2016 Euro Beach Soccer League

2016 Euro Beach Soccer League

Logo of the Superfinal of the 2016 EBSL (A new style of logo was introduced for the 2016 season, replacing the old style in use since 2009.)
Tournament details
Host countries	Russia Spain Hungary Italy
Dates	1 July – 28 August 2016
Teams	26 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Ukraine (1st title)
Runners-up	Portugal
Third place	Russia
Fourth place	Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played	84
Goals scored	681 (8.11 per match)
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Stage 1, Moscow

Stage 2, Sanxenxo

Stage 3, Siófok

Superfinal, Catania

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Locations of the three stages and the Superfinal of the 2016 Euro Beach Soccer League

The 2016 Euro Beach Soccer League (EBSL) was the 19th edition of the annual, premier European competition in beach soccer contested between men's national teams, in a league and play-off format, taking place between 1 July and 28 August 2016.

This season a record 26 teams took part in two divisions. Twelve teams continued to contest Division A as in recent seasons, consisting of the top eleven finishers from the previous year plus Romania who were promoted. Whilst Division B was expanded to accommodate fourteen nations; those who did not gain promotion from the previous season, returning and debuting nations, plus Hungary who were relegated from the top tier.

This season there were three stages of fixtures. Each team from Division A played in two stages whilst each team from Division B played in one, earning points for the overall league tables.

At the end of the stages, according to the league tables, the eight best teams in Division A advanced to the Superfinal to compete to become the winners of this year's EBSL. Meanwhile, the top seven teams in Division B and the team ranked bottom of Division A played in the Promotion final to try to earn a spot in Division A next year.

Azerbaijan were promoted to Division A for the first time after beating Hungary in the Promotion Final who were looking to be promoted straight back up in their first season after relegation. Romania finished last in Division A and failed to defend their place in the Promotion Final and were therefore subsequently relegated straight back down to Division B having been promoted in 2015.

The Ukraine won the league after a strong performance in the Superfinal, despite only finishing sixth after the preliminary three stages were complete, claiming their first EBSL title, defeating defending champions Portugal in the final in a repeat of the previous season's title deciding match.

Calendar and Locations

Dates	Country	City	Stage
1–3 July	Russia	Moscow	Stage 1
8–10 July	Spain	Sanxenxo	Stage 2
12–14 August	Hungary	Siófok	Stage 3
25–28 August	Italy	Catania	Superfinal and Promotion Final

Teams

The numbers in brackets show the European ranking of each team prior to the start of the league, out of 33 teams.^[1]

Division A

Division B

Notes:

1. Teams making their debut

Stage 1 (Moscow, 1–3 July)

Matches are listed as local time in Moscow, (UTC+3)

All matches took place at Yantar Stadium in the district of Strogino.

Division A

Group 1 Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Notes 1  Russia 3 2 0 1 0 14 9 +5 7 Group Winners 2   Switzerland 3 2 0 0 1 25 14 +11 6 3  Poland 3 1 0 0 2 13 14 −1 3 4  France 3 0 0 0 3 6 21 −15 0 Switzerland  v  France 1 July 2016 Switzerland  10–4  France 16:45 Stankovic 1', 12' Hodel 8', 16', 21' (p), 30' (p) Ott 8' Spaccarotella 21', 26', 27' Report(ru) 12' Marques 32' Grandon 34' Beaugrard 36' Barbotti Referee: Jude Amin Utulu (Malta) Poland  v  Russia 1 July 2016 Poland  2–4  Russia 19:15 Krawczyk 14' Baran 20' Report(ru) 9' Krasheninnikov 12' Romanov 19' Kryshanov 35' (p) Gorchinskii Referee: Alfredo Balconi (Italy) Switzerland  v  Poland 2 July 2016 Switzerland  8–3  Poland 16:45 Stankovic 14', 15', 18' Spaccarotella 16' Mo Jäggy 16', 22' Wittlin 20' Hodel 30' Report(ru) 5', 16' Krawczyk 20' Friszkemut Referee: Laurynas Arzuolaitis (Lithuania) Russia  v  France 2 July 2016 Russia  3–0  France 19:15 Makarov 7' Leonov 21' Paporotnyi 32' Report(ru) Referee: Eduards Borisevics (Latvia) France  v  Poland 3 July 2016 France  2–8  Poland 16:45 Basquaise 22' Beaugrard 34' Report(ru) 1', 22', 30' Krawczyk 4', 15' Baran 18' Jesionowski 19', 30' Lenart Referee: Antonio Joaquim Pereira Almeida (Portugal) Russia  v   Switzerland 3 July 2016 Russia  7–7 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)   Switzerland 19:15 Artur Paporotnyi 7' Romanov 10', 11' Shkarin 12' Krasheninnikov 23', 33' Makarov 30' Report(ru) 19', 28', 32', 33', 36' Stankovic 23', 28' Spaccarotella Referee: Jude Amin Utulu (Malta) Penalties Gorchinskii Krasheninnikov Makarov Romanov Stankovic Spaccarotella Misev Wittlin

