2021 IFA Shield

The 2021 IFA Shield is the 124th edition of the IFA Shield. It will have 1 Indian Super League team, 5 I-League teams and 10 Calcutta Premier Division teams. No overseas teams were invited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4] Real Kashmir are the defending champions.[5]

2021 IFA Shield
IFA Shield 2021
CountryIndia
Dates24 November 2021 – 15 December 2021[1]
Teams16
ChampionsReal Kashmir[2] (2nd title)
Runners-upSreenidi Deccan
Matches played14
Goals scored35 (2.5 per match)
← 2020
2022 →
All statistics correct as of 5 December 2021.

Teams
Group Team Location
A Real Kashmir Srinagar, Jammu Kashmir
Calcutta Customs Kolkata, West Bengal
Indian Arrows Bhubaneswar, Odisha
B Aryan Kolkata, West Bengal
Peerless Kolkata, West Bengal
Hyderabad FC B Hyderabad, Telangana
C BSS Kolkata, West Bengal
Gokulam Kerala Calicut, Kerala
Kidderpore Kolkata, West Bengal
D Southern Samity Kolkata, West Bengal
Bhawanipore Kolkata, West Bengal
Sreenidi Deccan Vizag, Andhra Pradesh
Qualification Team Location
Direct qualify to QuarterFinal Mohammedan SC Howrah, West Bengal
George Telegraph SC Kolkata, West Bengal
United SC Kolkata, West Bengal
Railways FC Kolkata, West Bengal

Group stage

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Real Kashmir 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 3 Advance to the pre quarterfinals
2 Calcutta Customs 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3
3 Indian Arrows 2 1 0 1 1 3 −2 3
Source: kolkatafootball.com
Real Kashmir3–0Indian Arrows
Fran Gonzalez 18'
Pratesh Shirodkar 23'
Thoi Singh 88'
Real Kashmir0–1Calcutta Customs
Rabi Hansda 45+1'
Indian Arrows1–0Calcutta Customs
Sibajit Singh

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Aryan 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 6 Advance to the pre quarterfinals
2 Peerless 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
3 Hyderabad FC B 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
Source: kolkatafootball.com
Hyderabad FC B0-1Aryan
Dip Saha 65'
Hyderabad FC B1-1Peerless
Lalchungnunga Harsha Parui
Aryan1–0Peerless
Aristide Tchuitchou

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Gokulam Kerala 2 1 1 0 8 1 +7 4 Advance to the pre quarterfinals
2 Kidderpore 2 1 0 1 1 7 −6 3
3 BSS 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
Source: kolkatafootball.com
Gokulam Kerala7–0Kidderpore
Nitish Hazra 4' (o.g.)
Abhijith K 53'
Ronald Singh 57', 67'
Rahim Osumanu 71', 72'
Beneston Barreto 85'
Gokulam Kerala1-1BSS
Rahim Osumanu 45' Leoncé Dodoz 42'
Kidderpore1-0BSS
Dama Coulibaly

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Sreenidi Deccan 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6 Advance to the pre quarterfinals
2 Bhawanipore 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 3
3 Southern Samity 2 0 0 2 2 8 −6 0
Source: kolkatafootball.com
Sreenidi Deccan4–1Southern Samity
Lalromawia
Castañeda
Mc Malsawmzuala 		Vishal Das
Sreenidi Deccan1-0Bhawanipore
Mc Malsawmzuala
Bhawanipore4-1Southern Samity
Kamo Stephane Bayi
Sujay Dutta
Sonam Bhutia (o.g.)		 Rahul Jaiswal

Knockout stage

Bracket
Pre Quarterfinals Quarterfinals Semi-Finals Final
                           
    8 December 2021        
5 December 2021
 Mohammedan SC  0
 Real Kashmir FC  2 12 December 2021
   Real Kashmir FC  1  
 Bhawanipore FC  1    Real Kashmir FC  2
  9 December 2021
6 December 2021    Gokulam Kerala  1  
 United SC  2(4)
 Peerless SC  1 15 December 2021[6]
   Gokulam Kerala  2(5)  
 Gokulam Kerala  2    Real Kashmir FC  2
  9 December 2021
6 December 2021    Sreenidi Deccan FC  1
 Railway  3
 Aryan  0(5) 12 December 2021
   Aryan  0  
 Kidderpore  0(3)    Railway FC  1
  8 December 2021
5 December 2021    Sreenidi Deccan FC  2  
 George Telegraph SC  0
 Calcutta Customs  0
   Sreenidi Deccan FC  1  
 Sreenidi Deccan FC  2  

Pre Quarter-finals
Calcutta Customs0–2Sreenidi Deccan FC
David Castaneda
Mc Malsawmzuala
Naihati Stadium, Naihati
Real Kashmir2–1Bhawanipore FC
Tiago Adan
Mason Robertson 		Kamo Stephane Bayi
Gokulam Kerala F.C.2-1Peerless SC
Rahim Osumanu
Naihati Stadium, Naihati
Kidderpore0-0Aryan FC
Penalties
3-5

Quarterfinals
Mohammedan SC0-1 (a.e.t.)Real Kashmir FC
Lalchhawnkima
Sreenidi Deccan FC1-0George Telegraph
Lalromawia 70'
United SC2-2 (a.e.t.)Gokulam Kerala FC
Murmu
Dauda
Penalties
4-5
Railways3-0Aryan
Monotos Majhi 11'
Tanmoy Das 40' 50'
Referee: Jamal Ahmed

Semi Final
Real Kashmir FC2-1Gokulam Kerala FC
Mason Robertson 23'
Thoi Singh 30'		 Ronald Singh 45+2'
Referee: Lakshay
Railway FC1-2 (a.e.t.)Sreenidi Deccan FC
Kelvin Kellie (pen)14'
Kelvin Kellie 		Konsam Phalguni Singh 2'
Mc Malsawmzuala 118'
Referee: Ramdasan

Final
Real Kashmir FC2–1 (a.e.t.)Sreenidi Deccan FC
Fran González 90+3'
Mason Robertson 100'		 David C.Monoz 30'
East Bengal Ground, Kolkata
Referee: Jamal Ahmed

Statistics
As of 5 December 2021

Top goal scorers
Rank Nat. Player Club Goals
1 Rahim Osumanu Gokulam Kerala 5
2 Mc Malsawmzuala Sreenidi Deccan 4
3 David Castaneda Sreenidi Deccan 3
Kamo Stephane Bayi Bhawanipore
Ronald Singh Gokulam Kerala

Broadcast
  • All matches will be broadcast live on Sportflix App and Web.

References
  1. "Good news for football lovers: the IFA shield returns !". IFAWB. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  2. "Real Kashmir FC Win Thriller vs Sreenidi for Back-to-back IFA Shield Triumphs". news18.com. News18. 15 December 2021. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  3. "IFA Shield 2020: 12 teams to participate including Mohammedan Sporting and Gokulam Kerala FC; All you need to know". Goal.com. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  4. "IFA Shield may take place before I-League". The Rahnuma Daily. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  5. "Real Kashmir FC blank Indian Arrows 3-0 in IFA Shield opener". The Times of India. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "Real Kashmir FC defends IFA Shield title, beats Sreenidi Deccan FC in a thriller". sportstar.thehindu.com. Sportstar. 15 December 2021. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.


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