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2013–14 Indian Federation Cup

{{Short description|35th edition of the Federation Cup}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2014}}

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| title= Federation Cup

| image= File:Jewaharlal Nehru Stadium Kochi ISL.jpg

| caption= Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium hosted the final on 25 January 2014

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| year= 2013–14

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| country= India

| num_teams= 16

| champions= Churchill Brothers

| count = 1

| runner-up= Sporting Goa

| matches= 29

| goals= 79

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| prevseason= 2012

| nextseason= 2014–15

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The 2013–14 Indian Federation Cup was the 35th edition of the Federation Cup, the main domestic cup competition in Indian football. A total of 16 teams played in this edition of the tournament in which they all entered in the group stage consisting of four groups of four teams each.{{cite web|title=Federation Cup 2013-14 to kickoff on Jan 14 with 16 teams|url=http://zeenews.india.com/sports/football/federation-cup-2013-14-to-kickoff-on-jan-14-with-16-teams_775319.html|work=Zee News|access-date=12 January 2014}}

The defending champions were East Bengal, who beat Dempo 3–2 in the 2012 final.{{cite web|title=East Bengal 3-2 Dempo SC: Trevor Morgan gifted with a Federation Cup title on his birthday |url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/94449/east-bengal-vs-dempo-sports-club/report |work=Goal.com |access-date=12 January 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103205134/http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/94449/east-bengal-vs-dempo-sports-club/report |archive-date=3 November 2012 }}

The final was played on 25 January 2014 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi, Kerala between Churchill Brothers and Sporting Goa, with Churchill Brothers winning 3–1.

Teams

This edition of the Federation Cup saw 16 teams taking part in the tournament, 13 of which came from the ongoing I-League with the other three coming from the I-League 2nd Division. Originally, the three 2nd Division teams to take part in the tournament were to be Bhawanipore, Langsning, and United Sikkim, however, Langning withdrew. As a replacement, Eagles were allowed to enter the tournament for fulfilling the AFC Criteria and also to add a local team from Kerala into the tournament.

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From I-LeagueFrom I-League 2nd Division
• Bengaluru FC
• Churchill Brothers
• Dempo
• East Bengal
• Mohammedan
• Mohun Bagan
• Mumbai
• Pune
• Rangdajied United
• Salgaocar
• Shillong Lajong
• Sporting Goa
• United		• Bhawanipore
• Eagles
• United Sikkim

Venues

The venues for the Federation Cup were announced in 2013, with the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium and the MDS Complex being chosen to host matches. The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium hosted matches for Group A and C while the MDS Complex hosted Group B and D matches. The semi-finals and final took place at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.

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Kochi

! Manjeri

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

| MDS Complex

Capacity: 30,000

| Capacity: 22,000

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Group stage

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|Top placed team advances to the semi-finals

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Semi-finals

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|date= 23 January 2014

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|team1=Churchill Brothers

|score=2–1

|report=[http://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=5458 Report]

|team2=Mohun Bagan

|goals1=Singh {{goal|4}}
Wolfe {{goal|14}}

|goals2=Okolie {{goal|33}}

|stadium=Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi

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|nobars=1

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|date= 23 January 2014

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|team1=Sporting Goa

|score=3–2

|aet= yes

|report=[http://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=5459 Report]

|team2=Dempo

|goals1=Karpeh {{goal|30}}
Arturo {{goal|82|pen|115|pen}}

|goals2=Özbey {{goal|72}}
Amiri {{goal|88}}

|stadium=Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi

|attendance=

|referee=

|nobars=1

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Final

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|date= 25 January 2014

|time=

|team1=Churchill Brothers

|score=3–1

|report=[http://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=5462 Report]

|team2=Sporting Goa

|goals1=Singh {{goal|21}}
Sawant {{goal|47}}
Shabana {{goal|67}}

|goals2=Fernandes {{goal|62}}

|stadium=Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi

|attendance=

|referee=

|nobars=1

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Goalscorers

4 goals:

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3 goals:

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2 goals:

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1 goal:

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See also

References

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External links

  • [http://www.the-aiff.com/tournaments-details.htm?tnmt_id=18 Federation Cup on the All India Football Federation website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116014144/http://www.the-aiff.com/tournaments-details.htm?tnmt_id=18 |date=16 January 2014 }}

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