2006 Durand Cup final
Event2006 Durand Cup
Dempo JCT
India India
1 0
Date27 November 2006
VenueAmbedkar Stadium, New Delhi

The 2006 Durand Cup Final (or Osian's Durand Cup for sponsorship reason)[1] was the 119th final of the Durand Cup, the oldest football competition in India and third oldest in the world.[2] The final was contested between the two National Football league sides, Dempo SC from Panjim in Goa and JCT FC from Hoshiarpur in Punjab. The tournament was started from 6 November and the final was held on 27 November 2006 in New Delhi.

Route to the final

Dempo

Date Round Opposition Score
20 November 2006 Group stage East Bengal 0–0
22 November 2006 Group stage Army XI 2–1
24 November 2006 Group stage JCT 1–1
25 November 2006 Semi-final Mohun Bagan 2–0

Dempo entered the 2006 Durand Cup as one of the National Football league teams. The Goan side were directly placed in the group stage of the tournament. They were allocated Group B along with East Bengal, Army XI and JCT. The opening game, on 20 November 2006, against East Bengal ended with a goalless draw. In the second game, they defeated Army XI with a 2–1 margin. In the third and final game of group stage, Dempo faced JCT and the match ended in a draw, with both teams finding the back of the net. Dempo came second in the group with five points.[3] The semi-final matches were held on 25 November 2006, where Dempo defeated the sixteen times Durand Cup champions, Mohun Bagan 2–0. Beto and Anthony Pereira scored in 21st and 70th minute of the game, thus making way for their first Durand Cup final.[1][4][5]

JCT

Date Round Opposition Score
16 November 2006 Qualifier Tata FA 2–0
18 November 2006 Qualifier BSF 3–0
20 November 2006 Group stage Army XI 0–0
22 November 2006 Group stage East Bengal 4–0
24 November 2006 Group stage Dempo 1–1
25 November 2006 Semi-final Sporting Clube deGoa 1–0 (a.e.t)

JCT entered the 2006 Durand Cup as one of the National Football league teams. JCT started their campaign with a qualifying round. They were allocated Group B of the qualifiers along with Tata Football Academy and Border Security Force football team. JCT won both the qualifier matches with a score line of 2–0 and 3–0, against Tata Football Academy and Border Security Force, respectively. They topped the group with six points and joined Dempo in Group B of the group stage. They drew their first group stage match with Army XI with a 0–0 score line, on 20 November. Then they defeated East Bengal by four goals. The last match against Dempo ended in a 1–1 draw.[3] They had same points as Dempo, but topped the group with more goal difference. In the semi-final, JCT faced Sporting Clube de Goa and won one goal to nil. The match extended till extra time and Chidi Edeh scored the winner in 117th minute.[4][5]

Match

The final was played on 27 November 2006 at the Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi. This was Dempo and JCT's second meeting in the tournament. The game remained goalless for 73 minutes. In the next minute, Dempo's Nigerian striker, Ranti Martins broke the deadlock[6] through an assist by Beto. Dempo won their maiden Durand Cup in their maiden final appearance and became the second club from Goa to win this, after Salgaocar.[7]

Dempo1–0JCT
Martins 74' [8]
Referee: Komaleeswaran Shankar

Details

GK India VP Satish Kumar
DF India Valeriano Rebello
DF India John Charles Dias
DF India Majekodunmi Bolaji downward-facing red arrow 78'
DF India Samir Naik
MF India Jerry Zirsanga
MF Brazil Beto
MF India Nacimento Silveira
MF India Ishfaq Ahmed downward-facing red arrow 82'
FW Nigeria Ranty Martins
MF India Anthony Pereira downward-facing red arrow
Substitutes:
DF India Creson Antao upward-facing green arrow 78'
MF India Melvyn Rodrigues upward-facing green arrow 82'
FW India Joaquim Abranches upward-facing green arrow
Coach:
India Armando Colaco
GK India Kalyan Chaubey
DF India Daljit Singh
DF India Jaspal Singh
MF Nigeria Sunday Ambrose downward-facing red arrow 25'
DF India Anwar Ali
MF India Adebayo Tokunbo downward-facing red arrow
MF India Shivraj Singh
MF India Harish Sharma
MF India Baldeep Singh
FW Nigeria Chidi Edeh
FW India Praveen Kumar
Substitutes:
India Sukhjinder Singh upward-facing green arrow 25'
MF India Jaswinder Singh upward-facing green arrow
Manager:
India Sukhwinder Singh

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Dempo enters Durand Cup football final". Hindustan Times. 25 November 2006. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "JCT, Dempo to clash in Durand Cup final". oneindia.com. 25 November 2006. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Big players need to come to party in Durand final". outlookindia.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  4. 1 2 "119th Durand Cup 2006". www.indianfootball.de. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  5. 1 2 "India 2006/07". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  6. ↑ "News for the month of November 2006". www.indianfootball.de. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  7. ↑ "Dempo win Durand Cup". www.rediff.com. 27 November 2006. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  8. ↑ "Dempo win Durand Cup". DNA India. 27 November 2006. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
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