2016–17 Aizawl F.C. season

The 2016–17 season is the 33rd season in the history of Aizawl Football Club and their second in the I-League, India's top flight professional football league. The season began on 1 August 2016 and will conclude in May 2017. The club ended the I-League campaign as the champions after they were reinstated into the league after they were relegated the previous season. The club will also participate in the Federation Cup while they also made it to the semi-finals of the Mizoram Premier League and the Durand Cup.

Aizawl

2016–17 season
Chairman	Robert Romawia Royte
Manager	Khalid Jamil
Stadium	Rajiv Gandhi Stadium
I-League	1st
Federation Cup	Semi-finals
Durand Cup	Semi-finals
Mizoram Premier League	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Kamo Stephane Bayi (7) All: Kamo Stephane Bayi (7)
Highest home attendance	11,000 vs Mohun Bagan (22 April 2017)[1]
Lowest home attendance	4,725 vs Churchill Brothers (10 February 2017)[2]
Average home league attendance	6,943[3]
Home colours Away colours

Due to I-League regulations, despite finishing the season in 9th, over bottom placed DSK Shivajians, Aizawl were still relegated from the league in 2015–16. However, due to the withdrawal of the Goan clubs, Dempo, Salgaocar, and Sporting Goa, the club were reinstated into the league. The club brought in Khalid Jamil as the head coach who replaced caretaker Jahar Das. Jamil brought with him two of his former players from his previous club Mumbai in Ashutosh Mehta and Jayesh Rane. He also had the club sign goalkeeper Albino Gomes on loan from Mumbai City. In the foreigners department, the club retained Alfred Jaryan while also signing former Syria international Mahmoud Amnah as well as defender Kingsley Obumneme[4] and forward Kamo Stephane Bayi.

The club started the season by participating in the Durand Cup and Mizoram Premier League, the top football league in their home state of Mizoram. Jamil, as well as the new player signings, were not with the club during these tournaments. The club made it to the semi-finals of the Durand Cup before being eliminated by Army Green. Aizawl then finished the regular season of the Mizoram Premier League in third place, qualifying for the league semi-finals. They took on Chanmari, losing both legs of the tie 4–1 and 2–1 respectively. Once Jamil and the new players arrived, the club prepared for the I-League season. Aizawl started the season strong, winning three of their opening five matches in January. The club then won four of their six matches in February and four of their last seven matches to win the title. The title was confirmed on the final game of the season against Shillong Lajong in a 1–1 draw.

Background

Main article: 2015–16 I-League

Aizawl earned the promotion to 2015–16 I-League by winning 2015 I-League 2nd Division. In spite of spirited performances, Aizawl ended up at the bottom of table and were scheduled to be relegated. However, due to withdrawal of Goan clubs, Aizawl given another opportunity to play in I-League.[5]

Squad changes

In

No.	Position	Player	Previous club	Date	Ref
4	DF	Lalrinzuala Khiangte	Zo United	24 June 2016
37	DF	Lalhriatrenga		24 June 2016
	FW	Bright Middleton Mends	New Edubiase United	21 July 2016
14	MF	Benjamin Eniwo Onome		2 October 2016
3	DF	Kingsley Obumneme	Dinthar	22 December 2016	[4]
5	DF	Zohmingliana Ralte	DSK Shivajians	22 December 2016	[4]
9	FW	T. Lalnunpuia	Rangdajied United	22 December 2016	[4]
17	MF	Laldanmawia Ralte	Chanmari West	22 December 2016	[4]
18	MF	H. Lalmuankima	Chanmari	22 December 2016	[4]
32	FW	Kamo Stephane Bayi	George Telegraph	2 January 2017
6	MF	Mahmoud Amnah	Sporting Clube de Goa	12 January 2017

