2023 U-16 International Dream Cup

2023 U-16 International Dream Cup

Japanese: U-16 インターナショナル ドリーム カップ 2023 JAPAN
Tournament details
Host country	Japan
City	Hirono and Naraha
Dates	31 May – 4 June 2023[1][2]
Teams	4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Japan (5th title)
Runners-up	Netherlands
Third place	United States
Fourth place	Nigeria
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	23 (3.83 per match)
Attendance	1,375 (229 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Keito Kumashiro (3 goals)
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The 2023 U-16 International Dream Cup (officially in Japanese: U-16 インターナショナルドリームカップ2023 JAPAN presented by JFA), was the 7th edition of the U-16 International Dream Cup, an annual international age-restricted football tournament organized by the Japan Football Association (JFA). It was held at the J-Village Stadium from 31 May to 4 June 2023.^[1][2] Japan were crowned champions for the 5th time.

Format

The four invited teams played in a round-robin tournament. A penalty-shootout are played when the match resulted in a draw. Points awarded in the group stage followed the formula of three points for a win, two points for a penalty-shootout win, one point for a penalty-shootout loss, and zero points for a loss. In the event, if two teams were tied in points, tie-breakers would be applied in the order of goal difference, goals scored, head-to-head result, and a fair play score based on the number of yellow and red cards.^[3]

Venue

Hirono and Naraha
J-Village Stadium
Capacity: 5,000
Hirono and Naraha

Teams

Team	Confederation
Japan	AFC
Nigeria[2][4]	CAF
United States	CONCACAF
Netherlands	UEFA

Squads

Main article: 2023 U-16 International Dream Cup squads

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	DW	DL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
	Japan (H)	3	2	0	0	1	11	5	+6	6
	Netherlands	3	2	0	0	1	6	4	+2	6
	United States	3	2	0	0	1	4	5	−1	6
4	Nigeria	3	0	0	0	3	2	9	−7	0

Source: JFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result; 5) fair play ranking.
(H) Host

Results

All times are local, JST (UTC+9).

31 May 2023

12:00

Netherlands	1–0	Nigeria
Jim Koller 12'	Report

J-Village Stadium, Hirono and Naraha

Attendance: 100

Referee: Masaki Adachi (Japan)

31 May 2023

15:00

Japan	1–2	United States
Keito Kumashiro 90+4'	Report	Santiago Morales 60' Sean Petrie 83'

J-Village Stadium, Hirono and Naraha

Attendance: 175

Referee: Yoshikazu Matsuzawa (Japan)

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2 June 2023

11:00

United States	0–3	Netherlands
	Report	Jesaja Riga Mustapha 21' Haniel Pereira da Gama 42' Benjamin Khaderi 82'

J-Village Stadium, Hirono and Naraha

Attendance: 100

Referee: Koji Takasaki (Japan)

2 June 2023

14:00

Japan	6–1	Nigeria
Shuto Oishi 2' Keito Kumashiro 17', 32' Kento Hamasaki 66' Kota Sekiguchi 78' Yusei Shima 90'	Report	Azuka Alatan 50'

J-Village Stadium, Hirono and Naraha

Attendance: 135

Referee: Ryo Munakata (Japan)

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4 June 2023

12:00

Nigeria	1–2	United States
Solomon Udoh 85'	Report	Noah Santos 25' Santiago Morales 64'

J-Village Stadium, Hirono and Naraha

Attendance: 165

Referee: Daichi Shiino (Japan)

4 June 2023

15:00

Japan	4–2	Netherlands
Yusei Shima 4' Yuta Sugawara 10' Kento Hamasaki 48' Shuto Oishi 50'	Report	Lyfe Oldenstam 3' Gino Verhulst 51'

J-Village Stadium, Hirono, and Naraha

Attendance: 700

Referee: Takahito Seta (Japan)

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 23 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 3.83 goals per match.

3 goals

• Keito Kumashiro

2 goals

• Kento Hamasaki
• Shuto Oishi
• Yusei Shima
• Santiago Morales

1 goal

• Kota Sekiguchi
• Yuta Sugawara
• Benjamin Khaderi
• Jim Koller
• Jesaja Riga Mustapha
• Lyfe Oldenstam
• Haniel Pereira da Gama
• Gine Verhulst
• Azuka Alatan
• Solomon Udoh
• Noah Santos
• Sean Petrie

Media coverage

Broadcasters[5][6]
Country	Broadcasting network	Television	Live streaming
Japan	J Sports	J Sports On Demand (all matches)	—
Rest of world	—	—	JFATV (match 1, 3, 5 only)

See also

• Japan Football Association
• 2023 in Japanese football

References

1. "U-16 International Dream Cup 2023 JAPAN". Japan Football Association. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
2. Admin (21 May 2023). "Future Eagles To Face USA, Netherlands and Japan In Dream Cup". BSN Sport.
3. "大会要項" [Tournament details] (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
4. Chidiezie, Jidechi (19 May 2023). "Future Eagles: Nigeria's U16 to head to Japan next Friday for 4-nation tournament". Pulse Sports.
5. "TV放送/JFATV" [TV broadcasting/JFATV] (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
6. "Other Soccer Programs" (in Japanese). J Sports. Retrieved 29 May 2023.

External links

• Official website
• U-16 International Dream Cup 2023 JAPAN on YouTube