2016 Women's Euro Winners Cup

2016 Women's Euro Winners Cup
Tournament details
Host countryItaly
Dates24–29 May 2016
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsSwitzerland Grasshoppers (1st title)
Runners-upGermany BeachKick Ladies Berlin
Third placeRussia WFC Zvezda
Fourth placeItaly Catanzaro
Tournament statistics
Matches played34
Goals scored321 (9.44 per match)
Top scorer(s)Russia Marina Fedorova (18 goals)
Best player(s)Germany Rebecca Gabriel
Best goalkeeperAustria Susanne Shutz
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The 2016 Women's Euro Winners Cup was the first edition of Women's Euro Winners Cup, an annual continental beach soccer tournament for top European women's clubs. Organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW),[1] the championship is the sport's version of the UEFA Women's Champions League in association football.[2]

Held in Catania, Italy from 24 to 29 May 2016 in tandem with the men's edition,[1] the event started with a round robin group stage. At its conclusion, the best teams progressed to the knockout stage, a series of single elimination games to determine the winners. Consolation matches were also played to determine other final rankings.

The tournament was won by Swiss team Grasshoppers who beat Germany's BeachKick Ladies Berlin in the final to win their first European title.[3]

Participating teams

12 teams entered the inaugural tournament from nine countries – the top-level domestic beach soccer league/championship champions plus, for some countries, other top non-champions clubs from the nation indicated.

Group stage
Catania HTC Zwolle Grasshoppers UKS Sparta Daleszyce
Catanzaro DTS' 35 WFC Zvezda Beachkick Ladies Berlin
Terracina Ladies Portsmouth Nomme Kalju Sogesport Club Esportiu

Draw

The draw to split the 12 teams into three groups of four took place in the morning of 4 May in the host city of Cantaia, Italy alongside the men's competition draw.[4]

As the club representing the host city Catania, DomusBet Catania BS were assigned to Group A. The other teams were then drawn to one of the three groups. Clubs from the same country could not be drawn into the same group.[4]

Group stage

Matches took place at the DombusBet Arena.[5]

All times are local, CEST (UTC+2).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sogesport Club Esportiu 3 2 0 0 1 21 10 +11 6 Knockout stage
2 Netherlands DTS' 35 3 2 0 0 1 17 10 +7 6
3 Catania 3 2 0 0 1 14 14 0 6
4 UKS Sparta Daleszyce 3 0 0 0 3 7 25 –18 0 9th–12th place play-offs
24 May 2016 DTS' 35 Netherlands 9–2 Poland UKS Sparta Daleszyce
12:15 Report(ru)
24 May 2016 Sogesport Club Esportiu Spain 8–3 Italy Catania
19:45 Report(ru)
25 May 2016 DTS' 35 Netherlands 5–4 Spain Sogesport Club Esportiu
12:15 Report(ru)
25 May 2016 Catania Italy 7–3 Poland UKS Sparta Daleszyce
19:45 Report(ru)
26 May 2016 UKS Sparta Daleszyce Poland 2–9 Spain Sogesport Club Esportiu
13:30 Report(ru)
26 May 2016 Catania Italy 4–3 Netherlands DTS' 35
19:45 Report(ru)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Grasshoppers 3 3 0 0 0 17 9 +8 9 Knockout stage
2 England Portsmouth 3 2 0 0 1 12 10 +2 6
3 Terracina Ladies 3 1 0 0 2 14 14 0 3 9th–12th place play-offs
4 HTC Zwolle 3 0 0 0 3 10 20 –10 0
24 May 2016 Portsmouth England 5–3 Italy Terracina Ladies
11:00 Report(ru)
24 May 2016 HTC Zwolle Netherlands 3–8 Switzerland Grasshoppers
14:45 Report(ru)
25 May 2016 Portsmouth England 4–3 Netherlands HTC Zwolle
11:00 Report(ru)
25 May 2016 Grasshoppers Switzerland 5–3 Italy Terracina Ladies
14:45 Report(ru)
26 May 2016 Grasshoppers Switzerland 4–3 England Portsmouth
09:45 Report(ru)
26 May 2016 Terracina Ladies Italy 8–4 Netherlands HTC Zwolle
12:15 Report(ru)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 WFC Zvezda 3 2 0 1 0 21 8 +13 7 Knockout stage
2 Germany Beachkick Ladies Berlin 3 2 0 0 1 19 10 +9 6
3 Catanzaro 3 1 0 0 2 20 11 +9 3
4 Nomme Kalju 3 0 0 0 3 2 33 –31 0 9th–12th place play-offs
24 May 2016 Beachkick Ladies Berlin Germany 8–1 Estonia Nomme Kalju
09:45 Report(ru)
24 May 2016 Catanzaro Italy 3–4 Russia WFC Zvezda
13:30 Report(ru)
25 May 2016 Beachkick Ladies Berlin Germany 6–4 Italy Catanzaro
09:45 Report(ru)
25 May 2016 WFC Zvezda Russia 12–0 Estonia Nomme Kalju
13:30 Report(ru)
26 May 2016 Nomme Kalju Estonia 1–13 Italy Catanzaro
11:00 Report(ru)
26 May 2016 WFC Zvezda Russia 5–5 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		 Germany Beachkick Ladies Berlin
14:45 Report(ru)

Ranking of third placed teams

Pos Grp Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A Catania 3 2 0 0 1 14 14 0 6 Knockout stage
2 C Catanzaro 3 1 0 0 2 20 11 +9 3
3 B Terracina Ladies 3 1 0 0 2 14 14 0 3

9th–12th place play-offs

The teams finishing in fourth place and the worst third placed team were knocked out of title-winning contention, receding to play in consolation matches to determine 9th through 12th place in the final standings.

