2012 H.E. Mahinda Rajapaksa Under-23 International Football Trophy

The 2012 H.E. Mahinda Rajapaksa Under-23 International Football Trophy was the first edition of the tournament which took place in Sri Lanka from 3–9 December 2012.^[2]

2012 H.E. Mahinda Rajapaksa Under-23 International Football Trophy

Tournament details
Host country	Sri Lanka
Dates	3 – 9 December
Teams	4[1]
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Maldives (1st title)
Runners-up	Pakistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	7
Goals scored	11 (1.57 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Hassan Adhuham Assadhulla Abdulla (2 goals each)
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The tournament was won by Maldives, who defeated Pakistan 2–1 in the final.^[3]

Hosts

Sri Lanka were the hosts of the tournament as this is organised by the Ministry of Sports in association with the Football Federation of Sri Lanka.^[1]

Venue

Nawalapitiya
Jayathilake Sports Complex[4]
Capacity: 20,000[5]

Participated nations

•  Sri Lanka – Host
•  Pakistan
•  Bangladesh
•  Maldives

Group stage

All times are Sri Lanka Time (SLST) – UTC+05:30

Key to colours in group tables
Top two placed teams advance to the finals

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Maldives	3	2	0	1	4	1	+3	6
Pakistan	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	4
Sri Lanka	3	1	1	1	1	3	−2	4
Bangladesh	3	1	0	2	1	2	−1	3

Sri Lanka	0 – 3	Maldives
	Report	Assadhulla Adhuham pen.'

3 December 2012

14:00

Bangladesh	0 – 1	Pakistan
		80' Saeed

3 December 2012

16:00

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Pakistan	0 – 1	Maldives
	Report	Imaaz

5 December 2012

13:30

Sri Lanka	1 – 0	Bangladesh
Prasad 71'	Report

5 December 2012

15:30

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Maldives	0 – 1	Bangladesh
	Report	31' Touhidul Alam

7 December 2012

13:30

Sri Lanka	0 – 0	Pakistan

7 December 2012

15:30

Final

Main article: 2012 H.E. Mahinda Rajapaksa Under-23 International Football Trophy Final

Maldives	2 – 1	Pakistan
Rilwan 57' Assadhulla 61'	Report	84' (o.g.) Yaamin

9 December 2012

15:30

Winner

2012 Mahinda Rajapaksa Under-23 International Football Trophy
Maldives First title

Goalscorers

2 goals

• Hassan Adhuham
• Assadhulla Abdulla

1 goal

• Saeed Ahmed
• Ahmed Imaaz
• Eranda Prasad
• Touhidul Alam
• Rilwan Waheed

1 own goal

• Moosa Yaamin (playing against Pakistan in the final)

References

1. "Four nations soccer tourney a boost for local players". nation.lk. 25 November 2012. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
2. "Football: Mahinda Rajapaksa International Football Trophy from tomorrow". cricturf.com. Archived from the original on 20 January 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
3. "Maldives U 23 win Rajapaksa tournament". maldivesoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2014-09-07. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
4. "Mahinda Rajapaksa International Football Tournament from December 3 to 9 at Nawalapitiya". lankanews.lk. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
5. "President launches redeveloped Jayathilake Sports Complex". development.lk. Archived from the original on 23 May 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2012.