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2012 Nehru Cup
2012 Nehru Cup official logo
Tournament details
Host countryIndia
Dates22 August – 2 September (11 days)
Teams5 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions India (3rd title)
Runners-upCameroon Cameroon B
Third place Maldives
Fourth place Syria
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored32 (2.91 per match)
Top scorer(s)India Sunil Chhetri
Cameroon Alix Ebanga
Cameroon Stéphane Kingue Mpondo
(4 goals)
← 2009

The 2012 Nehru Cup was the 15th edition of the Nehru Cup and 3rd Nehru Cup since it was revived in 2007. It was held from August 22 to September 2.[1] The tournament was hosted in New Delhi, India. A total of 5 teams participated in the tournament through being invited by the All India Football Federation. The final match happened between India and Cameroon and India won the match in penalty shoot out.[2]

India won the Nehru Cup after defeating the Cameroon B team 5–4 on penalties after the match ended 2–2 after 120 minutes.[3]

Format

On 15 June 2012 the All India Football Federation announced the format for the 2012 Nehru Cup.[1] The tournament was played in a round-robin style. In the end the top 2 teams India & Cameroon B from the 5 teams played in the final, which took place on 2 September.[1]

Broadcasting

NEO Sports,[4] a premium all Sports Channel from the bouquet of NEO Sports Broadcast Pvt. Ltd., has acquired the exclusive broadcast rights of 2012 Nehru Cup in the Indian Sub Continent (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Maldives).

Squads

Main article: 2012 Nehru Cup squads

Venue

New Delhi
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Capacity: 60,000

Teams

Teams were:[5][6]

Country Confederation FIFA rank
 India AFC 167
 Syria AFC 147
 Maldives AFC 160
   Nepal AFC 161
Cameroon Cameroon B[7] CAF -

Matches

The First Round teams and matches were announced on 6 August 2012 by the All India Football Federation.[8]

Main article: 2012 Nehru Cup Group Stage
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Cameroon B 4 3 1 0 11 3 +8 10
 India 4 2 1 1 5 2 +3 7
 Maldives 4 2 0 2 5 8 −3 6
 Syria 4 1 1 2 6 6 0 4
   Nepal 4 0 1 3 1 9 −8 1
India 2 – 1 Syria
S. Chhetri 45+2'
Pereira 82'		 Report Al Shbli 89'
Referee: Vladislav Tseytlin (Uzbekistan)
Maldives 2 – 1   Nepal
Assadhulla 6'
Easa 77'		 Report Rai 90+4'
Referee: Santosh Kumar (India)
Syria 2 – 2 Cameroon B
Al Shbli 42'
Jafal 80'		 Report Mpondo 17'
Ebanga 55' (pen.)
Referee: Rowan Arumughan (India)
India 3 – 0 Maldives
S. Chhetri 45+2' (pen.), 70'
Nabi 54'		 Report
Referee: Hamad Hashmi (United Arab Emirates)
Nepal   0 – 5 Cameroon B
Report Kolony 12', 60'
Ebanga 41', 65'
Momasso 76'
Referee: Rowan Arumughan (India)
Maldives 2 – 1 Syria
Ashfaq 59'
Rasheed 90+3'		 Report Al Shbli 81'
Referee: Santosh Kumar (India)
India 0 – 0   Nepal
Report
Referee: Vladislav Tseytlin (Uzbekistan)
Cameroon B 3 – 1 Maldives
Mpondo 12', 39'
Ebanga 50' (pen.)		 Report Akram Abdul Ghani 26'
Referee: Hamad Hashmi (United Arab Emirates)
Syria 2 – 0   Nepal
Hani Al Taiar 9'
Ali Ghalioum 49'		 Report
Referee: Rowan Arumughan (India)
India 0 – 1 Cameroon B
Report Bite 2'
Referee: Hamad Hashmi (United Arab Emirates)

Final

Main article: 2012 Nehru Cup Final
India 2–2 (a.e.t.) Cameroon B
G. Singh 19'
Chhetri 78'		 Report Thierry Makon Nloga 29'
Mpondo 54'
Penalties
R. Singh soccer ball with check mark
Chhetri soccer ball with check mark
Franco soccer ball with check mark
Hossain soccer ball with check mark
Miranda soccer ball with check mark		 5–4 soccer ball with check mark Tambe
soccer ball with check mark Baba
soccer ball with check mark Bebey
soccer ball with check mark Mpondo
soccer ball with red X Thierry Makon Nloga
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Vladislav Tseytlin (Uzbekistan)

Goalscorers

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
  • Cameroon Vigny Kolony
1 goal

References

  1. ^ a b c "Wim Koevermans named as new Senior Team Coach". The All India Football Federation. Retrieved 15 June 2012.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ "India beat Cameroon to win third successive Nehru Cup title". Times Of India. Retrieved 2 Sep 2012.
  3. ^ "Nehru cup win: It is an incredible achievement, says Indian coach". Daily News & Analysis. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  4. ^ http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2012/08/14/3305881/nehru-cup-is-a-key-tournament-to-radically-restructure-and?source=breakingnews
  5. ^ "Teams finalized for Nehru Cup 2012". sportskeeda.com. 29 July 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  6. ^ "Neighbours Nepal to replace African side Kenya?". sportskeeda.com. 4 August 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  7. ^ Ghoshal, Amoy (11 July 2013). "AFC Challenge Cup Qualifiers Analysis Jul 11 2013 Updated 21:04, 11 Jul 2013 IST One year review: Five talking points of Wim Koevermans' tenure so far". Sportskeeda. Absolute Sports Private Limited. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  8. ^ "India take on Syria in Nehru Cup Opener". The All India Football Federation. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
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