The 2016–17 was the 55th season of Sri Lanka FA Cup, the top tier knockout football tournament in Sri Lanka. It was sponsored by Cargills for the 4th consecutive year, and known as Cargills Food City FA Cup.[1] There were 672 clubs participating in 66 leagues around the country.[2] The tournament began on 24 November 2016 with the preliminary round.
| Cargills Food City FA Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Dates | 24 November 2016 – 20 May 2017 |
| Teams | 672 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Army SC (6th title) |
The defending champions were Army.
Team allocation
editThe preliminary rounds were conducted at league level on a knockout basis. Accordingly, each league held knockout rounds for its clubs and the champions from each league advanced to the next round. A total of 60 (minus the 6 services) teams advanced and were added to the 31 teams who were among the final 32 team of the Cargills Food City FA Cup 2015.
Out of the qualified 60 teams, six received byes and the remaining 54 played a second round on a knockout basis. The qualifying 27 teams went into a draw with the remaining 37 teams. The final 64 teams were drawn to play the third stage.
Prior to entering for the tournament, from the total of 91 teams, 29 received the go to the next round based on their performance in the FA cup in 2015. A draw was held to fix the matches for this round.
Teams
edit| Round | Clubs Remaining | Clubs involved | Byes Received |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary round | 60 | 641 | — |
| Second round | 27 | 54 | — |
| Third round | 32 | 64 | 37 |
| Fourth round | 16 | 32 | — |
| Fifth round | 8 | 16 | — |
| Quarter-finals | 4 | 8 | — |
| Semi-finals | 2 | 4 | — |
| Finals | 1 | 2 | — |
Prize Fund
edit- The winners received a cash award of Rs. 700,000.
Preliminary round
editIn the preliminary round 641 clubs competed in their leagues. Then the winners of each league qualified for the second round. The second round consisted of 61 league winners.
League winners
editThis 61 league winners qualified for the second round.[3]
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Second round
edit61 clubs of league winners contested in this round. The 30 winners advanced to the third round.[4]
| Old Bens | 3–1 | Sunshine |
| Solaniya | 3–0 | Technic |
| Grahaloka | 0–0 (1–3 p) | UO Moratuwa |
| Kurundhuwatta Utd | 1–1 (6–5 p) | Green Field |
| Urban Council | 0–5 | Golden Rise |
| Jupiters | 4–1 | HGS Blue |
| Old Mazenodian | 7–1 | Thotawatte |
| Cooray SC | 3–0 | Kahatowita JF |
| Navagampura | 3–0 | Paramount |
| Al Hira | 3–0 | Lucky Birds |
| Anuradhapura Utd | 1–3 | Wimbledon |
| Easwaran | 3–0 | Freedom |
| Serendib | 2–2 (6–5 p) | Red Sun |
| Leo | 5–1 | BM Youth |
| Manchester | 1–4 | Maya |
| Gold Moon | 3–0 | Al Adhan |
| Young Birds | 1–0 | Young Marians |
| Philip Gunawardena A | 3–0 | Medagama |
| Youth | 0–3 | Municipal Council |
| Walawa | 2–5 | Liberty |
| St.Xavier’s | 3–0 | Iqbal |
| Vinmeengal | 0–3 | Kurinchikalum |
| Young Birds | 3–0 | Diamonds |
| Vaanavil | 0–10 | Olympic |
| Reliance | 3–0 | Pioneer |
| National | 3–0 | oung Lions |
| Jegameetpar | 0–1 | Prisons Department |
| Joseph Vaz | 1–2 | SLTB |
Third round
edit17 March 2017 [1]
Uni of Moratuwa 0–7 New Youngs FC
