The 2016–17 was the 55th season of Sri Lanka FA Cup, the top tier knockout football tournament in Sri Lanka. It was sponsored by Cargills for the 4th consecutive year, and known as Cargills Food City FA Cup. There were 672 clubs participating in 66 leagues around the country. The tournament began on 24 November 2016 with the preliminary round.
The defending champions were Army.
Team allocation The preliminary rounds were conducted at league level on a knockout basis. Accordingly, each league held knockout rounds for its clubs and the champions from each league advanced to the next round. A total of 60 (minus the 6 services) teams advanced and were added to the 31 teams who were among the final 32 team of the Cargills Food City FA Cup 2015.
Out of the qualified 60 teams, six received byes and the remaining 54 played a second round on a knockout basis. The qualifying 27 teams went into a draw with the remaining 37 teams. The final 64 teams were drawn to play the third stage.
Prior to entering for the tournament, from the total of 91 teams, 29 received the go to the next round based on their performance in the FA cup in 2015. A draw was held to fix the matches for this round.
Teams Round Clubs Remaining Clubs involved Byes Received Preliminary round 60 641 — Second round 27 54 — Third round 32 64 37 Fourth round 16 32 — Fifth round 8 16 — Quarter-finals 4 8 — Semi-finals 2 4 — Finals 1 2 —
Prize Fund The winners received a cash award of Rs. 700,000.
Preliminary round In the preliminary round 641 clubs competed in their leagues. Then the winners of each league qualified for the second round. The second round consisted of 61 league winners.
League winners This 61 league winners qualified for the second round.
Udayasooriyan SC (Akkaraipattu) Urban Council SC (Ambalangoda) Olympic SC (Ampara) Anuradhapura United (Anuradhapura) Al Adhan SC (Badulla) Liberty SC (Bandarawela) Sivanantha SC (Batticaloa) Golden Rise SC (Beruwala) Kirindhiwela Paramount SC (Biyagama) Freedom SC (Chilaw) Cooray SC (City) Old Bens SC (Colombo) Thotawatte SC (Dehiwala) Solaniya SC (Deniyaya) Sun Shine SC (Divulapitiya) Walawa SC (Embilipitiya) Kurundhuwatta United (Galle) Kahatowita JF SC (Gampaha) Red Sun SC (Gampola) Technic SC (Hambanthota) Renown SC Hatton (Hatton) St.Mary’s SC (Jaffna) Vaanavil SC (Kalkuda) Green Field SC (Kalutara) Manchester SC (Kandy) Youth SC (Kataragama) National SC (Kathankudi) Maya SC (Kegalle) Prison SC (Kelaniya) Jegameetpar SC (Kilinochchi) Pioneer SC (Kinniya)
Iqbal SC (Kuchchaveli) Young Spirit SC (Kurunegala) St.Xavier’s SC (Madhumanthai) United SC Joseph Vaz (Mannar) Gold Moon SC (Matale) Grahaloka SC (Matara) Serandib SC (Mawanella) Medagama SC (Monaragala) Young Birds SC (Mullativu) Reliance SC (Mutur) Young Marians SC (Nawalapitiya) Jupiters SC (Negombo) SLTB SC (NSSA) Young Birds SC (NuwaraEliya) Young Lions SC (Oddamavadi) Navagampura SC (Play Grounds) Vinmeengal SC (Point Pedro) BM Youth SC (Polgahawela) Lucky Birds SC (Polonnaruwa) Wimbledon SC (Puttalam) Municipal Council SC (Rathnapura) Philip Gunawardena A SC (Seethawaka) UO Moratuwa (SL Universities) HGS Blue SC (Sri J’Pura) Each/Green Light SC (Trincomalee) Diamonds SC (Vadamarachchi) Kurinchikkulam SC (Valikamam) Easwaran SC (Vavuniya) Old Mazenodians SC (Wattala) Al Hira SC (Wennapuwa)
Second round 61 clubs of league winners contested in this round. The 30 winners advanced to the third round.
Third round 17 March 2017
Uni of Moratuwa 0–7 New Youngs FC
22 March 2017
Java Lane 2–0 Prison SC
Municipal Council (Rathnapura) 0–9 Saunders SC
24 March 2017
Air Force SC 13–0 Reliance SC
Liverpool SC 3–4 St.Mary’s SC
27 March 2017
Nawagampura SC 1—3 Crystal Palace FC
28 March 2017
St.Nicholas SC 4–0 Al Hira SC
Singing Fish SC 3–0 Jupiters SC
Kurinjikumaran SC 1–2 Brilliant SC
30 March 2017
Colombo FC 2–0 SLTB SC
2 April 2017
Olympic SC 0–3 Super Sun SC
Navy SC 2-0 Cooray SC
Maya SC (Kegalle FL) 0–3 Army SC (walkover)
St.Xavier’s SC (Madhu Manthai FL) 0–3 Matara City Club (walkover)
Pelicans SC 3–0 Philip Gunawardena SC (Seethawaka FL) (walkover)
Jet Liners SC 3–0 Solaniya SC (walkover)
7 April 2017
Old Mazenodians SC 2–3 Civil Security SC
Up Country Lions 5–1 Gold Moon SC (Matale FL)
Old Bens SC 1–2 New Star SC
Negombo Youth 9–0 Green Light SC (Trincomalee FL)
Police SC 9–0 Liberty SC (Bandarawela FL)
Leo SC (Kurunegala FL) 2–0 Thihariya Youth SC
Sivanantha SC 0–3 Kirulapone Utd
Renown SC 3–0 Young Birds SC (Mulativu FL)
8 April 2017
Serendib SC 1 (4)–1 (2) St.Joseph’s SC
Easwaran SC (Vavuniya FL) 3–0 Kalutara Park (walkover)
Wimbledon SC (Puttlam FL) 3–0 Hillary SC
Kurunduwatta SC (Galle FL) 0–1 Comrades SC
Young Birds SC (N’Eliya FL) 1–0 Solid SC
Renown SC (Hatton FL) 0–3 Blue Star SC
Red Star SC 10–1 National SC (Kanthankudy FL)
Date unknown
Golden Rise SC 3–0 Highlanders (awarded due to ineligible players)
Fourth round 9 April 2017
Super Sun SC 2–1 Serendib SC
Saunders SC 6–1 Up Country Lions SC
Blue Star SC 3–0 Leo SC
10 April 2017
Crystal Palace 1(3)–1(2) New Youngs FC
11 April 2017
Negombo Youth 6–0 Jet Liners SC
Easwaran SC 0–20 Army SC
12 April 2017
Brilliant SC 2–1 Red Star SC
St.Mary’s SC 12–0 Wimbledon SC
St.Nicholas’ SC 0–1 Navy SC
21 April 2017
Civil Security 1(3)–1(4) Air Force SC
24 April 2017
Golden Rise SC 1–4 Renown SC
Kirulapone United 1–5 Java Lane
Colombo FC 3–0 Young Birds SC (walkover)
Comrades SC 2(1)–2(4) Pelican SC
25 April 2017
Police SC 0(1)–0(4) Singing Fish SC
Date unknown
Matara City 3–1 New Star SC
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
References
Sri Lanka FA Cup 2016/17, RSSSF.com
External links Football Federation Of Sri Lanka The Papare