The 2013 IFA Shield was the 117th edition of the IFA Shield. The tournament this season was held from 4 March 2013 in West Bengal. This year also, the Indian Football Association announced that two foreign clubs would participate in the tournament, Costa Rican Primera División club Deportivo Saprissa and Bangladesh Premier League club Muktijoddha Sangsad.[1] However on 4 March 2013 it was announced that Muktijoddha Sangsad would not participate in this tournament and instead current I-League club ONGC would take their place.[2]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country |  India |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Prayag United (1st title) |
| Runner-up | East Bengal |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 44 (2.93 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Odafe Onyeka Okolie (6) |
Prayag United won their maiden title by defeating East Bengal in the final.
Teams
edit| Siliguri Group | Kalyani Group |
Group stage
editGroup A
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Bengal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| Prayag United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| ONGC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
| Pailan Arrows | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| Prayag United | 5–0 | Pailan Arrows |
|---|---|---|
Hernández  12'Martins 28' (pen.), 65' (pen.)Oraon 55'Vincent 74' |
Report[usurped] |
Group B
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deportivo Saprissa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Mohun Bagan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Pune | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| United Sikkim | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| Mohun Bagan | 5–1 | United Sikkim |
|---|---|---|
| Okolie 30', 67', 86', 92', 95' |
Report[usurped] | Rodríguez 71' |
| Deportivo Saprissa | 3–1 | United Sikkim |
|---|---|---|
| Centeno 37' (pen.) Chávez 80'Montero 88' |
Report[usurped] | Rodríguez 25' |
Semi-finals
edit| Deportivo Saprissa | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Prayag United |
|---|---|---|
| Moya 27' |
Report[usurped] | Rafique 26' Vincent 105' |
Final
editGoalscorers
edit- 6 Goals
- 3 Goals
Chinadorai Sabeeth (Mohun Bagan)
Ranti Martins (Prayag United)- Chidi Edeh (East Bengal)
James Moga (Pune)
Pablo Rodríguez (United Sikkim)
- 2 Goals
Andrew Barisić (East Bengal)
Carlos Hernández (Prayag United)- Walter Centeno (Deportivo Saprissa B)
- Mohammed Rafique (Prayag United)
Kayne Vincent (Prayag United)
- 1 Goal
- Boima Karpeh (Pune)
- Diego Chavez (Deportivo Saprissa B)
- Joel Montero (Deportivo Saprissa B)
- Jonathan Moya (Deportivo Saprissa B)
- Fanai Lalmuanpuia (ONGC)
- Jatin Singh (ONGC)
- Kailash Patil (ONGC)
- Manandeep Singh (East Bengal)
- Shaiju Mon (Pailan Arrows)
- Shankar Oraon (Prayag United)
- Subhash Singh (Pune)
- Zohmingliana Ralte (Pune)
Katsumi Yusa (ONGC)
References
edit- ^ "Costa Rica's Deportivo Saprissa and Bangladesh's Muktijoddha to participate in 117th IFA Shield". Kick Off India. Retrieved 17 February 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Bhattacharya, Nilesh. "I-League side ONGC have been drafted in the IFA Shield as a last-minute replacement of Muktijoddha Sanshad of Bangladesh. ONGC will be grouped with East Bengal, United SC and Arrows in Pool A and will take East Bengal in their first match in Siliguri on Wednesday". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 March 2013.