Group 2 Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Notes 1  Spain 3 3 0 0 0 13 6 +7 9 Group Winners 2  Italy 3 2 0 0 1 13 9 +4 6 3  Belarus 3 1 0 0 2 10 7 +3 3 4  Greece 3 0 0 0 3 6 20 −14 0 Italy  v  Belarus 1 July 2016 Italy  4–3  Belarus 15:30 Frainetti 6' Palmacci 29' Ramacciotti 32', 35' Report (ru) 2' Slavutsin 6' Kanstantinau 10'Kamzolau Referee: Laurynas Arzuolaitis (Lithuania) Greece  v  Spain 1 July 2016 Greece  3–7  Spain 18:00 Papastathopoulos 2' Triantafyllidis 8' Kafantaris 33' Report(ru) 1', 23' Cintas 9' (p) Merida 20', 22' Dris 29' Pablo 30' Ezequiel Referee: Eduards Borisevics (Latvia) Italy  v  Greece 2 July 2016 Italy  7–2  Greece 15:30 Palmacci 3', 8' Gori 4' (p), 12', 16', 29' Spada 21' Report(ru) 14' Papaefstratiou 27' Kafantaris Referee: Jude Amin Utulu (Malta) Spain  v  Belarus 2 July 2016 Spain  2–1  Belarus 18:00 Cintas 10' Pablo 21' Report(ru) 32' Brishtel Referee: Antonio Joaquim Pereira Almeida (Portugal) Belarus  v  Greece 3 July 2016 Belarus  6–1  Greece 15:30 Kamzolov 8' Slavutin 9' Samsonov 24', 29' Brishtel 27' Savich 31' Report(ru) 8' Papastathopoulos Referee: Eduards Borisevics (Latvia) Spain  v  Italy 3 July 2016 Spain  4–2  Italy 18:00 Ezequiel 5' Merida 21', 30' Pajón 24' Report(ru) 19' Corosiniti 23' Ramacciotti Referee: Laurynas Arzuolaitis (Lithuania)

Awards

Top scorer		Best player	Best goalkeeper	Ref.
Dejan Stankovic	10 goals	Kirill Romanov	Dona	[2]

Division B

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Notes 1  Moldova 3 2 1 0 0 14 11 +3 8 Group Winners 2  Estonia 3 2 0 0 1 16 7 +9 6 3  Serbia 3 1 0 0 2 12 17 −5 3 4  Kazakhstan 3 0 0 0 3 10 17 −7 0 Moldova  v  Kazakhstan 1 July 2016 Moldova  4–3  Kazakhstan 13:00 Nicolaiciuc 12' Podlesnov 19' Trofim 32' (p) Negara 34' Report(ru) 4' Tyulpa 11', 21' Chernyshov Referee: Oleksandr Gulyaev (Ukraine) Serbia  v  Estonia 1 July 2016 Serbia  1–6  Estonia 14:15 Cubrilovic 5' Report(ru) 6', 19', 23' Minlibajev 8' Lepik 19' Stuf 22' Tammo Referee: Denis Smoljaninov (Russia) Moldova  v  Serbia 2 July 2016 Moldova  6–5  Serbia 13:00 Podlesnov 4' Lascu 13' Negara 24', 29' (p), 36' Gojocari 28' Report(ru) 10', 10', 19' Vucicevic 17' Mijailovic 20' Jovanoviz Referee: Alfredo Balconi (Italy) Estonia  v  Kazakhstan 2 July 2016 Estonia  7–2  Kazakhstan 14:15 Minlibajev 14' Munskind 19' Lepik 23', 25' Stüf 23', 27', 31' Report(ru) 32' Makagon 32' Chernyshov Referee: Vitaly Levchenko (Russia) Kazakhstan  v  Serbia 3 July 2016 Kazakhstan  5–6  Serbia 13:00 Vasilyev 20' Perevyortov 25', 26' Chernyshov 32' Kvyatovsky 35' Report(ru) 3', 11', 33' Vucicevic 13' Cubrilovic 24' Antic 32' Jovanovic Referee: Eliz Topaloğlu (Turkey) Estonia  v  Moldova 3 July 2016 Estonia  3–4 (a.e.t.)  Moldova 14:15 Rump 3' Tammo 20' Lepik 29' Report(ru) 2', 15', 37' Negara 31' Lascu Referee: Vitaly Levchenko (Russia)

