Aizawl

2016–17 season
Chairman	Robert Romawia Royte
Manager	Khalid Jamil
Stadium	Rajiv Gandhi Stadium
I-League	1st
Federation Cup	Semi-finals
Durand Cup	Semi-finals
Mizoram Premier League	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Kamo Stephane Bayi (7) All: Kamo Stephane Bayi (7)
Highest home attendance	11,000 vsMohun Bagan (22 April 2017)[1]
Lowest home attendance	4,725 vsChurchill Brothers (10 February 2017)[2]
Average home league attendance	6,943[3]
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The 2016–17 season is the 33rd season in the history ofAizawl Football Club and their second in theI-League, India's top flight professionalfootball league. The season began on 1 August 2016 and will conclude in May 2017. The club ended theI-League campaign as the champions after they were reinstated into the league after they were relegated theprevious season. The club will also participate in theFederation Cup while they also made it to the semi-finals of theMizoram Premier League and theDurand Cup.

Due to I-League regulations, despite finishing the season in 9th, over bottom placedDSK Shivajians, Aizawl were still relegated from the league in 2015–16. However, due to the withdrawal of theGoan clubs,Dempo,Salgaocar, andSporting Goa, the club were reinstated into the league. The club brought inKhalid Jamil as the head coach who replaced caretakerJahar Das. Jamil brought with him two of his former players from his previous clubMumbai inAshutosh Mehta andJayesh Rane. He also had the club sign goalkeeperAlbino Gomes on loan fromMumbai City. In the foreigners department, the club retainedAlfred Jaryan while also signing formerSyria internationalMahmoud Amnah as well as defenderKingsley Obumneme^[4] and forwardKamo Stephane Bayi.

The club started the season by participating in the Durand Cup and Mizoram Premier League, the top football league in their home state ofMizoram. Jamil, as well as the new player signings, were not with the club during these tournaments. The club made it to the semi-finals of the Durand Cup before being eliminated byArmy Green. Aizawl then finished the regular season of the Mizoram Premier League in third place, qualifying for the league semi-finals. They took onChanmari, losing both legs of the tie 4–1 and 2–1 respectively. Once Jamil and the new players arrived, the club prepared for theI-League season. Aizawl started the season strong, winning three of their opening five matches in January. The club then won four of their six matches in February and four of their last seven matches to win the title. The title was confirmed on the final game of the season againstShillong Lajong in a 1–1 draw.

Aizawl earned the promotion to2015–16 I-League by winning2015 I-League 2nd Division. In spite of spirited performances, Aizawl ended up at the bottom of table and were scheduled to be relegated. However, due to withdrawal ofGoan clubs, Aizawl given another opportunity to play inI-League.^[5]

No.	Position	Player	Previous club	Date	Ref
4	DF	Lalrinzuala Khiangte	Zo United	24 June 2016
37	DF	Lalhriatrenga		24 June 2016
	FW	Bright Middleton Mends	New Edubiase United	21 July 2016
14	MF	Benjamin Eniwo Onome		2 October 2016
3	DF	Kingsley Obumneme	Dinthar	22 December 2016	[4]
5	DF	Zohmingliana Ralte	DSK Shivajians	22 December 2016	[4]
9	FW	T. Lalnunpuia	Rangdajied United	22 December 2016	[4]
17	MF	Laldanmawia Ralte	Chanmari West	22 December 2016	[4]
18	MF	H. Lalmuankima	Chanmari	22 December 2016	[4]
32	FW	Kamo Stephane Bayi	George Telegraph	2 January 2017
6	MF	Mahmoud Amnah	Sporting Clube de Goa	12 January 2017

No.	Position	Player	New club	Date	Ref
1	GK	Soram Anganba	NorthEast United	June 2016
	DF	Ricky Lallawmawma	DSK Shivajians	June 2016
	DF	Emmanuel Chigozie		June 2016
	DF	Lalchhawnkima	Mumbai FC	June 2016
	MF	Yuta Kinowaki	Shillong Lajong	June 2016
	MF	David Lalrinmuana	Mumbai City	June 2016
	FW	Joel Sunday	Tollygunge Agragami	June 2016
	MF	Atsushi Yonezawa	Minerva Punjab	June 2016
	FW	Bright Middleton Mends		19 December 2016
14	MF	Benjamin Eniwo Onome		19 December 2016