Out

No.	Position	Player	New club	Date	Ref
1	GK	Soram Anganba	NorthEast United	June 2016
	DF	Ricky Lallawmawma	DSK Shivajians	June 2016
	DF	Emmanuel Chigozie		June 2016
	DF	Lalchhawnkima	Mumbai FC	June 2016
	MF	Yuta Kinowaki	Shillong Lajong	June 2016
	MF	David Lalrinmuana	Mumbai City	June 2016
	FW	Joel Sunday	Tollygunge Agragami	June 2016
	MF	Atsushi Yonezawa	Minerva Punjab	June 2016
	FW	Bright Middleton Mends		19 December 2016
14	MF	Benjamin Eniwo Onome		19 December 2016

Loan in

No.	Position	Player	Club	Start date	Ref
23	MF	V Laltanpuia	Mizoram Police	December 2016
1	GK	Albino Gomes	Mumbai City	2 January 2017
14	MF	Jayesh Rane	Chennaiyin	2 January 2017
36	DF	Ashutosh Mehta	Mumbai City	2 January 2017

Durand Cup

Main article: 2016 Durand Cup

Aizawl were drawn in Group B with Indian Air Force, Dempo, Army Red, NEROCA, and Real Kashmir. With three wins, a draw and a loss, Aizawl topped the group and qualified for the semi-finals. However, they lost to eventual champions Army Green in penalty shoot-out, after the game ended 3–3 after the extra time.[6]

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

Updated to match(es) played on 8 September 2016. Source:

Aizawl v Dempo

29 August 2016	Aizawl	3–1	Dempo	Delhi
15:30	Mends  18', 30' Vanlalduatsanga  61'		88'	Stadium: Harbaksh Stadium

Aizawl v Indian Air Force

2 September 2016	Aizawl	1–0	Indian Air Force	Delhi
14:00	Mends  35'			Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium

Aizawl v NEROCA

3 September 2016	Aizawl	0–1	NEROCA	Delhi
18:45			11' David Lalbiakzara	Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium

Aizawl v Army Red

5 September 2016	Aizawl	1–0	Army Red	Delhi
17:45	Mends  52'			Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium

Aizawl v Real Kashmir

8 September 2016	Aizawl	1–1	Real Kashmir	Delhi
			William  6'	Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium

Semi-final

Aizawl v Army Green

9 September 2016	Aizawl	3–3 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Army Green	Delhi
19:00	Bright Mends  73', 97' Lalramchullova  78' (pen.)		Bikash Budhathoki  23' Bikram Adhikari  83' Herojit Singh  91'	Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium

Mizoram Premier League

Main article: 2016–17 Mizoram Premier League

After participating in the Durand Cup Aizawl returned to Mizoram to take part in the fifth season of the Mizoram Premier League, the top football league in the state. Aizawl opened their campaign on 15 September 2016 against Zo United at the AR Lammual Stadium. They took the lead early in the third minute through a penalty won by foreign import Bright Middleton and converted by Lalramchullova. Brandon Vanlalremdika doubled Aizawl's advantage right before halftime through a volley from outside the box and William Lalnunfela finished Zo United off in the 82nd minute as Aizawl won 3–0.[7] Aizawl succumbed to their first defeat of the season in their second match against Chanmari. Former Aizawl player Malsawmfela scored the only goal of the match as Aizawl fell 1–0.[8] Two days later, Aizawl suffered their second consecutive defeat when they lost 1–0 to Bethlehem VT. Lalrammuanpuia scored the only goal of the match for Bethlehem VT.[9] Following the two defeats, Aizawl looked to turn things around against Chhinga Veng. Despite going down early in the fourth minute through Vanlallawma, late goals from Lalramchullova and Lalnuntluanga helped Aizawl comeback to win 2–1.[10] The side then ended the month with a 0–0 draw against bottom placed Dinthar.[11]

Matches

Aizawl v Zo United

15 September 2016 (2016-09-15) 3	Aizawl	3–0	Zo United	Mizoram
19:00 IST	Lalramchullova  3' (pen) Vanlalremdika  45' Lalnunfela  82'	Report		Stadium: AR Lammual Stadium

