2009 IFA Shield

The 2009 IFA Shield was an association football tournament organised by the Indian Football Association. Most of the teams came from the I-League 1 & 2, with AS Douanes (Dakar) invited from Senegal and Tata Football Academy qualifying by winning the Prodyut Dutta Memorial Trophy. The Shield was won by Churchill Brothers SC.

2009 IFA Shield
Country India
Teams12
ChampionsChurchill Brothers (1st title)
Runners-upMohun Bagan
Matches played15
Goals scored34 (2.27 per match)
2008
2011

The teams were divided into 4 groups of 3 teams each. The winner of each group will qualify for the semifinals. The tournament started on 30 August and the final was played on 12 September. ESPN televised the two semifinals and final live from the Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Saltlake.

The probable venues would be Mohun Bagan ground, East Bengal ground, Howrah Municipal Stadium, Barasat Stadium and Kalyani Municipal Stadium.

GroupsEdit

Group A Group B Group C Group D

East Bengal
Chirag United
Tata Football Academy

Mohammedan SC
Churchill Brothers
Shillong Lajong FC

Mohun Bagan
Mahindra United
George Telegraph SC

Air-India
Pune
AS Douanes

  • Tata Football Academy won a thrilling Prodyut Dutta Memorial Trophy final against West Bengal Police to qualify for the 114th IFA Shield.[1]
  • Viva Kerala withdrew from the tournament due to failure to register players on time.[2]

Tables and resultsEdit

Group AEdit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Chirag United 2 1 1 0 5 3 +2 4
  Tata Football Academy 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4
  East Bengal 2 0 0 2 3 7 −4 0
1 September 2009
Chirag United 1–1 Tata Football Academy
3 September 2009
East Bengal 1–3 Tata Football Academy
5 September 2009
East Bengal 2–4 Chirag United

Group BEdit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Churchill Brothers 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4
  Mohammedan SC 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4
  Shillong Lajong FC 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0
30 August 2009
Mohammedan SC 1–0 Shillong Lajong
2 September 2009
Mohammedan SC 1–1 Churchill Brothers
4 September 2009
Churchill Brothers 2–0 Shillong Lajong

Group CEdit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Mohun Bagan 2 1 1 0 5 1 +4 4
  Mahindra United 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4
  George Telegraph SC 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0
1 September 2009
Mahindra United 2–0 George Telegraph SC
4 September 2009
Mohun Bagan 4–0 George Telegraph SC
6 September 2009
Mohun Bagan 1–1 Mahindra United

Group DEdit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Air India 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4
  Pune 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3
  AS Douanes 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 1
30 August 2009
Air-India 2–1 Pune
2 September 2009
AS Douanes 0–0 Air-India
5 September 2009
AS Douanes 0–2 Pune

Semi-FinalsEdit

Churchill Brothers1 – 1
(4-2 pens)
Air-India
Reisangmei Vashum   76' Rowilson Rodrigues   14'
Referee: Minangsu Bhattacharya (West Bengal)

Chirag United0 – 0
(4-5 pens)
Mohun Bagan
Referee: Om Prakash Thakur

FinalEdit

Churchill Brothers2–0Mohun Bagan
Vashum   41'
Okolie   45'
Report
Referee: Laba Khatri


 IFA Shield
2009 Winners 
Churchill Brothers
1st title

ReferencesEdit


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