1973 IFA Shield final

The IFA Shield final began at the East Bengal Ground in Kolkata on 27 September 1974 in front of a packed crowd as Kolkata giant East Bengal, the defending champions faced Pyongyang City of DPR Korea. East Bengal had previously won the tournament eleven times and reached the finals defeating Selangor of Malaysia 3–0 in the semi-finals.

East Bengal dominated the proceedings from the beginning and took an early lead in the fifth minute when Subhash Bhowmick took a free-kick which when fisted by the Pyongyang custodian, fell onto the feet of Mohammed Akbar who scored from close range to make it 1–0. Subhash Bhowmick once again found himself new the Pyongyang box in the tenth minute and he dribbled past three defenders to score the second as East Bengal took a 2–0 lead within ten minutes. The North Korean team tried to make a comeback and reduced the margin the seventy-second minute as their forward Gun Chang-Gap scored to make it 2–1 but it was Mohammed Akbar again just a few minutes later, with a powerful grounded effort scored for East Bengal and made it 3–1 as East Bengal held onto the lead until fulltime and successfully defended their IFA Shield title and lifted the Shield for the twelfth time.{{Cite web|first=Ritabrata|last=Banerjee|date=7 April 2020|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/indian-football-down-the-memory-lane-east-bengal-golden-era/sm5c7t807v011wmkp5wjj6zvs|title=Indian Football: Down the memory lane – East Bengal's 'Golden era' of 1970s|work=Goal|accessdate=30 November 2021}}{{Cite web|first=Deeparnab|last=Rakshit|date=13 November 2020|url=https://eastbengaltherealpower.com/east-bengal-vs-pong-yong-city-club-ifa-shield-final-1973/|title=East Bengal Vs Pong Yong City Club, IFA Shield Final 1973|work=East Bengal the Real Power|accessdate=30 November 2022}}{{Cite web|first=Rahul |last=Sadhu |date=23 January 2022 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/subhas-bhowmick-tributes-man-of-football-style-substance-7736897/ |title=Subhas Bhowmick: 'A man of football style and substance' |work=The Indian Express |accessdate=30 November 2022}}

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|date=27 September 1973

|time=14:30 IST

|team1=East Bengal {{flagicon|IND}}

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|team2={{flagicon|DPRK}} Pyongyang City

|score= 3–1

|goals1=* Mohammed Akbar {{goal|5||75}}

• Bhowmick {{goal|10}}

|goals2=* Gun Chang-Gap {{goal|72}}

|stadium=East Bengal Ground, Kolkata

|attendance=30,000 (est.)

|referee=T. N. Lao (Delhi)}}

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|CB || ||{{flagicon|PRK}} Un Chi-Yong

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|CB || ||{{flagicon|PRK}} Kim Goang-Ho

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|LB || ||{{flagicon|PRK}} Hwang Sang-Jim

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|CM || ||{{flagicon|PRK}} Kim Giong-Mukh

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|CM || ||{{flagicon|PRK}} Kim Pi-Dok

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|RW || ||{{flagicon|PRK}} Hang Un-Sang || {{suboff|}}

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|LW || ||{{flagicon|PRK}} Choi Goang-Nam (c)

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|ST || ||{{flagicon|PRK}} Gun Chang-Gap

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|ST || ||{{flagicon|PRK}} Miyong Dong-Chang

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|colspan=4|Substitutes:

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|RB || ||{{flagicon|PRK}} So On-Heok || {{subon|}}

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|RW || ||{{flagicon|PRK}} Jong Man-Sap || {{subon|}}

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|colspan=4|Head coach:

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