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BRICS U-17 Football Cup
RegionBRICS Nations
Number of teams6 (5 BRICS team and 1 guest team)
 Brazil
 Russia
 India
 China
 South Africa
WebsiteBRICS Football Cup
2016 BRICS U-17 Football Cup

The BRICS U-17 Football Cup is a U-17 Football tournament to be played among teams of five BRICS countries - economic block formed by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The 1st historic edition will be played in Goa, India in 2016 on the occasion of the 8th BRICS summit that will be held in India.[1] The Tournament will take place once every year with 10-day and following the lines of the tournaments under-17 FIFA. Each edition will be held in a BRICS nation. On 1st October 2016 The Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi, unveiled the Trophy[2] for the 2016 BRICS U-17 Football Tournament in london

Participating Nations

Qualification Team Tournament
2016 Goa
BRICS  Brazil Green tickY
 Russia Green tickY
 India Green tickY
 China Green tickY
 South Africa Green tickY
Invited

Teams

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References

  1. ^ India to host BRICS U17 Cup in 2016. The Pioneer. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015
  2. ^ "PM Modi unveils BRICS U-17 Football Trophy". The Home of Indian Football. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.