2012 Indian Federation Cup

The 2012 Indian Federation Cup was the 34th season of the top knock-out competition in India. The qualifiers started in August while the final round took place from 19 September 2012 to 30 September 2012.^[1][2]

2012 Indian Federation Cup

Kanchenjunga Stadium hosted the final on 30 September 2012
Tournament details
Country	India
Teams	20
Final positions
Champions	East Bengal (8th title)
Runners-up	Dempo
AFC Cup	East Bengal
Tournament statistics
Matches played	33
Goals scored	102 (3.09 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Chidi Edeh (5)
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Salgaocar were the defending champions, having beaten East Bengal 3–1 in the 2011 Final.

DD Sports Friday agreed to telecast live the semifinals and final of the tournament.^[3]

The cup was eventually won by East Bengal after they defeated Dempo in the final on 30 September 2012.^[4]

Teams

Round	Clubs involved	Winners from previous round	New entries this round	Leagues entering at this round
Qualifiers	6	N/A	N/A	2012 I-League 2nd Division final round + HAL
Group stage	16	2	14	I-League
Semi-finals	4	4	N/A	N/A
Final	2	2	N/A	N/A

Calendar

The calendar for the 2012 Indian Federation Cup, as announced by the All India Football Federation:

Round	Main date	Number of fixtures	Clubs
Qualification	August	6	6
Group stage	19–26 September	24	16
Semi-finals	27–28 September	2	4
Final	30 September	1	2

Qualifying rounds

Main article: 2012 Indian Federation Cup qualifiers

All of the teams entering the competition that are not members of the I-League and have to compete in the qualifying rounds.

Group stage

Main article: 2012 Indian Federation Cup group stage

Group A Team v t e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Dempo 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Pailan Arrows 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 5 Shillong Lajong 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 3 Mumbai 3 0 1 2 3 7 −4 1 Source: [citation needed]

Group B Team v t e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Churchill Brothers 3 2 1 0 9 1 +8 7 Mohun Bagan 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4 Mohammedan 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3 Air India 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3 Source: [citation needed]

Group C Team v t e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts East Bengal 3 2 1 0 6 4 +2 7 ONGC 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6 Sporting Goa 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4 Kalighat MS 3 0 0 3 6 12 −6 0 Source: [citation needed]

Group D Team v t e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Salgaocar 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9 Pune 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5 Prayag United 3 0 2 1 3 2 +1 2 United Sikkim 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0 Source: [citation needed]

Semi-finals

Churchill Brothers v East Bengal

27 September 2012	Churchill Brothers	0–1 (a.e.t.)	East Bengal	Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri
18:30 IST		Report	Ralte 111'

Dempo v Salgaocar

28 September 2012	Dempo	2–0	Salgaocar	Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri
18:30 IST	Abranches 70' Sakibo 84'	Report

Final

Main article: 2012 Indian Federation Cup final

East Bengal v Dempo

30 September 2012	East Bengal	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Dempo	Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri
18:30 IST	Mondal 60' Singh 100' Edeh 109'	Report	Lawrence 51' Gawli 111'	Attendance: 35,000 (est)[5]

Goalscorers

5 goals:

• Chidi Edeh (East Bengal)

4 goals:

• Manandeep Singh (East Bengal)
• Koko Sakibo (Dempo)

3 goals:

• Anthony D'Souza (Salgaocar)
• Akram Moghrabi (Churchill Brothers)
• Clifford Miranda (Dempo)
• Christopher Chizoba (Kalighat MS)
• Katsumi Yusa (ONGC)
• David Opara (Mumbai)

2 goals:

• Beto (Churchill Brothers)
• Mohammed Rafique (Prayag United)
• James Gbilee (Kalighat MS)
• Henry Antchouet (Churchill Brothers)
• Mackroy Peixote (Sporting Goa)
• David Sunday (Mohammedan)
• Holicharan Narzary (Pailan Arrows)
• Dawson Fernandes (Sporting Goa)
• Oneyama Eke (ONGC)

1 goal:

• Luciano Sabrosa (Salgaocar)
• Bikramjit Singh (Churchill Brothers)
• Climax Lawrence (Dempo)
• Tanmoy Kundu (Kalighat MS)
• Chinadorai Sabeeth (Mohun Bagan)
• Lalmuanpuia (ONGC)
• Prabir Das (Pailan Arrows)
• Nicholas Colaco (Salgaocar)
• Johnny Menyongar (Shillong Lajong)
• Gbeneme Friday (Shillong Lajong)
• Carlos Hernández (Prayag United)
• Joaquim Abranches (Dempo)
• Lalrindika Ralte (East Bengal)
• Mohammed Mukhtar (Mohammedan)
• Sachin Gawas (ONGC)
• Dhanpal Ganeshan (Pailan Arrows)
• Jeje Lalpekhlua (Pune)
• Victorino Fernandes (Sporting Goa)
• Junior Obagbemiro (Air India)
• Ebi Sukore (Shillong Lajong)
• Bineesh Balan (Churchill Brothers)
• Mahesh Gawli (Dempo)
• Arnab Mondal (East Bengal)
• Manish Mathani (Mohan Bagan)
• Tarif Ahmed (ONGC)
• Deepak Devrani (Pailan Arrows)
• Arata Izumi (Pune)
• Pierre Djidjia Douhou (Pune)
• Henry Ezeh (Air India)
• Ángel Guirado (Salgaocar)