2016 IFA Shield
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox football tournament season
| title = IFA Shield
| year = 2016
| other_titles = LG IFA Shield 2016
| image =
| imagesize =
| caption =
| country = India
| dates = 16 February - 6 March 2016
| num_teams = 10
| champions = Tata Football Academy
| count = 1
| runner-up = AIFF Elite Academy
| matches = 23
| goals = 83
| attendance =
| top goal scorer = {{flagicon|ENG}} Francis Baptiste
{{flagicon|IND}} Baoringdao Bodo (6 Goals)
| player = {{flagicon|IND}} Baoringdao Bodo
| prevseason =2014
| nextseason = 2017
| extra information =
| updated = 7 March 2016
}}
The 2016 IFA Shield (officially known as the LG IFA Shield 2016{{cite news|title=LG partners IFA for LG IFA Shield U-19 Tournament 2015-2016|url=http://footballnewsindia.in/lg-partners-ifa-for-lg-ifa-shield-u-19-tournament-2015-2016/|access-date=16 February 2016|work=Football News India|date=2 February 2016}}{{cite news|title=Bhaichung Bhutia Wants IFA Shield to be U-17 Tournament in 2017|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/255137-bhaichung-bhutia-wants-ifa-shield-to-be-u-17-tournament-in-2017|access-date=16 February 2016|work=Sports NDTV|date=2 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160223034509/http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/255137-bhaichung-bhutia-wants-ifa-shield-to-be-u-17-tournament-in-2017|archive-date=23 February 2016|url-status=dead}} for sponsorship reasons) was the 120th edition of the IFA Shield. The tournament is designed as a U19 youth football tournament since 2015.
This year ten football clubs going to participate including two overseas football clubs. The winners of LG IFA Shield was awarded with an amount of {{Indian Rupee|alt=INR}} 5 Lakhs, while the second seeded team will get an amount of {{Indian Rupee|alt=INR}} 3 Lakhs.{{cite news|title=Goa to host IFA Shield matches|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Goa-to-host-IFA-Shield-matches/articleshow/50841609.cms|access-date=16 February 2016|work=The Times of India|date=3 February 2016}}
The tournament was managed by Ekalavya Sports Foundation, run by former international Kalyan Chaubey and other TFA graduates.
Tata Football Academy became the champions of the tournament by beating AIFF Elite Academy on 6 March 2016 which was played at Mohun Bagan Ground. The score was even 2–2 during the regulation time. After extra time match ended 3–2 in the favour of Tata Football Academy. Shubham Ghosh was awarded the man of the match and Baoringdao Bodo player of the tournament.{{cite news|title=TFA U-19 Defeated AIFF U-19 To Clinch The IFA Shield|url=http://xtratime.in/football/tfa-u-19-defeated-aiff-u-19-to-clinch-the-ifa-shield/|access-date=7 March 2016|work=Sports NDTV|date=6 March 2016}}
Venue
Most of the matches were held at East Bengal Ground and Mohun Bagan Ground while Kalyani Stadium and Barasat Stadium were the other venues.
Qualifying round
Four teams played in knockout format. The winner of the knockouts qualified for the final phase of the tournament.
{{Round8
|12 February 2016|Tata Football Academy|4|Southern Samity|0
|11 February 2016|Aryan {{pso}}|0 (7)|NB Rainbow|0 (6)
|11 February 2016|Tollygunge Agragami|1|Bengal Football Academy|8
|11 February 2016|Pathachakra|6|Bhawanipore|0
|13 February 2016|Tata Football Academy|1|Aryan|0
|13 February 2016|Bengal Football Academy|3|Pathachakra|0
|15 February 2016|Tata Football Academy|3|Bengal Football Academy|1
|RD1=Quarterfinals|RD2=Semi-finals|RD3=Finals
|team-width=200|score-width=40
}}
* Tata Football Academy qualified for final phase of 2016 IFA U19 Shield.
Final phase
All times are Indian Standard Time (IST) – UTC+05:30.
