2016 Sait Nagjee Trophy

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]

2016 Sait Nagjee International Club Football
CountryIndia
Dates5–21 February 2016
Teams8
ChampionsFC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
Runners-upAtlético Paranaense
Matches played15
Goals scored33 (2.2 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Vladyslav Kocherhin
(3 goals)
2020 →

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

EMS Corporation stadium, Kozhikode, Kerala.

Group stage

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Paranaense Reserves 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Advance to Semi-finals
2 Watford Reserves 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3 Volyn Lutsk 3 0 3 0 4 4 0 3
4 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 Reserves2–0Watford Reserves
Luisinho  60'
João Pedro  62'		 Report
Attendance: approx. 35,000
Rapid București1–1Volyn Lutsk
Tudoran  13' Report Memeshev  59'
Attendance: approx. 22,500
Watford Reserves2–0Rapid București
Jakubiak  23'
Mensah  57'		 Report
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 Reserves1–1Volyn Lutsk
Jakubiak  90' (p) Report Kravchenko  10'

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Dnipro Reserves 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7 Advance to Semi-finals
2 Shamrock Rovers 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6
3 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
Argentina U23 0–1Shamrock Rovers
U Report K. Brennan  67'
1860 München II0–0FC Dnipro Reserves
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
FC Dnipro Reserves3–0 (a.e.t.)Watford Reserves
Kocherhin  93'
Lunyov  109'
Simpson  120' (o.g.)		 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.
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