2016 Bordoloi Trophy
# 2016 Bordoloi Trophy

The 2016 Bordoloi Trophy was the 64th season of the Bordoloi Trophy, which was hosted in the state of Assam. The tournament is also known as the Bharat Ratna Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi Trophy and commenced on 18 September and concluded with the final on 30 September 2016. Eight teams will participate in the tournament, with two of the teams being from Nepal and Bangladesh respectively.

Three Star Club from Nepal won the title after defeating East Bengal 2–1 in the final. Defender Bijaya Dhimal was adjudged best player of the tournament while Bimal Magar walked away with the "Man of the Match" in the final. East Bengal’s Dibyendu Sarkar was named the best goal keeper while Kayode Ajayi Martin of Three Star Club and Adeleja of East Bengal received the highest scorer’s trophy.

## Teams

| Teams | Country |
| - | - |
| Bongobi Agragami | Bangladesh |
| Assam State Electricity Board | India |
| Barak Flamingoz | India |
| East Bengal | India |
| Oil India | India |
| Shillong Lajong | India |
| United Sikkim | India |
| Three Star Club | Nepal |

## Venues

The Nehru Stadium in Guwahati, Assam was announced as the venue for the tournament.

| Guwahati, Assam | Guwahati2016 Bordoloi Trophy (Assam) |
| - | - |
| Nehru Stadium | Guwahati2016 Bordoloi Trophy (Assam) |
| Capacity: 15,000 | Guwahati2016 Bordoloi Trophy (Assam) |

## Group stage

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Three Star Club | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 5 | Knock-out Stage |
| 2 | Shillong Lajong | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 5 | Knock-out Stage |
| 3 | Oil India | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 | |
| 4 | Barak Flamingoz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 0 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | East Bengal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 9 | Knock-out Stage |
| 2 | United Sikkim | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | Knock-out Stage |
| 3 | Assam State Electricity Board | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Bongobi Agragami | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 | |

## Knock-out Stage

| Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Three Star Club | Three Star Club | 4 | | | |
| United Sikkim F.C. | United Sikkim F.C. | 1 | | | |
| United Sikkim F.C. | United Sikkim F.C. | 1 | Three Star Club (aet) | Three Star Club (aet) | 2 |
| | | | East Bengal | East Bengal | 1 |
| East Bengal | East Bengal | 1 | East Bengal | East Bengal | 1 |
| Shillong Lajong | Shillong Lajong | 0 | | | |
