2016 Sait Nagjee Trophy

2016 Sait Nagjee International Club Football
Tournament details
CountryIndia
Dates5–21 February 2016
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsUkraine FC Dnipro (R) (1st title)
Runners-upBrazil Atlético Paranaense (R)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored33 (2.2 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Vladyslav Kocherhin
(3 goals)

The 2016 Sait Nagjee Trophy was the 36th edition of the Sait Nagjee Football Tournament and the first edition of the tournament since 1995. This tournament was organized by the Kozhikode District Football Association (KDFA) under the patronage of Dr. Siddeek Ahmed, President KDFA, and was held in Kozhikode, Kerala, India, from 5 to 21 February 2016. Along with clubs from different parts of the world, the Argentina U-23 national team also took part in the tournament.[1][2][3] Brazilian footballer Ronaldinho is the brand ambassador for the tournament.[4][5]

FC Dnipro Reserves won the trophy beating Atlético Paranaense Reserves in the final.[6]

Teams

Team Location Confederation
FC Dnipro Reserves Ukraine Ukraine UEFA
1860 München II Germany Munich UEFA
Argentina U-23 Argentina Argentina CONMEBOL
Atlético Paranaense Reserves Brazil Curitiba CONMEBOL
Volyn Lutsk Ukraine Ukraine UEFA
Rapid București Romania Bucharest UEFA
Shamrock Rovers Republic of Ireland Dublin UEFA
Watford Reserves England Watford UEFA

Venue

Kozhikode
EMS Corporation Stadium
Capacity: 50,000

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Brazil Atlético Paranaense (R) 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Advance to Semi-finals
2 England Watford (R) 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3 Ukraine Volyn Lutsk 3 0 3 0 4 4 0 3
4 Romania Rapid București 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: Report
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
Brazil Atlético Paranaense (R)2–0England Watford (R)
Luisinho 60'
João Pedro 62'		 Report
Attendance: approx. 35,000
Romania Rapid București1–1Ukraine Volyn Lutsk
Tudoran 13' Report Memeshev 59'
Attendance: approx. 22,500
England Watford (R)2–0Romania Rapid București
Jakubiak 23'
Mensah 57'		 Report
Ukraine Volyn Lutsk2–2Brazil Atlético Paranaense (R)
Lohinov 29'
Memeshev 63'		 Report Wesley Silva 21'
Yago Silva 90'
Brazil Atlético Paranaense (R)1–0Romania Rapid București
Mauricio Pedro 65' Report
England Watford (R)1–1Ukraine Volyn Lutsk
Jakubiak 90' (pen.) Report Kravchenko 10'

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ukraine FC Dnipro (R) 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7 Advance to Semi-finals
2 Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6
3 Germany 1860 München II 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4
4  Argentina U-23 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0
Source: Report
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
Argentina U-23 0–3Germany 1860 München II
Report Bachschmid 18'
Seferings 25'
Köppel 78'
Attendance: approx. 20,000
Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers0–2Ukraine FC Dnipro (R)
Report Kocherhin 32'
Kireyev 76'
Attendance: approx. 20,000
Germany 1860 München II2–3Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers
Kokocinski 14' (pen.) 42' (pen.) Report McCabe 32' (pen.)
North 45'
G. Brennan 52'
Ukraine FC Dnipro (R)2–0 Argentina U-23
Vakulko 90+1'
Kireyev 90+4'		 Report
Argentina U-23 0–1Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers
Report K. Brennan 67'
Germany 1860 München II0–0Ukraine FC Dnipro (R)
Report

Knock-out phase

Bracket

Semi-finals Final
      
A1 Atlético Paranaense (R) 1
B2 Shamrock Rovers 0
Atlético Paranaense (R) 0
FC Dnipro (R) 3
A2 FC Dnipro 3
B1 Watford (R) 0

Semi-finals

Brazil Atlético Paranaense (R)1–0Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers
Yago Silva 62' Report
Ukraine FC Dnipro (R)3–0 (a.e.t.)England Watford (R)
Kocherhin 93'
Lunyov 109'
Simpson 120' (o.g.)		 Report

Final

Brazil Atlético Paranaense (R)0–3Ukraine FC Dnipro (R)
Report Kohut 41'
Balanyuk 62'
Vakulko 86'
Attendance: 48,900

References

  1. ^ "Shamrock Rovers are off to India for pre-season next month". The42. 16 January 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  2. ^ "First International commitment in 2016 is scheduled for February 5 in India". The42. 16 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Tournament Invitation to South Asia". The42. 16 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Sait Nagjee Trophy Football Tournament 2016 Kozhikode". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Ronaldinho visiting India for Sait Nagjee football tournament". 13 January 2016.
  6. ^ "Sait Nagjee: FC Dnipro 3–0 Atletico Paranaense: The Ukrainian club dismiss the Brazilian challenge". 22 February 2016. Archived from the original on 27 February 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
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