2009 IFA Shield

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.

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

• 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 & Results

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Chirag United	2	1	1	0	5	3	+2	4
Tata Football Academy	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2	4
East Bengal	2	0	0	2	3	7	-4	0

September 1, 2009
Chirag United	1–1	Tata Football Academy
September 3, 2009
East Bengal	1–3	Tata Football Academy
September 5, 2009
East Bengal	2–4	Chirag United

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Churchill Brothers	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	4
Mohammedan SC	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	4
Shillong Lajong FC	2	0	0	2	0	3	-3	0

August 30, 2009
Mohammedan SC	1–0	Shillong Lajong
September 2, 2009
Mohammedan SC	1–1	Churchill Brothers
September 4, 2009
Churchill Brothers	2–0	Shillong Lajong

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Mohun Bagan	2	1	1	0	5	1	+4	4
Mahindra United	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	4
George Telegraph SC	2	0	0	2	0	6	-6	0

September 1, 2009
Mahindra United	2–0	George Telegraph SC
September 4, 2009
Mohun Bagan	4–0	George Telegraph SC
September 6, 2009
Mohun Bagan	1–1	Mahindra United

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Air India	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	4
Pune	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1	3
AS Douanes	2	0	1	1	0	2	-2	1

August 30, 2009
Air-India	2–1	Pune
September 2, 2009
AS Douanes	0–0	Air-India
September 5, 2009
AS Douanes	0–2	Pune

Semi-Finals

8 September 200915:05

Churchill Brothers	1 – 1 (4-2 pens)	Air-India
Reisangmei Vashum  76'		Rowilson Rodrigues  14'

Saltlake Stadium, Calcutta

Referee: Minangsu Bhattacharya (West Bengal)

Final

12 September 200915:05

Churchill Brothers	2 – 0	Mohun Bagan
Reisangmei Vashum  41' Odafe Onkeya Okolie  45'

Saltlake Stadium, Calcutta

Referee: Laba Khatri

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