i would like any north eatern side to come as winner....coz these are the clubs which has attracted some good crowd and also will show much more dedication to show their class at asian level....unlike bengali clubs who though has good players but dont give importance to asian tournaments and goan clubs who dont have any fan base....
we want to show the asian teams that we have some good following of the sport......this can be done by these NE teams only....
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Churchill Brothers Sports
Club will meet Shillong Lajong in
the Federation Cup opener on
September 17, in Pune.
Salgaocar Sports Club will cross
swords with Mumbai FC on
September 18 in Pune while
Dempo Sports Club will meet
Pune FC on September 17, in
Kolkata and Sporting Clube de
Goa will clash with AI on
Septenber 18 in Kolkata.
Teams grouping: Group A:
Mohun Bagan, Churchill Brothers,
Shillong Lajong and Qualifier B.
Group B: Pailan Arrows,
Salgaocar, Mumbai FC and HAL.
Group C: East Bengal, Dempo,
Pune FC and Qualifier A.
Group Payag United, Sporting
Clube de Goa, Air India, Viva
Kerala.
Churchill will play other matches
on September 19 and 21,
Salgaocar will play other matches
on September 20 and 22, Dempo
will play on September 19 and
21 and Sporting Clube on
September 20 and 22.
The 33rd Federation Cup, India’s
version of the FA Cup, will be
held from September 17 to 29 in
Kolkata and Pune with the 14 I-
League teams and two qualifiers
taking part in the quarterfinal
league group stage. While two
groups will each be played in
Kolkata and Pune, the semifinals
and final will be played in
Kolkata.
All four groups look interesting
and guarantee some good
encounters, but the toughest
group is surely Group C where
defending champions East
Bengal Club face former
champions Dempo SC and Pune
FC besides a qualifier, while
Group A also looks interesting
with Mohun Bagan AC having to
take on Churchill Brothers SC,
Shillong Lajong FC and a qualifier.
I-League champions Salgaocar SC
seem to have an easier group as
they face Pailan Arrows, Mumbai
FC and HAL; while Group D looks
the weakest of all groups with
Prayag United SC, Sporting Clube
de Goa, Air India and Viva Kerala
taking on each other. The most
anticipated encounter would be
the match between Prayag
United SC and Viva Kerala, the
former and current clubs
sponsored by Chirag Computers.
The AIFF has decided to hike the
prize money for the champions
from Rs 1,2 Million (12 lakhs) to
2,5 Million (25 lakhs), while the
runners-up would now get Rs
1,5 Million (15 lakhs) instead of
Rs 700,000 (7 lakhs).
FIXTURES
Group A – Pune:
Mohun Bagan AC, Churchill
Brothers SC, Shillong Lajong FC,
Qualifier B
17-Sep-2011: Mohun Bagan AC –
Qualifier B
17-Sep-2011: Churchill Brothers
SC – Shillong Lajong FC
19-Sep-2011: Shillong Lajong FC
– Mohun Bagan AC
19-Sep-2011: Qualifier B –
Churchill Brothers SC
21-Sep-2011: Mohun Bagan AC –
Churchill Brothers SC
21-Sep-2011: Shillong Lajong FC
– Qualifier B
Group B – Pune:
Pailan Arrows, Salgaocar SC,
Mumbai FC, HAL
18-Sep-2011: Pailan Arrows –
HAL
18-Sep-2011: Salgaocar SC –
Mumbai FC
20-Sep-2011: Mumbai FC – Pailan
Arrows
20-Sep-2011: HAL – Salgaocar SC
22-Sep-2011: Pailan Arrows –
Salgaocar SC
22-Sep-2011: Mumbai FC – HAL
Group C – Kolkata:
East Bengal Club, Dempo SC, Pune
FC, Qualifier A
17-Sep-2011: East Bengal Club –
Qualifier A
17-Sep-2011: Dempo SC – Pune
FC
19-Sep-2011: Pune FC – East
Bengal Club
19-Sep-2011: Qualifier A –
Dempo SC
21-Sep-2011: East Bengal Club –
Dempo SC
21-Sep-2011: Pune FC – Qualifier
A
Group D – Kolkata:
Prayag United SC, Sporting Clube
de Goa, Air India, Viva Kerala
18-Sep-2011: Prayag United SC –
Viva Kerala
18-Sep-2011: Sporting Clube de
Goa – Air India
20-Sep-2011: Air India – Prayag
United SC
20-Sep-2011: Viva Kerala –
Sporting Clube de Goa
22-Sep-2011: Prayag United SC –
Sporting Clube de Goa
22-Sep-2011: Air India – Viva
Kerala
Semifinals – Kolkata
25-Sep-2011: Group A Winner –
Group B Winner
26-Sep-2011: Group C Winner –
Group D Winner
Final
29-Sep-2011: Winner SF 1 –
Winner SF 2
Comments
no why would i really like to see USFC and new teams play show
because imagine how many people would attend the game
here is my teams i want to see win federation cup some of them are really longshots to even make it to QFS.
USFC
PUNE FC
Shillong Lajong
we want to show the asian teams that we have some good following of the sport......this can be done by these NE teams only....
