The 2016 L'Alcúdia International Football Tournament is a football competition which took place in July and August 2016. The 2016 edition was the first to feature only international youth teams. Previous editions have contained a mix of national selections and club selections.

2016 L'Alcúdia International Football Tournament
Torneo Internacional de Futbol sub-20 COTIF
Tournament details
Host countrySpain
Dates24 July 2016 (2016-07-24) – 4 August 2016 (2016-08-04)
Teams10 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Spain
Runners-up Argentina
2017

Teams edit

The participating national teams are:

Notes
  • China and Russia were announced as participants when eight teams had been announced but were later replaced with Costa Rica, Mauritania, Morocco and Venezuela.[1]

Group stage edit

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Spain (H, A) 4 3 0 1 8 3 +5 9 Semi-finals
2   Venezuela (A) 4 2 1 1 5 2 +3 7
3   Bahrain 4 2 1 1 5 5 0 7
4   United States 4 2 0 2 3 5 −2 6
5   Mauritania 4 0 0 4 2 8 −6 0
Updated to match(es) played on 1 August 2016. Source: [1]
(A) Advance to a further round; (H) Hosts
Venezuela  2–0  Mauritania
Soteldo   29'
Herrera   55'
Report
Spain  3–0  Bahrain
Rubén   37'
Joel   45'
Rodríguez   69'
Report
United States  0–2  Venezuela
Report García   49'
Balza   54'
Spain  3–1  Mauritania
Rodríguez   1'
Otegui   68'
Navarro   69'
Report Salem   71'
Bahrain  0–0  Venezuela
Report
United States  1–0  Mauritania
Mihailovic   40' Report
Spain  0–1  United States
Report Vazquez   52'
Bahrain  2–1  Mauritania
Report
Spain  2–1  Venezuela
Rodriguez   12'
Peru   43'
Report Pena   38'
United States  1–3  Bahrain
Lankford   34' Report Khalid   44', 50', 62'

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Argentina (A) 4 3 1 0 7 1 +6 10 Semi-finals
2   Qatar (A) 4 2 1 1 5 2 +3 7
3   Mexico 4 1 3 0 4 1 +3 6
4   Costa Rica 4 1 1 2 3 3 0 4
5   Morocco 4 0 0 4 0 12 −12 0
Updated to match(es) played on 1 August 2016. Source: cotifalcudia.com
(A) Advance to a further round
Mexico  0–0  Costa Rica
Report
Argentina  3–0  Morocco
(awarded)
Argentina  2–0  Qatar
Conechny   9'
Martínez   13'
Report
Costa Rica  3–0  Morocco
(awarded)
Mexico  0–0  Qatar
Report
Argentina  1–1  Mexico
Cirigliano   56' Report Aguirre   61'
Qatar  3–0  Morocco
(awarded)
Argentina  1–0  Costa Rica
Purita   41' Report
Mexico  3–0  Morocco
(awarded)
Qatar  2–0  Costa Rica
Hazem   54'
Hassan   56'
Report

Play-off stage edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
2 August
 
 
  Spain2
 
4 August
 
  Qatar0
 
  Spain (a.e.t.)3
 
2 August
 
  Argentina1
 
  Argentina2
 
 
  Venezuela1
 

Semi-finals edit

Spain  2–0  Qatar
?, ? Report

Argentina  2–1  Venezuela
Martínez   (pen.)
Mansilla  
Report Herrera  

Final edit

Spain  3–1 (a.e.t.)  Argentina
?, ?, ? Report ?

References edit

  1. ^ "EEUU confirma su presencia en el torneo Sub-20 de l'Alcúdia" (in Spanish). AS.com. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.