Chanmari v Aizawl

20 September 2016 (2016-09-20) 1	Chanmari	1–0	Aizawl	Mizoram
19:00 IST	Malsawmfela  81'	Report		Stadium: AR Lammual Stadium

Aizawl v Bethlehem VT

22 September 2016 (2016-09-22) 4	Aizawl	0–1	Bethlehem VT	Mizoram
14:30 IST		Report	Lalrammuanpuia	Stadium: AR Lammual Stadium

Chhinga Veng v Aizawl

26 September 2016 (2016-09-26) 5	Chhinga Veng	1–2	Aizawl	Mizoram
19:00 IST	Vanlallawma  4'	Report	Lalramchullova  78' Lalnuntluanga  90'	Stadium: AR Lammual Stadium

Dinthar v Aizawl

29 September 2016 (2016-09-29) 6	Dinthar	0–0	Aizawl	Mizoram
19:00 IST		Report		Stadium: AR Lammual Stadium

Aizawl v Ramhlun North

3 October 2016 (2016-10-03) 2	Aizawl	2–1	Ramhlun North	Mizoram
19:00 IST	Bright Mends  10', 76'		Chhuanpuia  43'	Stadium: AR Lammual Stadium

Aizawl v Chanmari West

6 October 2016 (2016-10-06) 7	Aizawl	0–1	Chanmari West	Mizoram
12:00 IST			Lalthakima  68' (o.g.)	Stadium: AR Lammual Stadium

Aizawl v Chhinga Veng

25 October 2016 (2016-10-25) 8	Aizawl	1–0	Chhinga Veng	Mizoram
19:00 IST	Riky Lallawmawma  45'			Stadium: AR Lammual Stadium

Ramhlun North v Aizawl

27 October 2016 (2016-10-27) 9	Ramhlun North	1–0	Aizawl	Mizoram
19:00 IST	Francis  14'			Stadium: AR Lammual Stadium

Chanmari West v Aizawl

4 November 2016 (2016-11-04) 10	Chanmari West	0–1	Aizawl	Mizoram
19:00 IST			William  76'	Stadium: AR Lammual Stadium

Zo United v Aizawl

11 November 2016 (2016-11-11) 11	Zo United	1–2	Aizawl	Mizoram
15:00 IST	Lalnunsanga  53'		Bright Mends  10' Rohmingthanga  37'	Stadium: AR Lammual Stadium

Aizawl v Dinthar

15 November 2016 (2016-11-15) 12	Aizawl	2–2	Dinthar	Mizoram
15:00 IST	Lalthakima  18' Lalramchullova  35'		Michael Lalremruata  1' Cho Tsering Lepcha  87'	Stadium: AR Lammual Stadium

Bethlehem VT v Aizawl

18 November 2016 (2016-11-18) 13	Bethlehem VT	0–0	Aizawl	Mizoram
19:00 IST				Stadium: AR Lammual Stadium

Aizawl v Chanmari

25 November 2016 (2016-11-25) 14	Aizawl	2–1	Chanmari	Mizoram
19:00 IST	Bright Mends  6' F.Lalremsanga  45+1'		Malsawmfela  56' (pen.)	Stadium: AR Lammual Stadium

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	BVT	14	8	3	3	15	12	+3	27	Advance to Semi-finals
2	Chanmari	14	7	5	2	24	13	+11	26
3	Aizawl	14	7	3	4	15	10	+5	24
4	Chanmari West	14	6	3	5	20	15	+5	21
5	Chhinga Veng	14	4	4	6	18	19	−1	16

Updated to match(es) played on 26 November 2016. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Semi-finals

Leg 1

Chanmari v Aizawl

2 December 2016	Chanmari	4–1	Aizawl	Aizawl
19:00 IST	Chhangte  3' Zote  11' Rohmingthanga  22', o.g.' Lalrinchhana  49'	Report	Hnamte  21'	Stadium: Lammual

Leg 2

Aizawl v Chanmari

9 December 2016	Aizawl	1–2 (2–6 agg.)	Chanmari	Aizawl
19:00 IST	Jonathan Lalhriatkima  50'	Report	Malsawmfela  41', pen.' Leonce Dodoz  57'	Stadium: Lammual

I-League

Main article: 2016–17 I-League

Before I-League, Aizawl roped in former Indian international and Mumbai F.C. coach, Khalid Jamil.

