2012 H.E. Mahinda Rajapaksa Under-23 International Football Trophy
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Sri Lanka |
Dates | 3 – 9 December |
Teams | 4[1] |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 7 |
Goals scored | 11 (1.57 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() ![]() (2 goals each) |
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International football competition
The 2012 H.E. Mahinda Rajapaksa Under-23 International Football Trophy was the first edition of the tournament which took place in Sri Lanka from 3–9 December 2012.[2]
The tournament was won by Maldives, who defeated Pakistan 2–1 in the final.[3]
Hosts
Sri Lanka were the hosts of the tournament as this is organised by the Ministry of Sports in association with the Football Federation of Sri Lanka.[1]
Venue
Nawalapitiya |
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Jayathilake Sports Complex[4] |
Capacity: 20,000[5] |
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Participated nations
Sri Lanka – Host
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Maldives
Group stage
All times are Sri Lanka Time (SLST) – UTC+05:30
Key to colours in group tables |
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Top two placed teams advance to the finals |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 4 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 |
Sri Lanka ![]() | 0 – 3 | ![]() |
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Report | Assadhulla ![]() Adhuham ![]() ![]() |
Bangladesh ![]() | 0 – 1 | ![]() |
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Sri Lanka ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() |
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Prasad ![]() | Report |
Maldives ![]() | 0 – 1 | ![]() |
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Report | ![]() |
Final
Winner
2012 Mahinda Rajapaksa Under-23 International Football Trophy |
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![]() Maldives First title |
Goalscorers
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Saeed Ahmed
Ahmed Imaaz
Eranda Prasad
Touhidul Alam
Rilwan Waheed
- 1 own goal
Moosa Yaamin (playing against Pakistan in the final)
References
- ^ a b "Four nations soccer tourney a boost for local players". nation.lk. 25 November 2012. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
- ^ "Football: Mahinda Rajapaksa International Football Trophy from tomorrow". cricturf.com. Archived from the original on 20 January 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
- ^ "Maldives U 23 win Rajapaksa tournament". maldivesoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2014-09-07. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
- ^ "Mahinda Rajapaksa International Football Tournament from December 3 to 9 at Nawalapitiya". lankanews.lk. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ^ "President launches redeveloped Jayathilake Sports Complex". development.lk. Archived from the original on 23 May 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2012.