2009 Nehru Cup Explained

Tourney Name:ONGC Nehru Cup
Year:2009
Size:190px
Country:India
Dates:19–31 August
Num Teams:5
Confederations:1
Venues:1
Cities:1
Champion:IND
Count:2
Second:SYR
Matches:11
Goals:32
Top Scorer: Mohamed Izzadeen
Abdul Fattah Al Agha
Mohamed Al Zeno (3 goals)
Player: Baichung Bhutia
Prevseason:2007
Nextseason:2012

The 2009 Nehru Cup International Football Tournament also known as the ONGC Nehru Cup due to the competition's sponsorship by ONGC, was the 14th edition of the Nehru Cup a friendly tournament organized by the All India Football Federation (AIFF).

The 14th edition of the Nehru Cup International Football Tournament was played in the round-robin league format and the final was held on 31 August. Along with the host nation India, Sri Lanka, Lebanon, Syria and Kyrgyzstan competed in the 15-day tournament at the Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi .

The total prize money for this tournament was $100,000. The champion team took away a prize of $40,000, the runners-up received $20,000 while the third place team got $10,000. The Man of the Match received $500 and the winning team of every match received $2000.

All games of the tournament was broadcast live by Zee Sports.

Teams

Expected Groups

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(Hosts and holders)
 (Runners-up last Tournament)

Revised Group

Due to only 5 teams entering, only one group was needed, where each team would play in a round robin group phase. The top two advanced to a final.

width=20%The Teams (Hosts and holders)

(Runners-up last Tournament)

Squads

Venues

New Delhi
Ambedkar Stadium
Capacity: 20,000

Matches and results

Group stage

Teams in green field progress to the Final.

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The game between Sri Lanka and Lebanon was called off due to heavy rain. The game and thus proceeding schedule was moved back one day.[8] ----------------------------

Final


Syria:
GK 1 Mosab Balhous (c)
DF 2 Belal Abduldaim
DF 3 Ali Diab
DF 5 Hamzeh Al Aitoni
MF 7
MF 14 Wael Ayan
MF 23 Feras Esmaeel
MF 27 Meaataz Kailouni
MF 32 Bakri Tarrab
FW 12 Mohamed Al Zeno
FW 18 Abdul Fattah Al Agha
Substitutions:
FW 24 Raja Rafe
MF 31 Ahmad Haj Mohamad
Coach:

India:
GK 1 Subrata Pal
DF 5 Anwar Ali
DF 17 Irungbam Surkumar Singh
DF 14 Mahesh Gawli
DF 19 Gouramangi Singh
MF 7 N.P. Pradeep
MF 23 Steven Dias
MF 28 Anthony Pereira
MF 30 Climax Lawrence
FW 11 Sunil Chhetri
FW 15 Baichung Bhutia (c)
Substitutions:
MF 8 P. Renedy Singh
MF 27 Mehrajuddin Wadoo
Coach:

Goalscorers

3 goals:

2 goals:

1 goal:

Man of the Match

Player of the Tournament

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/2525/road-to-nehru-cup-09/2009/08/06/1424537/palestine-replaces-thailand-for-nehru-cup Palestine replace Thailand
  2. News: Palestine dropped from Nehru Cup football . India Today . 11 August 2009 . 18 December 2018.
  3. http://www.indianfootball.com/en/news/articleId/1473 India Nehru Cup 2009 Squad. 18 August 2009
  4. http://www.indianfootball.com/en/news/articleId/1424 Kyrgyzstan Nehru Cup 2009 Squad. 12 August 2009
  5. http://www.indianfootball.com/en/news/articleId/1425 Lebanon Nehru Cup 2009 Squad. 13 August 2009
  6. http://www.indianfootball.com/en/news/articleId/1435 Sri Lanka Nehru Cup 2009 Squad. 14 August 2009
  7. http://www.indianfootball.com/en/statistic/team/squad/teamId/455 Syria Nehru Cup 2009 Squad. 15 August 2009
  8. http://www.indianfootball.com/en/news/articleId/1516 Sri Lanka – Lebanon match called off

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