2021 IFA Shield

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2021 IFA Shield
CountryIndia
Dates24 November – 15 December[1]
Teams16
ChampionsReal Kashmir (2nd title)
Runners-upSreenidi Deccan
Matches played14
Goals scored35 (2.5 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Rahim Osumanu (5 goals)
2020
2023
All statistics correct as of 5 December 2021.

The 2021 IFA Shield was the 124th edition of the IFA Shield. It had 1 Indian Super League team, 5 I-League teams and 10 Calcutta Premier Division teams.[2][3] Real Kashmir defended their title defeating Sreenidi Deccan in the final.[4][5]

Teams[edit]

Group Team Location
A Real Kashmir Srinagar, Jammu Kashmir
Calcutta Customs Kolkata, West Bengal
Indian Arrows Bhubaneswar, Odisha
B Aryan Kolkata, West Bengal
Peerless Kolkata, West Bengal
Hyderabad FC B Hyderabad, Telangana
C BSS Kolkata, West Bengal
Gokulam Kerala Calicut, Kerala
Kidderpore Kolkata, West Bengal
D Southern Samity Kolkata, West Bengal
Bhawanipore Kolkata, West Bengal
Sreenidi Deccan Vizag, Andhra Pradesh
Qualification Team Location
Direct qualify to QuarterFinal Mohammedan Kolkata, West Bengal
George Telegraph Kolkata, West Bengal
United Kolkata, West Bengal
Railways FC Kolkata, West Bengal

Group stage[edit]

Group A[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Real Kashmir 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 3 Advance to the pre quarterfinals
2 Calcutta Customs 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3
3 Indian Arrows 2 1 0 1 1 3 −2 3

Real Kashmir3–0Indian Arrows
Fran Gonzalez Goal 18'
Pratesh Shirodkar Goal 23'
Thoi Singh Goal 88'
Referee: K. Ramdasan
Real Kashmir0–1Calcutta Customs
Rabi Hansda Goal 45+1'
Referee: Ashish Tiwari
Indian Arrows1–0Calcutta Customs
Sibajit Singh Leimapokpam Goal
Referee: Mritunjay. A

Group B[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Aryan 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 6 Advance to the pre quarterfinals
2 Peerless 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
3 Hyderabad FC B 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1

Hyderabad FC B0–1Aryan
Dip Saha Goal 65'
Referee: Mritunjay. A
Hyderabad FC B1–1Peerless
C. Lalchungnunga Goal Harsha Parui Goal
Referee: Ashish Tiwari
Aryan1–0Peerless
Aristide Tchuitchou Goal
Referee: K. Ramdasan

Group C[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Gokulam Kerala 2 1 1 0 8 1 +7 4 Advance to the pre quarterfinals
2 Kidderpore 2 1 0 1 1 7 −6 3
3 BSS 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1

Gokulam Kerala7–0Kidderpore
Nitish Hazra Goal 4' (o.g.)
Abhijith K Goal 53'
Ronald Singh Goal 58'67'
Rahim Osumanu Goal 71'72'
Beneston Barreto Goal 85'
Referee: Jamal Ahmed
Gokulam Kerala1–1BSS
Rahim Osumanu Goal 45' Leoncé Dodoz Goal 42'
Kidderpore1–0BSS
Dama Coulibaly Goal (pen.)
Referee: Lakshay Tushir

Group D[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Sreenidi Deccan 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6 Advance to the pre quarterfinals
2 Bhawanipore 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 3
3 Southern Samity 2 0 0 2 2 8 −6 0

Sreenidi Deccan1–0Bhawanipore
Malsawmzuala Goal
Referee: Jamal Ahmed
Bhawanipore4–1Southern Samity
Kamo Stephane Bayi Goal Goal
Sujay Dutta Goal
Sonam Bhutia Goal (o.g.)
Rahul Jaiswal Goal

Knockout stage[edit]

Bracket[edit]

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Pre Quarter-finals[edit]

Calcutta Customs0–2Sreenidi Deccan
Castaneda Goal
Malsawmzuala Goal (pen.)
Naihati Stadium, Naihati
Gokulam Kerala2–1Peerless
Osumanu Goal 50'100' (pen.) Amit Tudu Goal
Naihati Stadium, Naihati
Referee: Ashish Tiwari
Kidderpore0–0Aryan
Penalties
3–5
Referee: Mrityunjay A.

Quarterfinals[edit]


United2–2 (a.e.t.)Gokulam Kerala
Murmu Goal
Dauda Goal
Penalties
4–5
Referee: Jamal Ahmed

Railway3–0Aryan
Monotosh Maji Goal 11'
Tanmoy Das Goal 40'50'
Referee: Ashish Tiwari

Semi-final[edit]

Real Kashmir2–1Gokulam Kerala
Robertson Goal 23'
Thoi Singh Goal 30'
Ronald Singh Goal 45+2'
Referee: Lakshay Tushir
Railway FC1–2 (a.e.t.)Sreenidi Deccan
Kelvin Kellie Goal 14' (pen.)
Kelvin Kellie Template:Red card
Konsam Phalguni Singh Goal 2'
Malsawmzuala Goal 118'
Referee: K. Ramdasan

Final[edit]

Real Kashmir2–1 (a.e.t.)Sreenidi Deccan
González Goal 90+3'
Awal Goal 100' (o.g.)
Castañeda Goal 30'
East Bengal Ground, Kolkata
Referee: Jamal Ahmed

Statistics[edit]

As of 5 December 2021

Top goal scorers[edit]

Rank Nat. Player Club Goals
1 Ghana Rahim Osumanu Gokulam Kerala 5
2 India MC Malsawmzuala Sreenidi Deccan 4
3 Colombia David Castaneda Sreenidi Deccan 3
Ivory Coast Kamo Stephane Bayi Bhawanipore
India Ronald Singh Gokulam Kerala

References[edit]

  1. "Good news for football lovers: the IFA shield returns !". IFAWB. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  2. "IFA Shield 2020: 12 teams to participate including Mohammedan Sporting and Gokulam Kerala FC; All you need to know". Goal.com. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  3. "IFA Shield may take place before I-League". The Rahnuma Daily. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  4. "Real Kashmir FC Win Thriller vs Sreenidi for Back-to-back IFA Shield Triumphs". news18.com. News18. 15 December 2021. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  5. "Real Kashmir FC blank Indian Arrows 3-0 in IFA Shield opener". The Times of India. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.

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