22 March 2017 [2]
Java Lane 2–0 Prison SC
Municipal Council (Rathnapura) 0–9 Saunders SC
24 March 2017 [3]
Air Force SC 13–0 Reliance SC
Liverpool SC 3–4 St.Mary’s SC
27 March 2017 [4]
Nawagampura SC 1—3 Crystal Palace FC
28 March 2017 [5]
St.Nicholas SC 4–0 Al Hira SC
Singing Fish SC 3–0 Jupiters SC
Kurinjikumaran SC 1–2 Brilliant SC
30 March 2017 [6]
Colombo FC 2–0 SLTB SC
2 April 2017 [7]
Olympic SC 0–3 Super Sun SC
Navy SC 2-0 Cooray SC
Maya SC (Kegalle FL) 0–3 Army SC (walkover)
St.Xavier’s SC (Madhu Manthai FL) 0–3 Matara City Club (walkover)
Pelicans SC 3–0 Philip Gunawardena SC (Seethawaka FL) (walkover)
Jet Liners SC 3–0 Solaniya SC (walkover)
7 April 2017 [8]
Old Mazenodians SC 2–3 Civil Security SC
Up Country Lions 5–1 Gold Moon SC (Matale FL)
Old Bens SC 1–2 New Star SC
Negombo Youth 9–0 Green Light SC (Trincomalee FL)
Police SC 9–0 Liberty SC (Bandarawela FL)
Leo SC (Kurunegala FL) 2–0 Thihariya Youth SC
Sivanantha SC 0–3 Kirulapone Utd
Renown SC 3–0 Young Birds SC (Mulativu FL)
8 April 2017 [9]
Serendib SC 1 (4)–1 (2) St.Joseph’s SC
Easwaran SC (Vavuniya FL) 3–0 Kalutara Park (walkover)
Wimbledon SC (Puttlam FL) 3–0 Hillary SC
Kurunduwatta SC (Galle FL) 0–1 Comrades SC
Young Birds SC (N’Eliya FL) 1–0 Solid SC
Renown SC (Hatton FL) 0–3 Blue Star SC
Red Star SC 10–1 National SC (Kanthankudy FL)
Date unknown
Golden Rise SC 3–0 Highlanders (awarded due to ineligible players) [10]
Fourth round
editSuper Sun SC 2–1 Serendib SC
Saunders SC 6–1 Up Country Lions SC
Blue Star SC 3–0 Leo SC
10 April 2017 [14]
Crystal Palace 1(3)–1(2) New Youngs FC
11 April 2017 [15]
Negombo Youth 6–0 Jet Liners SC
Easwaran SC 0–20 Army SC
Brilliant SC 2–1 Red Star SC
St.Mary’s SC 12–0 Wimbledon SC
St.Nicholas’ SC 0–1 Navy SC
21 April 2017 [18]
Civil Security 1(3)–1(4) Air Force SC
Golden Rise SC 1–4 Renown SC
Kirulapone United 1–5 Java Lane
Colombo FC 3–0 Young Birds SC (walkover)
Comrades SC 2(1)–2(4) Pelican SC
25 April 2017 [22]
Police SC 0(1)–0(4) Singing Fish SC
Date unknown [23]
Matara City 3–1 New Star SC
Round of 16
edit| 26 April 2017 | Super Sun | 1–0 | St.Mary's |
| 29 April 2017 | SL Navy | 1–4 | SL Army |
| 29 April 2017 | Renown | 8–0 | Brilliant |
| 30 April 2017 | Pelicans | 0–5 | Colombo |
| 30 April 2017 | Saunders | 2–2 (3–1 p) | Negombo Youth |
| 30 April 2017 | SL Air Force | 3–0 | Matara City |
| 1 May 2017 | Java Lane | 2–0 | Crystal Palace |
| 1 May 2017 | Singing Fish | 1–2 | Blue Star |
Quarterfinals
edit| 6 May 2017 | SL Army | 12–1 | Super Sun |
| 6 May 2017 | Saunders | 2–1 | Blue Star |
| 7 May 2017 | SL Air Force | 0–1 | Colombo |
| 7 May 2017 | Renown | 1–3 | Java Lane |
Semifinals
edit| 13 May 2017 | SL Army | 3–2 | Colombo |
| 13 May 2017 | Saunders | 1–1 (3–5 p) | Java Lane |
Final
edit| SL Army | 5–1 | Java Lane |
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References
edit- ^ "Cargills Food City FA Cup begins for the 4th year". 24 November 2016.
- ^ "In a Strong Push to develop Sri Lanka Football Cargills Food City Champions FA Cup for 4th consecutive year". Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-12-17.
- ^ "FA Cup 2016/17 League winners". 19 March 2017.
- ^ "Dilshan hat-trick propels Old Bens past Sunshine". 20 March 2017.
- Sri Lanka FA Cup 2016/17, RSSSF.com