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2021 IFA Shield

The 2021 IFA Shield was the 124th edition of the IFA Shield. It had 1 Indian Super League team, 5 I-League teams and 10 Calcutta Premier Division teams.[2][3] Real Kashmir defended their title defeating Sreenidi Deccan in the final.[4][5]

2021 IFA Shield
Tournament details
CountryIndia
Dates24 November – 15 December[1]
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsReal Kashmir (2nd title)
Runner-upSreenidi Deccan
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored35 (2.5 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Rahim Osumanu (5 goals)
All statistics correct as of 5 December 2021.
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Teams edit

Group Team Location
A Real Kashmir Srinagar, Jammu Kashmir
Calcutta Customs Kolkata, West Bengal
Indian Arrows Bhubaneswar, Odisha
B Aryan Kolkata, West Bengal
Peerless Kolkata, West Bengal
Hyderabad FC B Hyderabad, Telangana
C BSS Kolkata, West Bengal
Gokulam Kerala Calicut, Kerala
Kidderpore Kolkata, West Bengal
D Southern Samity Kolkata, West Bengal
Bhawanipore Kolkata, West Bengal
Sreenidi Deccan Vizag, Andhra Pradesh
Qualification Team Location
Direct qualify to QuarterFinal Mohammedan Kolkata, West Bengal
George Telegraph Kolkata, West Bengal
United Kolkata, West Bengal
Railways FC Kolkata, West Bengal

Group stage edit

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Real Kashmir 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 3 Advance to the pre quarterfinals
2 Calcutta Customs 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3
3 Indian Arrows 2 1 0 1 1 3 −2 3
Source: kolkatafootball.com
Real Kashmir3–0Indian Arrows
Fran Gonzalez   18'
Pratesh Shirodkar   23'
Thoi Singh   88'
Referee: K. Ramdasan
Real Kashmir0–1Calcutta Customs
Rabi Hansda   45+1'
Referee: Ashish Tiwari
Indian Arrows1–0Calcutta Customs
Sibajit Singh Leimapokpam  
Referee: Mritunjay. A

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Aryan 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 6 Advance to the pre quarterfinals
2 Peerless 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
3 Hyderabad FC B 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
Source: kolkatafootball.com
Hyderabad FC B0–1Aryan
Dip Saha   65'
Referee: Mritunjay. A
Hyderabad FC B1–1Peerless
C. Lalchungnunga   Harsha Parui  
Referee: Ashish Tiwari
Aryan1–0Peerless
Aristide Tchuitchou  
Referee: K. Ramdasan

Group C edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Gokulam Kerala 2 1 1 0 8 1 +7 4 Advance to the pre quarterfinals
2 Kidderpore 2 1 0 1 1 7 −6 3
3 BSS 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
Source: kolkatafootball.com
Gokulam Kerala7–0Kidderpore
Nitish Hazra   4' (o.g.)
Abhijith K   53'
Ronald Singh   58', 67'
Rahim Osumanu   71', 72'
Beneston Barreto   85'
Referee: Jamal Ahmed
Gokulam Kerala1–1BSS
Rahim Osumanu   45' Leoncé Dodoz   42'
Kidderpore1–0BSS
Dama Coulibaly   (pen.)
Referee: Lakshay Tushir

Group D edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Sreenidi Deccan 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6 Advance to the pre quarterfinals
2 Bhawanipore 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 3
3 Southern Samity 2 0 0 2 2 8 −6 0
Source: kolkatafootball.com
Sreenidi Deccan4–1Southern Samity
Castañeda    
Malsawmzuala  
Lalromawia  		 Vishal Das  
Sreenidi Deccan1–0Bhawanipore
Malsawmzuala  
Referee: Jamal Ahmed
Bhawanipore4–1Southern Samity
Kamo Stephane Bayi    
Sujay Dutta  
Sonam Bhutia   (o.g.)		 Rahul Jaiswal  

Knockout stage edit

Bracket edit

Pre-quarterfinals
5–6 December 2021 		Quarterfinals
8–9 December 2021 		Semifinals
12 December 2021 		Final
15 December 2021[6]
Mohammedan SC 0
Real Kashmir 2 Real Kashmir 1
Bhawanipore 1 Real Kashmir 2
Gokulam Kerala 1
United 2(4)
Peerless 1 Gokulam Kerala 2(5)
Gokulam Kerala 2 Real Kashmir 2
Sreenidi Deccan 1
Railway 3
Aryan 0(5) Aryan 0
Kidderpore 0(3) Railway FC 1
Sreenidi Deccan 2
George Telegraph 0
Calcutta Customs 0 Sreenidi Deccan 1
Sreenidi Deccan 2

Pre Quarter-finals edit

Calcutta Customs0–2Sreenidi Deccan
Castaneda  
Malsawmzuala   (pen.)
Naihati Stadium, Naihati
Real Kashmir2–1Bhawanipore
Tiago Adan  
Robertson  		 Kamo Stephane Bayi  
Referee: Jamal Ahmed
Gokulam Kerala2–1Peerless
Osumanu   50', 100' (pen.) Amit Tudu  
Naihati Stadium, Naihati
Referee: Ashish Tiwari
Kidderpore0–0Aryan
Penalties
3–5
Referee: Mrityunjay A.

Quarterfinals edit

Mohammedan0–1 (a.e.t.)Real Kashmir
Lalchhawnkima  
Sreenidi Deccan1–0George Telegraph
Lalromawia   70'
United2–2 (a.e.t.)Gokulam Kerala
Murmu  
Dauda  
Penalties
4–5
Referee: Jamal Ahmed
Railway3–0Aryan
Monotosh Maji   11'
Tanmoy Das   40', 50'
Referee: Ashish Tiwari

Semi-final edit

Real Kashmir2–1Gokulam Kerala
Robertson   23'
Thoi Singh   30'		 Ronald Singh   45+2'
Referee: Lakshay Tushir
Railway FC1–2 (a.e.t.)Sreenidi Deccan
Kelvin Kellie   14' (pen.)
Kelvin Kellie  		 Konsam Phalguni Singh   2'
Malsawmzuala   118'
Referee: K. Ramdasan

Final edit

Real Kashmir2–1 (a.e.t.)Sreenidi Deccan
González   90+3'
Awal   100' (o.g.)		 Castañeda   30'
East Bengal Ground, Kolkata
Referee: Jamal Ahmed

Statistics edit

As of 5 December 2021

Top goal scorers edit

Rank Nat. Player Club Goals
1   Rahim Osumanu Gokulam Kerala 5
2   MC Malsawmzuala Sreenidi Deccan 4
3   David Castaneda Sreenidi Deccan 3
  Kamo Stephane Bayi Bhawanipore
  Ronald Singh Gokulam Kerala

References edit

  1. ^ "Good news for football lovers: the IFA shield returns !". IFAWB. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  2. ^ "IFA Shield 2020: 12 teams to participate including Mohammedan Sporting and Gokulam Kerala FC; All you need to know". Goal.com. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  3. ^ "IFA Shield may take place before I-League". The Rahnuma Daily. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Real Kashmir FC Win Thriller vs Sreenidi for Back-to-back IFA Shield Triumphs". news18.com. News18. 15 December 2021. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Real Kashmir FC blank Indian Arrows 3-0 in IFA Shield opener". The Times of India. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Real Kashmir FC defends IFA Shield title, beats Sreenidi Deccan FC in a thriller". sportstar.thehindu.com. Sportstar. 15 December 2021. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
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