2002 Durand Cup

Football tournament season
2002 Durand Cup
Tournament details
CountryIndia
Venue(s)Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi
Dates2–16 February 2002
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsMahindra United (2nd title)
Runner-upChurchill Brothers
Tournament statistics
Matches played21
Goals scored55 (2.62 per match)
Best PlayerJules Alberto
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The 2002 Durand Cup is the 114th season of the Durand Cup, the oldest football tournament in Asia. All matches were played in the Ambedkar Stadium in Delhi. Mahindra United defeated Churchill Brothers 5–0 in the final, in only the third time that five goals were scored by the winning team in the final.[1]

Background

This edition of the Durand Cup was scheduled to be played in the middle of the National Football League (NFL) season. Nine of the eleven teams participating in the NFL were seeded directly.[2]

Qualification

Delhi's City Club and Tarun Sangha entered the pre-quarterfinal stage after wins in their respective qualifying group stage fixtures. However, they failed to make it past that stage with Border Security Force and Army XI progressing, joining ten other teams, all of which were seeded directly to the quarter-finals.[3]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 City Club 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 6 Advance to Pre-quarterfinals
2 Delhi Police 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
3 EME Centre 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
Source: rsssf.org
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
City Club v EME Centre, Secunderabad
28 January 2002 (2002-01-28) City Club 1–0 EME Centre, Secunderabad
Arjunan gold-colored soccer ball 91'  (o.g.)
Delhi Police v City Club
30 January 2002 (2002-01-30) Delhi Police 0–1 City Club
Aftab Ashraf 35'

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Tarun Sangha 2 2 0 0 11 7 +4 6 Advance to Pre-quarterfinals
2 No 2 Signal Training Centre 1 0 0 1 7 8 −1 0
3 Indian Air Force 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 0
Source: rsssf.org
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
Indian Air Force v Tarun Sangha
29 January 2002 (2002-01-29) Indian Air Force 0–3 Tarun Sangha
  • Debasis Das 12'
  • Suklal Murmu 65'
  • Sanatan Murmu 81'
Tarun Sangha v No 2 Signal Training Centre
31 January 2002 (2002-01-31) Tarun Sangha 2–2
(6–5 p)		 No 2 Signal Training Centre
  • Aparesh Halder ?'
  • Debasis Das ?'
  • Surajit Mondal ?'
  • Murshed Sheikh ?'

Pre-quarterfinals

Border Security Force and Army XI advanced to the quarter-finals following their wins over City Club and Indian National respectively in the final fixtures of their respective groups. Both recorded consecutive wins earning six points each and topped their groups. The Border Security Force were included in Group C of the quarter-final stage and Army XI in Group D.[4]

Group I

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Border Security Force 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 6 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 City Club 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
3 Indian Navy 2 0 0 2 0 7 −7 0
Source: rsssf.org
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
Border Security Force v Indian Navy
2 February 2002 (2002-02-02) Border Security Force 4–0 Indian Navy
  • J Joseph 33', 62'
  • DS Negi 52'
  • Santosh Kujur 75'
Indian Navy v City Club
3 February 2002 (2002-02-03) Indian Navy 0–3 City Club
  • Chettri 18'
  • Afroz Ahmed 76'
  • Shyam Kumar 89'
Border Security Force v City Club
4 February 2002 (2002-02-04) Border Security Force 3–0 City Club
  • J Joseph 30', 54'
  • DS Negi 61'

Group II

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Army XI 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 6 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 Indian National 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
3 Tarun Sangha 2 0 1 1 1 7 −6 1
Source: rsssf.org
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
Tarun Sangha v Army XI
2 February 2002 (2002-02-02) Tarun Sangha 0–6 Army XI
  • Thiruvakarsu 18', 39'
  • Saroj Gurung 26', 73'
  • Raghu 87', 89'
Indian National v Tarun Sangha
3 February 2002 (2002-02-03) Indian National 1–1 Tarun Sangha
Cassius Owino 90' Suklal Murmu 86'
Indian National v Army XI
4 February 2002 (2002-02-04) Indian National 0–1 Army XI
Lal Sangliana 70'

