2011 Indian Federation Cup
Country | India | ||
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Teams | 21 | ||
Champions | Salgaocar (4th Title) | ||
Runners-up | East Bengal | ||
Matches played | 51 | ||
Goals scored | 84 (1.65 per match) | ||
Top goal scorer(s) |
Chidi Edeh Henry Antchouet | ||
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The 2011 Indian Federation Cup was the 33rd season of the knock-out competition. On 13 August 2011 the AIFF announced that 21 clubs had been accepted to the tournament.[1]
The tournament Qualifiers commence from 8 September to 13 September and Final Group Round quarterfinals start from 17 September.The winner of this prestigious tournament will book their place in 2012 AFC Cup.[2]
East Bengal qualifies for 2012 AFC Cup because Salgaocar S.C. already qualified via them being I-League champions.
Teams
Round | Clubs remaining | Winners from previous round | New entries this round | Leagues entering at this round |
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Qualifying Round | 21 | none | 21 | 2011 2nd Division Final Round Teams + ONGC FC |
Final Group Phrase | 16 | 2 | 14 | I-League |
Semi-Finals | 4 | 4 | none | none |
Final | 2 | 2 | none | none |
Qualifying Round
Group A
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Group B
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Final Group Phrase
Group AGroup A will play in Pune
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Group BGroup B will play in Pune
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Group CGroup C will play in Kolkata
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Group DGroup D will play in Kolkata
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Semi-Finals
26 September 2011 6:00 pm IST |
East Bengal | 2 – 1 | Prayag United |
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Alan Gow 38' Khemtang Paite 83' |
Snehashish Dutta 17' |
Final
29 September 2011 6:00 pm IST |
East Bengal | 1 - 3 | Salgaocar |
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Alan Gow 26' | Report | Chidi Edeh 5' Francis Fernandes 17' Ryuji Sueoka 67' |
Top Goal Scorers
Top scorers
Telecast
Brand Value Communications Ltd will be broadcasting all 27 final group phase matches of the 2011 Federation Cup through their channels News Time Bangla and News Time Assam in West Bengal and Assam respectively. On 20 September 2011 DD Sports announced that they will also telecast the Federation Cup matches starting with the two games that end the group phase on 22 September 2011. DD Sports will also air the semi-finals and Final live. [4]