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 ZoneGroup B - Kolkata - JamshedpurGroup C - Shillong - GuwahatiGroup D - Goa ZoneGroup E - Rest of India ZoneDSK Shivajians U18 Kenkre U18 Mumbai U18 PIFA U18 Pune U18East Bengal U18 Tata FA U18 SAI-Kolkata U18 United SC U18 Mohun Bagan U18 Mohammedan U18Royal Wahingdoh U18 Guwahati U18 Rangdajied United U18 Shillong Lajong U18 SAI-Guwahati U18 Salgaocar 18 Dempo U18 Sporting Goa U18 AIFF Elite Academy U18 SAI-Goa U18 Group 1Group 2Bengaluru FC U18 Minerva U18 Fateh Hyderabad U18 Lonestar Kashmir U18Aizawl U18 NEROCA U18 Gangtok Himalayan U18
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, Kolkata between 27 January to 4 February 2016.
Bracket All times are Indian Standard Time (IST) – UTC+05:30.
Semi-finals
Third place
Final
Statistics Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 L. LalawmpuiaPune U18142 Lallianzuala ChhangteDSK Shivajians U18113 Simranjit SinghTFA U18104 Akeraj MartinsSporting Goa U189 Edmund LalrindikaAIFF Elite Academy U18 Ronaldo OliveiraSalgaocar U187 Shubham Sarangi Minerva U188 RochharzelaAizawl U18 Rahul YadavAIFF Elite Academy U18 Pranjal BhumijSAI-Guwahati U18
Source: I-League
Most assists RankPlayerClubAssists1 M MawihmingthangaDSK Shivajians U1862 Sannik MurmuPune U1853 Jesse RalteDSK Shivajians U184 Laishram Suraj MeiteiRoyal Wahingdoh U18 Kamalpreet SinghMinerva U184 Lalawmpuia Hnmate Aizawl U183 Suhail SayedDSK Shivajians U18 RochharzelaAizawl U18 Rohit KumarDSK Shivajians U18 Shivam PandeyFateh Hyderabad U18
See also 2015–16 I-League 2015 ISL Season 2015–16 I-League 2nd Division
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