Stage 2 (Sanxenxo, 8–10 July)

Matches are listed as local time in Sanxenxo, (UTC+2)

All matches took place at a purpose built stadium on Silgar Beach.^[3]

Division A

Group 1 Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Notes 1  Spain 3 3 0 0 0 20 6 +14 9 Group Winners 2  Ukraine 3 2 0 0 1 13 8 +5 6 3  France 3 1 0 0 2 8 19 −11 3 4  Romania 3 0 0 0 3 10 18 −8 0 Ukraine  v  France 8 July 2016 Ukraine  5–1  France 16:45 Voitok 20', 25' Medved 21' Zborovskyi 27' Voitenko 28' Report(ru) 13' Marques Referee: Lukasz Ostrowski (Poland) Romania  v  Spain 8 July 2016 Romania  2–7  Spain 19:15 Ciocanel 15' Zaharia 26' Report(ru) 3', 36' Kuman 3', 17' Antonio 6', 20' Dris 26' Cintas Referee: Ago Kartmann(Estonia) Ukraine  v  Romania 9 July 2016 Ukraine  7–5  Romania 16:45 Zborovskyi 2', 36' Korniychuk 13', 14' Budzko 24' Voitok 31', 32' Report(ru) 14', 23', 27' Maci 22' Zaharia 28' Ciocanel Referee: Giuseppe Sicurella (Italy) Spain  v  France 9 July 2016 Spain  11–3  France 19:15 Merida 1', 1' Antonio 1', 21', 28' Tracisto 5', 31' Guisado 6' Kuman 10', 11' Cintas 21' Report(ru) 1' Marques 28' Basquaise 28' Grandon Referee: Francisco Henriques Costa (Portugal) France  v  Romania 10 July 2016 France  4–3  Romania 17:15 Barbotti 1', 3', 8', 20' Report(ru) 24' Poste 25' Tanase 33' Croitoru Referee: Ago Kartmann (Estonia) Spain  v  Ukraine 10 July 2016 Spain  2–1  Ukraine 19:15 Dris 12' Tracisto 15' Report(ru) 4' Korniichuk Referee: Alexandre Soares (Brazil)

Group 2 Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Notes 1   Switzerland 3 3 0 0 0 18 9 +9 9 Group Winners 2  Portugal 3 2 0 0 1 16 6 +10 6 3  Germany 3 1 0 0 2 8 20 −12 3 4  Greece 3 0 0 0 3 8 15 −7 0 Switzerland  v  Germany 8 July 2016 Switzerland  10–4  Germany 15:30 Stankovic 2', 25', 25' Spaccarotella 13' Ott 16', 20', 21', 24', 28' Misev 33' Report(ru) 1' Thürk 25', 34' Biermann 33' Weirauch Referee: Manolo Picchio (Italy) Greece  v  Portugal 8 July 2016 Greece  3–6  Portugal 18:00 Kafantaris 13' Biris 16' Karakasis 36' Report(ru) 9' Santos 16' Alan 21' Belchior 23', 29' Fonseca 28' Madjer Referee: Pablo Brea (Spain) Switzerland  v  Greece 9 July 2016 Switzerland  6–4  Greece 15:30 Valentin Jäggy 3' Hodel 5' Stankovic 9' Wittlin 14' Ott 22' Spaccarotella 33' Report(ru) 14', 26' Papaefstratiou 15' Kafantaris 16' (o.g.) Micev Referee: Tomasz Winiarczyk (Poland) Portugal  v  Germany 9 July 2016 Portugal  9–1  Germany 18:00 Belchior 1', 14' (p), 19' Bê Martins 7' Torres 8' Tavares 9' Biermann 10' (o.g.) Santos 15' Coimbra 18' Report(ru) 31' Thürk Referee: Lukasz Ostrowski (Poland) Germany  v  Greece 10 July 2016 Germany  3–1  Greece 16:10 Biermann 9' Thürk 15' Olli 20' Report(ru) 10' Papastathopoulos Referee: Manolo Picchio (Italy) Portugal  v   Switzerland 10 July 2016 Portugal  1–2   Switzerland 18:00 Santos 21' Report(ru) 17' Schirinzi 27' Misev Referee: Pablo Brea (Spain)

