2016 Euro Beach Soccer Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Serbia |
| Dates | 24 - 26 June |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
← 2014 2018 → | |
The 2016 Euro Beach Soccer Cup will be 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), to be held in June 2016, in Belgrade, Serbia, the first time the country has hosted and played in a BSWW sanctioned event.[1]
Eight nations will take part which are the best nations in Europe based on their finish in last years 2015 Euro Beach Soccer League, plus hosts Serbia. The competition is also reverting back 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 don't reach the final.
Spain are the defending champions, accepting the invite to play.
Participating teams
The following teams are set to take part.[2]
| Team | 2015 EBSL Finish | Participation | Previous1 | Euro rank[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia*
|
– (n/a) | 1st | – (n/a) | – (n/a) |
 Spain
|
Division A, 4th | 15th | (1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014) | 5th |
 Italy
|
Division A, 5th | 14th | (1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012) | 3rd |
 Switzerland
|
Division A, 6th | 14th | (1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014) | 4th |
 Russia
|
Division A, 3rd | 6th | (2005, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014) | 1st |
 Portugal
|
Division A, 1st (2015 EBSL Champions) | 13th | (1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012) | 2nd |
 France
|
Division A, 7th | 13th | (1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012) | 8th |
 Ukraine
|
Division A, 2nd | 3rd | (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.
References
- ^ "Euro Beach Soccer Cup lands in Serbia!". beachsoccer.com. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^ "OČEKUJE SE SPEKTAKL: U Srbiju stiže fudbal na pesku!" (in Serbian). srbijadanas.com. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^ "European Ranking". beachsoccer.com. Retrieved 2 May 2016.