# 2016 Women's Euro Winners Cup

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), the championship is the sport's version of the UEFA Women's Champions League in association football.
Held in Catania, Italy from 24 to 29 May 2016 in tandem with the men's edition, 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.

## 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.
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.

## Group stage

Matches took place at the DombusBet Arena.
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 | DTS' 35 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Catania | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 4 | UKS Sparta Daleszyce | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 25 | –18 | 0 | 9th–12th place play-offs |
DTS' 35 v UKS Sparta Daleszyce
24 May 2016 DTS' 35 9–2 UKS Sparta Daleszyce 12:15
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Sogesport Club Esportiu v Catania
24 May 2016 Sogesport Club Esportiu 8–3 Catania 19:45
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DTS' 35 v Sogesport Club Esportiu
25 May 2016 DTS' 35 5–4 Sogesport Club Esportiu 12:15
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Catania v UKS Sparta Daleszyce
25 May 2016 Catania 7–3 UKS Sparta Daleszyce 19:45
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UKS Sparta Daleszyce v Sogesport Club Esportiu
26 May 2016 UKS Sparta Daleszyce 2–9 Sogesport Club Esportiu 13:30
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Catania v DTS' 35
26 May 2016 Catania 4–3 DTS' 35 19:45
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### 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 | Portsmouth | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 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 | 9th–12th place play-offs |
Portsmouth v Terracina Ladies
24 May 2016 Portsmouth 5–3 Terracina Ladies 11:00
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HTC Zwolle v Grasshoppers
24 May 2016 HTC Zwolle 3–8 Grasshoppers 14:45
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Portsmouth v HTC Zwolle
25 May 2016 Portsmouth 4–3 HTC Zwolle 11:00
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Grasshoppers v Terracina Ladies
25 May 2016 Grasshoppers 5–3 Terracina Ladies 14:45
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Grasshoppers v Portsmouth
26 May 2016 Grasshoppers 4–3 Portsmouth 09:45
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Terracina Ladies v HTC Zwolle
26 May 2016 Terracina Ladies 8–4 HTC Zwolle 12:15
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### 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 | Beachkick Ladies Berlin | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Catanzaro | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 3 | Knockout stage |
| 4 | Nomme Kalju | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 33 | –31 | 0 | 9th–12th place play-offs |
Beachkick Ladies Berlin v Nomme Kalju
24 May 2016 Beachkick Ladies Berlin 8–1 Nomme Kalju 09:45
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Catanzaro v WFC Zvezda
24 May 2016 Catanzaro 3–4 WFC Zvezda 13:30
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Beachkick Ladies Berlin v Catanzaro
25 May 2016 Beachkick Ladies Berlin 6–4 Catanzaro 09:45
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WFC Zvezda v Nomme Kalju
25 May 2016 WFC Zvezda 12–0 Nomme Kalju 13:30
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Nomme Kalju v Catanzaro
26 May 2016 Nomme Kalju 1–13 Catanzaro 11:00
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WFC Zvezda v Beachkick Ladies Berlin
26 May 2016 WFC Zvezda 5–5 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) Beachkick Ladies Berlin 14:45
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### 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 | Knockout stage |
| 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 | 9th–12th place semi-finals | 9th–12th place semi-finals | Ninth place play-off | Ninth place play-off | Ninth place play-off |
| B4 | HTC Zwolle | 5 | | | |
| A4 | UKS Sparta Daleszyce | 4 | | | |
| A4 | UKS Sparta Daleszyce | 4 | B4 | HTC Zwolle | 7 |
| | | | B3 | Terracina Ladies | 4 |
| B3 | Terracina Ladies | 4 | B3 | Terracina Ladies | 4 |
| C4 | Nomme Kalju | 1 | Eleventh place play-off | Eleventh place play-off | Eleventh place play-off |
| | | | A4 | UKS Sparta Daleszyce | 1 |
| | | | C4 | Nomme Kalju | 0 |

### 9th–12th place semi-finals

27 May 201609:45
HTC Zwolle 5–4 UKS Sparta Daleszyce
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27 May 201611:00
Terracina Ladies 4–1 Nomme Kalju
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### Eleventh place play-off

28 May 201610:45
UKS Sparta Daleszyce 1–0 Nomme Kalju
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### Ninth place play-off

28 May 201612:00
HTC Zwolle 7–4 Terracina Ladies
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## 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   Portsmouth3C2  Beachkick L. Berlin 4 B2   Portsmouth3 C2   Beachkick L. Berlin 8A1  S. Club Esportiu 1C3  Catanzaro5A1  Sogesport Club Esportiu 3C3  Catanzaro5B2  Portsmouth6 C2   Beachkick L. Berlin  4 A3  Catania4B1  Grasshoppers 5 C1  WFC Zvezda15A2  DTS' 3527th place play-offA2  DTS' 35 5C1  WFC Zvezda33rd place play-offA3  Catania  7  B1  Grasshoppers  4   A1   S. Club Esportiu (a.e.t.)  5 B1  Grasshoppers9C3  Catanzaro 3 A2  DTS' 35  4  A3  Catania  8  C1  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.
27 May 201612:15
Portsmouth 3–4 Beachkick Ladies Berlin
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27 May 201614:45
WFC Zvezda 15–2 DTS' 35
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27 May 201617:15
Sogesport Club Esportiu 3–5 Catanzaro
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27 May 201619:45
Grasshoppers 9–8 Catania
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### Semi-finals
#### 5th–8th place

28 May 201610:45
Catania 7–5 DTS' 35
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28 May 201613:15
Sogesport Club Esportiu 1–3 Portsmouth
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#### 1st–4th place

28 May 201615:45
Grasshoppers 4–3 WFC Zvezda
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28 May 201618:15
Catanzaro 5–8 BeachKick Ladies Berlin
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### Finals
#### Seventh place play-off

29 May 201610:45
Sogesport Club Esportiu 5–4 (a.e.t.) DTS' 35
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#### Fifth place play-off

29 May 201613:15
Catania 4–6 Portsmouth
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#### Third place play-off

29 May 201615:45
Catanzaro 3–5 WFC Zvezda
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#### Final

29 May 201618:15
BeachKick Ladies Berlin 4–5 Grasshoppers
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## Awards

Top scorer :
* Marina Fedorova ( WFC Zvezda)
* 18 goals
* Best player ||
* Rebecca Gabriel ( BeachKick Ladies Berlin)
* Best goalkeeper ||
* Susanne Shutz ( Grasshoppers)

## Final standings

| Rank | Team | Result |
| 1 | Grasshoppers | Champions (1st title) |
| 2 | BeachKick Ladies Berlin | Runners-up |
| 3 | 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 | |