2009 IFA Shield

The 2009 IFA Shield was an association football tournament organised by the Indian Football Association. Most of the teams came from the I-League 1 & 2, with AS Douanes (Dakar) invited from Senegal and Tata Football Academy qualifying by winning the Prodyut Dutta Memorial Trophy. The Shield was won by Churchill Brothers.

The teams were divided into 4 groups of 3 teams each. The winner of each group will qualify for the semifinals. The tournament started on 30 August and the final was played on 12 September. ESPN televised the two semifinals and final live from the Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Saltlake.

The probable venues would be Mohun Bagan ground, East Bengal ground, Howrah Municipal Stadium, Barasat Stadium and Kalyani Municipal Stadium.

Groups

Group A Group B Group C Group D

East Bengal
Chirag United
Tata Football Academy

Mohammedan SC
Churchill Brothers
Shillong Lajong FC

Mohun Bagan
Mahindra United
George Telegraph SC

Air-India
Pune
AS Douanes

Tables & Results

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
India Chirag United 211053+24
India Tata Football Academy 211042+24
India East Bengal 200237-40
September 1, 2009
Chirag United 1–1 Tata Football Academy
September 3, 2009
East Bengal 1–3 Tata Football Academy
September 5, 2009
East Bengal 2–4 Chirag United

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
India Churchill Brothers 211031+24
India Mohammedan SC 211021+14
India Shillong Lajong FC 200203-30
August 30, 2009
Mohammedan SC 1–0 Shillong Lajong
September 2, 2009
Mohammedan SC 1–1 Churchill Brothers
September 4, 2009
Churchill Brothers 2–0 Shillong Lajong

Group C

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
India Mohun Bagan 211051+44
India Mahindra United 211031+24
India George Telegraph SC 200206-60
September 1, 2009
Mahindra United 2–0 George Telegraph SC
September 4, 2009
Mohun Bagan 4–0 George Telegraph SC
September 6, 2009
Mohun Bagan 1–1 Mahindra United

Group D

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
India Air-India 211021+14
India Pune 210132+13
Senegal AS Douanes 201102-21
August 30, 2009
Air-India 2–1 Pune
September 2, 2009
AS Douanes 0–0 Air-India
September 5, 2009
AS Douanes 0–2 Pune

Semi-Finals

8 September 2009
15:05
Churchill Brothers 1 – 1
(4-2 pens)
Air-India
Reisangmei Vashum  76' Rowilson Rodrigues  14'
Saltlake Stadium, Calcutta
Referee: Minangsu Bhattacharya (West Bengal)

9 September 2009
15:05
Chirag United 0 – 0
(4-5 pens)
Mohun Bagan
Saltlake Stadium, Calcutta
Referee: Om Prakash Thakur

Final

12 September 2009
15:05
Churchill Brothers 2 – 0 Mohun Bagan
Reisangmei Vashum  41'
Odafe Onkeya Okolie  45'
Saltlake Stadium, Calcutta
Referee: Laba Khatri
IFA Shield
2009 Winners

Churchill Brothers
1st Title

References

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