I League 2016-17: East Bengal to start campaign against Aizawl FC in Barasat on Jan 07

Mohun Bagan meet Churchill Brothers in first match at Rabindra Sarobar on Jan 08

Internet Desk: I League champions Bengaluru FC will kick start its campaign against Shillong Lajong at Kanteerava Stadium on Januray 07. Kolkata giants East Bengal hosts Aizawl FC at Barasat stadium on the same day. I League runners and Federation Cup champions begin their campaign the following day against Churchill Brothers at Rabindra Sarobar Stadium.

The first derby of the forthcoming I League 2016-17 is likely to take place in Siliguri on February 12, 2017. The derby will be hosted by East Bengal while the return leg will be hosted by Mohun Bagan in Guwahati.

East Bengal will play their home matches in Barasat while Mohun Bagan will have Rabindra Sarobar stadium as their home ground. Earlier both East Bengal and Mohun Bagan has shown Rabindra Sarobar stadium as their home venues. East Bengal also showed Barasat as the second option for home matches.

The Rabindra Sarobar stadium was the venue for Atletico de Kolkata’s home matches in the Indian Super League this season. Both the Kolkata giants were somewhat forced to show Rabindra Sarobar Stadium as its home venue due to the unavailability of the Salt Lake Stadium which is getting ready for the FIFA U’17 World Cup in India.

It will be a double header on the opening day of the I League next year with East Bengal hosting Aizawl FC at Barasat Stadium while champions Bengaluru FC taking on Shillong Lajong at Kanteerava Stadium. Federation Cup champions Mohun Bagan begin their campaign against Churchill Brothers on January 08 at Rabindra Sarobar Stadium.

Newly inducted team Minerva Punjab FC will travel to Chennai to play fellow debutants Chennai City FC on January 8.

The first Kolkata derby will be on February 12 where East Bengal will play the hosts at the Kanchenjunga Stadium in Siliguri. Bagan will be play their home matches at the Rabindra Sarovar Stadium, which was home to Indian Super League ISL) champions Atletico de Kolkata (ATK).

The I-League will be a 10-team affair this season after Goa clubs Salgaocar, Sporting Clube de Goa and Dempo SC decided to pull the plug on their first team operations citing lack of vision on AIFF's part after the proposed plan of merger of two leagues.

Round	Date	Home Team	Away Team	Venue
1	7-Jan-16	BFC	LAJ	KANTEERAVA STADIUM
1	7-Jan-16	KEB	AFC	BARASAT STADIUM
1	8-Jan-16	MUM	DSK	COOPERAGE STADIUM
1	8-Jan-16	MB	CB	RABINDRA SAROBAR STADIUM
1	8-Jan-16	CCFC	MPFC	NEHRU STADIUM

Round	Date	Home Team	Away Team	Venue
2	13-Jan-17	AFC	MPFC	RAJIV GANDHI STADIUM
2	13-Jan-17	MB	LAJ	RABINDRA SAROBAR STADIUM
2	14-Jan-17	DSK	KEB	BALEWADI STADIUM
2	14-Jan-17	BFC	CCFC	KANTEERAVA STADIUM
2	15-Jan-17	CB	MUM	TILAK MAIDAN

Round	Date	Home Team	Away Team	Venue
3	17-Jan-17	AFC	LAJ	RAJIV GANDHI STADIUM
3	17-Jan-17	MB	MPFC	RABINDRA SAROBAR STADIUM
3	17-Jan-17	DSK	CCFC	BALEWADI STADIUM
3	18-Jan-17	BFC	MUM	KANTEERAVA STADIUM
3	18-Jan-17	CB	KEB	TILAK MAIDAN

Round	Date	Home Team	Away Team	Venue
4	21-Jan-17	LAJ	MPFC	JAWAHARLAL NEHRU STADIUM
4	21-Jan-17	CCFC	MB	NEHRU STADIUM
4	21-Jan-17	DSK	CB	BALEWADI STADIUM
4	22-Jan-17	MUM	AFC	COOPERAGE STADIUM
4	22-Jan-17	KEB	BFC	BARASAT STADIUM

Round	Date	Home Team	Away Team	Venue
5	24-Jan-17	DSK	MB	BALEWADI STADIUM
5	27-Jan-17	CB	BFC	TILAK MAIDAN
5	28-Jan-17	CCFC	AFC	NEHRU STADIUM
5	28-Jan-17	LAJ	MUM	JAWAHARLAL NEHRU STADIUM
5	29-Jan-17	MPFC	KEB	GURU NANAK STADIUM

Round	Date	Home Team	Away Team	Venue
6	1-Feb-17	AFC	DSK	RAJIV GANDHI STADIUM
6	31-Jan-17	LAJ	CCFC	JAWAHARLAL NEHRU STADIUM
6		MB	BFC	RABINDRA SAROBAR STADIUM
6	1-Feb-17	KEB	MUM	BARASAT STADIUM
6	1-Feb-17	MPFC	CB	GURU NANAK STADIUM

Round	Date	Home Team	Away Team	Venue
7	4-Feb-17	MB	AFC	RABINDRA SAROBAR STADIUM
7	5-Feb-17	DSK	BFC	BALEWADI STADIUM
7	5-Feb-17	KEB	CCFC	BARASAT STADIUM
7	5-Feb-17	LAJ	CB	JAWAHARLAL NEHRU STADIUM
7	4-Feb-17	MPFC	MUM	GURU NANAK STADIUM

Round	Date	Home Team	Away Team	Venue
8	10-Feb-17	AFC	CB	RAJIV GANDHI STADIUM
8	11-Feb-17	CCFC	MUM	NEHRU STADIUM
8	11-Feb-17	LAJ	DSK	JAWAHARLAL NEHRU STADIUM
8	11-Feb-17	BFC	MPFC	KANTEERAVA STADIUM
8	12-Feb-17	KEB	MB	KANCHENJUNGA STADIUM, SILIGURI

Round	Date	Home Team	Away Team	Venue
9	14-Feb-17	CCFC	CB	NEHRU STADIUM
9	15-Feb-17	AFC	BFC	RAJIV GANDHI STADIUM
9	15-Feb-17	MUM	MB	COOPERAGE STADIUM
9	15-Feb-17	KEB	LAJ	KANCHENJUNGA STADIUM, SILIGURI
9	15-Feb-17	MPFC	DSK	GURU NANAK STADIUM

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