2016–17 I-League U18
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{{Use Indian English|date=November 2016}}
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| winners = AIFF Elite Academy
| competition = I-League U18
| season = 2016–17
| premiers =
| matches = 139
| total goals = 445
| league topscorer =
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| biggest home win =
| biggest away win =
| highest scoring =
| longest wins =
| longest unbeaten =
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| prevseason = 2015–16
| nextseason = 2017–18
}}
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.{{cite news|title=U-18 I-League To Kick Off On November 14|url=http://i-league.org/u18-news/u-18-i-league-to-kick-off-on-november-14/|accessdate=12 November 2016|work=I-League|date=12 November 2016}} AIFF Elite Academy won the title by defeating East Bengal F.C. in the final.
Teams
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;" |
| Kolkata
! Maharashtra ! Shillong–Guwahati ! Delhi ! Goa ! Rest of India A, B, or C |
|---|
| East Bengal
| Bhaichung Bhutia Football Schools |rowspan="6"|Aizawl |
| Mohun Bagan
| Kenkre | Dempo |
| Mohammedan
| Mumbai |
| SAI Kolkata
| PIFA | SAI Guwahati | Sudeva Moonlight |
| Southern Samity
| | |
| United
| | | | |
First round
| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" |
| Tiebreakers |
|---|
The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied in the order given to determine the rankings:
|
=Kolkata zone=
|section=Kolkata
|update= complete
|source=[http://i-league.org/u-18-i-league/results-fixtures-u-18-i-league/ I-league]
|show_matches=yes
|team1=MB |team2=EB |team3=USC |team4=SAI |team5=MSC |team6=SS
|result2=Q |result3=Q
|win_EB=7 |draw_EB=2 |loss_EB=1 |gf_EB=14 |ga_EB=2
|win_MB=7 |draw_MB=2 |loss_MB=1 |gf_MB=17 |ga_MB=5
|win_MSC=1 |draw_MSC=2 |loss_MSC=7 |gf_MSC=5 |ga_MSC=12
|win_SAI=3 |draw_SAI=3 |loss_SAI=4 |gf_SAI=13 |ga_SAI=11
|win_SS=1 |draw_SS=0 |loss_SS=9 |gf_SS=5 |ga_SS=32
|win_USC=6 |draw_USC=1 |loss_USC=3 |gf_USC=18 |ga_USC=10
|name_EB=East Bengal
|name_MB=Mohun Bagan
|name_MSC=Mohammedan
|name_SAI=SAI Kolkata
|name_SS=Southern Samity
|name_USC=United
|show_limit=5
|res_col_header=Q
|col_Q=green1 |text_Q=Advance to final round
|note_MB=Mohun Bagan disqualified for fielding over-age player.{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/mohun-bagan-scratched-from-u-18-youth-league-for-fielding-overage-player/articleshow/57620864.cms|title=Mohun Bagan scratched from U-18 Youth League for fielding overage player|date=13 March 2017}}
