Regional Leagues 1996
Calcutta | Goa |
Mumbai
Cup Tournaments 1996/97
Federation Cup |
Super Cup |
Santosh Trophy
Governor's Gold Cup |
Bordoloi Cup |
IFA Shield |
Rovers Cup |
Other Tournaments
"Philips National League"
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(First ever national league)
First Stage
(Played in 2 groups of 6 teams; top-4 proceed to second stage).
Tables:
Group A:
1.JCT Mills 5 3 2 0 9- 3 11 (Phagwara)
2.East Bengal 5 3 2 0 6- 2 11 (Calcutta)
3.Salgaocar 5 2 3 0 2- 0 9 (Goa)
4.Indian Bank 5 2 0 3 3- 5 6 (Chennai)
5.Mohammedan Sporting 5 1 0 4 3- 6 3 (Calcutta)
6.Indian Telephone Industries 5 0 1 4 3-10 1 (Bangalore)
Group B:
1.Dempo SC 5 4 0 1 7- 1 12 (Goa)
2.Air India 5 3 1 1 7- 6 10 (Mumbai)
3.Churchill Brothers 5 2 1 2 7- 6 7 (Goa)
4.Mahindra & Mahindra 5 2 1 2 6- 7 7 (Mumbai)
5.Mohun Bagan 5 1 3 1 6- 5 6 (Calcutta)
6.Kerala Police 5 0 0 5 3-11 0 (Tiruvananthapuram)
Round 1
Group A [Dec 17,18,19]
East Bengal 2-1 Mohammedan Sp
JCT Mills 3-0 Indian Bank
Salgaocar 0-0 ITI
Group B [Dec 19,20]
Dempo 1-0 Churchill Br
Mohun Bagan 0-0 Air India
Kerala Police 0-1 Mahindra
Round 2
Group A [Dec 21]
East Bengal 1-0 Indian Bank
Mohammedan Sp 2-1 ITI
JCT Mills 0-0 Salgaocar [Jan 1]
Group B [Dec 22,23]
Dempo 0-1 Air India
Churchill Br 2-1 Mahindra
Mohun Bagan 4-2 Kerala Police
Round 3
Group A [Dec 23,24]
Indian Bank 0-1 Salgaocar
Mohammedan Sp 0-1 JCT Mills
East Bengal 2-0 ITI
Group B [Dec 26,27]
Dempo 3-0 Mahindra
Air India 2-1 Kerala Police
Churchill Br 1-1 Mohun Bagan
Round 4
Group A [Dec 26,28]
Indian Bank 1-0 Mohammedan Sp
Salgaocar 0-0 East Bengal
ITI 2-4 JCT Mills
Group B [Dec 28,29]
Dempo 2-0 Kerala Police
Mahindra 1-1 Mohun Bagan
Air India 3-2 Churchill Br
Round 5
Group A [Dec 26,30]
East Bengal 1-1 JCT Mills
Mohammedan Sp 0-1 Salgaocar
Indian Bank 2-0 ITI
Group B [Dec 31, Jan 3]
Dempo 1-0 Mohun Bagan [2-0?]
Churchill Br 2-0 Kerala Police
Mahindra 3-1 Air India
Tables:
Group A:
1.JCT Mills 5 3 2 0 9- 3 11 (Phagwara)
2.East Bengal 5 3 2 0 6- 2 11 (Calcutta)
3.Salgaocar 5 2 3 0 2- 0 9 (Goa)
4.Indian Bank 5 2 0 3 3- 5 6 (Chennai)
5.Mohammedan Sporting 5 1 0 4 3- 6 3 (Calcutta)
6.Indian Telephone Industries 5 0 1 4 3-10 1 (Bangalore)
Group B:
1.Dempo SC 5 4 0 1 7- 1 12 (Goa)
2.Air India 5 3 1 1 7- 6 10 (Mumbai)
3.Churchill Brothers 5 2 1 2 7- 6 7 (Goa)
4.Mahindra & Mahindra 5 2 1 2 6- 7 7 (Mumbai)
5.Mohun Bagan 5 1 3 1 6- 5 6 (Calcutta)
6.Kerala Police 5 0 0 5 3-11 0 (Tiruvananthapuram)
Second Stage
Table:
1.JCT Mills 14 9 3 2 26- 8 30 (Phagwara)
2.Churchill Brothers 14 8 5 1 20-10 29 (Goa)
3.East Bengal 14 7 4 3 19-11 25 (Calcutta)
4.Dempo SC 14 4 6 4 19-17 18 (Goa)
5.Indian Bank 14 3 6 5 14-18 15 (Chennai)
6.Air India 14 3 6 5 11-16 15 (Mumbai) [*]
7.Salgaocar 14 3 4 7 8-13 13 (Goa) [*]
8.Mahindra & Mahindra 14 1 0 13 10-34 3 (Mumbai)
[*] Salgaocar v Air India (Feb 23) awarded as a 0-0 defeat against
both teams.