Awards

Top scorer		Best player	Best goalkeeper	Ref.
Noël Ott	6 goals	Miguel Santiso ("Kuman")	Elinton Andrade	[4]

Division B

Group 1 Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Notes 1  Czech Rep. 2 2 0 0 0 8 6 +2 6 Group Winners 2  Norway 2 1 0 0 1 8 8 0 3 3  Netherlands 2 0 0 0 2 5 7 −2 0 Czech Rep.  v  Netherlands 8 July 2016 Czech Rep.  3–2  Netherlands 14:15 Kampman 6' (o.g.) Vyhnal 20' Chalupa 30' Report(ru) 24', 29' Donkers Referee: Alexandre Soares (Brazil) Norway  v  Netherlands 9 July 2016 Norway  4–3  Netherlands 14:15 Li 2' Jacobsen 18' Salveson 21', 25' Report(ru) 2' Wolf 28' Donker 29' Donkers Referee: Hari Christien (Belgium) Czech Rep.  v  Norway 10 July 2016 Czech Rep.  5–4  Norway 13:45 Radosta 4' Salák 11', 19' Huráb 19' Vyhnal 24' Report(ru) 12' Salveson 23' Li 24', 34' Nergaard Referee: Jurijs Ivunsis (Lithuania)

Group 2 Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Notes 1  England 2 1 0 1 0 6 2 +4 4 Group Winners 2  Turkey 2 1 0 0 1 6 3 +3 3 3  Andorra 2 0 0 0 2 3 10 −7 0 England  v  Andorra 8 July 2016 England  5–1  Andorra 13:00 Lawson 7', 31' Clarke 28' Morris 28' O'Neill 30' Report(ru) 25' Neira Referee: Alexander Berezkin (Russia) Turkey  v  Andorra 9 July 2016 Turkey  5–2  Andorra 13:00 Baris 9' Demir 16' Keskin 23' (p), 34' Anzafioglu 27' Report(ru) 16' Fernandez 24' Martínez Referee: Raúl Martín González Francés (Spain) England  v  Turkey 10 July 2016 England  1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p)  Turkey 12:30 Bowes 8' Report(ru) 28' Seyit Referee: Tomasz Winiarczyk (Poland) Penalties O'Neill O'Rourke Farquharson Keskin Demir

Stage 3 (Siófok, 12–14 August)

Matches are listed as local time in Siófok, (UTC+2)

All matches took place at Mlsz Beach Arena.

Division A

Group 1 Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Notes 1  Belarus 3 3 0 0 0 14 6 +8 9 Group Winners 2  Russia 3 2 0 0 1 11 7 +4 6 3  Portugal 3 1 0 0 2 12 8 +4 3 4  Romania 3 0 0 0 3 6 22 −16 0 Russia  v  Belarus 12 August 2016 Russia  0–2  Belarus 14:45 Report(ru) 12' Samsonov 34' Bryshtel Referee: Ago Kartmann (Estonia) Romania  v  Portugal 12 August 2016 Romania  0–7  Portugal 17:15 Report(ru) 7' Bê Martins 9', 27' Madjer 18' Alan 30' Coimbra 31', 35' Novo Referee: Lukasz Ostrowski (Poland) Russia  v  Romania 13 August 2016 Russia  7–2  Romania 14:45 Shishin 5', 22' Paporotnyi 13' Krasheninnikov 15' Pankratov 25' (pen.), 36' Kryshanov 34' Report(ru) 13', 30' Maciuca Referee: Csaba Baghy (Hungary) Portugal  v  Belarus 13 August 2016 Portugal  2–4  Belarus 17:15 Novo 12' Madjer 31' Report(ru) 4', 31' (p), 32' Brishtel 15' Samsonov Referee: Jorge Moya Garcia (Spain) Belarus  v  Romania 14 August 2016 Belarus  8–4  Romania 14:45 Samsonov 6' Bokach 8', 13', 33' Miranovich 9' Bryshtel 22', 32' Kamzolov 30' Report(ru) 5' Croitoru 16' Ciocanel 21' Ravoiu 35' Maciuca Referee: Jorge Moya Garcia (Spain) Portugal  v  Russia 14 August 2016 Portugal  3–4  Russia 17:15 Alan 12' Fonseca 24' Belchior 26' Report(ru) 15' Kryshanov 16' Krasheninnikov 19', 32' Shishin Referee: Christian Zimmermann (Switzerland)