No.	Position	Player	Club	Start date	Ref
23	MF	V Laltanpuia	Mizoram Police	December 2016
1	GK	Albino Gomes	Mumbai City	2 January 2017
14	MF	Jayesh Rane	Chennaiyin	2 January 2017
36	DF	Ashutosh Mehta	Mumbai City	2 January 2017

Aizawl were drawn in Group B withIndian Air Force,Dempo,Army Red,NEROCA, andReal Kashmir. With three wins, a draw and a loss, Aizawl topped the group and qualified for the semi-finals. However, they lost to eventual championsArmy Green in penalty shoot-out, after the game ended 3–3 after the extra time.^[6]

Group B

Aizawl vDempo

29 August 2016	Aizawl	3–1	Dempo	Delhi
15:30	Mends 18',30' Vanlalduatsanga 61'		88'	Stadium:Harbaksh Stadium

Aizawl vIndian Air Force

2 September 2016	Aizawl	1–0	Indian Air Force	Delhi
14:00	Mends 35'			Stadium:Ambedkar Stadium

Aizawl vNEROCA

3 September 2016	Aizawl	0–1	NEROCA	Delhi
18:45			11' David Lalbiakzara	Stadium:Ambedkar Stadium

Aizawl vArmy Red

5 September 2016	Aizawl	1–0	Army Red	Delhi
17:45	Mends 52'			Stadium:Ambedkar Stadium

Aizawl vReal Kashmir

8 September 2016	Aizawl	1–1	Real Kashmir	Delhi
			William 6'	Stadium:Ambedkar Stadium

Aizawl vArmy Green

9 September 2016	Aizawl	3–3 (a.e.t.) (2–4p)	Army Green	Delhi
19:00	Bright Mends 73',97' Lalramchullova 78' (pen.)		Bikash Budhathoki 23' Bikram Adhikari 83' Herojit Singh 91'	Stadium:Ambedkar Stadium

After participating in theDurand Cup Aizawl returned toMizoram to take part in the fifth season of theMizoram Premier League, the topfootball league in the state. Aizawl opened their campaign on 15 September 2016 against Zo United at the AR Lammual Stadium. They took the lead early in the third minute through a penalty won by foreign import Bright Middleton and converted byLalramchullova.Brandon Vanlalremdika doubled Aizawl's advantage right before halftime through a volley from outside the box andWilliam Lalnunfela finished Zo United off in the 82nd minute as Aizawl won 3–0.^[7] Aizawl succumbed to their first defeat of the season in their second match againstChanmari. Former Aizawl playerMalsawmfela scored the only goal of the match as Aizawl fell 1–0.^[8] Two days later, Aizawl suffered their second consecutive defeat when they lost 1–0 to Bethlehem VT. Lalrammuanpuia scored the only goal of the match for Bethlehem VT.^[9] Following the two defeats, Aizawl looked to turn things around againstChhinga Veng. Despite going down early in the fourth minute through Vanlallawma, late goals fromLalramchullova and Lalnuntluanga helped Aizawl comeback to win 2–1.^[10] The side then ended the month with a 0–0 draw against bottom placed Dinthar.^[11]

Aizawl v Zo United

15 September 2016 (2016-09-15)3	Aizawl	3–0	Zo United	Mizoram
19:00IST	Lalramchullova 3' (pen.) Vanlalremdika 45' Lalnunfela 82'	Report		Stadium:AR Lammual Stadium

Chanmari v Aizawl

20 September 2016 (2016-09-20)1	Chanmari	1–0	Aizawl	Mizoram
19:00IST	Malsawmfela 81'	Report		Stadium:AR Lammual Stadium

Chhinga Veng v Aizawl

26 September 2016 (2016-09-26)5	Chhinga Veng	1–2	Aizawl	Mizoram
19:00IST	Vanlallawma 4'	Report	Lalramchullova 78' Lalnuntluanga 90'	Stadium:AR Lammual Stadium

