2016 Durand Cup

The 2016 Durand Cup was the 128th edition of the Durand Cup since the tournament's founding in 1888. 12 teams competed in the tournament hosted at the Ambedkar Stadium and Harbaksh Stadium in Delhi from 28 August 2016. The final took place at the Ambedkar Stadium on 11 September 2016.[1]

2016 Durand Cup
Country India
Dates28 August – 11 September 2016
Teams12
ChampionsArmy Green
Runners-upNEROCA
Matches played30
Goals scored86 (2.87 per match)
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All statistics correct as of 8 September 2016.

Army Green won the tournament for the first time by defeating NEROCA on penalties 6–5.[2][3]

Rounds and dates
Round Match date Number of fixtures Teams
Group stage 28 August–7 September 30 12
Semi-final 9 September 2 4
Final 11 September 1 2

Prize money
PositionPrize money[4]
Champions₹4.5 million (US$63,000)
Runners-up₹2 million (US$28,000)
Semi-finalists₹0.5 million (US$7,000)
Total~₹7 million (US$98,000)

Teams
Group A
Army Green
DSK Shivajians
Gangtok Himalayan
Indian Navy
Minerva Academy
Sporting Goa
Group B
Aizawl
Army Red
Dempo
Indian Air Force
Real Kashmir
NEROCA

Group stage

All times listed below are at IST

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 DSK Shivajians 5 3 1 1 10 8 +2 10 Advance to Semi-finals
2 Army Green 5 2 2 1 7 6 +1 8
3 Sporting Goa 5 2 1 2 11 8 +3 7
4 Indian Navy 5 1 3 1 9 7 +2 6
5 Gangtok Himalayan 5 2 0 3 6 9 −3 6
6 Minerva Academy 5 1 1 3 6 11 −5 4
Updated to match(es) played on 7 September 2016. Source:
Sporting Goa1–2DSK Shivajians
Victorino Fernandes  63' Report  9' Rohit Kumar
 43' Kim Song-yong
Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi
Sporting Goa1–1Indian Navy
Loveday Enyinnaya  21' Report  69'
Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi
Indian Navy1–1Army Green
Bikram Adhikari  29'  59' PC Lallawmkina
Harbaksh Stadium, Delhi
Minerva Academy0–2Gangtok Himalayan
Report  52' Bhaichung Bhutia Jr
 72' John Kane Arho
Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi
DSK Shivajians2–1Gangtok Himalayan
Rohit Kumar  5'  44' Report  78' Jon Lepcha
Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi
Indian Navy3–0Minerva Academy
Pawandeep Singh  30', 37'
Lalchhuanmawia  40'		 Report
Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi
Army Green2–1Sporting Goa
PC Lallawnkina  53' (pen.), 58' Report  82' Masceranhas
Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi
DSK Shivajians3–3Indian Navy
Rohit Kumar  36'
Arif Shaikh  45'
Juan Quero  46'		 Report  3' Bibake Thapa
 60' Wayne Vaz
 90+3' Mohammed Irshad
Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi
Army Green2–2Minerva Academy
Linesh PV
PC Lallawmkina  pen.'		 Report  48', 75' (pen.) Marcus Lopez
Harbaksh Stadium, Delhi
Gangtok Himalayan1–5Sporting Goa
Rishabh Sharma  19' Report  4' Cajetan Fernandes
 17' Masceranhas
 33', 55' Victorino Fernandes
 45+2' Ganesh Thakur
Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi
DSK Shivajians1–2Minerva Academy
Report
Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi
DSK Shivajians2–1Army Green
Report
Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi
Gangtok Himalayan2–1Indian Navy
Harbaksh Stadium, Delhi
Sporting Goa3–2Minerva
Report
Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi
Gangtok Himalayan0–1Army Green
Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Aizawl 5 3 1 1 6 3 +3 10 Advance to Semi-finals
2 NEROCA 5 2 3 0 7 4 +3 9
3 Dempo 5 2 1 2 13 6 +7 7
4 Army Red 5 1 3 1 7 7 0 6
5 Indian Air Force 5 0 3 2 4 6 −2 3
6 Real Kashmir 5 0 3 2 12 6 +6 3
Source:
Aizawl3–1Dempo
Bright Mends  18', 30'
Vanlalduatsanga  61'		  88'
Harbaksh Stadium, Delhi
NEROCA2–0Real Kashmir
Ashok Moirangmayum
Meetei
Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi
Army Red2–2Indian Air Force
C Lallianmawia  30'
P Jain  85'		 Sourav Shadu Khan
Arshpreet Singh
Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi
Dempo1–1NEROCA
Mario Mascarenhas  65'  3' Sushil Kumar Singh
Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi
Dempo1–2Army Red
Mario Mascarenhas  67'  52' C Lallianmawia
 90+4' Francis Zonunthnga
Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi
Aizawl1–0Indian Air Force
Bright Mends  35'
Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi
Army Red1–1Real Kashmir
Sinenlo Kath Rengma  82'  59' Sheikh Rasool
Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi
Aizawl0–1NEROCA
 11' David Lalbiakzara
Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi
Dempo9–1Real Kashmir
Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi
Indian Air Force1–1NEROCA
Harbaksh Stadium, Delhi
Aizawl1–0Army Red
Bright Mends  52'
Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi
Indian Air Force1–1Real Kashmir
Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi
Dempo1–1Indian Air Force
Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi
NEROCA2–2Army Red
Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi
Aizawl1–1Real Kashmir
Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi

Bracket
Semi-finals Final
      
DSK Shivajians 0
NEROCA 3
NEROCA 0(5)
Army Green 0(6)
Aizawl 3(2)
Army Green 3(4)

Semi-finals
DSK Shivajians0–3NEROCA
Report  36' Sushil Kumar Singh
 65' Meetei
 90+3' Anandkumar Singh
Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi
Aizawl3–3 (a.e.t.)Army Green
Penalties
2–4
Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi

Final
Main article: 2016 Durand Cup Final
NEROCA0–0 (a.e.t.)Army Green
Report
Penalties
5–6
Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi

References
  1. "Durand Cup 2016: Minerva Academy FC Gets Direct Entry Along With 7 Other Clubs". Indian Football Network. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  2. "Army Green beat Neroca FC to win Durand Cup". Times of India. 11 September 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  3. "Durand Cup Football: Army Green Crowned Champions After Shoot-Out". NDTV. 11 September 2016. Archived from the original on 25 October 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  4. "Sporting Goa to take on DSK Shivajians in Durand Cup Opener". www.theindianleague.in. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
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