2016 Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup

2016 Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup
Tournament details
Host country	Portugal
Dates	29 – 31 July
Teams	6 (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 played	9
Goals scored	68 (7.56 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Molly Clark (6 goals)
Best player(s)	Andrea Mirón
Best goalkeeper	Suzanne Stutz
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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]

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

Group stage

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

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	2	1	1	0	7	5	+2	5	Advanced to the final
2	Portugal	2	1	0	1	7	7	0	3	Play-offs
3	Netherlands	2	0	0	2	5	7	–2	0	Play-offs

29 July 2016

11:30

Netherlands	3–4	Portugal
Brinke Van den Berg De Pater	Report	R. Pereira (o.g.) De Hoek A. Silva

30 July 2016

11:30

Portugal	3–4 (a.e.t.)	Spain
R. Pereira Brasil C. Pereira	Report	S. González Asensio C. Gonzalez

30 July 2016

17:00

Spain	3–2	Netherlands
Asensio Miron	Report	Van der Schoor ?

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Switzerland	2	1	1	0	12	7	+5	5	Advanced to the final
2	England	2	1	0	1	9	8	+1	3	Play-offs
3	Greece	2	0	0	2	6	12	–6	0	Play-offs

29 July 2016

10:15

Greece	3–7	Switzerland
Mylona Kossova Tsimpoukaki	Report	Genovesi Krysl Franzi Stutz Imhasly Meyer

30 July 2016

10:15

Switzerland	5–4 (a.e.t.)	England
Imhasly Krysl Maurer	Report	Rutherford Widdowson Hillier

30 July 2016

15:45

England	5–3	Greece
Clark Quinn	Report	Mylona Nikolaou

Classification matches

Fifth place play-off

31 July 2016

09:00

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

Third place play-off

31 July 2016

11:30

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

31 July 2016

10:15

Switzerland	1–2	Spain
Meyer	Report	Alegre C. Gonzalez

Awards

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

Winners' trophy

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

Individual awards

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

Goalscorers

Note that one Dutch goal is missing

6 goals

Molly Clark

4 goals

Marianne Van der Schoor

3 goals

Carolina Gonzalez
Konstantina Mylona
Adrienne Krysl
Jade Widdowson
Lucy Quinn
Mélissa Gomes
Ana Patricia Silva

2 goals

Marianne ten Brinke
Regina Pereira
Lorena Asensio

Andrea Miron
Sandra Genovesi
Carmen Imhasly
Vanessa Meyer
Sandra Maurer
Carla Silva

1 goal

Grytsje Van den Berg
Jennieke De Pater
Sara Brasil
Sara González
Dimitra Kossova
Efstathia Tsimpoukaki
Franziska Steinemann
Susanne Stutz
Leeta Rutherford
Gemma Hillier

Eirini Nikolaou
Eveline Zech
Joelle De Bondt
Stef Saaltink
Sarah Kempson
Claudia Pereira
Selene Alegre

Own goals

Aafke De Hoek (vs. Portugal)

Final standings

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

^ "INTERNATIONAL BEACH SOCCER RESULTS - 2009 (WOMEN)". roonba.com. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
^ "1st Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup-Mundialito land in Cascais!". beachsoccer.com. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup-Mundialito: Official draw". beachsoccer.com. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
^ "Spain capture Euro Beach Soccer Cup". beachsoccer.com. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
^ "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.

[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.

[draw-3] "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.

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