Jan 25
Indian Bank 1-1 Salgaocar
Dempo 2-3 Churchill Br
Jan 27
East Bengal 0-0 Indian Bank
Jan 28
Air India 1-0 Mahindra
Dempo 0-0 Salgaocar
JCT Mills 0-2 Churchill Br
Feb 1
Churchill Br 1-1 Air India
Feb 2
East Bengal 3-0 Salgaocar
Dempo 4-1 Mahindra
JCT Mills 3-0 Indian Bank
Feb 5
Mahindra 0-1 Salgaocar
East Bengal 2-0 Air India
JCT Mills 1-1 Dempo
Feb 6
Churchill B 2-0 Indian Bank
Feb 8
East Bengal 1-0 Dempo
Feb 9
JCT Mills 6-1 Mahindra
Air India 1-0 Indian Bank
Churchill B 1-0 Salgaocar
Feb 12
JCT Mills 1-0 Salgaocar
Air India 0-1 Dempo
Feb 13
Mahindra 1-4 Indian Bank
Churchill B 2-1 East Bengal
Feb 15
Air India 0-3 Salgaocar
Feb 16
Churchill B 3-2 Mahindra
Indian Bank 1-1 Dempo
East Bengal 1-0 JCT Mills
Feb 19
Mahindra 1-0 Dempo
JCT Mills 1-1 Indian Bank
Salgaocar 1-1 East Bengal
Feb 20
Air India 0-0 Churchill B
Feb 22
Dempo 3-1 Indian Bank
Feb 23
East Bengal 0-2 JCT Mills
Churchill B 3-1 Mahindra
Salgaocar Abd Air India [abandoned at 1-0 in 85' when crowd invaded
pitch; 7 Air India players got hurt; decision
of federation to come; game annulled.]
Feb 27
JCT Mills 1-0 Salgaocar
Feb 28
Dempo 1-1 Air India
Indian Bank 1-0 Mahindra
Churchill B 1-0 East Bengal
Mar 2
Churchill B 0-0 Salgaocar
Indian Bank 2-2 Air India
Mar 3
East Bengal 2-2 Dempo
Mahindra 0-3 JCT Mills
Mar 5
JCT Mills 2-0 Air India
Mar 6
East Bengal 1-0 Mahindra
Mar 8
JCT Mills 1-0 Churchill B
Mar 9
Mahindra 1-2 Air India
Indian Bank 0-2 East Bengal
Dempo 2-0 Salgaocar
Mar 12
Salgaocar 0-2 Indian Bank
JCT Mills 1-1 Air India
East Bengal 3-1 Mahindra
Mar 13
Churchill B 1-1 Dempo
Mar 15
Salgaocar 2-1 Mahindras
Mar 16
JCT Mills 4-1 Dempo
Churchill B 1-1 Indian Bank
Air India 2-2 East Bengal [originally reported 1-2]
Table:
1.JCT Mills 14 9 3 2 26- 8 30 (Phagwara)
2.Churchill Brothers 14 8 5 1 20-10 29 (Goa)
3.East Bengal 14 7 4 3 19-11 25 (Calcutta)
4.Dempo SC 14 4 6 4 19-17 18 (Goa)
5.Indian Bank 14 3 6 5 14-18 15 (Chennai)
6.Air India 14 3 6 5 11-16 15 (Mumbai) [*]
7.Salgaocar 14 3 4 7 8-13 13 (Goa) [*]
8.Mahindra & Mahindra 14 1 0 13 10-34 3 (Mumbai)
[*] Salgaocar v Air India (Feb 23) awarded as a 0-0 defeat against
both teams.
Topscorer: Baichung Bhutia (JCT) 14 goals.
[JCT Mills is an abbreviation for Jagatjit Cotton Textile Mills]
Admitted for 1997/98: Mohun Bagan (Calcutta) and FC Kochin (Kochi).
