2002-03 IFA Shield Final

The 2002-03 IFA Shield Final was the 108th final of the IFA Shield, the second oldest football competition in India, and was contested between Kolkata giants East Bengal and Churchill Brothers of Goa on 22 January 2003.

2002-03 IFA Shield Final
Event2002-03 IFA Shield
East Bengal Churchill Brothers
0 0
East Bengal won 5–4 on penalties
Date22 January 2003
VenueSalt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, West Bengal
Man of the MatchSangram Mukherjee[1]
RefereeBharat Mani (Karnataka)[2]
Attendance40,000 (approx.)

East Bengal won the final 5–4 via penalties after the game remained goal-less after extra-time, to claim their 27th IFA Shield title.[2]

Route to the final
See also: IFA Shield

East Bengal
Date Round Opposition Score
13 January 2003 Group Stage Indian Bank 2–1
15 January 2003 Group Stage Churchill Brothers 0–1
17 January 2003 Group Stage Tollygunge Agragami 2–1
19 January 2003 Semi Final Vasco 2–0

East Bengal entered the 2002-03 IFA Shield as the defending champions and were allocated into Group A alongside Indian Bank, Churchill Brothers and Tollygunge Agragami. In the opening game against Indian Bank, East Bengal won 2–1 with goals from Tushar Rakshit and Amjad Ali Khan. Joseph scored the only goal for Indian Bank.[3] In the second game, East Bengal faced a setback as they lost 0–1 against Churchill Brothers with Aqueel Ansari scoring the only goal for the goan side in the 83rd minute.[4] In the last group game against Tollygunge Agragami, East Bengal won 2–1 with goals from Trijit Das and Suley Musah as they secured their place in the semi-finals.[5] In the Semi-Final, East Bengal defeated Vasco 2–0 with goals from Suley Musah and Jiten Rai as they entered the final.[6]

Churchill Brothers
Date Round Opposition Score
11 January 2003 Group Stage Indian Bank 0–0
13 January 2003 Group Stage Tollygunge Agragami 1–1
15 January 2003 Group Stage East Bengal 1–0
19 January 2003 Semi Final TFA 3–2

Churchill Brothers entered the 2002-03 IFA Shield as one of the NFL teams and were allocated into Group A alongside Indian Bank, East Bengal and Tollygunge Agragami. In the opening game against Indian Bank, Churchill Brothers drew 0–0. In their second game against Tollygunge Agragami, Churchill failed to win again as they drew 1–1 with Kasif Jamal scoring the Churchill but Mehtab Hossain equalised for Tollygunge. In their last group game, Churchill Brothers stunned the defending champions East Bengal as they won 1–0 with Aqueel Ansari scoring the only goal of the match as they reached the semis.[4] In the Semi-Finals, Churchill Brothers defeated Tata Football Academy 3—2 in a thriller of a game. Kasif Jamal, Yusif Yakubu and Ratan Singh scored for Churchill Brothers while Bhola Prasad and Debadrata Roy scored for TFA.[6]

Match

Details
East Bengal0–0 (a.e.t.)Churchill Brothers
Report
Penalties
 5–4
Attendance: 40,000 (est.)
Referee: Bharat Mani (Karnataka)
East Bengal
Churchill Brothers
GK Sangram Mukherjee
RB Amjad Ali Khan
CB Suley Musah (c)
CB Douglas Silva
LB Subhashish Roy Chowdhury 72'
RM Sankarlal Chakraborty
CM Arun Malhotra
CM Shasthi Duley
LM Jiten Rai 92'
ST Chandan Das
ST Trijit Das 108'
Substitutes:
MF Soumitra Chakraborty 72'
MF Kalia Kulothungan 92'
DF Kaustav Ghosh 108'
Manager:
Subhash Bhowmick
GK Edward Ansah
RB Denzie Ferrao
CB Pio Rodrigues
CB Noel Wilson
LB Zaheer Abbas 92'
LM Roque Barreto
CM Aqueel Ansari
CM Kanta Singh 70'
RM Kasif Jamal
ST Rajesh Meetei
ST Yusif Yakubu (c)
Substitutes:
MF Ratan Singh 70'
FW Tiken Singh 92'
Manager:
Marcos Pacheco

Hero of the Match:
Sangram Mukherjee (East Bengal)[2]

Match rules

See also

References
  1. PTI (22 January 2003). "East Bengal win IFA Shield". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  2. Bhattacharya, Nilesh (23 January 2003). "Churchill fail to stop EB juggernaut". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 6 November 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2003.
  3. "Comeback victory for EB - ifa shield l A day of struggle and heartbreak for city teams". The Telegraph. 14 January 2003. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2003.
  4. PTI (15 January 2003). "Churchill stun E Bengal to enter semis". Rediff. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  5. PTI (17 January 2003). "Violence mars IFA Shield match". Rediff. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  6. PTI (19 January 2003). "East Bengal, Churchill in IFA Shield final". Rediff. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
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