The 2012 Toulon Tournament was the 40th 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. ...

and took place from 23 May to 1 June.

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were the defending champions, but they did not participate this year. Mexico U-23 won their first tournament title by defeating Turkey A2 3–0 in the final.

Héctor Herrera Héctor Miguel Herrera López (; born 19 April 1990) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Houston Dynamo and the Mexico national team. Herrera began his career with Pachuca in 2011 and sp ...

was awarded ''Meilleur joueur'' as the most outstanding player of the tournament.

Participating teams

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Venues

The matches were played in these

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Aubagne Aubagne (, ''Aubanha'' in Occitan language, Occitan according to the classic norm or ''Aubagno'' according to the Mistralian norm) is a Commune in France, commune in the southern French Departments of France, department of Bouches-du-Rhône. In ...

Avignon Avignon (, ; ; oc, Avinhon, label=Provençal dialect, Provençal or , ; la, Avenio) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Vaucluse Departments of France, department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region of So ...

Hyères Hyères (), Provençal Occitan: ''Ieras'' in classical norm, or ''Iero'' in Mistralian norm) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. The old town lies from the sea clustered around t ...

Le Lavandou Le Lavandou (; oc, Lo Lavandor) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It derives its name either from the flower lavender (''lavanda'' in Provençal) that is prevalent in the area, o ...

La Seyne-sur-Mer La Seyne-sur-Mer (; "La Seyne on Sea"; oc, La Sanha), or simply La Seyne, is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. In 2018, it had a population of 62,888. La Seyne-sur-Mer, which is pa ...

La Valette-du-Var La Valette-du-Var ( Provençal Occitan: ''La Valeta'') is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. Population Notable people The village cemetery contains the grave of Joseph Pujol, ...

Nice Nice ( , ; Niçard: , classical norm, or , nonstandard, ; it, Nizza ; lij, Nissa; grc, Νίκαια; la, Nicaea) is the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative c ...

* Saint-Raphaël

Squads

Results

''All times are local (

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Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

All times are

Semifinals

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Third place play-off

Final

Goal scorers

;7 goals *

Marco Fabián Marco Jhonfai Fabián de la Mora (; born 21 July 1989) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Liga MX club Mazatlán. He is an Olympic gold medalist. Fabián is a graduate of C.D. Guadalajara's youth aca ...

;3 goals * Nicolas de Préville *

Rick ten Voorde Rick ten Voorde (born 20 June 1991) is a Dutch former footballer who played as a forward. Career Emmen Ten Voorde was born in Emmen. In his first half-season as 17-year-old striker in the Dutch Jupiler League he scored 9 goals in 18 mat ...

;2 goals *

Valère Germain Valère Bruno René Germain (born 17 April 1990) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Montpellier. Early life Valère Bruno René Germain was born on 17 April 1990 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. Germain i ...

* Terence Makengo *

Takashi Usami is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for Gamba Osaka in the J1 League. He plays as a forward or a winger. Club career Gamba Osaka Usami made club history by making his professional debut for Gamba Osaka at the age of 17 years and ...

* Cándido Ramírez *

Zakaria Labyad Zakaria Labyad ( Riffian-Berber: ⵣⴰⵎⴰⵔⵉⵢⴰ ⵍⴱⵢⴰⴷ; born 9 March 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. Born in the Netherlands, he represented that nation at under-17 level before switch ...

Nacer Barazite Nacer Barazite (born 27 May 1990) is a Dutch professional footballer who can play either as an attacking midfielder or striker. Most recently, he played for Thai club Buriram United. Barazite has during his career played for, among others, En ...

Ricky van Haaren Ricky van Haaren (; born 21 June 1991) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a midfielder. Club career Youth career Van Haaren started his youth career at Excelsior. In the season 2005–06 he was invited to join the Feyenoord Academy. At Var ...

;1 goal *

Stanislaw Drahun Stanislaw Eduardavich Drahun ( be, Станіслаў Эдуардавіч Драгун; russian: Станислав Эдуардович Драгун; born 4 June 1988) is a Belarusian professional Association football, footballer who plays fo ...

* Mikhail Sivakov * Ahmed Eid *

Omar Gaber Omar Mahmoud El Sayed Gaber ( ara, عمر محمود السيد جابر; born 30 January 1992) is an Egyptian footballer who plays for Egyptian Premier League side Zamalek and the Egyptian national team mainly as a right-back but also sometim ...

Marwan Mohsen Marwan Mohsen Fahmy Tharwat Gameldin Mahmoud Fahmy ( ar, مروان محسن فهمي ثروت جمال الدين محمود فهمي; born 26 February 1989) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a striker for the Egypt national ...

* Salah Soliman * Loïck Landre * Rémi Mulumba * Adrien Trebel *

Hiroshi Ibusuki is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for Adelaide United as a striker. Club career Born in Nagareyama, Chiba, Ibusuki played all his youth football with Kashiwa Reysol. On 2 January 2009, aged not yet 18, he signed a four-year cont ...

* Takahiro Ogihara * Manabu Saito *

Zouhair Feddal Zouhair Feddal Agharbi (; born 23 December 1989) is a Moroccan professional association football, footballer who plays for the Morocco national football team. Mainly a central defender, he can also appear as a left-back or defensive midfielder. ...

* Ryane Frikeche * Yacine Qasmi *

Raúl Jiménez Raúl Alonso Jiménez Rodríguez (; born 5 May 1991) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Wolverhampton Wanderers and the Mexico national team. Jiménez began his career in Club América's youth system before ...

Hiram Mier Hiram Ricardo Mier Alanís (born 25 August 1989) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga MX club Guadalajara. He is an Olympic gold medalist. Club career Monterrey Hiram Mier started his career with home-t ...

Alan Pulido Alan Pulido Izaguirre (born 8 March 1991) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a striker for Major League Soccer club Sporting Kansas City. Pulido started his career with Tigres UANL in 2010. Contractual disputes with Tigres UAN ...

* Roland Alberg *

Ninos Gouriye Ninos Gouriye (born 14 January 1991) is a Dutch Association football, footballer who currently plays as a Winger (association football), winger. He formerly played for the Dutch Eerste Divisie club SC Cambuur Leeuwarden, Cambuur as a forward. ...

Ben Rienstra Ben Rienstra (, born 5 June 1990) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. He formerly played for Heracles Almelo, Zwolle, AZ, Heerenveen, Willem II and Fortuna Sittard. Personal life His brother is professional football p ...

Giliano Wijnaldum Giliano Wijnaldum (born 31 August 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer of Surinamese descent who plays as a left back. He formerly played for AZ, FC Groningen, Go Ahead Eagles and VfL Bochum. Club career AZ Alkmaar Born in Rotterdam, ...

* Emre Güral *

Tevfik Köse Tevfik Köse (born 12 July 1988) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a forward for German club DV Solingen. Club career Tevfik Köse began his career with Fortuna Düsseldorf and signed in summer 2001 for Bayer Leverkusen. He sta ...

* Eren Tozlu ;Own goal * Kazuki Oiwa (playing against Turkey) *

(playing against Mexico)

Final standings

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External links

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