2013–14 Indian Federation Cup

2013–14 Federation Cup
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium hosted the final on 25 January 2014
Tournament details
CountryIndia
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsChurchill Brothers (1st title)
Runners-upSporting Goa
Tournament statistics
Matches played29
Goals scored79 (2.72 per match)
← 2012

The 2013–14 Indian Federation Cup was the 35th edition of the Federation Cup, the main domestic cup competition in Indian football. A total of 16 teams played in this edition of the tournament in which they all entered in the group stage consisting of four groups of four teams each.[1]

The defending champions were East Bengal, who beat Dempo 3–2 in the 2012 final.[2]

The final was played on 25 January 2014 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi, Kerala between Churchill Brothers and Sporting Goa, with Churchill Brothers winning 3–1.

Teams

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This edition of the Federation Cup saw 16 teams taking part in the tournament, 13 of which came from the ongoing I-League with the other three coming from the I-League 2nd Division.[1] Originally, the three 2nd Division teams to take part in the tournament were to be Bhawanipore, Langsning, and United Sikkim, however, Langning withdrew.[1] As a replacement, Eagles were allowed to enter the tournament for fulfilling the AFC Criteria and also to add a local team from Kerala into the tournament.[1]

Teams
From I-League From I-League 2nd Division
Bengaluru FC
Churchill Brothers
Dempo
East Bengal
Mohammedan
Mohun Bagan
Mumbai
Pune
Rangdajied United
Salgaocar
Shillong Lajong
Sporting Goa
United
Bhawanipore
Eagles
United Sikkim

Venues

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The venues for the Federation Cup were announced in 2013, with the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium and the MDS Complex being chosen to host matches.[1] The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium hosted matches for Group A and C while the MDS Complex hosted Group B and D matches.[1] The semi-finals and final took place at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.[1]

Kochi Manjeri
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium MDS Complex
Capacity: 30,000 Capacity: 22,000

Group stage

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Key to colours in group tables
Top placed team advances to the semi-finals

Semi-finals

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23 January 2014 Churchill Brothers 2–1 Mohun Bagan Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi
Singh 4'
Wolfe 14'
Report Okolie 33'

Final

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Goalscorers

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4 goals:

3 goals:

2 goals:

1 goal:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Federation Cup 2013-14 to kickoff on Jan 14 with 16 teams". Zee News. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  2. ^ "East Bengal 3-2 Dempo SC: Trevor Morgan gifted with a Federation Cup title on his birthday". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
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