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{{Short description|37th edition of the Federation Cup}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox football tournament season
| title = [[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]]
| caption=[[Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium|Indira Gandhi Stadium]] hosted the final on 21 May 2016|image=Sarusajai2.jpg
| year = 2016
| dates = 30 April–21 May 2016
| country = India
| num_teams = 8
| champions = [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
| count = 14
| runner-up = [[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]]
| continentalcup1 = [[2017 AFC Cup|AFC Cup]]
| continentalcup1 qualifiers = [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
| matches = 13
| goals = 40
| top goal scorer = [[Jeje Lalpekhlua]] (8 goals)
| player = [[Jeje Lalpekhlua]]
| prevseason = [[2014–15 Indian Federation Cup|2014–15]]
| nextseason = [[2016–17 Indian Federation Cup|2016–17]]
}}

The '''2015–16 Indian Federation Cup''' (also known as ''' Hero Federation Cup''' due to sponsorship reasons) was the 37th edition of the [[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]], the main national [[association football|football]] cup competition in [[India]]. The tournament was held from 30 April 2016 to 21 May 2016. Top 8 teams from [[2015–16 I-League]] participated in the tournament. Ten Sports Network, the Official Broadcaster of Hero Federation Cup 2016 telecast only the Semi-finals and the Final match while Knockout stage matches were streamed live on [[I-league]] website.

[[Bengaluru FC]] were the reigning champions of the Federation Cup, having won the tournament in [[2014–15 Indian Federation Cup|2015]]. However, they were upset in the quarter-finals by 8th placed [[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]].

All matches except the final were played as [[two-legged tie]] on home and away basis, with the application of the [[away goals rule]]. The final was played as a single match at the [[Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium|Indira Gandhi Stadium]] in [[Guwahati]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sentinelassam.com/localsports/story.php?sec=2&subsec=11&id=266578&dtP=2016-05-09&ppr=1|title=Guwahati to host Federation Cup final|website=sentinelassam.com|access-date=14 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602101758/http://www.sentinelassam.com/localsports/story.php?sec=2&subsec=11&id=266578&dtP=2016-05-09&ppr=1|archive-date=2 June 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

The final was played between [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]] and [[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]] on 21 May 2016.<ref>{{cite news|title=ফেডারেশন কাপ ২০১৬: জহরের হুঙ্কারেও অবিচল সঞ্জয়|language=bn|trans-title=Federation Cup 2016: Sanjay is steadfast despite Jahar's threats|publisher=[[Anandabazar Patrika]]|url=https://www.anandabazar.com/sports/mohunbagan-to-play-aizal-fc-in-federation-cup-final-1.387840|access-date=28 January 2016|website=anandabazar.com|date=16 May 2016|archive-date=5 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205183813/https://www.anandabazar.com/sports/mohunbagan-to-play-aizal-fc-in-federation-cup-final-1.387840}}</ref> [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]] defeated [[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]] 5–0 to clinch their record 14th title, making them the most successful club in the history of the competition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportskeeda.com/football/mohun-bagan-win-2016-federation-cup-with-5-0-rout-of-aizawl-fc|title=Mohun Bagan win 2016 Federation Cup with 5-0 rout of Aizawl FC|website=sportskeeda.com|date=21 May 2016 |access-date=21 May 2016}}</ref>

==Background==
In 2015, [[All India Football Federation]] decided to scrap Federation Cup due to congested calendar with [[I-League]] and [[Indian Super League]] occupying a large part of the calendar, but after [[Asian Football Confederation]] mandated that a club must play 18 matches in the season, AIFF decided to revive the tournament.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/AIFF-decides-to-bring-back-Federation-Cup/articleshow/49946258.cms|title=AIFF decides to bring back Federation Cup|newspaper=The Times of India |date=27 November 2015}}</ref>

==Teams==

Following teams have qualified for Federation Cup:

