1978 Indian Federation Cup Final
Event1978 Indian Federation Cup
East Bengal Mohun Bagan
0 0
Joint winners
Date7 May 1978
9 May 1978 (replay)
VenueJawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

The 1978 Indian Federation Cup Final was the 2nd final of the Indian Federation Cup, the top knock-out competition in India, and was contested between Kolkata giants East Bengal and Mohun Bagan on 7 May 1978 and the replay on 9 May 1978 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.[1]

Both the teams were announced as joint winners after both the matches ended 0–0 after full time.[2][3]

Route to the final

East Bengal Round Mohun Bagan
Opponent Result Quarter Final Group League Opponent Result
Rajasthan Police 5–0 Matchday 1 Premier Tyres 0–0
Mafatlal 2–1 Matchday 2 HAL 8–0
ITI 2–0 Matchday 3 JCT 1–1
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout Stage Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
JCT 3–0 1–0 2–0 Semi–Final ITI 2–2 (7–6 p) 2–0 0–2

Match

Summary

The Federation Cup final began at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Coimbatore on 7 May 1978 in front of a packed crowd as two Kolkata giants East Bengal and Mohun Bagan faced each other in the Kolkata Derby. Ranjit Mukherjee's header came off the crossbar in the opening minutes of the game as East Bengal created more chances in the first half while Mohun Bagan was dominant in the second half. Shibaji Banerjee of Mohun Bagan was shown a yellow card for time wasting while Surajit Sengupta of East Bengal was carded for a foul on Dilip Palit in the second half of the game. Both teams canceled each other out as none of them was able to break the deadlock and the game ended in a 0–0 stalemate.[4][5] The final was replayed on 9 May 1978 and once again the game ended in a 0–0 draw and both the teams were announced as joint winners, with both East Bengal and Mohun Bagan won their first-ever Federation Cup title.[2][3][1]

Details

East Bengal0–0Mohun Bagan
Attendance: 20,000 (est.)
East Bengal
Mohun Bagan
GKIndia Bhaskar Ganguly
LBIndia Satyajit Mitra
CBIndia Monoranjan Bhattacharya
CBIndia Shyamal Ghosh
RBIndia Chinmay Chatterjee
CMIndia Prasanta Banerjee
CMIndia Samaresh CHowdhury
RWIndia Surajit Sengupta (c)downward-facing red arrow
LWIndia Narayanswami Ulaganathan
STIndia Tapan Das
STIndia Ranjit Mukherjee
Substitutes:
CMIndia Mihir Boseupward-facing green arrow
Head Coach:
India Arun Ghosh
GKIndia Shibaji Banerjee
RBIndia Sudhir Karmakardownward-facing red arrow
CBIndia Shyamal Banerjee
CBIndia Subrata Bhattacharya
LBIndia Dilip Palit
CMIndia Gautam Sarkar
CMIndia Prasun Banerjee (c)
RWIndia Manas Bhattacharyadownward-facing red arrow
LWIndia Bidesh Bose
STIndia Shyam Thapa
STIndia Subhash Bhowmick
Substitutes:
CBIndia Pradip Chowdhuryupward-facing green arrow
STIndia Mohammed Habibupward-facing green arrow
Head coach:
India P. K. Banerjee

Replay

East Bengal0–0Mohun Bagan
Attendance: 20,000 (est.)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • Replay if match ends in a draw
  • Joint winners if both finals ends in a draw

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Kapadia, Novy (7 October 2012). "East Bengal's Federation Cup successes". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  2. 1 2 "দু'দলই বিজয়ী" [Both teams winners]. Jugantor (in Bengali). 10 May 1978.
  3. 1 2 "এবারের ফেডারেশন কাপে যুগ্মবিজয়ী" [Joint Champions in this year's Federation Cup]. Jugantor (in Bengali). 10 May 1978.
  4. ↑ "কইম্বাতুরে খেলা গোলশূন্য" [Match ends goalless in Coimbatore]. Jugantor (in Bengali). 8 May 1978.
  5. ↑ "প্রাণপাত পরিশ্রমেও গোল হয়নি" [No Goals even after tireless efforts]. Jugantor (in Bengali). 8 May 1978.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.