| Year | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Num teams | 20 |
| Champions | East Bengal |
| Count | 8 |
| Runner-up | Dempo |
| Continentalcup 1 | AFC Cup |
| Continentalcup1 qualifiers | East Bengal |
| Matches | 33 |
| Goals | 102 |
| Top goal scorer | Chidi Edeh (5) |
| Prevseason | 2011 |
| Nextseason | 2013–14 |
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]
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
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
Final
Goalscorers
5 goals:
4 goals:
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)
References
- ^ Choudhuri, Arunava. "AIFF release Indian Calendar 2012/13 season". Arunava Football. Archived from the original on 30 November 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- ^ "Federation Cup football from September 19". Business Standard. Press Trust of India. 24 August 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ^ "Home | SportzPower"
- ^ Noronha, Anselm. "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 16 December 2012.