Federation Cup (India)


The Federation Cup, also known as Hero Federation Cup for sponsorship reasons, was an annual single round robin and knockout style club football tournament in India that started in 1977. From its inception, until I-League was started in 1997, it was the most prestigious national level club football tournament in India. Until 2017, it was the most important club tournament after the I-League, to which it became a de facto League Cup. The winning club of the Federation Cup gained a chance to compete in the continental level in AFC Cup.
The holders of the 2017 Federation Cup were Bengaluru FC who beat Mohun Bagan A.C. 2–0 in the 2017 final held in Cuttack, Odisha.
In April 2015, All India Football Federation announced that Federation Cup will be put "on hold" for "2–3 years" to avoid scheduling conflict with Indian Super League and I-League., but after Asian Football Confederation mandated that a club must play 18 matches in the season, AIFF decided to revive the tournament.

Venues

Matches during the Federation Cup were usually held at neutral venues around India. The Final is also held in a neutral venue. From 2015–16 season matches will be played as two legged knockout format. Final will be in a neutral venue.

Sponsorship

Results

Past winners and runners-up

YearWinnersRunners-upScore
2016–17Bengaluru FCMohun Bagan2–0
2015–16Mohun BaganAizawl5–0
2014–15Bengaluru FCDempo2–1
2013–14Churchill BrothersSporting Goa3–1
2012East BengalDempo3–2
2011SalgaocarEast Bengal3–1
2010East BengalMohun Bagan1–0
2009–10East BengalShillong Lajong0–0,
2008Mohun BaganDempo1–0
2007East BengalMahindra United2–1
2006Mohun BaganSporting Goa3–1
2005Mahindra UnitedSporting Goa2–1
2004DempoMohun Bagan2–0
2003Mahindra UnitedMohammedan Sporting1–0
2002Not held
2001Mohun BaganDempo2–1
2000Not held
1999Not held
1998Mohun BaganEast Bengal2–1
1997SalgaocarEast Bengal2–1
1996East BengalDempo2–1
1995–96JCT MillsEast Bengal1–1,
1995JCTEast Bengal1–1,
1994Mohun BaganSalgaocar0–0,
1993Mohun BaganMahindra & Mahindra1–0
1992Mohun BaganEast Bengal2–0
1991Kerala PoliceMahindra & Mahindra2–0
1990Kerala PoliceSalgaocar2–1
1989–90SalgaocarMohammedan Sporting2–1
1988–89SalgaocarBSF1–0
1987–88Mohun BaganSalgaocar2–0
1986–87Mohun BaganEast Bengal0–0,
1985East BengalMohun Bagan1–0
1984–85Mohammedan SportingEast Bengal1–0
1983–84MohammedanMohun Bagan0–0,2–0
1982–83Mohun BaganMafatlal Mills1–0
1981–82Mohun BaganMohammedan2–0
1980–81Mohun Bagan, East Bengal 1–1
1979–80BSFMafatlal Mills2–2,3–0
1978–79Mohun Bagan, East Bengal 0–0
1977–78ITI BangaloreMohun Bagan1–0

ClubFinal
Appearances		WinnerWinning YearsRunners-upRunners-up Years
Mohun Bagan20141979*, 1980*, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1987
1992, 1993, 1994, 1998
2001, 2006, 2008, 2015–16		61977, 1983, 1985, 2004, 2010, 2016–17
East Bengal1681979*,1980*,1985, 1996, 2007, 2009-10, 2010, 201281984,1986,1992, 1995,
1996–97,1997,1998, 2011
Salgaocar S.C.741988,1989,1997, 201131987,1990,1994
Dempo Sports Club61200451996#,2001,2008, 2012, 2014–15
Mohammedan S.C.521983,198431981,1989,2003
Mahindra United522003,200531991,1993,2007
Sporting Clube de Goa30-32005,2006,2013–14
Bengaluru FC222014–15, 2016–170-
JCT Mills F.C.221995,1995-96#0-
Kerala Police221990, 19910-
BSF 21197911988
ITI 1119770-
Churchill Brothers112013–140-
Lajong SSC10-12009
Aizawl10-12015–16

RankPlayerGoals
1 Jose Ramirez Barreto27
2 Chima Okorie26*
3 Baichung Bhutia25
4 Chidi Edeh23
5 Ranti Martins18
6 I. M. Vijayan17
6 Odafa Okolie17