Group 2 Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Notes 1  Italy 3 2 0 0 1 13 8 +5 6 Group Winners 2  Ukraine 3 1 0 1 1 9 4 +5 4 3  Germany 3 1 0 0 2 7 12 −5 3 4  Poland 3 0 0 1 2 11 16 −5 1 Italy  v  Germany 12 August 2016 Italy  5–1  Germany 13:30 Di Palma 9' Marinai 11' Gori 12', 25' Ramacciotti 17' Report(ru) 28' Biermann Referee: Laurynas Arzuolaitis (Lithuania) Poland  v  Ukraine 12 August 2016 Poland  3–3 (a.e.t.) (2–0 p)  Ukraine 16:00 Baran 19' Saganowski 21' Ziober 35' Report(ru) 15', 25' Zborovskyi 18' Glutskyi Referee: Jude Amin Utulu (Malta) Penalties Saganowski Baran Voitok Korniichuk Italy  v  Poland 13 August 2016 Italy  7–6  Poland 13:30 Gori 3', 18' Marucci 4' Palmacci 14', 25' Zurlo 20', 32' Report(ru) 4', 18' Ziober 13', 28' Saganowski 15' Jesionowski 36' Poplawski Referee: Laszlo Legeza (Hungary) Ukraine  v  Germany 13 August 2016 Ukraine  5–0  Germany 16:00 Sydorenko 7' Korniychuk 8' Zborovskyi 14' (pen.), 34' Medved 25' Report(ru) Referee: Ago Kartmann (Estonia) Germany  v  Poland 14 August 2016 Germany  6–2  Poland 13:30 Biermann 12', 36' (p) Sousa da Silva 13' Baran 20' (o.g.) Göttlich 21' Romrig 26' Report(ru) 6' Ziober 7' Saganowski Ukraine  v  Italy 14 August 2016 Ukraine  1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p)  Italy 16:00 Medved 4' Report(ru) 17' Corosiniti Penalties Korniichuk Shcherytsia Glutskyi Palmacci Ramacciotti

Awards

Top scorer		Best player	Best goalkeeper	Ref.
Ihar Bryshtel	6 goals	Gabriele Gori	Valery Makarevich	[5]

Division B

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Notes 1  Azerbaijan 3 3 0 0 0 13 4 +9 9 Group Winners 2  Hungary 3 2 0 0 1 16 11 +5 6 3  Bulgaria 3 1 0 0 2 10 18 –8 3 4  Denmark 3 0 0 0 3 11 17 −6 0 Azerbaijan  v  Bulgaria 12 August 2016 Azerbaijan  7–2  Bulgaria 12:15 Mammadov 9', 10', 14' Aliyev 12' Allahguliyev 22', 24' Baghirov 23' Report(ru) 25' Martinov 31' Adamov Referee: Vlad Nicolae Ciobanu (Romania) Denmark  v  Hungary 12 August 2016 Denmark  5–9  Hungary 18:30 Raedkjaer 5', 23' (p) Vigilsen Wiese 18' Olsen 26' (p), 36' Report(ru) 3' Fekete 5', 12' (p) Simonyi 8', 21' Balazs 9' Sebestyen 12' Szentes-Biro 27' Turos 29' Besenyei Referee: Eduards Borisevics (Latvia) Azerbaijan  v  Denmark 13 August 2016 Azerbaijan  3–2  Denmark 12:15 Baghirov 3' Sultanov 16' Allahguliyev 30' Report(ru) 3' Raedkjaer 15' Larsen Referee: Laurynas Arzuolaitis (Lithuania) Hungary  v  Bulgaria 13 August 2016 Hungary  7–3  Bulgaria 18:30 Turos 3', 17', 24', 32' (p) Berkes 25' Sebestyen 26' Besenyei 36' Report(ru) 17' (o.g.) Szentes-Biro 20' (p) Iliev 23' Velikov Referee: Christian Zimmermann (Switzerland) Bulgaria  v  Denmark 14 August 2016 Bulgaria  5–4  Denmark 10:45 Filipov 4', 12' Parashkevov 8' Tsvetkov 12' Velikov 28' Report(ru) 7', 10' (p), 14' Raedkjaer 12' Olsen Referee: Emmanuel Vocale (Belgium) Hungary  v  Azerbaijan 14 August 2016 Hungary  0–3  Azerbaijan 18:20 Report(ru) 3' Allahguliyev 12' Zeynalov 24' Sultanov Referee: Lukasz Ostrowski (Poland)