=Group A=
|section=Group A
|update=complete
|source=[http://thif-live.com/ifa-shield-2015-16/ IFA Shield 2016]
|team1=TFA |team2=CRY |team3=EB |team4=SFC |team5=USC
|result1=KO |result2=KO
|win_EB =2 |draw_EB =0 |loss_EB =2 |gf_EB =4 |ga_EB =3
|win_SFC=1 |draw_SFC=0 |loss_SFC=3 |gf_SFC=4 |ga_SFC=11
|win_TFA=4 |draw_TFA=0 |loss_TFA=0 |gf_TFA=10 |ga_TFA=2
|win_USC=0 |draw_USC=0 |loss_USC=4 |gf_USC=3 |ga_USC=10
|win_CRY=3 |draw_CRY=0 |loss_CRY=1 |gf_CRY=10 |ga_CRY=5
|name_EB ={{flagicon|IND}} East Bengal
|name_SFC={{flagicon|IND}} Salgaocar
|name_TFA={{flagicon|IND}} Tata Football Academy
|name_USC={{flagicon|IND}} United
|name_CRY={{flagicon|ENG}} Crystal Palace
|res_col_header=Q
|col_KO=#ccffcc |text_KO=Advance to Semi-finals
|class_rules = 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result .
}}
=Fixtures and Results=
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| date = 16 February 2016
| time = 17:30
| team1 = East Bengal {{flagicon|IND}}
| score = 2–1
| report = [http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/2633/ifa-shield/2016/02/17/20424882/ifa-shield-east-bengal-u19s-and-aiffs-academy-victorious-as Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|IND}} United
| goals1 = Arup Roy {{goal|49}}
Budhwa Bara {{goal|70}}
| goals2 = {{goal|33|pen.}} Sandip Bhattacharjee
| location =
| stadium = Barasat Stadium
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
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| date = 17 February 2016
| time = 14:30
| team1 = Salgaocar {{flagicon|IND}}
| score = 1–4
| report = [http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20160217/2797138.html Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|IND}} Tata Football Academy
| goals1 = Ronaldo Oliveira {{goal|90+1}}
| goals2 = {{goal|34}} Md Firoz Khan
{{goal|52}} Subham Ghosh
{{goal|70}} Mobashir Rahman
{{goal|90+2}} Seino Kuki
| location =
| stadium = Kalyani Stadium
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
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| date = 19 February 2016
| time = 14:30
| team1 = United {{flagicon|IND}}
| score = 1–2
| report = [http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20160219/2798803.html Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|IND}} Salgaocar
| goals1 = Sandip Bhattacharjee {{goal|90+1}}
| goals2 = {{goal|44||90+2}} Liston Colaco
| location =
| stadium = Kalyani Stadium
| attendance =
| referee =
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| date = 19 February 2016
| time = 16:30
| team1 = East Bengal {{flagicon|IND}}
| score = 0–1
| report = [http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20160219/2798803.html Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|IND}} Tata Football Academy
| goals1 =
| goals2 = {{goal|45+1}} Mobashir Rahman
| location =
| stadium = Barasat Stadium
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
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| date = 21 February 2016
| time = 14:30
| team1 = United {{flagicon|IND}}
| score = 0–2
| report = [http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2016/02/22/20590292/ifa-shield-tata-football-academy-pick-their-second-win Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|IND}} Tata Football Academy
| goals1 =
| goals2 = {{goal|2}} Rakesh Yadav
{{goal|29}} Billu Teli
| location =
| stadium = Kalyani Stadium
| attendance =
| referee =
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| date = 23 February 2016
| time = 17:30
| team1 = Salgaocar {{flagicon|IND}}
| score = 1–4
| report = [http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/2633/ifa-shield/2016/02/24/20655252/ifa-shield-crystal-palaces-eaglets-cruise-to-commanding-win-over- Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Crystal Palace
| goals1 = Tristaw Falcao {{goal|72}}
| goals2 = {{goal|12||56}} Levi Lumeka
{{goal|27}} Francis Baptiste
{{goal|86}} Kian Flanagan
| location =
| stadium = Barasat Stadium
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
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| date = 25 February 2016
| time = 14:30
| team1 = Crystal Palace {{flagicon|ENG}}
| score = 1–3
