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 |  Brazil (2nd title) | 
| Runners-up |  Iran | 
| Third place |  Russia | 
| Fourth place |  Tahiti | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 | 
| Goals scored | 179 (8.95 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) |  Bruno Xavier (8 goals) | 
| Best player(s) |  Bruno Xavier | 
| Best goalkeeper |  Peyman Hosseini | 
| ← 2015  2017 →  | |
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|
|  United Arab Emirates | AFC | Host | 6th | 
|  Poland | UEFA | 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification winners | 1st | 
|  United States | CONCACAF | 2015 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship fourth place | 3rd | 
|  Russia | UEFA | 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup third place | 6th | 
|  Iran | AFC | 2015 AFC Beach Soccer Championship third place | 4th | 
|  Egypt | CAF | 2015 CAF Beach Soccer Championship sixth place | 2nd | 
|  Tahiti | OFC | 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup runners-up | 4th | 
|  Brazil | 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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 7 | +19 | 9 | 
|  Tahiti | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 6 | 
|  Poland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | –4 | 1 | 
|  United Arab Emirates | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 20 | –14 | 0 | 
| Tahiti  | 5–4 |  Poland | 
|---|---|---|
| N. Bennett  2', 26' Taiarui  13', 30' (pen.) Zaveroni  13' | Report(ru) |  2', 5' Ziober  32' Saganowski  33' (pen.) Klepczarek | 
Referee: Sergio Filipe Gomes Soares (Portugal)
 
| United Arab Emirates  | 1–11 |  Brazil | 
|---|---|---|
| A. Salem  5' | Report(ru) |  4', 25' R. da Costa  8' Bruno Xavier  9', 15', 20' Catarino da Silva  19' Datinha  20' Valença  23', 30' Mauricinho  28' Bokinha | 
Referee: Suhaimi Mat Hassan (Malaysia)
 
| United Arab Emirates  | 3–7 |  Tahiti | 
|---|---|---|
| Sulaiman  13' A. Alblooshi  21' M. Al Zaabi  36' | Report(ru) |  5', 12', 24' Tepa  10' Taiarui  15' N. Bennett  16' Tavanae  20' Zaveroni | 
Referee: Bakhtiyor Namazov (Uzbekistan)
 
| Brazil  | 5–2 |  Poland | 
|---|---|---|
| Bruno Xavier  14' Datinha  22' Bokinha  23', 28' (pen.) da Costa  25' | Report(ru) |  4' Madani  15' Kubiak | 
Referee: Turki Al Salehi (Oman)
 
| Poland  | 2–2 |  United Arab Emirates | 
|---|---|---|
| A. Salem  4' (o.g.) Kubiak  26' | Report(ru) |  6' A. Alblooshi  32' M. Al Zaabi | 
| Penalties | ||
| Saganowski  Labedzki  Gac  | 2–0 |  W. Salem  M. Al Zaabi | 
Referee: Eduards Borisevics (Latvia)
 
| Tahiti  | 4–10 |  Brazil | 
|---|---|---|
| Zaveroni  14', 24' Mesh  17' (pen.) Tepa  23' | Report(ru) |  1', 20', 21', 24' Bruno Xavier  10' Datinha  26', 31' Maurusinho  30', 36' Lucão  35' Lima | 
Referee: Sergio Filipe Gomes Soares (Portugal)
 
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Iran | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 7 | 
|  Russia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 6 | 
|  Egypt | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 17 | –5 | 3 | 
|  United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 20 | –12 | 0 | 
| United States  | 2–6 |  Iran | 
|---|---|---|
| Perera  1', 9' | Report(ru) |  5' Mokhtari  8' Mesigar  9', 24' Ahmadzadeh  26' Kiani  33' Nazem | 
Attendance: 450
Referee: Ebrahim Almansory (United Arab Emirates)
 
| Russia  | 10–6 |  Egypt | 
|---|---|---|
| Nikonorov  2', 23', 27' (pen.) Krasheninnikov  3' Shishin  12', 29' Makarov  14', 18' Leonov  25' (pen.) Peremitin  28' | Report(ru) |  3' E. Elsayed  12', 29' Hassan  25' K. Elsayed  27' Abdelsamie  30' M. Ali | 
Attendance: 380
Referee: Eduards Borisevics (Latvia)
 
| Egypt  | 1–4 |  Iran | 
|---|---|---|
| M. Abdelnaby  15' | Report(ru) |  1', 9' (pen.) Ahmadzadeh  2', 14' Mesigar | 
Attendance: 700
Referee: Laurynas Arzuolaitis (Lithuania)
 
