2016 Sait Nagjee International Club Football
Tournament details
CountryIndia
Dates5–21 February 2016
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsFC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (1st title)
Runner-upAtlético Paranaense
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

TeamLocationConfederation
FC Dnipro ReservesUkraineUEFA
1860 München IIMunichUEFA
Argentina U23ArgentinaCONMEBOL
Atlético Paranaense ReservesCuritibaCONMEBOL
Volyn LutskUkraineUEFA
Rapid BucureștiBucharestUEFA
Shamrock RoversDublinUEFA
Watford ReservesWatfordUEFA

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 Paranaense Reserves 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Advance to Semi-finals
2 England Watford Reserves 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:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
Atlético Paranaense 2–0Watford
Luisinho 60'
João Pedro 62'		 Report
Attendance: approx. 35,000
Rapid București1–1Volyn Lutsk
Tudoran 13' Report Memeshev 59'
Attendance: approx. 22,500
Volyn Lutsk2–2Atlético Paranaense Reserves
Lohinov 29'
Memeshev 63'		 Report Wesley Silva 21'
Yago Silva 90'
Atlético Paranaense Reserves1–0Rapid București
Mauricio Pedro 65' Report
Watford 1–1Volyn Lutsk
Jakubiak 90' (p) Report Kravchenko 10'

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ukraine FC Dnipro Reserves 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 U23 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
Argentina U23 0–31860 München II
Report Bachschmid 18'
Seferings 25'
Köppel 78'
Attendance: approx. 20,000
Shamrock Rovers0–2FC Dnipro Reserves
Report Kocherhin 32'
Kireyev 76'
Attendance: approx. 20,000
1860 München II2–3Shamrock Rovers
Kokocinski 14' (p) 42' (p) Report McCabe 32' (p)
North 45'
G. Brennan 52'
FC Dnipro Reserves2–0 Argentina U23
Vakulko 90+1'
Kireyev 90+4'		 Report

Knock-out phase

Bracket

Semi-finals Final
      
A1 Paranaense Reserves 1
B2 Shamrock Rovers 0
Paranaense Reserves 0
FC Dnipro Reserves 3
A2 FC Dnipro Reserves 3
B1 Watford Reserves 0

Semi-finals

Atlético Paranaense Reserves1–0Shamrock Rovers
Yago Silva 62' Report

Final

Atlético Paranaense Reserves0–3FC Dnipro Reserves
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".
  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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