2009 Nehru Cup
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| File:ONGC Nehru Cup 2009 logo.jpg | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | India |
| Dates | 19–31 August |
| Teams | 5 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | File:Flag of India.svg India (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | File:Flag of Syria.svg Syria |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 11 |
| Goals scored | 32 (2.91 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Sri Lanka Mohamed Izzadeen Syria Abdul Fattah Al Agha Syria Mohamed Al Zeno (3 goals) |
| Best player(s) | India Baichung Bhutia |
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The 2009 Nehru Cup International Football Tournament also known as the ONGC Nehru Cup due to the competition's sponsorship by ONGC, was the 14th edition of the Nehru Cup a friendly tournament organized by the All India Football Federation (AIFF). The 14th edition of the Nehru Cup International Football Tournament was played in the round-robin league format and the final was held on 31 August. Along with the host nation India, Sri Lanka, Lebanon, Syria and Kyrgyzstan competed in the 15-day tournament at the Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi . The total prize money for this tournament was $100,000. The champion team took away a prize of $40,000, the runners-up received $20,000 while the third place team got $10,000. The Man of the Match received $500 and the winning team of every match received $2000. All games of the tournament was broadcast live by Zee Sports.
Teams
- Initially the tournament was due to be played by 6 national teams divided into two groups of three teams. The top two in each group would advance to the semi-final stage. File:Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine replaced File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand[1] before being removed from the tournament themselves after they stated their intention to send a reserve side.[2]
Expected Groups
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
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File:Flag of India.svg India (Hosts and holders) |
File:Flag of Syria.svg Syria (Runners-up last Tournament) |
Revised Group
Due to only 5 teams entering, only one group was needed, where each team would play in a round robin group phase. The top two advanced to a final.
| The Teams |
File:Flag of India.svg India (Hosts and holders) |
|---|
Squads
| India India [3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Name | Club | Appearances | Goals | |
| Start | Sub | ||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||
| 1 | Subrata Pal | India Pune FC | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Subhasish Roy Chowdhary | India Mahindra United | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders | |||||
| 3 | Nanjangud Shivananju Manju | India Mohun Bagan | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Anwar Ali | India Dempo | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Deepak Kumar Mondal | India Mohun Bagan | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Mahesh Gawli | India Dempo | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Irungbam Surkumar Singh | India Salgaocar SC | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Gouramangi Singh | India Churchill Brothers | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Samir Subash Naik | India Dempo | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders | |||||
| 7 | N.P. Pradeep | India Mahindra United | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | P. Renedy Singh | India East Bengal | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 22 | Syed Rahim Nabi | India East Bengal | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Steven Dias | India Mahindra United | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Mehrajuddin Wadoo | India East Bengal | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | Anthony Pereira | India Dempo | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Climax Lawrence | India Dempo | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Strikers | |||||
| 11 | Sunil Chhetri | India Dempo, United States Kansas City Wizards | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Baichung Bhutia | India East Bengal | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Sushil Kumar Singh | India Mahindra United | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Abhishek Yadav | India Mumbai | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lebanon Lebanon [5] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Name | Club | Appearances | Goals | |
| Start | Sub | ||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||
| 1 | Larry Mehanna | Lebanon Al-Ansar | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Elias Frejie | Lebanon Al-Nejmeh | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders | |||||
| 2 | Ali Al Saadi | Lebanon Safa Beirut | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Ahmad Khodor | Lebanon Al-Ansar | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Hussein Amine | Lebanon Al-Ansar | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Hassan Daher | Lebanon Shabab Al-Sahel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Ali El Atat | Lebanon Al-Mabarrah | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Ali Hamam | Lebanon Al-Nejmeh | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Bilal Najjarin | Lebanon Al-Nejmeh | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders | |||||
| 7 | Hassan Maatouk | Lebanon Al Ahed | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Mohamad Korhani | Lebanon Safa Beirut | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Hussein Dakik | Lebanon Al Ahed | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | Abbas Atwi | Lebanon Al-Nejmeh | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Akram Moghrabi | Lebanon Al-Nejmeh | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Amer Khan | Lebanon Safa Beirut | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | Ali Yaacoub | Lebanon Al-Nejmeh | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Mahmoud Baquir Younes | Lebanon Al-Ansar | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Strikers | |||||
