2016–17 Indian Federation Cup

2017 Federation Cup

Barabati Stadium hosted the final on 21 May 2017
Tournament details
Country	India
Dates	7–21 May 2017
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	Bengaluru FC (2nd title)
Runner-up	Mohun Bagan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	44 (2.93 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Balwant Singh (Mohun Bagan) Darryl Duffy (Mohun Bagan) Laldanmawia Ralte (Aizawl) (3 goals)
Best player	Sony Norde (Mohun Bagan)
← 2015–16 2018 (Super Cup) → All statistics correct as of 21 May 2017.

The 2017 Indian Federation Cup was the 38th and last edition of the Federation Cup, the main domestic football cup competition in India. From next season, a reformed Super Cup will take place.^[1] The top eight teams from the 2016–17 I-League season participated in the tournament hosted solely in Cuttack, Odisha.^[2] The tournament is set to take place between 7 May to 21 May 2017.^[2] Mohun Bagan are the defending champions.

Unlike the previous season of the tournament which was held on a home–away basis, this edition will revert to the previous format in which one venue hosts the entire tournament.^[2]

Round	Match dates	Teams
Group stage	7 May 2017 – 12 May 2017	8
Semi-finals	14 May 2017	4
Final	18/21 May 2017	2

The following teams qualified for the Federation Cup through ending in the top eight during the 2016–17 I-League:

• Aizawl
• Bengaluru FC
• Chennai City
• Churchill Brothers
• DSK Shivajians
• East Bengal
• Mohun Bagan
• Shillong Lajong

Tiebreakers

The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied in the order given to determine the rankings (regulations Article 2.3):[3] higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question; superior goal difference from the group matches; higher number of goals scored in the group matches; drawing lots

	Semi-Finals					Final
	Aizawl		0
	Bengaluru FC		1
						Bengaluru FC		2
						Mohun Bagan		0
	Mohun Bagan		2
	East Bengal		0

As of 21 May 2017

3 goals:

2 goals:

1 goal:

Own goals:

• Aiborlang Khongjee (Shillong Lajong) (playing against Bengaluru FC)

As of 21 May 2017

Round	Hero of the Matches
Group stage	Wedson Anselme	Laldanmawia Ralte	Udanta Singh	Balwant Singh
	Robin Singh	Lalruatthara	Juan Quero	Sony Norde
	Dhanpal Ganesh	Bikash Jairu	Samuel Lalmuanpuia	Raju Gaikwad
Semi finals	John Johnson		Debjit Majumder
Final	Amrinder Singh

• Official AIFF website