The 2016 Uttarakhand Super League season (known as the 2016 JSW Uttarakhand Super League for sponsorship reasons) was the first season of the Uttarakhand Super League football competition since its foundation earlier in the year. The season featured fourteen teams and kicked off on 10 July 2016.[1]

Uttarakhand Super League
Season2016
ChampionsPauri Platoons
Top goalscorerIndia Chepko (12 goals)

Pauri Platoons emerged as the first champions after defeating Nainital FC Lakes in the final on 9 August.[2]

The 25,000-capacity BHEL Stadium in Ranipur is the largest venue by capacity used for Uttarakhand Super League matches.[3]

Teams

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Group A Location Group B Location
Chamoli Bugyal FC Chamoli Almora Burans Almora
Dehradun Capital Rangers Dehradun Bageshwar FC Kafals Bageshwar
Haridwar Ganges Haridwar Champawat Hills Champawat
Pauri Platoons Pauri Corbett Tigers Rudrapur
Rudraprayag Monals Rudraprayag Nainital FC Lakes Nainital
Tehri Lions Tehri Pithoragarh Panthers Pithoragarh
Uttarkashi Glaciers Uttarkashi Udhamsingh Nagar Warriors Kashipur

First round

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Dehradun Capital Rangers 6 4 2 0 - - 14
2 Uttarkashi Glaciers 6 3 3 0 - - 12
3 Haridwar Ganges 6 3 1 2 - - 10
4 Pauri Platoons 6 2 1 3 - - 7
5 Rudraprayag Monals 6 1 4 1 - - 7
6 Tehri Lions 6 1 1 4 - - 4
7 Chamoli Bugyal FC 6 1 0 5 - - 3
Updated to match(es) played on 9 August 2016. Source: Uttarakhand Super League standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Pithoragarh Panthers 6 5 0 1 - - 15
2 Bageshwar FC Kafals 6 4 1 1 - - 13
3 Corbett Tigers 6 3 1 2 - - 10
4 Nainital FC Lakes 6 3 1 2 - - 10
5 Champawat Hills 6 1 2 3 - - 5
6 Almora Burans 6 1 1 4 - - 4
7 Udhamsingh Nagar Warriors 6 0 0 6 - - 0
Updated to match(es) played on 9 August 2016. Source: Uttarakhand Super League standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Second round

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Dehradun Capital Rangers 3 3 0 0 - - 9
2 Nainital FC Lakes 3 2 0 1 - - 6
3 Uttarkashi Glaciers 3 0 1 2 - - 1
4 Corbett Tigers 3 0 1 2 - - 1
Updated to match(es) played on 9 August 2016. Source: Uttarakhand Super League standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Pithoragarh Panthers 3 3 0 0 - - 9
2 Pauri Platoons 3 2 0 1 - - 6
3 Bageshwar FC Kafals 3 1 0 2 - - 3
4 Haridwar Ganges 3 0 0 3 - - 0
Updated to match(es) played on 9 August 2016. Source: Uttarakhand Super League standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Finals

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Semi-finals

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6 August Dehradun Capital Rangers 0–1 Pauri Platoons Pavelion Ground, Dehradun
12:30 IST Report
6 August Pithoragarh Panthers 0–1 Nainital FC Lakes Pavelion Ground, Dehradun
15:00 IST Report

Third-place match

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8 August Pithoragarh Panthers 1–1
(4–5 p)
Dehradun Capital Rangers Pavelion Ground, Dehradun
15:00 IST Report

Final

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9 August Pauri Platoons 2–2
(3–2 p)
Nainital FC Lakes Pavelion Ground, Dehradun
15:00 IST S. Singh   45'
M. Singh   86'
Report Nnanmdi   6'
Tenzin   9'

End-of-season awards

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Award Player Club
Golden Boot   Chepko[2] Pithoragarh Panthers
Best forward   Bala Hussain[2] Dehradun Capital Rangers

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "About Us". Uttarakhand Super League. Archived from the original on 8 July 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Pauri Platoons defeats Nainital FC Lakes in USL". Times of India. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  3. ^ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Dehradun Plus". www.tribuneindia.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2009.
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