The 2016–17 I-League U18 was the ninth season of the Indian I-League U18 and the second season of the competition as an under-18 one.
The season began on 15 November with 35 teams divided into eight groups across India.
The top 12 teams played in the final group stage in which they were divided into three groups of four and the top team from each group, along with the top second place team, went into the semi-finals, followed by the final.
[1] AIFF Elite Academy won the title by defeating East Bengal F.C.
Three group winners and one best second placed team enter semifinal.