1998 Indian Federation Cup qualification

The 1998 Indian Federation Cup qualification tournament was a football competition that was played among 37 teams to determine eight teams that entered the final round. These teams joined eight other teams that automatically qualified by virtue of entering the quarter-finals in the last edition.[1] The qualification matches were played separately in five zones and the winner of each zone qualified automatically; with two from the South Zone. The runners-up of other four Zones competed in playoffs to earn the remaining two spots.[2]

1998 Federation Cup qualification
CountryIndia
Dates18 July–23 August 1998
Teams37

The first qualification match, played on 18 July 1998, was an East Zone match and Jorba Durga from the zone became the first team to qualify. The competition ended 23 August with playoffs when Punjab State Electricity Board eliminated Air India and became the final qualifier.

Qualified teams
Team Qualified as Qualified on
Jorba DurgaEast Zone winner22 July
LangsningNorth-East Zone winner1 August
KochinSouth Zone winner2 August
State Bank of TravancoreSouth Zone runner-up2 August
VascoWest Zone winner8 August
JCT MillsNorth Zone winner10 August
Tollygunge AgragamiPlay-offs winner20 August
Punjab State Electricity BoardPlay-offs winner23 August

Qualification

Semi-finals
Jorba Durga3–1Peerless SC
Tollygunge Agragami2–0Tisco, Bihar

Final
Jorba Durga1–0Tollygunge Agragami

Quarter-finals
Langsning3–0Young Amateurs, Guwahati
PWD SC, Nagalandbeat2nd ASRF, Assam
Bloodmouth, AgartalabeatAVO, Manipur
Electric FC, Mizoram1–0Eastern Sporting, Mizoram

Semi-finals
Langsning3–1Electric FC, Mizoram
Bloodmouth, AgartalabeatPWD SC, Nagaland

Final
Langsning2–1Bloodmouth, Agartala

Quarter-finals
Integral Coach Factory2–0Coaching Centre
State Bank of Travancore5–2Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
Kochin5–2CIL, Bangalore
Indian Bank5–1TG Venkatesh XI

Semi-finals
Kochin1–1Integral Coach Factory
State Bank of TravancorebeatIndian Bank

Final
Kochin2–0State Bank of Travancore

Quarter-finals
Air India2–0Sporting Union, Bhopal
Central Railway0–1Immaculate Group, Ahmadebad
VLM SC, Goa5–0Nivia SC, Kota
Vasco3–0Renegade, Daman Island

Semi-finals
Air India1–0VLM SC, Goa
Vasco2–0Immaculate Group, Ahmadebad

Final
Vasco1–0Air India

North Zone
Main article: 1998 Indian Federation Cup qualification (North Zone)

The qualification process began with nine teams competing for one or two spots. JCT Mills qualified for the final round and Punjab State Electricity Board qualified to play the runners-up of other zones to qualify for the final.[3]

Playoffs

There were two scheduled playoffs to determine the final two qualification spots to the finals. They were played on 20 and 23 August 1997.

Bloodmouth, Agartala0–1Tollygunge Agragami
Air India1–2Punjab State Electricity Board
Report Sandip Saini 3'
Parminder Singh

See also

References
  1. Ghosh, Arnab (9 October 1998). "Mohun Bagan retails title". Sportstar. indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 12 June 2002. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  2. "NZ Federation Cup begins today". The Tribune. 1 August 1998. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  3. Gupta, Vikrant (11 August 1998). "JCT make Fed Cup main draw". The Indian Express. Retrieved 6 February 2017.


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