2016 Indian Federation Cup Final
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| Date | 21 May 2016 | ||||||
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| Venue | Indira Gandhi Stadium, Guwahati | ||||||
| Man of the Match |
Jeje Lalpekhlua (Mohun Bagan) |
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| Referee | C. R. Srikrishna | ||||||
| Weather | Rain, Cloudy sky 26°C (79°F) 88% Humidity |
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The 2016 Indian Federation Cup Final was a football match played on 21 May 2016 at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in Guwahati between Aizawl and Mohun Bagan.
Mohun Bagan won the final by defeating Aizawl 5–0 with a brace from Jeje Lalpekhlua and goals each from Sony Norde, Dhanachandra Singh and Bikramjit Singh. This was a record 14th time that Mohun Bagan won the tournament, making them the most successful club in the history of the competition.
The match was telecast live on TEN 2.
Mohun Bagan were playing a record 19th Federation Cup final. They had previously won 13, a record in itself. However, their most recent victory was way back in the 2008 edition against Dempo by a margin of 1–0. Their most recent defeat in the final was in the 2010 edition, where they lost 1–0 to arch rivals East Bengal.
It was Aizawl's debut in the Federation Cup final. The team had been relegated from the top division of I-League and were looking to create history by becoming the first ever team from the North-East to win the title.
Mohun Bagan and Aizawl had played twice during the season's I-League. While Mohun Bagan won their home match, it was the highlanders who spoiled the party for Mohun Bagan in the latter's away game. On 9 January 2016, the opening match of the I-League Mohun Bagan won 3–1 at the Barasat Stadium with a brace from Cornell Glen and a solitary goal from Balwant. Aizawl's only goal was a result of an own goal from Bagan right back, Pritam Kotal. In the return leg encounter at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Aizawl it was the highlanders who brought down high flying Mohun Bagan to ground with a 2–1 victory over the Kolkata club. Alfred Jaryan opened the scoring for the highlanders, while Cornell Glen equalised for Mohun Bagan. In the second half it was Lalchawnkima who converted from the spot to give Aizawl a much cherished victory.
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