League Tables

At stage completion

Ranking & tie-breaking criteria: Division A – 1. Points earned 2. Goal difference 3. Goals scored | Division B – 1. Highest group placement 2. Points earned 3. Goal difference 4. Goals scored 5. Results against 4th place team

Division A Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Notes 1  Spain 6 6 0 0 0 33 12 +21 18 Advance to Superfinal 2   Switzerland 6 5 0 0 1 43 23 +20 15 3  Russia 6 4 0 1 1 25 16 +9 13 4  Belarus 6 4 0 0 2 24 13 +11 12 5  Italy 6 4 0 0 2 26 17 +9 12 6  Ukraine 6 3 0 1 2 22 12 +10 10 7  Portugal 6 3 0 0 3 28 14 +14 9 8  Germany 6 2 0 0 4 15 32 −17 6 9  Poland 6 1 0 1 4 24 30 −6 4 10  France 6 1 0 0 5 14 40 −26 3 11  Greece 6 0 0 0 6 14 35 −21 0 12  Romania 6 0 0 0 6 16 40 −24 0 Promotion Final

Division B Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Notes 1  Azerbaijan (Q) ● 2 2 0 0 0 10 2 +8 6 Promotion Final 2  Czech Rep. (Q) ● 2 2 0 0 0 8 6 +2 6 3  Moldova (Q) ● 2 1 1 0 0 10 8 +2 5 4  England (Q) ● 2 1 0 1 0 6 2 +4 4 5  Estonia (q) ● 2 1 0 0 1 9 5 +4 3 6  Turkey (q) ● 2 1 0 0 1 6 3 +3 3 7  Hungary (q) ● 2 1 0 0 1 7 6 +1 3 8  Norway ● 2 1 0 0 1 8 8 0 3 9  Netherlands ● 2 0 0 0 2 5 7 −2 0 10  Serbia ● 2 0 0 0 2 6 12 −6 0 11  Andorra ● 2 0 0 0 2 3 10 −7 0 12  Bulgaria ● 2 0 0 0 2 5 14 −9 0 13  Denmark ● 3 0 0 0 3 11 17 −6 0 14  Kazakhstan ● 3 0 0 0 3 10 17 −7 0 Note: Since one group in Division B consisted of just three teams, for the teams who finished in 1st, 2nd or 3rd in a group of four, their results against the 4th placed team in their groups have been discounted.[6] Team group placement: ● 1st place / ● 2nd place / ● 3rd place / ● 4th place (Q) – Qualified to Promotion Final as group winner (q) – Qualified Promotion Final as best non-winners

Promotion Final (Catania, 25–28 August)

Qualified teams

Teams in bold qualified as group winners. The team in italics attempted to retain their position in Division A, having finished bottom of the table.

Group stage

Matches are listed as local time in Catania, (UTC+2)

All matches took place at the DomusBet Arena Beach Stadium with a capacity of 2 000.

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	W+	WP	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Hungary	3	3	0	0	0	19	11	+8	9	Advance to final
2	Estonia	3	1	0	1	1	10	10	0	4	Classification matches
3	Romania	3	1	0	0	2	16	15	+1	3
4	Moldova	3	0	0	0	3	9	18	–9	0

Moldova  v  Estonia

25 August 2016	Moldova	2–4	Estonia
10:15	Negara 3' Ciopa 30'	Report(ru)	17' Mäerog 23' (o.g.) Eremia 28' Truusalu 36' Munskind	Referee: Vitalij Gomolko (Lithuania)