| report = [http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/2633/ifa-shield/2016/02/26/20723412/ifa-shield-mohun-bagan-and-crystal-palace-lose-ten-man-east Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|IND}} Tata Football Academy
| goals1 = Victor Fundi {{goal|6}}
| goals2 = {{goal|23|pen.|54}} Shubham Ghosh
{{goal|45+3}} Md. Firoz Khan
| location =
| stadium = Kalyani Stadium
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
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| date = 25 February 2016
| time = 16:30
| team1 = East Bengal {{flagicon|IND}}
| score = 2–0
| report = [http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/2633/ifa-shield/2016/02/26/20723412/ifa-shield-mohun-bagan-and-crystal-palace-lose-ten-man-east Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|IND}} Salgaocar
| goals1 = Arup Roy {{goal|65||75}}
| goals2 =
| location =
| stadium = Barasat Stadium
| attendance =
| referee =
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| date = 27 February 2016
| time = 16:30
| team1 = United {{flagicon|IND}}
| score = 1–4
| report = [http://xtratime.in/football/ifa-shield-crystal-palace-fc-defeated-united-sports-club-4-1/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Crystal Palace
| goals1 = Sandip Bhattacharjee {{goal}}
| goals2 = {{goal|7||48||55}} Francis Baptiste
{{goal|90+4}} Levi Lumeka
| location =
| stadium = Barasat Stadium
| attendance =
| referee =
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| date = 29 February 2016
| time = 16:30
| team1 = East Bengal {{flagicon|IND}}
| score = 0–1
| report = [http://www.uniindia.com/crystal-palace-earned-the-magnificent-victory-by-1-0-against-east-bengal-in-ifa-shield/sports/news/398921.html Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Crystal Palace
| goals1 =
| goals2 = {{goal|70}} Francis Baptiste
| location =
| stadium = Barasat Stadium
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
=Group B=
|section=Group B
|update=complete
|source=[http://thif-live.com/ifa-shield-2015-16/ IFA Shield 2016]
|team1=AIFF |team2=FRZ |team3=DSK |team4=MB |team5=MSC
|result1=KO |result2=KO
|win_MB =0 |draw_MB =1 |loss_MB =3 |gf_MB =1 |ga_MB =8
|win_AIFF=4 |draw_AIFF=0 |loss_AIFF=0 |gf_AIFF=17 |ga_AIFF=5
|win_DSK =2 |draw_DSK =0 |loss_DSK =2 |gf_DSK =10 |ga_DSK =7
|win_MSC =0 |draw_MSC =1 |loss_MSC =3 |gf_MSC =3 |ga_MSC =14
|win_FRZ =3 |draw_FRZ =0 |loss_FRZ =1 |gf_FRZ =11 |ga_FRZ =6
|name_MB ={{flagicon|IND}} Mohun Bagan
|name_AIFF={{flagicon|IND}} AIFF U19
|name_DSK ={{flagicon|IND}} DSK Academy
|name_MSC ={{flagicon|IND}} Mohammedan
|name_FRZ ={{flagicon|MYS}} Frenz United
|res_col_header=Q
|col_KO=#ccffcc |text_KO=Advance to Semi-finals
|class_rules = 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result .
}}
=Fixtures and Results=
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| date = 16 February 2016
| time = 14:30
| team1 = AIFF U19 {{flagicon|IND}}
| score = 4–3
| report = [http://lfc-dskacademy.co.in/news-article.php?id=378 Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|IND}} DSK Academy
| goals1 = Prosenjit Chakraborty {{goal|59}}
Bedashwor Singh {{goal|77}}
Baoringdao Bodo {{goal|80}}
Anirudh Thapa {{goal|89}}
| goals2 = {{goal|5}} Lallianzuala Chhangte
{{goal|9}} Lalruatpuia
{{goal|63}} Gagandeep Singh
| location =
| stadium = Barasat Stadium
| attendance =
| referee =
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| date = 18 February 2016
| time = 16:30
| team1 = Mohammedan {{flagicon|IND}}
| score = 1–1
| report = [http://thif-live.com/ifa-shiled-mohammedan-mohun-bagans-shared-spoils-in-a-1-1-stalemate/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|IND}} Mohun Bagan
| goals1 = Kamal Roy {{goal|45+1}}
| goals2 = {{goal|76}} Amit Gayen
| location =
| stadium = Barasat Stadium
| attendance =
| referee =
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| date = 20 February 2016
| time = 14:30
| team1 = Mohammedan {{flagicon|IND}}
| score = 0–3
| report = [http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2016/02/21/20559752/ifa-shield-liverpool-dsk-academy-cruise-past-mohammedan Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|IND}} DSK Academy
| goals1 =
| goals2 = {{goal|36}} Prasanth K
