2017 Ruslan Simara Gold Cup
{{Infobox International Football Competition
| tourney_name = Ruslan Simara Gold Cup{{cite web|title=Simara Gold Cup 2017|url=http://www.goalnepal.com/tournament_details.php?tid=165|publisher=GoalNepal|accessdate=10 October 2017}}
| year = 2017
| image =
| size =
| country = {{flagicon|Nepal}} Nepal
| dates = 2 February to 11 February 2017
| num_teams = 10
| venues = Simara Stadium
| city = Simara, Nepal
| champion_other = Sankata FC
| count = 1
| second_other = Nepal Army Club
| matches = 9
| goals = 17
| top_scorer = {{flagicon|NEP}} Bal Krishna Shrestha (2 goals)
| player = {{flagicon|NEP}} Binaya Shrestha
| goalkeeper =
| prevseason = 2016
| nextseason = 2018
}}
The 2017 Ruslan Simara Gold Cup was the eighth tournament of the Simara Gold Cup, an annual football knockout tournament held in Simara, Nepal. In total, ten teams participated in this tournament.
Sankata FC defeated Nepal Army Club 4-2 on penalties in the final to claim their first title in this tournament.{{cite web|title=Sankata win Simara Gold Cup|date=12 February 2017 |url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/sports/cmg-club-sankata-win-simara-gold-cup/|publisher=The Himalayan Times|accessdate=10 October 2017}}{{cite web|publisher=GoalNepal|title=Sankata Club vs Nepal Army Club|url=http://www.goalnepal.com/matchinfo.php?id=2262|accessdate=10 October 2017}}
Teams
Five top Nepali A Level football teams and five top cities football teams participants in this football tournament.
Bracket
The following is the bracket which the 2017 Ruslan Simara Gold Cup resembled. Numbers in parentheses next to the match score represent the results of a penalty shoot-out.
{{10TeamBracket
| RD1 = Qualification games
| RD2 = Quarter-finals
| RD3 = Semifinals
| RD4 = Final
| seed-width = 0px
| team-width =
| score-width = 20px
| RD1-seed1 =
| RD1-team1 = Nawa Jana Jagriti Yuwa Club
| RD1-score1 = 0
| RD1-seed2 =
| RD1-team2 = Saraswati Youth Club
| RD1-score2 = 2
| RD1-seed3 =
| RD1-team3 = Birgunj United
| RD1-score3 = 1
| RD1-seed4 =
| RD1-team4 = Sahara Club
| RD1-score4 = 0
| RD2-seed1 =
| RD2-team1 = Saraswati Youth Club
| RD2-score1 = 0
| RD2-seed2 =
| RD2-team2 = Bijay Youth Club
| RD2-score2 = 1
| RD2-seed3 =
| RD2-team3 = Sankata FC
| RD2-score3 = 2
| RD2-seed4 =
| RD2-team4 = APF Club
| RD2-score4 = 0
| RD2-seed5 =
| RD2-team5 = Himalayan Sherpa
| RD2-score5 = 1
| RD2-seed6 =
| RD2-team6 = Rupandehi FC
| RD2-score6 = 0
| RD2-seed7 =
| RD2-team7 = Birganj United
| RD2-score7 = 0
| RD2-seed8 =
| RD2-team8 = Nepal Army Club
| RD2-score8 = 3
| RD3-seed1 =
| RD3-team1 = Bijay Youth Club
| RD3-score1 = 1
| RD3-seed2 =
| RD3-team2 = Sankata FC
| RD3-score2 = 2
| RD3-seed3 =
| RD3-team3 = Nepal Army Club
| RD3-score3 = 2
| RD3-seed4 =
| RD3-team4 = Himalayan Sherpa
| RD3-score4 = 1
| RD4-seed1 =
| RD4-team1 = Sankata FC
| RD4-score1 = 4 (a.e.t.)
| RD4-seed2 =
| RD4-team2 = Nepal Army Club
| RD4-score2 = 2
}}
Awards
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 750px; height: 200px;" |
| scope="col" | Award
! scope="col" | Recipient ! scope="col" | Recipient's Team ! scope="col" | Reward |
|---|
| scope="row" | Prize Money for winning team
| ||Sankata FC|| NPRs 551,000 |
| scope="row" | Prize Money for runners-up
| ||Nepal Army Club || NPRs 251,000 |
| scope="row" | Best Player of the Tournament Award
| Binaya Shrestha || Sankata FC || NPRs 15,000 |
| scope="row" | Highest Goal Scorer Award
| Bal Krishna Shrestha|| Nepal Army Club || NPRs 15,000 |
| scope="row" | Best Coach Award
| Salyan Khadgi || Sankata FC || NPRs 15,000 |
| scope="row" | Best Striker of the Tournament
| Anil Gurung || Sankata FC || NPRs 15,000 |
| scope="row" | Best Midfielder of the Tournament
| Santosh Tamang || Nepal Army Club || NPRs 15,000 |
| scope="row" | Best Defender of the Tournament
| Bimal Pandey ||Nepal Army Club|| NPRs 15,000 |
| scope="row" | Best Goalkeeper of the Tournament
| Binaya Shrestha|| Sankata FC || NPRs 15,000 |
References
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Category:Football competitions in Nepal
Category:2017–18 in Nepalese football
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