2016 Copa América of Beach Soccer
| Copa América de Fútbol Playa Brasil 2016 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Brazil |
| Dates | 13–18 December |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Brazil (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Paraguay |
| Third place | Venezuela |
| Fourth place | Uruguay |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 25 |
| Goals scored | 221 (8.84 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Alexander Vaamonde (12 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Bruno Xavier |
| Best goalkeeper | Mão |
2018 → | |
The 2016 Copa América of Beach Soccer (known natively in Spanish as the Copa América de Futbol Playa) was the first edition of the Copa América of Beach Soccer, the premier international beach soccer competition in South America, contested between the men's national teams of the members of CONMEBOL.
The competition was organised by CONMEBOL; other beach soccer exhibition events held under the Copa América title took place during 1994–99, 2003 and 2012–14, however this was the first edition to be officially organised by the governing body for South American football who also organise the other official Copa América events in association football and futsal.
The tournament was hosted by Brazil in the city of Santos between 13 and 18 December.
Brazil beat Paraguay 12–2 in the final to claim the inaugural crown.