January

Aizawl began their I-League campaign against the title-contenders East Bengal F.C. on 7 January 2017. Aizawl took the lead towards the end of the first half with Gurwinder Singh's own goal, however Ivan Bukenya's last minute strike salvaged a point for the hosts. In the first home game of the season, against I-League debutant Minerva Punjab F.C., Aizawl seemed to be heading for another draw until Loveday Enyinnaya's own goal in the stoppage time earned them a win.[12]

Matches

East Bengal v Aizawl

7 January 2017 Round 1	East Bengal	1–1	Aizawl	Kolkata
16:30 IST	Ivan Bukenya 89'	Report Report	Kamo 46' 90+' Lalruatthara  73'	Stadium: Barasat Stadium Attendance: 12700 Man of the Match: Kingsley Obumneme (Aizawl FC)

Aizawl v Minerva Punjab

13 January 2017 Round 2	Aizawl	1–0	Minerva Punjab	Aizawl
13:30 IST	Kingsley  85' Loveday  90+4' (o.g.)	Report Report		Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium Attendance: 5113 Man of the Match: Mahmoud Amnah (Aizawl FC)

Aizawl v Shillong Lajong

17 January 2017 Round 3	Aizawl	2–1	Shillong Lajong	Aizawl
13:30 IST	Lalruatthara  20' 32' Kingsley  54' Rane  64'	Report Report	Kinowaki  85'	Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium Attendance: 5315 Man of the Match: Mahmoud Amnah (Aizawl FC)

Mumbai v Aizawl

22 January 2017 Round 4	Mumbai	0–1	Aizawl	Mumbai
19:05 IST		Report Report	Rane  38' Khiangte  52' Ashutosh  57' Amnah  80'	Stadium: Cooperage Ground Attendance: 3426 Man of the Match: Jayesh Rane (Aizawl FC

Chennai City v Aizawl

28 January 2017 Round 5	Chennai City	2–0	Aizawl	Chennai
19:05 IST	Tank  53' Carles  90+4'	Report Report	Kingsley  90+5' Lalruatthara  90+5'	Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 5434 Referee: Santhosh Kumar Man of the Match: Marcos Thank (Chennai City)

Aizawl v DSK Shivajians

1 February 2017 Round 6	Aizawl	1–0	DSK Shivajians	Aizawl
14:05 IST	Laldanmawia  8' Z.Ralte  53' Brandon  89'	Report Report		Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium Attendance: 7585 Referee: R Srikrishna Man of the Match: Alfred Jaryan (Aizawl FC)

Mohun Bagan v Aizawl

4 February 2017 Round 7	Mohun Bagan	3–2	Aizawl	Kolkata
19:05 IST	Duffy  2', 86' Jeje  63'	Report Report	Rane  41' Lalruatthara  68' Mehta  70' Jaryan  83'	Stadium: Rabindra Sarobar Stadium Attendance: 5222 Referee: Ajithkumar Meitei Man of the Match: Prabir Das (Mohun Bagan)

Aizawl v Churchill Brothers

10 February 2017 Round 8	Aizawl	3–1	Churchill Brothers	Aizawl
19:05 IST	Lalramchullova  62' Kamo  69' Nongkam  77' (o.g.)	Report Report	Kromah  33'	Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium Attendance: 4725 Referee: Om Prakash Thakur Man of the Match: Kingsley Obumneme (Aizawl FC)

Aizawl v Bengaluru

15 February 2017 Round 9	Aizawl	1–1	Bengaluru	Aizawl
14:05 IST	Mehta  23' Brandon  40' Lalruatthara  53'	Report Report	Jhingan  21' Chhetri  45'	Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium Attendance: 6,750 Referee: Rowan Arumughan Man of the Match: Albino Gomes (Aizawl)

