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The 2025 IFA Shield was the 125th edition of the IFA Shield hosted by the Indian Football Association. The tournament was planned to held in March 2025 but was pushed to October due to clash of fixtures from I-League and Indian Super League.
The tournament will feature domestic teams from the Indian Super League and I-League. At first, international invitees like Paro FC (Bhutan) were invited but later the plan was withdrawn.[1][2][3]
Defending champions Real Kashmir were also invited to take part, but they denied. On 3 October, 6 participants were confirmed by IFA.
Teams
Here is the list of confirmed teams:[4][5] Template:Location map+
| Club | Location |
|---|---|
| Indian Super League teams | |
| East Bengal | Kolkata, West Bengal |
| Mohun Bagan | |
| I-League teams | |
| Gokulam Kerala | Kozhikode, Kerala |
| Namdhari | Sri Bhaini Sahib, Punjab |
| Sreenidi Deccan | Hyderabad, Telangana |
| I-League 2 team | |
| United SC | Kalyani, West Bengal |
Venues
- Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Salt Lake City
- Kishore Bharati Krirangan, Santoshpur
- Kalyani Stadium, Kalyani
Format
6 teams will be divided into two groups of 3 teams. After a group stage consisting of single round-robin matches, top teams from each group will qualify for final.[5]
Rules
- Each team can register 6 foreign players.[4]
- 4 foreign players can play on the field at a time, and 2 can be used as substitutes.
Tiebreakers
Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tie-breaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings.
- Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Goals scored in all group matches;
- Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
- Drawing of lots.
Group stage
Group A
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Group B
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Final
The group toppers will qualify for the final directly. The match is going to be held on 18 October 2025 at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan.
Match
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Statistics
Goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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| 1 | Script error: No such module "flag". Hamid Ahadad | East Bengal | 2 |
| Script error: No such module "flag". Jamie Maclaren | Mohun Bagan | ||
| 2 | Script error: No such module "flag". Jay Gupta | East Bengal | 1 |
| Script error: No such module "flag". Jeakson Singh | |||
| Script error: No such module "flag". Mohammed Rashid | |||
| Script error: No such module "flag". PV Vishnu | |||
| Script error: No such module "flag". Saúl Crespo | |||
| Script error: No such module "flag". Alberto Rodríguez | Mohun Bagan | ||
| Script error: No such module "flag". Apuia | |||
| Script error: No such module "flag". Dimi Petratos | |||
| Script error: No such module "flag". Jason Cummings | |||
| Script error: No such module "flag". Robson Robinho | |||
| Script error: No such module "flag". Bhupinder Singh | Namdhari | ||
| Script error: No such module "flag". Guilherme Gomes | |||
| Script error: No such module "flag". Lamine Moro | |||
| Script error: No such module "flag". Amit Basak | United SC | ||
| Own Goal(s) | 2 | ||
| Total | 18 | ||
Clean sheets
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean Sheets |
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| Script error: No such module "flag". Niraj Kumar Singh | Namdhari | ||
| Script error: No such module "flag". Prabhsukhan Singh Gill | East Bengal | ||
| Script error: No such module "flag". Suraj Ali | United SC | ||
| Script error: No such module "flag". Syed Zahid Hussain | Mohun Bagan |
Prize money
| Place | Prize money (₹) |
|---|---|
| Champions | ₹5 lakh |
| Runners-up | ₹3 lakh |
Broadcasting
All matches were broadcast on a virtual platform of Shrachi Sports Entertainment Network (SSEN) app.[6] No television broadcasting was done.
See also
Notes
References
- ↑ 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝 We are proud to announce our official confirmation to participate in the prestigious 𝑰𝑭𝑨 𝑺𝒉𝒊𝒆𝒍𝒅, taking place from 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉 12 𝒕𝒐 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉 25, 2025., Paro FC. Facebook.
- ↑ Kanchenjunga Stadium uncertain for the IFA Shield; Bhutan's Paro FC confirms participation. Parallel Sports Solutions Pvt. Ltd.. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
- ↑ আইএফএ শিল্ডে অংশ নিচ্ছে ভুটান লিগ চ্যাম্পিয়ন, অনিশ্চিত বাংলাদেশী ক্লাব. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 আইএফএ শিল্ডে খেলবে কেরলের দলও, কটা বিদেশি খেলাতে পারবে টিমগুলো?. Retrieved 2025-09-22.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 ঘোষিত হল আইএফএ শিল্ডের সূচি, কবে কবে খেলা রয়েছে ইস্টবেঙ্গল ও মোহনবাগানের, ফাইনাল কবে?. Retrieved 2025-10-04.
- ↑ THE LEGACY RETURNS. Instagram (SSEN). Retrieved 2025-10-05.