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals were played in a round-robin where the competing 12 teams were divided into four groups (A to D).[3] The top team of each group advanced to the semi-finals.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Indian Telephone Industries 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4 Advance to Semi-finals
2 Mohun Bagan 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3
3 JCT 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1
Source: rsssf.org
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
JCT v Indian Telephone Industries
6 February 2002 (2002-02-06) JCT 0–0 Indian Telephone Industries Delhi
Report Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
Mohun Bagan v JCT
8 February 2002 (2002-02-08) Mohun Bagan 3–1 JCT Delhi
Barreto 43', 48', 55' Report Hardeep Singh Gill 10' Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
Mohun Bagan v Indian Telephone Industries
10 February 2002 (2002-02-10) Mohun Bagan 1–2 Indian Telephone Industries Delhi
Barreto 35' Report
  • Okoro 19'
  • Mohammad Salissu 86'
 Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 East Bengal 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4 Advance to Semi-finals
2 Salgaocar 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
3 Punjab Police 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
Source: rsssf.org
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
Salgaocar v Punjab Police
6 February 2002 (2002-02-06) Salgaocar 1–0 Punjab Police Delhi
Ambrose 79' Report Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
East Bengal v Punjab Police
8 February 2002 (2002-02-08) East Bengal 1–1 Punjab Police Delhi
Musah 33' Report Gurinder Pal Singh 40' Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
Salgaocar v East Bengal
10 February 2002 (2002-02-10) Salgaocar 1–2 East Bengal Delhi
Ambrose 49' Report
  • Musah 15'
  • Jose Carlos da Silva 38'
 Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Mahindra United 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 4 Advance to Semi-finals
2 FC Kochin 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
3 Border Security Force 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 1
Source: rsssf.org
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
Border Security Force v FC Kochin
7 February 2002 (2002-02-07) Border Security Force 0–0 FC Kochin Delhi
Report Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
Border Security Force v Mahindra United
9 February 2002 (2002-02-09) Border Security Force 1–4 Mahindra United Delhi
Santosh Kujur 30' Report
Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
Mahindra United v FC Kochin
11 February 2002 (2002-02-11) Mahindra United 0–0 FC Kochin Delhi
Report Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Churchill Brothers 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 6 Advance to Semi-finals
2 Army XI 2 1 0 1 6 5 +1 3
3 India U-19 2 0 0 2 3 6 −3 0
Source: rsssf.org
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
Churchill Brothers v Army XI
7 February 2002 (2002-02-07) Churchill Brothers 2–1 Army XI Delhi
Amin Sayed Mousavi 25', 70' Report Lal Sangliana 73' Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
India U-19 v Army XI
9 February 2002 (2002-02-09) India U-19 3–5 Army XI Delhi
 Report
  • Thirunavkarsu 40'
  • Prashant Jaggi 48' (o.g.)
  • Sansel Koireng 54'
  • Saroj Gurung 55'
  • Lal Sangliana 62'
 Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
Churchill Brothers v India U-19
11 February 2002 (2002-02-11) Churchill Brothers 1–0 India U-19 Delhi
Yakubu 41' Report Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium

Semi-finals

Mahindra United used a defensive strategy in their 3–0 semi-final win against Indian Telephone Industries by employing five defenders. It was made to counter the latter's strikers George Ekeh and Mike Okoro, and Mohammad Salissu. Anthony Pereira was included as an additional defender in place of striker Raman Vijayan.[5] Churchill Brothers made their first final in the tournament's history after their win over East Bengal in the second semifinal. Ratan Singh scored for them in either half. The first came off the bar from Amin Sayed Mousavi's shot that Singh headed in before East Bengal equalised through midfielder Chandan Das' goal. Bengal's introduction of I. M. Vijayan yielded very little due to his poor coordination with Brazilian striker Jose Carlos Da Silva. Singh's winner subsequently came in the 86th minute.[6]

Mahindra United3–0Indian Telephone Industries
 Report
East Bengal1–2Churchill Brothers
Das 49' Report Singh 13', 86'

Final

It was only the second time in 25 years that no team from Kolkata had made the Durand Cup final. Mahindra United were favorites going into the final owing to fact that they were joint-toppers of the table of the then ongoing National Football League that season, and also their wins in the Durand Cup coming against tougher sides. In its preview of the match, The Hindu wrote, "A balanced side, which does not rely heavily on its two Nigerian strikers, Austin Okolo and Bala Usman, Mahindra has been served well by the winger, Jules Alberto, who has scored two goals, and Raman Vijayan." About Churchill Brothers, they wrote, "... the presence of Ghana's Yusif Yakubu and Amin Sayed Mousavi of Iran, has turned out to be its strength, though the lack of support from the others should be causing concern to coach T. K. Chathunni."[7]

In a one-sided contest, Mahindra United thrashed their opponents 5–0 in the final. Churchill Brothers were reduced to ten men after defender Osumanu Husseni was sent off for a handball offence inside the box. Jules Alberto converted the penalty, before Khalid Siddique scored the second goal with a strike from 20 yards. Three goals were added in a span of 15 minutes in the second half; Usman converting a rebound of the opposition goalkeeper Edward Ansah taking to the tally to five.[1]

Churchill Brothers0–5Mahindra United
Report
  • Alberto 11' (pen.), 71'
  • Khalid Siddique 44'
  • Okolo 76'
  • Usman 81'
Referee: Rizwan-ul-Haq (Delhi)

Awards

The following awards and prize money were given at the conclusion of the tournament:[8][9]

Prize Recipient Amount
Champions Mahindra United ₹4 lakh
Runners-up Churchill Brothers ₹2 lakh
Semi-finalists Indian Telephone Industries
East Bengal 		₹1 lakh
Player of the Tournament Jules Alberto (Mahindra United)
Best Coach Harish Rao (Mahindra United) ₹5,000
Most Promising Players Sunil Chhetri (City Club, Delhi)
Lal Sangliana (Army XI)
Subhash Chowdhary (India U-19)
Chandan Das (East Bengal)
Tapan Ghosh (Mahindra United) 		₹5,000

References

  1. ^ a b "Mahindra United is champion". The Hindu. 17 February 2002. Archived from the original on 12 February 2003. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  2. ^ "ITI, HASC clash scheduled for February 20". Deccan Herald. 5 February 2002. Archived from the original on 3 April 2002. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Top guns lock horns in quarters". Deccan Herald. 6 February 2002. Archived from the original on 23 February 2002. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  4. ^ "BSF, Army XI in pre-quarters". Deccan Herald. Press Trust of India. 5 February 2002. Archived from the original on 21 February 2002. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Mahindra cruises into final". The Hindu. 14 February 2002. Archived from the original on 3 May 2003. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Churchill makes maiden final". The Hindu. 15 February 2002. Archived from the original on 10 March 2003. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Mahindra United has the edge". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 25 March 2003. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Mahindra go high five in final". Deccan Herald. Press Trust of India. Archived from the original on 2 June 2002. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Mahindra United win Durand Cup". Rediff.com. 16 February 2002. Retrieved 20 March 2024.

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