Aizawl v Ramhlun North

3 October 2016 (2016-10-03)2	Aizawl	2–1	Ramhlun North	Mizoram
19:00IST	Bright Mends 10',76'		Chhuanpuia 43'	Stadium:AR Lammual Stadium

Aizawl v Chanmari West

6 October 2016 (2016-10-06)7	Aizawl	0–1	Chanmari West	Mizoram
12:00IST			Lalthakima 68' (o.g.)	Stadium:AR Lammual Stadium

Aizawl vChhinga Veng

25 October 2016 (2016-10-25)8	Aizawl	1–0	Chhinga Veng	Mizoram
19:00IST	Riky Lallawmawma 45'			Stadium:AR Lammual Stadium

Ramhlun North v Aizawl

27 October 2016 (2016-10-27)9	Ramhlun North	1–0	Aizawl	Mizoram
19:00IST	Francis 14'			Stadium:AR Lammual Stadium

Chanmari West v Aizawl

4 November 2016 (2016-11-04)10	Chanmari West	0–1	Aizawl	Mizoram
19:00IST			William 76'	Stadium:AR Lammual Stadium

Zo United v Aizawl

11 November 2016 (2016-11-11)11	Zo United	1–2	Aizawl	Mizoram
15:00IST	Lalnunsanga 53'		Bright Mends 10' Rohmingthanga 37'	Stadium:AR Lammual Stadium

Aizawl v Dinthar

15 November 2016 (2016-11-15)12	Aizawl	2–2	Dinthar	Mizoram
15:00IST	Lalthakima 18' Lalramchullova 35'		Michael Lalremruata 1' Cho Tsering Lepcha 87'	Stadium:AR Lammual Stadium

Aizawl vChanmari

25 November 2016 (2016-11-25)14	Aizawl	2–1	Chanmari	Mizoram
19:00IST	Bright Mends 6' F.Lalremsanga 45+1'		Malsawmfela 56' (pen.)	Stadium:AR Lammual Stadium

Leg 1

Chanmari v Aizawl

2 December 2016	Chanmari	4–1	Aizawl	Aizawl
19:00IST	Chhangte 3' Zote 11' Rohmingthanga 22',o.g.' Lalrinchhana 49'	Report	Hnamte 21'	Stadium:Lammual

Leg 2

Aizawl vChanmari

9 December 2016	Aizawl	1–2 (2–6agg.)	Chanmari	Aizawl
19:00IST	Jonathan Lalhriatkima 50'	Report	Malsawmfela 41',pen.' Leonce Dodoz 57'	Stadium:Lammual

Before I-League, Aizawl hired former Indian international andMumbai F.C. coach,Khalid Jamil.

Aizawl began their I-League campaign against the title-contendersEast Bengal F.C. on 7 January 2017. Aizawl took the lead towards the end of the first half withGurwinder Singh's own goal, howeverIvan Bukenya's last minute strike salvaged a point for the hosts. In the first home game of the season, againstI-League debutantMinerva Punjab F.C., Aizawl seemed to be heading for another draw untilLoveday Enyinnaya's own goal in the stoppage time earned them a win.^[12]

East Bengal v Aizawl

7 January 2017Round 1	East Bengal	1–1	Aizawl	Kolkata
16:30IST	Ivan Bukenya 89'	Report Report	Kamo 46' 90+' Lalruatthara 73'	Stadium:Barasat Stadium Attendance: 12700 Man of the Match:Kingsley Obumneme (Aizawl FC)

Aizawl vMinerva Punjab

13 January 2017Round 2	Aizawl	1–0	Minerva Punjab	Aizawl
13:30IST	Kingsley 85' Loveday 90+4' (o.g.)	Report Report		Stadium:Rajiv Gandhi Stadium Attendance: 5113 Man of the Match:Mahmoud Amnah (Aizawl FC)

Aizawl vShillong Lajong

17 January 2017Round 3	Aizawl	2–1	Shillong Lajong	Aizawl
13:30IST	Lalruatthara 20' 32' Kingsley 54' Rane 64'	Report Report	Kinowaki 85'	Stadium:Rajiv Gandhi Stadium Attendance: 5315 Man of the Match:Mahmoud Amnah (Aizawl FC)

