The 2017 IFA Shield was the 121st edition of the IFA Shield. The tournament was designed as a U19 youth football tournament since 2015.That year, ten football clubs participated in final round. FC Pune City beat Mohun Bagan A.C. in final by 3–0 on 11 June 2017 to clinch their first IFA Shield title.

2017 IFA Shield
IFA Shield 2017
Tournament details
Country India
Dates14 May - 11 June 2017
Teams25 (10 in final round)
Final positions
ChampionsFC Pune City Youth (1st title)
Runner-upMohun Bagan-SAIL Academy
Tournament statistics
Matches played39
Goals scored90 (2.31 per match)
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Venue

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All the matches were held at East Bengal Ground, Mohun Bagan Ground, Mohammedan Sporting Ground and Howrah Maidan.

Qualifying round

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16 teams participated in the qualifying round and Pathachakra FC qualified to final round. Pathachakra defeated Kolkata XI by 1-1, (Pen 4-2) to enter the final round.[1]

Final round

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FC Pune City beats Mohun Bagan A.C. in final by 3–0 on 11 June 2017.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b www.KolkataFootball.Com. "kolkatafootball.com|u19 IFA shield- 2017|Indian football live score". kolkatafootball.com. Retrieved 12 July 2018.