{{goal|43||51}} Lallianzuala Chhangte
| location =
| stadium = Kalyani Stadium
| attendance =
| referee =
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| date = 22 February 2016
| time = 14:30
| team1 = Mohun Bagan {{flagicon|IND}}
| score = 0–4
| report = [http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20160222/2800652.html Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|IND}} AIFF U19
| goals1 =
| goals2 = {{goal|11}} Amal Das
{{goal|22|pen.}} Edmund Lalrindika
{{goal|57}} Prosenjit Chakraborty
{{goal|63}} Jerry Lalrinzuala
| location =
| stadium = Barasat Stadium
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
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| date = 22 February 2016
| time = 17:30
| team1 = DSK Academy {{flagicon|IND}}
| score = 2–3
| report = [http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/2633/ifa-shield/2016/02/23/20621982/ifa-shield-report-aiffs-academy-beat-bagans-u19s-as-the-lfc Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|MYS}} Frenz United
| goals1 = Lallianzuala Chhangte {{goal|9}}
Lalruatpuia {{goal|49}}
| goals2 = {{goal|11}} Shahrul Akmal
{{goal|16}} Hadi Fayyad
{{goal|90+3}} Aep Maulana
| location =
| stadium = Barasat Stadium
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
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| date = 24 February 2016
| time = 16:30
| team1 = AIFF U19 {{flagicon|IND}}
| score = 4–2
| report = [http://www.newkerala.com/news/2016/fullnews-25929.html Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|MYS}} Frenz United
| goals1 = Prosenjit Chakroborty {{goal|21}}
Baoringdao Bodo {{goal|46||62}}
Bedashwor Singh {{goal|47}}
| goals2 = {{goal|62}} Hadi Fayyadh
{{goal|65}} Dody Alfayed
| location =
| stadium = Barasat Stadium
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
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| date = 25 February 2016
| time = 16:30
| team1 = Mohun Bagan {{flagicon|IND}}
| score = 0–2
| report = [http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/2633/ifa-shield/2016/02/26/20723412/ifa-shield-mohun-bagan-and-crystal-palace-lose-ten-man-east Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|IND}} DSK Academy
| goals1 =
| goals2 = {{goal|19|pen.}} Lallianzuala Chhangte
{{goal|59}} Sk Asiruddin
| location =
| stadium = Mohun Bagan Ground
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
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| date = 26 February 2016
| time = 16:30
| team1 = Mohammedan {{flagicon|IND}}
| score = 0–5
| report = [http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20160226/2804274.html Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|MYS}} Frenz United
| goals1 =
| goals2 = {{goal|18}} Hadi Fayyadh
{{goal|43}} Dody Alfayed
{{goal|55||89}} Shahrul Akmal
{{goal|85}} Aizat Mukhlis
| location =
| stadium = Barasat Stadium
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
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| date = 28 February 2016
| time = 16:30
| team1 = Mohun Bagan {{flagicon|IND}}
| score = 0–1
| report = [http://xtratime.in/football/aiff-u-19-and-frenz-united-sink-mohammedan-and-mohun-bagan-in-style-to-book-semis-berth/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|MYS}} Frenz United
| goals1 =
| goals2 = {{goal|12}} Aep Maulana
| location =
| stadium = Mohun Bagan Ground
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
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| date = 28 February 2016
| time = 16:30
| team1 = Mohammedan {{flagicon|IND}}
| score = 2–5
| report = [http://xtratime.in/football/aiff-u-19-and-frenz-united-sink-mohammedan-and-mohun-bagan-in-style-to-book-semis-berth/ Report]
| team2 = {{flagicon|IND}} AIFF U19
| goals1 = Diptanu Das {{goal|29}}
Sanu Hazra {{goal|90+2|pen.}}
| goals2 = {{goal|9||70}} Bedashwor Singh
{{goal|38}} Edmund Lalrindika
{{goal|55}} Baoringdao Bodo
{{goal|90+1}} Prosenjit Chakraborty
| location =
| stadium = Barasat Stadium
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
Knockouts
{{Round4
| 2 March 2016|{{Flagicon|IND}} AIFF U19 {{pso}}|2 (6)|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Crystal Palace F.C.|2 (5)
