2012–13 in Indian football

Football in India
Season	2012–13
Men's football
I-League	Churchill Brothers
Second Division	Rangdajied United
Federation Cup	East Bengal
Durand Cup	Air India

The 2012–13 season is the 134th season of Indian football.

Promotion and relegation

Teams relegated from the I-League:

Teams promoted to the I-League:

India national football team

Men

2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualification

2 March 2013 Match 1	India	2 – 1	File:Flag of Chinese Taipei (FIFA).svg Chinese Taipei	Yangon, Myanmar
	Raja Error creating thumbnail: File missing 40' Singh Error creating thumbnail: File missing 90'	Report		Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium

4 March 2013 Match 2	India	4 – 0	Template:Country data Guam	Yangon, Myanmar
	Sunil Chhetri Error creating thumbnail: File missing 49', 90+1' Miranda Error creating thumbnail: File missing 68' Raja Error creating thumbnail: File missing 79'	Report		Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium

6 March 2013 Match 3	Myanmar Error creating thumbnail: File missing	1 – 0	India	Yangon, Myanmar
	Oo Error creating thumbnail: File missing 75'	Report		Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium

Friendlies

16 October 2012 Friendly	Singapore	2 – 0	India	Choa Chu Kang, Singapore
	Amri Error creating thumbnail: File missing 42' Nawaz Error creating thumbnail: File missing 49'	Report		Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

6 February 2013 Friendly	India	2 – 4	Palestine	Kochi, Kerala
	Miranda Error creating thumbnail: File missing 17' Nabi Error creating thumbnail: File missing 39'	Report	Nu'man Error creating thumbnail: File missing 30', 48', 65' Saleh Error creating thumbnail: File missing 46'	Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

2012 Nehru Cup

22 August 2012 MD 1	India	2 – 1	File:Flag of Syria.svg Syria	Delhi, India
	Chhetri Error creating thumbnail: File missing 45+2' Pereira Error creating thumbnail: File missing 82'	Report	Al Shbli Error creating thumbnail: File missing 89'	Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

25 August 2012 MD2	India	3 – 0	Maldives	Delhi, India
	Chhetri Error creating thumbnail: File missing 45+2' (70) Nabi Error creating thumbnail: File missing 54'	Report		Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

28 August 2012 MD 3	India	0 – 0	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nepal	Delhi, India
		Report		Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

31 August 2012 MD4	India	0 – 1	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Cameroon B	Delhi, India
		Report	Bite Error creating thumbnail: File missing 2'	Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

India U16

2012 AFC U-16 Championship

25 September 2012 Group	India	0 – 0	File:Flag of Syria.svg Syria	Tehran, Iran
15:00		Report		Stadium: Rah Ahan Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Strebre Delovski (Australia)

27 September 2012 Group	China PR	2 – 2	India	Tehran, Iran
13:00	Wang Jinxian Error creating thumbnail: File missing 21' Zhang Yuning Error creating thumbnail: File missing 33'	Report	Lalhlimpuia Error creating thumbnail: File missing 19' Mendes Error creating thumbnail: File missing 90+4' (pen.)	Stadium: Rah Ahan Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Naser Al Ghafari (Jordan)

Women

2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification

21 May 2013 MD1	India	0 – 2	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Myanmar	Al-Ram, Palestine
		Report	Phaw Error creating thumbnail: File missing 6' Wai Error creating thumbnail: File missing 26'	Stadium: Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium

23 May 2013 MD2	India	1–2	File:Flag of Chinese Taipei (FIFA).svg Chinese Taipei	Al-Ram, Palestine
	Malik Error creating thumbnail: File missing 54'	Report	Hsiu-chin Error creating thumbnail: File missing 42' Li-chin Error creating thumbnail: File missing 82'	Stadium: Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium

25 May 2013 MD3	India	1–1	Palestine	Al-Ram, Palestine
	Malik Error creating thumbnail: File missing 35'	Report	Caro Error creating thumbnail: File missing 46' (pen.)	Stadium: Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium

