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2009 IFA Shield

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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 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.

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

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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
Senegal 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

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Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
India Chirag United 2 1 1 0 5 3 +2 4
India Tata Football Academy 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4
India 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

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
India Churchill Brothers 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4
India Mohammedan SC 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4
India 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

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
India Mohun Bagan 2 1 1 0 5 1 +4 4
India Mahindra United 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4
India 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

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

AS Douanes Senegal0–0Air-India

AS Douanes Senegal0–2Pune

Semi-finals

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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

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


 IFA Shield
2009 winners 
Churchill Brothers
1st title

References

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