1997 Indian Federation Cup final

Template:Infobox football match The 1997 Indian Federation Cup final was the 20th final of the Indian Federation Cup, the top knock-out competition in India, and was contested between Kolkata giant East Bengal and Salgaocar of Goa on 20 July 1997 at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata.

Salgaocar won the final 2–1 courtesy of a Golden goal by Bruno Coutinho in the extra-time to claim their third Federation Cup title.

Route to the final

East Bengal

Round	Date	Opposition	Score
Pre-Quarter Final	14 June 1997	Integral Coach Factory	3–0
Quarter Final	6 July 1997	Mohammedan Sporting	4–0
Semi Final	13 July 1997	Mohun Bagan	4–1

East Bengal entered the 1997 Indian Federation Cup as the defending champions. In the pre-quarter finals, East Bengal faced Integral Coach Factory and won 3–0 with goals from Naushad Moosa, Renedy Singh and Arumugam Saravanan. In the quarter-finals, East Bengal defeated Mohammedan Sporting 4–0 as Nazimul Haq scored twice, Naushad Moosa and Bhaichung Bhutia scored the other two. In the semi-finals, East Bengal defeated their arch-rivals Mohun Bagan 4–1 in the famous Diamond Derby in front of a record 131,781 crowd at the Salt Lake Stadium. Bhaichung Bhutia scored a hattrick while Nazimul Haq scored the other for East Bengal. Chima Okorie scored the only goal for Bagan as East Bengal reached their fourth consecutive final.

Salgaocar

Round	Date	Opposition	Score
Pre-Quarter Final	15 June 1997	Mizo Highlanders	6–0
Quarter Final	5 July 1997	Border Security Force	1–1 (4-3 pen)
Semi Final	12 July 1997	Dempo	1–0

Salgaocar entered the 1997 Indian Federation Cup as one of the National League teams. In the pre-quarter finals, Salgaocar defeated Mizo Highlanders 6–0 to reach the last eight of the tournament where they faced Border Security Force. In the quarter-finals, Salgaocar defeated Border Security force 4–3 via penalty shootout after the game ended 1–1 after added extra time. Bruno Coutinho scored for Salgaocar while Prasanta Das had scored for BSF. In the semi-finals, Salgaocar faced the runner-up from the previous edition Dempo and won 1–0 courtesy of a solitary goal from Bruno Coutinho as they reached the final.

Match

Details

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GK 1 Template:Flagicon Haggi Azande Abulista RB 17 Template:Flagicon Ilyas Pasha CB 2 Template:Flagicon Naushad Moosa CB 4 Template:Flagicon Sammy Omollo LB 5 Template:Flagicon Amitabha Chanda Template:Suboff RM 14 Template:Flagicon Abdul Sadique CM 18 Template:Flagicon Tushar Rakshit (c) CM 16 Template:Flagicon Sankarlal Chakraborty LM 8 Template:Flagicon Somatai Saiza ST 15 Template:Flagicon Bhaichung Bhutia ST 23 Template:Flagicon Nazimul Haq Template:Suboff Substitutes: LB 20 Template:Flagicon Falguni Dutta Template:Subon CM 6 Template:Flagicon Shamsi Reza Template:Subon Coach: Template:Flagicon Monoranjan Bhattacharya

GK 20 Template:Flagicon Juje Siddi RB 3 Template:Flagicon Francis Coelho Template:Suboff CB 3 Template:Flagicon Franky Barreto (c) CB 22 Template:Flagicon Roberto Fernandes LB 21 Template:Flagicon Roque Pereira LM 6 Template:Flagicon Shanmugam Venkatesh Template:Suboff CM 7 Template:Flagicon Jules Alberto CM 19 Template:Flagicon Savio Medeira RM 16 Template:Flagicon Domingues Vaz ST 10 Template:Flagicon Bruno Coutinho ST 25 Template:Flagicon Jude Odegah Template:Suboff Substitutes: LM 23 Template:Flagicon Sanaton Singh Template:Subon FW 8 Template:Flagicon Gaspah Castro Template:Subon Coach: Template:Flagicon T.K. Chathunni

Hero of the Match: Bruno Coutinho (Salgaocar)

Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Golden goal ends game. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.

See also

• 20th "Kalyani Black Label" Federation Cup 1997