2016 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | United Arab Emirates |
| Dates | 1–5 November 2016 |
| Teams | 8 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 179 (8.95 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | |
| Best player(s) | |
| Best goalkeeper | |
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The 2016 Samsung Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup was the sixth edition of the Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup, an annual international beach soccer tournament. It was hosted at Jumeirah Beach in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from 1 to 5 November 2016. Eight teams participated in the competition, ending with Brazil winning their second title.
For sponsorship reasons, it is also known as the Samsung Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup Dubai 2016.
Participating teams
| Team | Confederation | Achievements | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFC | Host | 6th | |
| UEFA | 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification winners | 1st | |
| CONCACAF | 2015 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship fourth place | 3rd | |
| UEFA | 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup third place | 6th | |
| AFC | 2015 AFC Beach Soccer Championship third place | 4th | |
| CAF | 2015 CAF Beach Soccer Championship sixth place | 2nd | |
| OFC | 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup runners-up | 4th | |
| CONMEBOL | 2015 CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship winners | 5th |
Group stage
All matches are listed as local time in Dubai, (UTC+4).
| Legend |
|---|
| Teams that advanced to the semi-finals |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 7 | +19 | 9 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 6 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | –4 | 1 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 20 | –14 | 0 |
| Tahiti | 5–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| N. Bennett Taiarui Zaveroni |
Report(ru) |
Referee: Sergio Filipe Gomes Soares (Portugal)
| United Arab Emirates | 1–11 | |
|---|---|---|
| A. Salem |
Report(ru) |
Referee: Suhaimi Mat Hassan (Malaysia)
| United Arab Emirates | 3–7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sulaiman A. Alblooshi M. Al Zaabi |
Report(ru) |
Referee: Bakhtiyor Namazov (Uzbekistan)
| Brazil | 5–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bruno Xavier Datinha Bokinha da Costa |
Report(ru) |
Referee: Turki Al Salehi (Oman)
| Poland | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| A. Salem Kubiak |
Report(ru) | |
| Penalties | ||
| Saganowski Labedzki Gac |
2–0 | |
Referee: Eduards Borisevics (Latvia)
| Tahiti | 4–10 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zaveroni Mesh Tepa |
Report(ru) |
Referee: Sergio Filipe Gomes Soares (Portugal)
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 7 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 17 | –5 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 20 | –12 | 0 |
| United States | 2–6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Perera |
Report(ru) |
Attendance: 450
Referee: Ebrahim Almansory (United Arab Emirates)
| Russia | 10–6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Nikonorov Krasheninnikov Shishin Makarov Leonov Peremitin |
Report(ru) |
Attendance: 380
Referee: Eduards Borisevics (Latvia)
| Egypt | 1–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| M. Abdelnaby |
Report(ru) |
Attendance: 700
Referee: Laurynas Arzuolaitis (Lithuania)
| Russia | 9–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Paporotnyi Nikonorov Makarov Peremitin |
Report(ru) |
Attendance: 550
Referee: Ahmad Salasmy (United Arab Emirates)
| United States | 3–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Perera |
Report(ru) |
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ahmad Salasmy (United Arab Emirates)
| Iran | 3–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mesigar Boloukbashi Kiani |
Report(ru) | |
| Penalties | ||
| Nazem Mokhtari Ahmadzadeh |
3–1 | |
Attendance: 2,300
Classification stage
| 5–8 places | Fifth place | |||||
| 4 November – Jumeirah Beach | ||||||
| 6 | ||||||
| 5 November – Jumeirah Beach | ||||||
| 3 | ||||||
| 3 (2) | ||||||
| 4 November – Jumeirah Beach | ||||||
| 3 (0) | ||||||
| 7 | ||||||
| 3 | ||||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 5 November – Jumeirah Beach | ||||||
| 3 | ||||||
| 4 | ||||||
5–8 places
| Poland | 6–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Saganowski Ziober Madani Esinovski Dept |
Report(ru) |
Seventh place match
Fifth place match
| 3–3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Report(ru) | ||
| Penalties | ||
| 2–0 | ||
Championship stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 4 November – Jumeirah Beach | ||||||
| 7 | ||||||
| 5 November – Jumeirah Beach | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
| 6 | ||||||
| 4 November – Jumeirah Beach | ||||||
| 2 | ||||||
| 8 | ||||||
| 6 | ||||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 5 November – Jumeirah Beach | ||||||
| 4 | ||||||
| 3 | ||||||
Semi-finals
| Brazil | 7–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report(ru) |
Attendance: 2,500
| Iran | 8–6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mesigar Ahmadzadeh Akbari Boloukbashi |
Report(ru) |
Attendance: 3,000
Third place match
| 4–3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Report(ru) |
Attendance: 1,900
Final
| 6–2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Report(ru) |
Attendance: 4,000
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | |
| 2 | |
| 3 | |
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
| 7 | |
| 8 |
Goalscorers
- 8 goals
- 7 goals
- 6 goals
Bokinha
Ahmadzadeh
Makarov
Nikonorov
Perera
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
R. da Costa
Paporotnyi
Peremitin
Taiarui
Saganowski
Hassan
Shaaban
Canale
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- own goals
Paporotnyi (against Tahiti)
A. Salem (against Poland)
Sulaiman (against Egypt)