Tournament details | |
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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 PR |
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. 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.
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.