2013 IFA Shield

The 2013 IFA Shield was the 117th edition of the IFA Shield. The tournament this season was held from 4 March 2013 in West Bengal. This year also, the Indian Football Association announced that two foreign clubs would participate in the tournament, Costa Rican Primera División club Deportivo Saprissa and Bangladesh Premier League club Muktijoddha Sangsad.[1] However on 4 March 2013 it was announced that Muktijoddha Sangsad would not participate in this tournament and instead current I-League club ONGC would take their place.[2]

2013 IFA Shield
Country India
Teams8
ChampionsPrayag United
Runners-upEast Bengal
Matches played15
Goals scored44 (2.93 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Odafe Onyeka Okolie (6)
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Prayag United won their maiden title by defeating East Bengal in the final.

Teams
Siliguri Group Kalyani Group

Group stage

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
East Bengal 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 9
Prayag United 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6
ONGC 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
Pailan Arrows 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source:
East Bengal1 – 0Pailan Arrows
Edeh  35' Report
Prayag United5 – 0Pailan Arrows
Hernández  12'
Martins  28' (pen.), 65' (pen.)
Oraon  55'
Vincent  74'		 Report
East Bengal2 – 1ONGC
Barisić  20'
Singh  90+3' (pen.)		 Report Lalmuanpuia  42'
Prayag United0 – 2East Bengal
Report Edeh  51', 75'
Pailan Arrows1 – 2ONGC
Mon Report Patil
Yusa
Prayag United2 – 1ONGC
Hernández  35'
Rafique  50'		 Report Singh  42'

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Deportivo Saprissa 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
Mohun Bagan 3 2 0 1 8 2 +6 6
Pune 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 4
United Sikkim 3 0 0 3 3 14 −11 0
Source:
Mohun Bagan3 – 0Pune
Sabeeth  4', 52'
Okolie  29'		 Report
Deportivo Saprissa0 – 0Pune
Report
Mohun Bagan5 – 1United Sikkim
Okolie  30', 67', 86', 92', 95' Report Rodríguez  71'
Mohun Bagan0 – 1Deportivo Saprissa
Report Centeno  76'
Pune6 – 1United Sikkim
Karpeh  6'
Moga  26', 65', 75'
Ralte  47'
Singh  87'		 Report Rodríguez  23'
Deportivo Saprissa3 – 1United Sikkim
Centeno  37' (pen.)
Chávez  80'
Montero  88'		 Report Rodríguez  25'

Semi-Finals
Deportivo Saprissa1 – 2 (a.e.t.)Prayag United
Moya  27' Report Rafique  26'
Vincent  105'
East Bengal1 – 1 (a.e.t.)Mohun Bagan
Barisić  88' Report Sabeeth  46'
Penalties
Edeh
Barisić
Pradhan
Singh
Sahni 		4 – 2 Okolie
Chettri
Raja
Khongjee
Attendance: 70,000 (estimated)

Final
Prayag United1 – 0East Bengal
Martins  79' Report

Goalscorers
6 Goals
3 Goals
2 Goals
1 Goal

References
  1. "Costa Rica's Deportivo Saprissa and Bangladesh's Muktijoddha to participate in 117th IFA Shield". Kick Off India. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  2. Bhattacharya, Nilesh. "I-League side ONGC have been drafted in the IFA Shield as a last-minute replacement of Muktijoddha Sanshad of Bangladesh. ONGC will be grouped with East Bengal, United SC and Arrows in Pool A and will take East Bengal in their first match in Siliguri on Wednesday". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
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