2003 Indian Federation Cup

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2003 Indian Federation Cup
Tata Federation Cup
Tournament details
CountryIndia
Dates26 July–9 August 2003
Teams16
Final positions
Champions Mahindra United (1st title)
Runner-up Mohammedan Sporting
AFC Cup Mahindra United
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored35 (2.33 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Raphaël Patron Akakpo
(3 goals)
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The 2003 Indian Federation Cup, also known as 2003 Tata Federation Cup due to sponsorship reasons, [1] was the 25th season of the Indian Federation Cup. It was held between 26 July and 9 August 2003. Defending champions Mohun Bagan were eliminated by Mohammedan Sporting in the semi-final, who faced Mahindra United in the final. Mahindra United went on to win their maiden title with Shanmugam Venkatesh scoring the winner for them in the 78th minute. [2] Raphaël Patron Akakpo of Mahindra United finished the tournament as the top-scorer with three goals. [3]

Contents

Overview

The All India Football Federation announced on 11 May 2003 that the tournament would commence on 25 July 2003 and completed on 8 August. [4] The date of commencement was revised to 26 July in an announcement made on 10 July. The tournament made a return after a year's break. [5] The Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata was announced as the venue of the matches and that 16 teams would compete. [6] The fixtures were announced on the same day. [6] While all matches were played at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata, the third quarter-final between Mahindra United and Air India was played at the Sailen Manna Stadium (then called Howrah Municipal Stadium) in order "to rest and repair the pitch" (former stadium). [7]

Two new features were added for the tournament. Doping tests were conducted according to guidelines laid down by FIFA in that "random sampling of a player of each team selected by the draw of lots" was conducted. Secondly, players and match officials were brought under an personal accident policy of ₹100,000, while the spectators, including the media, were covered under a similar policy of ₹50,000. [5]

Teams

All teams that competed in the 2002–03 season of the National Football League were included in the tournament alongside the top four teams from the National Football League Second Division, the hitherto second tier of the Indian football league system. [5]

TeamQualified from
Air India National Football League Second Division
Churchill Brothers National Football League
Dempo National Football League
East Bengal National Football League
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited National Football League
Indian Bank National Football League
Indian Telephone IndustriesNational Football League
JCT Mills National Football League
Mahindra United National Football League
Mohammedan Sporting National Football League Second Division
Mohun Bagan National Football League
Salgaocar National Football League
State Bank of Travancore National Football League Second Division
Sporting Clube National Football League Second Division
Tollygunge Agragami National Football League
Vasco National Football League

Results

In case of a tie at regular time, extra time with golden goal was used. In case scores remain tied even after extra time, penalty shoot-out was used.

Round of 16

Mohammedan Sporting 1–0Indian Telephone Industries
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Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata
Salgaocar 4–0 Indian Bank
Report
Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata
Mohun Bagan 2–1 State Bank of Travancore
Report Saheer Soccerball shade.svg44'
Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata
Churchill Brothers 0–0 (a.e.t.) JCT Mills
Report
Penalties
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3–4
Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata
Dempo 1–2 Air India
Jose Colaco Soccerball shade.svg22' (pen.) Report
Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata
Referee: N. Mohan
Tollygunge Agragami 1–1 Vasco
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Penalties
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5–6
Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata
East Bengal 5–0 HAL
Report
Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata

Quarter-finals

Salgaocar 0–5 Mohammedan Sporting
Report
Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata
Mohun Bagan 3–0 JCT Mills
Report
Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata
Vasco 1–0 East Bengal
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Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata

Semi-finals

Mohammedan Sporting 0–0 (a.e.t.) Mohun Bagan
Report
Penalties
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5–4
Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Komaleswaran Sankar
Mahindra United 2–1 Vasco
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Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata

Final

Mohammedan Sporting qualified for the final for the first time in 13 years and 11 editions of the tournament [8] while Mahindra United, who progressed to the final in 1991 and 1993, had never won the title. [9]

Mohammedan Sporting 0–1 Mahindra United
Report Venkatesh Soccerball shade.svg78'
Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata
Attendance: 65,000

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