2016 FIBA 3x3 World Tour
The World Tour Final was held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates at the International Tennis Complex of the Zayed Sports City. Team Ljubljana of Slovenia were the champions, who defeated Team Hamamatsu of Japan in the final.


2016 FIBA 3x3 World Tour, Qualification
Seven Masters tournaments were held in seven cities in seven countries. The finals were held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The best team from each stop qualified as well as the best teams in the overall ranking.


2016 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup
The 2016 FIBA Africa Basketball Club Championship (31st edition), was an international basketball tournament  held in Cairo, Egypt from December 7 to 16, 2016. The tournament, organized by FIBA Africa and hosted by Al Ahly was contested by 10 clubs split into 2 groups of five, the top four of each group qualifying for the knock-out stage, quarter, semi-finals and final.


2016 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup, Draw
Al Ahly Club Africain Kano Pillars Nzui Manto Primeiro de Agosto


2016 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup, Draw
AS Salé BEAC Basketball City Oilers GS Pétroliers Recreativo do Libolo


2016 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship
The 2016 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship was the 20th edition, played under the rules of FIBA, the world governing body for basketball, and the FIBA Africa thereof. The tournament was hosted by Rwanda from July 22 to 31, with the games played at the Amahoro Stadium in Kigali.


2016 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship
Angola defeated Egypt 86–82 in the final to win their 4th title. The tournament qualified all three medallists to the 2017 Under-19 World Championship.


2016 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship, Awards
Team roster: Bruno Fernandes, Childe Dundão, Cley Cabanga, Cristiano Gomes, Cristiano Xavier, Geraldo Santos, Glofate Buiamba, Ismael Monteiro, Jonatão Ndjungu, Mílton Valente, Sílvio Sousa, Tárcio Domingos Head Coach: Manuel Silva Gi


2016 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Women
The 2016 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Women (alternatively the Afrobasket U18) will be the 14th U-18 FIBA Africa championship, played under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball, the world basketball sport governing body. The tournament will be held from August 26 – Septembre 4 in Cairo, Egypt and contested by 8 national teams.


2016 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Women
The tournament qualified the winner and the runner-up for the 2017 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women.


2016 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Women, Format
The Preliminary Phase of the tournament will be played in a round robin format with each team taking over its opponent respectively. The top four teams from each group will advance to the Final Phase, played in a knockout format from the Quarter-Finals onwards (Semi-Finals and Final).


2016 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Women, Preliminary round
The draw for the tournament was held on 25 August 2016 at the Le Passage Hotel in Cairo, Egypt. All times are local (UTC+2).


2016 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Women, Preliminary round, Group B
Note: Ivory Coast withdrew form the 2016 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Women.


2016 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Women squads
This article displays the rosters for the participating teams at the 2016 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Women.


2016 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship squads
This article displays the rosters for the participating teams at the 2016 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship.


2016 FIBA Africa Women's Clubs Champions Cup
The 2016 FIBA Africa Women's Clubs Champions Cup (22nd edition), was an international basketball tournament that took place at the Pavilhão do Maxaquene, in Maputo, Mozambique, from November 25 to December 6, 2015. The tournament, organized by FIBA Africa and hosted by Clube Ferroviário de Maputo, was contested by 10 teams split into 2 groups, the first four of each group qualifying for the knock-out stage (quarter, semis and final).


2016 FIBA Africa Women's Clubs Champions Cup
The tournament was won by Primeiro de Agosto from Angola.


2016 FIBA Africa Women's Clubs Champions Cup, Draw
Étoile Filante FAP Yaoundé Ferroviário de Maputo Interclube Kenya Ports Authority


2016 FIBA Africa Women's Clubs Champions Cup, Draw
A Politécnica First Bank GS Pétroliers Primeiro de Agosto USIU Flames


2016 FIBA Africa Women's Clubs Champions Cup, All Tournament Team
Team roster: Angelina Golome, Astrida Vicente, Emanuela Mateus, Felizarda Jorge, Italee Lucas, Luzia Simão, Merciana Fernandes, Nadir Manuel, Nguendula Filipe, Pauline Nsimbo, Rosemira Daniel, Sequoia Holmes Head Coach: Apolinário Paquete


2016 FIBA Africa Women's Clubs Champions Cup squads
This article displays the rosters for the participating teams at the 2016 FIBA Africa Club Championship for Women.


2016 FIBA Americas League
The 2016 FIBA Americas League was the ninth edition of the top intercontinental professional club basketball competition in the Americas. Guaros de Lara of Venezuela, won their first FIBA Americas League championship in team history, by beating Bauru of Brazil, by a score of 84–79, in the Grand Final.


2016 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship
The 2016 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship for Men was an international basketball competition that was held in Valdivia, Chile from July 19–23, 2016. It was the tenth edition of the championship, and was the FIBA Americas qualifying tournament for the 2017 FIBA Under-19 World Championship. Eight national teams from across the Americas, composed of men aged 19 and under, competed in the tournament. The United States won their fourth consecutive gold medal, and eighth overall, in this event by beating Canada in the final, 99–84.


2016 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship, Final ranking
* Brazil qualified for the tournament but was suspended by FIBA. A fourth team from FIBA Americas had to be named to take Brazil's place. The draw took place with the fourth FIBA Americas team's identity yet to be named. On 12 May 2017, Argentina was chosen to replace Brazil.


2016 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship for Women
The 2016 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship for Women was an international basketball competition that took place in Valdivia, Chile from July 13–17, 2016. It was the eleventh edition of the championship, and was the FIBA Americas qualifying tournament for the 2017 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women. Eight national teams from across the Americas, composed of women aged 19 and under, competed in the tournament. The United States won their eighth consecutive gold in this event by beating Canada in the final, 109–62.


2016 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship for Women, Final ranking
* Brazil qualified for the tournament but was suspended by FIBA. A fourth team from FIBA Americas had to be named to take Brazil's place. The draw took place with the fourth FIBA Americas team's identity yet to be named. On 12 May 2017, Mexico was chosen to replace Brazil.


2016 FIBA Asia Challenge
The 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge was the 6th FIBA Asia Challenge, an international basketball tournament of FIBA Asia which was hosted by Iran from 9–18 September 2016. This tournament served as the first step in determining the process of the qualifiers for the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup which will feature teams from both FIBA Asia and FIBA Oceania for the first time. Iran are the defending champion from 2014.


2016 FIBA Asia Challenge
The top five teams earned their respective sub-confederations an extra berth for the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup which is formerly named as the FIBA Asia Championship. The 2017 tournament is not an edition of the FIBA Asia Challenge, which was formerly named as FIBA Asia Cup until 2014.


2016 FIBA Asia Challenge, Qualification
According to the FIBA Asia rules, the number of participating teams in the 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge is twelve. Each zone had one place, and the hosts (Iran) and the defending FIBA Asia Championship titleholder (China) were automatically qualified. The other two places were allocated to the zones according to performance in the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship; as a result, Southeast Asia and West Asia zones were allocated an additional berth each.


2016 FIBA Asia Challenge, Qualification
In the event of a withdrawal or non-participation by qualified teams, FIBA Asia has the right to invite other teams, while endeavoring to maintain, as far as possible, a certain balance between sub-zones.


2016 FIBA Asia Challenge, Qualification
Included are teams' FIBA World Ranking prior to the tournament.


2016 FIBA Asia Challenge, Venue
The Azadi Indoor Stadium, also known as the Twelve Thousand People Sport Hall was the venue of competition. but Quarterfinals matches were held in Azadi Basketball Hall (Because of Tehran Derby).


2016 FIBA Asia Challenge, Draw
The results of the draw for the competition was announced on August 14, 2016.


2016 FIBA Asia Challenge qualification
Qualifying for the 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge is currently being held to determine the eight teams that will participate in the 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge, aside from the host team Iran and 2015 FIBA Asia Championship winners China. Qualification is via FIBA Asia zone, with each zone having an automatic one berth, plus additional berths from the teams' zones of the second and third runners-up in the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship.


2016 FIBA Asia Challenge qualification, South Asia
The 2016 South Asian Basketball Championship in Bengaluru, India determined South Asia's lone qualifier.


2016 FIBA Asia Challenge qualification, Southeast Asia
The 2016 Southeast Asian Basketball Association Cup in Bangkok, Thailand determined Southeast Asia's two qualifiers.


2016 FIBA Asia Challenge qualification, Southeast Asia
Hosts Thailand and the Philippines already clinched the SEABA spots due to their top two placings with one more round to go. The Philippines won their second tournament title by defeating the hosts Thailand in the championship match, 97−80.


2016 FIBA Asia Challenge qualification, West Asia
The 2016 West Asian Basketball Association Championship in Amman, Jordan will determine West Asia's two qualifiers. Iran automatically qualified whether or not they win the tournament by virtue of being the host of the main tournament. Nevertheless, they still reigned over the sub-zone tournament by sweeping their opponents.


2016 FIBA Asia Challenge squads
The following are the squads of the 12 teams that will participate at the 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge.


2016 FIBA Asia Champions Cup
The 2016 FIBA Asia Champions Cup was the 25th staging of the FIBA Asia Champions Cup, the international basketball club tournament of FIBA Asia. The tournament took place in Chenzhou, China from 8 October to 16 October, 2016. The venue of the tournament was Chenzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium. This was the return of the tournament after a two-year hiatus since the 2013 edition.


2016 FIBA Asia Champions Cup
Xinjiang Flying Tigers from China, which used the name 'China Kashgar' during this tournament, won its first ever FIBA Asia Champions Cup title in its tournament debut. After going undefeated in the entire tournament, Xinjiang defeated Al-Riyadi from Lebanon in the final game, 96–88. It was the fourth time a club from China has won the championship.