* [[Bengaluru FC]]
* [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
* [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]
* [[Sporting Clube de Goa|Sporting Goa]]
* [[Mumbai F.C.|Mumbai]]
* [[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]]
* [[Salgaocar F.C.|Salgaocar]]
* [[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]]

==Rounds and dates==
The tournament will be played between top 8 teams of [[2015–16 I-League]] as the knock-out tournament on home and away basis.<ref name="dates">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Federation-Cup-from-April-30/articleshow/50827372.cms|title=Federation Cup from April 30|newspaper=The Times of India |date=2 February 2016}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Round
!Match date(s)
!Number of fixtures
!style="width:100px;"|Teams
|-
|Quarter finals
|30 April/ 1 May/ 2 May 2016 – 3 May/ 4 May/ 5 May 2016
|8
|8
|-
|Semi-finals
|8 May/ 10 May 2016 – 14 May/ 15 May 2016
|4
|4
|-
|Final
|21 May 2016
|1
|2
|}

==Bracket==
<onlyinclude>
{{8TeamBracket
| sets=2/2/1
| aggregate=y
|RD1=Quarter-finals
|RD2=Semi-finals
|RD3=Final

|score-width=32
|team-width=185
|seed-width=25

|RD1-seed1=1
|RD1-team1=[[Bengaluru FC]]
|RD1-score1-1=1
|RD1-score1-2=2
|RD1-score1-agg=3
|RD1-seed2=8
|RD1-team2='''[[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]]'''
|RD1-score2-1='''2'''
|RD1-score2-2='''3'''
|RD1-score2-agg=5

|RD1-seed3=4
|RD1-team3='''[[Sporting Clube de Goa|Sporting Goa]]'''
|RD1-score3-1='''1'''
|RD1-score3-2='''1'''
|RD1-score3-agg=2
|RD1-seed4=5
|RD1-team4=[[Mumbai F.C.|Mumbai]]
|RD1-score4-1=0
|RD1-score4-2=0
|RD1-score4-agg=0

|RD1-seed5=3
|RD1-team5=[[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]
|RD1-score5-1=1
|RD1-score5-2=2
|RD1-score5-agg=3
|RD1-seed6=6
|RD1-team6='''[[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]]''' ([[Overtime (sports)#Association football|aet]])
|RD1-score6-1='''2'''
|RD1-score6-2=2
|RD1-score6-agg=4

|RD1-seed7=2
|RD1-team7='''[[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]'''
|RD1-score7-1='''3'''
|RD1-score7-2='''4'''
|RD1-score7-agg=7
|RD1-seed8=7
|RD1-team8=[[Salgaocar F.C.|Salgaocar]]
|RD1-score8-1=2
|RD1-score8-2=0
|RD1-score8-agg=2

|RD2-seed1=8
|RD2-team1='''[[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]]''' ([[Away goals rule|a]])
|RD2-score1-1=0
|RD2-score1-2=2
|RD2-score1-agg=2
|RD2-seed2=4
|RD2-team2=[[Sporting Clube de Goa|Sporting Goa]]
|RD2-score2-1=0
|RD2-score2-2=2
|RD2-score2-agg=2

|RD2-seed3=6
|RD2-team3=[[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]]
|RD2-score3-1=0
|RD2-score3-2=0
|RD2-score3-agg=0
|RD2-seed4=2
|RD2-team4='''[[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]'''
|RD2-score4-1='''5'''
|RD2-score4-2=0
|RD2-score4-agg=5

|RD3-seed1=8
|RD3-team1=[[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]]
|RD3-score1=0
|RD3-seed2=2
|RD3-team2='''[[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]'''
|RD3-score2='''5'''
}}
</onlyinclude>

==Quarter-finals==

{{Football box
|date=30 April 2016
|time=15:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1=[[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]]
|score=2–1
|report=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=7148
|team2=[[Bengaluru FC]]
|goals1=[[Alfred Jaryan|Jaryan]] {{goal|38}} [[Joel Sunday|Sunday]] {{goal|90}}
|goals2=[[Eugeneson Lyngdoh|Lyngdoh]] {{goal|15}}
|stadium=[[Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Aizawl|Rajiv Gandhi Stadium]], [[Aizawl]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}