Regional Leagues 1996 ===================== Calcutta Super Division League (IFA) ------------------------------------ Final Table: 1.East Bengal Club 18 12 6 0 29- 8 42 Champions 2.Mohun Bagan AC 18 11 3 4 25-11 36 3.Peerless 18 7 6 5 16-12 27 4.Tollygunge Agragami 18 7 4 7 10-14 25 5.Mohamedan SC 18 5 7 6 17-15 22 6.Eastern Railway 18 5 7 6 11-16 22 7.Food Corporation 18 5 6 7 18-24 21 8.Aryan Club 18 4 7 7 12-21 19 9.Steel Authority 18 3 8 7 10-14 17 Relegated 10.BN Railways 18 1 6 11 14-27 9 Relegated Promoted: Aryan Club, Steel Authority Goa League (GFA) ---------------- Champions: Churchill Brothers Mumbai Super Division League (WIFA) ----------------------------------- Champions: Air India
Cup Tournaments 1996/97
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19th Federation Cup 1996 [Jun 29-Aug 11]
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1/8 Finals
Mohun Bagan Calcutta 5-0 TG Venkatesh XI
East Bengal Calcutta 2-1 Air India Bombay
Salgaocar SC Goa 4-2 Mohammedan Sporting Calcutta
Kerala Police 1-0 Indian Bank Chennai
JCT Mills Phagwara 6-0 Titanium XI
Dempo SC Goa 4-0 Delhi Mugals
Churchill Brothers Goa 0-1 ITI (Indian Telephone Industries)
Mahindra&Mahindra Bombay 0-1 Border Security Force
Quarterfinals
Dempo SC Goa 5-3 Mohun Bagan Calcutta [aet]
JCT Mills Phagwara 2-0 Salgaocar SC Goa
Kerala Police 1-0 ITI (Indian Telephone Industries)
East Bengal Calcutta 4-3 Border Security Force [aet]
Semifinals
Dempo SC Goa 3-1 JCT Mills Phagwara [aet]
Kerala Police 0-3 East Bengal Calcutta
Third Place Match
Kerala Police 1-5 JCT Mills Phagwara
Final
East Bengal Calcutta 2-1 Dempo SC Goa [asdet]
1-0 Rakshit 1-1 Gonsales 2-1 (107') Vijayan
1st Super Cup (between champions and Federation Cup winners):
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East Bengal 0-0 JCT Mills [East Bengal 4-2 on pen]
53rd Santosh Trophy 1997 [Jan 7-19, Jabalpur]
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Cup competition for district (state) or army teams.
Group A
Karantaka 1-0 Services [Jan 7]
Kerala 0-0 Services [Jan 9]
Bengal 3-2 Karantaka [Jan 9]
Bengal 4-0 Services [Jan 11]
Kerala 5-0 Karantaka [Jan 11]
Kerala 1-0 Bengal [Jan 13]
Group B
Delhi 0-1 Punjab [Jan 8]
Goa 2-1 Delhi [Jan 10]
Maharashtra 1-0 Punjab [Jan 10]
Maharashtra 4-0 Delhi [Jan 12]
Punjab 0-3 Goa [Jan 12]
Goa awd Maharashtra [Jan 14; not played due to rain, awarded 0-0]
Tables:
Group A:
1.Kerala 3 2 1 0 6- 0 7
2.Bengal 3 2 0 1 7- 3 6
3.Karantaka 3 1 0 2 3- 8 3
4.Services 3 0 1 2 0- 5 1
Group B:
1.Maharashtra 3 2 1 0 5- 0 7
2.Goa 3 2 1 0 5- 1 7
3.Punjab 3 1 0 2 1- 4 3
4.Delhi 3 0 0 3 1- 7 0
Semifinals
Kerala 0-1 Goa [Jan 16]
(20' Adrian Dias)
Maharashtra 0-1 Bengal [Jan 17, aet]
(103' Raman Vijayan [pen])
Final [Jan 19]
Bengal 1-0 Goa [aet; att: 15,000]
(106' Raman Vijayan)
[27th win by Bengal in their 37th final]
Governor's Gold Cup 1996
Final in Gangtok: Air India Bombay 0-0 Mohun Bagan [4-3 pen]
96th Rovers Cup 1996
Final in Mumbai: Salgaocar Goa 1-0 Air India Bombay
102nd IFA Shield 1996
Final in Calcutta: JCT Mills 1-0 Karkh Club (Iraq) [aet]
Bordoloi Cup 1996
Final: Mohun Bagan 2-1 East Bengal Club
Other Tournaments
5th Scissors Cup 1996
Final in Khozikode: Dempo SC 1-0 Indian Bank
[Francis Silveira]
McDowell's Cup 1996
Final in Calcutta: Mohun Bagan 2-0 East Bengal
Airlines Gold Cup 1997
Final in Bengal: All Nepal FA XI 2-1 East Bengal
list of calcutta league champions.
list of delhi league champions.
list of federation cup finals.
With thanks to Ian King, Henry Ong and Dinant Abbink
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