2017 Toulon Tournament

2017 Toulon Tournament
45ème Festival International "Espoirs" – Tournoi Maurice Revello (in French)
Tournament details
Host countryFrance
Dates29 May – 10 June 2017
Teams12 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions England (6th title)
Runners-up Ivory Coast
Third place Scotland
Fourth place Czech Republic
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored61 (2.77 per match)
Top scorer(s)Angola Chico Banza
England Harvey Barnes
England George Hirst
(4 goals each)
Best player(s)England David Brooks
Best goalkeeperWales Luke Pilling
2016
2018

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,[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]

  1. ^ "Today, it's been a year since Maurice Revello left us..." 5 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Maurice Revello n'est plus…" (in French). 5 February 2016.
  3. ^ "OFFICIAL : The Toulon Tournament 2017 match schedule". 20 March 2017.
  4. ^ "England won their second Maurice Revello Tournament in a row against Ivory Coast!". 10 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Toulon Tournament: England 1-1 Ivory Coast (5-3 penalties)". BBC Sport. 10 June 2017.