2016 BRICS U-17 Football Cup
International football competition
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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 Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.[citation needed]
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 | 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 → | |
Teams
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 |
Source: BRICS U-17
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 |
| China | 1–4 | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| Qianglong 90' |
Report | Kolesnichenko 6', 69' Lopatin 60', 74' |
| Brazil | 2–0 | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| Victor Oliviera 38' Vinícius Júnior 78' |
Report |
| 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' |
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
Tao Qianglong
- 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