2017 Ruslan Simara Gold Cup
# 2017 Ruslan Simara Gold Cup

The 2017 Ruslan Simara Gold Cup was the eighth tournament of the Simara Gold Cup, an annual football knockout tournament held in Simara, Nepal. In total, ten teams participated in this tournament.

Sankata FC defeated Nepal Army Club 4-2 on penalties in the final to claim their first title in this tournament.

## Teams

Five top Nepali A Level football teams and five top cities football teams participants in this football tournament.

| Team | City |
| - | - |
| APF Club | Kathmandu |
| Bijay Youth Club | Hetauda |
| Birganj United | Birganj |
| Himalayan Sherpa Club | Kathmandu |
| Nawa Jana Jagriti Yuwa Club | Baglung |
| Nepal Army Club | Kathmandu |
| Rupandehi FC | Rupandehi |
| Sahara Club | Pokhara |
| Sankata FC | Kathmandu |
| Saraswati Youth Club | Kathmandu |

## Bracket

The following is the bracket which the 2017 Ruslan Simara Gold Cup resembled. Numbers in parentheses next to the match score represent the results of a penalty shoot-out.

| Qualification games | Qualification games | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | Saraswati Youth Club | 0 | | | | |
| Nawa Jana Jagriti Yuwa Club | 0 | Bijay Youth Club | 1 | | | | |
| Saraswati Youth Club | 2 | | | Bijay Youth Club | 1 | | |
| | | | | Sankata FC | 2 | | |
| | | Sankata FC | 2 | | | | |
| | | APF Club | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Sankata FC | 4 (a.e.t.) |
| | | | | | | Nepal Army Club | 2 |
| | | Himalayan Sherpa | 1 | | | | |
| Birgunj United | 1 | Rupandehi FC | 0 | | | | |
| Sahara Club | 0 | | | Nepal Army Club | 2 | | |
| | | | | Himalayan Sherpa | 1 | | |
| | | Birganj United | 0 | | | | |
| | | Nepal Army Club | 3 | | | | |

## Awards

| Award | Recipient | Recipient's Team | Reward |
| - | - | - | - |
| Prize Money for winning team | | Sankata FC | NPRs 551,000 |
| Prize Money for runners-up | | Nepal Army Club | NPRs 251,000 |
| Best Player of the Tournament Award | Binaya Shrestha | Sankata FC | NPRs 15,000 |
| Highest Goal Scorer Award | Bal Krishna Shrestha | Nepal Army Club | NPRs 15,000 |
| Best Coach Award | Salyan Khadgi | Sankata FC | NPRs 15,000 |
| Best Striker of the Tournament | Anil Gurung | Sankata FC | NPRs 15,000 |
| Best Midfielder of the Tournament | Santosh Tamang | Nepal Army Club | NPRs 15,000 |
| Best Defender of the Tournament | Bimal Pandey | Nepal Army Club | NPRs 15,000 |
| Best Goalkeeper of the Tournament | Binaya Shrestha | Sankata FC | NPRs 15,000 |
