1997 Indian Federation Cup

The 1997 Indian Federation Cup, also known as 1997 Kalyani Black Label Federation Cup due to sponsorship reasons, was the 20th season of the Indian Federation Cup. The tournament was held between 14 June and 20 July 1997. It was won by Salgaocar, who beat defending champions East Bengal 2–1 in the final. Salgaocar's captain Bruno Coutinho was named player of the tournament.[1]

1997 Indian Federation Cup
Kalyani Black Label Federation Cup
Tournament details
CountryIndia
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsSalgaocar (3rd title)
Runner-upEast Bengal
Asian Cup Winners' CupSalgaocar
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored49 (3.06 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Bruno Coutinho
Chima Okorie
(8 goals each)
Best playerBruno Coutinho
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Pre-quarterfinals

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Mohammedan1–1 (a.e.t.)Kerala Police
Majhi   90' Report Pappachan   3'
Penalties
Debashis Hazra  
Senapati  
Cassius Owino  
Subir Ghosh  
Amitav Ghosh  
Arpan Dey  
Ohidul Islam  
6–5 Sreenivasan  
Edison  
Pushparaj  
Asokan  
Mathew  
Sasi  
Pappachan  
East Bengal3–0Integral Coach Factory
Moosa   57'
R. Singh   61'
Saravanan   69'
Report
Border Security Force2–0Marmagao Port Trust
Das   10'
Mahato   68'
Report
Salgaocar6–0Mizo Highlanders

Mohun Bagan1–1 (a.e.t.)Punjab Police
Mondal   20' Report Kumar   55'
Penalties
Singh  
Devinder Singh  
Swaran Singh  
Harnek Singh  
Buta Singh  
4–3 Das  
Okorie  
Chatterjee  
Dora  
Ranjan Mazhi  
Eastern Railway0–2Indian Telephone Industries
Report Kenneth Raj   74', 88'
Referee: M. Sreedharan (Tamil Nadu)
Churchill Brothers1–1 (a.e.t.)JCT Mills
Kumar Jasbir Singh   36'
Penalties
3–1

Quarter-finals

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Mohun Bagan6–0Churchill Brothers
Mondal   36'
Okorie   43', 47', 73', 83'
Khalique   75'
Report
Salgaocar1–1 (a.e.t.)Border Security Force
Coutinho   45' Report Das   27'
Penalties
Jules Alberto  
Coutinho  
Venkatesh  
Robert Fernandes  
4–3 Raghubir Singh  
Pradip Gorai  
Abay Mohato  
Avtar Singh  

East Bengal4–0Mohammedan
Haque   4', ?'
Moosa   20' (pen.)
Bhutia   26'
Report
Referee: Bosco Pereira
Indian Telephone Industries1–2Dempo
Sudhakar   26' Report Soares   6'
Ribeiro   21'

Semi-finals

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Salgaocar1–0Dempo

East Bengal4–1Mohun Bagan
Haque   25'
Bhutia   46', 85', 88'
Report Okorie   66'
Attendance: 131,781[2]
Referee: Inayatullah Khan (Karnataka)

Third place play-off

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Mohun Bagan3–1Dempo
Khalique   11', 70'
Okorie   52'
Report Soares   62'

Final

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References

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  1. ^ "Coutinho best". Press Trust of India. 21 July 1997. Archived from the original on 16 April 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Counting chickens before the eggs are laid". rediff.com. 23 July 1997. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
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