|match_EB_EB=
|match_EB_MB=1–0
|match_EB_MSC=3–0
|match_EB_SAI=2–0
|match_EB_SS=2–0
|match_EB_USC=0–0
|match_MB_EB=1–1
|match_MB_MB=
|match_MB_MSC=2–0
|match_MB_SAI=1–0
|match_MB_SS=5–1
|match_MB_USC=2–1
|match_MSC_EB=0–1
|match_MSC_MB=0–1
|match_MSC_MSC=
|match_MSC_SAI=1–1
|match_MSC_SS=0–1
|match_MSC_USC=0–1
|match_SAI_EB=1–0
|match_SAI_MB=1–1
|match_SAI_MSC=0–0
|match_SAI_SAI=
|match_SAI_SS=2–0
|match_SAI_USC=0–1
|match_SS_EB=0–3
|match_SS_MB=0–3
|match_SS_MSC=0–3
|match_SS_SAI=1–5
|match_SS_SS=
|match_SS_USC=0–6
|match_USC_EB=0–1
|match_USC_MB=0–1
|match_USC_MSC=2–1
|match_USC_SAI=4–3
|match_USC_SS=3–2
|match_USC_USC=
}}
=Maharashtra zone=
|section=Maharashtra
|update=complete
|source=[http://i-league.org/u-18-i-league/results-fixtures-u-18-i-league/ I-league]
|show_matches=yes
|team1=PC |team2=DSK |team3=MFC |team4=KSC |team5=PIFA
|result1=Q |result2=Q
|win_DSK=5 |draw_DSK=1 |loss_DSK=2 |gf_DSK=33 |ga_DSK=10
|win_KSC=2 |draw_KSC=2 |loss_KSC=4 |gf_KSC=11|ga_KSC=23
|win_MFC=3 |draw_MFC=1 |loss_MFC=4 |gf_MFC=16 |ga_MFC=15
|win_PIFA=0 |draw_PIFA=0 |loss_PIFA=8 |gf_PIFA=2 |ga_PIFA=44
|win_PC=8 |draw_PC=0 |loss_PC=0 |gf_PC=30 |ga_PC=3
|name_DSK=DSK Shivajians
|name_KSC=Kenkre
|name_MFC=Mumbai
|name_PIFA=PIFA
|name_PC=Pune City
|show_limit=5
|match_DSK_DSK=
|match_DSK_KSC=1–1
|match_DSK_MFC=4–1
|match_DSK_PIFA=6–0
|match_DSK_PC=1–2
|match_KSC_DSK=1–10
|match_KSC_KSC=
|match_KSC_MFC=0–0
|match_KSC_PIFA=3–0
|match_KSC_PC=1–3
|match_MFC_DSK=1–5
|match_MFC_KSC=2–0
|match_MFC_MFC=
|match_MFC_PIFA=6–0
|match_MFC_PC=1–1
|match_PIFA_DSK=1–6
|match_PIFA_KSC=0–5
|match_PIFA_MFC=1–5
|match_PIFA_PIFA=
|match_PIFA_PC=0–8
|match_PC_DSK=3–0
|match_PC_KSC=7–0
|match_PC_MFC=2–1
|match_PC_PIFA=5–0
|match_PC_PC=
|res_col_header=Q
|col_Q=green1 |text_Q=Advance to final round
}}
=Shillong–Guwahati zone=
|section=Shillong–Guwahati
|update=complete
|source=[http://i-league.org/u-18-i-league/results-fixtures-u-18-i-league/ I-league]
|show_matches=yes
|team1=RW |team2=SL |team3=GT |team4=RU |team5=SAI
|result1=Q |result2=Q
|win_RW=7 |draw_RW=1 |loss_RW=0 |gf_RW=25 |ga_RW=4
|win_RU=1 |draw_RU=4 |loss_RU=3 |gf_RU=7 |ga_RU=14
|win_GT=3 |draw_GT=1 |loss_GT=4 |gf_GT=7 |ga_GT=10
|win_SL=5 |draw_SL=0 |loss_SL=3 |gf_SL=11 |ga_SL=10
|win_SAI=0 |draw_SAI=2 |loss_SAI=6 |gf_SAI=8 |ga_SAI=20
|name_RW=Royal Wahingdoh
|name_RU=Rangdajied United
|name_GT=Gauhati Town
|name_SL=Shillong Lajong
|name_SAI=SAI Guwahati
|match_RW_RW=
|match_RW_RU=4–0
|match_RW_GT=2–0
|match_RW_SL=5–1
|match_RW_SAI=3–2
|match_RU_RW=0–0
|match_RU_RU=
|match_RU_GT=1–3
|match_RU_SL=0–2
|match_RU_SAI=2–2
|match_GT_RW=0–3
|match_GT_RU=1–1
|match_GT_GT=
|match_GT_SL=0–1
|match_GT_SAI=1–0
|match_SL_RW=0–3
|match_SL_RU=0–1
|match_SL_GT=2–0
|match_SL_SL=
|match_SL_SAI=4–1
|match_SAI_RW=1–5
|match_SAI_RU=2–2
|match_SAI_GT=0–2
|match_SAI_SL=0–1
|match_SAI_SAI=
|show_limit=5
|res_col_header=Q
|col_Q=green1 |text_Q=Advance to final round
}}
=Goa zone=
|section=Goa
|update=complete
|source=[http://i-league.org/u-18-i-league/results-fixtures-u-18-i-league/ I-league]
|show_matches=yes
|team1=AIFF |team2=SAL |team3=DSC |team4=SCG
|result1=Q |result2=Q
|win_AIFF=5 |draw_AIFF=0 |loss_AIFF=1 |gf_AIFF=16 |ga_AIFF=3
|win_SAL=3 |draw_SAL=1 |loss_SAL=2 |gf_SAL=11 |ga_SAL=7
|win_SCG=1 |draw_SCG=1 |loss_SCG=4 |gf_SCG=4 |ga_SCG=10
|win_DSC=1 |draw_DSC=2 |loss_DSC=3 |gf_DSC=3 |ga_DSC=14
|name_AIFF=AIFF Academy
|name_SAL=Salgaocar
|name_SCG=SC Goa
|name_DSC=Dempo
|show_limit=5
|res_col_header=Q
|col_Q=green1 |text_Q=Advance to final round
|match_AIFF_DSC=8–0
|match_AIFF_SAL=1-2
|match_AIFF_SCG=3–1
|match_DSC_AIFF=0–2
|match_DSC_SAL=0–2
|match_DSC_SCG=1–0
|match_SAL_AIFF=0–1
|match_SAL_DSC=2–2
|match_SAL_SCG=2–3
|match_SCG_AIFF=0–1
|match_SCG_DSC=0-0
|match_SCG_SAL=0–3
}}
=Delhi zone=
|section=Delhi
|update=complete
|source=[http://i-league.org/u-18-i-league/results-fixtures-u-18-i-league/ U-18 I-league]
|show_matches=yes
|team1=BBFS |team2=SDV |team3=HIN |team4=DU
|result1=Q
|win_BBFS = 4 | draw_BBFS = 0 | loss_BBFS =2 | gf_BBFS=10 | ga_BBFS =13
|win_DU =1 | draw_DU = 0 | loss_DU = 5 | gf_DU =9 | ga_DU =13
|win_HIN = 3 | draw_HIN =1 | loss_HIN = 2 | gf_HIN =8 | ga_HIN =6
|win_SDV = 3 | draw_SDV =1 | loss_SDV = 2 | gf_SDV =12 | ga_SDV =7
|name_BBFS = Bhaichung Bhutia FS
|name_DU=Delhi United
|name_HIN=Hindustan
|name_SDV=Sudeva Moonlight
|note_header_res=All games played at Ambedkar Stadium.
|show_limit=4
|res_col_header=Q
|col_Q=green1 |text_Q=Advance to final round
|match_DU_HIN=0-1
|match_DU_SDV=1-5
|match_DU_BBFS=0-1
|match_HIN_DU=2-0
|match_HIN_SDV=2-2
|match_HIN_BBFS=1-2
|match_SDV_DU=2-0
|match_SDV_HIN=0-1
|match_SDV_BBFS=1-0
|match_BBFS_DU=2-8
|match_BBFS_HIN=2-1
|match_BBFS_SDV=3-2
}}
=Rest of India – Group A=
|section=ROI Group A
|update=complete
|source=[http://i-league.org/u-18-i-league/results-fixtures-u-18-i-league/ U-18 I-league]
|show_matches=yes
|team1=BFC |team2=OZ |team3=FH
|result1=Q
|win_FH=1 |draw_FH=0 |loss_FH=3 |gf_FH=3 |ga_FH=18
|win_BFC=3 |draw_BFC=1 |loss_BFC=0 |gf_BFC=17 |ga_BFC=1
|win_OZ=1 |draw_OZ=1 |loss_OZ=2 |gf_OZ=7 |ga_OZ=8
|note_header_res=All games played at Bangalore Football Stadium.
