2017 JENESYS Japan-ASEAN U-16 Youth Football Tournament explained

Year:	2017
Country:	Japan
Dates:	8–12 March 2018
Num Teams:	12
Matches:	24
Goals:	115

2017 Japan – East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youths (JENESYS) Japan-ASEAN U-16 Youth Football Tournament (Japanese: JENESYS2017 日ASEAN U-16サッカー交流大会|JENESYS 2017-nichi ASEAN U-16 sakkā kōryū taikai) was the second edition of the football tournament event promoted by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan as part of the Japan Football Association's commitment to support the JENESYS exchange program.^[1] The tournament took place from 8 March until 12 March 2018.

Indonesia earned the champion title after beating Vietnam 1–0 in the final.^[2]

Qualified teams

There was no qualification and all entrants advanced to the final tournament. The following 10 teams from member associations of the ASEAN Football Federation and 2 teams from Japan entered the tournament.

Team	Association
	Japan FA
Miyazaki Selections	Japan FA
	FA Thailand
	Vietnam FF
	FF Cambodia
	FA Brunei DS
	PSSI (FA Indonesia)
	Lao FF
	FA Malaysia
	Philippine FF
	FA Singapore
	FF Timor-Leste

Regulation

The rules were as follows.^[3]

• Matches consist of two halves and each half is 40 minutes long
• Each team will consist with male players under the age of 16
• 12 teams will be divided in 4 groups of 3 teams
• Round robin group stage followed by play-offs to decide rankings
• Each teams may select up to 18 players and 6 officials

Group stage

• All matches played in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan
• Times listed are local (UTC+9:00)

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Group stage second-place playoff

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Seventh/eighth place playoff

Group stage third-place playoff

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Eleventh/twelfth place playoff

Knockout phase

Semifinal

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Final

Statistics

Tournament teams ranking

This table will show the ranking of teams throughout the tournament.

References

1. Web site: JENESYS 2017 Japan-ASEAN U-16 Youth Football Tournament. Japan Football Association. 19 March 2018.
2. Web site: Timnas Indonesia U-16 Juara Turnamen Jenesys 2018. Muhamad Rais Adnan. Indonesian. Goal.com. 19 March 2018.
3. Web site: 10 countries from South-East Asia to participate in JENESYS 2017 Japan-ASEAN U-16 Youth Football Exchange Tournament. Japan Football Association. 28 February 2018. 19 March 2018.