| 17 | Mahmoud El Ali | Lebanon Al Ahed | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Hamze Abboud | Lebanon Safa Beirut | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Mohammed Ghaddar | Lebanon Al-Nejmeh | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Syria Syria [7] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Name | Club | Appearances | Goals | |
| Start | Sub | ||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||
| 1 | Mosab Balhous | Syria Al-Karamah | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Moustafa Shakosh | Syria Teshrin SC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Kawa Hesso | Syria Al-Jaish | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Defenders | |||||
| 2 | Belal Abduldaim | Syria Al-Karamah | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Ali Diab | Syria Al-Majd | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Hamzeh Al Aitoni | Syria Al-Majd | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Juan Hesso | Syria Al-Jaish | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Midfielders | |||||
| 7 | Abdelrazaq Al Hussain | Syria Al-Jaish | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Wael Ayan | Syria Al-Ittihad | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Alaa Al Shbli | Syria Al-Karamah | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Feras Esmaeel | Syria Al-Karamah | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Meaataz Kailouni | Syria Al-Ittihad | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Ahmad Haj Mohamad | Syria Al-Ittihad | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Bakri Tarrab | Syria Al-Ittihad | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Strikers | |||||
| 12 | Mohamed Al Zeno | Syria Al-Majd | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | Abdul Fattah Al Agha | Syria Al-Ittihad | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 24 | Raja Rafe | Syria Al-Majd | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Venues
| New Delhi |
|---|
| Ambedkar Stadium |
| Capacity: 20,000 |
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Matches and results
Group stage
Teams in green field progress to the Final.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Syria.svg Syria | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 12 |
| File:Flag of India.svg India | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
| File:Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 |
| File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 3 |
Source: RSSSF
| India File:Flag of India.svg | 0–1 | File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon |
|---|---|---|
| Report Summary |
Al Saadi File:Soccerball shade.svg 4' |
Referee: Abdul Hannan (Bangladesh)
| Syria File:Flag of Syria.svg | 2–0 | File:Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan |
|---|---|---|
| Al Zeno File:Soccerball shade.svg 9'Al Agha File:Soccerball shade.svg 72' | Report Summary |
| Sri Lanka File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg | 4–3 | File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon |
|---|---|---|
| Izzadeen File:Soccerball shade.svg 7', 80', 88' Warakagoda Yellow card 36' Maduran Weerasinghe File:Soccerball shade.svg 83' |
Report Summary |
Moghrabi File:Soccerball shade.svg 9' File:Soccerball shade.svg 45+1' Korhani File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+7' (pen.) |
The game between Sri Lanka and Lebanon was called off due to heavy rain. The game and thus proceeding schedule was moved back one day.[8]
| Kyrgyzstan File:Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg | 1–1 | File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon |
|---|---|---|
| ZemlianuhinFile:Soccerball shade.svg 48' | Report Summary |
Atwi File:Soccerball shade.svg 56' |
Referee: Abdul Hannan (Bangladesh)
| Syria File:Flag of Syria.svg | 1–0 | File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon |
|---|---|---|
| Al Zeno File:Soccerball shade.svg 23' | Report Summary |
| India File:Flag of India.svg | 0–1 | File:Flag of Syria.svg Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Report Summary |
Diab File:Soccerball shade.svg 18' |
Final
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Winners
| 2009 Nehru Cup champion |
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| File:Flag of India.svg India Second title |
Goalscorers
Man of the Match
- Lebanon Ali Al Saadi IND vs LIB
- Syria Mohamed Al Zeno SYR vs KGZ
- Sri Lanka Mohamed Izzadeen SRI vs LIB
- India Baichung Bhutia IND vs KGZ
- Syria Abdelrazaq Al Hussain SYR vs SRI
- Kyrgyzstan Anton Zemlianuhin KGZ vs LIB
- India Baichung Bhutia IND vs SRI
- Syria Mohamed Al Zeno SYR vs LIB
- Kyrgyzstan Anton Zemlianuhin SRI vs KGZ
- Syria Ali Diab IND vs SYR
- India Subrata Pal SYR vs IND, Final
Player of the Tournament
References
- ↑ http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/2525/road-to-nehru-cup-09/2009/08/06/1424537/palestine-replaces-thailand-for-nehru-cup Palestine replace Thailand
- ↑ "Palestine dropped from Nehru Cup football". India Today. 11 August 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ↑ http://www.indianfootball.com/en/news/articleId/1473 India Nehru Cup 2009 Squad. 18 August 2009
- ↑ http://www.indianfootball.com/en/news/articleId/1424 Kyrgyzstan Nehru Cup 2009 Squad. 12 August 2009
- ↑ http://www.indianfootball.com/en/news/articleId/1425 Lebanon Nehru Cup 2009 Squad. 13 August 2009
- ↑ http://www.indianfootball.com/en/news/articleId/1435 Sri Lanka Nehru Cup 2009 Squad. 14 August 2009
- ↑ http://www.indianfootball.com/en/statistic/team/squad/teamId/455 Syria Nehru Cup 2009 Squad. 15 August 2009
- ↑ http://www.indianfootball.com/en/news/articleId/1516 Sri Lanka – Lebanon match called off