2018 IFA Shield
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox football tournament season
| title = IFA Shield
| year = 2018
| other_titles = IFA Shield 2018
| image =
| imagesize =
| caption =
| country = India
| dates = 5–19 July 2018
| num_teams = 20 (8 in final round)
| champions = East Bengal
| count = 29
| runner-up = Mohun Bagan
| matches = 15
| goals = 57
| attendance =
| top goal scorer =
| player =
| prevseason = 2017
| nextseason = 2020}}
The 2018 IFA Shield was the 122nd edition of the IFA Shield. The tournament was designed as a U19 youth football tournament since 2015. 8 clubs participated in final round in the edition.
Venue
All the matches were held at Barasat Stadium, East Bengal Ground, Mohun Bagan Ground and Howrah Stadium.
Qualifying round
14 teams participated in the qualifying round and Bengal Football Academy as the winners of qualifiers. FC Pune City later withdrew from the tournament and were replaced by runners-up of qualifying round, SAIL (Burnpur) Academy.{{cite web|title=IFA Shield 2018:Defending champions Pune pull out|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/ifa-shield-2018-revised-fixture-list-after-defending-champions-pune-pull-out|access-date=5 July 2018|work=Sportskeeda|date=5 July 2018}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.kolkatafootball.com/122nd_ifa_shield_2018/qlf_result.html#04_july |title=Kolkata Football |access-date=5 July 2018 |archive-date=5 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705150616/http://www.kolkatafootball.com/122nd_ifa_shield_2018/qlf_result.html#04_july |url-status=dead }}
Final round
=Group A=
|section=Group A
|update=complete
|source=[http://www.kolkatafootball.com/122nd_ifa_shield_2018/main_fixture.html kolkatafootball.com]
|team1=EB|team2=BUR |team3=ATK |team4=MSC
|win_EB=3 |draw_EB=0 |loss_EB=0 |gf_EB=13 |ga_EB=1
|win_BUR =2 |draw_BUR =0 |loss_BUR =1 |gf_BUR =6 |ga_BUR =6
|win_ATK =0 |draw_ATK =1 |loss_ATK =2 |gf_ATK =1 |ga_ATK =5
|win_MSC=0 |draw_MSC=1 |loss_MSC=2 |gf_MSC=1 |ga_MSC=9
|name_EB=East Bengal
|name_BUR =SAIL (Burnpur)
|name_ATK =ATK
|name_MSC=Mohammedan
|col_A=#ccffcc
|result1=FIN |result2=FIN |
|col_FIN=green1 |text_FIN=Advance to the semifinals
}}
=Group B=
|section=Group B
|update=complete
|source=[http://www.kolkatafootball.com/122nd_ifa_shield_2018/main_fixture.html kolkatafootball.com]
|team1=MB|team2=TFA |team3=BFA |team4=CB
|win_MB=3 |draw_MB=0 |loss_MB=0 |gf_MB=11 |ga_MB=1
|win_CB=0 |draw_CB=0 |loss_CB=3 |gf_CB=2 |ga_CB=13
|win_TFA =2 |draw_TFA =0 |loss_TFA =1 |gf_TFA =8 |ga_TFA =5
|win_BFA =1 |draw_BFA =0 |loss_BFA =2 |gf_BFA =5 |ga_BFA =7
|name_MB=Mohun Bagan
|name_CB=Churchill Brothers
|name_TFA =Tata Football Academy
|name_BFA =Bengal Football Academy
|result1=FIN |result2=FIN |
|col_FIN=green1 |text_FIN=Advance to the semifinals
|col_A=#ccffcc
}}
Semi-finals
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|round =
|date = 16 July 2018
|time = 14:30 IST
|team1 = East Bengal
|score = 4–1
|aet = yes
|report = [http://www.goal.com/en/news/ifa-shield-2018-east-bengal-tata-football-academy/17i1zg1nzrclx1exa55ju6rzhh Report]
|team2 = Tata Football Academy
|goals1 =
- T. Suranjit Singh {{goal|64}}
- Gurmukh Singh {{goal|114}}
- Dip Saha {{goal|120+1}}
- Jhantu Prasad {{goal|120+2}}
|goals2 =
- Chetan Hansdah {{goal|49}}
|stadium = East Bengal Ground
|location =
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{{Footballbox
|round =
|date =17 July 2018
|time = 14:30 IST
|team1 = Mohun Bagan
|score = 2–1
|report = [http://www.goal.com/en/news/ifa-shield-2018-mohun-bagan-sail-burnpur-academy-report/4urd4dvomdv11ia7ct3wkh0e3 Report]
|team2 = SAIL (Burnpur)
|goals1 =
- Asif Ali Molla {{goal|25}}
- Subha Ghosh {{goal|85}}
|goals2 =
- Israfil Deewan {{goal|27}}
|stadium = Mohun Bagan Ground
|location =
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Final
{{Footballbox
|round =
|date = 19 July 2018
|time = 14:30
|team1 = East Bengal
|score = 1–1
|aet=yes
|penaltyscore=4–2
|report =[http://www.goal.com/en-in/news/ifa-shield-2018-final-east-bengal-mohun-bagan/j6y20z37bjfl1sis75e18br1b Report]
|team2 = Mohun Bagan
|goals1 = Dip Saha {{goal|83}}
|goals2 = Sourav Das {{goal|47}}
|stadium = Barasat Stadium
|location =
|attendance =5000
|referee =
|result =
}}
References
{{reflist}}
{{IFA seasons}}
{{2018–19 in Indian football}}
{{2018 in Asian football (AFC)}}