The 2016 Futsal Intercontinental Cup is the 17th edition of the world's premier club
futsal
Futsal is a variant of association football played between two teams of five players each on a court smaller than a football pitch. Its rules are based on the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game of association football, and i ...
tournament, and the 11th edition under
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (), more commonly known by its acronym FIFA ( ), is the international self-regulatory governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal. It was founded on 21 May 1904 to o ...
recognition. It is organized by the
Qatar Football Association
The Qatar Football Association () is the governing body of football in Qatar. The QFA was founded in 1960 and is based in Doha, Qatar. It became a member of FIFA in 1963 and of AFC in 1967. The Qatar Football Association organizes the main leag ...
in association with the
Liga Nacional de Fútbol Sala.
are the defending champions, but were not invited for this edition.
Format
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.
Teams
The following 8 teams were invited for the tournament.
Venues
The games of the tournament were played in two venues in the city of
Doha
Doha ( ) is the capital city and main financial hub of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf coast in the east of the country, north of Al Wakrah and south of Al Khor (city), Al Khor and Lusail, it is home to most of the country's population. It ...
.
Group stage
Group A
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Group B
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Knockout stage
Bracket
Semi-finals
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Third-place match
Final
References
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2016 in futsal
2016 in Qatari sport
International club association football competitions hosted by Qatar
Sports competitions in Doha
June 2016 sports events in Asia