# 2016–17 Indian Federation Cup

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. The top eight teams from the 2016–17 I-League season participated in the tournament hosted solely in Cuttack, Odisha. The tournament is set to take place between 7 May to 21 May 2017. 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.

## Round and dates

| 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 |

## Teams

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

## Group stage

* 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):
* 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
Group A :
| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 3 | Chennai City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Churchill Brothers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 | |
Group B :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Mohun Bagan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 7 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 2 | Bengaluru FC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 3 | Shillong Lajong | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | DSK Shivajians | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |

## Bracket

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

## Goal scorers

    As of 21 May 2017
3 goals:
* Darryl Duffy (Mohun Bagan)
* Laldanmawia Ralte (Aizawl)
* Balwant Singh (Mohun Bagan)
2 goals:
* Yuta Kinowaki (Shillong Lajong)
* Ansumana Kromah (Churchill Brothers)
* Samuel Lalmuanpuia (Shillong Lajong)
* Holicharan Narzary (DSK Shivajians)
* Sony Norde (Mohun Bagan)
* Juan Quero (DSK Shivajians)
* Robin Singh (East Bengal)
* Charles de Souza (Chennai City)
* Edwin Vanspaul (Chennai City)
* C.K. Vineeth (Bengaluru FC)
1 goal:
* Mahmoud Amnah (Aizawl)
* Wedson Anselme (East Bengal)
* Alen Deory (Shillong Lajong)
* Brandon Fernandes (Churchill Brothers)
* Dhanpal Ganesh (Chennai City)
* Alwyn George (Bengaluru FC)
* Jeje Lalpekhlua (Mohun Bagan)
* Lalramchullova (Aizawl)
* Eugeneson Lyngdoh (Bengaluru FC)
* Udanta Singh (Bengaluru FC)
* Redeem Tlang (Shillong Lajong)
* Cameron Watson (Bengaluru)
* Katsumi Yusa (Mohun Bagan)
Own goals:
* Aiborlang Khongjee (Shillong Lajong) (playing against Bengaluru FC)

## Hero of the Match

    As of 21 May 2017
| Round | Hero of the Matches | Hero of the Matches | Hero of the Matches | Hero of the Matches |
| Group stage | Wedson Anselme | Laldanmawia Ralte | Udanta Singh | Balwant Singh |
| Group stage | Robin Singh | Lalruatthara | Juan Quero | Sony Norde |
| Group stage | Dhanpal Ganesh | Bikash Jairu | Samuel Lalmuanpuia | Raju Gaikwad |
| Semi finals | John Johnson | John Johnson | Debjit Majumder | Debjit Majumder |
| Final | Amrinder Singh | Amrinder Singh | Amrinder Singh | Amrinder Singh |