2016 BRICS U-17 Football Cup
Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, unveiling the trophy in New Delhi, 2016. | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | India |
| Dates | 5–15 October 2016 |
| Teams | 5 (from BRICS confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Brazil (1st title) |
| Runners-up | South Africa |
| Third place | Russia |
| Fourth place | China |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 32 (2.67 per match) |
2018 → | |
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.
Teams
| Team | Confederation |
|---|---|
| Brazil | CONMEBOL |
| China | AFC |
| India | AFC |
| Russia | UEFA |
| South Africa | CAF |
Venues
| Margao | 2016 BRICS U-17 Football Cup (India) |
|---|---|
| Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | |
| Capacity: 19,000 | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 12 | Final |
| 2 | South Africa | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | |
| 3 | Russia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | Third place match |
| 4 | China | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 4 | |
| 5 | India | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 9 October 2016. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result .
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result .
Fixtures & results
| South Africa | 1–0 | India |
|---|---|---|
| Radzilani 23' | Report |
| Brazil | 2–0 | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| Victor Oliviera 38' Vinícius Júnior 78' |
Report |
GMC Stadium, Bambolim
| South Africa | 0–0 | China |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
GMC Stadium, Bambolim
| Brazil | 3–0 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| Nestor 8' Franco 74' Vinícius Júnior 82' |
Report |
GMC Stadium, Bambolim
| Russia | 1–3 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| Skrobotov 45' | Report | Foster 22' Mavuso 54' Le Roux 84' |
GMC Stadium, Bambolim
Final and Third place match
Third-place match
| Russia | 2–1 | China |
|---|---|---|
| Kolesnichenko 66' Chelidze 84' |
Report | Qianglong 34' |
Final
| Brazil | 5–1 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| Paulinho 24' Vinícius Júnior 35' Victor Oliveira 40', 60' Alan de Souza 90+3' |
Report | Bophela 89' |
Winner
| 2016 BRICS U-17 Football Cup |
|---|
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.