2021 IFA Shield

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2021 IFA Shield
Tournament details
CountryIndia
Dates24 November – 15 December [1]
Teams16
Final positions
Champions Real Kashmir (2nd title)
Runner-up Sreenidi Deccan
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored35 (2.5 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Rahim Osumanu (5 goals)
All statistics correct as of 5 December 2021.
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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]

Contents

Teams

GroupTeamLocation
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
QualificationTeamLocation
Direct qualify to QuarterFinal Mohammedan Kolkata, West Bengal
George Telegraph Kolkata, West Bengal
United Kolkata, West Bengal
Railways FC Kolkata, West Bengal

Group stage

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Real Kashmir 210131+23Advance to the pre quarterfinals
2 Calcutta Customs 21011103
3 Indian Arrows 210113−23
Real Kashmir 3–0 Indian Arrows
Fran Gonzalez Soccerball shade.svg18'
Pratesh Shirodkar Soccerball shade.svg23'
Thoi Singh Soccerball shade.svg88'
East Bengal Ground, Kolkata
Referee: K. Ramdasan
Real Kashmir 0–1 Calcutta Customs
Rabi Hansda Soccerball shade.svg45+1'
East Bengal Ground, Kolkata
Referee: Ashish Tiwari
Indian Arrows 1–0 Calcutta Customs
Sibajit Singh Leimapokpam Soccerball shade.svg
East Bengal Ground, Kolkata
Referee: Mritunjay. A

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Aryan 220020+26Advance to the pre quarterfinals
2 Peerless 201112−11
3 Hyderabad FC B 201112−11
Hyderabad FC B 0–1 Aryan
Dip Saha Soccerball shade.svg65'
Kalyani Stadium, Kolkata
Referee: Mritunjay. A
Hyderabad FC B 1–1 Peerless
C. Lalchungnunga Soccerball shade.svgHarsha Parui Soccerball shade.svg
Kalyani Stadium, Kalyani
Referee: Ashish Tiwari
Aryan 1–0 Peerless
Aristide Tchuitchou Soccerball shade.svg
East Bengal Ground, Kolkata
Referee: K. Ramdasan

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Gokulam Kerala 211081+74Advance to the pre quarterfinals
2 Kidderpore 210117−63
3 BSS 201112−11
Gokulam Kerala 7–0 Kidderpore
Nitish Hazra Soccerball shade.svg4' (o.g.)
Abhijith K Soccerball shade.svg53'
Ronald Singh Soccerball shade.svg58', 67'
Rahim Osumanu Soccerball shade.svg71', 72'
Beneston Barreto Soccerball shade.svg85'
Naihati Stadium, Naihati
Referee: Jamal Ahmed
Gokulam Kerala 1–1 BSS
Rahim Osumanu Soccerball shade.svg45'Leoncé Dodoz Soccerball shade.svg42'
Kalyani Stadium, Kalyani
Kidderpore 1–0 BSS
Dama Coulibaly Soccerball shade.svg(pen.)
Sailen Manna Stadium, Howrah
Referee: Lakshay Tushir

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Sreenidi Deccan 220051+46Advance to the pre quarterfinals
2 Bhawanipore 210142+23
3 Southern Samity 200228−60
Sreenidi Deccan 4–1 Southern Samity
Castañeda Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Malsawmzuala Soccerball shade.svg
Lalromawia Soccerball shade.svg		Vishal Das Soccerball shade.svg
Kalyani Stadium, Kalyani
Sreenidi Deccan 1–0 Bhawanipore
Malsawmzuala Soccerball shade.svg
Kalyani Stadium, Kalyani
Referee: Jamal Ahmed
Bhawanipore 4–1 Southern Samity
Kamo Stephane Bayi Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Sujay Dutta Soccerball shade.svg
Sonam Bhutia Soccerball shade.svg(o.g.)		Rahul Jaiswal Soccerball shade.svg
Kalyani Stadium, Kalyani

Knockout stage

Bracket

Pre-quarterfinals
5–6 December 2021 		Quarterfinals
8–9 December 2021 		Semifinals
12 December 2021 		Final
15 December 2021 [6]
Mohammedan SC 0
Real Kashmir 2 Real Kashmir 1
Bhawanipore 1 Real Kashmir 2
Gokulam Kerala 1
United 2(4)
Peerless 1 Gokulam Kerala 2(5)
Gokulam Kerala 2 Real Kashmir 2
Sreenidi Deccan 1
Railway3
Aryan 0(5) Aryan 0
Kidderpore 0(3) Railway FC 1
Sreenidi Deccan 2
George Telegraph 0
Calcutta Customs 0 Sreenidi Deccan 1
Sreenidi Deccan 2

Pre Quarter-finals

Calcutta Customs 0–2 Sreenidi Deccan
Castaneda Soccerball shade.svg
Malsawmzuala Soccerball shade.svg(pen.)
Naihati Stadium, Naihati
Real Kashmir 2–1 Bhawanipore
Tiago Adan Soccerball shade.svg
Robertson Soccerball shade.svg		 Kamo Stephane Bayi Soccerball shade.svg
Kalyani Stadium, Kalyani
Referee: Jamal Ahmed
Gokulam Kerala 2–1 Peerless
Osumanu Soccerball shade.svg50', 100' (pen.)Amit Tudu Soccerball shade.svg
Naihati Stadium, Naihati
Referee: Ashish Tiwari
Kidderpore 0–0 Aryan
Penalties
3–5
Kalyani Stadium, Kalyani
Referee: Mrityunjay A.

Quarterfinals

Mohammedan 0–1 (a.e.t.) Real Kashmir
Lalchhawnkima Soccerball shade.svg
Kalyani Stadium , Kalyani
Sreenidi Deccan 1–0 George Telegraph
Lalromawia Soccerball shade.svg70'
East Bengal Ground , Kolkata
United 2–2 (a.e.t.) Gokulam Kerala
Murmu Soccerball shade.svg
Dauda Soccerball shade.svg
Penalties
4–5
Kalyani Stadium , Kalyani
Referee: Jamal Ahmed
Railway3–0 Aryan
Monotosh Maji Soccerball shade.svg11'
Tanmoy Das Soccerball shade.svg40', 50'
Mohun Bagan Ground , Kolkata
Referee: Ashish Tiwari

Semi-final

Real Kashmir 2–1 Gokulam Kerala
Robertson Soccerball shade.svg23'
Thoi Singh Soccerball shade.svg30'		 Ronald Singh Soccerball shade.svg45+2'
Kalyani Stadium , Kalyani
Referee: Lakshay Tushir
Railway FC1–2 (a.e.t.) Sreenidi Deccan
Kelvin Kellie Soccerball shade.svg14' (pen.)
Kelvin Kellie Red card.svg		 Konsam Phalguni Singh Soccerball shade.svg2'
Malsawmzuala Soccerball shade.svg118'
East Bengal Ground , Kolkata
Referee: K. Ramdasan

Final

Real Kashmir 2–1 (a.e.t.) Sreenidi Deccan
González Soccerball shade.svg90+3'
Awal Soccerball shade.svg100' (o.g.)		 Castañeda Soccerball shade.svg30'
East Bengal Ground, Kolkata
Referee: Jamal Ahmed

Statistics

As of 5 December 2021

Top goal scorers

RankNat.PlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Ghana.svg Rahim Osumanu Gokulam Kerala5
2 Flag of India.svg MC Malsawmzuala Sreenidi Deccan4
3 Flag of Colombia.svg David Castaneda Sreenidi Deccan3
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Kamo Stephane Bayi Bhawanipore
Flag of India.svg Ronald Singh Gokulam Kerala

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