Group A: MOHUN BAGAN,CHURCHILL BROTHER'S,SHILONG LAJONG,QUALIFIER
2
Group B- PAILAN ARROWS,SALGAOCAR,MUMBAI FC,HAL
Group C- EAST BENGAL,DEMPO,PUNE FC, QUALIFIER I
Group D- PRAYAG UNITED,SPORTING CLUB DE GOA,AIR INDIA,CHIRAG UNITED.
Winner- Rs.25 lakh
Runners Up- Rs 15 lakh
Final- 29th September 2011
at Kolkata
Group A Group B Matches in PUNE
Group C Group D Matches in KOLKATA
Club will meet Shillong Lajong in
the Federation Cup opener on
September 17, in Pune.
Salgaocar Sports Club will cross
swords with Mumbai FC on
September 18 in Pune while
Dempo Sports Club will meet
Pune FC on September 17, in
Kolkata and Sporting Clube de
Goa will clash with AI on
Septenber 18 in Kolkata.
Teams grouping: Group A:
Mohun Bagan, Churchill Brothers,
Shillong Lajong and Qualifier B.
Group B: Pailan Arrows,
Salgaocar, Mumbai FC and HAL.
Group C: East Bengal, Dempo,
Pune FC and Qualifier A.
Group
Clube de Goa, Air India, Viva
Kerala.
Churchill will play other matches
on September 19 and 21,
Salgaocar will play other matches
on September 20 and 22, Dempo
will play on September 19 and
21 and Sporting Clube on
September 20 and 22.
version of the FA Cup, will be
held from September 17 to 29 in
Kolkata and Pune with the 14 I-
League teams and two qualifiers
taking part in the quarterfinal
league group stage. While two
groups will each be played in
Kolkata and Pune, the semifinals
and final will be played in
Kolkata.
All four groups look interesting
and guarantee some good
encounters, but the toughest
group is surely Group C where
defending champions East
Bengal Club face former
champions Dempo SC and Pune
FC besides a qualifier, while
Group A also looks interesting
with Mohun Bagan AC having to
take on Churchill Brothers SC,
Shillong Lajong FC and a qualifier.
I-League champions Salgaocar SC
seem to have an easier group as
they face Pailan Arrows, Mumbai
FC and HAL; while Group D looks
the weakest of all groups with
Prayag United SC, Sporting Clube
de Goa, Air India and Viva Kerala
taking on each other. The most
anticipated encounter would be
the match between Prayag
United SC and Viva Kerala, the
former and current clubs
sponsored by Chirag Computers.
The AIFF has decided to hike the
prize money for the champions
from Rs 1,2 Million (12 lakhs) to
2,5 Million (25 lakhs), while the
runners-up would now get Rs
1,5 Million (15 lakhs) instead of
Rs 700,000 (7 lakhs).
FIXTURES
Group A – Pune:
Mohun Bagan AC, Churchill
Brothers SC, Shillong Lajong FC,
Qualifier B
17-Sep-2011: Mohun Bagan AC –
Qualifier B
17-Sep-2011: Churchill Brothers
SC – Shillong Lajong FC
19-Sep-2011: Shillong Lajong FC
– Mohun Bagan AC
19-Sep-2011: Qualifier B –
Churchill Brothers SC
21-Sep-2011: Mohun Bagan AC –
Churchill Brothers SC
21-Sep-2011: Shillong Lajong FC
– Qualifier B
Group B – Pune:
Pailan Arrows, Salgaocar SC,
Mumbai FC, HAL
18-Sep-2011: Pailan Arrows –
HAL
18-Sep-2011: Salgaocar SC –
Mumbai FC
20-Sep-2011: Mumbai FC – Pailan
Arrows
20-Sep-2011: HAL – Salgaocar SC
22-Sep-2011: Pailan Arrows –
Salgaocar SC
22-Sep-2011: Mumbai FC – HAL
Group C – Kolkata:
East Bengal Club, Dempo SC, Pune
FC, Qualifier A
17-Sep-2011: East Bengal Club –
Qualifier A
17-Sep-2011: Dempo SC – Pune
FC
19-Sep-2011: Pune FC – East
Bengal Club
19-Sep-2011: Qualifier A –
Dempo SC
21-Sep-2011: East Bengal Club –
Dempo SC
21-Sep-2011: Pune FC – Qualifier
A
Group D – Kolkata:
Prayag United SC, Sporting Clube
de Goa, Air India, Viva Kerala
18-Sep-2011: Prayag United SC –
Viva Kerala
18-Sep-2011: Sporting Clube de
Goa – Air India
20-Sep-2011: Air India – Prayag
United SC
20-Sep-2011: Viva Kerala –
Sporting Clube de Goa
22-Sep-2011: Prayag United SC –
Sporting Clube de Goa
22-Sep-2011: Air India – Viva
Kerala
Semifinals – Kolkata
25-Sep-2011: Group A Winner –
Group B Winner
26-Sep-2011: Group C Winner –
Group D Winner
Final
29-Sep-2011: Winner SF 1 –
Winner SF 2
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