The 2019 Toulon Tournament (officially french: 47ème Festival International "Espoirs" – Tournoi Maurice Revello) was the 47th edition of the
Toulon Tournament
The Toulon Tournament (officially the Festival International "Espoirs" – Tournoi Maurice Revello) is a football (training match) tournament, which traditionally features invited national teams composed of youth players from U-17 to U-23 level. ...
. It was held in the department of
Bouches-du-Rhône
Bouches-du-Rhône ( , , ; oc, Bocas de Ròse ; "Mouths of the Rhône") is a department in Southern France. It borders Vaucluse to the north, Gard to the west and Var to the east. The Mediterranean Sea lies to the south. Its prefecture and large ...
from 1 to 15 June 2019. England were the defending champions but they were eliminated in the group stage.
In this season the tournament was contested by under-22 national teams, although France, Portugal, England and Republic of Ireland played with their under-18, under-19, under-20 and under-21 teams, respectively.
Brazil won their ninth title by defeating Japan 5–4 in a penalty shoot-out in the final, after the match had finished in a 1–1 draw.
Participants
Twelve participating teams were announced in March and April 2019.
;AFC
* (2nd participation)
* (13th participation)
* (14th participation)
* (6th participation)
;CONCACAF
* (1st participation)
* (25th participation)
;CONMEBOL
* (17th participation)
* (5th participation)
;UEFA
*
TH (21st participation)
* (42nd participation)
* (30th participation)
* (7th participation)
Squads
Venues
A total of five cities hosted the tournament.
Initially, Stade Marcel Cerdan (
Carnoux-en-Provence
Carnoux-en-Provence (; oc, Carnós de Provença), commonly referred to simply as Carnoux, is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France. It was created in 1966 from the commune of ...
) would host the ninth-place and seventh-place playoffs but the matches originally to be played there would be moved to Stade d'Honneur (
Mallemort
Mallemort (; oc, Malamòrt) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.
Mallemort is a quiet town located on the river Durance, south of the Luberon mountain range. The town itself is off the Autoroute du Soleil ( ...
) and
Stade Parsemain (
Fos-sur-Mer
Fos-sur-Mer (, literally ''Fos on Sea''; Provençal: ''Fòs'') is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.
Geography
Fos-sur-Mer is situated about north west of Marseille, on the Mediterranean coast, and to the west ...
).
Match officials
The referees were:
Aliyar Aghayev
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Refereein ...
:Assistants: Zeynal Zeynalov and Akif Amirali
Felipe González Alveal
:Assistants: Raúl Orellana and Alejandro Molina
Willy Delajod
Willy Delajod (born 25 September 1992) is a French football referee who officiates in Ligue 1. He is a FIFA referee, and is ranked as a UEFA second category referee.
Refereeing career
Delajod began refereeing at the age of 13. He officiated h ...
:Assistants: Aurélien Berthomieu and Philippe Jeanne
Alex Johnson
:Assistants: Edward Spiteri and Theodore Zammit
Luis Enrique Santander
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:Assistants: Christian Espinosa and Michel Alejandro Morales
António Nobre
:Assistants: Pedro Mota and Nuno Pereira
Salman Falahi
:Assistants: Yousuf Al-Shamari and Zahy Alshammari
Robert Hennessy
:Assistants: Emmett Dynan and Robert Clarke
Horațiu Feșnic
:Assistants: Alexandru Cerei and Mihai Marius Marica
Matches rules
Every match consisted of two periods of 45 minutes each. In a match, every team had eleven named substitutes and the maximum number of substitutions permitted was four (a fifth substitution was allowed only for goalkeepers).
In the knockout stage, if a game tied at the end of regulation time,
extra time
Overtime or extra time is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a sport to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a tie or draw where the scores are the same. In some sports, this extra period is played onl ...
would not be played and the
penalty shoot-out
The penalty shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to pe ...
would be used to determine the winner.
Group stage
The draw was held on 8 April 2019. The twelve teams were drawn into three groups of four. In the group stage, each group was played on a
round-robin basis. The teams were ranked according to
points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, the following criteria would be used to determine the ranking: 1.
Goal difference
Goal difference, goal differential or points difference is a form of tiebreaker used to rank sport teams which finish on equal points in a league competition. Either "goal difference" or "points difference" is used, depending on whether matches ar ...
; 2. Goals scored; 3. Fair play points. The group winners and the best runners-up qualified for the semi-finals. The Group stage was played from 1 to 9 June 2019.
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Classification matches
The eliminated teams played another game to determine their final ranking in the competition.
Eleventh place playoff
Ninth place playoff
:
Seventh place playoff
:
Fifth place playoff
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
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Third place playoff
Final
Statistics
Goalscorers
MVP of the matchday
Awards
Individual awards
After the final, the following players were rewarded for their performances during the competition.
*Best player:
Douglas Luiz
Douglas Luiz Soares de Paulo (born 9 May 1998), known as Douglas Luiz, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for club Aston Villa and the Brazil national team.
Douglas Luiz is a product of the Vasco da Ga ...
*Second best player:
Lyanco
Lyanco Evangelista Silveira Neves Vojnovic (, born 1 February 1997), known as Lyanco, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Southampton.
Club career
Early career
Born in Vitória, Espírit ...
*Third best player:
Ao Tanaka
is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Fortuna Düsseldorf and the Japan national team.
Club career
Raised for a decade in the Kawasaki Frontale youth ranks of his hometown, Tanaka made his J1 League debut in Sept ...
*Fourth best player:
Jayson Molumby
*Breakthrough player:
Vitinha
*Best goalkeeper:
Chen Wei
*Topscorer:
Matheus Cunha
Matheus Santos Carneiro Cunha (born 27 May 1999), commonly known as Matheus Cunha, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers, on loan from La Liga club Atlético Madrid, and t ...
*Youngest player of the final:
Paulinho Paulinho is a Portuguese nickname for people named ''Paulo'' (Paulo -inho, little Paulo). People known as Paulinho include:
Music
*Paulinho da Costa (born 1948), Brazilian percussionist
*Paulinho da Viola (born 1942), Brazilian sambista
*Paulinho ...
*Best goal of the tournament:
Paulinho Paulinho is a Portuguese nickname for people named ''Paulo'' (Paulo -inho, little Paulo). People known as Paulinho include:
Music
*Paulinho da Costa (born 1948), Brazilian percussionist
*Paulinho da Viola (born 1942), Brazilian sambista
*Paulinho ...
*Fair-Play:
Best XI
The best XI team was a squad consisting of the eleven most impressive players at the tournament.
See also
*
2019 Sud Ladies Cup
The 2019 Sud Ladies Cup (officially french: 2ème Sud Ladies Cup – Tournoi Maurice Revello) was the second edition of the Sud Ladies Cup women's football tournament.
It was held in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur from 8 to 18 May 2019 ...
References
External links
Maurice Revello Tournament
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Toulon Tournament
The Toulon Tournament (officially the Festival International "Espoirs" – Tournoi Maurice Revello) is a football (training match) tournament, which traditionally features invited national teams composed of youth players from U-17 to U-23 level. ...