2011 Toulon Tournament
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The 2011 Toulon Tournament was the 39th edition of the Toulon Tournament
and took place from 1 June to 10 June. Côte d'Ivoire
were the defending champions
, but they failed to win a single match and were eliminated in the group stage.
Colombia
won the tournament by defeating France
3–1 in a penalty shoot-out in the final, after the match had finished in a 1–1 draw.
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3 goals Edwin Cardona
2 goals
James Rodríguez Nicolas Benezet
Márkó Futács
Manolo Gabbiadini
Alberto Paloschi
Ulises Dávila
David Izazola
Baldé
1 goal
Pei Shuai
Duván Zapata
Luis Muriel
Héctor Quiñones
José Adolfo Valencia
Frédéric Duplus
Fabien Jarsalé
Anthony Knockaert
Yannis Tafer
Márton Eppel
Máté Katona
Mattia Destro
Taufic Guarch
Carlos Orrantía
Diego Reyes
Nélson Oliveira
Own goal Pedro Franco
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Toulon Tournament
The Toulon Tournament is a football tournament which traditionally features invited national teams composed of under-21 players, although the first tournament in 1967 featured club teams...
and took place from 1 June to 10 June. Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire national under-23 football team
-Final:-Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics:Ivory Coast- qualified for the 2008 Olympics. This African team representing Africa at the 2006 FIFA World Championships in Germany. It is one of the best teams in Africa. "We are one of the few African countries to have an organized youth league...
were the defending champions
2010 Toulon Tournament
The 2010 Toulon Tournament was the 38th edition of the Toulon Tournament and began on 18 May and ended on 27 May 2010. Chile were the defending champions.-Venues:The matches were played in these communes:*Aubagne*Hyères*La Seyne*Le Lavandou*Nice*Toulon...
, but they failed to win a single match and were eliminated in the group stage.
Colombia
Colombia national under-20 football team
The Colombia national under-20 football team, is controlled by the Federación Colombiana de Fútbol and represents Colombia in international under-20 football competitions.-Current squad:The following players are participating in the 2011 U-20 FIFA World Cup....
won the tournament by defeating France
France national under-20 football team
The France national under-20 football team is the national under-20 football team of France and is controlled by the French Football Federation. The team competes in the FIFA U-20 World Cup, which is held every two years and the Toulon Tournament, which is held every May when football league...
3–1 in a penalty shoot-out in the final, after the match had finished in a 1–1 draw.
Venues
The matches were played in these communesCommunes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
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- AubagneAubagneAubagne is a commune located east of Marseille in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.The French Foreign Legion has its headquarters there...
- HyèresHyèresHyères , 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....
- La SeyneLa Seyne-sur-MerLa Seyne-sur-Mer, or La Seyne is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It is part of the agglomeration of Toulon, and is situated adjacent to the west of this city.-Economy:...
- Le LavandouLe LavandouLe Lavandou 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 that is prevalent in the area, or more prosaicly from the local form of the Occitan name for lavoir, lavandor .The village is where...
- NiceNiceNice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of...
- Saint-RaphaëlSaint-Raphaël, VarSaint-Raphaël is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.Immediately to the west of Saint-Raphaël lies another, older, town called Fréjus, and together they form an urban agglomeration known as Fréjus Saint-Raphaël...
- ToulonToulonToulon is a town in southern France and a large military harbor on the Mediterranean coast, with a major French naval base. Located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur region, Toulon is the capital of the Var department in the former province of Provence....
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | –6 | 0 |
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Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | –8 | 0 |
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Knockout stage
All times are UTC+2Central European Summer Time
Central European Summer Time is one of the names of the Daylight saving time offset using the UTC offset of UTC+02:00, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. It is used as a summer daylight saving time in most European countries. During the winter, Central European Time is used...
Semifinals
----Third place play-off
Final
Goal scorers
5 goals Steven Joseph-MonroseSteven Joseph-Monrose
Steven Joseph-Monrose is a French football player who plays for Belgian club K.V. Kortrijk.-Football career:Joseph-Monrose began his career playing for his local club in Bondy, AS Bondy, before moving to CRAF Liévin. After a stint there, he arrived at RC Lens in 2002...
3 goals Edwin Cardona
Edwin Cardona
Edwin Andres Cardona Bedoya is a Colombian football player. He currently plays for Atlético Nacional as a midfielder.- International career :...
2 goals
James Rodríguez Nicolas Benezet
Nicolas Benezet
Nicolas Benezet is a French football player who currently plays for French club Nîmes in Ligue 2. He plays as an attacking midfielder and is known for his positional versatility and small frame...
Márkó Futács
Márkó Futács
Márkó Futács is a Hungarian footballer who plays as striker for Football League Championship club Portsmouth.-Werder Bremen:...
