2009 IFA Shield

The 2009 IFA Shield was an association football tournament organised by the Indian Football Association. Most of the teams came from the I-League 1 & 2, with AS Douanes (Dakar) invited from Senegal and Tata Football Academy qualifying by winning the Prodyut Dutta Memorial Trophy. The Shield was won by Churchill Brothers SC.

2009 IFA Shield

Tournament details
Country	India
Teams	12
Final positions
Champions	Churchill Brothers (1st title)
Runner-up	Mohun Bagan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	34 (2.27 per match)
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The teams were divided into 4 groups of 3 teams each. The winner of each group will qualify for the semifinals. The tournament started on 30 August and the final was played on 12 September. ESPN televised the two semifinals and final live from the Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Saltlake.

The probable venues would be Mohun Bagan ground, East Bengal ground, Howrah Municipal Stadium, Barasat Stadium and Kalyani Municipal Stadium.

Groups

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
East Bengal Chirag United Tata Football Academy	Mohammedan SC Churchill Brothers Shillong Lajong FC	Mohun Bagan Mahindra United George Telegraph SC	Air-India Pune AS Douanes

• Tata Football Academy won a thrilling Prodyut Dutta Memorial Trophy final against West Bengal Police to qualify for the 114th IFA Shield.^[1]
• Viva Kerala withdrew from the tournament due to failure to register players on time.^[2]

Tables and results

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Chirag United	2	1	1	0	5	3	+2	4
Tata Football Academy	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2	4
East Bengal	2	0	0	2	3	7	−4	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Chirag United	1–1	Tata Football Academy

1 September 2009

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East Bengal	1–3	Tata Football Academy

3 September 2009

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East Bengal	2–4	Chirag United

5 September 2009

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Churchill Brothers	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	4
Mohammedan SC	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	4
Shillong Lajong FC	2	0	0	2	0	3	−3	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Mohammedan SC	1–0	Shillong Lajong

30 August 2009

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Mohammedan SC	1–1	Churchill Brothers

2 September 2009

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Churchill Brothers	2–0	Shillong Lajong

4 September 2009

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Mohun Bagan	2	1	1	0	5	1	+4	4
Mahindra United	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	4
George Telegraph SC	2	0	0	2	0	6	−6	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Mahindra United	2–0	George Telegraph

1 September 2009

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Mohun Bagan	4–0	George Telegraph

4 September 2009

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Mohun Bagan	1–1	Mahindra United

6 September 2009

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Air India	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	4
Pune	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1	3
AS Douanes	2	0	1	1	0	2	−2	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Air-India	2–1	Pune

1 September 2009

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AS Douanes	0–0	Air-India

4 September 2009

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AS Douanes	0–2	Pune

6 September 2009

Semi-finals

Churchill Brothers	1–1	Air India
Reisangmei Vashum 76'		Rowilson Rodrigues 14'
Penalties
	4–2

8 September 2009

15:05

Saltlake Stadium, Calcutta

Referee: Minangsu Bhattacharya (West Bengal)

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Chirag United	0–0	Mohun Bagan
Penalties
	4–5

9 September 2009

15:05

Saltlake Stadium, Calcutta

Referee: Om Prakash Thakur

Final

Churchill Brothers	2–0	Mohun Bagan
Vashum 41' Okolie 45'	Report

12 September 2009

15:05

Saltlake Stadium, Calcutta

Referee: Laba Khatri

IFA Shield 2009 winners
Churchill Brothers 1st title