Hungary  v  Romania

25 August 2016	Hungary	9–4	Romania
12:45	Szentes-Biro 4', 26' Turos 15' Besenyei 15', 17' Patocs 22' Balazs 23' Berkes 23' Csoszanszki 26'	Report(ru)	2' Maciuca 12' Carauleanu 27' Florea Ionut 34' Ciocanel	Referee: Christian Zimmermann (Switzerland)

Moldova  v  Hungary

26 August 2016	Moldova	4–5	Hungary
10:15		Report(ru)

Romania  v  Estonia

26 August 2016	Romania	3–3 (2–3 p)	Estonia
12:45		Report(ru)

Estonia  v  Hungary

27 August 2016	Estonia	3–5	Hungary
11:15		Report(ru)

Romania  v  Moldova

27 August 2016	Romania	9–3	Moldova
13:45		Report(ru)

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	W+	WP	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Azerbaijan	3	3	0	0	0	12	4	+8	9	Advance to final
2	England	3	1	0	0	2	10	7	+3	3	Classification matches
3	Turkey	3	1	0	0	2	10	12	–2	3
4	Czech Republic	3	1	0	0	2	6	15	–9	3

Czech Republic  v  England

25 August 2016	Czech Republic	1–7	England
9:00	Salak 15'	Report(ru)	1' Farquharson 7', 25' Clarke 10', 16', 26' Day 31' Lawson	Referee: Oleg Cebotari (Moldova)

Turkey  v  Azerbaijan

25 August 2016	Turkey	3–5	Azerbaijan
11:30	Seyit 10' Semih 13' Keskin 13'	Report(ru)	12' Mammadov 12', 16' Hajiyev 23' Allahguliyev 31' Aliyev	Referee: Csaba Baghy (Hungary)

Czech Republic  v  Turkey

26 August 2016	Czech Republic	4–3	Turkey
9:00	Vyhnal 16' Kovařík 24', 27' Radosta 25'	Report(ru)	3' Erkan 12' Keskin 33' (o.g.) Hurab

Azerbaijan  v  England

26 August 2016	Azerbaijan	2–0	England
11:40	Allahguliyev 23' Baghirov 25'	Report(ru)		Referee: Sergio Filipe Gomes Soares (Portugal)

England  v  Turkey

27 August 2016	England	3–4	Turkey
9:00	Farquharson 26' Temple 33' Bowes 36'	Report(ru)	8', 23' Yesilirmak 28' Keskin 31' Seyit	Referee: Oleg Cebotari (Moldova)

Azerbaijan  v  Czech Republic

27 August 2016	Azerbaijan	5–1	Czech Republic
11:30	Mammadov 6' Guliyev 15' Aliyev 21', 30' Kovarik 21' (o.g.)	Report(ru)	36' Kovarik	Referee: Vitalij Gomolko (Lithuania)

Play-offs

Seventh place play-off

28 August 2016

09:00

Moldova	2–3	Czech Republic
Ignat 7', 34'	Report(ru)	1' (p) Salak 6' Kovarik 22' Vyhnal

Fifth place play-off

28 August 2016

10:15

Romania	4–8	Turkey
Maciuca ?', ?', ?' Tanase ?'	Report(ru)	?' Keskin ?' Terzioglu ?', ?' Sinç ?', ?' Anzafioglu ?', ?' Yesilirmak

Third place play-off

28 August 2016

14:00

Estonia	2–4	England
Minlibajev 7' Truusalu 29'	Report(ru)	18' Temple 24' (pen.) Clarke 26' Day 27' Bowes

Referee: Christian Zimmermann (Switzerland)

Promotion play-off final

28 August 2016

15:15

Hungary	5–5 (a.e.t.)	Azerbaijan
Besenyei 6', 18', 36', 36' Csoszanszki 6'	Report(ru)	6', 26' Allahguliyev 25' Aliyev 31', 35' Mammadov
Penalties
Sebestyen Csoszanszki Szentes-Biro Rutai Berkes	3–4	Sultanov Zeynalov Nazarov Baghirov Mammadov

Referee: Lukasz Ostrowski (Poland)

Final standings

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Azerbaijan	Promoted to 2017 EBSL Division A
2	Hungary	Remain in Division B
3	England
4	Estonia
5	Turkey
6	Romania	Relegated to 2017 EBSL Division B
7	Czech Republic	Remain in Division B
8	Moldova

Italics: team from Division A

Superfinal (Catania, 25–28 August)

Qualified Teams