2016–17 I-League U18

The 2016–17 I-League U18 was the ninth season of the Indian I-League U18 and the second season of the competition as an under-18 one. The season began on 15 November with 35 teams divided into eight groups across India. The top 12 teams played in the final group stage in which they were divided into three groups of four and the top team from each group, along with the top second place team, went into the semi-finals, followed by the final.[1] AIFF Elite Academy won the title by defeating East Bengal F.C. in the final.

I-League U18
Season2016–17
ChampionsAIFF Elite Academy
Matches played139
Goals scored445 (3.2 per match)

Teams

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Kolkata Maharashtra Shillong–Guwahati Delhi Goa Rest of India A, B, or C
East Bengal DSK Shivajians Gauhati Town Club Bhaichung Bhutia Football Schools AIFF Elite Academy Aizawl
Bengaluru FC
Fateh Hyderabad
J&K Bank
Lonestar Kashmir
Minerva Academy
NEROCA
Ozone
Pride Sports
Real Kashmir
Tata Football Academy
Mohun Bagan Kenkre Rangdajied United Delhi United Dempo
Mohammedan Mumbai Royal Wahingdoh Hindustan Salgaocar
SAI Kolkata PIFA SAI Guwahati Sudeva Moonlight Sporting Goa
Southern Samity Pune City Shillong Lajong
United

First round

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Kolkata zone

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MB EB USC SAI MSC SS
1 Mohun Bagan[a] 10 7 2 1 17 5 +12 23 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 5–1
2 East Bengal 10 7 2 1 14 2 +12 23 Advance to final round 1–0 0–0 2–0 3–0 2–0
3 United 10 6 1 3 18 10 +8 19 0–1 0–1 4–3 2–1 3–2
4 SAI Kolkata 10 3 3 4 13 11 +2 12 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 2–0
5 Mohammedan 10 1 2 7 5 12 −7 5 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–1
6 Southern Samity 10 1 0 9 5 32 −27 3 0–3 0–3 0–6 1–5 0–3
Source: I-league
Notes:
  1. ^ Mohun Bagan disqualified for fielding over-age player.[2]

Maharashtra zone

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PC DSK MFC KSC PIFA
1 Pune City 8 8 0 0 30 3 +27 24 Advance to final round 3–0 2–1 7–0 5–0
2 DSK Shivajians 8 5 1 2 33 10 +23 16 1–2 4–1 1–1 6–0
3 Mumbai 8 3 1 4 16 15 +1 10 1–1 1–5 2–0 6–0
4 Kenkre 8 2 2 4 11 23 −12 8 1–3 1–10 0–0 3–0
5 PIFA 8 0 0 8 2 44 −42 0 0–8 1–6 1–5 0–5
Source: I-league

Shillong–Guwahati zone

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RW SL GT RU SAI
1 Royal Wahingdoh 8 7 1 0 25 4 +21 22 Advance to final round 5–1 2–0 4–0 3–2
2 Shillong Lajong 8 5 0 3 11 10 +1 15 0–3 2–0 0–1 4–1
3 Gauhati Town 8 3 1 4 7 10 −3 10 0–3 0–1 1–1 1–0
4 Rangdajied United 8 1 4 3 7 14 −7 7 0–0 0–2 1–3 2–2
5 SAI Guwahati 8 0 2 6 8 20 −12 2 1–5 0–1 0–2 2–2
Source: I-league

Goa zone

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AIFF SAL DSC SCG
1 AIFF Academy 6 5 0 1 16 3 +13 15 Advance to final round 1–2 8–0 3–1
2 Salgaocar 6 3 1 2 11 7 +4 10 0–1 2–2 2–3
3 Dempo 6 1 2 3 3 14 −11 5 0–2 0–2 1–0
4 SC Goa 6 1 1 4 4 10 −6 4 0–1 0–3 0–0
Source: I-league

Delhi zone

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification[a] BBFS SDV HIN DU
1 Bhaichung Bhutia FS 6 4 0 2 10 13 −3 12 Advance to final round 3–2 2–1 2–8
2 Sudeva Moonlight 6 3 1 2 12 7 +5 10 1–0 0–1 2–0
3 Hindustan 6 3 1 2 8 6 +2 10 1–2 2–2 2–0
4 Delhi United 6 1 0 5 9 13 −4 3 0–1 1–5 0–1
Source: U-18 I-league
Notes:
  1. ^ All games played at Ambedkar Stadium.

