1980 Indian Federation Cup final

The 1980 Indian Federation Cup Final was the 4th final of the Indian Federation Cup, the top knock-out competition in India, and was contested between Kolkata giants East Bengal and Mohun Bagan on 8 May 1980 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.^[2]

1980 Indian Federation Cup Final

Event	1980 Indian Federation Cup
East Bengal Mohun Bagan 1 1
Joint winners
Date	8 May 1980
Venue	Eden Gardens, Kolkata, West Bengal
Referee	J. P. Coutinho (Maharashtra) [1]
← 1979 1981 →

Both the teams were announced as joint winners after the match ended 1–1 after the regulation time.^[3]

Route to the final

East Bengal				Round	Mohun Bagan
Opponent	Result			Group stage	Opponent	Result
HAL	2–1			Matchday 1	Salgaocar	2–0
Mafatlal	2–0			Matchday 2	ITI	2–0
Dempo	3–0			Matchday 3	JCT	2–1
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg	Knockout Stage	Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
Punjab Police	4–1	3–0	1–1	Semi–Final	Mohammedan Sporting	2–2 (4–2 p)	1–1	1–1

Match

Summary

The Federation Cup final began at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata in front of a packed crowd as two Kolkata giants East Bengal and Mohun Bagan faced each other in the Kolkata Derby. The match for fierce and full of fights, as both teams played a physical game. Referee J. P. Coutinho had to flash out four yellow cards to the players: Majid Bishkar, Jamshid Nassiri, Kajal Chatterjee, and Compton Dutta. East Bengal scored the first goal of the match after Mohammed Habib scored in the twenty-fourth minute of the match with a powerful header from an unmarked position inside the box from a corner kick. Mohun Bagan equalized in the sixty-sixth minute after Mihir Bose scored with a half-volley from inside the box. The match ended 1–1 in regulation time but as prior decided, the extra 15 minutes were not played and both the teams were announced as joint champions of the Federation Cup. Referee J. P. Coutinho explained the decision was taken due to poor visibility and lack of lights.^[3][1]

Details

8 May 1980

14:30 IST

East Bengal	1–1	Mohun Bagan
Habib 24'		Bose 66'

Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Attendance: 60,000 (est.)

Referee: J. P. Coutinho (Maharashtra)

East Bengal

Mohun Bagan

GK Nasir Ahmed LB Satyajit Mitra (c) CB Monoranjan Bhattacharya CB Samar Bhattacharya RB Thomas Matthew CM Kajal Chatterjee CM Mohammed Habib  80' RW Tapan Das LW Mahmood Khabazi ST Majid Bishkar ST Jamshid Nassiri Substitutes: CM Bivash Sarkar  80' Head Coach: P. K. Banerjee

GK Pratap Ghosh RB Sanjib Chowdhury CB Compton Dutta CB Subrata Bhattacharya LB Shyamal Banerjee CM Gautam Sarkar (c) CM Prasun Banerjee RW Manas Bhattacharya LW Xavier Pius  81' ST Mihir Bose ST Bidesh Bose Substitutes: ST Shyam Thapa  81' Head coach: Arun Ghosh

Match rules 90 minutes. 15 minutes of extra time if necessary.

See also

• India - List of Federation Cup Winners