2016 FIBA Asia Champions Cup, Qualification
According to the FIBA Asia rules, the number of participating teams in the FIBA Asia Champions Cup is ten. Each of the six FIBA Asia Sub-Zones has one place, and the hosts (China) was automatically qualified. The other three places are allocated to the zones according to performance in the 2013 FIBA Asia Champions Cup.


2016 FIBA Asia Champions Cup, Qualification
* The third place of East Asia subzone is reallocated to West Asia subzone.


2016 FIBA Asia Champions Cup, Qualification
According to the Basketball Federation of India's official website, the 30th Federation National Basketball Championship served as the qualifying tournament for the FIBA Asia Champions Cup, wherein the champion team will qualify to represent South Asia. On March 14, 2016, ONGC defeated IOB in the finals to win the championship and the right to represent South Asia subzone to the FIBA Asia Champions Cup.


2016 FIBA Asia Champions Cup, Qualification
On March 27, 2016, the Westports Malaysia Dragons clinched a berth to the 2016 FIBA Asia Champions Cup by winning the ASEAN Basketball League crown against rivals Singapore Slingers in a best of 5 Finals series.


2016 FIBA Asia Champions Cup, Preliminary round
The draw was held in the host city Chenzhou on 1 September 2016.


2016 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship
The 2016 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship was the 24th edition of the Asian Championship for Junior Men aged 18 years old and below. The tournament was held in Tehran, Iran from July 22 to 31. The top three teams will qualify and will represent FIBA Asia the 2017 FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Egypt. This will be the second time the country will host the tournament after successfully staging the 20th edition eight years ago.


2016 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship, Qualification
According to the FIBA Asia rules, the number of participating teams in the FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship is sixteen. Each of the six FIBA Asia Sub-Zones had two places, and the hosts (Iran) and holders (China) were automatically qualified. The other four places are allocated to the zones according to performance in the 2014 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship.


2016 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship, Qualification, Allocation
Only 12 teams registered to participate in this tournament. No teams from the Persian Gulf region entered despite being allocated two automatic berths.


2016 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship, Draw
Only 12 teams participate in this tournament. The FIBA Boys' World Ranking are shown within the parenthesis.


2016 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship, Draw
China (12) Chinese Taipei (27) Philippines (28) India (52) Iraq (62) Thailand (67)


2016 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship, Draw
Iran (24) South Korea (18) Japan (26) Kazakhstan (37) Indonesia (70) Lebanon (54)


2016 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship, Venue
This year's tournament was held at the Twelve Thousand People Sport Hall, located in the north & south of the main street of the Azadi Sport Complex.


2016 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship for Women
The 2016 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship for Women was the qualifying tournament for FIBA Asia at the 2017 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women. The tournament, which was also the 23rd edition of the biennial competition, took place in Bangkok, Thailand from November 13 to November 20, 2016.


2016 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship for Women
China defeated Japan in the finals, 78–47, to notch their fourth straight title and 15th overall, while South Korea edged Chinese Taipei in the battle for Third Place, 66–63. China, Japan and South Korea will represent FIBA Asia at the 2017 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women, which will be held in Italy.


2016 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship for Women
The championship was divided into two levels: Level I and Level II. The two lowest finishers of Level I (Thailand and India) met the top two finishers of Level II (Indonesia and Malaysia) to determine which teams qualified for the top Level of the 2018 Championships. Both Indonesia and Malaysia won promotion into Level I, with the losers, India and Thailand, being relegated to Level II.


2016 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship for Women, Participating teams
Included are teams' FIBA World Ranking prior to the tournament.


2016 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship for Women, Participating teams
China (9) Japan (12) South Korea (18) Chinese Taipei (26) Thailand (40) India (38)


2016 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship for Women, Participating teams
Malaysia (39) Kazakhstan (42) Hong Kong (43) Sri Lanka (50) Singapore (52) Indonesia (56)


2016 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship for Women, Qualifying round
Winners are promoted to Level I of the 2018 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship for Women.


2016 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship for Women, Final round
Top three teams qualify for the 2017 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women.


2016 FIBA Europe 3x3 Championships
The 2016 FIBA Europe 3x3 Championships was the second edition of the European 3x3 basketball event that featured separate competitions for men's and women's national teams. The tournament started on 25 June 2016 with the first of the three qualifying tournaments and its final tournament was played in the AFI Cotroceni shopping mall in Bucharest, Romania between 2 and 4 September 2016.


2016 FIBA Europe 3x3 Championships
In the men's tournament, Slovenia won their first European championship title by beating Serbia in the final. Hungary also won their first European championship title in the women's tournament, by beating Romania in the final.


2016 FIBA Europe 3x3 Championships, Qualification
The qualification events took place in the Summer of 2016. A total of 26 teams took part in these tournaments, with 12 teams of each gender qualifying for the final championship.


2016 FIBA Europe 3x3 Championships, Qualification, Men, Qualifier 1
The first qualifying tournament took place in Escaldes-Engordany, Andorra from 25 to 26 June 2016. The four best teams qualified for the European Championship.


2016 FIBA Europe 3x3 Championships, Qualification, Men, Qualifier 2
The second qualifying tournament took place in Amsterdam, Netherlands on 1 and 2 July 2016. The four best teams qualified for the European Championship.


2016 FIBA Europe 3x3 Championships, Qualification, Men, Qualifier 3
The third qualifying tournament took place in Poitiers, France on 1 and 2 July 2016. The three best teams, and hosts Romania, qualified for the European Championship.


2016 FIBA Europe 3x3 Championships, Qualification, Women, Qualifier 1
The first qualifying tournament took place in Escaldes-Engordany, Andorra from 25 to 26 June 2016. The four best teams, and hosts Romania, qualified for the European Championship.


2016 FIBA Europe 3x3 Championships, Qualification, Women, Qualifier 2
The second qualifying tournament took place in Amsterdam, Netherlands on 1 and 2 July 2016. The four best teams qualified for the European Championship.


2016 FIBA Europe 3x3 Championships, Qualification, Women, Qualifier 3
The third qualifying tournament took place in Poitiers, France on 1 and 2 July 2016. The three best teams qualified for the European Championship.


2016 FIBA Europe 3x3 Championships, Final tournament
The second edition of the FIBA 3x3 European Championships was held in Bucharest from 2-4 September 2016. A total of 12 teams of each gender qualified for the championship through one of three qualifying tournaments.


2016 FIBA Europe 3x3 Championships, Final tournament
Slovenia in the men's tournament and Hungary in the women's tournament both won their first championship in this competition by beating Serbia and Romania in the final, respectively.


2016 FIBA Europe Cup Final Four
The 2016 FIBA Europe Cup Final Four was the inaugural Final Four tournament in FIBA Europe Cup history, and was the concluding stage of the 2015–16 FIBA Europe Cup season. The Final Four was held from 29 April until 1 May 2016.


2016 FIBA Europe Cup Final Four
On 6 April 2016, FIBA announced that the tournament was to be held at Le Colisée in Chalon-sur-Saône, France. German side Fraport Skyliners won the tournament.


2016 FIBA Europe Cup Final Four, Final
This was Skyliners Frankfurt's first chance to win a European title ever in its club history. For Varese, this was already the 13th appearance in the Final of a European club competition; the Italians won the FIBA European Champions Cup (5 times) and FIBA Saporta Cup (2 times) before. However, Varese's last European victory was back in 1980.


2016 FIBA Europe Cup Final Four, Final
Fraport Skyliners clawed their way back from a 12-point third-quarter deficit to edge out OpenjobMetis Varese 66–62 in a gripping FIBA Europe Cup final and lift the first European trophy in club history. Quantez Robertson of Fraport, who scored 15 points in the Final, was named Final Four MVP.


2016 FIBA Europe SuperCup Women
The 2016 FIBA Europe SuperCup Women was the sixth edition of the FIBA Europe SuperCup Women. It was held on 20 October 2016 at the Palacium hall in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France.


2016 FIBA Europe Under-18 3x3 Championships
The 2016 FIBA Europe Under-18 3x3 Championships was the second edition of the European Under-18 3x3 basketball event that features separate competitions for men's and women's national teams. The tournament started on 16 July 2016 with the start of two qualifying tournaments and its final tournament was played in Debrecen, Hungary from 9–11 September 2016.


2016 FIBA Europe Under-18 3x3 Championships
France won an historic double as both their men's and women's teams took home gold for their first championship in this competition.


2016 FIBA Europe Under-18 3x3 Championships, Qualification
The qualification events took place on 16–17 July 2016. A total of 26 men's teams and 22 women's teams took part in the two tournaments, with 12 teams of each gender qualifying for the final championship.


2016 FIBA Europe Under-18 3x3 Championships, Qualification, Men, Qualifier 1
The first qualifying tournament took place in Riga, Latvia from 16 to 17 July 2016. The top six teams qualified for the U-18 European Championships.


2016 FIBA Europe Under-18 3x3 Championships, Qualification, Men, Qualifier 2
The second qualifying tournament took place in Szolnok, Hungary from 16 to 17 July 2016. The top six teams qualified for the U-18 European Championships.


2016 FIBA Europe Under-18 3x3 Championships, Qualification, Women, Qualifier 1
The first qualifying tournament took place in Riga, Latvia from 16 to 17 July 2016. The top five teams qualified for the U-18 European Championships.


2016 FIBA Europe Under-18 3x3 Championships, Qualification, Women, Qualifier 2
The second qualifying tournament took place in Szolnok, Hungary from 16 to 17 July 2016. The top six teams, plus host Hungary, qualified for the U-18 European Championships.


