The tournament features strong performances from all participating teams, making it an exciting and closely contested competition throughout. The presence of esteemed guests Fr. Anthony Pinto, Fr. Nelson Carvalho, Fr. Anthony Charles, and Fr. Mylin Noronha adds to the significance of the occasion and inspires the young players on display.

In the final, Fatima School FC produce a composed and confident performance to defeat ACE Academy 2–0, securing the championship title. ACE Academy put up a spirited fight but are unable to break through Fatima School’s disciplined defence, finishing as deserving runners-up.

Individual excellence stands out across the tournament. Pratyush Vishwakarma finishes as the Highest Goal Scorer, Vedant Gajamal is named Player of the Final, Sajeer Idrisi earns the Best Defender of the Tournament award, and Neev Chhipaa is honoured as the Player of the Tournament for his consistent impact.

Beyond results and awards, the tournament carries deep meaning for the Oratory community. It is organised to pay tribute to Br. Frank Braganca, a role model who plays a defining role in the lives of countless Oratory boys. His commitment to discipline, values, and sport helps shape pathways for many, with several going on to represent at national levels and secure government jobs through sports quotas, including roles in Central Railways, Maharashtra Police, government banks, Customs, and Income Tax.

Former India international Steven Dias is among those who benefit from Br. Frank’s guidance during his formative years. Dias often credits the Oratory environment for instilling discipline and belief, foundations that support his journey as a player and now as Head Coach of ISL side Jamshedpur FC.

Br. Frank’s vision helps establish a football culture in Kurla that continues to thrive. The Oratory becomes a hub where local children discover the game, learn life skills, and pursue opportunities through sport. That culture remains alive today, reflected in tournaments like this and the steady stream of young players it continues to inspire.

The Br. Frank Braganca Memorial Cup U-17 stands as a celebration of football, community, and remembrance—honouring a legacy that still shapes futures on and off the pitch.

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The first chance of the match came from a set piece with St Stanislaus’s defender conceding a free kick from the edge of the penalty box. Don Bosco’s captain Ratin Mehta stepped up to take the free-kick . The Don Bosco’s captain struck it quite well forcing St Stanislaus’s goalkeeper for outstretched save to his left to tip the ball over the crossbar.

However, after dominating much of the 1st half it was St Stanislaus who opened score sheet first due to goalkeeping error by Don Bosco’s. St Stanislaus’s captain Marven Pereira pounced onto loose to open the score sheet for St Stanislaus as his side went off the field with a 1-0 advantage.

After conceding the needless goal in first half, Don Bosco’s side started the second half on very on offensive note pressing very high up in the opposition half. St Stanislaus’s side was on receiving end for much of the second half and when they had  the ball they hardly made any move forward perhaps a tactic which eventually cost them the match as their defence failed to respond to constant pressure and conceded late goal and went to loose the match during the penalty shoot-outs resultantly Don Bosco came up as the crowned champions of U 16 division for the season 2016-17.

Talking about the victory Don Bosco’s coach said, “It was a two-year gap since in 2013-14 we lost and in 2014-15 we won in the tiebreaker it was a penalty and it was inside the box . So this year the boys themselves decided to gift me victory and it was certainly a pleasurable moment.”

Addressing about the strategy he said, “They were defensive from the start so we went on offensive as our defence was good and it paid off.” talking about the penalties he said ,” I told them to either in or out with their strong foot because we had our bad share of experience against KC college.”

Communicating about the cooperage stadium and his future plan he said ,” Don Bosco has been good with his sporting divisions which enable us to produce such a good teams and talents. On top of that, the atmosphere at the cooperage is great, we also had good support so overall it was a good day for our boys.” After saying this, the proud coach of the victorious team signed off.