| 3 March 2016|{{Flagicon|IND}} Tata Football Academy|1|{{Flagicon|MYS}} Frenz United|0
| 6 March 2016|{{Flagicon|IND}} AIFF U19|2|{{Flagicon|IND}} Tata Football Academy|3
| RD1 = Semi-finals
| RD2 = Final
| team-width = 200
| score-width = 50
}}
=Semi-finals=
{{OneLegStart}}
{{OneLegResult| AIFF U19 {{Flagicon|IND}}|| (6) 2–2 (5) |{{Flagicon|ENG}} Crystal Palace}}
{{OneLegResult| Tata Football Academy {{Flagicon|IND}}|| 1–0|{{Flagicon|MYS}} Frenz United}}
{{end}}
==Semi-final 1==
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| date = 2 March 2016
| time = 16:30
| team1 = AIFF U19 {{Flagicon|IND}}
| score = 2–2
| aet = yes
| report = [http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/2633/ifa-shield/2016/03/03/20937152/ifa-shield-report-aiff-elite-academy-overturn-crystal-palace Report]
| team2 = {{Flagicon|ENG}} Crystal Palace
| goals1 = Bodo {{goal|21|pen.}}
Prosenjit Chakraborty {{goal|45}}
| goals2 = Baptiste {{goal|52}}
Flanagan {{goal|80}}
| penaltyscore = 6–5
| location =
| stadium = Mohun Bagan Ground
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
==Semi-final 2==
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| date = 3 March 2016
| time = 16:30
| team1 = Tata Football Academy {{Flagicon|IND}}
| score = 1–0
| report = [http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/2633/ifa-shield/2016/03/04/20972702/ifa-shield-tata-football-academy-book-date-with-aiff-academy Report]
| team2 = {{Flagicon|MYS}} Frenz United
| goals1 = Seino Kuki {{goal|36}}
| goals2 =
| location =
| stadium = Mohun Bagan Ground
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
=Final=
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| date = 6 March 2016
| time = 16:30
| team1 = AIFF U19 {{Flagicon|IND}}
| score = 2–3
| aet = yes
| report = [http://xtratime.in/football/tfa-u-19-defeated-aiff-u-19-to-clinch-the-ifa-shield/ Report]
| team2 = {{Flagicon|IND}} Tata Football Academy
| goals1 = Bodo {{goal|31}}
Lalrinzuala {{goal|90+4}}
| goals2 = Shubham Ghosh {{goal|44|pen.|72}}
Lalrinzuala {{goal|100|o.g.}}
| location =
| stadium = Mohun Bagan Ground
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
Statistics
{{updated|2 March 2016}}
=Top scorers=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" |
| Rank
!Player !Team !Goals |
|---|
| rowspan=2|1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Francis Baptiste |align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Crystal Palace |rowspan=2|6 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Baoringdao Bodo
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} AIFF Academy |
| rowspan=3|2 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Lallianzuala Chhangte
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} DSK Shivajians |rowspan=2|5 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Prosenjit Chakraborty
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} AIFF Academy |
| 3
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Bedashwor Singh |align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} AIFF Academy |4 |
| rowspan=4|4
|align="left"|{{flagicon|MYS}} Hadi Fayyad |align="left"|{{flagicon|MYS}} Frenz United |rowspan=4|3 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Levi Lumeka
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Crystal Palace |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Sandip Bhattacharjee
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} United SC |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|MYS}} Shahrul Akmal
|align="left"|{{flagicon|MYS}} Frenz United |
External links
- [http://www.goal.com/en-india/results/ifa-shield/845 IFA Shield Results] – Goal.com
- [http://thif-live.com/ifa-shield-2015-16/ IFA Shield U-19 2016] – Thif-Live.com
- [http://www.kolkatafootball.com/120th_ifa_shield_2016/result_table.html IFA Shield U-19 2016] – KolkataFootball.com
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160301131933/http://www.kolkatasports.com/ifa-shield-2016.php IFA Shield U-19 Section] – KolkataSports.com
References
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{{IFA seasons}}
{{2015–16 in Indian football}}
{{2016 in Asian football (AFC)}}