| 2007 Indian Federation Cup Final | |
| Event: | 2007 Indian Federation Cup |
| Team1: | East Bengal |
| Team1score: | 2 |
| Team2: | Mahindra United |
| Team2score: | 1 |
| Date: | 15 September 2007 |
| Stadium: | Guru Nanak Stadium |
| City: | Ludhiana, Punjab |
| Man Of The Match1a: | Edmilson Marques Pardal |
| Referee: | K Shankar (Tamil Nadu)[1] |
| Previous: | 2006 |
| Next: | 2008 |
The 2007 Indian Federation Cup Final was the 29th final of the Indian Federation Cup, the top knock-out competition in India and was contested between Kolkata giants East Bengal and Mahindra United on the 15th of September 2007.
East Bengal won the final 2 - 1 with a brace from Brazilian forward Edmilson Marques Pardal to claim their fifth Federation Cup title.[2]
See also: Federation Cup (India).
| -- | + East Bengal --> | scope=col width="50" | Round | scope=col width="80" | Date | scope=col width="80" | Opposition | scope=col width="80" | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope=row style="text-align:center" | R16 | 4 September 2007 | Mohammedan Sporting | 3–1 | |||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center" | Quarter Final | 9 September 2007 | JCT | 3–2 | |||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center" | Semi Final | 11 September 2007 | Mohun Bagan | 3–2 |
| -- | + Mahindra --> | scope=col width="50" | Round | scope=col width="80" | Date | scope=col width="80" | Opposition | scope=col width="80" | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope=row style="text-align:center" | R16 | 5 September 2007 | HAL | 1–0 | |||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center" | Quarter Final | 8 September 2007 | Sporting Clube de Goa | 1–1 (5-4 pen) | |||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center" | Semi Final | 12 September 2007 | Dempo | 1–1 (3-1 pen) |
Mahindra United entered the 2007 Indian FedI-Leagueeration Cup automatically as they were already in the I-League. In the pre-quarter finals, they faced HAL and won it courtesy of a solitary goal from Steven Dias in the 9th minute.[6] In the Quarter Final, they faced Sporting Clube de Goa; after 120 minutes the game ended 1 - 1 and Mahindra won 5 - 4 via penalty shootout to reach the last four of the tournament. In the semi-final, Mahindra United faced the reigning I-League champions Dempo and the match once again remained deadlocked at 1 - 1 after 120 minutes. Manjit Singh put Mahindra ahead in the 32nd minute but Beto equalised for Dempo just six minutes later. Mahindra won the game 3 - 1 in the penalty shootout to reach the final.[7]
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| Hero of the Match: Edmilson Marques Pardal (East Bengal) | Match rules
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Majek Bolaji