2015–16 I-League U18

I-League U18
Season 2015–16
Champions AIFF Elite Academy
Matches played 108
Goals scored 358 (3.31 per match)
Top goalscorer India L. Lalawmpuia (14 goals)
Biggest home win DSK Shivajians U18 12–0 Mumbai U18
(21 Oct 2015)
Biggest away win Mumbai U18 0–10 Pune U18
(15 Nov 2015)
Highest scoring DSK Shivajians U18 12–0 Mumbai U18
(21 Oct 2015)
Longest unbeaten run 14 games
AIFF Elite Academy

All statistics correct as of 28 January 2016.

The 2015–16 I-League U18 is the sixth season of the Indian I-League U18 competition. The U-18 I-League is the premier age-group football tournament of the country which has been re-structured keeping AFC U-19 Championship in mind. The season began on 8 October 2015.[1] and on 10 February 2016, AIFF Elite Academy won the title by defeating Tata Football Academy 2–0 in the final. AIFF Elite Academy also remained unbeaten in the tournament.[2]

Format

The teams were divided in five groups based on their geographical location and they played on home-and-away basis against each other within the groups. Two teams from each zone advanced to the next round-robin stage where the ten teams were divided into two groups of five teams each. Final round was played at Howrah Municipal Corporation Stadium and East Bengal Ground, and top two teams from each group would book their berths in the semi-finals, which was followed by the third position decider and the final.

Teams

The participants for the 2015-16 season in the I-League U18 are:

Group A - Maharashtra Zone Group B - Kolkata - Jamshedpur Group C - Shillong - Guwahati Group D - Goa Zone Group E - Rest of India Zone
Group 1 Group 2

Group A - Maharashtra Zone

All times are Indian Standard Time (IST) – UTC+05:30.

Table

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Pune U18 8 6 2 0 37 3 +34 20
DSK Shivajians U18 8 6 2 0 34 2 +32 20
Mumbai U18 8 2 2 4 4 25 −21 8
Kenkre U18 8 2 1 5 6 22 −16 7
PIFA U18 8 0 1 7 0 29 −29 1

      Advance to Final Round
Source : Results & Fixtures: U-18 I-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference 6) goals scored; 7) drawing of lots.[3]

Fixtures and Results

Group B - Kolkata - Jamshedpur

All times are Indian Standard Time (IST) – UTC+05:30.

Table

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Tata FA U18 10 8 2 0 15 4 +11 26
East Bengal U18 10 5 4 1 16 8 +8 19
SAI-Kolkata U18 10 4 3 3 8 7 +1 15
United SC U18 10 2 4 4 13 7 +6 10
Mohun Bagan U18 10 2 4 4 13 11 +2 10
Mohammedan U18 10 0 1 9 2 30 −28 1

      Advance to Final Round
Source : Results & Fixtures: U-18 I-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference 6) goals scored; 7) drawing of lots.[3]

Fixtures and Results

Group C - Shillong - Guwahati

All times are Indian Standard Time (IST) – UTC+05:30.

Table

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Royal Wahingdoh U18 8 6 2 0 18 0 +18 20
SAI-Guwahati U18 8 5 1 2 14 6 +8 16
Shillong Lajong U18 8 4 3 1 26 4 +22 15
Guwahati U18 8 1 0 7 3 23 −20 3
Rangdajied United U18 8 1 0 7 2 30 −28 3

      Advance to Final Round
Source : Results & Fixtures: U-18 I-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference 6) goals scored; 7) drawing of lots.[3]

Fixtures and Results

Group D - Goa Zone

All times are Indian Standard Time (IST) – UTC+05:30.

Table

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
AIFF Elite Academy U18 8 7 1 0 34 5 +29 22
Salgaocar 18 8 5 1 2 19 13 +6 16
Sporting Goa U18 8 4 1 3 18 15 +3 13
Dempo U18 8 0 3 5 4 22 −18 3
SAI-Goa U18 8 0 2 6 3 23 −20 2

      Advance to Final Round
Source : Results & Fixtures: U-18 I-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference 6) goals scored; 7) drawing of lots.[3]

Fixtures and Results

Group E - Rest of India Zone

All times are Indian Standard Time (IST) – UTC+05:30.

