| 2009–10 Indian Federation Cup Final | |
| Event: | 2009–10 Indian Federation Cup |
| Team1: | Shillong Lajong |
| Team1score: | 0 |
| Team2: | East Bengal |
| Team2score: | 0 |
| Details: | East Bengal won 3–0 on penalties |
| Date: | 3 January 2010 |
| Stadium: | Nehru Stadium |
| City: | Guwahati, Assam |
| Man Of The Match1a: | Abhra Mondal |
| Referee: | Vishnu Chauhan [1] |
| Previous: | 2008 |
| Next: | 2010 |
The 2009–10 Indian Federation Cup Final was the 32nd final of the Indian Federation Cup, the top knock-out competition in India, and was contested between Kolkata giants East Bengal and Shillong Lajong on 3 January 2010.
East Bengal won the final 3–0 via penalty shootouts after the game ended 0–0 after added extra time, to claim their sixth Federation Cup title.[2]
See also: 2010 Indian Federation Cup.
| -- | + East Bengal --> | scope=col width="80" | Round | scope=col width="120" | Date | scope=col width="80" | Opposition | scope=col width="80" | Score |
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| scope=row style="text-align:center" | Group Stage | 22 December 2009 | Viva Kerala | 0–0 | |||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center" | Group Stage | 24 December 2009 | Salgaocar | 1–0 | |||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center" | Group Stage | 27 December 2009 | JCT | 1–0 | |||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center" | Semi-final | 31 December 2009 | Mohun Bagan | 2–0 |
| -- | + Shillong Lajong --> | scope=col width="80" | Round | scope=col width="120" | Date | scope=col width="80" | Opposition | scope=col width="80" | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope=row style="text-align:center" | Group Stage | 22 December 2009 | Air India | 2–2 | |||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center" | Group Stage | 24 December 2009 | Dempo | 2–1 | |||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center" | Group Stage | 27 December 2009 | Pune FC | 1–1 | |||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center" | Semi-final | 30 December 2009 | Churchill Brothers | 1–0 |
Shillong Lajong entered the 2009–10 Indian Federation Cup automatically as they were already in the I-League. They were placed in Group D along with Air India, Dempo and Pune FC and their matches were played in Nehru Stadium in Guwahati. Lajong were the underdogs in the group and began their campaign with a 1–1 draw against Air India. In their second match, they stunned the reigning I-League champions Dempo with a 2–1 win[5] and with Dempo already losing their first match to Pune, Lajong required a draw against Pune to secure their qualification into the Semi-finals. In the last group game, Lajong drew 1-1 and confirmed their spot in the Semis for the very first time.[6] In the Semi-final, Lajong faced favourites Churchill Brothers but their fairy-tale run continued as they caused another upset with a 1–0 win courtesy of a solitary strike from Seikhohau Tuboi to reach their maiden Federation Cup final.[7]
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