2012 SAFF Women's Championship

7 September 2012 MD1	India	3–0	Bangladesh	Columbo, Sri Lanka
	Yumnam Kamala Devi Error creating thumbnail: File missing 64' Oinam Bembem Devi Error creating thumbnail: File missing 76' Senapati Error creating thumbnail: File missing 89'	Report		Stadium: CR & FC Grounds

9 September 2012 MD2	India	5–0	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sri Lanka	Columbo, Sri Lanka
	Samal Error creating thumbnail: File missing 17' Salam Rinaroy Devi Error creating thumbnail: File missing 32', 51' Magar Error creating thumbnail: File missing 53' Irom Prameshwori Devi Error creating thumbnail: File missing 56'	Report		Stadium: CR & FC Grounds

11 September 2012 MD3	India	11–0	Bhutan	Columbo, Sri Lanka
	Tuli Goon Error creating thumbnail: File missing 13' Yumnam Kamala Devi Error creating thumbnail: File missing 23', 30' Malik Error creating thumbnail: File missing 27' (pen.) Pinky Magar Error creating thumbnail: File missing 38', 49', 65' Irom Prameshwori Devi Error creating thumbnail: File missing 42', 64' Nameirakpam Montesori Chanu Error creating thumbnail: File missing 63' Routray Error creating thumbnail: File missing 73'	Report		Stadium: CR & FC Grounds

16 September 2012 Final	India	3–1	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nepal	Columbo, Sri Lanka
	Routray Error creating thumbnail: File missing 8' Oinam Bembem Devi Error creating thumbnail: File missing 66' Yumnam Kamala Devi Error creating thumbnail: File missing 83'	Report	Adhikari Error creating thumbnail: File missing 3'	Stadium: CR & FC Grounds

Friendlies

14 May 2013 Friendly	Template:Fbw-rt	1–2	India	Riffa, Bahrain
	Yusif Error creating thumbnail: File missing 42'	Report	Magar Error creating thumbnail: File missing 8' Malik Error creating thumbnail: File missing 36'	Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium

16 May 2013 Friendly	Template:Fbw-rt	0–2	India	Riffa, Bahrain
		Report	Irom Prameshwori Devi Error creating thumbnail: File missing 56' Yumnam Kamala Devi Error creating thumbnail: File missing 71'	Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium

I-League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Churchill Brothers (C)	26	16	7	3	56	22	+34	55	Qualification for 2014 AFC Cup group stage
2	Pune	26	16	4	6	53	26	+27	52	Qualification for 2014 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off^{[lower-alpha 1]}
3	East Bengal	26	13	8	5	44	18	+26	47
4	United SC	26	13	5	8	55	35	+20	44
5	Dempo	26	11	7	8	45	33	+12	40
6	Sporting Goa	26	9	8	9	36	41	−5	35
7	Salgaocar	26	9	6	11	34	29	+5	33
8	Mumbai	26	8	8	10	36	42	−6	32
9	ONGC (R)	26	7	10	9	30	40	−10	31	Excluded^{[lower-alpha 2]}
10	Mohun Bagan	26	11	8	7	40	34	+6	29^{[lower-alpha 3]}
11	Shillong Lajong	26	6	10	10	26	40	−14	28
12	Pailan Arrows	26	6	5	15	25	45	−20	23
13	Air India (R)	26	4	7	15	28	63	−35	19	Excluded^{[lower-alpha 2]}
14	United Sikkim (R)	26	2	9	15	23	63	−40	15	Relegation to 2014 I-League 2nd Division

Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2013. Source: IndiaFooty.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:

↑ Pune were chosen to represent India in the AFC Champions League as they passed the club licensing requirements.^[1]
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ONGC and Air India were expelled from I-League because they failed to meet Asian Football Confederation's licensing criteria.^[2]
↑ On 29 December 2012, Mohun Bagan failed to turn up in the second half of the match against East Bengal due to crowd trouble; their record was expunged, with their remaining fixtures scratched, and they were banned from the I-League for until 2015 by the I-League core committee.^[3] On 15 January 2013, Mohun Bagan appealed against the decision to ban them from the league and were reinstated, but would start on 0 points.^[4]

