1996 Indian Federation Cup Final

The 1996 Indian Federation Cup Final was the 19th final of the Indian Federation Cup, the top knock-out competition in India, and was contested between Kolkata giant East Bengal and Dempo of Goa on 11 August 1996.

1996 Indian Federation Cup Final
Event1996 Indian Federation Cup
East Bengal Dempo
2 1
After golden goal extra time
Date11 August 1996
VenueSalt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, West Bengal
Man of the MatchTushar Rakshit
RefereeRavi Shekhar (Maharashtra) [1]

East Bengal won the final 2–1 courtesy of a Golden goal by Raman Vijayan in the extra-time to claim their fourth Federation Cup title.[2]

Route to the final
See also: 1996 Indian Federation Cup

East Bengal
Round Opposition Score
R16 Air India 2–1
Quarter Final Border Security Force 1–1 (4–3 pen)
Semi Final Kerala Police 3–0

East Bengal entered the 1996 Indian Federation Cup as the runner's up of the tournament's previous edition. In the Pre-Quarter Finals, East Bengal faced Air India in their opening match and won 2–1. In the Quarter-Final, East Bengal faced Border Security Force and in a thriller of a game, East Bengal won 4–3 in the penalty shootout after the game ended 1–1 after 120 minutes. Raman Vijayan scored the only goal for East Bengal. In the Semi-Final, East Bengal faced Kerala Police and won the match handsomely by 3–0 with a brace from Raman Vijayan as they reached the final.[2][3]

Dempo
Round Opposition Score
R16 Delhi Mughals 4–0
Quarter Final Mohun Bagan 0–0 (5-3 pen)
Semi Final JCT Mills 3–1

In the Pre-Quarter Finals, Dempo faced Delhi Mughals and won it 4–0. In the Quarter Final, they faced Kolkata giants Mohun Bagan and after 120 minutes the game ended 0–0 and Dempo won 5–3 via penalty shootout to reach the last four of the tournament. In the Semi Final, Dempo faced the reigning champions JCT Mills 3–1 to reach the final.[2]

Match

Details
East Bengal2–1 (a.e.t./g.g.)Dempo
Tushar Rakshit 14'
Raman Vijayan  107' 		Camilo Goncalves 16'
Attendance: 100,000 (est.)
Referee: Ravi Shekhar (Maharashtra)
East Bengal
Dempo
GK Hemanta Dora
LB Subir Ghosh
CB Debjit Ghosh
CB Debasish Pal Chowdhury 12'
RB Ilyas Pasha
RM Ranjan Dey
CM Tushar Rakshit (c)
CM Basudeb Mondal
LM Amit Das
ST Raman Vijayan
ST Prashanta Chakraborty 76'
Substitutes:
DF Arumugam Saravanan 12' 100'
FW Tauseef Jamal 76'
MF Ansari Abdul Hamid 100'
Manager:
Monoranjan Bhattacharya
GK Dominic D'Souza
RB Matthew Rodrigues 76'
CB Sunmani Singh
CB Christopher Kem
LB Xavier Colaco
LM Valentino Ezuego
CM Shanta Kumar 61'
RM Itocha Singh
ST Camilo Goncalves (c)
ST P Manohoran
ST Lullu Nwike 75'
Substitutes:
MF Marcus Carvalho 61'
DF Agnolo Miranda 76'
FW Mahesh Singh 75'
Manager:
Socorro Coutinho

Hero of the Match:
Tushar Rakshit (East Bengal)[2]

Match rules

See also

References
  1. Kapadia, Novy (7 October 2012). "East Bengal's Federation Cup successes". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 8 June 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. Chaudhuri, Arunava. "19th "Kalyani Black Label" Federation Cup 1996:". IndianFootball.de. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  3. "19th Federation Cup 1996". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
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