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The 2013–14 Indian Federation Cup was the 35th edition of the Federation Cup, the main domestic cup competition in Indian football. A total of 16 teams played in this edition of the tournament in which they all entered in the group stage consisting of four groups of four teams each.[1]
The defending champions were East Bengal, who beat Dempo 3–2 in the 2012 final.[2]
The final was played on 25 January 2014 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi, Kerala between Churchill Brothers and Sporting Goa, with Churchill Brothers winning 3–1.
Teams
This edition of the Federation Cup saw 16 teams taking part in the tournament, 13 of which came from the ongoing I-League with the other three coming from the I-League 2nd Division.[1] Originally, the three 2nd Division teams to take part in the tournament were to be Bhawanipore, Langsning, and United Sikkim, however, Langning withdrew.[1] As a replacement, Eagles were allowed to enter the tournament for fulfilling the AFC Criteria and also to add a local team from Kerala into the tournament.[1]
| Teams | |
|---|---|
| From I-League | From I-League 2nd Division |
| • Bengaluru FC • Churchill Brothers • Dempo • East Bengal • Mohammedan • Mohun Bagan • Mumbai • Pune • Rangdajied United • Salgaocar • Shillong Lajong • Sporting Goa • United |
• Bhawanipore • Eagles • United Sikkim |
Venues
The venues for the Federation Cup were announced in 2013, with the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium and the MDS Complex being chosen to host matches.[1] The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium hosted matches for Group A and C while the MDS Complex hosted Group B and D matches.[1] The semi-finals and final took place at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.[1]
| Kochi | Manjeri |
|---|---|
| Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | MDS Complex |
| Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 22,000 |
| File:Jewharlal Nehru Stadium Kochi ISL 2016 Final.jpg | File:Malappuram District Sports Complex Stadium.jpg |
Group stage
| Key to colours in group tables |
|---|
| Top placed team advances to the semi-finals |
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Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Semi-finals
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Final
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Goalscorers
4 goals: Template:Col-begin Template:Col-3
- Template:Flagicon Balwant Singh (Churchill Brothers)
- Template:Flagicon Cornell Glen (Shillong Lajong)
3 goals: Template:Col-begin Template:Col-3
- Template:Flagicon Abdelhamid Shabana (Churchill Brothers)
- Template:Flagicon Christopher Chizoba (Mohun Bagan)
2 goals: Template:Col-begin Template:Col-3
- Template:Flagicon Beikhokhei Beingaichho (Bengaluru FC)
- Template:Flagicon Chidi Edeh (East Bengal)
- Template:Flagicon Beevan D'Mello (Sporting Goa)
1 goal: Template:Col-begin Template:Col-3
- Template:Flagicon Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru FC)
- Template:Flagicon Alesh Sawant (Churchill Brothers)
- Template:Flagicon Dipendu Dowary (Bhawanipore)
- Template:Flagicon Zohib Islam Amiri (Dempo)
- Template:Flagicon Rakesh Masih (Mohammedan)
- Template:Flagicon Penn Orji (Mohammedan)
- Template:Flagicon Pappachen Pradeep (Mumbai)
- Template:Flagicon Lamine Tamba (Rangdajied United)
- Template:Flagicon Matthew Foschini (Salgaocar)
- Template:Flagicon Seikhohau Tuboi (Shillong Lajong)
- Template:Flagicon Ranti Martins (United)
- Template:Flagicon Thoi Singh (Bengaluru FC)
- Template:Flagicon Lenny Rodrigues (Churchill Brothers)
- Template:Flagicon Ryuji Sueoka (East Bengal)
- Template:Flagicon Katsumi Yusa (Mohun Bagan)
- Template:Flagicon Riga Mustapha (Pune)
- Template:Flagicon Bikash Jairu (Salgaocar)
- Template:Flagicon Boithang Haokip (Shillong Lajong)
- Template:Flagicon Taisuke Matsugae (Shillong Lajong)
- Template:Flagicon Oluwaunmi Somide (United Sikkim)
- Template:Flagicon Daniel Bedemi (Bhawanipore)
- Template:Flagicon George Alwyn (Dempo)
- Template:Flagicon James Moga (East Bengal)
- Template:Flagicon Ujjal Howladar (Mohan Bagan)
- Template:Flagicon Kim Seng-Yong (Rangdajied United)
- Template:Flagicon Gilbert Oliveira (Salgaocar)
- Template:Flagicon Redeem Tlang (Shillong Lajong)
- Template:Flagicon Baldeep Singh (United)
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Federation Cup 2013-14 to kickoff on Jan 14 with 16 teams. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
- ↑ East Bengal 3-2 Dempo SC: Trevor Morgan gifted with a Federation Cup title on his birthday. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
External links
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