Mumbai v Aizawl

22 January 2017Round 4	Mumbai	0–1	Aizawl	Mumbai
19:05IST		Report Report	Rane 38' Khiangte 52' Ashutosh 57' Amnah 80'	Stadium:Cooperage Ground Attendance: 3426 Man of the Match:Jayesh Rane (Aizawl FC

Chennai City v Aizawl

28 January 2017Round 5	Chennai City	2–0	Aizawl	Chennai
19:05IST	Tank 53' Carles 90+4'	Report Report	Kingsley 90+5' Lalruatthara 90+5'	Stadium:Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 5434 Referee: Santhosh Kumar Man of the Match:Marcos Thank (Chennai City)

Aizawl vDSK Shivajians

1 February 2017Round 6	Aizawl	1–0	DSK Shivajians	Aizawl
14:05IST	Laldanmawia 8' Z.Ralte 53' Brandon 89'	Report Report		Stadium:Rajiv Gandhi Stadium Attendance: 7585 Referee: R Srikrishna Man of the Match:Alfred Jaryan (Aizawl FC)

Mohun Bagan v Aizawl

4 February 2017Round 7	Mohun Bagan	3–2	Aizawl	Kolkata
19:05IST	Duffy 2',86' Jeje 63'	Report Report	Rane 41' Lalruatthara 68' Mehta 70' Jaryan 83'	Stadium:Rabindra Sarobar Stadium Attendance: 5222 Referee: Ajithkumar Meitei Man of the Match:Prabir Das (Mohun Bagan)

Aizawl vChurchill Brothers

10 February 2017Round 8	Aizawl	3–1	Churchill Brothers	Aizawl
19:05IST	Lalramchullova 62' Kamo 69' Nongkam 77' (o.g.)	Report Report	Kromah 33'	Stadium:Rajiv Gandhi Stadium Attendance: 4725 Referee: Om Prakash Thakur Man of the Match:Kingsley Obumneme (Aizawl FC)

Aizawl vEast Bengal

20 February 2017Round 10	Aizawl	1–0	East Bengal	Aizawl
14:05IST	Lalramchullova 55' Laldanmawia Ralte 58'	Report Report		Stadium:Rajiv Gandhi Stadium Attendance: 7000 Referee: Umesh Bora Man of the Match:Laldanmawia Ralte (Aizawl FC)

Aizawl vChennai City

25 February 2017Round 11	Aizawl	1–0	Chennai City	Aizawl
14:05IST	Brandon 53' Amnah 67' Jaryan 80'	Report Report		Stadium:Rajiv Gandhi Stadium Attendance: 7500 Referee: Pranjal Banerjee Man of the Match:Brandon Vanlalremdika (Aizawl FC)

Aizawl vMumbai

4 March 2017Round 12	Aizawl	2–0	Mumbai	Aizawl
14:05IST	Kamo 65',78'	Report Report		Stadium:Rajiv Gandhi Stadium Attendance: 7500 Referee: Ajitkumar Meitei Man of the Match:Kamo Stephane Bayi (Aizawl FC)

DSK Shivajians v Aizawl

7 March 2017Round 13	DSK Shivajians	0–1	Aizawl	Pune
19:05IST		Report Report	Laldanmawia 85' Kingsley 90+3'	Stadium:Balewadi Stadium Attendance: 1107 Referee: Senthilnathan S Man of the Match:Laldanmawia Ralte (Aizawl FC)

Minerva Punjab v Aizawl

11 March 2017Round 14	Minerva Punjab	2–2	Aizawl	Ludhiana
16:35IST	Loveday 61' Omolaja 83'	Report Report	Amnah 45' Mehta 51' Kamo 56' Albino 75'	Stadium:Guru Nanak Stadium Attendance: 1500 Referee: Venkatesh R Man of the Match:Kareem Omolaja (Minerva Punjab)

