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The 2012 Nehru Cup was the 15th edition of the Nehru Cup and 3rd Nehru Cup since it was revived in 2007. It was held from 22 August to 2 September.[1] The tournament was hosted in New Delhi, India. A total of 5 teams participated in the tournament through being invited by the All India Football Federation. The final match happened between India and Cameroon and India won the match in penalty shoot out.[2]
India won the Nehru Cup after defeating the Cameroon 5–4 on penalties after the match ended 2–2 in extra-time.[3][4]
Format
On 15 June 2012 the All India Football Federation announced the format for the 2012 Nehru Cup.[1] The tournament was played in a round-robin style. In the end the top 2 teams India & Cameroon from the 5 teams played in the final, which took place on 2 September.[1]
Broadcasting
NEO Sports,[5] a premium all Sports Channel from the bouquet of NEO Sports Broadcast Pvt. Ltd., has acquired the exclusive broadcast rights of 2012 Nehru Cup in the Indian Sub Continent (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Maldives).
Squads
Venue
| New Delhi |
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| Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium |
| Capacity: 60,000 |
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Teams
| Country | Confederation | FIFA rank |
|---|---|---|
| Template:Fb | AFC | 167 |
| Template:Fb | AFC | 147 |
| Template:Fb | AFC | 160 |
| Template:Fb | AFC | 161 |
| Template:Fb | CAF | 58 |
Matches
The First Round teams and matches were announced on 6 August 2012 by the All India Football Federation.[9]
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Final
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Goalscorers
- 4 goals
- Template:Flagicon Sunil Chhetri
- Template:Flagicon Alix Ebanga
- Template:Flagicon Stéphane Kingue Mpondo
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- Template:Flagicon Vigny Kolony
- 1 goal
- Template:Flagicon Joseph Momasso
- Template:Flagicon Samuel Bitte
- Template:Flagicon Mackon Thierry
- Template:Flagicon Anthony Pereira
- Template:Flagicon Syed Rahim Nabi
- Template:Flagicon Gouramangi Singh
- Template:Flagicon Akram Abdul Ghani
- Template:Flagicon Assadhulla Abdulla
- Template:Flagicon Ali Ashfaq
- Template:Flagicon Ismail Easa
- Template:Flagicon Ahmed Rasheed
- Template:Flagicon Ju Manu Rai
- Template:Flagicon Ali Ghalioum
- Template:Flagicon Hani Al Taiar
- Template:Flagicon Oday Jafal
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Wim Koevermans named as new Senior Team Coach.
- ↑ India beat Cameroon to win third successive Nehru Cup title.
- ↑ Nehru cup win: It is an incredible achievement, says Indian coach.
- ↑ India rejoice Nehru Cup treble.FIFA.com. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
- ↑ Nehru Cup is a key tournament to radically restructure and popularize football in India - IMG Reliance COO Ashu Jindal - Goal.com. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- ↑ Teams finalized for Nehru Cup 2012. sportskeeda.com(29 July 2012).
- ↑ Neighbours Nepal to replace African side Kenya?. sportskeeda.com(4 August 2012).
- ↑ FIFA.com
- ↑ India take on Syria in Nehru Cup Opener.