2016 FIBA Europe Under-18 3x3 Championships, Final Tournament
The second edition of the FIBA 3x3 Under-18 European Championships was held in Debrecen, Hungary from 9 to 11 September 2016. A total of 12 teams of each gender qualified for the championship through one of two qualifying tournaments. Pools were announced on 9 August 2016.


2016 FIBA Europe Under-18 3x3 Championships, Final Tournament
France won an historic double as both their men's and women's teams took home gold for their first championship in this competition.


2016 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries
The 2016 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries was the 15th edition of this tournament. It was hosted by Moldova.


2016 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries
Armenia won its first ever gold in this championship by beating Andorra in the final, 79–71.


2016 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries, Teams
After the withdrawal of Monaco, which was initially drawn in the Group B, eight countries joined the tournament:


2016 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries, Teams
The national team of Armenia made their official debut in a FIBA competition.


2016 FIBA Intercontinental Cup
The 2016 FIBA Intercontinental Cup was the 26th edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup. The game was contested by the 2016 FIBA Americas League champions (the top-tier level of Latin America champions), Guaros de Lara, and the 2015–16 FIBA Europe Cup champions, Fraport Skyliners, who at the time were the 3rd-tier level champions of Europe (FIBA Europe Cup is currently Europe's 4th-tier level league). The champions of the 2015–16 EuroLeague, who would normally represent Europe in the FIBA Intercontinental Cup (EuroLeague is the top-tier level European-wide-league), CSKA Moscow, did not participate in the tournament, as a result of the 2015–17 FIBA–Euroleague Basketball controversy.


2016 FIBA Intercontinental Cup
The 2016 FIBA Intercontinental Cup was played with a single-game format, in Frankfurt, on 18 September 2016.


2016 FIBA Intercontinental Cup, Venue
When the event was announced, it was also announced that the game would be played in the Fraport Arena, the home arena of the Skyliners. Fraport Arena is an arena in Frankfurt, Germany. It is primarily used for basketball, and it is the home arena of Fraport Skyliners. The arena opened in 1986, and it has a seating capacity of 5,002 people. It also hosts the annual indoor football tournament, with six teams from the region, such as Eintracht Frankfurt and Kickers Offenbach.


2016 FIBA Intercontinental Cup, Match details
The game was close for the most part of it, but in the end, Guaros proved to be too much for the Skyliners. In the game's final minute, Zach Graham hit a lay-up, and that was followed by a Heissler Guillent three pointer, which sealed the victory for Guaros. Zach Graham, who scored 19 points in the game, was named the FIBA Intercontinental Cup Most Valuable Player.


2016 FIBA Oceania Under-18 Championship
The 2016 FIBA Oceania Under-18 Championship was the qualifying tournament for FIBA Oceania at the 2017 FIBA Under-19 World Championship. The tournament was held in Suva, Fiji from December 5 to December 10. New Zealand beat Australia in the final, 57–51, to win the country's first gold in this event.


2016 FIBA Oceania Under-18 Championship for Women
The 2016 FIBA Oceania Under-18 Championship for Women was the qualifying tournament for FIBA Oceania at the 2017 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women. The tournament was held in Suva, Fiji from December 5 to December 10. Australia beat New Zealand in the final, 107–52, to earn the country's 7th consecutive gold in this event.


2016 FIBA U16 European Championship
The 2016 FIBA U16 European Championship was the 30th edition of the European Under-16 Basketball Championship. Sixteen teams participated in the competition, held in Radom, Poland, from 12 to 20 August 2016. Bosnia and Herzegovina, the defending champions, were relegated to the 2017 Division B.


2016 FIBA U16 European Championship, First round
In this round, sixteen teams are allocated in four groups of four teams each. All teams advance to the Playoffs.


2016 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B
The 2016 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 11 to 20 August 2016. 24 teams participated in the competition. Russia won the tournament for the first time, with Israel finishing second.


2016 FIBA U16 European Championship Division C
The 2016 FIBA U16 European Championship Division C was held in Nicosia, Cyprus, from 17 to 24 July 2016. Ten teams participated in the competition. Cyprus won their third title in this competition by beating Azerbaijan in the final, 62–50.


2016 FIBA U16 Women's European Championship
The 2016 FIBA U16 Women's European Championship was the 28th edition of the Women's European basketball championship for national under-16 teams.


2016 FIBA U16 Women's European Championship
Spain won their 10th championship title by beating Germany in the final, 64–48.


2016 FIBA U16 Women's European Championship, Preliminary round
In this round, the 16 teams are allocated in four groups of four teams each. All teams advance to the playoff round of 16.


2016 FIBA U16 Women's European Championship Division B
The 2016 FIBA U16 Women's European Championship Division B was the 13th edition of the Division B of the European basketball championship for women's national under-16 teams. It was played in Oradea, Romania, from 5 to 14 August 2016. Poland women's national under-16 basketball team won the tournament.


2016 FIBA U16 Women's European Championship Division B, First round
In the first round, the teams were drawn into four groups. The first two teams from each group will advance to the quarterfinals, the third and fourth teams will advance to the 9th–16th place playoffs, the other teams will play in the 17th–23rd place classification.


2016 FIBA U16 Women's European Championship Division C
The 2016 FIBA U16 Women's European Championship Division C was the 12th edition of the Division C of the FIBA U16 Women's European Championship, the third tier of the European women's under-16 basketball championship. It was played in Andorra la Vella, Andorra, from 18 to 23 July 2016. Georgia women's national under-16 basketball team won the tournament.


2016 FIBA U18 European Championship
The 2016 FIBA U18 European Championship was the 33rd edition of the FIBA U18 European Championship. The competition was originally scheduled to take place in Samsun, Turkey, from 30 July to 7 August 2016, but was postponed indefinitely due to the political unrest in the country at the time. On 30 September 2016, FIBA decided that the tournament would take place from 16 to 22 December 2016. The top five teams qualified for the 2017 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.


2016 FIBA U18 European Championship
France won their fourth title in this event by beating Lithuania in the final, 75–68.


2016 FIBA U18 European Championship, First round
In this round, the 16 teams are allocated in four groups of four teams each. The top two teams from each group will advance to the Quarterfinals. The bottom two teams from each group will play classification games for 9th to 16th spot.


2016 FIBA U18 European Championship Division B
The 2016 FIBA U18 European Championship Division B was the 12th edition of the Division B of FIBA U18 European Championship. The competition took place in Skopje, from 29 July to 7 August 2016.


2016 FIBA U18 European Championship Division B, First round
In this round, the 24 teams are allocated in four groups of six teams each. The best two teams of each group will advance to the Quarterfinals.


2016 FIBA U18 European Championship Division C
The 2016 FIBA U18 European Championship Division C was the 12th edition of the Division C of FIBA U18 European Championship. The competition took place in Serravalle, San Marino, from 8 July to 15 July 2016.


2016 FIBA U18 European Championship Division C
Azerbaijan won its first ever gold in this event by beating Andorra in the final, 74–57.


2016 FIBA U18 European Championship Division C, First round
In this round, the 9 teams are allocated in two groups with four teams in Group A and five teams in Group B.


2016 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship
The 2016 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship was an international basketball competition held in Sopron, Hungary, from 23 to 31 July 2016. It was the 33rd edition of the championship, and is the FIBA Europe qualifying tournament for the 2017 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women. 16 national teams from across Europe, composed of women aged 18 and under, competed in the tournament.


2016 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship, First round
The first-round groups draw took place on 22 January 2016 in Munich, Germany.


2016 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship, First round
All times are local – Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).


2016 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Division C
The 2016 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Division C was the 11th edition of the Division C of the FIBA U18 Women's European Championship, the third tier of the European women's under-18 basketball championship. It was played in Tbilisi, Georgia, from 8 to 13 July 2016. Armenia women's national under-18 basketball team won the tournament.


2016 FIBA U20 European Championship
The 2016 FIBA U20 European Championship was the 19th edition of the FIBA U20 European Championship. The competition took place in Helsinki, Finland, from 16 to 24 July 2016.


2016 FIBA U20 European Championship, First round
In this round, the 16 teams are allocated in four groups of four teams each. All teams will advance to the Second Round of 16.


2016 FIBA U20 European Championship Division B
The 2016 FIBA U20 European Championship Division B was the 12th edition of the Division B of the FIBA U20 European Championship, the second-tier level of the European Under-20 basketball championship. The tournament was played in Chalkida, Greece, from 15 to 24 July 2016. Montenegro won gold by beating Iceland in the final, 78–76. Montenegro, Iceland, and Greece won promotion to Division A.


2016 FIBA U20 European Championship Division B, First round
In this round, the 21 teams are allocated in one groups of six teams and three groups of five teams. The top two teams in each group advance to the Second round. The other teams will play in the Classification Games.


2016 FIBA U20 Women's European Championship
The 2016 FIBA U20 Women's European Championship was the 15th edition of the Women's U-20 European basketball championship. 16 teams participated in the competition, which was played in Matosinhos, Portugal, from 9 to 17 July 2016.


2016 FIBA U20 Women's European Championship
Spain won their sixth gold in the competition history, beating Italy in the final 71–69.


2016 FIBA U20 Women's European Championship, Preliminary round
In this round, the 16 teams are allocated in four groups of four teams each. All teams advance to the playoff round of 16.


2016 FIBA U20 Women's European Championship Division B
The 2016 FIBA U20 Women's European Championship Division B was the 12th edition of the Division B of the Women's European basketball championship for national under-20 teams. It was held in Podgorica, Montenegro, from 9 to 17 July 2016. Slovenia women's national under-20 basketball team won the tournament.


