1997 Indian Federation Cup

The 1997 Indian Federation Cup, also known as 1997 Kalyani Black Label Federation Cup due to sponsorship reasons, was the 20th season of the Indian Federation Cup. The tournament was held between 14 June and 20 July 1997. It was won by Salgaocar, who beat defending champions East Bengal 2–1 in the final. Salgaocar's captain Bruno Coutinho was named player of the tournament.[1]

1997 Indian Federation Cup
Kalyani Black Label Federation Cup
CountryIndia
Teams16
ChampionsSalgaocar (3rd title)
Runners-upEast Bengal
Matches played16
Goals scored49 (3.06 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Bruno Coutinho
Chima Okorie
(8 goals each)
Best playerBruno Coutinho
1996
1998

Results

Pre-quarterfinals

Mohammedan1–1 (a.e.t.)Kerala Police
Majhi  90' Report Pappachan  3'
Penalties
Debashis Hazra
Senapati
Cassius Owino
Subir Ghosh
Amitav Ghosh
Arpan Dey
Ohidul Islam
6–5 Sreenivasan
Edison
Pushparaj
Asokan
Mathew
Sasi
Pappachan
East Bengal3–0Integral Coach Factory
Moosa  57'
R. Singh  61'
Saravanan  69'
Report
Border Security Force2–0Marmagao Port Trust
Das  10'
Mahato  68'
Report
Salgaocar6–0Mizo Highlanders

Mohun Bagan1–1 (a.e.t.)Punjab Police
Mondal  20' Report Kumar  55'
Penalties
Singh
Devinder Singh
Swaran Singh
Harnek Singh
Buta Singh
4–3 Das
Okorie
Chatterjee
Dora
Ranjan Mazhi
Eastern Railway0–2Indian Telephone Industries
Report Kenneth Raj  74', 88'
Referee: M. Sreedharan (Tamil Nadu)
Churchill Brothers1–1 (a.e.t.)JCT Mills
Kumar Jasbir Singh  36'
Penalties
3–1

Quarter-finals

Mohun Bagan6–0Churchill Brothers
Mondal  36'
Okorie  43', 47', 73', 83'
Khalique  75'
Report
Salgaocar1–1 (a.e.t.)Border Security Force
Coutinho  45' Report Das  27'
Penalties
Jules Alberto
Coutinho
Venkatesh
Robert Fernandes
4–3 Raghubir Singh
Pradip Gorai
Abay Mohato
Avtar Singh

East Bengal4–0Mohammedan
Haque  4', ?'
Moosa  20' (pen.)
Bhutia  26'
Report
Referee: Bosco Pereira
Indian Telephone Industries1–2Dempo
Sudhakar  26' Report Soares  6'
Ribeiro  21'

Semi-finals

Salgaocar1–0Dempo

East Bengal4–1Mohun Bagan
Haque  25'
Bhutia  46', 85', 88'
Report Okorie  66'
Attendance: 131,781[2]
Referee: Inayatullah Khan (Karnataka)

Third place play-off

Mohun Bagan3–1Dempo
Khalique  11', 70'
Okorie  52'
Report Soares  62'

Final

References

  1. "Coutinho best". Press Trust of India. 21 July 1997. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  2. "Counting chickens before the eggs are laid". rediff.com. 23 July 1997. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
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