2009–10 Indian Federation Cup

The 2009–10 Indian Federation Cup (known as Hero Honda Federation Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 31st season of Indian Federation Cup.^[1] East Bengal defeated Shillong Lajong on penalties to win the competition in the final for their sixth time and earned a place in the 2010 AFC Cup.^[2] The league phase of the tournament was held in both Guwahati and Silchar.

2009–10 Indian Federation Cup

Nehru Stadium hosted the final on 3 January 2010
Tournament details
Country	India
Dates	21 December 2009 – 3 January 2010
Final positions
Champions	East Bengal (6th title)
Runners-up	Shillong Lajong
AFC Cup	East Bengal
← 2008 2010 →

Group stage

Group A Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts East Bengal 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 7 Salgaocar SC 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4 Viva Kerala 3 0 3 0 1 1 0 3 JCT Mills Football Club 3 0 1 2 0 2 −2 1 Source: [citation needed] 22 Dec East Bengal 0–0 Viva Kerala JCT FC 0–1 Salgaocar 24 December 2009 Viva Kerala 0-0 JCT Mills Football Club Salgaocar S.C 0-1 Kingfisher East Bengal 27 December 2009 Kingfisher East Bengal 1-0 JCT Mills Football Club Viva Kerala 1-1 Salgaocar S.C

Group B Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Mohun Bagan 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7 Mahindra United 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 6 Chirag United SC 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4 Mohammedan 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0 Source: [citation needed] 21 December 2009 McDowell Mohun Bagan 4-1 Mohammedan SC Mahindra United 2-1 Chirag United SC 23 December 2009 Chirag United SC 0-0 Mohun Bagan Mohammedan SC 0-1 Mahindra United 26 December 2009 Chirag United SC 1-0 Mohammedan Mahindra United 0-2 Mohun Bagan

Venue : Satindra Mohan Dev Stadium, Silchar Group C Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Churchill Brothers SC 3 3 0 0 6 0 +6 9 Mumbai FC 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6 Sporting Clube de Goa 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3 HAL Bangalore 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7 0 Source: [citation needed] 21 December 2009 Churchill Brothers SC 3-0 HAL Bangalore Sporting Clube de Goa 1-2 Mumbai FC 23 December 2009 Mumbai FC 0-1 Churchill Brothers SC HAL Bangalore 0-2 Sporting Clube de Goa 26 December 2009 Mumbai FC 4-2 HAL Bangalore Churchill Brothers SC 2-0 Sporting Clube de Goa

Group D Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Shillong Lajong 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 5 Pune 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5 Dempo SC 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3 Air India 3 0 2 1 3 5 −2 2 Source: [citation needed] 22 December 2009 Dempo SC Pvt. Ltd. 1-2 Pune FC Air India FC 2-2 Shillong Lajong FC 24 December 2009 Shillong Lajong FC 2-1 Dempo SC Pvt. Ltd. Pune FC 1-1 Air India FC 27 December 2009 Shillong Lajong FC 1-1 Pune FC Dempo SC Pvt. Ltd. 2-0 Air India FC

Venue : Nehru Stadium, Guwahati

Semi-finals

In what was seen as a major upset, Shillong Lajong defeated defending I-League champions Churchill Brothers 1–0 in the first semi-final, thereby qualified for the final for their first time. East Bengal beat Mohun Bagan to make their 13th appearance in the final of the competition.^[3]

30 December 2009

Churchill Brothers	0–1	Shillong Lajong
	Report	Tuboi 29'

Nehru Stadium, Guwahati

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31 December 2009

East Bengal	2–0	Mohun Bagan
Yakubu 56' Hossain 88'

Nehru Stadium, Guwahati

Referee: Shaji Kurian (Kerala)

Final

Main article: 2009–10 Indian Federation Cup final

3 January 2010

Shillong Lajong	0–0 (a.e.t.)	East Bengal
	Report
Penalties
Gurung Ramengmawia Lyngshing	0–3	Yakubu Chettri Khabra Pradhan

Nehru Stadium, Guwahati