2016 FIBA U20 Women's European Championship Division B, First round
In the first round, the teams were drawn into four groups. The first two teams from each group advance to the quarterfinal round, the other teams will play in the classification round for 9th to 13th place.


2016 FIBA U20 Women's European Championship Division B, Quarterfinal round
In this round round, the teams play in two groups. The first two teams from each group advance to the semifinals, the other teams will play in the 5th–8th place playoffs.


2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship
The 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship (Spanish: 2016 Fiba Campeonato Mundial Sub-17) was an international basketball competition that was held in Zaragoza, Spain from 23 June to 3 July 2016. It was the fourth edition of the FIBA Under-17 World Cup. Sixteen national teams competed in the tournament.


2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship
The United States won its fourth consecutive gold medal in this competition by beating Turkey in the final, 96–56. USA extended their unbeaten streak in the Under-17 World Cup to 30–0.


2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women
The 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women (Spanish:Campeonato Mundial FIBA Sub-17 Femenino 2016) was an international basketball competition that was held in Zaragoza, Spain from 22 June 22 to 2 July 2016. It was the fourth edition of the FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women. Sixteen national teams competed in the tournament.


2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women
Australia won its first gold medal in this event by beating Italy, 62–38. In the semifinals, Australia beat the United States 73–60, handing the Americans their first ever loss in the history of the Under-17 World Championships. The United States would go on to win bronze.


2016 FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries
The 2016 FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries was the 14th edition of this tournament. It took place in Gibraltar from 28 June to 3 July 2016.


2016 FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries
Malta won their third title in this event by beating Ireland in the final, 67–59.


2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women
The 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women was a women's basketball tournament that consisted of 12 national teams, where the top five teams earned a place in the 2016 Summer Olympics basketball tournament. It was held from 13 to 19 June 2016. France hosted the tournament in the city of Nantes.


2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women
Belarus, China, France, Spain and Turkey qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics.


2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women, Format
The 12 teams were divided into four groups (Groups A–D) for the preliminary round. The top two teams from each group qualified for the knockout round. All four quarterfinal winners advanced to the medal rounds; the four quarterfinal losers played two rounds to allocate the final slot.


2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women, Hosts selection
On 26 September 2015, FIBA announced that France and Spain were the candidates to host the women's qualification tournaments. The deadline to submit the final candidature was set on 11 November, following which an evaluation of all bids would take place. France was announced as host of the Olympic qualifier on 19 January 2016.


2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women, Draw
The draw was held at 26 January 2016 at the FIBA headquarters in Mies, Switzerland.


2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women, Knockout round
The four quarterfinal winners and the winner of the fifth place game qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics.


2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women squads
This article displays the squads of the teams that competed in 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women. Each team consists of 12 players.


2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Belgrade
The 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Belgrade was one of three 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournaments for Men. The tournament was held at the Kombank Arena in Belgrade, Serbia, from 4 to 9 July 2016. The national teams of hosts Serbia, Angola, Puerto Rico, Japan, the Czech Republic, and Latvia were drawn into tournament. The winner qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics.


2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Belgrade, Venue
The Kombank Arena was chosen as the main venue for the tournament. The arena's location is in New Belgrade, but the host city will be designated as "Belgrade", since it is one of the city municipalities of the Serbian capital. The arena hosted the EuroBasket 2005.


2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Manila
The 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Manila was one of three 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournaments for Men. The tournament was held at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, Philippines, from 5 to 10 July 2016. The national teams of Turkey, Senegal, Canada, France, New Zealand, and hosts Philippines were drawn into the tournament. The winner qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics.


2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Manila, Venue
The Mall of Asia Arena was chosen as the main venue for the tournament. Since the arena's location, Pasay, is part of Metro Manila, the host city of the Philippine qualifiers is designated as "Manila" for marketing purposes. The Arena hosted the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship.


2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Manila, Issues, Reception to the Haka
There was mixed reception of the fans' reaction to the New Zealand squad while performing their Haka in which fans reacted with boos. However, the New Zealand team stated that there was no issue with it as "Different people react in different ways to it."


2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Manila, Marketing, Side Events, The March to MOA
On the afternoon of July 5, day 1 of the tournament, a colorful street parade called The March to MOA (Mall of Asia Arena) was held to kick off the OQT Manila event festivities. It was a giant street party as the parade winds its way through the precinct streets of the SM Mall of Asia towards the Mall of Asia Arena. The parade was highlighted Filipino culture and feature attractive floats representing the six participating nations and FIBA as well as showcasing cultural dance and drummer groups from all over the Philippines.


2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Manila, Marketing, Side Events, The Global Village
A Global Village fan zone was erected beside the Mall of Asia Arena where fans were able to check various booths representing each of the participating countries including food, Music and Culture.


2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Manila, Marketing, Side Events, The Global Village
The Village Central was consisted of the registration area, passport for the village, get money or chits to buy food from the village, and avail of merchandise souvenirs from all the six participating countries.


2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Turin
The 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Turin was one of three 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournaments for Men. The tournament was held at the Pala Alpitour in Turin, Italy, from 4 to 9 July 2016. The national teams of Greece, Mexico, Iran, Tunisia, Croatia, and hosts Italy were drawn into the tournament. Croatia qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics after defeating hosts Italy in the final.


2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Turin, Venue
The Pala Alpitour was chosen as the main venue for the tournament. The arena hosted the ice hockey events at the 2006 Winter Olympics


2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournaments for Men squads
This article displays the squads of the teams that competed in 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournaments for Men. Each team consists of 12 players.


2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournaments for Men squads
Age and club as of the start of the tournament, 4 July 2016.


2016 FIFA Club World Cup
The 2016 FIFA Club World Cup (officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2016 presented by Alibaba YunOS Auto for sponsorship reasons) was the 13th edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organised international club football tournament between the winners of the six continental confederations, as well as the host nation's league champions. The tournament was hosted by Japan.


2016 FIFA Club World Cup
Barcelona were the defending champions, but could not defend their title after being eliminated in the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals.


2016 FIFA Club World Cup
Real Madrid won their second Club World Cup, defeating hosts Kashima Antlers 4–2 after extra time in the final.


2016 FIFA Club World Cup, Host bids
The application process for the 2015–16 as well as the 2017–18 editions, i.e. two hosts, each hosting two years, began in February 2014. Member associations interested in hosting had to submit a declaration of interest by 30 March 2014, and provide the complete set of bidding documents by 25 August 2014. The FIFA Executive Committee was to select the hosts at their meeting in Morocco in December 2014. However, no such decision regarding the 2015–2016 host was made until 2015.


2016 FIFA Club World Cup, Host bids
The following countries expressed an interest in bidding to host the tournament:


2016 FIFA Club World Cup, Host bids
Japan was officially confirmed as hosts of the 2015 and 2016 tournaments on 23 April 2015.


2016 FIFA Club World Cup, Venues
On 9 June 2016, Suita City Football Stadium in Osaka and International Stadium Yokohama in Yokohama were named as the two venues of the tournament.


2016 FIFA Club World Cup, Match officials
Video assistant referees were tested during the tournament. The system was used for the first time when a penalty was awarded by referee Viktor Kassai in the first half of the semi-final between Atlético Nacional and Kashima Antlers after a review of video replay.


2016 FIFA Club World Cup, Squads
Each team had to name a 23-man squad (three of whom must be goalkeepers). Injury replacements were allowed until 24 hours before the team's first match. The official squads (excluding the host team, who was yet to be determined) were announced on 1 December 2016.


2016 FIFA Club World Cup, Matches
The schedule of the tournament was announced on 15 July 2016.


2016 FIFA Club World Cup, Matches
A draw was held on 21 September 2016, 11:00 CEST (UTC+2), at the FIFA headquarters in Zürich, Switzerland, to determine the positions in the bracket for the three teams which enter the quarter-finals.


2016 FIFA Club World Cup, Matches
On 18 March 2016, the FIFA Executive Committee agreed that the competition would be part of the International Football Association Board's trial to allow a fourth substitute to be made during extra time.


2016 FIFA Club World Cup, Final ranking
Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-out are counted as draws.


2016 FIFA Club World Cup, Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.


2016 FIFA Club World Cup, Awards
FIFA also named a man of the match for the best player in each game at the tournament.


2016 FIFA Club World Cup Final
The 2016 FIFA Club World Cup Final was the final match of the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup, an association football tournament hosted by Japan. It was the 13th final of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organised tournament between the winners of the six continental confederations, as well as the host nation's league champions.


2016 FIFA Club World Cup Final
The final was contested between Spanish club Real Madrid, representing UEFA as the reigning champions of the UEFA Champions League, and Japanese club Kashima Antlers, representing the host country as the reigning champions of the J1 League. It was the first time a team from Asia played in the final. The match was played at the International Stadium Yokohama in Yokohama on 18 December 2016.


2016 FIFA Club World Cup Final
Real Madrid won the match 4–2 after extra time to claim their 2nd title.


2016 FIFA Club World Cup Final, Background
Kashima Antlers became the first Asian club to reach the FIFA Club World Cup final. It was also the first time that an Asian club won against a South American side in the history of the competition, and the third time that South American champions failed to qualify for the final, after the 2010 and 2013 editions.


2016 FIFA Club World Cup Final, Background
For Real Madrid, the match was their second final, after having won the 2014 final. This was the 12th time in 13 tournaments in which a European team made it to the final.


2016 FIFA Club World Cup Final, Route to the final, Real Madrid
Real Madrid entered the competition in the semi-finals, facing Mexican side and CONCACAF Champions League winners América. Karim Benzema opened the scoring for Real in first half stoppage time, putting them ahead at the break. Cristiano Ronaldo secured the 2–0 victory and final spot for Los Blancos with a goal in second half stoppage time.


