CS Djoker Chisinau32011114–36
Performer Constanta31021321–83Elimination
WKR Santos3003628 -220

Group H

TeamQualification
Chargers Baselland33003411+239Knockout stage
ESC Gyöngyös 32012310+136
Portsmouth31021531–163Elimination
Copenhagen30031030–200

Knock-out stage

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.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The biggest Euro Winners Cup ever!. Beach Soccer Worldwide. 18 February 2016.
  2. Web site: Euro Winners Cup 2016 confirmed!. Beach Soccer Worldwide. 15 January 2016.
  3. Web site: Euro Winners Cup 2016: clubs revealed!. Beach Soccer Worldwide. 10 March 2016.
  4. Web site: EURO WINNERS CUP MEN. beachsoccer.ch. 2016-04-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20171224213555/http://www.beachsoccer.ch/deutsch/suzuki-league/calendar/160523-winnerscup.html. 2017-12-24. dead.
  5. Web site: Draws made for Euro Winners Cup in Catania. beachsoccer.com. 4 May 2016.