2009–10 Indian Federation Cup

31st edition of the Federation Cup

Football tournament season
2009–10 Indian Federation Cup
Nehru Stadium hosted the final on 3 January 2010
Tournament details
CountryIndia
Dates21 December 2009 – 3 January 2010
Final positions
ChampionsEast Bengal (6th title)
Runner-upShillong Lajong
AFC CupEast Bengal
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The 2009–10 Indian Federation Cup (known as Hero Honda Federation Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 31st season of Indian Federation Cup.[1] East Bengal defeated Shillong Lajong on penalties to win the competition in the final for their sixth time and earned a place in the 2010 AFC Cup.[2]

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
India East Bengal 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 7
India Salgaocar SC 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
India Viva Kerala 3 0 3 0 1 1 0 3
India JCT Mills Football Club 3 0 1 2 0 2 −2 1
Source:[citation needed]
JCT FC0–1Salgaocar
24 December 2009
Viva Kerala 0-0 JCT Mills Football Club
Salgaocar S.C 0-1 Kingfisher East Bengal
27 December 2009
Kingfisher East Bengal 1-0 JCT Mills Football Club
Viva Kerala 1-1 Salgaocar S.C

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
India Mohun Bagan 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7
India Mahindra United 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 6
India Chirag United SC 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
India Mohammedan 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
Source:[citation needed]
21 December 2009
McDowell Mohun Bagan 4-1 Mohammedan SC
Mahindra United 2-1 Chirag United SC
23 December 2009
Chirag United SC 0-0 Mohun Bagan
Mohammedan SC 0-1 Mahindra United
26 December 2009
Chirag United SC 1-0 Mohammedan
Mahindra United 0-2 Mohun Bagan

Venue : Satindra Mohan Dev Stadium, Silchar

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
India Churchill Brothers SC 3 3 0 0 6 0 +6 9
India Mumbai FC 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
India Sporting Clube de Goa 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
India HAL Bangalore 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7 0
Source:[citation needed]
21 December 2009
Churchill Brothers SC 3-0 HAL Bangalore
Sporting Clube de Goa 1-2 Mumbai FC
23 December 2009
Mumbai FC 0-1 Churchill Brothers SC
HAL Bangalore 0-2 Sporting Clube de Goa
26 December 2009
Mumbai FC 4-2 HAL Bangalore
Churchill Brothers SC 2-0 Sporting Clube de Goa

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
India Shillong Lajong 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 5
India Pune 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
India Dempo SC 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
India Air India 3 0 2 1 3 5 −2 2
Source:[citation needed]
22 December 2009
Dempo SC Pvt. Ltd. 1-2 Pune FC
Air India FC 2-2 Shillong Lajong FC
24 December 2009
Shillong Lajong FC 2-1 Dempo SC Pvt. Ltd.
Pune FC 1-1 Air India FC
27 December 2009
Shillong Lajong FC 1-1 Pune FC
Dempo SC Pvt. Ltd. 2-0 Air India FC

Venue : Nehru Stadium, Guwahati

Semi-finals

In what was seen as a major upset, Shillong Lajong defeated defending I-League champions Churchill Brothers 1–0 in the first semi-final, thereby qualified for the final for their first time. East Bengal beat Mohun Bagan to make their 13th appearance in the final of the competition.[3]

East Bengal2–0Mohun Bagan
Referee: Shaji Kurian (Kerala)

Final

References

  1. ^ "HERO HONDA FEDERATION CUP-09'". the-aiff.com. All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  2. ^ "The resurrection of East Bengal". sportstarlive.com. Sportstar. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  3. ^ "We have nothing to lose, will go all out: Rosario - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. 2 January 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2018.

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