The 2009 Nehru Cup International Football Tournament also known as the ONGC Nehru Cup due to the competition's sponsorship by ONGC, was the 14th edition of the Nehru Cup a friendly tournament organized by the All India Football Federation (AIFF).
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | Indien |
Dates | 19–31 August |
Teams | 5 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 11 |
Goals scored | 32 (2.91 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
The 14th edition of the Nehru Cup International Football Tournament was played in the round-robin league format and the final was held on 31 August. Along with the host nation India, Sri Lanka, Lebanon, Syria and Kyrgyzstan competed in the 15-day tournament at the Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi .
The total prize money for this tournament was $100,000. The champion team took away a prize of $40,000, the runners-up received $20,000 while the third place team got $10,000. The Man of the Match received $500 and the winning team of every match received $2000.
All games of the tournament was broadcast live by Zee Sports.
Teams
edit- Initially the tournament was due to be played by 6 national teams divided into two groups of three teams. The top two in each group would advance to the semi-final stage. Palestine replaced Thailand[1] before being removed from the tournament themselves after they stated their intention to send a reserve side.[2]
Expected Groups
editGroup A | Group B |
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Syria (Runners-up last Tournament) |
Revised Group
editDue to only 5 teams entering, only one group was needed, where each team would play in a round robin group phase. The top two advanced to a final.
The Teams |
Indien (Hosts and holders) |
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Squads
editIndien [3] | |||||
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No. | Name | Club | Appearances | Goals | |
Start | Sub | ||||
Goalkeepers | |||||
1 | Subrata Pal | Pune FC | 5 | 0 | 0 |
24 | Subhasish Roy Chowdhary | Mahindra United | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defenders | |||||
3 | Nanjangud Shivananju Manju | Mohun Bagan | 1 | 0 | 0 |
5 | Anwar Ali | Dempo | 5 | 0 | 0 |
12 | Deepak Kumar Mondal | Mohun Bagan | 2 | 0 | 0 |
14 | Mahesh Gawli | Dempo | 4 | 1 | 0 |
17 | Irungbam Surkumar Singh | Salgaocar SC | 3 | 0 | 0 |
19 | Gouramangi Singh | Churchill Brothers | 5 | 0 | 1 |
20 | Samir Subash Naik | Dempo | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Midfielders | |||||
7 | N.P. Pradeep | Mahindra United | 4 | 1 | 0 |
8 | P. Renedy Singh | East Bengal | 1 | 3 | 1 |
22 | Syed Rahim Nabi | East Bengal | 1 | 1 | 0 |
23 | Steven Dias | Mahindra United | 4 | 1 | 1 |
27 | Mehrajuddin Wadoo | East Bengal | 1 | 4 | 0 |
28 | Anthony Pereira | Dempo | 4 | 0 | 0 |
30 | Climax Lawrence | Dempo | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Strikers | |||||
11 | Sunil Chhetri | Dempo, Kansas City Wizards | 3 | 2 | 1 |
15 | Baichung Bhutia | East Bengal | 4 | 0 | 2 |
18 | Sushil Kumar Singh | Mahindra United | 2 | 1 | 0 |
21 | Abhishek Yadav | Mumbai | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Libanon [5] | |||||
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No. | Name | Club | Appearances | Goals | |
Start | Sub | ||||
Goalkeepers | |||||
1 | Larry Mehanna | Al-Ansar | 2 | 0 | 0 |
21 | Elias Frejie | Al-Nejmeh | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Defenders | |||||
2 | Ali Al Saadi | Safa Beirut | 4 | 0 | 2 |
3 | Ahmad Khodor | Al-Ansar | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Hussein Amine | Al-Ansar | 1 | 1 | 0 |
5 | Hassan Daher | Shabab Al-Sahel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | Ali El Atat | Al-Mabarrah | 3 | 0 | 0 |
19 | Ali Hamam | Al-Nejmeh | 4 | 0 | 0 |
24 | Bilal Najjarin | Al-Nejmeh | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Midfielders | |||||
7 | Hassan Maatouk | Al Ahed | 4 | 0 | 0 |
8 | Mohamad Korhani | Safa Beirut | 4 | 0 | 1 |
9 | Hussein Dakik | Al Ahed | 0 | 3 | 0 |
10 | Abbas Atwi | Al-Nejmeh | 2 | 0 | 1 |
13 | Akram Moghrabi | Al-Nejmeh | 2 | 0 | 1 |
14 | Amer Khan | Safa Beirut | 1 | 3 | 0 |
15 | Ali Yaacoub | Al-Nejmeh | 4 | 0 | 0 |
16 | Mahmoud Baquir Younes | Al-Ansar | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Strikers | |||||
17 | Mahmoud El Ali | Al Ahed | 4 | 0 | 0 |
18 | Hamze Abboud | Safa Beirut | 2 | 0 | 0 |
22 | Mohammed Ghaddar | Al-Nejmeh | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Syria [7] | |||||