Churchill Brothers v Aizawl

15 April 2017Round 16	Churchill Brothers	1–3	Aizawl	Vasco
16:35IST	D'Souza 69'	Report Report	Kamo 7',46' Rane 55' Laldanmawia 85' Amnah 87'	Stadium:Tilak Maidan Stadium Attendance: 1736 Referee: Ranjit Bakshi Man of the Match:Kamo Stephane Bayi (Aizawl FC)

Aizawl vMohun Bagan

22 April 2017Round 17	Aizawl	1–0	Mohun Bagan	Aizawl
14:05IST	Jaryan 52' Mehta 69' Z.Ralte 83'	Report Report		Stadium:Rajiv Gandhi Stadium Attendance: 11000 Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta Man of the Match:Zohmingliana Ralte (Aizawl FC)

Shillong Lajong v Aizawl

30 April 2017Round 18	Shillong Lajong	1–1	Aizawl	Shillong
19:05IST	Dipanda 9'	Report Report	Z.Ralte 16' Kingsley 24' W.Lalnunfela 61' 68'	Stadium:Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 23700 Referee: Pranjal Banerjee Man of the Match:Kamo Stephane Bayi (Aizawl FC)

Aizawl were drawn withEast Bengal,Chennai City andChurchill Brothers in Group A. Aizawl took onChennai City in the opening game. Aizawl were trailing by 2 goals at the end of the first half, but came back strongly in the second half to score 3 goals and win the game. Aizawl took an early lead in the second game againstChurchill Brothers, but in the closing minutes Churchill Brothers earned a penalty and converted. Aizawl fought back to score the winner in the 90th minute and secured a spot in the semi-finals. In the dead-rubber game againstEast Bengal neither team managed a goal and split a point each and Aizawl topped the group.

Group A

Aizawl vChennai City

7 May 2017	Aizawl	3–2	Chennai City	Cuttack
19:00IST	Kingsley 17' Lalramchullova 36' Amnah 53' Laldanmawia 62',81' Albino Gomes 90+2'	Report	Charles 13' Edwin 39'	Stadium:Barabati Stadium Man of the Match:Laldanmawia Ralte (Aizawl FC)

Churchill Brothers v Aizawl

9 May 2017	Churchill Brothers	1–2	Aizawl	Cuttack
19:00IST	Kromah 84' (pen.)		Lalramchullova 21' (pen.) Laldanmawia 90'	Stadium:Barabati Stadium Man of the Match:Lalruatthara (Aizawl FC)

In the semi-final, Aizawl faced Group B runner-up,Bengaluru FC. Aizawl conceded the lead in the 8th minute whenAlwyn George was fouled inside the box and Bengaluru were awarded the penalty andCameron Watson successfully converted the penalty. Bengaluru had more scoring opportunities but could not extend their lead. Aizawl were given the penalty seconds before the final whistle, butAmrinder Singh savedLalramchullova and ended Aizawl's Federation Cup campaign.^[13]

Aizawl vBengaluru

14 May 2017	Aizawl	0–1	Bengaluru	Cuttack
19:00IST	Amnah 52' Lalruatthara 59'	Report	Watson 8' (pen.)	Stadium:Barabati Stadium Man of the Match:John Johnson (Bengaluru FC)

End of the season awards byI-League,Khalid Jamil won theSyed Abdul Rahim Best Coach award andAlfred Jaryan won theBest Midfielder award.^[14]

Position	Name
Team Manager	Hmingthana Zadeng
Head Coach	Khalid Jamil
Assistant coach	Abdul Azim Siddique

