Tournament details | |
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Host country | Latvia |
Dates | 9–11 December 2015 |
Teams | 3 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Latvia (5th title) |
Runners-up | Lithuania |
Third place | Estonia |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 3 |
Goals scored | 10 (3.33 per match) |
Attendance | 562 (187 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Maksims Seņs (3 goals) |
The 2016 Baltic Futsal Cup was held from December 9 to 11, 2016 in Latvia.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Latvia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 |
Lithuania | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
Estonia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
9 December 2016 | Estonia | 0–2 | Latvia | Jelgava |
19:00 (UTC+2) | Report | Maksims Seņs6' Oskars Ikstens 40' | Stadium: Jelgava Olympic Center Attendance: 187 Referee: Ingus Puriņš |
2016 Baltic Futsal Cup |
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Latvia Fifth title |
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