The 2016 CERH European Championship was the 52nd edition of the CERH European Roller Hockey Championship, a biennial tournament for men's national roller hockey teams of Europe organised by CERH, which took place between 11 and 16 July in Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal.
Eight teams competed in the tournament to determine the successor of Italy, who won the previous edition. In the final, hosts Portugal defeated the defending champions Italy 6–2 to secure a record-breaking 21st title, their first since 1998, when they beat Spain in the final.
Teams The following eight teams competed at the tournament:
Team Appearance Last appearance Previous best performance 7th 2010 Eighth place (2010) 51st 2012 Champions (1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939) 51st 2014 Runners-up (1926, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1931) 48th 2014 Runners-up (1932, 1934) 50th 2014 Champions (1953, 1990, 2014) 47th 2014 Champions (1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1956, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1987, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998) 39th 2014 Champions (1951, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1969, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012) 52nd 2014 Runners-up (1937, 2006)
Venue All the games of the tournament were played in Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal.
Oliveira de Azeméis Pavilhão Dr. Salvador MachadoCapacity: 2,300
Squads
Each team submitted a squad of 10 players, including 2 goalkeepers.
Match officials The referee teams were announced on 5 February 2016. Each team has two referees.
Country Referees Portugal Rui Torres Paulo Rainha Spain Óscar Valverde Francisco Garcia Italy Franco Ferrari Matteo Galoppi France England Xavier Jacquart Derek Bell Germany Switzerland Thomas Ullrich Roland Eggimann
Draw The 8 teams were divided in two groups, each group with 4 teams. The draw resulted in the following groups:
+ Group A Team A1 A2 A3 A4 + Group B Team B1 B2 B3 B4
Group stage All teams advanced to the quarter-finals.
Tiebreakers The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following tie-breaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings: Higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question; Superior goal difference resulting from the group matches played among the teams in question; Superior goal difference in all group matches; Superior ratio of goals in all group matches, resulting from the number of goals scored divided by the number of goals conceded; Higher number of goals scored in all group matches; If only two teams had the same number of points, and they were tied according to criteria 1 to 5 after having met in the last round of the group stage, their rankings were determined by a direct free kick shoot-out (not used if more than two teams had the same number of points, or if their rankings were not relevant for qualification for the next stage).
All times are Portugal Summer Time (UTC+01:00).
Group A Team 3 2 1 0 21 3 +18 7 3 2 1 0 7 4 +3 7 3 1 0 2 5 15 –10 3 3 0 0 3 2 13 –11 0
Group B Team 3 3 0 0 28 2 +26 9 3 2 0 1 21 7 +14 6 3 1 0 2 5 17 –12 3 3 0 0 3 2 30 –28 0
Knockout stage
Quarterfinals
Fifth to eighth place classification
Fifth to eighth place semi-finals
Seventh place match
Fifth place match
Semi-finals
Third place match
Final
Final ranking Rank Team 4 5 6 7 8
External links CERH official calendar for the 2015–16 season Official website CERH website
References