2020 IFA Shield
| IFA Shield 2020 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | India |
| Dates | 6 December 2020 – 19 December 2020[1] |
| Teams | 12 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Real Kashmir (1st title) |
| Runners-up | George Telegraph |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 22 |
| Goals scored | 54 (2.45 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Lukman Adefemi (5 goals) |
All statistics correct as of 19 December 2020. | |
The 2020 IFA Shield is the 123rd edition of the IFA Shield. It will have four I-League teams and eight Calcutta Premier Division teams. No overseas teams were invited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3] Real Kashmir beat George Telegraph in the final to win their first IFA Shield title.[4][5]
Teams
Venue
All the matches were held at Salt Lake Stadium, East Bengal Ground, Mohun Bagan Ground, Sailen Manna Stadium, Rabindra Sarobar Stadium and Kalyani Stadium.[7]
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohammedan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 6 | Advance to the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Kalighat MS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 | |
| 3 | Kidderpore | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
Source: ifawb.org
| Mohammedan | 4–0 | Kidderpore |
|---|---|---|
| Nigam Mondal Adjah | Report |
| Kalighat MS | 4–1 | Kidderpore |
|---|---|---|
| Paswan Supriyo Ghosh Tuhin Sikdar Gourab Mondol | Report | Saikat Sikdar |
| Mohammedan | 1–0 | Kalighat MS |
|---|---|---|
| Firoz Ali | Report |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Kashmir | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | Advance to the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Peerless | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 | |
| 3 | Aryan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
Source: ifawb.org
| Real Kashmir | 2–1 | Peerless |
|---|---|---|
| Lyngdoh Danish Farooq | Report | Rai |
| Real Kashmir | 3–0 | Aryan |
|---|---|---|
| Robertson Danish Farooq Adefemi | Report |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Telegraph | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | Advance to the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Southern Samity | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 | |
| 3 | Indian Arrows | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
Source: ifawb.org
| Indian Arrows | 1–1 | Southern Samity |
|---|---|---|
| Gurkirat | Report | Sujit Saren |
| Indian Arrows | 0–2 | George Telegraph |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Stanley Eze Goutam Das |
| George Telegraph | 2–1 | Southern Samity |
|---|---|---|
| Krishanu Naskar Tanmoy Ghosh | Report | Yao Rudy Abbidde |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 | Advance to the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Gokulam Kerala | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 3 | |
| 3 | BSS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 0 |
Source: ifawb.org
| Gokulam Kerala | 7–2 | BSS |
|---|---|---|
| Antwi Shibil Jithin Saliou | Report | Pritam Roy Asif Ali Molla |
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| Mohammedan | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Gokulam Kerala | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Mohammedan | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Real Kashmir | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Real Kashmir | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Southern Samity | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Real Kashmir | 2 | |||||||||||||
| George Telegraph | 1 | |||||||||||||
| George Telegraph | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Peerless | 0 | |||||||||||||
| George Telegraph | 2 | |||||||||||||
| United | 1 | |||||||||||||
| United (p) | 0 (4) | |||||||||||||
| Kalighat MS | 0 (3) | |||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
| George Telegraph | 1–0 | Peerless |
|---|---|---|
| Tanmoy Ghosh | Report |
Semi-finals
| Mohammedan | 0–4 | Real Kashmir |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Adefemi Robertson |
| George Telegraph | 2–1 | United |
|---|---|---|
| Saddam Hossain Stanley Eze | Report | Basudeb Mondal |
Final
| George Telegraph | 1–2 | Real Kashmir |
|---|---|---|
| Goutam Das | Report | Adefemi Robertson |
Referee: Pranjal Banerjee
Statistics
Top goal scorers
| Rank | Nat. | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lukman Adefemi | Real Kashmir | 5 | |
| 2 | Denny Antwi | Gokulam Kerala | 4 | |
| 3 | Danish Farooq | Real Kashmir | 3 | |
| Mason Robertson | Real Kashmir | |||
| 5 | Gani Nigam | Mohammedan | 2 | |
| Uttam Rai | Peerless | |||
| Tanmoy Ghosh | George Telegraph | |||
| Stanley Eze | George Telegraph | |||
| Goutam Das | George Telegraph |
References
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- ^ "IFA Shield may take place before I-League". The Rahnuma Daily. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "Sports News | Real Kashmir Win First Major Tournament, Beat George Telegraph 2-1 in IFA Shield Final". LatestLY. 19 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "IFA Shield: Real Kashmir win first major tournament, beat George Telegraph 2-1". The Indian Express. 19 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "123rd IFA Shield 2020–21". kolkatafootball.com. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ "IFA Shield Fixture" (PDF). ifawb.org. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.