The 2016 BRICS U-17 Football Cup was the first edition of the BRICS U-17 Football Cup. It took place in the Indian state of Goa during the 8th BRICS summit which was also held in India. It began on 5 October and concluded with the final on 15 October.[1] Brazil won the cup defeating South Africa in the final. The tournament featured the under-17 teams of all five members of BRICS with the final taking place at the Fatorda Stadium.[citation needed]
Teams
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Team | Confederation |
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CONMEBOL |
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AFC |
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AFC |
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UEFA |
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CAF |
Venues
Margao | 2016 BRICS U-17 Football Cup (India) |
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Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | |
Capacity: 19,000 | |
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Bambolim | |
GMC Athletic Stadium | |
Capacity: 3,600 | |
Format
All five teams in the tournament shall play each other in a round-robin before the top two teams qualify for the final and the third and fourth place teams play in the third-place match.[2]
Group stage
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 12 | Final |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | Third place match |
4 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 4 | |
5 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result .
Fixtures & results
South Africa ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Radzilani ![]() |
Report |
China ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() |
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Qianglong ![]() |
Report | Kolesnichenko ![]() Lopatin ![]() |
Brazil ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Victor Oliviera ![]() Vinícius Júnior ![]() |
Report |
Brazil ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Nestor ![]() Franco ![]() Vinícius Júnior ![]() |
Report |
Russia ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
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Skrobotov ![]() |
Report | Foster ![]() Mavuso ![]() Le Roux ![]() |
Final and Third place match
Third-place match
Russia ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Kolesnichenko ![]() Chelidze ![]() |
Report | Qianglong ![]() |
Final
Brazil ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() |
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Paulinho ![]() Vinícius Júnior ![]() Victor Oliveira ![]() Alan de Souza ![]() |
Report | Bophela ![]() |
Winner
2016 BRICS U-17 Football Cup |
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![]() Brazil First title |
Goalscorers
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
Victor Oliviera
Kirill Kolesnichenko
Daniil Lopatin
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Cong
Alan de Souza
Paulinho
Leonardo Franco
Victor Gabriel
Vitor Matos
Rodrigo Nestor
Vinicius Oliviera
Marcos Santos
Brenner
Komal Thatal
Georgy Chelidze
Bophela
Lyle Foster
Luke Le Roux
Mswati Mavuso
Ndamalelo Radzilani
References
- ^ Mishra, Aniket (29 September 2015). "Inaugural BRICS Cup to take place in India in 2016". SportsKeeda. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "BRICS U-17 Football Cup 2016: Participants, Schedule, Timings (IST), Venue". SportsKeeda. 4 October 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
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