Federation Cup (India)

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Federation Cup
Federation Cup.jpg
Founded1977
Abolished2017
Region India
Number of teamsVaried
8 (2017)
Qualifier forAFC Cup
Last championsBengaluru (2nd title)
Most successful club(s)Mohun Bagan (14 titles)
Television broadcastersTEN 2
MottoWhere pride meets passion
WebsiteAIFF

The Federation Cup was an annual knockout football competition in Indian football which started in 1977. From its inception, until I-League was started in 1997 (then called NFL), it was the most prestigious national level club football tournament in India. Until 2017, it was the most important club tournament after the I-League, to which it became a de facto League Cup. Winner of the Federation Cup was given direct entry in the continental level at AFC Cup.

The holders of the 2017 Federation Cup were Bengaluru who beat Mohun Bagan 2–0 in the 2017 final held in Cuttack, Odisha.[1]

In April 2015, All India Football Federation announced that Federation Cup will be put "on hold" for "2–3 years" to avoid scheduling conflict with Indian Super League and I-League.,[2] but after Asian Football Confederation mandated that a club must play 18 matches in the season, AIFF decided to revive the tournament.[3]

Venues[]

Matches during the Federation Cup were usually held at neutral venues around India. The final was also held in a neutral venue. From 2015–16 season matches were played as two legged (home and away) knockout format.

Results[]

Past winners and runners-up[]

Year Winners Runners-up Score
1977–78 ITI (Indian Telephone Industries) Mohun Bagan 1–0
1978–79 Mohun Bagan and East Bengal - (joint winners) 0–0
1979–80 BSF Mafatlal Mills 2–2, 3–0
1980–81 Mohun Bagan and East Bengal - (joint winners) 1–1
1981–82 Mohun Bagan Mohammedan 2–0
1982–83 Mohun Bagan Mafatlal Mills 1–0
1983–84 Mohammedan Mohun Bagan 0–0, 2–0
1984–85 Mohammedan East Bengal 1–0
1985 East Bengal Mohun Bagan 1–0
1986–87 Mohun Bagan East Bengal 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)
1987–88 Mohun Bagan Salgaocar 2–0
1988–89 Salgaocar BSF 1–0
1989–90 Salgaocar Mohammedan Sporting 2–1 (a.e.t.)
1990 Kerala Police Salgaocar 2–1
1991 Kerala Police Mahindra & Mahindra 2–0 (a.e.t.)
1992 Mohun Bagan East Bengal 2–0
1993 Mohun Bagan Mahindra & Mahindra 1–0
1994 Mohun Bagan Salgaocar 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–0 p)
1995 JCT East Bengal 1–1 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p)
1995–96 JCT Mills East Bengal 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p)
1996 East Bengal Dempo 2–1
1997 Salgaocar East Bengal 2–1
1998 Mohun Bagan East Bengal 2–1
1999 Not held
2000
2001 Mohun Bagan Dempo 2–1
2002 Not held
2003 Mahindra United Mohammedan Sporting 1–0
2004 Dempo Mohun Bagan 2–0
2005 Mahindra United Sporting Goa 2–1
2006 Mohun Bagan Sporting Goa 3–1
2007 East Bengal Mahindra United 2–1
2008 Mohun Bagan Dempo 1–0
2009–10 East Bengal Shillong Lajong 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–0 p)
2010 East Bengal Mohun Bagan 1–0
2011 Salgaocar East Bengal 3–1
2012 East Bengal Dempo 3–2 (a.e.t.)
2013–14 Churchill Brothers Sporting Goa 3–1
2014–15 Bengaluru FC Dempo 2–1
2015–16 Mohun Bagan Aizawl 5–0
2016–17 Bengaluru FC Mohun Bagan 2–0 (a.e.t.)
  • a.e.t.: after extra time
  • pen.: score in penalty shootout

Teams reaching final[]

Club Final
Appearances 		Winner Winning Years Runners-up Runners-up Years
Mohun Bagan 20 14 1978*, 1980*, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1987
1992, 1993, 1994, 1998
2001, 2006, 2008, 2015–16 		6 1977, 1983, 1985, 2004, 2010, 2016–17
East Bengal 16 8 1978*,1980*,1985, 1996, 2007, 2009-10, 2010, 2012 8 1984,1986,1992, 1995,

1996–97,1997,1998, 2011

Salgaocar S.C. 7 4 1988,1989,1997, 2011 3 1987,1990,1994
Dempo Sports Club 6 1 2004 5 1996#,2001,2008, 2012, 2014–15
Mohammedan S.C. 5 2 1983,1984 3 1981,1989,2003
Mahindra United 5 2 2003,2005 3 1991,1993,2007
Sporting Clube de Goa 3 0 - 3 2005,2006,2013–14
Bengaluru FC 2 2 2014–15, 2016–17 0 -
JCT Mills F.C. 2 2 1995,1995-96# 0 -
Kerala Police 2 2 1990, 1991[4] 0 -
BSF (Border Security Force) 2 1 1979 1 1988
ITI (Indian Telephone Industries) 1 1 1977 0 -
Churchill Brothers 1 1 2013–14 0 -
Lajong SSC 1 0 - 1 2009
Aizawl 1 0 - 1 2015–16
  • * : shared
  • # :There were two federation cups in 1996

Overall top goalscorers[]

As of 10 January 2015[5]
Rank Player Goals
1 Brazil Jose Ramirez Barreto 27
2 Nigeria Chima Okorie 26*
3 India Bhaichung Bhutia 25
4 Nigeria Chidi Edeh 23
5 Nigeria Ranti Martins 18
6 India I. M. Vijayan 17
Nigeria Odafa Onyeka Okolie

(Note. * Includes 7 goals scored in Eastern Zone Qualifiers at Sibsagar – 1990 Federation Cup)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Bengaluru v Mohun Bagan Match Report, 21/05/17, Federation Cup | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  2. ^ "Why AIFF's decision to scrap the Fed Cup makes sense for Indian football". Firstpost. 24 April 2015.
  3. ^ "AIFF decides to bring back Federation Cup". 27 November 2015.
  4. ^ Federation Cup. the-aiff.com (archived)
  5. ^ "From the history book, roll of honour". the-aiff.com. All India Football Federation. 10 January 2015. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
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