Aizawl v East Bengal

20 February 2017 Round 10	Aizawl	1–0	East Bengal	Aizawl
14:05 IST	Lalramchullova  55' Laldanmawia Ralte  58'	Report Report		Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium Attendance: 7000 Referee: Umesh Bora Man of the Match: Laldanmawia Ralte (Aizawl FC)

Aizawl v Chennai City

25 February 2017 Round 11	Aizawl	1–0	Chennai City	Aizawl
14:05 IST	Brandon  53' Amnah  67' Jaryan  80'	Report Report		Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium Attendance: 7500 Referee: Pranjal Banerjee Man of the Match: Brandon Vanlalremdika (Aizawl FC)

Aizawl v Mumbai

4 March 2017 Round 12	Aizawl	2–0	Mumbai	Aizawl
14:05 IST	Kamo  65', 78'	Report Report		Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium Attendance: 7500 Referee: Ajitkumar Meitei Man of the Match: Kamo Stephane Bayi (Aizawl FC)

DSK Shivajians v Aizawl

7 March 2017 Round 13	DSK Shivajians	0–1	Aizawl	Pune
19:05 IST		Report Report	Laldanmawia 85' Kingsley  90+3'	Stadium: Balewadi Stadium Attendance: 1107 Referee: Senthilnathan S Man of the Match: Laldanmawia Ralte (Aizawl FC)

Minerva Punjab v Aizawl

11 March 2017 Round 14	Minerva Punjab	2–2	Aizawl	Ludhiana
16:35 IST	Loveday  61' Omolaja  83'	Report Report	Amnah  45' Mehta  51' Kamo  56' Albino  75'	Stadium: Guru Nanak Stadium Attendance: 1500 Referee: Venkatesh R Man of the Match: Kareem Omolaja (Minerva Punjab)

Bengaluru FC v Aizawl

9 April 2017 Round 15	Bengaluru FC	1–0	Aizawl	Bengaluru
16:35 IST	Juanan  42' Jugovic  63'  90+4' Rodrigues  76'	Report Report	Z. Ralte  43' Obumneme  87' Jaryan  90+3'	Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium Attendance: 6,834 Referee: Venkatesh R Man of the Match: Jayesh Rane (Aizawl)

Churchill Brothers v Aizawl

15 April 2017 Round 16	Churchill Brothers	1–3	Aizawl	Vasco
16:35 IST	D'Souza  69'	Report Report	Kamo  7', 46' Rane  55' Laldanmawia  85' Amnah  87'	Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium Attendance: 1736 Referee: Ranjit Bakshi Man of the Match: Kamo Stephane Bayi (Aizawl FC)

Aizawl v Mohun Bagan

22 April 2017 Round 17	Aizawl	1–0	Mohun Bagan	Aizawl
14:05 IST	Jaryan  52' Mehta  69' Z.Ralte  83'	Report Report		Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium Attendance: 11000 Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta Man of the Match: Zohmingliana Ralte (Aizawl FC)

Shillong Lajong v Aizawl

30 April 2017 Round 18	Shillong Lajong	1–1	Aizawl	Shillong
19:05 IST	Dipanda  9'	Report Report	Z.Ralte  16' Kingsley  24' W.Lalnunfela  61'  68'	Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 23700 Referee: Pranjal Banerjee Man of the Match: Kamo Stephane Bayi (Aizawl FC)

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Aizawl (C)	18	11	4	3	24	14	+10	37	Qualification to Champions League qualifier
2	Mohun Bagan	18	10	6	2	27	12	+15	36
3	East Bengal	18	10	3	5	33	15	+18	33
4	Bengaluru FC	18	8	6	4	30	15	+15	30	Qualification to AFC Cup qualifying play-off[lower-alpha 1]
5	Shillong Lajong	18	7	5	6	24	23	+1	26

