1996 Indian Federation Cup final

Template:Infobox football match The 1996 Indian Federation Cup final was the 19th final of the Indian Federation Cup, the top knock-out competition in India, and was contested between Kolkata giant East Bengal and Dempo of Goa on 11 August 1996.

East Bengal won the final 2–1 courtesy of a Golden goal by Raman Vijayan in the extra-time to claim their fourth Federation Cup title.

Route to the final

East Bengal

Round	Opposition	Score
R16	Air India	2–1
Quarter-final	Border Security Force	1–1 (4–3 pen)
Semi-final	Kerala Police	3–0

East Bengal entered the 1996 Indian Federation Cup as the runner's up of the tournament's previous edition. In the pre-quarter-final, they faced Air India in their opening match and won 2–1. In the quarter-final, East Bengal faced Border Security Force and in a thriller of a game, won 4–3 in the penalty shootout after the game ended 1–1 after 120 minutes. Raman Vijayan scored the only goal for East Bengal. In the semi-final, East Bengal faced Kerala Police and won the match handsomely by 3–0 with a brace from Vijayan as they reached the final.

Dempo

Round	Opposition	Score
R16	Delhi Mughals	4–0
Quarter-final	Mohun Bagan	0–0 (5-3 pen)
Semi-final	JCT Mills	3–1

In the pre-quarter-finals, Dempo faced Delhi Mughals and won it 4–0. In the quarter-final, they faced Kolkata giants Mohun Bagan and after 120 minutes the game ended 0–0 and Dempo won 5–3 via penalty shootout to reach the last four of the tournament. In the Semi-final, they faced the reigning champions JCT Mills; defeated them 3–1 to reach the final.

Match

Details

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Hero of the Match: Tushar Rakshit (East Bengal)

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

See also

• 19th "Kalyani Black Label" Federation Cup 1996