2016 FIFA Club World Cup Final, Route to the final, Kashima Antlers
Kashima Antlers started the tournament in the quarter-final play-off, facing New Zealand side Auckland City, winners of the OFC Champions League. Auckland opened the scoring via a goal from Kim Dae-wook in the 50th minute. Seventeen minutes later, Shuhei Akasaki equalised for the hosts. With two minutes remaining, Mu Kanazaki grabbed the late winner, sending Kashima through to the quarter-finals with a 2–1 win.


2016 FIFA Club World Cup Final, Route to the final, Kashima Antlers
In the quarter-finals, the Antlers faced the CAF Champions League winners and South African champions Mamelodi Sundowns. Yasushi Endo opened the scoring in the 63rd minute to put Kashima ahead, before Shuhei Akasaki once again scored with two minutes remaining to secure the 2–0 win and semi-final spot.


2016 FIFA Club World Cup Final, Route to the final, Kashima Antlers
In the semi-finals, Kashima met the Copa Libertadores winners, Atlético Nacional of Colombia. In the 33rd minute, Hungarian referee Viktor Kassai awarded a historic penalty to Kashima. This was the first time that the video assistant referee (VAR) system was used to award a penalty in football, following a video replay review by Kassai. The review was initiated after Kassai received information from Dutchman Danny Makkelie about a missed incident in Atlético Nacional's penalty box. Shoma Doi then successfully converted the penalty to put Kashima ahead at the interval. Yasushi Endo extended their lead in the 83rd minute, before Yuma Suzuki scored two minutes later, wrapping up the 3–0 win for Kashima and sending them through to the final.


2016 FIFA Club World Cup Final, Match, Summary
Real Madrid centre-forward Karim Benzema opened the scoring in the ninth minute with a right foot shot from seven yards out after an initial shot from Luka Modrić was saved by Hitoshi Sogahata with the rebound coming straight back to Benzema. Gaku Shibasaki equalised for Kashima Antlers shortly before the interval with a low left footed shot from six yards out to the right corner of the net.


2016 FIFA Club World Cup Final, Match, Summary
In the 52nd minute, Shibasaki scored his second to put Kashima ahead with a low left foot shot from outside the penalty box that skimmed past Real goalkeeper Keylor Navas and into the left corner of the net. In the sixtieth minute, Antlers defender Shuto Yamamoto fouled Real forward Lucas Vázquez in the box, resulting in a penalty awarded to Madrid. Forward Cristiano Ronaldo converted the spot kick shooting low to his left to equalise for the European champions. Both sides had additional opportunities to score, but with no further goals in regulation, the match went to extra time.


2016 FIFA Club World Cup Final, Match, Summary
In the 98th minute, Ronaldo scored his second goal of the match to put Real Madrid ahead once again with a low left-footed shot from inside the penalty box which went under the goalkeeper, following a through ball by Benzema. In the final minute of the first half of extra time, Ronaldo completed his hat-trick for Real Madrid with a left-footed shot from the center of the box into the roof of the net, following a pass from Toni Kroos. The hat-trick goal sealed the 4–2 win for Real, giving them their second Club World Cup title in three years.


2016 FIFA Club World Cup Final, Match, Details
Assistant referees:Marwa Range (Kenya)Jerson dos Santos (Angola)Fourth official:Viktor Kassai (Hungary)Fifth official:György Ring (Hungary)Video assistant referees:Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)Damir Skomina (Slovenia)Bakary Gassama (Gambia)


2016 FIFA Club World Cup Final, Post-match
The win gave Real their second Club World title, after winning the 2014 edition. The title was Real's third of 2016, following victories in the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League and 2016 UEFA Super Cup. With his final hat-trick, Cristiano Ronaldo was named the man of the match. He also finished as the tournament's top scorer, with four goals. Additionally, he was awarded the adidas Golden Ball for best player of the tournament. Teammate Luka Modrić came in second, receiving the Silver Ball. Kashima midfielder Gaku Shibasaki came in third, and was given the Bronze Ball following his brace in the final. Kashima Antlers were also awarded the fair play award with the best fair play record during the tournament.


2016 FIFA Club World Cup Final, Post-match
Following the match, Real manager Zinedine Zidane commented on the victory, saying: "We knew that this final would not be an easy one. They ran. They fought. I think there are several players from Kashima that could play in La Liga. The fact that we were able to be here and win, we're very happy. To be able to take the Club World Cup back home with us makes us very happy." Kashima manager Masatada Ishii stated that "For us to be able to come so far is meaningful. It really means that Japanese football, in a very short period of time, has come up to a world-class level."


2016 FIFA Club World Cup squads
Each team in the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup had to name a 23-man squad (three of whom must be goalkeepers). Injury replacements were allowed until 24 hours before the team's first match.


2016 FIFA Club World Cup squads, América
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016 FIFA Club World Cup squads, Atlético Nacional
Atlético Nacional named their squad on 1 December 2016. Andrés Ibargüen withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Cristián Dajome.


2016 FIFA Club World Cup squads, Atlético Nacional
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016 FIFA Club World Cup squads, Auckland City
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016 FIFA Club World Cup squads, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016 FIFA Club World Cup squads, Kashima Antlers
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016 FIFA Club World Cup squads, Mamelodi Sundowns
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016 FIFA Club World Cup squads, Real Madrid
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016 FIFA Extraordinary Congress
The 2016 FIFA Extraordinary Congress was held at the Hallenstadion in Zürich, Switzerland, on 26 February 2016. This special session of the FIFA Congress, called as a result of the 2015 FIFA corruption case, included the passage of a major statutory reforms proposal as well as the election of Gianni Infantino to replace Sepp Blatter as the President of FIFA.


2016 FIFA Extraordinary Congress, Background
Amid a major corruption scandal at FIFA, incumbent Sepp Blatter was re-elected to a fifth term as FIFA President during the 65th FIFA Congress on 29 May 2015, defeating Prince Ali bin Hussein of Jordan. On 2 June, Blatter announced his intent to resign, remaining in office until an extraordinary FIFA Congress convened and elected a new president. An extraordinary congress was set for 26 February 2016 by the FIFA Executive Committee in July, who also announced the deadlines for candidates and other necessary procedures.


2016 FIFA Extraordinary Congress, Reform package
A "landmark" reform package was overwhelmingly approved during the first part of the session by 179 of 207 members. Among the promised tenants is the dissolution of the Executive Committee, to be replaced by a larger FIFA Council selected by regional confederations, as well as imposed term limits on executive offices such as the presidency.


2016 FIFA Extraordinary Congress, Presidential election, Candidates
The deadline for candidates to formally present their nominations, with support of at least of five national federations, was 26 October 2015, 23:59 CET (22:59 GMT).


2016 FIFA Extraordinary Congress, Presidential election, Candidates
Sepp Blatter was also a likely candidate, despite him saying that "I will not be a candidate for the election in 2016." Blatter previously said that he is "not resigning" before the announcement of the election date.


2016 FIFA Extraordinary Congress, Presidential election, Candidates
On 28 October 2015, FIFA announced the names of the seven candidates to replace Sepp Blatter as its president.


2016 FIFA Extraordinary Congress, Presidential election, Candidates, List of eligible candidates
On 9 November 2015, the Ad-hoc Electoral Committee admitted and declared five candidates eligible to stand for election to the office of FIFA President.


2016 FIFA Extraordinary Congress, Presidential election, Results
The FIFA presidential election entered a second round of voting for the first time in 42 years after Gianni Infantino of Switzerland secured more backing than pre-vote favourite Sheik Salman bin Ibrahim al Khalifa of Bahrain in the first round, when a two-thirds majority was required to win. A simple majority of more than 50 per cent (104 votes) was sufficient for victory in the second round.


2016 FIFA Extraordinary Congress, Presidential election, Reactions
The unexpected victory of Infantino over Salman, named a heavy favorite in the lead-up to the election, surprised some observers; a bloc in opposition to Salman is speculated to have tipped the second round vote in Infantino's favor. United States Soccer Federation president Sunil Gulati and other CONCACAF federations played a key role in Infantino's margin of victory, reportedly shifting their vote from Prince Ali to Infantino after a series of conversations between the two rounds of voting.


2016 FIFA Extraordinary Congress, Presidential election, Reactions
The second round of voting was the first to be held since 1974.


2016 FIFA Extraordinary Congress, Presidential election, Reactions
The day prior to the election, Sepp Blatter gave a press interview in which he said that he was leaving the office "a happy man". Blatter later congratulated Infantino, but warned that he must stay vigilant and that in the job "friends become rare".


2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup
The 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup was the eighth FIFA Futsal World Cup, the quadrennial international futsal championship contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament was held in Colombia from 10 September to 1 October 2016.


2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup
Brazil and Spain, the two teams that won all seven previous tournaments, were eliminated in the round of 16 and quarter-finals respectively. Their elimination makes this tournament was the first in which the champions was neither of them.


2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup
Argentina defeated Russia 5–4 in the final to win the tournament; becoming only the third country to win a FIFA Futsal World Cup title.


2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup, Host selection
The FIFA Executive Committee announced on 28 May 2013 that Colombia was appointed as host of the tournament.


2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup, Qualified teams
A total of 24 teams qualify for the final tournament. In addition to Colombia who qualified automatically as hosts, the other 23 teams qualify from six separate continental competitions. FIFA ratified the distribution of spots at the Executive Committee meeting in March 2014.