Federation Cup

30 September 2012

18:30 IST

East Bengal	3 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Dempo
Mondal Error creating thumbnail: File missing 60' Singh Error creating thumbnail: File missing 100' Edeh Error creating thumbnail: File missing 109'	Report	Lawrence Error creating thumbnail: File missing 51' Gawli Error creating thumbnail: File missing 111'

Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri

Attendance: 35,000 (est)

Referee: Vishnu Chawhan (Gujarat)

Durand Cup

1 September 2012

18:30 IST

Air India	0 – 0 (a.e.t.)	Dodsal
	Report
Penalties
Mohanraj Shetty Meher Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chaudhari Error creating thumbnail: File missing R. Singh	3–2	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pradeep Kumar Diakhate Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ghosh Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rafi

Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi

Attendance: 10,000

Santosh Trophy

3 March 2013

Kerala	0 – 0 (a.e.t.)	Services
	Report
Penalties
Anto Basid Sarath	3 – 4	Singh Kumar Dileep Varghese

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi, Kerala

Attendance: 35,000

References

↑ "Pune FC to play AFC Champions League play-off". Goal.com. 26 November 2013.
↑ "I-League: ONGC, AI hoping against hope". 17 Jan 2013.
↑ "Century old Mohun Bagan banned from I-League". Retrieved 29 December 2012.
↑ "AIFF revoke two-year ban on Mohun Bagan". Retrieved 15 January 2013.

[table_note_res_QPO0.10121490578224-2] Pune were chosen to represent India in the AFC Champions League as they passed the club licensing requirements.^[1]

[table_note_res_EX0.10121490578224-4] 2.0 ^2.1 ONGC and Air India were expelled from I-League because they failed to meet Asian Football Confederation's licensing criteria.^[2]

[table_hth_MB0.10121490578224-7] On 29 December 2012, Mohun Bagan failed to turn up in the second half of the match against East Bengal due to crowd trouble; their record was expunged, with their remaining fixtures scratched, and they were banned from the I-League for until 2015 by the I-League core committee.^[3] On 15 January 2013, Mohun Bagan appealed against the decision to ban them from the league and were reinstated, but would start on 0 points.^[4]

[1] "Pune FC to play AFC Champions League play-off". Goal.com. 26 November 2013.

[3] "I-League: ONGC, AI hoping against hope". 17 Jan 2013.

[5] "Century old Mohun Bagan banned from I-League". Retrieved 29 December 2012.

[6] "AIFF revoke two-year ban on Mohun Bagan". Retrieved 15 January 2013.

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2 September 2012 Final	India	2 – 2 (5–4 p)	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Cameroon B	Delhi, India
	G. Singh Error creating thumbnail: File missing 19' Chhetri Error creating thumbnail: File missing 78'	Report	Thierry Error creating thumbnail: File missing 29' Mpondo Error creating thumbnail: File missing 54'	Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
	Penalties
	R. Singh Chhetri Franco Hossain Miranda		Tambe Baba Bebey Mpondo Error creating thumbnail: File missing Makon

23 September 2012 Group	Uzbekistan Error creating thumbnail: File missing	3 – 2	India	Tehran, Iran
15:00	Odilov Error creating thumbnail: File missing 8' Abdullaev Error creating thumbnail: File missing 53' (pen.) Abdiganiyev Error creating thumbnail: File missing 79'	Report	Rai Error creating thumbnail: File missing 47', 71'	Stadium: Rah Ahan Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Chaiya Mahapab (Thailand)

14 September 2012 Semis	India	11–0	File:Flag of Afghanistan (2004–2013).svg Afghanistan	Columbo, Sri Lanka
	Yumnam Kamala Devi Error creating thumbnail: File missing 5', 57', 90' Irom Prameshwori Devi Error creating thumbnail: File missing 31' Oinam Bembem Devi Error creating thumbnail: File missing 40', 61', 70' Malik Error creating thumbnail: File missing 43', 78' Ashem Romi Devi Error creating thumbnail: File missing 59' Pinky Magar Error creating thumbnail: File missing 81'	Report		Stadium: CR & FC Grounds