2013–14 Indian Federation Cup
Tournament details | |
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Country | Indian |
Teams | 16 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Churchill Brothers (1st title) |
Runner-up | Sporting Goa |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 29 |
Goals scored | 79 (2.72 per match) |
The 2013–14 Indian Federation Cup was the 35th edition of the Federation Cup, the main domestic cup competition in Indian football. A total of 16 teams played in this edition of the tournament in which they all entered in the group stage consisting of four groups of four teams each.[1]
The defending champions were East Bengal, who beat Dempo 3–2 in the 2012 final.[2]
The final was played on 25 January 2014 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi, Kerala between Churchill Brothers and Sporting Goa, with Churchill Brothers winning 3–1.
Teams
[edit]This edition of the Federation Cup saw 16 teams taking part in the tournament, 13 of which came from the ongoing I-League with the other three coming from the I-League 2nd Division.[1] Originally, the three 2nd Division teams to take part in the tournament were to be Bhawanipore, Langsning, and United Sikkim, however, Langning withdrew.[1] As a replacement, Eagles were allowed to enter the tournament for fulfilling the AFC Criteria and also to add a local team from Kerala into the tournament.[1]
Teams | |
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From I-League | From I-League 2nd Division |
• Bengaluru FC • Churchill Brothers • Dempo • East Bengal • Mohammedan • Mohun Bagan • Mumbai • Pune • Rangdajied United • Salgaocar • Shillong Lajong • Sporting Goa • United |
• Bhawanipore • Eagles • United Sikkim |
Venues
[edit]The venues for the Federation Cup were announced in 2013, with the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium and the MDS Complex being chosen to host matches.[1] The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium hosted matches for Group A and C while the MDS Complex hosted Group B and D matches.[1] The semi-finals and final took place at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.[1]
Kochi | Manjeri |
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Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | MDS Complex |
Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 22,000 |
Group stage
[edit]Key to colours in group tables |
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Top placed team advances to the semi-finals |
Group A[edit]
Source: [citation needed]
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Group B[edit]
Source: [citation needed]
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Group C[edit]
Source: [citation needed]
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Group D[edit]
Source: [citation needed]
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Semi-finals
[edit]23 January 2014 | Churchill Brothers | 2–1 | Mohun Bagan | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi |
Singh 4' Wolfe 14' |
Report | Okolie 33' |
23 January 2014 | Sporting Goa | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Dempo | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi |
Karpeh 30' Arturo 82' (pen.), 115' (pen.) |
Report | Özbey 72' Amiri 88' |
Final
[edit]25 January 2014 | Churchill Brothers | 3–1 | Sporting Goa | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi |
Singh 21' Sawant 47' Shabana 67' |
Report | Fernandes 62' |
Goalscorers
[edit]4 goals:
3 goals:
2 goals:
1 goal:
- Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru FC)
- Alesh Sawant (Churchill Brothers)
- Dipendu Dowary (Bhawanipore)
- Zohib Islam Amiri (Dempo)
- Rakesh Masih (Mohammedan)
- Penn Orji (Mohammedan)
- Pappachen Pradeep (Mumbai)
- Lamine Tamba (Rangdajied United)
- Matthew Foschini (Salgaocar)
- Seikhohau Tuboi (Shillong Lajong)
- Ranti Martins (United)
- Thoi Singh (Bengaluru FC)
- Lenny Rodrigues (Churchill Brothers)
- Ryuji Sueoka (East Bengal)
- Katsumi Yusa (Mohun Bagan)
- Riga Mustapha (Pune)
- Bikash Jairu (Salgaocar)
- Boithang Haokip (Shillong Lajong)
- Taisuke Matsugae (Shillong Lajong)
- Oluwaunmi Somide (United Sikkim)
- Daniel Bedemi (Bhawanipore)
- George Alwyn (Dempo)
- James Moga (East Bengal)
- Ujjal Howladar (Mohan Bagan)
- Kim Seng-Yong (Rangdajied United)
- Gilbert Oliveira (Salgaocar)
- Redeem Tlang (Shillong Lajong)
- Baldeep Singh (United)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "Federation Cup 2013-14 to kickoff on Jan 14 with 16 teams". Zee News. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
- ^ "East Bengal 3-2 Dempo SC: Trevor Morgan gifted with a Federation Cup title on his birthday". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
External links
[edit]- Federation Cup on the All India Football Federation website Archived 16 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine