1997 Indian Federation Cup final explained

1997 Indian Federation Cup Final
Event:1997 Indian Federation Cup
Team1:East Bengal
Team1score:1
Team2:Salgaocar
Team2score:2
Details:After golden goal extra time
Date:20 July 1997
Stadium:Salt Lake Stadium
City:Kolkata, West Bengal
Man Of The Match1a:Bruno Coutinho
Referee:Gulab Chouhan (Gujarat)
Attendance:1,20,000(approx)
Previous:1996
Next:1998

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.[1] [2]

Route to the final

See also: 1997 Indian Federation Cup.

East Bengal

-- + East Bengal -->scope=col width="100" Roundscope=col width="100" Datescope=col width="120" Oppositionscope=col width="80" Score
scope=row style="text-align:center"Pre-Quarter Final14 June 1997Integral Coach Factory 3–0
scope=row style="text-align:center"Quarter Final6 July 1997Mohammedan Sporting4–0
scope=row style="text-align:center"Semi Final13 July 1997Mohun Bagan4–1

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.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6]

Salgaocar

-- + Dempo -->scope=col width="100" Roundscope=col width="100" Datescope=col width="120" Oppositionscope=col width="80" Score
scope=row style="text-align:center"Pre-Quarter Final15 June 1997Mizo Highlanders6–0
scope=row style="text-align:center"Quarter Final5 July 1997Border Security Force1–1 (4-3 pen)
scope=row style="text-align:center"Semi Final12 July 1997Dempo1–0

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.[7] 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.[6]

Match

Details

GK 1 Haggi Azande Abulista
RB 17 Ilyas Pasha
CB 2 Naushad Moosa
CB 4
LB 5 Amitabha Chanda
RM 14 Abdul Sadique
CM 18 Tushar Rakshit (c)
CM 16 Sankarlal Chakraborty
LM 8 Somatai Saiza
ST 15 Bhaichung Bhutia
ST 23 Nazimul Haq
Substitutes:
LB 20 Falguni Dutta
CM 6 Shamsi Reza
Coach:
Monoranjan Bhattacharya
GK 20 Juje Siddi
RB 3 Francis Coelho
CB 3 Franky Barreto (c)
CB 22 Roberto Fernandes
LB 21 Roque Pereira
LM 6
CM 7 Jules Alberto
CM 19 Savio Medeira
RM 16 Domingues Vaz
ST 10 Bruno Coutinho
ST 25 Jude Odegah
Substitutes:
LM 23 Sanaton Singh
FW 8 Gaspah Castro
Coach:
T.K. Chathunni
Hero of the Match:
Bruno Coutinho (Salgaocar)
Match rules

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 20th "Kalyani Black Label" Federation Cup 1997. IndianFootball.de. 4 November 2021. Arunava. Chaudhuri.
  2. Web site: Saibal. Bose. 21 July 1997. Coutinho's golden touch crowns Salgaocar. The Indian Express. 4 November 2021.
  3. Web site: Saibal. Bose. 15 June 1997. E Bengal derail ICF. The Indian Express. 4 November 2021.
  4. Web site: Saibal. Bose. 7 July 1997. West Bengal win a one-sided affair. The Indian Express. 4 November 2021.
  5. Web site: Saibal. Bose. 14 July 1997. Bhutia's barrage batters Bagan. The Indian Express. 4 November 2021.
  6. Web site: Arunava. Choudhuri. Mikael. Jönsson. Josef. Bobrowsky. 6 Dec 2006. 20th Federation Cup 1997. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 4 November 2021.
  7. Web site: UNI. 6 July 1997. Salgaocar enter Fed Cup semis. The Indian Express. 4 November 2021.