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{{Infobox football match
| title = 1980 Indian Federation Cup final
| image =
| caption =
| event = [[Federation Cup (India)|1980 Indian Federation Cup]]
| team1 = [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]
| team1score = 1
| team2 = [[Mohun Bagan FC|Mohun Bagan]]
| team2score = 1
| details = '''Joint winners'''
| date = 8 May 1980
| stadium = [[Eden Gardens]]
| city = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal, India|West Bengal]]
| man_of_the_match1a =
| referee = J. P. Coutinho (Maharashtra) <ref name=report>{{cite news |first=Novy|last=Kapadia|title=East Bengal's Federation Cup successes|url= https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/east-bengals-federation-cup-successes |work=Sportskeeda |date=7 October 2012 |access-date=8 June 2021 }}</ref>
| attendance =
| weather =
| previous = 1979
| next = 1981
}}
The '''1980 Indian Federation Cup final''' was the 4th final of the [[Federation Cup (India)|Indian Federation Cup]], the top knock-out competition in [[India]], and was contested between Kolkata giants [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]] and [[Mohun Bagan FC|Mohun Bagan]] on 8 May 1980 at the [[Eden Gardens]] in Kolkata.<ref>{{cite web|first=Shahid|last=Judge|date=29 October 2022|url=https://scroll.in/field/1036136/kolkata-derby-when-iran-striker-jamshid-nassiri-a-neutral-was-consumed-by-the-famous-rivalry|title=Kolkata Derby: When Iran striker Jamshid Nassiri, a neutral, was consumed by the famous rivalry|work=Scroll|accessdate=2 November 2022}}</ref>

Both the teams were announced as joint winners after the match ended 1–1 after the regulation time.<ref name=final>{{cite news |date=9 May 1980 |title=কথায় কথায় মারামারি, নিয়ম ভেঙে নিষ্পত্তি, ফেডারেশন কাপ দু'দলেরই |trans-title=Constant fights. match ends with breaking of rules, Federation Cup title for both teams |language=bn |work=Jugantor }}</ref>

==Route to the final==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!colspan="4"| [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]
!Round
!colspan="4"| [[Mohun Bagan FC|Mohun Bagan]]
|- style="background:#C1E0FF"
|Opponent
|colspan="3"|Result
|Group stage
|Opponent
|colspan="3"|Result
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Hindustan Aeronautics Limited SC|HAL]]
|colspan="3"|2–1
|style="background:#C1E0FF"|Matchday 1
|style="text-align:left"|[[Salgaocar S.C.|Salgaocar]]
|colspan="3"|2–0
|-
|style="text-align:left"|Mafatlal
|colspan="3"|2–0
|style="background:#C1E0FF"|Matchday 2
|style="text-align:left"|ITI
|colspan="3"|2–0
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]]
|colspan="3"|3–0
|style="background:#C1E0FF"|Matchday 3
|style="text-align:left"|[[JCT F.C.|JCT]]
|colspan="3"|2–1
|- style="background:#C1E0FF"
|Opponent
|Agg.
|1st leg
|2nd leg
|Knockout Stage
|Opponent
|Agg.
|1st leg
|2nd leg
|-
|style="text-align:left"|Punjab Police
|4–1
|3–0
|1–1
|style="background:#C1E0FF"|Semi–Final
|style="text-align:left"|[[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan Sporting]]
|2–2 {{pso|4–2}}
|1–1
|1–1
|-
|}