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Everyone in Mumbai is well aware that the Don Bosco Institution is famous for its footballing prowess. This tournament is being played in the memory of the seven students who lost their life in the Hotel City Kinara fire tragedy. The names of these students are Taha Shaikh, Sarjeel Shaikh, Akash Thapa, Brian Fernando, Sajid Chaudhary, Irvin D’Souza and Bernadette D’Souza. It is very difficult for the parents of these seven wonderful footballers to get past this tragedy. We cannot bring them back but we surely can keep their memories alive by organizing a tournament dedicated to them. It would be a fighting tribute to the young brigade ‘Gone Too Soon’.

The venue of this high statured tournament is Don Bosco’s very old and famous Ground near Kohinoor City, Kurla(West). This ground has witnessed some very great football games, organized some really big tournaments and undoubtedly produced some of the finest national players of this country. More than a Silver Jubilee national players have graced the ground with their presence till date including our very own, highly popular, ever so graceful Steven Dias. Steven Dias is one of the truly great players to have played on this ground. Football Counter and every football fan in Mumbai salutes the organizing committee of Don Bosco and every involved in this tournament to make it possible. This surely is an example set for everyone. And once again Football has united everyone who truly believes in this beautiful game.

The prizes announced for this tournament surely will better the competition. The Winners will be awarded a cash prize of Rs 25000 plus the winners trophy. The Runners-up will get Rs 20000 plus the runners-up trophy. The 3rd place team nick a prize money of Rs 10000 with the 3rd place trophy. The essence of this tournament is to also honour teams on the basis of fairplay. The team with the best fairplay wiill receive a prize amount of Rs 5000 including a fairplay trophy.

The tournament organisers were also delighted to announce the individual awards which will be judged from the quarter-final round to the final of the tournament.

1. Best Goalkeeper: Rs 2000 plus trophy
2.  Best Forward: Rs 2000 plus trophy
3.  Best Defender: Rs 2000 plus trophy

The organizing committee has restricted entries upto 16 teams. Teams from MDFA Elite, Super and First Division can participate. The teams have been split into two groups A and B consisting on 8 teams each. The matches for the opening Sunday with the timings are as follows :-

1. 9:30 am – Uniited Boys v/s Don Bosco’B’ -> Group B
2. 10:30 am -Don Bosco’A’ vs HolyCross -> Group A
3. 11:30am- Young Boys v/s Bank of India -> Group A
4.  12:30pm – Veninza XI v/s Soccer Raiders -> Group B

The Guidelines ,Rules and Regulations

1. The matches will consist of 8 outfield player with 6 being standby. Only 3 changes are allowed , so the total number of player in a team will be 14. Plus one guy the team manager
2. The entry fees for per team is Rs 2000.
3. Each half will be played of 25 minutes plus 5 minutes interval
4. In case of a draw, the match will be decided on tiebreaker rules
5.  The tournament has been registered under Mumbai District Football Association and the matches will be played under FIFA rules
6. The teams must report 30 minutes before the schedule which will help avoiding any inconvenience.
7. the managing committee is not responsible to cover insurances of any player in case any injury occurs. But First Aid will be provided during the match.
8. The organizing committee has the right to uphold any decisions taken in respect to the guidelines, rules and regulations.

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A lone goal from Amaan Ansaari on the 6th minute proved decisive against St. Gregorios High School as Antonio D’Souza ‘A’ held on to their splendid lead, in a match where the victors dominated their opponent.

In the second game, Don Bosco ‘B’ thrashed Victoria High School 7-0 in what proved to be a one side affair. There were two hattrick heroes for the victors, Devashish Padwal and Mridul Chivate both bagged hattrick to thump Victoria High School.

Sumeel Kotain was the other player to get his name on the score sheet.

In the third game, Jai Malhotra and Abhishek Kevadiya helped R.N Podar High School to overcome Sacred Heart 2-1, who could have avoided this loss if not for their poor finishing. Rohit Vorak’s goal proved nothing more than a consolation goal.

In the last match, Swami Vivekanand narrowly defeats The Scholar High School 1-0, courtesy of Yasin’s lone goal in the first-half.

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