1980 Indian Federation Cup final

The 1980 Indian Federation Cup Final was the 4th 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 8 May 1980 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.[2]

1980 Indian Federation Cup Final
Event1980 Indian Federation Cup
East Bengal Mohun Bagan
1 1
Joint winners
Date8 May 1980
VenueEden Gardens, Kolkata, West Bengal
RefereeJ. P. Coutinho (Maharashtra) [1]

Both the teams were announced as joint winners after the match ended 1–1 after the regulation time.[3]

Route to the final
East Bengal Round Mohun Bagan
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
HAL 2–1 Matchday 1 Salgaocar 2–0
Mafatlal 2–0 Matchday 2 ITI 2–0
Dempo 3–0 Matchday 3 JCT 2–1
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout Stage Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Punjab Police 4–1 3–0 1–1 Semi–Final Mohammedan Sporting 2–2 (4–2 p) 1–1 1–1

Match

Summary

The Federation Cup final began at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata in front of a packed crowd as two Kolkata giants East Bengal and Mohun Bagan faced each other in the Kolkata Derby. The match for fierce and full of fights, as both teams played a physical game. Referee J. P. Coutinho had to flash out four yellow cards to the players: Majid Bishkar, Jamshid Nassiri, Kajal Chatterjee, and Compton Dutta. East Bengal scored the first goal of the match after Mohammed Habib scored in the twenty-fourth minute of the match with a powerful header from an unmarked position inside the box from a corner kick. Mohun Bagan equalized in the sixty-sixth minute after Mihir Bose scored with a half-volley from inside the box. The match ended 1–1 in regulation time but as prior decided, the extra 15 minutes were not played and both the teams were announced as joint champions of the Federation Cup. Referee J. P. Coutinho explained the decision was taken due to poor visibility and lack of lights.[3][1]

Details
East Bengal1–1Mohun Bagan
Habib 24' Bose 66'
Attendance: 60,000 (est.)
Referee: J. P. Coutinho (Maharashtra)
East Bengal
Mohun Bagan
GKIndia Nasir Ahmed
LBIndia Satyajit Mitra (c)
CBIndia Monoranjan Bhattacharya
CBIndia Samar Bhattacharya
RBIndia Thomas Matthew
CMIndia Kajal Chatterjee Yellow card
CMIndia Mohammed Habibdownward-facing red arrow 80'
RWIndia Tapan Das
LWIran Mahmood Khabazi Yellow card
STIran Majid Bishkar Yellow card
STIran Jamshid Nassiri
Substitutes:
CMIndia Bivash Sarkarupward-facing green arrow 80'
Head Coach:
India P. K. Banerjee
GKIndia Pratap Ghosh
RBIndia Sanjib Chowdhury
CBIndia Compton Dutta Yellow card
CBIndia Subrata Bhattacharya
LBIndia Shyamal Banerjee
CMIndia Gautam Sarkar (c)
CMIndia Prasun Banerjee
RWIndia Manas Bhattacharya
LWIndia Xavier Piusdownward-facing red arrow 81'
STIndia Mihir Bose
STIndia Bidesh Bose
Substitutes:
STIndia Shyam Thapaupward-facing green arrow 81'
Head coach:
India Arun Ghosh

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 15 minutes of extra time if necessary.

See also

References
  1. Kapadia, Novy (7 October 2012). "East Bengal's Federation Cup successes". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  2. Judge, Shahid (29 October 2022). "Kolkata Derby: When Iran striker Jamshid Nassiri, a neutral, was consumed by the famous rivalry". Scroll. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  3. "কথায় কথায় মারামারি, নিয়ম ভেঙে নিষ্পত্তি, ফেডারেশন কাপ দু'দলেরই" [Constant fights. match ends with breaking of rules, Federation Cup title for both teams]. Jugantor (in Bengali). 9 May 1980.
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