title: 2012 H.E. Mahinda Rajapaksa Under-23 International Football Trophy
text: # 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.
  
  The tournament was won by Maldives, who defeated Pakistan 2–1 in the final.
  
  ## 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.
  
  ## Venue
  
  * Nawalapitiya
  * Jayathilake Sports Complex
  * Capacity: 20,000
  
  ## 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 |
  
  ## 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)
  