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1978 Indian Federation Cup final

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1978 Indian Federation Cup Final
Event1978 Indian Federation Cup
Joint winners
Date7 May 1978
9 May 1978 (replay)
VenueJawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
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The 1978 Indian Federation Cup Final was the 2nd 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 7 May 1978 and the replay on 9 May 1978 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.[1]

Both the teams were announced as joint winners after both the matches ended 0–0 after full time.[2][3]

Route to the final

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East Bengal Round Mohun Bagan
Opponent Result Quarter Final Group League Opponent Result
Rajasthan Police 5–0 Matchday 1 Premier Tyres 0–0
Mafatlal 2–1 Matchday 2 HAL 8–0
ITI 2–0 Matchday 3 JCT 1–1
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout Stage Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
JCT 3–0 1–0 2–0 Semi–Final ITI 2–2 (7–6 p) 2–0 0–2

Match

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Summary

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The Federation Cup final began at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Coimbatore on 7 May 1978 in front of a packed crowd as two Kolkata giants East Bengal and Mohun Bagan faced each other in the Kolkata Derby. Ranjit Mukherjee's header came off the crossbar in the opening minutes of the game as East Bengal created more chances in the first half while Mohun Bagan was dominant in the second half. Shibaji Banerjee of Mohun Bagan was shown a yellow card for time wasting while Surajit Sengupta of East Bengal was carded for a foul on Dilip Palit in the second half of the game. Both teams canceled each other out as none of them was able to break the deadlock and the game ended in a 0–0 stalemate.[4][5] The final was replayed on 9 May 1978 and once again the game ended in a 0–0 draw and both the teams were announced as joint winners, with both East Bengal and Mohun Bagan won their first-ever Federation Cup title.[2][3][1]

Details

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East Bengal0–0Mohun Bagan
Attendance: 20,000 (est.)
East Bengal
Mohun Bagan
GK India Bhaskar Ganguly
LB India Satyajit Mitra
CB India Monoranjan Bhattacharya
CB India Shyamal Ghosh
RB India Chinmay Chatterjee
CM India Prasanta Banerjee
CM India Samaresh CHowdhury
RW India Surajit Sengupta (c) downward-facing red arrow
LW India Narayanswami Ulaganathan
ST India Tapan Das
ST India Ranjit Mukherjee
Substitutes:
CM India Mihir Bose upward-facing green arrow
Head Coach:
India Arun Ghosh
GK India Shibaji Banerjee
RB India Sudhir Karmakar downward-facing red arrow
CB India Shyamal Banerjee
CB India Subrata Bhattacharya
LB India Dilip Palit
CM India Gautam Sarkar
CM India Prasun Banerjee (c)
RW India Manas Bhattacharya downward-facing red arrow
LW India Bidesh Bose
ST India Shyam Thapa
ST India Subhash Bhowmick
Substitutes:
CB India Pradip Chowdhury upward-facing green arrow
ST India Mohammed Habib upward-facing green arrow
Head coach:
India P. K. Banerjee

Replay

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East Bengal0–0Mohun Bagan
Attendance: 20,000 (est.)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • Replay if match ends in a draw
  • Joint winners if both finals ends in a draw

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Kapadia, Novy (7 October 2012). "East Bengal's Federation Cup successes". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b "দু'দলই বিজয়ী" [Both teams winners]. Jugantor (in Bengali). 10 May 1978.
  3. ^ a b "এবারের ফেডারেশন কাপে যুগ্মবিজয়ী" [Joint Champions in this year's Federation Cup]. Jugantor (in Bengali). 10 May 1978.
  4. ^ "কইম্বাতুরে খেলা গোলশূন্য" [Match ends goalless in Coimbatore]. Jugantor (in Bengali). 8 May 1978.
  5. ^ "প্রাণপাত পরিশ্রমেও গোল হয়নি" [No Goals even after tireless efforts]. Jugantor (in Bengali). 8 May 1978.