{{Football box
|date=1 May 2016
|time=17:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1=[[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]]
|score=2–1
|report=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=7153
|team2=[[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]
|goals1=[[Konsham Singh|K.Singh]] {{goal|33}} [[Fábio Pena|Fábio]] {{goal|62}}
|goals2=[[Do Dong-hyun|Do Dong]] {{goal|44}}
|stadium=[[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]], [[Shillong]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}

{{Football box
|date=1 May 2016
|time=19:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1=[[Mumbai F.C.|Mumbai]]
|score=0–1
|report=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=7154
|team2=[[Sporting Clube de Goa|Sporting Goa]]
|goals1=
|goals2=[[Sumit Passi|Passi]] {{goal|90}}
|stadium=[[Cooperage Ground|Cooperage Football Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
{{Football box
|date=2 May 2016
|time=16:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1=[[Salgaocar F.C.|Salgaocar]]
|score=2–3
|report=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=7159
|team2=[[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
|goals1=[[Martin Scott (Scottish footballer)|Scott]] {{goal|26}} [[Calvin Mbarga|Mbarga]] {{goal|30}}
|goals2=[[Jeje Lalpekhlua|Jeje]] {{goal|1||86|}} [[Abhishek Das (footballer)|A. Das]] {{goal|77}}
|stadium=[[Tilak Maidan]], [[Vasco da Gama, Goa|Vasco]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
----
{{Football box
|date=3 May 2016
|time=21:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1=[[Bengaluru FC]]
|score=2–3
|report=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=7162
|team2=[[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]]
|goals1=[[C.K. Vineeth|Vineeth]] {{goal|28}} [[Sunil Chhetri|Chhetri]] {{goal|74|pen.}}
|goals2=[[Joel Sunday|Sunday]] {{goal|26||37|}} [[David Lalrinmuana|Lalrinmuana]] {{goal|49}}
|stadium=[[Sree Kanteerava Stadium]], [[Bengaluru]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
{{Football box
|date=4 May 2016
|time=16:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1=[[Sporting Clube de Goa|Sporting Goa]]
|score=1–0
|report=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=7166
|team2=[[Mumbai F.C.|Mumbai]]
|goals1=[[Subhasish Bose|S.Bose]] {{goal|46}}
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Fatorda Stadium|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]], [[Margao]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
{{Football box
|date=4 May 2016
|time=16:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1=[[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]
|score=2–2
|aet=yes
|report=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=7167
|team2=[[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]]
|goals1=[[Ranti Martins|Ranti]] {{goal|23}} [[Lalrindika Ralte|Ralte]] {{goal|37}}
|goals2=[[Fábio Pena|Fábio]] {{goal|17}} [[Uilliams Bomfim Souza|Uilliams]] {{goal|114}}
|stadium=[[Barasat Stadium]], [[Barasat]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
{{Football box
|date=5 May 2016
|time=19:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1=[[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
|score=4–0
|report=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=7168
|team2=[[Salgaocar F.C.|Salgaocar]]
|goals1=[[Katsumi Yusa|Katsumi]] {{goal|25}} [[Sony Norde|Norde]] {{goal|45+1||52|}} [[Jeje Lalpekhlua|Jeje]] {{goal|90+4}}
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Barasat Stadium]], [[Barasat]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}

