2016 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup


2016 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup was the 24th annual Commonwealth of Independent States Cup since its establishment in 1993. It was hosted in Saint Petersburg, Russia between 17 and 23 January 2016.
Saint Petersburg hosted the event for the seventh time, with all matches being held in a single venue. All participating nations were represented by their youth national teams.

Format

This edition sees a reduction in sides to eight Under 21 teams. The number of participants was reduced from 12 to 8, split in two groups of four. Group winners advanced to the final match, while the rest of the teams decided overall 3rd, 5th and 7th places in a single knockout round.

Participants

The following 8 teams, shown with age of youth national team, took part in the tournament:
TeamCoachNotesParticipation
Russia U21 Nikolai PisarevHost14th
Belarus U21 Igor Kovalevich5th
Latvia U21 Dainis Kazakevičs5th
Estonia U21 Martin Reim5th
Moldova U21 Dănuț Oprea5th
Kazakhstan U21 Serik Abdualiyev5th
Tajikistan U20 Roman Pylypchuk5th
Kyrgyzstan U20 Mirlan Eshenov5th

Group Stage

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Group A


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Group B

Results

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Final round

Seventh place match

Fifth place match

Third place match

Final

Final standing

Top scorers