|  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) | 
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

BRICS leaders with captains of the U-17 football 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 Victor Oliviera
 Kirill Kolesnichenko Kirill Kolesnichenko
 Daniil Lopatin Daniil Lopatin
- 2 goals
 Tao Qianglong Tao Qianglong
- 1 goal
 Cong Cong
 Alan de Souza Alan de Souza
 Paulinho Paulinho
 Leonardo Franco Leonardo Franco
 Victor Gabriel Victor Gabriel
 Vitor Matos Vitor Matos
 Rodrigo Nestor Rodrigo Nestor
 Vinicius Oliviera Vinicius Oliviera
 Marcos Santos Marcos Santos
 Brenner Brenner
 Komal Thatal Komal Thatal
 Georgy Chelidze Georgy Chelidze
 Bophela Bophela
 Lyle Foster Lyle Foster
 Luke Le Roux Luke Le Roux
 Mswati Mavuso Mswati Mavuso
 Ndamalelo Radzilani 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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