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1984 Nehru Cup

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1984 Nehru Cup
Tournament details
Host countryIndia India
Dates11–27 January
Teams6 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Poland (1st title)
Runners-up China
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored29 (1.81 per match)
Top scorer(s)Poland Roman Wójcicki
Argentina Ricardo Gareca
(3 goals each)
1983
1985

The 1984 Nehru Cup was the third edition of the Nehru Cup. It was held between 11 and 27 January 1984 in Calcutta.

Format

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A total of 6 teams participated in the tournament through being invited by the All India Football Federation. The tournament would be played in a round-robin style with the top two in the final standings then meeting in a final match to crown the champions.

Matches

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Argentina v Romania at Eden Gardens
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Poland 5 3 2 0 6 3 +3 8
 China 5 3 1 1 7 3 +4 7
 Argentina 5 3 1 1 6 2 +4 7
Hungary Vasas Budapest 5 1 3 1 5 7 −2 5
Romania Romania U-21 5 0 2 3 3 6 −3 2
 India (H) 5 0 1 4 1 7 −6 1
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Host
India 1–2 Poland
Bhattacharya 42' Report Dziekanowski 10'
Pawlak 34'
Attendance: 80,000

Romania U-21 Romania0–1 Argentina
Burruchaga 11'
Referee: Alojzy Jarguz (Poland)

Vasas Budapest Hungary1–1 China
Kiss 32' Shusheng 82'

India 0–1 Argentina
Gareca 79'
Referee: Stefan Dan Petrescu (Romania)

Poland 1–0 China
Adamiec 22' Report
Attendance: 85,000

Vasas Budapest Hungary2–2Romania Romania U-21
Kiss 31'
Zvara 82/86'
Sertov 49/67'
Casuba 65/81'
Referee: Melvyn D'Souza (India)

Poland 1–1 Argentina
Buncol 84' Report Ponce 51'
Attendance: 80,000

China 2–1Romania Romania U-21
Hui 38'
Hongxiang 75'
Sertov 84'

India 0–1Hungary Vasas Budapest
Hires/Kiss 43'

China 1–0 Argentina
Dayu 86'
Referee: Gangadharam Natarajam (India)

Vasas Budapest Hungary1–1 Poland
Kiss/Balogh 41' Wojcicki 30'
Referee: Soetty (India)

India 0–0Romania Romania U-21

Argentina 3–0Hungary Vasas Budapest
Pecha 8' (o.g.)
Gareca 49', 59'
Referee: Stefan Dan Petrescu (Romania)

Poland 1–0Romania Romania U-21
Wojcicki

India 0–3 China
Huayun 42', 60'
Xiuquan 81'

Final

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Poland 1–0 China
Wojcicki 60' Report
Attendance: 85,000
Referee: Melvyn D'Souza (India)

final was played at Salt Lake stadium

Winners

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 1984 Nehru Cup champion 

Poland

First title
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