2012 Indian Federation Cup

2012 Indian Federation Cup
Country	India
Teams	20
Champions	East Bengal
Runners-up	Dempo
Matches played	33
Goals scored	102 (3.09 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Chidi Edeh (5)
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The 2012 Indian Federation Cup was the 34th season of the top knock-out competition in India. The qualifiers started in August while the Final Round took place from 19 September 2012 to 30 September 2012.^[1]^[2]

Salgaocar were the defending champions, having beaten East Bengal 3–1 in the 2011 Final.

DD Sports Friday agreed to telecast live the semifinals and final of the tournament.^[3]

The cup was eventually won by East Bengal after they defeated Dempo in the final on 30 September 2012.^[4]

TeamsEdit

Round	Clubs involved	Winners from previous round	New entries this round	Leagues entering at this round
Qualifiers	6	N/A	N/A	2012 I-League 2nd Division Final Round + HAL
Group Stage	16	2	14	I-League
Semi-Finals	4	4	N/A	N/A
Final	2	2	N/A	N/A

CalendarEdit

The calendar for the 2012 Indian Federation Cup, as announced by the All India Football Federation:

Round	Main date	Number of fixtures	Clubs
Qualification	August	6	6
Group Stage	19–26 September	24	16
Semi-Finals	27–28 September	2	4
Final	30 September	1	2

Qualifying RoundsEdit

All of the teams entering the competition that are not members of the I-League and have to compete in the qualifying rounds.

Group stageEdit

Group AEdit

Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Dempo	3	2	1	0	5	1	+4	7
Pailan Arrows	3	1	2	0	5	4	+1	5
Shillong Lajong	3	1	0	2	2	2	0	3
Mumbai	3	0	1	2	3	7	−4	1

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Group BEdit

Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Churchill Brothers	3	2	1	0	9	1	+8	7
Mohun Bagan	3	1	1	1	2	3	−1	4
Mohammedan	3	1	0	2	2	5	−3	3
Air India	3	1	0	2	2	5	−3	3

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Group CEdit

Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
East Bengal	3	2	1	0	6	4	+2	7
ONGC	3	2	0	1	8	4	+4	6
Sporting Goa	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	4
Kalighat MS	3	0	0	3	6	12	−6	0

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Group DEdit

Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Salgaocar	3	3	0	0	6	1	+5	9
Pune	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1	4
Prayag United	2	0	1	1	2	1	+1	1
United Sikkim	3	0	0	3	0	6	−6	0

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Semi-FinalsEdit

27 September 2012	Churchill Brothers	0–1 (a.e.t.)	East Bengal	Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri
18:30 IST		Report	Ralte 111'

28 September 2012	Dempo	2–0	Salgaocar	Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri
18:30 IST	Abranches 70' Sakibo 84'	Report

FinalEdit

30 September 2012	East Bengal	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Dempo	Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri
18:30 IST	Mondal 60' Singh 100' Edeh 109'	Report	Lawrence 51' Gawli 111'	Attendance: 35,000 (est)^[5]