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No. | Name | Club | Appearances | Goals | |
Start | Sub | ||||
Goalkeepers | |||||
1 | Mosab Balhous | Al-Karamah | 4 | 0 | 0 |
22 | Moustafa Shakosh | Teshrin SC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
25 | Kawa Hesso | Al-Jaish | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Defenders | |||||
2 | Belal Abduldaim | Al-Karamah | 5 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Ali Diab | Al-Majd | 5 | 0 | 2 |
5 | Hamzeh Al Aitoni | Al-Majd | 2 | 1 | 0 |
29 | Juan Hesso | Al-Jaish | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Midfielders | |||||
7 | Abdelrazaq Al Hussain | Al-Jaish | 4 | 1 | 1 |
14 | Wael Ayan | Al-Ittihad | 4 | 0 | 0 |
20 | Alaa Al Shbli | Al-Karamah | 3 | 1 | 0 |
23 | Feras Esmaeel | Al-Karamah | 4 | 1 | 0 |
27 | Meaataz Kailouni | Al-Ittihad | 5 | 0 | 0 |
31 | Ahmad Haj Mohamad | Al-Ittihad | 4 | 1 | 0 |
32 | Bakri Tarrab | Al-Ittihad | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Strikers | |||||
12 | Mohamed Al Zeno | Al-Majd | 4 | 1 | 3 |
18 | Abdul Fattah Al Agha | Al-Ittihad | 5 | 0 | 3 |
24 | Raja Rafe | Al-Majd | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Venues
editNew Delhi |
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Ambedkar Stadium |
Capacity: 20,000 |
Matches and results
editGroup stage
editTeams in green field progress to the Final.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Syria | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 12 |
Indien | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
Kirgisistan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
Libanon | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 |
Sri Lanka | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 3 |
Indien | 0–1 | Libanon |
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Report Summary |
Al Saadi 4' |
Sri Lanka | 4–3 | Libanon |
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Izzadeen 7', 80', 88' Warakagoda 36' Maduran Weerasinghe 83' |
Report Summary |
Moghrabi 9' 45+1' Korhani 90+7' (pen.) |
The game between Sri Lanka and Lebanon was called off due to heavy rain. The game and thus proceeding schedule was moved back one day.[8]
Kirgisistan | 1–1 | Libanon |
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Zemlianuhin 48' | Report Summary |
Atwi 56' |
Indien | 3–1 | Sri Lanka |
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Bhutia 25' Gouramangi 69' Dias 85' |
Report Summary |
Ruwanthilaka 62' |
Sri Lanka | 1–4 | Kirgisistan |
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Maduranga 53' | Report Summary |
Zemlianuhin 34' Amirov 45+1' Murzaev 65' Usanov 70' |
Final
editSyria | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Indien |
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Diab 120+3' | Report Summary |
Renedy 114' |
Penalties | ||
Rafe Ayan Haj Mohamad Balhous Al Agha Al Hussain Al Aitoni |
4–5 | Lawrence Renedy Chhetri Dias Wadoo A. Ali Surkumar |
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Winners
edit2009 Nehru Cup champion |
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Indien Second title |
Goalscorers
editMan of the Match
edit- Ali Al Saadi IND vs LIB
- Mohamed Al Zeno SYR vs KGZ
- Mohamed Izzadeen SRI vs LIB
- Baichung Bhutia IND vs KGZ
- Abdelrazaq Al Hussain SYR vs SRI
- Anton Zemlianuhin KGZ vs LIB
- Baichung Bhutia IND vs SRI
- Mohamed Al Zeno SYR vs LIB
- Anton Zemlianuhin SRI vs KGZ
- Ali Diab IND vs SYR
- Subrata Pal SYR vs IND, Final
Player of the Tournament
editReferences
edit- ^ http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/2525/road-to-nehru-cup-09/2009/08/06/1424537/palestine-replaces-thailand-for-nehru-cup Palestine replace Thailand
- ^ "Palestine dropped from Nehru Cup football". India Today. 11 August 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ http://www.indianfootball.com/en/news/articleId/1473 India Nehru Cup 2009 Squad. 18 August 2009
- ^ http://www.indianfootball.com/en/news/articleId/1424 Kyrgyzstan Nehru Cup 2009 Squad. 12 August 2009
- ^ http://www.indianfootball.com/en/news/articleId/1425 Lebanon Nehru Cup 2009 Squad. 13 August 2009
- ^ http://www.indianfootball.com/en/news/articleId/1435 Sri Lanka Nehru Cup 2009 Squad. 14 August 2009
- ^ http://www.indianfootball.com/en/statistic/team/squad/teamId/455 Syria Nehru Cup 2009 Squad. 15 August 2009
- ^ http://www.indianfootball.com/en/news/articleId/1516 Sri Lanka – Lebanon match called off