1982 Nehru Cup

The 1982 Nehru Cup was the first edition of the Nehru Cup. It was held between 16 February to 3 March in Calcutta.^[1]

1982 Nehru Cup

Tournament details
Host country	India
Dates	16 February – 3 March
Teams	6 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)	Calcutta
Final positions
Champions	Uruguay (1st title)
Runners-up	China
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	47 (2.94 per match)
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Format

A total of 6 teams participated in the tournament through being invited by the All India Football Federation. The tournament would be played in a round-robin style with the top two in the final standings then meeting in a final match to crown the champions.

Amateur teams and 'B' sides from Europe were invited.

Matches

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Uruguay	5	3	2	0	9	5	+4	8
2	China	5	2	3	0	6	2	+4	7
3	South Korea	5	1	4	0	10	8	+2	6
4	Italy Olympic	5	2	0	3	7	9	−2	4
5	India	5	1	2	2	6	8	−2	4
6	Yugoslavia B	5	0	1	4	3	9	−6	1

Source: RSSSF

16 February 1982

India	1–1	China
Bose 59'		Zuo Shusheng 24'

Eden Gardens, Calcutta

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17 February 1982

Uruguay	1–0	Yugoslavia B
Francescoli 45'	Report

Eden Gardens, Calcutta

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18 February 1982

India	2–2	South Korea
Banerjee Bhattacharya		Hwang Seok-keun Chung Jong-soo

Eden Gardens, Calcutta

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19 February 1982

China	3–0	Yugoslavia B
Lin Lefeng 63' Zuo Shusheng 74', 87'

Eden Gardens, Calcutta

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20 February 1982

Uruguay	2–2	South Korea
Ramos 48' (pen.) Nadal 65'	Report	Chung Hae-won 3' Chang Woe-ryong 15'

Eden Gardens, Calcutta

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21 February 1982

India	0–1	Italy Olympic

Eden Gardens, Calcutta

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22 February 1982

China	0–0	Uruguay
	Report

Eden Gardens, Calcutta

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23 February 1982

South Korea	1–1	Yugoslavia B

Eden Gardens, Calcutta

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24 February 1982

China	1–0	Italy Olympic
Chi Shangbin 68'

Eden Gardens, Calcutta

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25 February 1982

India	1–3	Uruguay
Bhattacharya 35'	Report	da Silva 8', 23' Saralegui 70'

Eden Gardens, Calcutta

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26 February 1982

South Korea	4–2	Italy Olympic

Eden Gardens, Calcutta

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27 February 1982

India	2–1	Yugoslavia B
Monoranjan Bhattacharya Manas Bhattacharya

Eden Gardens, Calcutta

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28 February 1982

Uruguay	3–2	Italy Olympic
Ramos 7' Francescoli 48' González 65'	Report	Lamberto Piovanelli 53' Romiti 75'

Eden Gardens, Calcutta

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1 March 1982

China	1–1	South Korea
Shen Xiangfu 80'		Lee Tae-ho

Eden Gardens, Calcutta

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2 March 1982

Italy Olympic	2–1	Yugoslavia B

Eden Gardens, Calcutta

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Final

3 March 1982

Uruguay	2–0	China
Da Silva 23' Nadal 84'	Report

Eden Gardens, Calcutta

Winners

1982 Nehru Cup champion
Uruguay First title