2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup, Venues
Colombia presented the cities of Bogotá, Villavicencio, Bucaramanga, Cúcuta, Ibagué and Neiva as the venue cities, when they bid to host the tournament. After an inspection meeting in October 2014, four stadiums were confirmed, with Neiva allowed an extension to finish works, before being removed as a venue later that month.


2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup, Venues
Confirmation of the four host cities were presented to the Colombian Football Federation and FIFA on 11 November. Medellín then replaced Villavicencio. A further inspection in January 2016 saw the removal of Ibagué as a host, meaning half of the cities in the initial bids proposal are confirmed, with the three remaining cites scheduled to accommodate two groups per stadia.


2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup, Mascot
The official mascot, a spectacled bear, was launched on 19 April 2016.


2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup, Draw
The official draw was held on 19 May 2016, 18:00 COT (UTC−5), at the Plaza Mayor Conference Centre in Medellín. The teams were seeded based on their performances in previous FIFA Futsal World Cups and confederation tournaments, with the hosts Colombia automatically seeded and assigned to position A1. Moreover, for ticket sales reasons, the hosts and the top two teams (Colombia, Brazil and Spain) were spread across the three venues for the group matches: Cali (Groups A and C), Medellín (Groups B and F) and Bucaramanga (Groups D and E). Teams of the same confederation could not meet in the group stage, except that there were one group with two UEFA teams.


2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup, Squads
Each team must name a squad of 14 players (two of whom must be goalkeepers) by the FIFA deadline. The official squads were announced by FIFA on 2 September 2016.


2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup, Group stage
The match schedule was officially confirmed on 5 February 2016, a week after the removal of Ibagué from the host cities.


2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup, Group stage
The top two teams of each group and the four best third-placed teams advance to the round of 16.


2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup, Group stage
The rankings of teams in each group are determined as follows:


2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup, Group stage
If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings are determined as follows:


2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup, Group stage, Ranking of third-placed teams
The four best teams among those ranked third are determined as follows:


2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup, Knockout stage
In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, extra time shall be played (two periods of five minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by kicks from the penalty mark to determine the winner. However, for the third place match, no extra time shall be played and the winner shall be determined by kicks from the penalty mark.


2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup, Knockout stage
The specific match-ups involving the third-placed teams depend on which four third-placed teams qualified for the round of 16:


2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup, Tournament ranking
Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-out are counted as draws.


2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
The 2016 South American Futsal World Cup qualifiers was a men's futsal tournament that was used as the South American qualifying tournament to determine three of the four CONMEBOL teams in the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup final tournament in Colombia. The tournament was held in Asunción, Paraguay between 5–13 February 2016.


2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
Champions Brazil, runners-up Argentina and third-placed Paraguay qualified for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup as the CONMEBOL representatives, besides Colombia who qualified automatically as hosts.


2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL), Teams
All ten CONMEBOL member national teams participated in the tournament.


2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL), Teams
Note: Statistics start from 2012 when a separate qualifying tournament was held. Prior to 2012, the Copa América de Futsal was used as the CONMEBOL qualifying tournament for the FIFA Futsal World Cup.


2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL), Venues
The matches were played at the Polideportivo del Club Sol de América in Asunción.


2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL), Group stage
The draw of the tournament was held on 23 October 2015 during the CONMEBOL Futsal Committee meeting at the CONMEBOL headquarters in Luque, Paraguay. The ten teams were drawn into two groups of five teams. Each group contained one team from each of the five "pairing pots": Argentina–Paraguay, Brazil–Colombia, Chile–Venezuela, Peru–Uruguay, Bolivia–Ecuador. The schedule of the tournament was announced on 8 January 2016.


2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL), Group stage
The top two teams of each group advanced to the semi-finals, while the remaining teams proceeded to the classification play-offs for fifth to tenth place. The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers were applied in the following order:


2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL), Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary (no extra time was used in the classification play-offs for fifth to tenth place).


2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL), Final ranking, Qualified teams for FIFA Futsal World Cup
The following four teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the FIFA Futsal World Cup.


2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (UEFA)
The UEFA qualifying competition for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup was a men's futsal competition that determined the seven European national teams taking part in the final tournament in Colombia.


2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (UEFA)
The national teams from a total of 45 UEFA member associations entered the qualifying competition. Denmark, Gibraltar, Sweden and Wales made their FIFA Futsal World Cup qualifying debuts.


2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (UEFA), Format, Tiebreakers
In the preliminary round and main round, 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 a mini-tournament, the following tie-breaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:


2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (UEFA), Format, Tiebreakers
In the play-offs, the team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs qualified for the final tournament. If the aggregate score was level, the away goals rule was applied, i.e., the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advanced. If away goals were also equal, extra time was played. The away goals rule was again applied after extra time, i.e., if there were goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team advanced by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the tie was decided by penalty shoot-out.


2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (UEFA), Entrants
The teams were ranked according to their coefficient ranking, calculated based on the following:


2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (UEFA), Entrants
The 22 highest-ranked teams entered the main round, while the 23 lowest-ranked teams entered the preliminary round. The coefficient ranking was also used for seeding in the preliminary round and main round draws.


2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (UEFA), Entrants
The draws for the preliminary round and main round were held on 2 July 2015, 14:30 CEST (UTC+2), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. Each group in the preliminary round and main round contained one team from each of the seeding positions 1–4, except for one group in the preliminary round which contained one team from each of the seeding positions 1–3. The six teams which qualified from the preliminary round, whose identity was not known at the time of the draw, were placed in seeding position 4 for the main round draw. In the preliminary round draw, the teams which were pre-selected as hosts could not be drawn in the same group, while in the main round draw, the teams which were pre-selected as hosts were drawn from a separate pot, while being placed in their groups according to their seeding positions.


2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (UEFA), Preliminary round
Times were CEST (UTC+2), except for matches on 25 October 2015 which were CET (UTC+1).


2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (UEFA), Play-offs
The draw for the play-offs was held on 12 February 2016, 12:00 CET (UTC+1), at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Belgrade, Serbia. The seven group winners were seeded, and the seven group runners-up were unseeded. The seeded teams were paired with the unseeded teams, with the former hosting the second leg. Teams from the same main round group could not be drawn against each other.


2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (UEFA), Play-offs, Matches
The first legs were played on 22 March, and the second legs were played on 12 and 13 April 2016. Times were CET (UTC+1) for first legs, and CEST (UTC+2) for second legs.


2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (UEFA), Play-offs, Matches
Spain won 5–2 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.


2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (UEFA), Play-offs, Matches
Ukraine won 11–1 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.


2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (UEFA), Play-offs, Matches
Kazakhstan won 8–1 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.


2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (UEFA), Play-offs, Matches
Portugal won 4–2 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.


2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (UEFA), Play-offs, Matches
Russia won 6–3 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.


2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (UEFA), Play-offs, Matches
Azerbaijan won 9–5 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.


2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (UEFA), Play-offs, Matches
Italy won 9–0 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.


2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (UEFA), Qualified teams
The following seven teams from UEFA qualified for the final tournament:


2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup squads
This article lists the national futsal squads for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup tournament held in Colombia, between 10 September to 1 October 2016.


2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
The 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup was the fifth edition of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, the biennial international women's youth football championship contested by the under-17 national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament was held in Jordan from 30 September to 21 October 2016.


2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
While the role of women in sport was regarded as controversial due to cultural and religious conservatism in some countries of the Middle East, this tournament was the first female FIFA tournament held in the region.


2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, Host selection
The following countries submitted a bid to host the tournament by the May 2013 deadline:


2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, Host selection
On 5 December 2013, the FIFA Executive Committee announced that the tournament would be held in Jordan.


2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, Qualified teams
A total of 16 teams qualified for the final tournament. In addition to Jordan who qualified automatically as hosts, the other 15 teams qualified from six separate continental competitions. The slot allocation was published in June 2014.


2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, Venues
The three host cities were Amman, Irbid, and Zarqa. The infrastructure of the stadiums and surrounding areas in the host cities was developed. Greater Amman Municipality and the Higher Council for Youth were responsible for developing the infrastructure, with 30% under the responsibility of the municipality and 70% under the responsibility of the council.


2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, Emblem
The official emblem was unveiled on 3 May 2015, which was designed to showcase Jordan's most iconic symbols. Visual aspects of the Jordanian culture can be seen on the emblem that has the traditional shape of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Trophy, which include; the distinctive pattern of the Jordanian Keffieh, the Jordanian national flower Black Iris, Pan Arab colors and a star from the Jordanian flag.


2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, Mascot
In a FIFA press conference on 28 May 2016, the tournament mascot Aseela was introduced. Aseela is an Arabian oryx, which is a rare animal that happens to be the national animal of Jordan. The Arabian Oryx was chosen for being a symbol of " strength, gentleness, and athleticism", resembling female football players. The mascot is expected to inspire young women across Jordan and the region to participate in watching the tournament.


2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, Theme Song
The Official song for the 2016 FIFA Women U-17 World Cup is 'Jordan our Playground' Composed by Lebanese Singer Carole Samaha and her Jordanian counterpart Hussein Al Salman


2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, Squads
Each team named a squad of 21 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers) by the FIFA deadline. All players must be born on or after 1 January 1999, and on or before 31 December 2001. The official squads were announced on 23 September 2016.


2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, Match officials
A total of 16 referees, 1 reserve referee, and 28 assistant referees were appointed by FIFA for the tournament.


