2016 AIFF Youth Cup
| File:AIFF Youth Cup logo.jpg 2016 AIFF Youth Cup official logo | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | India |
| Dates | 15 May – 25 May (11 days) |
| Teams | 5 (from 3 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 13 (3.25 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Komal Thatal(2 goals) |
The 2016 AIFF Youth Cup is the first edition of the AIFF Youth Cup, that will be organised by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) as a preparatory tournament for the India under-17 team keeping in sight the 2016 AFC U-16 Championship and the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup. The tournament will be held from 15 May to 25 May 2016 at the Tilak Maidan Stadium in Vasco, Goa.[1] A total of five teams will participate in the tournament after being invited by the All India Football Federation.
Format[edit]
The AIFF announced that the tournament would be divided into two stages: Group stage and play-off stage. The group stage will see each team facing all others once. The top four teams of the group will qualify for the play-off stage. The top two teams will face off in the final to determine the champions, while the 3rd and 4th-ranked teams will face off in the third-place play-off.
Venue[edit]
The Tilak Maidan Stadium in Goa was announced as the venue for the tournament.[2]
| Vasco, Goa | 2016 AIFF Youth Cup (Goa) |
|---|---|
| Tilak Maidan Stadium | |
| Capacity: 12,000 | |
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Teams[edit]
The following U17 teams were invited by the AIFF to participate in the tournament.[3]
| Country | Confederation | FIFA rank*[4] |
|---|---|---|
 United States |
CONCACAF | 29 |
 South Korea |
AFC | 54 |
 Tanzania |
CAF | 129 |
| India |
AFC | 162 |
 Malaysia |
AFC | 174 |
* The FIFA rankings denote the rankings for the respective senior national teams as of 5 May 2015
Matches[edit]
The AIFF announced the fixtures for the tournament on 2 May 2016.[1]
Group stage[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanzania
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | Final |
| 2 | South Korea
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 3 | |
| 3 | United States
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Third place Play-off |
| 4 | India
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 | |
| 5 | Malaysia
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
| India | 2–2 | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
Komal Thatal  82'Amarjit Singh 90+4' |
Report | Muhammad Sallahuddin 44' Arif Suhaimi 79' |
| India | 1–3 | Tanzania |
|---|---|---|
| Komal Thatal 36' |
Report | Maziku Amani 20' Mohammed Sarif Khan 28' (o.g.)Asad Ali 47' |
| Malaysia | 0–3 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kim Chaewoon 24' Park Jeongin 34'Jeon Wooram 90+5' |
Third-place play-off[edit]
| 3rd in group | v | 4th in group |
|---|---|---|
Final[edit]
| 1st in group | v | 2nd in group |
|---|---|---|
Goalscorers[edit]
2 goals:
1 goal:
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1 own goal:
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "AIFF Youth cup to kick off on May 15". the-aiff.com. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ↑ "Tilak Maidan to host Youth Cup". navhindtimes.in. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ↑ "India's preparations for U-17 World Cup to gather pace with AIFF Youth Cup". Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ↑ http://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/men/index.html
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