2014 Indian Federation Cup Final
| Event | 2013–14 Indian Federation Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 25 January 2014 | ||||||
| Venue | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi, Kerala | ||||||
| Referee | Santosh Kumar (Kerala) | ||||||
The 2014 Indian Federation Cup Final was a football match between Churchill Brothers and Sporting Goa played on 25 January 2014 at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi, Kerala. The match was the culmination of the 2013–14 Indian Federation Cup. This was the 35th edition of the Federation Cup, the national cup tournament of football in India which is administered by the All India Football Federation (AIFF). Churchill Brothers won by defeating Sporting Goa 3–1 with goals scored by Balwant Singh, Alesh Sawant, and Abdelhamid Shabana while the Sporting Goa goal came from Victorino Fernandes. This was the first time Churchill Brothers had won the tournament.
Churchill Brothers qualified for the final by defeating Mohun Bagan in the semi-final 2–1 while Sporting Goa qualified by defeating Dempo in the semi-finals 3–2 after extra-time. Prior to the final, Churchill Brothers and Sporting Goa had met once during the 2013–14 season with Churchill Brothers winning that match 3–2.
The final was televised live on TEN Action.
The Federation Cup is an annual Indian football competition open to all I-League and select I-League 2nd Division teams. The 2013–14 edition was the 35th of the competition.
Prior to reaching the 2014 final, Churchill Brothers have never reached the final of the Federation Cup before. They began their 2013–14 Federation Cup campaign on 14 January 2014 in the first match of the group stages against fellow I-League side United. The match took place at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi, Kerala. The venue would turn out to be the only stadium Churchill Brothers play in throughout the entire tournament. It took only five minutes before Churchill Brothers took the lead through Egyptian recruit Abdelhamid Shabana before Balwant Singh doubled the lead for Churchill in the 17th minute. Ranti Martins then earned a goal back for United in the 43rd minute, however Churchill Brothers managed to hold on for the opening day 2–1 victory.
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