2016 FAM Youth Championship
{{use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox football tournament season
| title = FAM Youth Championship
| other_titles =
| image =
| size =
| caption =
| country = Maldives
| dates = 19 August – 23 October
| venues = 2
| num_teams = 8
| winners = Eagles (2nd title)
| second = TC Sports
| matches = 32
| goals = 105
| scoring_leader =
| prev_season = 2014
| next_season = 2017
}}
The 2016 FAM Youth Championship was the 5th season of the FAM Youth Championship.
Teams
Under-21 teams of the 8 clubs in 2016 Dhivehi Premier League will be contesting in the championship.{{cite web|url=https://mihaaru.com/local_sports/4391 |title=Youth Championship to start on 19th |publisher=Mihaaru Sports |language=dv |date=11 August 2016 |accessdate=10 June 2020}}
Format
Eight teams competing will be engaged in a round-robin tournament, each team plays once against the others. Three points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. The teams are ranked in the league table by points gained, then goal difference, then goals scored and then their head-to-head record. The top 4 teams will be qualified for the Play-offs.
Page playoff system was used in this edition. The first and second place teams play each other, with the winner advancing directly to the final. The winner of the other page playoff game between the third and fourth place teams plays the loser of the first/second playoff game in the semi-final. The winner of the semi-final moves on to the final.
League table
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| style="background:#ffffcc"
|1 | align="left"|TC Sports Club U21s | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 4 | +14 | 17 | rowspan=4|Play-offs |
| style="background:#ffffcc"
|2 | align="left"|Club Eagles U21s | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 13 | |
| style="background:#ffffcc"
|3 | align="left"|Maziya U21s | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 12 | |
| style="background:#ffffcc"
|4 | align="left"|Club Valencia U21s | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | |
| 5 | align="left"|Victory Sports Club U21s | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 10 | |
| 6 | align="left"|New Radiant U21s | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 9 | |
| 7 | align="left"|BG Sports Club U21s | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 4 | |
| 8 | align="left"|United Victory U21s | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 3 |
Play-offs
{{PagePlayoffBracket
| RD1= Page playoffs
| RD2= Semifinal
| RD3= Final
| team-width= 185
| RD1-seed1= 1
| RD1-team1= TC Sports Club U21s
| RD1-score1= 1(4)
| RD1-seed2= 2
| RD1-team2= Club Eagles U21s
| RD1-score2= 1(5)
| RD1-seed3= 3
| RD1-team3= Maziya U21s
| RD1-score3= 1
| RD1-seed4= 4
| RD1-team4= Club Valencia U21s
| RD1-score4= 0
| RD2-seed1= 1
| RD2-team1= TC Sports Club U21s
| RD2-score1= 3
| RD2-seed2= 3
| RD2-team2= Maziya U21s
| RD2-score2= 1
| RD3-seed1= 2
| RD3-team1= Club Eagles U21s
| RD3-score1= 5
| RD3-seed2= 1
| RD3-team2= TC Sports Club U21s
| RD3-score2= 3
}}
=Page play-offs=
{{football box
| date = 15 October 2016
| time = 15:50
| team1 = TC Sports Club U21s
| score = 1–1
| aet =
| report = https://mihaaru.com/local_sports/7360
| team2 = Club Eagles U21s
| goals1 = Aiman Thaufeeq {{goal|88}}
| goals2 = {{goal|36}} Hamdhaan Abdul Sattar
| stadium = National Football Stadium, Malé
| attendance =
| referee =
| penaltyscore = 4–5
| penalties1 = Ibrahim Waheed Hassan {{pengoal}}
Mohamed Arash Assad {{pengoal}}
Hussain Jumaan {{pengoal}}
Aiman Thaufeeq {{penmiss|crossbar}}
| penalties2 = {{pengoal}} Shifan Hassan
{{pengoal}} Ansar Ibrahim
{{pengoal}} Hassan Raif Ahmed
{{pengoal}} Aisam Ibrahim
{{pengoal}} Ibrahim Hamdhaan
}}
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{{football box
| date = 15 October 2016
| time = 21:00
| team1 = Maziya U21s
| score = 1–0
| report = https://mihaaru.com/local_sports/7373
| team2 = Club Valencia U21s
| goals1 = Mohamed Inshal {{goal|17}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = National Football Stadium, Malé
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
=Semi-final=
{{football box
| date = 19 October 2016
| time = 15:50
| team1 = TC Sports Club U21s
| score = 3–1
| report = https://mihaaru.com/local_sports/7600
| team2 = Maziya U21s
| goals1 = Ibrahim Waheed Hassan {{goal|45}}
Akmal Mohamed {{goal|52}}
Ali Haafiz {{goal|90}}
| goals2 = {{goal|26}} Mohamed Inshal
| stadium = National Football Stadium, Malé
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
=Final=
{{football box
| date = 16 October 2016
| time = 15:50
| team1 = Club Eagles U21s
| score = 5–3
| report = https://mihaaru.com/local_sports/7798
| team2 = TC Sports Club U21s
| goals1 = Ansar Ibrahim {{goal|41||57}}
Ahmed Rizuvan {{goal|45+2|82}}
Aisam Ibrahim {{goal|49}}
| goals2 = {{goal|62||87|pen.}} Ali Haafiz
{{goal|72}} Ibrahim Waheed Hassan
| stadium = National Football Stadium, Malé
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
Awards
=Best 4 players=
=Best coach=
- Ahmed Shakir (Club Eagles)
=Fair play team=
References
{{reflist}}
{{FAM Youth Championship seasons}}
{{Football in the Maldives}}