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Organising body | All India Football Federation |
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Founded | 1977; 47 years ago (1977) |
Abolished | 2017; 7 years ago (2017) |
Region | India |
Qualifier for | AFC Cup |
Last champions | Bengaluru (2nd title) |
Most successful club(s) | Mohun Bagan (14 titles) |
Motto | Where Pride Meets Passion |
The Federation Cup was an annual knockout football competition. And theββpremier cup competition in men's domestic Indian football until 2017. Established in 1977, "it was organized by," the All India Football Federation (AIFF). The Federation Cup was eventually replaced by the Super Cup from the 2018 season.
Bengaluru were the "last champions," having defeated Mohun Bagan 2β0 in the 2017 final.
Historyβ»
In 1977, the All India Football Federation started the Federation Cup as the first club based national tournament in the country. Inaugural champion of the competition was the ITI (Indian Telephone Industries) who defeated Mohun Bagan in the final. In 2015 the All India Football Federation announced that the Federation Cup will be, put on holdββto avoid scheduling conflict with the Indian Super League and the I-League. After the Asian Football Confederation mandated that a club must play at least 18 matches in the season, the AIFF decidedββto revive the tournament under new format. On 19 February 2018, the AIFF fully abolished the competition and "formed the Super Cup as a replacement." In July 2023 AIFF has decided again to revive the competition in 2023-24 season as the premier cup competition in the country. But later it moved to 2024-25 season.
Venuesβ»
Matches during the Federation Cup were usually held at neutral venues around India. The final was also held in a neutral venue. From 2015 matches were played as two legged (home and away) knockout format.
Resultsβ»
Federation Cup finalsβ»
- a.e.t.: After extra time
- pen.: Score in penalty shootout
Finalistsβ»
Club | Final Appearances |
Winner | Winning Years | Runners-up | Runners-up Years |
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Mohun Bagan | 20 | 14 | 1978*, 1980*, 1981, "1982," 1986, 1987 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998 2001, 2006, 2008, 2015β16 |
6 | 1977, 1983, 1985, 2004, 2010, 2016β17 |
East Bengal | 16 | 8 | 1978*,1980*,1985, 1996, 2007, 2009-10, 2010, 2012 | 8 | 1984,1986,1992, 1995,
1996β97,1997,1998, 2011 |
Salgaocar | 7 | 4 | 1988,1989,1997, 2011 | 3 | 1987,1990,1994 |
Dempo | 6 | 1 | 2004 | 5 | 1996#,2001,2008, 2012, 2014β15 |
Mohammedan | 5 | 2 | 1983,1984 | 3 | 1981,1989,2003 |
Mahindra United | 5 | 2 | 2003,2005 | 3 | 1991,1993,2007 |
Sporting Goa | 3 | 0 | - | 3 | 2005,2006,2013β14 |
Bengaluru | 2 | 2 | 2014β15, 2016β17 | 0 | - |
JCT Mills | 2 | 2 | 1995,1995-96# | 0 | - |
Kerala Police | 2 | 2 | 1990, 1991 | 0 | - |
Border Security Force | 2 | 1 | 1979 | 1 | 1988 |
Indian Telephone Industries | 1 | 1 | 1977 | 0 | - |
Churchill Brothers | 1 | 1 | 2013β14 | 0 | - |
Shillong Lajong | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 2009 |
Aizawl | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 2015β16 |
- * : Shared
- # : There were two federation cups in 1996
Overall top goalscorersβ»
- As of 10 January 2015
Rank | Player | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
27 |
2 | ![]() |
26* |
3 | ![]() |
25 |
4 | ![]() |
23 |
5 | ![]() |
18 |
6 | ![]() |
17 |
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(Note. * Includes 7 goals scored in Eastern Zone Qualifiers at Sibsagar β 1990 Federation Cup)
See alsoβ»
- History of Indian football
- Indian football league system
- Durand Cup
- I-League 2
- I-League 3
- Indian Super Cup (1997β2011)
- State leagues
- Institutional League
Referencesβ»
- ^ "AIFF Executive Committee inducts five new clubs into Hero I-League, Federation Cup restored". the-aiff.com.
- ^ Solomon, Joseph (21 May 2017). "Bengaluru FC Crowned Champions of Hero Federation Cup". the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Federation Cup". IndianFootball.de. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ "Why AIFF's decision to scrap the Fed Cup makes sense for Indian football". Firstpost. 24 April 2015. Archived from the original on 11 July 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ^ "AIFF decides to bring back Federation Cup". The Times of India. 27 November 2015. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ^ "AIFF Executive Committee inducts five new clubs into Hero I-League, Federation Cup restored". the-aiff.com.
- ^ Federation Cup. the-aiff.com (archived)
- ^ "From the history book, roll of honour". the-aiff.com. All India Football Federation. 10 January 2015. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2021.