The 1993 Nehru Cup was held in Madras at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. This was the 10th edition of the Nehru Cup. The participating teams were North Korea, Russia, Finland, Bolivia, Cameroon, and India.[1] North Korea won the cup, but the Man of the Tournament was India's Vijayan.

1993 Nehru Cup
Tournament details
Host countryIndia
Dates19 January – 3 February
Teams7 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions North Korea (1st title)
Runners-upRomania Romania B
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored38 (2.53 per match)
Top scorer(s)North Korea Choi Yong-san (6 goals)
Best player(s)India I. M. Vijayan
Fair play award India
1991
1995

Group A edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
  North Korea 3 2 1 0 6 4 +2 7 Semi-final
  Romania B 3 1 2 0 6 4 +2 5
  Russia 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 Eliminated
  Bolivia 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0
Source: [2]

Note: none of the matches in this group are full A-internationals

North Korea  2–1  Bolivia
Kwang-min   ?'
Yong-son   ?'
Report Takeo   ?'

Romania   B1–1  Russia
Craioveanu   5' Report Sabitov   16'

Romania   B2–0  Bolivia
Strizu   32'
Craioveanu   62'
Report

Russia  2–1  Bolivia
Nikulkin   16'
Garin   26'
Report Antelo   39'

Romania   B3–3  North Korea
Craioveanu   52'
Luca   54'
Militaru   60'
Report Won-nam   29'
Yong-son   42', 70'

North Korea  1–0  Russia
Yong-ha   84' Report

Group B edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
  Cameroon 4 1 3 0 5 3 +2 6 Semi-final
  Finland 4 1 2 1 2 2 0 5
  India (H) 4 0 3 1 3 5 −2 3 Eliminated
Source: [3]
(H) Host
Finland  0–0  India
Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Sagar Sen (India)

Cameroon  0–0  Finland
Report
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Sirai Ahmed Saudagar (India)

India  1–1  Cameroon
Vijayan   ?' Report Maouadjo   46'

India  0–2  Finland
Report Tauriainen   60'
Rajamäki   62'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Badruddin Badhu Badruddin (Bangladesh)

Cameroon  2–0  Finland
Bekima   ?'
Moosa   ?'
Report
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Gautam Kar (India)

India  2–2  Cameroon
Sathyan   49'
Ansari   58'
Report Kom   11'
Syalla   20'
Attendance: 25,000

Knock-out stage edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
31 January
 
 
  North Korea3
 
3 February
 
  Finland2
 
  North Korea2
 
1 February
 
  Romania B0
 
  Romania B4
 
 
  Cameroon0
 

Semi-finals edit

North Korea  3–2  Finland
Yong-son   33', 41'
Song-gun   73'
Report Karvinen   67'
Rajamäki   71'
Attendance: 17,500
Referee: Sirai Ahmed Saudagar (India)

Romania   B4–0  Cameroon
Pușcaș   16'
Ștefan   39'
Albeanu   45'
Craioveanu   50' (pen.)
Craioveanu   ?'
Report Georges   ?'
Bekima   ?'
Referee: Sagar Sen (India)

Final edit

North Korea  2–0  Romania B
Yong-son   39'
Kwang-min   78'
Report
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Sumantha Ghosh (India)

Winners edit

 1993 Nehru Cup champion 
 
North Korea

First title

Statistics edit

Goalscorers edit

There were 38 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 2.53 goals per match.

6 goals

4 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References edit

  1. ^ "Nehru Cup 1993". RSSSF. 1 January 2006. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Nehru Cup 1993". RSSSF. 1 January 2006. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Nehru Cup 1993". RSSSF. 1 January 2006. Retrieved 19 May 2022.