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[edit | edit source]

Teams relegated from the I-League:

Teams promoted to the I-League:

India national football team[edit | edit source]

Men[edit | edit source]

2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualification[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

2012 AFC U-16 Championship[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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' Alochana 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' Pinky Bompal 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 Bompal 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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

↑ "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_QPO0.48207241365783-2] Pune were chosen to represent India in the AFC Champions League as they passed the club licensing requirements.^[1]

[table_note_res_EX0.48207241365783-4] 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_MB0.48207241365783-7] 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 Bompal Magar Error creating thumbnail: File missing 81'	Report		Stadium: CR & FC Grounds