Rest of India – Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification[a] BFC OZ FH
1 Bengaluru FC 4 3 1 0 17 1 +16 10 Advance to final round 0–0 7–0
2 Ozone FC 4 1 1 2 7 8 −1 4 1–5 0–3
3 Fateh Hyderabad 4 1 0 3 3 18 −15 3 0–5 0–6
Source: U-18 I-league
Notes:
  1. ^ All games played at Bangalore Football Stadium.

Rest of India – Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification[a] TFA AFC NER PS
1 Tata Football Academy 6 3 3 0 7 3 +4 12 Advance to final round 0–0 3–1 1–1
2 Aizawl 6 3 1 2 12 4 +8 10 0–1 0–1 5–0
3 NEROCA 6 3 1 2 8 9 −1 10 1–1 1–4 2–0
4 Pride Sports 6 0 1 5 3 14 −11 1 0–1 1–3 1–2
Source: U-18 I-league
Notes:
  1. ^ All games played at JRD Tata Sports Complex.

Rest of India – Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification[a] MIN RK LK JKB
1 Minerva Punjab 3 3 0 0 9 3 +6 9 Advance to final round 3–1 1–0 5–2
2 Real Kashmir 3 2 0 1 10 5 +5 6 6–1 3–1
3 Lonestar Kashmir 3 1 0 2 3 8 −5 3 2–1
4 J&K Bank 3 0 0 3 4 10 −6 0
Source: U-18 I-league
Notes:
  1. ^ All games played at Ambedkar Stadium.

Final round

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Final round will feature 12 teams qualified from first round. The teams are drawn into three groups of four teams. Three group winners and one best second placed team enter semifinal.[1]

Groups

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Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification[a]
1 United 3 3 0 0 17 3 +14 9 Advance to semifinal
2 Salgaocar 3 2 0 1 14 9 +5 6
3 Royal Wahingdoh 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 3
4 Bhaichung Bhutia FS 3 0 0 3 3 19 −16 0
Source: U-18 I-league
Notes:
  1. ^ All games played at Kalyani Stadium, Kolkata.

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification[a]
1 East Bengal 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7 Advance to semifinal
2 Pune City 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 6
3 Tata Football Academy 3 1 0 2 1 2 −1 3
4 Shillong Lajong 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: U-18 I-league
Notes:
  1. ^ All games played at East Bengal Ground, Kolkata.

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification[a]
1 AIFF Academy 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6 Advance to semifinal
2 DSK Shivajians 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4[b]
3 Bengaluru FC 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4[b]
4 Minerva Punjab 3 1 0 2 5 8 −3 3
Source: U-18 I-league
Notes:
  1. ^ All games played at Barasat Stadium, Kolkata.
  2. ^ a b DSK Shivajians head of Bengaluru FC on number of goals scored, head-to-head record and goal-difference being the same.

Ranking of runner-up teams

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Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A Salgaocar 3 2 0 1 14 9 +5 6[a] Advance to semifinal
2 B Pune City 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 6[a]
3 C DSK Shivajians 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
Source: U-18 I-league
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Salgaocar ahead of Pune City on goal-difference

Knock–out stage

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Bracket

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Semi-Finals Final
      
United 0 (12)
AIFF Academy 0 (13)
AIFF Academy 2
East Bengal 1
East Bengal 3
Salgaocar 2 Third Place
 
 

Semi-finals

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United0–0AIFF Academy
Report
Penalties
12–13
Attendance: 100
Referee: Valenton Raphael Fernandes
East Bengal3–2Salgaocar
Bidyashagar Singh   14'
Suranjit Singh   43', 60'
Report Andrus John   80'
Liston Colaco   86'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Ravindra Thapliyal

Final

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AIFF Academy2–1East Bengal
Lalengmawia   15'
Namgyal Bhutia   42'
Report Bidyashagar Singh   14'
Attendance: 1000
Referee: Valenton Raphael Fernandes

Statistics

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Top Scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1   Liston Colaco Salgaocar 16
2   Lalawmpuia DSK Shivajians 14
3   Dipankar Baral United 10
  Sandip Bhattacharjee United
5   Lalcchanhima East Bengal 8
  Kh. Tajuddin Royal Wahingdoh
7   Sirandeep Moran Royal Wahingdoh 7
  Pranjal Bhumij DSK Shivajians
  Mohammad Asrar Rehbar Real Kashmir
10   Bidyashagar Singh East Bengal 6

References

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  1. ^ a b "U-18 I-League To Kick Off On November 14". I-League. 12 November 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Mohun Bagan scratched from U-18 Youth League for fielding overage player". 13 March 2017.
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