2007 Nehru Cup

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2007 ONGC Nehru Cup
2007 ongc-nehru-cup-logo.jpg
Tournament details
Host countryIndia
Dates17–29 August
Teams5 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of India.svg  India (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Syria.svg  Syria
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored41 (3.73 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Syria.svg Zyad Chaabo (5 goals)
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The 2007 Nehru Cup International Football Tournament, also known as the ONGC Nehru Cup due to the competition's sponsorship by ONGC, was the 13th edition of the Nehru Cup a tournament organized by the All India Football Federation since 1982. [1] It was the first Nehru Cup after a ten-year break from 1997 to 2007. [2]

Contents

The tournament was played in the round-robin league format and the final was slated for 29 August in which India defeated Syria to claim its first title. [3] [4] Along with the host nation India, Cambodia, Bangladesh, Syria and Kyrgyzstan also competed in the 13-day tournament at the refurbished Ambedkar Stadium, where new floodlights had been put up specially for this tournament. [5] [6]

The total prize money of the tournament was $100,000. The champion team takes away a prize of $40,000, the runners-up receive $20,000 while the third place team will get $10,000. The winning team of every match received $2,500. [7]

Discussion

The Nehru Cup campaign started with an Indian 6–0 victory over the less experienced Cambodian side. India's Sunil Chhetri and Steven Dias had a great game, each of them netting twice. Baichung Bhutia had produced a wonderful performance in the match. Most of the game was played on the Cambodian side of the pitch. It was expected that India was going to take this one and they did with their second biggest recorded victory. Steven Dias was "Man of the match".

2007 ONGC Nehru Cup India vs Syria IndiavsSyria Nehru Cup-2007.jpg
2007 ONGC Nehru Cup India vs Syria

Syria started this tournament with a 2–0 victory over Bangladesh, followed by three consecutive wins over Kyrgyzstan, hosts India and Cambodia. The four wins saw Syria topping the round-roubin standings with a perfect record of 12 out of 12 points. They experienced Syrian side was led by their best goalscorers Zyad Chaabo, who scored 5 out of 14 goals for his team and Maher Al Sayed with four goals.

Hosts India, after beating Cambodia, enjoyed another win over neighbouring Bangladesh. After losing to Syria, the decisive game for the second final spot was held between the Indian team and Kyrgyzstan. India won that game 3–0 and advanced. The goals were scored by the Indian forwards Baichung Bhutia, Sunil Chhetri and Abhishek Yadav. This defeat saw the Central Asian side finishing third, while Bangladesh and Cambodia finished fourth and fifth place respectively having played a 1 all draw in their game.

The Nehru Cup final between India and Syria was held on 29 August 2007 in New Delhi. India defeated their opponents 1–0 thanks to a goal from N. P. Pradeep and won their first ever Nehru Cup trophy. The Indian team received 40,000 US-Dollar for winning this tournament.

All games of the tournament were broadcast live by Zee Sports. [8]

Matches and results

Group stage

Teams in green field progress to the Final.

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 4400144+1012Final
Flag of India.svg  India 4301123+99
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan 4202810−26
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 401317−61
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 4013516−111
Source: RSSSF
India  Flag of India.svg6–0Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia
Pradeep Soccerball shade.svg16'
Bhutia Soccerball shade.svg45+2' (pen.)
Dias Soccerball shade.svg72', 89'
Chhetri Soccerball shade.svg82', 84'		(Report)
Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi
Referee: Pepera Hetti Kamkanamge
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg0–2Flag of Syria.svg  Syria
(Report) Al Sayed Soccerball shade.svg48'
Chaabo Soccerball shade.svg79'
Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi
Referee: A. Arjunan (India)
Kyrgyzstan  Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg4–3Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia
Samsaliev Soccerball shade.svg12'
Mamatov Soccerball shade.svg17'
Djamshidov Soccerball shade.svg48'
Harchenko Soccerball shade.svg65'		(Report) Sotitya Soccerball shade.svg34'
Rithy Soccerball shade.svg40'
Chum Soccerball shade.svg43'
Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi
Referee: Srinivasan Suresh (India)
India  Flag of India.svg1–0Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Bhutia Soccerball shade.svg5'(Report)
Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi
Referee: Sikhrakar Surendra (Nepal)
Syria  Flag of Syria.svg4–1Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan
Al Sayed Soccerball shade.svg7'
Chaabo Soccerball shade.svg44'
Al Zeno Soccerball shade.svg70'
Al Hasan Soccerball shade.svg82'		(Report) Diab Soccerball shade.svg13' (o.g.)
Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi
Referee: Srinivasan Suresh (India)
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg1–1Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia
Abul Soccerball shade.svg30'(Report) Kasal Soccerball shade.svg90'
Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi
Referee: A. Arjunan (India)
India  Flag of India.svg2–3Flag of Syria.svg  Syria
Chhetri Soccerball shade.svg13'
Ajayan Soccerball shade.svg81'		(Report) Al Baba Soccerball shade.svg23'
Chaabo Soccerball shade.svg45+1', 65'
Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi
Referee: Sikhrakar Surendra (Nepal)
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg0–3Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan
(Report) Lutfullaev Soccerball shade.svg28', 54'
Djamshidov Soccerball shade.svg57'
Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi
Referee: Srinivasan Suresh (India)
Cambodia  Flag of Cambodia.svg1–5Flag of Syria.svg  Syria
Vathanak Soccerball shade.svg69'(Report) Al Zeno Soccerball shade.svg25'
Chaabo Soccerball shade.svg35'
Al Sayed Soccerball shade.svg51', 86'
Jenyat Soccerball shade.svg80'
Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi
Referee: Pepera Hetti Kamkanamge (Sri Lanka)
India  Flag of India.svg3–0Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan
Bhutia Soccerball shade.svg39'
Chhetri Soccerball shade.svg60'
Yadav Soccerball shade.svg90+3'		(Report)
Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi
Referee: Sikhrakar Surendra (Nepal)

Final

India  Flag of India.svg1–0Flag of Syria.svg  Syria
Pradeep Soccerball shade.svg44'(Report)
Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi
Referee: Sikhrakar Surendra (Nepal)

Winners

 2007 Nehru Cup Champion 
Flag of India.svg
India
First title

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 41 goals scored in 11 matches, for an average of 3.73 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Man of the Match

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