2009 IFA Shield

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2009 IFA Shield
Tournament details
CountryIndia
Teams12
Final positions
Champions Churchill Brothers (1st title)
Runners-up Mohun Bagan
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored34 (2.27 per match)
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The 2009 IFA Shield was an association football tournament organised by the Indian Football Association. Most of the teams came from the I-League 1 & 2, with AS Douanes (Dakar) invited from Senegal and Tata Football Academy qualifying by winning the Prodyut Dutta Memorial Trophy. The Shield was won by Churchill Brothers SC.

Contents

The teams were divided into 4 groups of 3 teams each. The winner of each group will qualify for the semifinals. The tournament started on 30 August and the final was played on 12 September. ESPN televised the two semifinals and final live from the Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Saltlake.

The probable venues would be Mohun Bagan ground, East Bengal ground, Howrah Municipal Stadium, Barasat Stadium and Kalyani Municipal Stadium.

Groups

Group AGroup BGroup CGroup D

East Bengal
Chirag United
Tata Football Academy

Mohammedan SC
Churchill Brothers
Shillong Lajong FC

Mohun Bagan
Mahindra United
George Telegraph SC

Air-India
Pune
Flag of Senegal.svg AS Douanes

Tables and results

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of India.svg Chirag United 211053+24
Flag of India.svg Tata Football Academy 211042+24
Flag of India.svg East Bengal 20023740
Source: [ citation needed ]
Chirag United1–1Tata Football Academy

East Bengal1–3Tata Football Academy

East Bengal2–4Chirag United

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of India.svg Churchill Brothers 211031+24
Flag of India.svg Mohammedan SC 211021+14
Flag of India.svg Shillong Lajong FC 20020330
Source: [ citation needed ]
Mohammedan SC1–0Shillong Lajong

Mohammedan SC1–1Churchill Brothers

Churchill Brothers2–0Shillong Lajong

Group C

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of India.svg Mohun Bagan 211051+44
Flag of India.svg Mahindra United 211031+24
Flag of India.svg George Telegraph SC 20020660
Source: [ citation needed ]
Mahindra United2–0George Telegraph

Mohun Bagan 4–0 George Telegraph SC
Chidi Edeh Soccerball shade.svg3', 40'
James Singh Soccerball shade.svg38'
Subho Kumar Soccerball shade.svg87'
Report
MBAC

Mohun Bagan 1–1Mahindra United
Snehasish Chakraborty Soccerball shade.svg30' Report Mijin Soccerball shade.svg47'

Group D

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of India.svg Air India 211021+14
Flag of India.svg Pune 210132+13
Flag of Senegal.svg AS Douanes 20110221
Source: [ citation needed ]
Air-India2–1Pune

AS Douanes Flag of Senegal.svg 0–0Air-India

AS Douanes Flag of Senegal.svg 0–2Pune

Semi-finals

Churchill Brothers 1–1 Air India
Reisangmei Vashum Soccerball shade.svg76' Rowilson Rodrigues Soccerball shade.svg14'
Penalties
4–2
Saltlake Stadium, Calcutta
Referee: Minangsu Bhattacharya (West Bengal)

Chirag United 0–0 Mohun Bagan
Report
Penalties
4–5
Saltlake Stadium, Calcutta
Referee: Om Prakash Thakur

Final

Churchill Brothers 2–0 Mohun Bagan
Vashum Soccerball shade.svg41'
Okolie Soccerball shade.svg45'
Report
Saltlake Stadium, Calcutta
Referee: Laba Khatri
 IFA Shield
2009 winners 
Churchill Brothers
1st title

References