|name_FH=Fateh Hyderabad
|name_BFC=Bengaluru FC
|name_OZ=Ozone FC
|match_BFC_FH=7–0
|match_BFC_OZ=0–0
|match_FH_BFC=0–5
|match_FH_OZ=0–6
|match_OZ_FH=0–3
|match_OZ_BFC=1–5
|show_limit=5
|res_col_header=Q
|col_Q=green1 |text_Q=Advance to final round
}}
=Rest of India – Group B=
|section=ROI Group B
|update=complete
|source=[http://i-league.org/u-18-i-league/results-fixtures-u-18-i-league/ U-18 I-league]
|show_matches=yes
|team1=TFA |team2=AFC |team3=NER |team4=PS
|result1=Q
|win_NER = 3 | draw_NER = 1 | loss_NER =2 | gf_NER =8 | ga_NER =9
|win_TFA = 3 | draw_TFA = 3 | loss_TFA = 0 | gf_TFA = 7 | ga_TFA = 3
|win_AFC = 3 | draw_AFC = 1 | loss_AFC = 2 | gf_AFC = 12 | ga_AFC = 4
|win_PS = 0 | draw_PS = 1 | loss_PS = 5 | gf_PS = 3 | ga_PS = 14
|name_NER = NEROCA
|name_TFA=Tata Football Academy
|name_AFC=Aizawl
|name_PS=Pride Sports
|note_header_res=All games played at JRD Tata Sports Complex.
|show_limit=5
|res_col_header=Q
|col_Q=green1 |text_Q=Advance to final round
|match_AFC_TFA=0-1
|match_AFC_NER=0-1
|match_AFC_PS=5-0
|match_TFA_AFC=0-0
|match_TFA_NER=3-1
|match_TFA_PS=1-1
|match_NER_AFC=1-4
|match_NER_TFA=1-1
|match_NER_PS=2-0
|match_PS_AFC=1-3
|match_PS_TFA=0-1
|match_PS_NER=1-2
}}
=Rest of India – Group C=
|section=ROI Group C
|update= complete
|source=[http://i-league.org/u-18-i-league/results-fixtures-u-18-i-league/ U-18 I-league]
|show_matches=yes
|team1=MIN |team2=RK |team3=LK |team4=JKB
|result1=Q
|win_JKB = 0 | draw_JKB = 0 | loss_JKB = 3 | gf_JKB = 4 | ga_JKB = 10
|win_LK = 1 | draw_LK = 0 | loss_LK = 2 | gf_LK = 3 | ga_LK = 8
|win_MIN = 3 | draw_MIN = 0 | loss_MIN = 0 | gf_MIN = 9 | ga_MIN = 3
|win_RK = 2 | draw_RK = 0 | loss_RK = 1 | gf_RK = 10 | ga_RK = 5
|name_JKB = J&K Bank
|name_LK=Lonestar Kashmir
|name_MIN=Minerva Punjab
|name_RK=Real Kashmir
|note_header_res=All games played at Ambedkar Stadium.
