The 2016–17 Mizoram Premier League was the fifth season of the

Mizoram Premier League The Mizoram Premier League (also known as LZ JUICE Mizoram Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the highest State football leagues in India, state-level Association football, football league in Mizoram, India. On a national scale, it is th ...

, the top-division football league in the

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

n state of

Mizoram Mizoram is a states and union territories of India, state in northeastern India, with Aizawl as its Capital city, capital and largest city. It shares 722-kilometres (449 miles) of international borders with Bangladesh to the west, and Myanmar t ...

. The league began on 1 September 2016 with eight teams competing. The league final took place on 16 December with Chanmari defeating Bethlehem VT 3–0.

Aizawl Aizawl (, American English, US: , British English, UK: ; Mizo language, Mizo: ), formerly known as Aijal, is the capital city and the most populous city of Mizoram, India. It is also the third largest city in northeast India. It is situated ato ...

were the defending champions coming into the season.

Teams

* BVT * Chanmari * Chanmari West *

Chhinga Veng Chhinga Veng Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Aizawl, Mizoram. The club competes in the Mizoram Premier League. The club made its I-League 2nd Division debut in the 2018–19 season, and finished as runners-up. ...

* Dinthar * Ramhlun North * Zo United

League table

Finals

Bracket

Semi-finals

Leg 1

Leg 2

Final

Awards

After the league final, the following awards and respective winners were announced:

References

External links

Mizoram Premier League on facebook
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