2014–15 Indian Federation Cup

The 2014–15 Indian Federation Cup, also known as the Hero Federation Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 36th edition of the Federation Cup, the main national football cup competition in India. Ten of the eleven I-League clubs participated in the tournament the season with Bharat FC being the excluded club.[1]

2014–15 Federation Cup
Country India
Dates28 December 2014 – 11 January 2015
Teams10
ChampionsBengaluru FC (1st title)
Runners-upDempo
Matches played23
Goals scored61 (2.65 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Sunil Chhetri
Tolgay Özbey
(6 goals)
Best playerRomeo Fernandes
All statistics correct as of 11 January 2015.

Churchill Brothers were the reigning champions of the Federation Cup, having won the tournament in 2014, however, due to failing to pass the licensing criteria for the I-League, they were unable to defend their title.[2]

All matches including the semi-final and final were played in Goa.

The final was played between Dempo and Bengaluru FC on 11 January 2015. Bengaluru FC beat Dempo 2–1 to clinch their maiden Federation Cup title.

Rounds and dates
Round Match date(s) Number of fixtures Teams
Group stage 28 December 2014 – 7 January 2015 20 10
Semi-finals 9 January 2015 2 4
Final 11 January 2015 1 2

Teams

On 25 September 2014, it was announced that ten of the eleven I-League clubs would be participating in the Federation Cup, with Bharat FC being the exception.[1] No other teams from other leagues were invited to the tournament.[1]

Venues

The venues for the Federation Cup were also announced on 28 September 2014. Group A matches would be played at the Fatorda Stadium with Group B matches taking place at the Tilak Maidan Stadium. The final and semi-finals would take place at the Fatorda Stadium.[1]

Margao Vasco
Fatorda Stadium Tilak Maidan Stadium
Capacity: 24,000 Capacity: 7,000

Group stage
Main article: 2014–15 Indian Federation Cup Group Stage
Key to colours in group tables
Top two teams advance to the semi-finals

Knockout stages

Bracket
Semi-finals Finals
      
1 Dempo 2
4 Salgaocar 0
Dempo 1
Bengaluru FC 2
3 Bengaluru FC 3
2 Sporting Goa 0

Semi-finals
Dempo2–0Salgaocar
Ozbey 12', 58' (pen.) Report
Referee: Pranjal Banerjee
Bengaluru FC3–0Sporting Goa
Rooney 28'
Chhetri 37'
Lyngdoh 87'		 Report
Referee: MB Santosh Kumar

Final
Main article: 2015 Indian Federation Cup final
Dempo1–2Bengaluru FC
Ozbey 45+3' (pen.) Report Chhetri 10' (pen.)
Singh 68'
Referee: Pratap Singh

Goalscorers

6 Goals:

4 Goals:

3 Goals:

2 Goals:

1 Goals:

Hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Australia Tolgay ÖzbeyDempoSporting Goa4–11 January 2015
India Victorino FernandesSporting GoaEast Bengal4–36 January 2015

References
  1. "Fed Cup: Mohun Bagan clubbed with Bengaluru FC". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  2. Mergulhao, Marcus. "Champions kept out of Fed Cup". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
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