2011 IFA Shield

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| country=India

| num_teams=10

| champions= Churchill Brothers

| count= 2

| runner-up= Mohun Bagan

| matches= 24

| goals= 53

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The 2011 IFA shield was held in Kolkata starting from 11 March, with a total of 10 teams including a Chinese super league team participating. Teams were divided into 2 groups and played each other with the top 2 advancing to the semifinals. This was the 115th edition of the tournament.{{cite web | url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/2011-ifa-shield-group-a-preview/ | title=2011 IFA Shield: Group-A Preview | publisher=TheHardTackle.com | date=10 March 2011 | first=Jonathan | last=De Sousa | access-date=31 October 2018 }}{{cite web| url = http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/2633/ifa-shield/2011/03/11/2388762/ifa-shield-group-b-analysis-no-real-favourites-amongst| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110312213827/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/2633/ifa-shield/2011/03/11/2388762/ifa-shield-group-b-analysis-no-real-favourites-amongst| archive-date = 2011-03-12| title = IFA Shield: Group B Analysis - No Real Favourites Amongst Average Performers - Goal.com}}

Participating teams

Group A: East Bengal, Mohammedan SC, Southern Samity, Churchill Brothers SC, Shandong Luneng.

Group B: Mohun Bagan, Chirag United, Aryan FC, Shillong Lajong FC, Pune FC.{{Cite web |url=http://kolkatafootball.com/indiafootball_news_2011/march5thpart_2011.html#shield_ifa |title = kolkatafootball.com{{!}}Indian Football News |access-date=8 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110311011836/http://www.kolkatafootball.com/indiafootball_news_2011/march5thpart_2011.html#shield_ifa |archive-date=11 March 2011 |url-status=dead }}

Venue

Kolkata
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Yuva Bharati Krirangan
Capacity: 120,000
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East Bengal 3 – 1 Shandong Luneng (Yuva Bharati Krirangan)

East Bengal 1 – 2 Southern Samity (Yuva Bharati Krirangan)

Shandong Luneng 0 – 1 Southern Samity (Yuva Bharati Krirangan)

Mohammedan SC 1 – 3 Churchill Brothers (Yuva Bharati Krirangan)

Mohammedan SC 1 – 0 Shandong Luneng (Yuva Bharati Krirangan){{cite web|url=https://au.soccerway.com/matches/2011/03/15/india/shield-ifa/mohammedan-sporting-club/shandong-luneng/1094468/|title=MOHAMMEDAN VS. SHANDONG TAISHAN 1 - 0|website=Soccerway.com|date=15 March 2011|access-date=8 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308073711/https://au.soccerway.com/matches/2011/03/15/india/shield-ifa/mohammedan-sporting-club/shandong-luneng/1094468/|archive-date=8 March 2022}}

East Bengal 1 – 1 Mohammedan SC (Yuva Bharati Krirangan)

Churchill Brothers 0 – 2 Shandong Luneng (Yuva Bharati Krirangan)

Mohammedan SC 1 – 1 Southern Samity(Yuva Bharati Krirangan)

East Bengal 0 – 1 Churchill Brothers (Yuva Bharati Krirangan)

Churchill Brothers 1 – 0 Southern Samity (Yuva Bharati Krirangan)

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