1997 Indian Federation Cup

The 1997 Indian Federation Cup, also known as 1997 Kalyani Black Label Federation Cup due to sponsorship reasons, was the 20th season of the Indian Federation Cup. The tournament was held between 14 June and 20 July 1997. It was won by Salgaocar, who beat defending champions East Bengal 2–1 in the final. Salgaocar's captain Bruno Coutinho was named player of the tournament.^[1]

Pre-quarterfinals

14 June

Bangalore Football Stadium, Bangalore

14 June

Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata

15 June

Bangalore Football Stadium, Bangalore

15 June

17 June

Bangalore Football Stadium, Bangalore

18 June

Bangalore Football Stadium, Bangalore

Referee: M. Sreedharan (Tamil Nadu)

21 June

Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad

22 June

Quarter-finals

29 June

Nehru Stadium, Guwahati

5 July

Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad

6 July

Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata

Referee: Bosco Pereira

9 July

Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad

Semi-finals

12 July

13 July

Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata

Attendance: 131,781^[2]

Referee: Inayatullah Khan (Karnataka)

Third place play-off

15 July

Nehru Stadium, Guwahati

Final

20 July

Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata

References

^ "Coutinho best". Press Trust of India. 21 July 1997. Archived from the original on 16 April 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
^ "Counting chickens before the eggs are laid". rediff.com. 23 July 1997. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2017.

External links

1997–98 Federation Cup at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
1997–98 Federation Cup at indianfootball.de

[1] "Coutinho best". Press Trust of India. 21 July 1997. Archived from the original on 16 April 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2017.

[2] "Counting chickens before the eggs are laid". rediff.com. 23 July 1997. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2017.