9th–12th place semi-finals Ninth place play-off
      
B4 Netherlands HTC Zwolle 5
A4 Poland UKS Sparta Daleszyce 4
B4 Netherlands HTC Zwolle 7
B3 Italy Terracina Ladies 4
B3 Italy Terracina Ladies 4
C4 Estonia Nomme Kalju 1 Eleventh place play-off
A4 Poland UKS Sparta Daleszyce 1
C4 Estonia Nomme Kalju 0

9th–12th place semi-finals

HTC Zwolle Netherlands5–4Poland UKS Sparta Daleszyce
Report(ru)
Terracina Ladies Italy4–1Estonia Nomme Kalju
Report(ru)

Eleventh place play-off

UKS Sparta Daleszyce Poland1–0Estonia Nomme Kalju
Report(ru)

Ninth place play-off

HTC Zwolle Netherlands7–4Italy Terracina Ladies
Report(ru)

Knockout stage

The group winners, runners-up and two best third placed teams progressed to the knockout stage to continue to compete for the title.

5th place play-off5th–8th place semi-finalsQuarter finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 B2  England Portsmouth3
C2 Germany Beachkick L. Berlin 4
 B2  England Portsmouth3 C2  Germany Beachkick L. Berlin 8
A1 Spain S. Club Esportiu 1C3 Italy Catanzaro5
A1 Spain Sogesport Club Esportiu 3
C3 Italy Catanzaro5
B2 England Portsmouth6 C2  Germany Beachkick L. Berlin  4 
A3 Italy Catania4B1 Switzerland Grasshoppers 5 
C1 Russia WFC Zvezda15
A2 Netherlands DTS' 352
7th place play-offA2 Netherlands DTS' 35 5C1 Russia WFC Zvezda33rd place play-off
A3 Italy Catania  7  B1 Switzerland Grasshoppers  4  
 A1  Spain S. Club Esportiu (a.e.t.)  5 B1 Switzerland Grasshoppers9C3 Italy Catanzaro 3 
A2 Netherlands DTS' 35  4  A3 Italy Catania  8  C1 Russia WFC Zvezda  5  

Quarter-finals

The losers receded to play in consolation matches to determine 5th through 8th place in the final standings.

The winners proceeded to continue to compete for the title.

Portsmouth England3–4Germany Beachkick Ladies Berlin
Report(ru)
WFC Zvezda Russia15–2Netherlands DTS' 35
Report(ru)
Sogesport Club Esportiu Spain3–5Italy Catanzaro
Report(ru)
Grasshoppers Switzerland9–8Italy Catania
Report(ru)

Semi-finals

5th–8th place

Catania Italy7–5Netherlands DTS' 35
Report(ru)
Sogesport Club Esportiu Spain1–3England Portsmouth
Report(ru)

1st–4th place

Grasshoppers Switzerland4–3Russia WFC Zvezda
Report(ru)
Catanzaro Italy5–8Germany BeachKick Ladies Berlin
Report(ru)

Finals

Seventh place play-off

Sogesport Club Esportiu Spain5–4 (a.e.t.)Netherlands DTS' 35
Report(ru)

Fifth place play-off

Catania Italy4–6England Portsmouth
Report(ru)

Third place play-off

Catanzaro Italy3–5Russia WFC Zvezda
Report(ru)

Final

BeachKick Ladies Berlin Germany4–5Switzerland Grasshoppers
Report(ru)

Awards

Top scorer
Russia Marina Fedorova (Russia WFC Zvezda)
18 goals
Best player
Germany Rebecca Gabriel (Germany BeachKick Ladies Berlin)
Best goalkeeper
Austria Susanne Shutz (Switzerland Grasshoppers)
Source

Final standings

Rank Team Result
1 Switzerland Grasshoppers Champions (1st title)
2 Germany BeachKick Ladies Berlin Runners-up
3 Russia WFC Zvezda Third place
4 Catanzaro
5 Portsmouth
6 Catania
7 Sogesport Club Esportiu
8 DTS' 35
9 HTC Zwolle
10 Terracina Ladies
11 UKS Sparta Daleszyce
12 Nomme Kalju

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Euro Winners Cup 2016 confirmed!". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  2. ^ "England Captain Sarah Kempson wins Best Women's Player Award". 4theloveofsport.co.uk. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Grasshopper, champions of the Women's Euro Winners Cup!". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 29 May 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Draws made for Euro Winners Cup in Catania". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  5. ^ "ДОМУС БЕТ АРЕНА" (in Russian). Beach Soccer Russia. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
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