2017 Ruslan Simara Gold Cup

The 2017 Ruslan Simara Gold Cup was the eighth tournament of the Simara Gold Cup, an annual football knockout tournament held in Simara, Nepal. In total, ten teams participated in this tournament.[1]

2017 Ruslan Simara Gold Cup[1]
Tournament details
Host countryNepal Nepal
CitySimara, Nepal
Dates2 February to 11 February 2017
Teams10
Venue(s)Simara Stadium
Final positions
ChampionsSankata FC (1st title)
Runners-upNepal Army Club
Tournament statistics
Matches played9
Goals scored17 (1.89 per match)
Top scorer(s)Nepal Bal Krishna Shrestha (2 goals)
Best player(s)Nepal Binaya Shrestha

Sankata FC defeated Nepal Army Club 4-2 on penalties in the final to claim their first title in this tournament.[2][3]

Teams

Five top Nepali A Level football teams and five top cities football teams participants in this football tournament.

Team City
APF ClubKathmandu
Bijay Youth ClubHetauda
Birganj UnitedBirganj
Himalayan Sherpa ClubKathmandu
Nawa Jana Jagriti Yuwa ClubBaglung[4]
Nepal Army ClubKathmandu
Rupandehi FCRupandehi
Sahara ClubPokhara
Sankata FCKathmandu[5]
Saraswati Youth ClubKathmandu[6]

Bracket

The following is the bracket which the 2017 Ruslan Simara Gold Cup resembled. Numbers in parentheses next to the match score represent the results of a penalty shoot-out.[1]

Qualification games Quarter-finals Semifinals Final
Saraswati Youth Club 0
Nawa Jana Jagriti Yuwa Club 0 Bijay Youth Club 1
Saraswati Youth Club 2 Bijay Youth Club 1
Sankata FC 2
Sankata FC 2
APF Club 0
Sankata FC 4 (a.e.t.)
Nepal Army Club 2
Himalayan Sherpa 1
Birgunj United 1 Rupandehi FC 0
Sahara Club 0 Nepal Army Club 2
Himalayan Sherpa 1
Birganj United 0
Nepal Army Club 3

Awards

Award[2] Recipient Recipient's Team Reward
Prize Money for winning team Sankata FCNPRs 551,000[1]
Prize Money for runners-up Nepal Army ClubNPRs 251,000[1]
Best Player of the Tournament Award Binaya ShresthaSankata FCNPRs 15,000
Highest Goal Scorer Award Bal Krishna ShresthaNepal Army ClubNPRs 15,000
Best Coach Award Salyan KhadgiSankata FCNPRs 15,000
Best Striker of the Tournament Anil GurungSankata FCNPRs 15,000
Best Midfielder of the Tournament Santosh TamangNepal Army ClubNPRs 15,000
Best Defender of the Tournament Bimal PandeyNepal Army ClubNPRs 15,000
Best Goalkeeper of the Tournament Binaya ShresthaSankata FCNPRs 15,000

References

  1. "Simara Gold Cup 2017". GoalNepal. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  2. "Sankata win Simara Gold Cup". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  3. "Sankata Club vs Nepal Army Club". GoalNepal. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  4. "Shree Nawa Jana Jagriti Yuwa Club". Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  5. "Sankata Club (SC)". GoalNepal. Archived from the original on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  6. "Saraswati Youth Club". GoalNepal. Retrieved 10 October 2017.


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