The 13th edition of the Mercedes-Benz Aegean Cup 2012 will be held between 17-22 January in Manisa. Eight U16 national teams will participate into the cup.
Along with host Turkey; Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Ukraine, Belgium and Greece will join the tournament. This year for the first time United States will participate to the cup as a team outside of the continent.
The matches will be played in Manisa 19 Mayıs, Akhisar İlçe, Turgutlu 7 Eylül, Kula İlçe, Soma Atatürk, Sart , Salihli Ramiz Turhan ve Saruhanlı İlçe stadiums.
Mercedes-Benz Aegean Cup is among prestigious international tournaments in this age category. The Cup continues its tradition to be a showcase for various youth national teams for 13 years and 19 different countries participated so far. Started under the name "Bora Öztürk Tournament" in 1999 with the participation of Turkey, Romania and Russia, is being organized as "Aegean Cup since 2002. Originally played as a U15 level tournament, Aegean Cup's age level was first pushed to U17 in 2002 before being pulled back to U16 in 2004.
Turkey were crowned champions 6 times in the cup which was first held in 1999, France won four times, whereas Ukraine, Russia lifted the trophy once. The tournament was not held in 2005.
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Mercedes-Benz Aegean Cup 2012 Standings & Schedules:
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GROUP A |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
AV |
Pts |
|
1. TURKEY |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2. USA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
3. CZECH REP. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
4. DENMARK |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 | |
|
GROUP B |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
AV |
Pts |
|
1. FRANCE |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2. UKRANIE |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
3. BELGIUM |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
4. GREECE |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 | |
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Date-Group
|
Stadium
|
Team 1
|
Result
|
Team 2
|
|
17.01.2012-13:00
Group B |
AKHİSAR İLÇE |
FRANCE |
- |
UKRAINE |
|
17.01.2012-13:00
Group B |
TURGUTLU 7 EYLÜL |
BELGIUM |
- |
GREECE |
|
17.01.2012-14:00
Group A |
KULA İLÇE |
CZECH REP. |
- |
DENMARK |
|
17.01.2012-14:00
Group A |
SOMA ATATÜRK |
TURKEY |
- |
USA |
|
18.01.2012-13:00
Group A |
TURGUTLU 7 EYLÜL |
USA |
- |
DENMARK |
|
18.01.2012-13:00
Group B |
SART STADI |
FRANCE |
- |
BELGIUM |
|
18.01.2012-14:00
Group A |
SALİHLİ RAMİZ TURAN |
TURKEY |
- |
CZECH REP. |
|
18.01.2012-14:00
Group B |
AKHİSAR İLÇE |
UKRAINE |
- |
GREECE |
|
20.01.2012-13:00
Group A |
SARUHANLI İLÇE |
USA |
- |
CZECH REP. |
|
20.01.2012-13:00
Group B |
TURGUTLU 7 EYLÜL |
FRANCE |
- |
GREECE |
|
20.01.2012-14:00
Group A |
AKHİSAR İLÇE |
TURKEY |
- |
DENMARK |
|
20.01.2012-14:00
Group B |
SALİHLİ RAMİZ TURAN |
UKRAINE |
- |
BELGIUM |
|
22.01.2012-12:00
3rd Place Match |
MANİSA 19 MAYIS |
Group A Runner-Up |
- |
Group B Runner-Up |
|
22.01.2012-15:00
FINAL |
MANİSA 19 MAYIS |
Group A Winner |
- |
Group B Winner |
NOTE: All times are local.