2013 IFA Shield

2013 IFA Shield
Country  India
Teams 8
Champions Prayag United
Runners-up East Bengal
Matches played 15
Goals scored 44 (2.93 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Odafe Onyeka Okolie (6)

The 2013 IFA Shield is the 117th edition of the IFA Shield. The tournament this season is being 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]

Prayag United won their maiden title by defeating East Bengal in the final

Teams

Siliguri Group Kalyani Group

Group Stage

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
East Bengal 330051+49
Prayag United 320173+46
ONGC 310245-13
Pailan Arrows 300318–70

5 March 2013
Prayag United 5 – 0 Pailan Arrows
Hernández  12'
Martins  28' (pen.), 65' (pen.)
Oraon  55'
Vincent  74'
Report

6 March 2013
East Bengal 2 – 1 ONGC
Barisić  20'
Singh  90+3' (pen.)
Report Lalmuanpuia  42'

8 March 2013
Prayag United 0 – 2 East Bengal
Report Edeh  51', 75'


11 March 2013
Prayag United 2 – 1 ONGC
Hernández  35'
Rafique  50'
Report Singh  42'

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Deportivo Saprissa 321041+37
Mohun Bagan 320182+66
Pune 311164+24
United Sikkim 3003314-110

5 March 2013
Mohun Bagan 3 – 0 Pune
Sabeeth  4', 52'
Okolie  29'
Report

7 March 2013
Deportivo Saprissa 0 – 0 Pune
Report

8 March 2013
Mohun Bagan 5 – 1 United Sikkim
Okolie  30', 67', 86', 92', 95' Report Rodríguez  71'

10 March 2013
Mohun Bagan 0 – 1 Deportivo Saprissa
Report Centeno  76'

10 March 2013
Pune 6 – 1 United Sikkim
Karpeh  6'
Moga  26', 65', 75'
Ralte  47'
Singh  87'
Report Rodríguez  23'

12 March 2013
Deportivo Saprissa 3 – 1 United Sikkim
Centeno  37' (pen.)
Chávez  80'
Montero  88'
Report Rodríguez  25'

Semi-Finals

15 March 2013
Deportivo Saprissa 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) Prayag United
Moya  27' Report Rafique  26'
Vincent  105'

17 March 2013
East Bengal 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) Mohun Bagan
Barisić  88' Report Sabeeth  46'
  Penalties  
Edeh
Barisić
Pradhan
Singh
Sahni
4 – 2 Okolie
Chettri
Raja
Khongjee
Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
Attendance: 70,000 (estimated)

Final

20 March 2013
Prayag United 1 – 0 East Bengal
Martins  79' Report

Goalscorers

6 Goals
3 Goals
2 Goals


1 Goal

References