2016 Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup

The 2016 Women’s Euro Beach Soccer Cup was the inaugural edition of the international, European beach soccer championship for women's national teams. Having promoted women's friendlies and exhibition events since 2009,[1] and hosting a men's version of the Euro Beach Soccer Cup since 1998, this was the first official competitive international tournament between Women's national squads to be organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW).[2]

2016 Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup
Tournament details
Host country Portugal
Dates29 – 31 July
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Spain (1st title)
Runners-up  Switzerland
Third place Portugal
Fourth place England
Tournament statistics
Matches played9
Goals scored68 (7.56 per match)
Top scorer(s)England Molly Clark (6 goals)
Best player(s)Spain Andrea Mirón
Best goalkeeperSwitzerland Suzanne Stutz
2017

Six nations took part in a three day competition hosted in Cascais, Portugal, between 29 and 31 July, alongside the men's 2016 Mundialito tournament.[3]

The tournament was won by Spain.[4]

Teams

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Group stage

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The draw took place on 1 July 2016 at BSWW's headquarters in Barcelona.[3]

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Spain 2 1 1 0 0 7 5 +2 5 Advanced to the final
2   Portugal 2 1 0 0 1 7 7 0 3 Play-offs
3   Netherlands 2 0 0 0 2 5 7 –2 0
Netherlands  3–4  Portugal
Brinke  
Van den Berg  
De Pater  
Report   R. Pereira
  (o.g.) De Hoek
   A. Silva

Portugal  3–4 (a.e.t.)  Spain
R. Pereira  
Brasil  
C. Pereira  
Report   S. González
  Asensio
   C. Gonzalez
Spain  3–2  Netherlands
Asensio  
Miron   
Report   Van der Schoor
  ?

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1    Switzerland 2 1 1 0 0 12 7 +5 5 Advanced to the final
2   England 2 1 0 0 1 9 8 +1 3 Play-offs
3   Greece 2 0 0 0 2 6 12 –6 0
Greece  3–7   Switzerland
Mylona  
Kossova  
Tsimpoukaki  
Report    Genovesi
  Krysl
  Franzi
  Stutz
  Imhasly
  Meyer

Switzerland  5–4 (a.e.t.)  England
Imhasly  
Krysl   
Maurer   
Report   Rutherford
   Widdowson
  Hillier
England  5–3  Greece
Clark     
Quinn  
Report    Mylona
  Nikolaou

Classification matches

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Fifth place play-off

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Netherlands  7–0  Greece
Van der Schoor    
Zech  
Brinke  
De Bondt  
Saaltink  
Report

Third place play-off

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England  6–6 (a.e.t.)  Portugal
Widdowson  
Kempson  
Quinn   
Clark   
Report     Gomes
   C. Silva
  A. Silva
Penalties
James  
Kempson  
0–2   Pereira
  Gomes

Final

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Switzerland  1–2  Spain
Meyer   Report   Alegre
  C. Gonzalez

Awards

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After the final, the following awards were presented.[5]

Winners' trophy

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2016 Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup
Champions
 
Spain
First Title

Individual awards

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Top scorer
  Molly Clark
6 goals
Best player
  Andrea Mirón
Best goalkeeper
  Suzanne Stutz

Goalscorers

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Note that one Dutch goal is missing

Final standings

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Pos Grp Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 A   Spain 3 2 1 0 0 9 6 +3 8 Champions
2 B    Switzerland 3 1 1 0 1 13 9 +4 5 Runners-up
3 A   Portugal 3 1 0 1 1 13 13 0 4 Third place
4 B   England 3 1 0 0 2 15 14 +1 3 Fourth place
5 A   Netherlands 3 1 0 0 2 12 7 +5 3 Fifth place
6 B   Greece 3 0 0 0 3 6 19 −13 0 Sixth place
Source: [1]

References

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  1. ^ "INTERNATIONAL BEACH SOCCER RESULTS - 2009 (WOMEN)". roonba.com. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  2. ^ "1st Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup-Mundialito land in Cascais!". beachsoccer.com. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup-Mundialito: Official draw". beachsoccer.com. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Spain capture Euro Beach Soccer Cup". beachsoccer.com. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Congratulations also to the individual award winners from the Euro Beach Soccer Cup - Mundialito". Beach Soccer Worldwide Facebook. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2017.