| Russia  | 9–3 |  United States | 
|---|---|---|
| Paporotnyi  6', 27', 28' Nikonorov  10', 24' Makarov  14', 19', 21' Peremitin  16' | Report(ru) |  4', 35' T. Canale  12' Perera | 
Attendance: 550
Referee: Ahmad Salasmy (United Arab Emirates)
 
| United States  | 3–5 |  Egypt | 
|---|---|---|
| Perera  10' (pen.), 16', 34' | Report(ru) |  2', 11' Mostafa  18' M. Ali  24' Shaaban  36' M. Abdelnaby | 
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ahmad Salasmy (United Arab Emirates)
 
| Iran  | 3–3 |  Russia | 
|---|---|---|
| Mesigar  2' Boloukbashi  4' Kiani  19' | Report(ru) |  2', 19' Peremitin  36' Makarov | 
| Penalties | ||
| Nazem  Mokhtari  Ahmadzadeh  | 3–1 |  Paporotnyi  Shishin | 
Attendance: 2,300
 
Classification stage
| 5–8 places | Fifth place | |||||
| 4 November – Jumeirah Beach | ||||||
|  Poland | 6 | |||||
| 5 November – Jumeirah Beach | ||||||
|  United States | 3 | |||||
|  Poland (p) | 3 (2) | |||||
| 4 November – Jumeirah Beach | ||||||
|  Egypt | 3 (0) | |||||
|  Egypt | 7 | |||||
|  UAE | 3 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 5 November – Jumeirah Beach | ||||||
|  United States | 3 | |||||
|  UAE | 4 | |||||
5–8 places
| Poland  | 6–3 |  United States | 
|---|---|---|
| Saganowski  15', 31' Ziober  20' Madani  28' Esinovski  33' Dept  36' | Report(ru) |  13' Futagaki  21' Valentine  36' Feld | 
Seventh place match
Fifth place match
|  Poland | 3–3 |  Egypt | 
|---|---|---|
| Report(ru) | ||
| Penalties | ||
| 2–0 | ||
Championship stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 4 November – Jumeirah Beach | ||||||
|  Brazil | 7 | |||||
| 5 November – Jumeirah Beach | ||||||
|  Russia | 0 | |||||
|  Brazil | 6 | |||||
| 4 November – Jumeirah Beach | ||||||
|  Iran | 2 | |||||
|  Iran | 8 | |||||
|  Tahiti | 6 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 5 November – Jumeirah Beach | ||||||
|  Russia | 4 | |||||
|  Tahiti | 3 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Brazil  | 7–0 |  Russia | 
|---|---|---|
| Report(ru) | 
Attendance: 2,500
| Iran  | 8–6 |  Tahiti | 
|---|---|---|
| Mesigar  9', 27' Ahmadzadeh  16' Akbari  21', 34', 36' Boloukbashi  27', 32' | Report(ru) |  15' N. Bennett  19' Zaveroni  23' Tepa  26' Li Fung Kuee  27' R. Bennett  32' (pen.) Taiarui | 
Attendance: 3,000
Third place match
|  Russia | 4–3 |  Tahiti | 
|---|---|---|
| Report(ru) | 
Attendance: 1,900
Final
|  Brazil | 6–2 |  Iran | 
|---|---|---|
| Report(ru) | 
Attendance: 4,000
Final standings
| Rank | Team | 
|---|---|
| 1 |  Brazil | 
| 2 |  Iran | 
| 3 |  Russia | 
| 4 |  Tahiti | 
| 5 |  Poland | 
| 6 |  Egypt | 
| 7 |  UAE | 
| 8 |  United States | 
Goalscorers
- 8 goals
- 7 goals
- 6 goals
 Bokinha Bokinha
 Ahmadzadeh Ahmadzadeh
 Makarov Makarov
 Nikonorov Nikonorov
 Perera Perera
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
 R. da Costa R. da Costa
 Paporotnyi Paporotnyi
 Peremitin Peremitin
 Taiarui Taiarui
 Saganowski Saganowski
 Hassan Hassan
 Shaaban Shaaban
 Canale Canale
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- own goals
 Paporotnyi (against Tahiti) Paporotnyi (against Tahiti)
 A. Salem (against Poland) A. Salem (against Poland)
 Sulaiman (against Egypt) Sulaiman (against Egypt)