Manolo Gabbiadini
Manolo Gabbiadini
Manolo Gabbiadini is an Italian professional footballer who currently plays for Serie A club Atalanta.He is the brother of international footballer Melania Gabbiadini.-Club career:...
Alberto Paloschi
Alberto Paloschi
Alberto Paloschi is an Italian footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Chievo, on loan from Milan.-Milan:Paloschi won Allievi Nazionali in 2006–07 season...
Ulises Dávila
Ulises Dávila
Ulises Alejandro Dávila Plascencia is a Mexican professional footballer, currently playing as an Attacking Midfielder for the Dutch Eredivisie club Vitesse, on loan from Chelsea.-Guadalajara:...
David Izazola
David Izazola
David Izazola is a Mexican footballer who plays for Pumas UNAM of the Primera Division de Mexico.-External links:*...
Baldé
Amido Baldé
Amido Baldé is a Bissau-Guinean-born Portuguese footballer who plays as a Forward. He is currently playing for Cercle Brugge, on loan from Sporting.- Career :...
1 goal
Pei Shuai
Pei Shuai
Pei Shuai is a Chinese football player who currently plays for Changchun Yatai.-Club career:Pei joined Changchun Yatai at the age of 14 in 2007. He was promoted to Changchun Yatai's first team squad by Shen Xiangfu in 2011. His impressive performance in the reserve team league earned him a chance...
Duván Zapata
Duván Zapata
Duván Zapata is a Colombian soccer player who currently plays for Estudiantes de la Plata in the Argentinian Primera Division.-References:...
Luis Muriel
Luis Muriel
Luis Fernando Muriel Fruto is a Colombian footballer. He currently plays for Lecce.-Career:Muriel began his career on youthside with CD Atlético Junior and joined in January 2008 to Deportivo Cali...
Héctor Quiñones
Héctor Quiñones
Hector Quiñonez is a Colombian footballer who plays for Deportivo Cali in the Copa Mustang.-External links:*...
José Adolfo Valencia
José Adolfo Valencia
José Adolfo Valencia Arrechea is a Colombian footballer who plays for Santa Fe of Colombian First Division as a striker.He is the new promises of Colombian football, he has good ball possession and a good shot...
Frédéric Duplus
Frédéric Duplus
Frédéric Duplus is a French football player who currently plays for French club Guingamp on loan from Sochaux in Ligue 2.-Football career:...
Fabien Jarsalé
Fabien Jarsalé
Fabien Jarsalé is a French professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Ligue 2 for Vannes OC.-External links:*...
Anthony Knockaert
Anthony Knockaert
Anthony Knockaert is a French footballer. He currently plays for Ligue 2 club Guingamp....
Yannis Tafer
Yannis Tafer
Yannis Tafer is a French football player of Algerian descent who currently plays for French club Lyon in Ligue 1. He is a France youth international having represented the country under-17, under-18, and under-19 level...
Márton Eppel
Márton Eppel
Márton Eppel is a Hungarian football player who plays for N.E.C. Nijmegen on loan from MTK Budapest FC.NEC acquired Eppel on a season long loan in August 2011 and has first option to buy him during his period at the club....
Máté Katona
Máté Katona
Máté Katona is a professional Hungarian footballer currently plays for Vasas SC.-External links:* *...
Mattia Destro
Mattia Destro
Mattia Destro is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie A club Siena, on loan from Genoa.-Internazionale:Son of former footballer Flavio Destro, Mattia Destro started his career with Ascoli, from his born place and one of the former clubs of his father...
Taufic Guarch
Taufic Guarch
Taufic Eduardo Guarch Rubio is a Mexican footballer of Cuban and Lebanese ancestry who plays for Espanyol B as a Forward.-Estudiantes Tecos:...
Carlos Orrantía
Carlos Emilio Orrantía
Carlos Emilio Orrantía Treviño is a Mexican footballer, currently playing as a midfielder for Pumas UNAM of the Primera División de México.-Club:Pumas UNAM*Primera División de México:...
Diego Reyes
Diego Reyes (Mexican footballer)
Diego Antonio Reyes is a Mexican footballer, currently playing as a Defender for Primera División de México Club América. He also plays for the Mexico national under-20 football team...
Nélson Oliveira
Nélson Oliveira
Nélson Miguel Castro Oliveira is a Portuguese footballer who plays for S.L. Benfica as a striker.-Club career:Born in Barcelos, Oliveira finished his youth career at S.L. Benfica, having arrived at age 15 from Sporting de Braga, being a prolific scorer for both clubs. He made his first team debut...
Own goal Pedro Franco
Pedro Franco
Pedro Franco born in Bogotá, Colombia on 23 April 1991 is a football player, who plays for Millonarios in the Categoría Primera A, as a defender or midfield. Franco is a product of the Millonarios youth system and played with the Millonarios first team since January, 2009.- Statistics :-External...
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