1997 Indian Federation Cup

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1997 Indian Federation Cup
Kalyani Black Label Federation Cup
CountryIndia
Teams16
ChampionsSalgaocar (3rd title)
Runners-upEast Bengal
Matches played16
Goals scored49 (3.06 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Bruno Coutinho
Chima Okorie
(8 goals each)
Best playerBruno Coutinho
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The 1997 Indian Federation Cup, also known as 1997 Kalyani Black Label Federation Cup due to sponsorship reasons, was the 20th season of the Indian Federation Cup. The tournament was held between 14 June and 20 July 1997. It was won by Salgaocar, who beat defending champions East Bengal 2–1 in the final. Salgaocar's captain Bruno Coutinho was named player of the tournament.[1]

Results[edit]

Pre-quarterfinals[edit]

Mohammedan1–1 (a.e.t.)Kerala Police
Majhi Goal 90' Report Pappachan Goal 3'
Penalties
Debashis Hazra soccer ball with check mark
Senapati soccer ball with check mark
Cassius Owino soccer ball with check mark
Subir Ghosh soccer ball with check mark
Amitav Ghosh soccer ball with red X
Arpan Dey soccer ball with check mark
Ohidul Islam soccer ball with check mark		 6–5 Sreenivasan soccer ball with check mark
Edison soccer ball with check mark
Pushparaj soccer ball with check mark
Asokan soccer ball with check mark
Mathew soccer ball with red X
Sasi soccer ball with check mark
Pappachan soccer ball with red X
East Bengal3–0Integral Coach Factory
Moosa Goal 57'
R. Singh Goal 61'
Saravanan Goal 69'		 Report
Border Security Force2–0Marmagao Port Trust
Das Goal 10'
Mahato Goal 68'		 Report
Salgaocar6–0Mizo Highlanders
Mohun Bagan1–1 (a.e.t.)Punjab Police
Mondal Goal 20' Report Kumar Goal 55'
Penalties
Singh soccer ball with check mark
Devinder Singh soccer ball with check mark
Swaran Singh soccer ball with check mark
Harnek Singh soccer ball with red X
Buta Singh soccer ball with red X		 4–3 Das soccer ball with check mark
Okorie soccer ball with check mark
Chatterjee soccer ball with check mark
Dora soccer ball with check mark
Ranjan Mazhi soccer ball with red X
Eastern Railway0–2Indian Telephone Industries
Report Kenneth Raj Goal 74', 88'
Referee: M. Sreedharan (Tamil Nadu)
Dempo2–0State Bank of Travancore
Meetei Goal 10'
Silviera Goal 80'		 Report
Churchill Brothers1–1 (a.e.t.)JCT Mills
Kumar Jasbir Singh Goal 36'
Penalties
3–1

Quarter-finals[edit]

Mohun Bagan6–0Churchill Brothers
Mondal Goal 36'
Okorie Goal 43', 47', 73', 83'
Khalique Goal 75'		 Report
Salgaocar1–1 (a.e.t.)Border Security Force
Coutinho Goal 45' Report Das Goal 27'
Penalties
Jules Alberto soccer ball with check mark
Coutinho soccer ball with check mark
Venkatesh soccer ball with check mark
Robert Fernandes soccer ball with check mark		 4–3 Raghubir Singh soccer ball with check mark
Pradip Gorai soccer ball with check mark
Abay Mohato soccer ball with check mark
Avtar Singh soccer ball with red X
East Bengal4–0Mohammedan
Haque Goal 4', ?'
Moosa Goal 20' (pen.)
Bhutia Goal 26'		 Report
Referee: Bosco Pereira
Indian Telephone Industries1–2Dempo
Sudhakar Goal 26' Report Soares Goal 6'
Ribeiro Goal 21'

Semi-finals[edit]

Salgaocar1–0Dempo
Main article: East Bengal 4–1 Mohun Bagan
East Bengal4–1Mohun Bagan
Haque Goal 25'
Bhutia Goal 46', 85', 88'		 Report Okorie Goal 66'
Attendance: 131,781[2]
Referee: Inayatullah Khan (Karnataka)

Third place play-off[edit]

Mohun Bagan3–1Dempo
Khalique Goal 11', 70'
Okorie Goal 52'		 Report Soares Goal 62'

Final[edit]

East Bengal1–2 (a.e.t.)Salgaocar
Omollo Goal 83' Report Coutinho Goal 23', 92'

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Coutinho best". Press Trust of India. 21 July 1997. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "Counting chickens before the eggs are laid". rediff.com. 23 July 1997. Retrieved 5 February 2017.

External links[edit]

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