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]

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

Position Prize money[4]
Champions ₹4.5 million (US$52,000)
Runners-up ₹2 million (US$23,000)
Semi-finalists ₹0.5 million (US$5,800)
Total ~₹7 million (US$81,000)

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: [citation needed]
Sporting Goa1–2DSK Shivajians
Victorino Fernandes 63' Report 9' Rohit Kumar
43' Kim Song-yong
Sporting Goa1–1Indian Navy
Loveday Enyinnaya 21' Report 69'
Indian Navy1–1Army Green
Bikram Adhikari 29' 59' PC Lallawmkina
Minerva Academy0–2Gangtok Himalayan
Report 52' Bhaichung Bhutia Jr
72' John Kane Arho
DSK Shivajians2–1Gangtok Himalayan
Rohit Kumar 5' 44' Report 78' Jon Lepcha
Indian Navy3–0Minerva Academy
Pawandeep Singh 30', 37'
Lalchhuanmawia 40'		 Report
Army Green2–1Sporting Goa
PC Lallawnkina 53' (pen.), 58' Report 82' Masceranhas
DSK Shivajians3–3Indian Navy
Rohit Kumar 36'
Arif Shaikh 45'
Juan Quero 46'		 Report 3' Bibake Thapa
60' Wayne Vaz
90+3' Mohammed Irshad
Army Green2–2Minerva Academy
Linesh PV
PC Lallawmkina pen.'		 Report 48', 75' (pen.) Marcus Lopez
Gangtok Himalayan1–5Sporting Goa
Rishabh Sharma 19' Report 4' Cajetan Fernandes
17' Masceranhas
33', 55' Victorino Fernandes
45+2' Ganesh Thakur
DSK Shivajians1–2Minerva Academy
Report
DSK Shivajians2–1Army Green
Report
Gangtok Himalayan2–1Indian Navy
Sporting Goa3–2Minerva
Report
Gangtok Himalayan0–1Army Green

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: [citation needed]
Aizawl3–1Dempo
Bright Mends 18', 30'
Vanlalduatsanga 61'		 88'
NEROCA2–0Real Kashmir
Ashok Moirangmayum
Meetei
Army Red2–2Indian Air Force
C Lallianmawia 30'
P Jain 85'		 Sourav Shadu Khan
Arshpreet Singh
Dempo1–1NEROCA
Mario Mascarenhas 65' 3' Sushil Kumar Singh
Dempo1–2Army Red
Mario Mascarenhas 67' 52' C Lallianmawia
90+4' Francis Zonunthnga
Aizawl1–0Indian Air Force
Bright Mends 35'
Army Red1–1Real Kashmir
Sinenlo Kath Rengma 82' 59' Sheikh Rasool
Aizawl0–1NEROCA
11' David Lalbiakzara
Dempo9–1Real Kashmir
Indian Air Force1–1NEROCA
Aizawl1–0Army Red
Bright Mends 52'
Indian Air Force1–1Real Kashmir
Dempo1–1Indian Air Force
NEROCA2–2Army Red
Aizawl1–1Real Kashmir

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
Aizawl3–3 (a.e.t.)Army Green
Penalties
2–4

Final

Main article: 2016 Durand Cup final
NEROCA0–0 (a.e.t.)Army Green
Report
Penalties
5–6

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.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Durand_Cup
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