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		I-League		Federation Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	IND	Albino Gomes	21	0	18+0	0	3+0	0
21	GK	IND	Zothanmawia	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
22	GK	IND	Lalawmpuia	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
Defenders
3	DF	NGA	Kingsley Obumneme	20	0	17+0	0	3+0	0
4	DF	IND	Lalrinzuala Khiangte	11	0	5+5	0	1+0	0
5	DF	IND	Zohmingliana Ralte	21	1	18+0	1	3+0	0
12	DF	IND	Lalramhmunmawia	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
24	DF	IND	Lalthakima	5	0	1+3	0	1+0	0
27	DF	IND	Lalramchullova	18	2	11+4	1	3+0	1
29	DF	IND	C Lallawmzuala	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
36	DF	IND	Ashutosh Mehta	19	1	13+3	1	0+3	0
37	DF	IND	Lalhriatrenga	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
39	DF	IND	Lalruatthara	14	1	10+1	1	3+0	0
Midfielders
6	MF	SYR	Mahmoud Amnah	19	3	15+1	2	3+0	1
7	MF	IND	Lalnuntluanga	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
8	MF	IND	H. Lalbiakthanga	5	0	2+1	0	0+2	0
10	MF	IND	Rohmingthanga	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
11	MF	IND	Albert Zohmingmawia	9	0	6+2	0	1+0	0
16	MF	IND	Jayesh Rane	21	2	18+0	2	3+0	0
17	MF	IND	Laldanmawia Ralte	19	6	10+5	3	3+1	3
18	MF	IND	H. Lalmuankima	13	0	6+4	0	2+1	0
20	MF	LBR	Alfred Jaryan	20	0	17+0	0	3+0	0
23	MF	IND	V Laltanpuia	12	0	3+9	0	0+0	0
28	MF	IND	Rochharzela	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
30	MF	IND	Brandon Vanlalremdika	17	3	11+3	3	2+1	0
Forwards
9	FW	IND	T. Lalnunpuia	4	0	0+3	0	1+0	0
13	FW	IND	Jonathan Lalrawngbawla	3	0	0+1	0	1+1	0
19	FW	IND	Vanlalduatsanga	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
32	FW	CIV	Kamo Stephane Bayi	20	7	17+0	7	3+0	0
49	FW	IND	William Lalnunfela	11	1	0+8	1	1+2	0

Updated: 14 May 2017

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Player	I-League	Federation Cup	Total
1	32	FW		Kamo Stephane Bayi	7	0	7
2	17	MF		Laldanmawia Ralte	3	3	6
3	6	MF		Mahmoud Amnah	2	1	3
	30	MF		Brandon Vanlalremdika	3	0	3
5	27	DF		Lalramchullova	1	1	2
	16	MF		Jayesh Rane	2	0	2
6	5	DF		Zohmingliana Ralte	1	0	1
	36	DF		Ashutosh Mehta	1	0	1
	39	DF		Lalruatthara	1	0	1
	49	FW		William Lalnunfela	1	0	1
TOTALS					22	5	27

Source:soccerway
Updated: 14 May 2017

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Player	I-League	Federation Cup	Total
1	1	GK		Albino Gomes	8	0	8
2	1	GK		Lalawmpuia	0	1	1
TOTALS					8	1	9

Source:soccerway
Updated: 14 May 2017

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Player	I-League		Federation Cup		Total		Notes
1	3	DF		Kingsley Obumneme	6	0	1	0	7	0	Missed a game, againstMinerva Punjab (4 yellow cards) (11 March 2017)
2	39	MF		Lalruatthara	5	0	1	0	5	0	Missed a game, againstChurchill Brothers (4 yellow cards) (10 February 2017)
3	20	MF		Alfred Jaryan	4	0	0	0	4	0	Missed a game, againstShillong Lajong (4 yellow cards) (30 April 2017)
	36	MF		Ashutosh Mehta	4	0	0	0	4	0	Missed a game, againstShillong Lajong (4 yellow cards) (30 April 2017)
5	5	DF		Zohmingliana Ralte	3	0	0	0	3	0
	6	DF		Mahmoud Amnah	2	0	1	0	3	0
7	1	GK		Albino Gomes	1	0	1	0	2	0
	5	DF		Lalrinzuala Khiangte	2	0	0	0	2	0
	16	FW		Jayesh Rane	2	0	0	0	2	0
	27	DF		Lalramchullova	1	0	1	0	2	0
11	17	MF		Laldanmawia Ralte	1	0	0	0	1	0
	32	FW		Kamo Stephane Bayi	1	0	0	0	1	0
	49	FW		William Lalnunfela	1	0	0	0	1	0
TOTALS					33	0	5	0	38	0

Source:soccerway
Updated: 14 May 2017

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