2016 CERH European Championship
| Euro 2016 – Oliveira de Azeméis | |
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2016 CERH European Championship official logo
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Portugal |
| City | Oliveira de Azeméis |
| Dates | 11 – 16 July 2016 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Portugal (21st title)
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| Runners-up |
 Italy
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| Third place |
 Spain
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| Fourth place |
 Switzerland
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 182 (7.58 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
João Rodrigues (13 goals) |
The 2016 CERH European Championship was the 52nd edition of the CERH European Roller Hockey Championship, a biennial tournament for men's national roller hockey teams of Europe organised by CERH, which took place between 11 and 16 July in Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal.
Eight teams competed in the tournament to determine the successor of Italy, who won the previous edition. In the final, hosts Portugal defeated the defending champions Italy 6–2 to secure a record-breaking 21st title, their first since 1998, when they beat Spain in the final.
The following eight teams competed at the tournament:
All the games of the tournament were played in Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal.
Each team submitted a squad of 10 players, including 2 goalkeepers.
The referee teams were announced on 5 February 2016. Each team has two referees.
The 8 teams were divided in two groups, each group with 4 teams. The draw resulted in the following groups:
All teams advanced to the quarter-finals.
The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following tie-breaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:
All times are Portugal Summer Time (UTC+01:00).
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