2013 IFA Shield explained

IFA Shield
Year:	2013
Num Teams:	8
Champions:	Prayag United
Count:	1
Runner-Up:	East Bengal
Matches:	15
Goals:	44
Top Goal Scorer:	Odafe Onyeka Okolie (6)
Prevseason:	2012
Nextseason:	2014

The 2013 IFA Shield was the 117th edition of the IFA Shield. The tournament this season was held from 4 March 2013 in West Bengal. This year also, the Indian Football Association announced that two foreign clubs would participate in the tournament, Costa Rican Primera División club Deportivo Saprissa and Bangladesh Premier League club Muktijoddha Sangsad.^[1] However on 4 March 2013 it was announced that Muktijoddha Sangsad would not participate in this tournament and instead current I-League club ONGC would take their place.^[2]

Prayag United won their maiden title by defeating East Bengal in the final.

Teams

Siliguri Group	Kalyani Group
East Bengal ONGC Pailan Arrows Prayag United	Deportivo Saprissa Mohun Bagan Pune United Sikkim

Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Semi-finals

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Goalscorers

6 Goals:

• Odafe Onyeka Okolie (Mohun Bagan)

3 Goals:

• Chinadorai Sabeeth (Mohun Bagan)
• Ranti Martins (Prayag United)
• Chidi Edeh (East Bengal)
• James Moga (Pune)
• Pablo Rodríguez (United Sikkim)

2 Goals:

• Andrew Barisić (East Bengal)
• Carlos Hernández (Prayag United)
• Walter Centeno (Deportivo Saprissa B)
• Mohammed Rafique (Prayag United)
• Kayne Vincent (Prayag United)

1 Goal:

• Boima Karpeh (Pune)
• Diego Chavez (Deportivo Saprissa B)
• Joel Montero (Deportivo Saprissa B)
• Jonathan Moya (Deportivo Saprissa B)
• Fanai Lalmuanpuia (ONGC)
• Jatin Singh (ONGC)
• Kailash Patil (ONGC)
• Manandeep Singh (East Bengal)
• Shaiju Mon (Pailan Arrows)
• Shankar Oraon (Prayag United)
• Subhash Singh (Pune)
• Zohmingliana Ralte (Pune)
• Katsumi Yusa (ONGC)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Costa Rica's Deportivo Saprissa and Bangladesh's Muktijoddha to participate in 117th IFA Shield. Kick Off India. 17 February 2013.
2. Web site: Bhattacharya. Nilesh. I-League side ONGC have been drafted in the IFA Shield as a last-minute replacement of Muktijoddha Sanshad of Bangladesh. ONGC will be grouped with East Bengal, United SC and Arrows in Pool A and will take East Bengal in their first match in Siliguri on Wednesday.. The Times of India. 4 March 2013.