Source: IndiaFooty.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(C) Champion.
Notes:

1. Bengaluru FC qualified for the 2018 AFC Cup by winning the 2016–17 Federation Cup.

Federation Cup

Main article: 2016–17 Indian Federation Cup

Group stage

Aizawl were drawn with East Bengal, Chennai City and Churchill Brothers in Group A. Aizawl took on Chennai City in the opening game. Aizawl were trailing by 2 goals at the end of the first half, but came back strongly in the second half to score 3 goals and win the game. Aizawl took an early lead in the second game against Churchill Brothers, but in the closing minutes Churchill Brothers earned a penalty and converted. Aizawl fought back to score the winner in the 90th minute and secured a spot in the semi-finals. In the dead-rubber game against East Bengal neither team managed a goal and split a point each and Aizawl topped the group.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Aizawl	3	2	1	0	5	3	+2	7	Advance to semi-finals
2	East Bengal	3	1	2	0	3	1	+2	5
3	Chennai City	3	1	0	2	5	6	−1	3
4	Churchill Brothers	3	0	1	2	3	6	−3	1

Source: AIFF

Aizawl v Chennai City

7 May 2017	Aizawl	3–2	Chennai City	Cuttack
19:00 IST	Kingsley  17' Lalramchullova  36' Amnah  53' Laldanmawia  62', 81' Albino Gomes  90+2'	Report	Charles  13' Edwin  39'	Stadium: Barabati Stadium Man of the Match: Laldanmawia Ralte (Aizawl FC)

Churchill Brothers v Aizawl

9 May 2017	Churchill Brothers	1–2	Aizawl	Cuttack
19:00 IST	Kromah  84' (pen.)		Lalramchullova  21' (pen.) Laldanmawia  90'	Stadium: Barabati Stadium Man of the Match: Lalruatthara (Aizawl FC)

Aizawl v East Bengal

11 May 2017	Aizawl	0–0	East Bengal	Cuttack
19:00 IST		Report		Stadium: Barabati Stadium Man of the Match: Bikash Jairu (East Bengal)

Semi-finals

In the semi-final, Aizawl faced Group B runner-up, Bengaluru FC. Aizawl conceded the lead in the 8th minute when Alwyn George was fouled inside the box and Bengaluru were awarded the penalty and Cameron Watson successfully converted the penalty. Bengaluru had more scoring opportunities but could not extend their lead. Aizawl were given the penalty seconds before the final whistle, but Amrinder Singh saved Lalramchullova and ended Aizawl's Federation Cup campaign.[13]

Aizawl v Bengaluru

14 May 2017	Aizawl	0–1	Bengaluru	Cuttack
19:00 IST	Amnah  52' Lalruatthara  59'	Report	Watson  8' (pen.)	Stadium: Barabati Stadium Man of the Match: John Johnson (Bengaluru FC)

Aftermath

End of the season awards by I-League, Khalid Jamil won the Syed Abdul Rahim Best Coach award and Alfred Jaryan won the Best Midfielder award.[14]

Technical staff

Khalid Jamil,Aizawl F.C's head coach

Position	Name
Team Manager	Hmingthana Zadeng
Head Coach	Khalid Jamil
Assistant coach	Abdul Azim Siddique