|show_limit=5
|res_col_header=Q
|col_Q=green1 |text_Q=Advance to final round
|match_MIN_RK=3–1
|match_MIN_LK=1–0
|match_MIN_JKB=5–2
|match_RK_LK=6–1
|match_RK_JKB=3–1
|match_LK_JKB=2–1
}}
Final round
=Groups=
{{:2016–17 I-League U18 Final Round|transcludesection=Group A|title=Group A|show_matches=n}}
{{:2016–17 I-League U18 Final Round|transcludesection=Group B|title=Group B|show_matches=n}}
{{:2016–17 I-League U18 Final Round|transcludesection=Group C|title=Group C|show_matches=n}}
=Ranking of runner-up teams=
{{:2016–17 I-League U18 Final Round|transcludesection=Runners-up}}
Knock–out stage
=Bracket=
{{4TeamBracket
| Team-Width = 180
| score-width = 40
| RD1 = Semi-Finals
| RD2 = Final
| RD2b = Third Place
| RD1-seed1 =
| RD1-team1 = United
| RD1-score1 = 0 (12)
| RD1-seed2 =
| RD1-team2 = AIFF Academy
| RD1-score2 = 0 (13)
| RD1-seed3 =
| RD1-team3 = East Bengal
| RD1-score3 = 3
| RD1-seed4 =
| RD1-team4 = Salgaocar
| RD1-score4 = 2
| RD2-team1 = AIFF Academy
| RD2-score1 = 2
| RD2-team2 = East Bengal
| RD2-score2 = 1
| RD2b-team1 =
| RD2b-score1 =
| RD2b-team2 =
| RD2b-score2 =
}}
=Semi-finals=
{{footballbox
| date = 5 May 2017
| time = 09:00 IST
| team1 = United
| score = 0–0
| penaltyscore = 12–13
| report = [https://administrator.the-aiff.com/reports/1283_Match_Summary_V1_1493965956.pdf Report]
| team2 = AIFF Academy
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Barasat Stadium, Kolkata
| attendance = 100
| referee = Valenton Raphael Fernandes
}}
{{footballbox
| date = 5 May 2017
| time = 15:30 IST
| team1 = East Bengal
| score = 3–2
| report = [https://administrator.the-aiff.com/reports/1284_Match_Summary_V1_1493986086.pdf Report]
| team2 = Salgaocar
| goals1 = Bidyashagar Singh {{goal|14}}
Suranjit Singh {{goal|43||60}}
| goals2 = Andrus John {{goal|80}}
Liston Colaco {{goal|86}}
| stadium = Barasat Stadium, Kolkata
| attendance = 500
| referee = Ravindra Thapliyal
}}
=Final=
{{footballbox
| date = 7 May 2017
| time = 15:30 IST
| team1 = AIFF Academy
| score = 2–1
| report = [https://administrator.the-aiff.com/reports/1285_Match_Summary_V1_1494159655.pdf Report]
| team2 = East Bengal
| goals1 = Lalengmawia {{goal|15}}
Namgyal Bhutia {{goal|42}}
| goals2 = Bidyashagar Singh {{goal|14}}
| stadium = Barasat Stadium, Kolkata
| attendance = 1000
| referee = Valenton Raphael Fernandes
| stack =
}}
Statistics
=Top Scorers=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
| Rank
!Player !Club !Goals |
|---|
| 1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Liston Colaco |align="left"|Salgaocar |align="center"|16 |
| 2
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Lalawmpuia |align="left"|DSK Shivajians |align="center"|14 |
| rowspan=2|3
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Dipankar Baral |align="left"|United |align="center" rowspan=2|10 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Sandip Bhattacharjee
|align="left"|United |
| rowspan=2|5
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Lalcchanhima |align="left"|East Bengal |align="center" rowspan=2|8 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Kh. Tajuddin
|align="left"|Royal Wahingdoh |
| rowspan=3|7
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Sirandeep Moran |align="left"| Royal Wahingdoh |align="center" rowspan=3|7 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Pranjal Bhumij
|align="left"| DSK Shivajians |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Mohammad Asrar Rehbar
|align="left"| Real Kashmir |
| rowspan=1|10
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Bidyashagar Singh |align="left"| East Bengal |align="center" rowspan=2|6 |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.the-aiff.com/tournaments-details.htm?tnmt_id=55 I-League U18 on the AIFF website].
{{Youth League U18}}
{{Indian football league seasons}}
{{2016–17 in Indian football}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2016-17 I-League U18}}