2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, Match officials
Renae Coghill Uvena Fernandes Maiko Hagio Lee Seul-Gi Liang Jianping Truong Thi Le Trinh


2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, Match officials
Thelma Beltran Yudilia Briones Princess Brown Kathryn Nesbitt Deleana Quan Stephanie-Dale Yee Sing


2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, Match officials
Laura Fortunato Regildenia de Holanda Moura Viviana Muñoz Yeimy Martinez


2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, Match officials
Liliana Bejarano Nilda Gamarra Luzmila Gonzalez Daiana Milone Tatiane Sacilotti Leslie Vasquez


2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, Match officials
Lucia Abruzzese Oleksandra Ardasheva Christina Biehl Susanne Kueng Ekaterina Kurochkina Kylie McMullan Slavomira Majkuthová Katarzyna Wojs


2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, Draw
The official draw was held on 30 May 2016, 18:00 EEST (UTC+3), at the Al Hussein Cultural Centre in Amman. The teams were seeded based on their performances in previous U-17 Women's World Cups and confederation tournaments, with the hosts Jordan automatically seeded and assigned to position A1. Teams of the same confederation could not meet in the group stage.


2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, Group stage
The match schedule was approved by the FIFA Executive Committee on 25 May 2015, and officially announced on 10 August 2015.


2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, Group stage
The top two teams of each group advance to the quarter-finals. The rankings of teams in each group are determined as follows:


2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, Group stage
If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings are determined as follows:


2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, Knockout stage
In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, a penalty shoot-out is used to determine the winner (no extra time is played).


2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup squads
This article lists the squads for the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, held in Jordan. Each competing federation submitted a 21-player squad to FIFA, which was published on 24 September 2016.


2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
The 2016 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup was the 8th edition of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, the biennial international women's youth football championship contested by the under-20 national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament was held in Papua New Guinea from 13 November to 3 December 2016. This was the first FIFA tournament held in the country.


2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
North Korea won their 2nd title in this event by beating France in the final, 3–1. They became the first country to win the U-20 and U-17 Women's World Cup in the same year, with their under-17 team winning the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup earlier in the year.


2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, Host selection, Original round of bidding
The following countries submitted a bid to host the tournament by the May 2013 deadline:


2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, Host selection, Original round of bidding
South Africa were awarded the hosting rights by FIFA Executive Committee at their meeting on 5 December 2013. However, they later withdrew, giving its notice at FIFA's Executive committee meeting prior to the 2014 FIFA World Cup.


2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, Host selection, Second round of bidding
After South Africa's withdrawal, the following countries announced they would be interested in hosting:


2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, Host selection, Second round of bidding
Papua New Guinea were awarded the hosting rights of the tournament by the FIFA Executive Committee on 20 March 2015.


2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, Qualified teams
A total of 16 teams qualify for the final tournament. In addition to Papua New Guinea who qualified automatically as hosts, the other 15 teams qualify from six separate continental competitions. The slot allocation was published in June 2014.


2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, Venues
A FIFA delegation visited the following four stadiums in April 2015: Sir Hubert Murray Stadium, Sir John Guise Stadium, Lloyd Robson Oval (National Football Stadium), and Bava Park, all located in Port Moresby. The same four stadiums were submitted to FIFA for approval in October 2015. The final approved stadiums are:


2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, Emblem and slogan
The official emblem and slogan ("To Inspire, To Excel") were unveiled on 8 March 2016.


2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, Mascot
The official mascot, a bird-of-paradise nicknamed "Susa", was launched on 11 June 2016.


2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, Theme Song
The official theme song for the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World cup was Kumul Susa by Mereani Masani and Dadiigii


2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, Squads
Each team must name a squad of 21 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers) by the FIFA deadline. All players must be born on or after 1 January 1996, and on or before 31 December 2000. The official squads were announced on 8 November 2016.


2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, Match officials
A total of 16 referees, and 27 assistant referees were appointed by FIFA for the tournament.


2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, Match officials
Elizabeth Aguilar Emperatriz Ayala Chantal Boudreau Lixy Enríquez Kimberly Moreira Shirley Perello


2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, Match officials
Jana Adámková Riem Hussein Katalin Kulcsár Monika Mularczyk Sara Persson


2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, Match officials
Biljana Atanasovski Solenne Bartnik Svetlana Bilić Belinda Brem Angela Kyriakou Julia Magnusson Michelle O'Neill Maryna Striletska Elena Țepușă Katalin Török


2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, Draw
The official draw was held on 17 March 2016, 18:30 CET (UTC+1), at the FIFA headquarters in Zürich, Switzerland. The teams were seeded based on their performances in previous U-20 Women's World Cups and confederation tournaments, with the hosts Papua New Guinea automatically seeded and assigned to position A1. Teams of the same confederation could not meet in the group stage.


2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, Group stage
The top two teams of each group advance to the quarter-finals. The rankings of teams in each group are determined as follows:


2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, Group stage
If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings are determined as follows:


2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, Knockout stage
In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, extra time is played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner, except for the third place match where no extra time is played as the match is played directly before the final.


2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, Knockout stage
On 18 March 2016, the FIFA Executive Committee agreed that the competition would be part of the International Football Association Board's trial to allow a fourth substitute to be made during extra time.


2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup squads
This article lists the squads for the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, held in Papua New Guinea. Each competing federation was allowed a 21-player squad, which had to be submitted to FIFA.


2016 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series
The 2016 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series was a series of stages where events in men's and women's artistic gymnastics were contested.


2016 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup series
The 2016 FIG World Cup circuit in Rhythmic Gymnastics includes nine category B events and a Category A event.


2016 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup series
With nine stopovers in Europe and one in Asia, the competitions are slated for February 26–28 in Espoo (FIN), March 17–20 in Lisbon (POR), April 1–3 in Pesaro (ITA), May 13–15 in Tashkent (UZB), May 20–22 in Minsk (BLR), May 27–29 in Sofia (BUL), June 3–5 in Guadalajara (ESP), July 1–3 in Berlin (GER), July 9–10 in Kazan (RUS), and July 22–24 in Baku (AZE).


2016 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup series
The world ranking points collected by the competitors at their best four World Cup events will add up to a total, and the top scorers in each discipline will be crowned winners of the overall series at the final event in Baku, Azerbaijan.


2016 FIH Masters Hockey World Cup
The 2016 FIH Masters Hockey World Cup was a field hockey event held between 29 March – 6 April in Canberra, Australia. The event comprised a series of tournaments in both male and female competitions.


2016 FIH Masters Hockey World Cup
The most successful men's teams at the 2016 FIH Masters Hockey World Cup were Australia and England, who each won two titles, while the Australian women's teams were the most successful winning three of five titles.


2016 FIH Masters Hockey World Cup, Age Groups
Across both the men's and women's tournaments, a total five age groups were played:


2016 FIH Masters Hockey World Cup – Men's Over 50
The Men's Over 50 hockey tournament was one of four men's competitions played at the 2016 FIH Masters Hockey World Cup.


2016 FIH Masters Hockey World Cup – Men's Over 50
England won the tournament after defeating Australia 3–1 in the final. New Zealand won the bronze medal by defeating Germany 3–0 in the third and fourth place playoff.


2016 FIH Masters Hockey World Cup – Men's Over 50, Participating Nations
Including the host nation, 8 teams participated in the tournament:


2016 FIL World Luge Championships
The 2016 FIL World Luge Championships took place under the auspices of the International Luge Federation at Königssee, Germany from 29 to 31 January 2016.


2016 FIL World Luge Championships – Doubles
The Doubles race of the 2016 FIL World Luge Championships was held on 30 January 2016.


2016 FIL World Luge Championships – Doubles, Results
The first run will be started at 12:48 and the final run at 14:02.


2016 FIL World Luge Championships – Doubles' sprint
The Doubles' sprint race of the 2016 FIL World Luge Championships was held on 29 January 2016.


2016 FIL World Luge Championships – Doubles' sprint, Results
The qualification run was started at 09:00 and the final run at 14:48.


2016 FIL World Luge Championships – Men's singles
The Men's singles race of the 2016 FIL World Luge Championships was held on 31 January 2016.


2016 FIL World Luge Championships – Men's singles, Results
The first run will be started at 10:19 and the final run at 12:27.


2016 FIL World Luge Championships – Men's sprint
The Men's sprint race of the 2016 FIL World Luge Championships was held on 29 January 2016.


2016 FIL World Luge Championships – Men's sprint, Results
The qualification run was started at 11:15 and the final run at 16:01.


2016 FIL World Luge Championships – Team relay
The Team relay race of the 2016 FIL World Luge Championships was held on 31 January 2016.


2016 FIL World Luge Championships – Women's singles
The Women's singles race of the 2016 FIL World Luge Championships was held on 30 January 2016.


2016 FIL World Luge Championships – Women's singles, Results
The first run will be started at 15:23 and the final run at 17:07.


2016 FIL World Luge Championships – Women's sprint
The Women's sprint race of the 2016 FIL World Luge Championships was held on 29 January 2016.


2016 FIL World Luge Championships – Women's sprint, Results
The qualification run was started at 10:07 and the final run at 15:16.


2016 FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship
The 2016 FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship was the seventh CEV Moto2 season and the second under the FIM banner. The season was held over 11 races at 7 meetings, beginning on 17 April at Valencia and finishing on 20 November at the same venue.


2016 FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship
The 2016 FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship was the fifth CEV Moto3 season and the third under the FIM banner. The season was held over 12 races at 8 meetings, beginning on 17 April at Valencia and finishing on 20 November at the same venue.


2016 FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship, Championship standings
Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider has to finish the race to earn points.


2016 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship
The 2016 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship season is the 14th season of the FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship.


2016 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship, Calendar
The calendar for the 2016 season featured five rallies. Some of the rallies were also part of FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup.