==Match==
===Summary===
The Federation Cup final began at the [[Eden Gardens]] in Kolkata in front of a packed crowd as two Kolkata giants [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]] and [[Mohun Bagan FC|Mohun Bagan]] faced each other in the [[Kolkata Derby]]. The match for fierce and full of fights, as both teams played a physical game. Referee J. P. Coutinho had to flash out four yellow cards to the players: [[Majid Bishkar]], [[Jamshid Nassiri]], Kajal Chatterjee, and Compton Dutta. East Bengal scored the first goal of the match after [[Mohammed Habib (footballer)|Mohammed Habib]] scored in the twenty-fourth minute of the match with a powerful header from an unmarked position inside the box from a corner kick. Mohun Bagan equalized in the sixty-sixth minute after Mihir Bose scored with a half-volley from inside the box. The match ended 1–1 in regulation time but as prior decided, the extra 15 minutes were not played and both the teams were announced as joint champions of the Federation Cup. Referee J. P. Coutinho explained the decision was taken due to poor visibility and lack of lights.<ref name=final/><ref name=report/>

===Details===
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|date=8 May 1980
|time=14:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1=[[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]
|report=
|team2=[[Mohun Bagan FC|Mohun Bagan]]
|score= 1–1
|goals1=[[Mohammed Habib (footballer)|Habib]] {{goal|24}}
|goals2=[[Mihir Bose (footballer)|Bose]] {{goal|66}}
|stadium=[[Eden Gardens]], [[Kolkata]]
|attendance=60,000 (est.)
|referee=J. P. Coutinho (Maharashtra)}}

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{| width="100%"
|valign="top" width="40%"|
{| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"
|colspan="4"|
|-
!width="25"| !!width="25"|
|-
|GK || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Nasir Ahmed
|-
|LB || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Satyajit Mitra ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
|-
|CB || ||{{flagicon|IND}} [[Monoranjan Bhattacharya]]
|-
|CB || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Samar Bhattacharya
|-
|RB || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Thomas Matthew
|-
|CM || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Kajal Chatterjee {{yel|}}
|-
|CM || ||{{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohammed Habib (footballer)|Mohammed Habib]] || || {{suboff|80}}
|-
|RW || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Tapan Das
|-
|LW || ||{{flagicon|IRN}} Mahmood Khabazi {{yel|}}
|-
|ST || ||{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Majid Bishkar]] {{yel|}}
|-
|ST || ||{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Jamshid Nassiri]]
|-
|colspan=4|'''Substitutes:'''
|-
|CM || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Bivash Sarkar || || {{subon|80}}
|-
|colspan=4|'''Head Coach:'''
|-
|colspan="4"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[P. K. Banerjee]]
|}
|valign="top"|
|valign="top" width="50%"|
{| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center
|colspan="4"|
|-
!width="25"| !!width="25"|
|-
|GK || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Pratap Ghosh
|-
|RB || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Sanjib Chowdhury
|-
|CB || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Compton Dutta {{yel|}}
|-
|CB || ||{{flagicon|IND}} [[Subrata Bhattacharya]]
|-
|LB || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Shyamal Banerjee
|-
|CM || ||{{flagicon|IND}} [[Gautam Sarkar]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
|-
|CM || ||{{flagicon|IND}} [[Prasun Banerjee]]
|-
|RW || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Manas Bhattacharya
|-
|LW || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Xavier Pius || {{suboff|81}}
|-
|ST || ||{{flagicon|IND}} [[Mihir Bose (footballer)|Mihir Bose]]
|-
|ST || ||{{flagicon|IND}} Bidesh Bose
|-
|colspan=4|'''Substitutes:'''
|-
|ST || ||{{flagicon|IND}} [[Shyam Thapa]] || {{subon|81}}
|-
|colspan=4|'''Head coach:'''
|-
|colspan="4"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Arun Ghosh]]
|}
|}
{| width=100% style="font-size: 90%"

|style="width:60%; vertical-align:top;"|
'''Match rules'''
* 90 minutes.
* 15 minutes of [[Overtime (sports)#Association football|extra time]] if necessary.
|}

==See also==
* [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/indiacuphist.html India - List of Federation Cup Winners]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Federation Cup (India)}}
{{East Bengal Club}}
{{Mohun Bagan Super Giant}}

[[Category:East Bengal Club matches]]
[[Category:Mohun Bagan Super Giant matches]]
[[Category:Indian Federation Cup finals]]

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