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2016 BRICS U-17 Football Cup

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.

2016 BRICS U-17 Football Cup
Tournament details
Host country India
Dates5–15 October 2016
Teams5 (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 PR
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored32 (2.67 per match)
2018 →

TeamsEdit

 
BRICS leaders with captains of the U-17 football teams.
Team Confederation
  Brazil CONMEBOL
  China PR AFC
  India AFC
  Russia UEFA
  South Africa CAF

VenuesEdit

Margao
2016 BRICS U-17 Football Cup (India)
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Capacity: 19,000
 
Bambolim
GMC Stadium
Capacity: 3,600

FormatEdit

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 stageEdit

TableEdit

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 PR 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:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result .

Fixtures & resultsEdit

China PR  0–2  Brazil
Report Gabriel   1'
Matos   65'
Russia  1–0  India
Lopatin   3' Report
South Africa  1–0  India
Radzilani   23' Report
China PR  1–4  Russia
Qianglong   90' Report Kolesnichenko   6', 69'
Lopatin   60', 74'
Brazil  2–0  Russia
Victor Oliviera   38'
Vinícius Júnior   78'		 Report
South Africa  0–0  China PR
Report
India  0–1  China PR
Report Cong   90+5'
Brazil  3–0  South Africa
Nestor   8'
Franco   74'
Vinícius Júnior   82'		 Report
Russia  1–3  South Africa
Skrobotov   45' Report Foster   22'
Mavuso   54'
Le Roux   84'
India  1–3  Brazil
Thatal   19' Report Brenner   2'
Santos   30'
Vinícius Júnior   82'

Final and Third place matchEdit

Third-place matchEdit

Russia  2–1  China PR
Kolesnichenko   66'
Chelidze   84'		 Report Qianglong   34'

FinalEdit

Brazil  5–1  South Africa
Paulinho   24'
Vinícius Júnior   35'
Victor Oliveira  40', 60'
Alan de Souza   90+3'		 Report Bophela   89'

WinnerEdit

 2016 BRICS U-17 Football Cup 
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First title


GoalscorersEdit

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
  •   Tao Qianglong
1 goal

ReferencesEdit

  1. ↑ Mishra, Aniket (29 September 2015). "Inaugural BRICS Cup to take place in India in 2016". SportsKeeda. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "BRICS U-17 Football Cup 2016: Participants, Schedule, Timings (IST), Venue". SportsKeeda. 4 October 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2016.


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