2016 FIM Motocross World Championship
The 2016 FIM Motocross World Championship was the 60th FIM Motocross World Championship season. It included 19 events, starting at Losail in Qatar on 27 February, and ending at San Bernardino, California in the United States on 11 September. In the main MXGP class, Romain Febvre was the defending champion after taking his first title in 2015. In the MX2 class, Tim Gajser was the defending champion, after taking his first title in 2015.


2016 FIM Motocross World Championship, Race calendar and results
A 19-round calendar for the 2016 season was announced on 14 October 2015.


2016 FIM Motocross World Championship, Participants, MX2
– Tanel Leok and Karel Kutsar were using standard shop motorcycles at the first round in Qatar and at the second round in Thailand.


2016 FIM Superstock 1000 Cup
The 2016 FIM Superstock 1000 Cup was the eighteenth season of the FIM Superstock 1000 Cup, the twelfth held under this name. The championship, a support class to the Superbike World Championship at its European rounds, used 1000 cc motorcycles and was reserved for riders between 16 and 28 years of age. The season was contested over eight races, beginning at Motorland Aragón on 3 April and ending at Circuito de Jerez on 16 October.


2016 FINA Diving World Cup
The 2016 FINA Diving World Cup took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 19 to 24 February 2016. It was the 20th edition of the Diving World Cup, and the first time being hosted by Brazil. The venue was the Maria Lenk Aquatic Centre.


2016 FINA Diving World Cup
The meet served as a test event for the 2016 Olympic Games. The Rio Olympic Games Organising Committee provided mosquito repellent and performed daily cleaning of the venue in response to concerns over the 2015–2016 Zika virus epidemic.


2016 FINA Diving World Cup, Participating countries
The number beside each nation represents the number of athletes who competed for each country at the 2016 FINA Diving World Cup.


2016 FINA Diving World Cup, Participating countries
Armenia (2)  Australia (10) Austria (2)   Belarus (5)  Brazil (11)  Canada (8)  Chile (4)   China (13)   Colombia (5)   Croatia (1)   Cuba (1)  Dominican Republic (1)


2016 FINA Diving World Cup, Participating countries
Egypt (6)   Spain (3)   Finland (2)  France (4)  Great Britain (11)   Georgia (2)  Germany (9)   Greece (1)   Hungary (3)  Iran (3)  Ireland (2)   Italy (9)


2016 FINA Diving World Cup, Participating countries
Jamaica (1)  Japan (7)  South Korea (7)   Lithuania (2) Malaysia (6)   Netherlands (3)   Norway (1)  New Zealand (2)   Puerto Rico (2)  Poland (2)  Romania (2)  South Africa (3)


2016 FINA Diving World Cup, Participating countries
Russia (10)  New Zealand (2)    Switzerland (2)   Sweden (2)   Chinese Taipei (1)  Ukraine (10)  United States (12)   Uzbekistan (1)  Venezuela (6)   Mexico (11)


2016 FINA Diving World Cup – Men's 10 metre platform
The Men's 10 metre platform competition of the diving events at the 2016 FINA Diving World Cup took place between 23 and 24 February.


2016 FINA Diving World Cup – Men's 10 metre platform, Results
The preliminary round was held on 23 February at 10:00. The semifinal was held on 24 February at 10:00. The final was held on 24 February at 13:15.


2016 FINA Diving World Series
The 2016 FINA Diving World Series was the eighth edition of FINA Diving World Series. The series consisted of four legs: the first leg in Beijing, China; the second leg in Dubai, United Arab Emirates; the third leg in Windsor, Canada; and the fourth leg in Kazan, Russia.


2016 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
The 2016 FINA Men's Water Polo World League was the 15th edition of the annual men's international water polo tournament. It was played between October 2015 and June 2016 and opened to all men's water polo national teams. After participating in a preliminary round, eight teams qualify to play in a final tournament, called the Super Final in Huizhou, China from 21–26 June 2016.


2016 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
In the world league, there are specific rules that do not allow matches to end in a draw. If teams are level at the end of the 4th quarter of any world league match, the match will be decided by a penalty shootout. Teams earn points in the standings in group matches as follows:


2016 FINA Men's Water Polo World League, Europe, Preliminary round
The European preliminary round consisted of three group of four teams. The winner of each group after the home and away series of games qualified for the Super Final.


2016 FINA Men's Water Polo World League, Super Final
In the Super Final the eight qualifying teams are split into two groups of four teams with all teams progressing to the knock-out stage. The games were played in Huizhou, China from 21 to 26 June 2016.


2016 FINA Men's Youth Water Polo World Championships
The 2016 FINA Men's Youth Water Polo World Championships was held in Montenegro from 26 August to 3 September.


2016 FINA Men's Youth Water Polo World Championships, Qualified teams
Australia Brazil Canada China Colombia Croatia Egypt Spain Greece Hungary Italy Japan Kazakhstan Montenegro New Zealand South Africa Russia Serbia United States


2016 FINA Swimming World Cup
The 2016 FINA Swimming World Cup was a series of nine two-day meets in nine different cities between August and October 2016. After switching to long-course (50 meter) pools in the previous year's pre-Olympic season, this edition returned to the usual short-course (25 meter pool) format. Like the previous short course World Cup in 2014, 36 events were scheduled. The total amount of prize money was US$ 2,178,000. The first meet started 13 days after the final day of the Olympic pool swimming program.


2016 FINA Swimming World Cup, Meets
The 2016 World Cup consisted of the following nine meets, which were divided into three clusters. Berlin returned after having been omitted for the last two editions. The other eight cities were the same as the previous year.


2016 FINA Swimming World Cup, Event winners, 4 × 50 m mixed relays
Legend: WR – World record; WJR – World Junior record; WC – World Cup record


2016 FINA Women's Water Polo World League
The 2016 FINA Women's Water Polo World League was the 13th edition of the annual women's international water polo tournament. It was played between November 2015 and June 2016 and open to all women's water polo national teams. After participating in a preliminary round, eight teams qualify to play in a final tournament, called the Super Final in Shanghai, China from 07–12 June 2016.


2016 FINA Women's Water Polo World League
In the world league, there are specific rules that do not allow matches to end in a draw. If teams are level at the end of the 4th quarter of any world league match, the match will be decided by a penalty shootout. Teams earn points in the standings in group matches as follows:


2016 FINA Women's Water Polo World League, Europe, Preliminary round
The European preliminary round consisted of two group of four teams. The winner of each group after the home and away series of games qualifies for the Super Final. A third place is taken by the best scoring second-placed team.


2016 FINA Women's Water Polo World League, Europe, Preliminary round, Group A
Squad as during the match on 12 April against Italy.


2016 FINA Women's Water Polo World League, Europe, Preliminary round, Group A
Squad as during the match on 12 April against France.


2016 FINA Women's Water Polo World League, Super Final
In the Super Final the eight qualifying teams are split into two groups of four teams with all teams progressing to the knock-out stage. The games were played in Shanghai, China from 7 to 12 June 2016.


2016 FINA Women's Water Polo World League, Super Final, Final ranking
Sami Hill, Maddie Musselman, Melissa Seidemann, Rachel Fattal, Caroline Clark, Maggie Steffens (C), Courtney Mathewson,  Kiley Neushul, Aria Fischer, Kaleigh Gilchrist , Makenzie Fischer, Kami Craig, Ashleigh Johnson, Alys Williams. Head coach: Adam Krikorian.


2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
The 13th FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) were held at the WFCU Centre in Windsor, Ontario, Canada from 6 to 11 December 2016. These championships featured swimming events in a 25-meter (short-course) pool.


2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), Bidding process
In December 2012, FINA president Julio Maglione announced that Windsor, Ontario had won its bid over Hong Kong, Abu Dhabi, and Ashgabat.


2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – 4 × 50 metre mixed freestyle relay
The 4 × 50 metre mixed freestyle relay competition of the 2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 7 December 2016.


2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – 4 × 50 metre mixed freestyle relay, Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – 4 × 50 metre mixed medley relay
The 4 × 50 metre mixed medley relay competition of the 2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 8 December 2016.


2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – 4 × 50 metre mixed medley relay, Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 100 metre backstroke
The Men's 100 metre backstroke competition of the 2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 6 and 7 December 2016.


2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 100 metre backstroke, Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 100 metre breaststroke
The Men's 100 metre breaststroke competition of the 2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 6 and 7 December 2016.


2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 100 metre breaststroke, Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 100 metre butterfly
The Men's 100 metre butterfly competition of the 2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 7 and 8 December 2016.


2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 100 metre butterfly, Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 100 metre freestyle
The Men's 100 metre freestyle competition of the 2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 10 and 11 December 2016.


2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 100 metre freestyle, Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 100 metre individual medley
The Men's 100 metre individual medley competition of the 2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 8 and 9 December 2016.


2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 100 metre individual medley, Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 1500 metre freestyle
The Men's 1500 metre freestyle competition of the 2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 8 and 9 December 2016.


2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 1500 metre freestyle, Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 200 metre backstroke
The Men's 200 metre backstroke competition of the 2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 11 December 2016.


2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 200 metre backstroke, Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 200 metre breaststroke
The Men's 200 metre breaststroke competition of the 2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 8 December 2016.


2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 200 metre breaststroke, Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 200 metre butterfly
The Men's 200 metre butterfly competition of the 2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 6 December 2016.


2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 200 metre butterfly, Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 200 metre freestyle
The Men's 200 metre freestyle competition of the 2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 7 December 2016.


2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 200 metre freestyle, Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 200 metre individual medley
The Men's 200 metre individual medley competition of the 2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 6 December 2016.


2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 200 metre individual medley, Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
The Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay competition of the 2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 6 December 2016.


2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay, Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay
The Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay competition of the 2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 11 December 2016.


2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay, Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.


2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
The Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay competition of the 2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 9 December 2016.