Federation Cup (India)
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Founded | 1977 |
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Region | India |
Number of teams | 20 (2012) |
Current champions | East Bengal (8th title) |
Most successful club(s) | Mohun Bagan (13 titles) |
Website | Federation Cup |
2012 Indian Federation Cup |
The Federation Cup (abbreviated as Fed Cup) is an annual knockout style club football tournament in India. It has started in 1977. From its inception till I-League has been started in 1997 (then called NFL), it was the most prestigious national level club football tournament in India. Presently it is the most important club tournament after the I-League, to which it has become a de facto League Cup. The winning club of the Federation Cup gets a chance to compete in the continental level in AFC Cup.
The current holders of the Federation Cup are East Bengal which beat Dempo SC by 3–2 in the 2012 in final held in Siliguri.
Venues
Matches during the Federation Cup are usually held at neutral venues around India. The Final is also held in a neutral venue.
Results
Past winners and runners-up
- a.e.t.: after extra time
- pen.: score in penalty shootout
Teams reaching final
Club | Final Appearances | Winner | Winning Years | Runners-up | Runners-up Years |
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Mohun Bagan | 18 | 13 | 1978*,1980*,1981,1982,1986,
1987,1992,1993,1994,1998, 2001,2006,2008 |
5 | 1977,1983,1985,2004,2010 |
East Bengal | 16 | 8 | 1978*,1980*,1985,1996#,2007, 2009,2010,2012 | 8 | 1984,1986,1992,1995,1996#,
1997,1998,2011 |
Salgaocar S.C. | 7 | 4 | 1988,1989,1997,2011 | 3 | 1987,1990,1994 |
Mohammedan S.C. | 5 | 2 | 1983,1984 | 3 | 1981,1989,2003 |
Mahindra United | 5 | 2 | 2003,2005 | 3 | 1991,1993,2007 |
Dempo Sports Club | 5 | 1 | 2004 | 4 | 1996#,2001,2008,2012 |
JCT Mills F.C. | 2 | 2 | 1995,1996# | 0 | - |
Sporting Clube de Goa | 2 | 0 | - | 2 | 2005,2006 |
Kerala Police | 2 | 2 | 1990, 1991[1] | 0 | - |
BSF (Border Security Force) | 2 | 1 | 1979 | 1 | 1988 |
ITI (Indian Telephone Industries) | 1 | 1 | 1977 | 0 | - |
Lajong SSC | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 2009 |
- * : shared
- # :There were two federation cups in 1996
See also
References
- ^ Federation Cup. the-aiff.com (archived)