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 SC.

2009 IFA Shield
Tournament details
CountryIndia
Teams12
Final positions
ChampionsChurchill Brothers (1st title)
Runner-upMohun Bagan
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored34 (2.27 per match)
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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 edit

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

  • Tata Football Academy won a thrilling Prodyut Dutta Memorial Trophy final against West Bengal Police to qualify for the 114th IFA Shield.[1]
  • Viva Kerala withdrew from the tournament due to failure to register players on time.[2]

Tables and results edit

Group A edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Chirag United 2 1 1 0 5 3 +2 4
  Tata Football Academy 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4
  East Bengal 2 0 0 2 3 7 −4 0
Source: [citation needed]
Chirag United1–1Tata Football Academy

East Bengal1–3Tata Football Academy

East Bengal2–4Chirag United

Group B edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Churchill Brothers 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4
  Mohammedan SC 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4
  Shillong Lajong FC 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0
Source: [citation needed]
Mohammedan SC1–0Shillong Lajong

Mohammedan SC1–1Churchill Brothers

Churchill Brothers2–0Shillong Lajong

Group C edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Mohun Bagan 2 1 1 0 5 1 +4 4
  Mahindra United 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4
  George Telegraph SC 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0
Source: [citation needed]
Mahindra United2–0George Telegraph

Mohun Bagan4–0George Telegraph

Mohun Bagan1–1Mahindra United

Group D edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Air India 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4
  Pune 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3
  AS Douanes 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 1
Source: [citation needed]
Air-India2–1Pune

AS Douanes  0–0Air-India

AS Douanes  0–2Pune

Semi-finals edit

Churchill Brothers1–1Air India
Reisangmei Vashum   76' Rowilson Rodrigues   14'
Penalties
4–2
Referee: Minangsu Bhattacharya (West Bengal)

Chirag United0–0Mohun Bagan
Penalties
4–5
Referee: Om Prakash Thakur

Final edit

Churchill Brothers2–0Mohun Bagan
Vashum   41'
Okolie   45'
Report
Referee: Laba Khatri


 IFA Shield
2009 winners 
Churchill Brothers
1st title

References edit