The 2015–16 I-League U18 is the eighth 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
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in mind. The season began on 8 October 2015. and on 10 February 2016,
AIFF Elite Academy won the title by defeating
Tata Football Academy
Tata Football Academy (Tata FA or TFA) is an association football academy situated in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India, sponsored by Tata Steel, which owns ISL outfit Jamshedpur FC. It is one of the renowned football academies in India.
History
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2–0 in the final. AIFF Elite Academy also remained unbeaten in the tournament.
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
The East Bengal Ground, also known as East Bengal–Aryan Ground, is the home stadium of East Bengal and Aryan. The stadium has a capacity of 23,500 people. It is one of the venues for Calcutta Football League.
The stadium lies in the Kolkata ...
, 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
''All times are Indian Standard Time (IST) –
UTC+05:30.''
Fixtures and results
Group B - Kolkata - Jamshedpur
''All times are Indian Standard Time (IST) –
UTC+05:30.''
Fixtures and results
Group C - Shillong - Guwahati
''All times are Indian Standard Time (IST) –
UTC+05:30.''
Fixtures and results
Group D - Goa Zone
''All times are Indian Standard Time (IST) –
UTC+05:30.''
Fixtures and results
Group E - Rest of India Zone
''All times are Indian Standard Time (IST) –
UTC+05:30.''
Group 1
Fixtures and results
Group 2
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.
Group A
''*All Group A matches were played in
Howrah Municipal Corporation Stadium,
Kolkata between 27 January to 4 February 2016.''
Group B
''*All Group B matches were played in
East Bengal Ground
The East Bengal Ground, also known as East Bengal–Aryan Ground, is the home stadium of East Bengal and Aryan. The stadium has a capacity of 23,500 people. It is one of the venues for Calcutta Football League.
The stadium lies in the Kolkata ...
,
Kolkata between 27 January to 4 February 2016.''
Bracket
''All times are Indian Standard Time (IST) –
UTC+05:30.''
Semi-finals
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Third place
Final
Statistics
Top scorers
Source
I-League
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Most assists
See also
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2015–16 I-League
The 2015–16 I-League was the ninth season of the I-League, the Indian professional football league, since its establishment in 2007. The season commenced on 9 January 2016, after the Indian Super League finished, and concluded on 24 April 2016 ...
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2015 ISL Season
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2015–16 I-League 2nd Division
The 2015–16 I-League 2nd Division was the ninth edition of the I-League 2nd division, the second-highest division in India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country ...
References
External links
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I-League U18 seasons
2015–16 in Indian football