Group 1

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Lonestar Kashmir U18 6 4 2 0 13 4 +9 14 Advance to Final Round
2 Minerva U18 6 3 1 2 16 4 +12 10
3 Bengaluru FC U18 6 2 3 1 5 5 0 9
4 Fateh Hyderabad U18 6 0 0 6 4 25 −21 0
Source: Results & Fixtures: U-18 I-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference 6) goals scored; 7) drawing of lots.[3]

Fixtures and Results

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Aizawl U18 4 4 0 0 21 4 +17 12 Advance to Final Round
2 NEROCA U18 4 1 0 3 4 10 −6 3
3 Gangtok Himalayan U18 4 1 0 3 6 17 −11 3
Source: Results & Fixtures: U-18 I-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference 6) goals scored; 7) drawing of lots.[3]

Fixtures and Results

Final Round

Two teams each from Maharashtra, Kolkata–Jamshedpur, Shillong–Guwahati, Goa zone progressed to the final round, while one team each from two Rest of India zones advanced to the final round.

*All Group A matches were played in Howrah Municipal Corporation Stadium, Kolkata between 27 January to 4 February, 2016.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 AIFF Elite Academy U18 4 3 1 0 15 1 +14 10 Advance to Semi-finals
2 TATA FA U18 4 3 0 1 7 2 +5 9
3 DSK Shivajians U18 4 2 1 1 10 3 +7 7
4 SAI-Guwahati U18 4 1 0 3 6 10 −4 3
5 Lonestar Kashmir U18 4 0 0 4 1 23 −22 0
Source: Results & Fixtures: U-18 I-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference 6) goals scored; 7) drawing of lots.[3]

Group B

*All Group B matches were played in East Bengal Ground, Kolkata between 27 January to 4 February, 2016.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Salgaocar U18 4 3 0 1 5 3 +2 9 Advance to Semi-finals
2 Aizawl U18 4 2 2 0 5 1 +4 8
3 Pune U18 4 1 2 1 3 3 0 5
4 Royal Wahingdoh U18 4 1 1 2 2 4 −2 4
5 East Bengal U18 4 0 1 3 3 7 −4 1
Source: Results & Fixtures: U-18 I-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference 6) goals scored; 7) drawing of lots.[3]

Bracket

All times are Indian Standard Time (IST) – UTC+05:30.

  Semi-Finals     Final
             
   AIFF Academy U18 3  
   Aizawl U18 0    
       AIFF Academy U18 2
       Tata Football Academy U18 0
   Salgaocar U18 0    
   Tata Football Academy U18 2   Third Place
 
 Aizawl U18 1
   Salgaocar U18 3

Semi-finals

07 February 2016
11:00
AIFF Academy U18 3–0 Aizawl U18
Vlalengzama  4', 25'
Prosenjit Chakroborty  29' 		Report

Third Place

9 February 2016
13:00
Aizawl U18 1–3 Salgaocar U18
Lalmuanzova  60' Report Aldrich Gerald Coelho  38'
Liston Colaco  45+1'
Ronaldo Oliviera  81'

Final

Statistics

Top Scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 India L. Lalawmpuia Pune U18 14
2 India L Lallianzuala DSK Shivajians U18 11
3 India Shaikhom Ronald Singh TFA U18 10
4 India Akeraj Martins Sporting Goa U18 9
India Edmund Lalrindika AIFF Elite Academy U18
India Ronaldo Oliveira Salgaocar U18
7 India Shubham Sarangi Minerva U18 8
India Rochharzela Aizawl U18
India Rahul Yadav AIFF Elite Academy U18
India Pranjal Bhumji SAI-Guwahati U18

Source: I-League

Most Assists

Rank Player Club Assists
1 India M Mawihmingthanga DSK Shivajians U18 6
2 India Sannik Murmu Pune U18 5
3 India Jesse Ralte DSK Shivajians U18 4
India Laishram Suraj Meitei Royal Wahingdoh U18
India Kamalpreet Singh Minerva U18
4 India Lalawmpuia Hnmate Aizawl U18 3
India Suhail Sayed DSK Shivajians U18
India Rochharzela Aizawl U18
India Rohit Kumar DSK Shivajians U18
India Shivam Pandey Fateh Hyderabad U18

References

  1. ↑ "PIFA Host Pune FC In The Opening Fixture Of U-18 I-League 2015-16". I-League.org. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "AIFF Elite Academy Triumph The Inaugural Edition of U-18 I-League". 10 February 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Ranking System of U-18 I-League".

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See also

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