2017 IFA Shield
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox football tournament season
| title = IFA Shield
| year = 2017
| other_titles = IFA Shield 2017
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| country = India
| dates = 14 May – 11 June 2017
| num_teams = 25 (10 in final round)
| champions = FC Pune City Youth
| count = 1
| runner-up = Mohun Bagan-SAIL Academy
| matches = 39
| goals = 90
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| prevseason = 2016
| nextseason = 2018
}}
The 2017 IFA Shield was the 121st edition of the IFA Shield. The tournament was designed as a U19 youth football tournament since 2015.That year, ten football clubs participated in final round. FC Pune City beat Mohun Bagan A.C. in final by 3–0 on 11 June 2017 to clinch their first IFA Shield title.{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/fc-pune-city-u-19-team-win-ifa-shield-2017-defeat-mohun-bagan-in-final/gc3t1oqhtez1gbtce6rfcqgm|title=IFA Shield 2017: Gani Ahmed Nigam stars as FC Pune City defeat Mohun Bagan in final|date=11 June 2017|access-date=5 March 2025|work=Goal.com|archive-date=13 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013165221/https://www.goal.com/en/news/fc-pune-city-u-19-team-win-ifa-shield-2017-defeat-mohun-bagan-in-final/gc3t1oqhtez1gbtce6rfcqgm}}
Venue
All the matches were held at East Bengal Ground, Mohun Bagan Ground, Mohammedan Sporting Ground and Howrah Maidan.
Qualifying round
16 teams participated in the qualifying round and Pathachakra FC qualified to final round. Pathachakra defeated Kolkata XI by 1–1, (Pen 4–2) to enter the final round.{{Cite web|url=http://kolkatafootball.com/ifa_shield_u19_2017/qlf_round_result.html|title=kolkatafootball.com{{!}}u19 IFA shield- 2017{{!}}Indian football live score|last=KolkataFootball.Com|website=kolkatafootball.com|language=en|access-date=2018-07-12}}
Final round
References
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{{2016–17 in Indian football}}
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