The 2017 Toulon Tournament (officially French: 45ème Festival International "Espoirs" – Tournoi Maurice Revello) was the 45th edition of the Toulon Tournament. The tournament was named after Maurice Revello and there are no oceania team,[1] who started the tournament in 1967 and died in 2016.[2] It was held in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône from 29 May to 10 June 2017.[3] The 2017 edition was the first to feature 12 teams.
The tournament was won by the defending champions England, who claimed their sixth title, beating Ivory Coast 5–3 in a penalty shootout after the game ended 1–1.[4][5]
Twelve participating teams were announced on April 12, 2017.[6]
The twelve national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 20 Under-20 players.[7]
A total of four cities hosted the tournament.
The referees were:[8]
Every match consisted of two periods of 40 minutes each. In a match, every team had nine named substitutes and the maximum number of substitutions permitted was four.
In the knockout stage, if a game tied at the end of regulation time, extra time would not be played and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner.
The draw was held on 15 April 2017. The twelve teams were drawn into three groups of four. The group winners and the best second-placed team qualified for the semi-finals.[9] The Group stage was played from 29 May to 6 June 2017.
The knockout stage was played on 8 and 10 June 2017.[10]
61 goals were scored in 22 matches, for an average of 2.77 goals per match.
Rui Vá
Abdulaziz Khalid
Gabriel Novaes
Rolando Oviedo Eduardo Puga Lázaro Tuero
Ondřej Chvěja Martin Graiciar Roman Kašiar Ondřej Novotný
Elliot Embleton Iké Ugbo
Yanis Barka Vincent Marcel Jean-Philippe Mateta Arnaud Nordin Derick Osei
Hanis Saghara Putra
Wilfried Gnoukouri Aké Arnaud Loba Christ Tiéhi Yaya Kader Touré
Mizuki Ando Hiroki Ito Takumi Sasaki
Greg Taylor Craig Wighton
Daniel James Denis Granečný (playing against Scotland)Source: Toulon Tournament[11]
After the final, the following players were rewarded for their performances during the competition.[12]
David Brooks Joe Worrall Jean Thierry Lazare Greg Taylor Egy Maulana Luke Pilling Reece James Hiroki Ito (playing against Cuba) EnglandThe best XI team was a squad consisting of the eleven most impressive players at the tournament.[13]