| Competition: | I-League U18 |
| Season: | 2015–16 |
| Matches: | 108 |
| Total Goals: | 358 |
| Winners: | AIFF Elite Academy |
| League Topscorer: |  L. Lalawmpuia (14 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | (21 Oct 2015) |
| Biggest Away Win: | (15 Nov 2015) |
| Highest Scoring: | (21 Oct 2015) |
| Longest Unbeaten: | 14 games AIFF Elite Academy |
| Prevseason: | 2014–15 |
| Nextseason: | 2016–17 |
| Updated: | 28 January 2016 |
The 2015–16 I-League U18 is the eighth season of the Indian I-League U18 competition. The U-18 I-League is the premier age-group football tournament of the country which has been re-structured keeping AFC U-19 Championship in mind. The season began on 8 October 2015.[1] and on 10 February 2016, AIFF Elite Academy won the title by defeating Tata Football Academy 2–0 in the final. AIFF Elite Academy also remained unbeaten in the tournament.[2]
The teams were divided in five groups based on their geographical location and they played on home-and-away basis against each other within the groups. Two teams from each zone advanced to the next round-robin stage where the ten teams were divided into two groups of five teams each. Final round was played at Howrah Municipal Corporation Stadium and East Bengal Ground, and top two teams from each group would book their berths in the semi-finals, which was followed by the third position decider and the final.
The participants for the 2015-16 season in the I-League U18 are:
| width=18% | Group A - Maharashtra Zone | width=15% | Group B - Kolkata - Jamshedpur | width=17% | Group C - Shillong - Guwahati | width=16% | Group D - Goa Zone | Group E - Rest of India Zone | |
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All times are Indian Standard Time (IST) – .
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See main article: 2015–16 I-League U18 final round.
Two teams each from Maharashtra, Kolkata–Jamshedpur, Shillong–Guwahati, Goa zone progressed to the final round, while one team each from two Rest of India zones advanced to the final round.
All times are Indian Standard Time (IST) – .
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| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L. Lalawmpuia | Pune U18 | 14 |
| 2 | Lallianzuala Chhangte | DSK Shivajians U18 | 11 |
| 3 | Simranjit Singh | TFA U18 | 10 |
| 4 | Akeraj Martins | Sporting Goa U18 | 9 |
| Edmund Lalrindika | AIFF Elite Academy U18 | ||
| Ronaldo Oliveira | Salgaocar U18 | ||
| 7 | Minerva U18 | 8 | |
| Rochharzela | Aizawl U18 | ||
| Rahul Yadav | AIFF Elite Academy U18 | ||
| Pranjal Bhumij | SAI-Guwahati U18 |
Source: I-League
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M Mawihmingthanga | DSK Shivajians U18 | 6 |
| 2 | Sannik Murmu | Pune U18 | 5 |
| 3 | Jesse Ralte | DSK Shivajians U18 | 4 |
| Laishram Suraj Meitei | Royal Wahingdoh U18 | ||
| Kamalpreet Singh | Minerva U18 | ||
| 4 | Lalawmpuia Hnmate | Aizawl U18 | 3 |
| Suhail Sayed | DSK Shivajians U18 | ||
| Rochharzela | Aizawl U18 | ||
| Rohit Kumar | DSK Shivajians U18 | ||
| Shivam Pandey | Fateh Hyderabad U18 |