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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 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 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, 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 Kolkata, also known as Calcutta ( its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary ...
between 27 January to 4 February 2016.''


Group B

''*All Group B matches were played in East Bengal Ground,
Kolkata Kolkata, also known as Calcutta ( its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary ...
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
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Most assists


See also

* 2015–16 I-League * 2015 ISL Season * 2015–16 I-League 2nd Division


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:2015-16 I-League U18 I-League U18 seasons 2015–16 in Indian football