Tourney Name: | Intercontinental Futsal Cup |
Year: | 2016 |
City: | Doha |
Dates: | 24 – 29 June 2016 |
Num Teams: | 8 |
Associations: | 6 |
Venues: | 2 |
Cities: | 1 |
Champion Other: | Magnus Futsal |
Count: | 1 |
Second Other: | Carlos Barbosa |
Third Other: | FC Barcelona |
Fourth Other: | Al-Rayyan SC |
Matches: | 12 |
Goals: | 56 |
Top Scorer: | Wilde (5 goals) |
Player: | Marlon |
Goalkeeper: | Tiago |
Prevseason: | 2015 |
Nextseason: | 2018 |
The 2016 Futsal Intercontinental Cup is the 17th edition of the world's premier club futsal tournament, and the 11th edition under FIFA recognition. It is organized by the Qatar Football Association in association with the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Sala.
Atlântico are the defending champions, but were not invited for this edition.
In the group stage, teams were drawn into groups of four teams. In each group, teams play against each other in a round-robin mini-tournament.
In the knockout stage, the four qualified teams (two from each group) play the semi-finals. The winners of the semi-finals qualify for the final match, to be played on 29 June 2016. The remaining teams play in a series of placement matches to determine the final standings.
The following 8 teams were invited for the tournament.
Team | Tournament appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance | |
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1st | — | Debut | ||
2nd | Second place (1997) | |||
4th | Third place (2011) | |||
9th | Champions (2004, 2012) | |||
3rd | Champions (2013) | |||
8th | Champions (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011) | |||
1st | — | Debut | ||
1st | — | Debut |
The games of the tournament were played in Doha.
Doha | ||
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Ali Bin Hamad Al Attiya Arena | Aspire Ladies Sports Hall | |
Capacity: 7,700 | Capacity: 2,500 | |
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