==Semi-finals==

{{Football box
|date=8 May 2016
|time=19:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1=[[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
|score=5–0
|report=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=7172
|team2=[[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]]
|goals1= [[Jeje Lalpekhlua|Jeje]] {{goal|40||51||56}} [[Bikramjit Singh|B.Singh]] {{goal|45|}} [[Azharuddin Mallick|Azharuddin]] {{goal|86}}
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Barasat Stadium]], [[Barasat]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
{{Football box
|date=10 May 2016
|time=15:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1=[[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]]
|score=0–0
|report=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=7175
|team2=[[Sporting Clube de Goa|Sporting Goa]]
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Aizawl|Rajiv Gandhi Stadium]], [[Aizawl]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
----
{{Football box
|date=14 May 2016
|time=17:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1=[[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]]
|score=0–0
|report=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=7186
|team2=[[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]], [[Shillong]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
{{Football box
|date=15 May 2016
|time=19:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1=[[Sporting Clube de Goa|Sporting Goa]]
|score=2–2
|report=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=7188
|team2=[[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]]
|goals1=[[Joel Sunday|Sunday]] {{goal|37}} [[Lalchawnkima]] {{goal|60|pen.}}
|goals2=[[Sumit Passi|Passi]] {{goal|45+2}} [[Glan Martins|Martins]] {{goal|80}}
|stadium=[[Fatorda Stadium|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]], [[Margao]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}

==Final==
{{main|2016 Indian Federation Cup final}}

{{Football box
|date=21 May 2016
|time=19:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1=[[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
|score= 5–0
|report=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=7206
|team2=[[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]]
|goals1=[[Sony Norde|Norde]] {{goal|48}} [[Dhanachandra Singh|D. Singh]] {{goal|59}} [[Jeje Lalpekhlua|Jeje]] {{goal|73||88}} [[Bikramjit Singh|B. Singh]] {{goal|83}}
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium|Indira Gandhi Stadium]], [[Guwahati]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}

==Goalscorers==

'''8 Goals''':
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Jeje Lalpekhlua]] ([[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]])

'''4 Goals''':
* {{flagicon|NGA}} [[Joel Sunday]] ([[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]])

'''3 Goals''':
* {{flagicon|HAI}} [[Sony Norde]] ([[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]])

'''2 Goals''':
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Bikramjit Singh]] ([[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]])
* {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Fábio Pena]] ([[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]])
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sumit Passi]] ([[Sporting Clube de Goa|Sporting Goa]])
{{div col end}}

'''1 Goal''':
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Abhishek Das (footballer)|Abhishek Das]] ([[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]])
* {{flagicon|LBR}} [[Alfred Jaryan]] ([[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]])
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Azharuddin Mallick]] ([[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]])
* {{flagicon|CMR}} [[Calvin Mbarga]] ([[Salgaocar F.C.|Salgaocar]])
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[C.K. Vineeth]] ([[Bengaluru FC]])
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[David Lalrinmuana]] ([[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]])
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Dhanachandra Singh]] ([[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]])
* {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Do Dong-hyun]] ([[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]])
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Eugeneson Lyngdoh]] ([[Bengaluru FC]])
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Glan Martins]] ([[Sporting Clube de Goa|Sporting Goa]])
* {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Katsumi Yusa]] ([[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]])
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Konsham Singh]] ([[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]])
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Lalchawnkima]] ([[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]])
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Lalrindika Ralte]] ([[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]])
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Martin Scott (Scottish footballer)|Martin Scott]] ([[Salgaocar F.C.|Salgaocar]])
* {{flagicon|NGR}} [[Ranti Martins]] ([[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]])
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Subhasish Bose]] ([[Sporting Clube de Goa|Sporting Goa]])
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sunil Chhetri]] ([[Bengaluru FC]])
* {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Uilliams Bomfim Souza]] ([[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]])
{{div col end}}

===Hat-tricks===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Player !! For !! Against !! style="text-align:center"| Result !! Date !! Ref
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Jeje Lalpekhlua]]'''
|align="left"|[[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
|align="left"|[[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]]
|align="center"|5–0
|8 May 2016
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/mohun-bagan-vs-shillong-lajong/2231278/report|title=Jeje hat-trick virtually guarantees Mariners' progress|website=goal.com|access-date=8 May 2016}}</ref>
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.the-aiff.com/tournaments-details.htm?tnmt_id=36 Section on the All India Football Federation website].

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