1997 Indian Federation Cup final

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1997 Indian Federation Cup Final
Event1997 Indian Federation Cup
East Bengal Salgaocar
1 2
After golden goal extra time
Date20 July 1997
VenueSalt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, West Bengal
Man of the MatchBruno Coutinho
RefereeGulab Chouhan (Gujarat)
Attendance1,20,000(approx)
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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

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See also: 1997 Indian Federation Cup

East Bengal

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Round Date Opposition Score
Pre-Quarter Final 14 June 1997 Integral Coach Factory 3–0
Quarter Final 6 July 1997 Mohammedan Sporting 4–0
Semi Final 13 July 1997 Mohun Bagan 4–1

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

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Round Date Opposition Score
Pre-Quarter Final 15 June 1997 Mizo Highlanders 6–0
Quarter Final 5 July 1997 Border Security Force 1–1 (4-3 pen)
Semi Final 12 July 1997 Dempo 1–0

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

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Details

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East Bengal1–2 (a.e.t./g.g.)Salgaocar
Sammy Omollo 83' Report Bruno Coutinho 23' gold-colored soccer ball 92'
Attendance: 100,000 (est.)
Referee: Gulab Chauhan (Gujarat)
East Bengal
Salgaocar
GK 1 Kenya Haggi Azande Abulista
RB 17 India Ilyas Pasha
CB 2 India Naushad Moosa
CB 4 Kenya Sammy Omollo
LB 5 India Amitabha Chanda downward-facing red arrow 35'
RM 14 India Abdul Sadique
CM 18 India Tushar Rakshit (c)
CM 16 India Sankarlal Chakraborty
LM 8 India Somatai Saiza
ST 15 India Bhaichung Bhutia
ST 23 India Nazimul Haq downward-facing red arrow 65'
Substitutes:
LB 20 India Falguni Dutta upward-facing green arrow 35'
CM 6 India Shamsi Reza upward-facing green arrow 65'
Coach:
India Monoranjan Bhattacharya
GK 20 India Juje Siddi
RB 3 India Francis Coelho downward-facing red arrow 76'
CB 3 India Franky Barreto (c)
CB 22 India Roberto Fernandes
LB 21 India Roque Pereira
LM 6 India Shanmugam Venkatesh downward-facing red arrow 61'
CM 7 India Jules Alberto
CM 19 India Savio Medeira
RM 16 India Domingues Vaz
ST 10 India Bruno Coutinho
ST 25 Nigeria Jude Odegah downward-facing red arrow 88'
Substitutes:
LM 23 India Sanaton Singh upward-facing green arrow 61'
FW 8 India Gaspah Castro upward-facing green arrow 88'
Coach:
India T.K. Chathunni

Hero of the Match:
Bruno Coutinho (Salgaocar)[1]

Match rules

See also

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References

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