2014–15 Indian Federation Cup

2014–15 Federation Cup
Country  India
Dates 28 December 2014 – 11 January 2015
Teams 10
Champions Bengaluru FC
Runners-up Dempo
Matches played 23
Goals scored 61 (2.65 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Sunil Chhetri
Tolgay Özbey
(6 goals)
Best player Romeo Fernandes
← 2013–14 2015–16 →
All statistics correct as of 11 January 2015.

The 2014–15 Indian Federation Cup, also known as the Hero Federation Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 36th edition of the Federation Cup, the main national football cup competition in India. Ten of the eleven I-League clubs participated in the tournament the season with Bharat FC being the excluded club.[1]

Churchill Brothers were the reigning champions of the Federation Cup, having won the tournament in 2014, however, due to failing to pass the licensing criteria for the I-League, they were unable to defend their title.[2]

All matches including the semi final and final were played in Goa.

The final was played between Dempo and Bengaluru FC on 11 January 2015. Bengaluru FC beat Dempo 2–1 to clinch their maiden Federation Cup title.

Rounds and dates

Round Match date(s) Number of fixtures Teams
Group Stage 28 December 2014 – 7 January 2015 20 10
Semi-finals 9 January 2015 2 4
Final 11 January 2015 1 2

Teams

On 25 September 2014, it was announced that ten of the eleven I-League clubs would be participating in the Federation Cup, with Bharat FC being the exception.[1] No other teams from other leagues were invited to the tournament.[1]

Venues

The venues for the Federation Cup were also announced on 28 September 2014. Group A matches would be played at the Fatorda Stadium with Group B matches taking place at the Tilak Maidan Stadium. The final and semi-finals would take place at the Fatorda Stadium.[1]

Margao Vasco
Fatorda Stadium Tilak Maidan Stadium
Capacity: 24,000 Capacity: 7,000

Group stage

Key to colours in group tables
Top two teams advance to the semi-finals

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Dempo 431082+610
Sporting Goa 420279–26
East Bengal 411245–14
Royal Wahingdoh 411245–14
Mumbai 411224–24

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Bengaluru FC 431063+310
Salgaocar 4301116+59
Mohun Bagan 412135–25
Pune 411267–14
Shillong Lajong 400427–50

Knockout stages

Bracket

Semi Finals Finals
      
1 Dempo 2
4 Salgaocar 0
Dempo 1
Bengaluru FC 2
3 Bengaluru FC 3
2 Sporting Goa 0

Semi-finals

9 January 2015
16:00 IST
Dempo 2–0 Salgaocar
Ozbey  12', 58' (pen.) Report
Fatorda Stadium, Margao
Referee: Pranjal Banerjee

9 January 2015
19:00 IST
Bengaluru FC 3–0 Sporting Goa
Rooney  28'
Chhetri  37'
Lyngdoh  87'		 Report
Fatorda Stadium, Margao
Referee: MB Santosh Kumar

Final

11 January 2015
16:00 IST
Dempo 1–2 Bengaluru FC
Ozbey  45+3' (pen.) Report Chhetri  10' (pen.)
Singh  68'
Fatorda Stadium, Margao
Referee: Pratap Singh

Goalscorers

6 Goals:

4 Goals:

3 Goals:

2 Goals:

1 Goals:

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
Australia Tolgay Özbey Dempo Sporting Goa 4–1 1 January 2015
India Victorino Fernandes Sporting Goa East Bengal 4–3 6 January 2015

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Fed Cup: Mohun Bagan clubbed with Bengaluru FC". Times of India. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  2. ↑ Mergulhao, Marcus. "Champions kept out of Fed Cup". Times of India. Retrieved 18 December 2014.

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