Player statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		I-League		Federation Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK		Albino Gomes	21	0	18+0	0	3+0	0
21	GK		Zothanmawia	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
22	GK		Lalawmpuia	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
Defenders
3	DF		Kingsley Obumneme	20	0	17+0	0	3+0	0
4	DF		Lalrinzuala Khiangte	11	0	5+5	0	1+0	0
5	DF		Zohmingliana Ralte	21	1	18+0	1	3+0	0
12	DF		Lalramhmunmawia	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
24	DF		Lalthakima	5	0	1+3	0	1+0	0
27	DF		Lalramchullova	18	2	11+4	1	3+0	1
29	DF		C Lallawmzuala	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
36	DF		Ashutosh Mehta	19	1	13+3	1	0+3	0
37	DF		Lalhriatrenga	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
39	DF		Lalruatthara	14	1	10+1	1	3+0	0
Midfielders
6	MF		Mahmoud Amnah	19	3	15+1	2	3+0	1
7	MF		Lalnuntluanga	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
8	MF		H. Lalbiakthanga	5	0	2+1	0	0+2	0
10	MF		Rohmingthanga	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
11	MF		Albert Zohmingmawia	9	0	6+2	0	1+0	0
16	MF		Jayesh Rane	21	2	18+0	2	3+0	0
17	MF		Laldanmawia Ralte	19	6	10+5	3	3+1	3
18	MF		H. Lalmuankima	13	0	6+4	0	2+1	0
20	MF		Alfred Jaryan	20	0	17+0	0	3+0	0
23	MF		V Laltanpuia	12	0	3+9	0	0+0	0
28	MF		Rochharzela	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
30	MF		Brandon Vanlalremdika	17	3	11+3	3	2+1	0
Forwards
9	FW		T. Lalnunpuia	4	0	0+3	0	1+0	0
13	FW		Jonathan Lalrawngbawla	3	0	0+1	0	1+1	0
19	FW		Vanlalduatsanga	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
32	FW		Kamo Stephane Bayi	20	7	17+0	7	3+0	0
49	FW		William Lalnunfela	11	1	0+8	1	1+2	0

• Source: soccerway

Updated: 14 May 2017

Top scorers

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Player	I-League	Federation Cup	Total
1	32	FW		Kamo Stephane Bayi	7	0	7
2	17	MF		Laldanmawia Ralte	3	3	6
3	6	MF		Mahmoud Amnah	2	1	3
	30	MF		Brandon Vanlalremdika	3	0	3
5	27	DF		Lalramchullova	1	1	2
	16	MF		Jayesh Rane	2	0	2
6	5	DF		Zohmingliana Ralte	1	0	1
	36	DF		Ashutosh Mehta	1	0	1
	39	DF		Lalruatthara	1	0	1
	49	FW		William Lalnunfela	1	0	1
TOTALS					22	5	27

Source: soccerway
Updated: 14 May 2017

Clean sheets

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Player	I-League	Federation Cup	Total
1	1	GK		Albino Gomes	8	0	8
2	1	GK		Lalawmpuia	0	1	1
TOTALS					8	1	9

Source: soccerway
Updated: 14 May 2017

Disciplinary record

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Player	I-League		Federation Cup		Total		Notes
1	3	DF		Kingsley Obumneme	6	0	1	0	7	0	Missed a game, against Minerva Punjab (4 yellow cards) (11 March 2017)
2	39	MF		Lalruatthara	5	0	1	0	5	0	Missed a game, against Churchill Brothers (4 yellow cards) (10 February 2017)
3	20	MF		Alfred Jaryan	4	0	0	0	4	0	Missed a game, against Shillong Lajong (4 yellow cards) (30 April 2017)
	36	MF		Ashutosh Mehta	4	0	0	0	4	0	Missed a game, against Shillong Lajong (4 yellow cards) (30 April 2017)
5	5	DF		Zohmingliana Ralte	3	0	0	0	3	0
	6	DF		Mahmoud Amnah	2	0	1	0	3	0
7	1	GK		Albino Gomes	1	0	1	0	2	0
	5	DF		Lalrinzuala Khiangte	2	0	0	0	2	0
	16	FW		Jayesh Rane	2	0	0	0	2	0
	27	DF		Lalramchullova	1	0	1	0	2	0
11	17	MF		Laldanmawia Ralte	1	0	0	0	1	0
	32	FW		Kamo Stephane Bayi	1	0	0	0	1	0
	49	FW		William Lalnunfela	1	0	0	0	1	0
TOTALS					33	0	5	0	38	0

Source: soccerway
Updated: 14 May 2017

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See also

• 2016–17 in Indian football