2012 IFA Shield final

June 2021 2012 IFA Shield final 2012 IFA Shield East Bengal 0 Prayag United 0 East Bengal won 4–2 on penalties 16 March 2012 Salt Lake Stadium Kolkata, West Bengal Gurpreet Singh Sandhu116th IFA SHIELD : "Gurpreet is the hero of the match today" James Morgan. https://www.kolkatafootball.com/indiafootball_news_2012/mar21stpart_2012.html Kolkata Football 16 March 2012 21 June 2021 live 24 June 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210624202816/https://www.kolkatafootball.com/indiafootball_news_2012/mar21stpart_2012.html Santosh Kumar (Kerala) 30,000 (approx.) 2011 2013 The 2012 IFA Shield final was the 116th final of the IFA Shield, the second oldest football competition in India, and was contested between Kolkata clubs East Bengal and Prayag United on 16 March 2012. East Bengal won the final 4–2 via penalties after the game remained goal-less after extra-time, to claim their 28th IFA Shield title.Abhishek Ganguly 17 March 2012 https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/gurpreet-hands-east-bengal-ifa-shield-title/articleshow/12300716.cms Gurpreet hands East Bengal IFA Shield title The Times of India 21 June 2021 25 June 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210625042144/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/gurpreet-hands-east-bengal-ifa-shield-title/articleshow/12300716.cms liveArunava Chowdhuri 17 March 2012 https://www.sportskeeda.com/sports/116th-ifa-shield-east-bengal-crowned-champions 116th IFA Shield: East Bengal crowned champions! Sportskeeda 21 June 2021 24 June 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210624203313/https://www.sportskeeda.com/sports/116th-ifa-shield-east-bengal-crowned-champions live Route to the final 2012 IFA Shield East Bengal Date Round Opposition Score 3 March 2012 Group StageBhawanipore FC 2–1 9 March 2012 Group Stage Shillong Lajong 3–0 13 March 2012 Semi Final Pailan Arrows 1–0 East Bengal entered the 2012 IFA Shield as one of the I-League playing teams from Kolkata and were allocated into Group A alongside Shillong Lajong and Bhawanipore FC. In the opening game against Bhawanipur, East Bengal managed a 2–1 victory with striker Robin Singh scoring a brace. Biswajit Biswas scored the goal for Bhawanipur.PTI 3 March 2012 https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/ifa-shield-east-bengal-edge-bhowanipore-club-2-1/20120303.htm IFA Shield: East Bengal edge Bhowanipore Club 2-1 Rediff 21 June 2021 24 June 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210624221101/https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/ifa-shield-east-bengal-edge-bhowanipore-club-2-1/20120303.htm live In the second group game against Shillong Lajong, East Bengal managed a comfortable 3–0 win with goals from Tolgay Ozbey, Gurwinder Singh and Robin Singh, to secure a place in the semis.11 March 2012 https://theshillongtimes.com/2012/03/11/east-bengal-drub-lajong-to-enter-ifa-shield-semis/ East Bengal drub Lajong to enter IFA Shield semis The Shillong Times 21 June 2021 24 June 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210624201536/https://theshillongtimes.com/2012/03/11/east-bengal-drub-lajong-to-enter-ifa-shield-semis/ live In the Semi Final, East Bengal club faced Pailan Arrows, the topper of Group C, and managed a 1–0 win courtesy of a Tolgay Ozbey strike to enter the final for the 40th time.Nilesh Bhattacharya 14 March 2021 https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/east-bengal-down-arrows-in-ifa-shield-semifinal/articleshow/12254773.cms East Bengal down Arrows in IFA Shield semifinal The Times of India 21 June 2012 26 June 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210626150033/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/east-bengal-down-arrows-in-ifa-shield-semifinal/articleshow/12254773.cms live Prayag United Date Round Opposition Score 7 March 2012 Group Stage Mumbai F.C. 3–2 11 March 2012 Group Stage Techno Aryan 1–0 14 March 2012 Semi Final Botafogo BFR 1–0 Prayag United entered the 2012 IFA Shield as one of the I-League playing teams from Kolkata and were allocated into Group D alongside Mumbai F.C. and Techno Aryan. In their opening game, they defeated Mumbai FC 3–2 with Yusif Yakubu scoring a brace and Denson Devadas scoring the other for Prayag. Gbeneme Friday and Chhangte Malsawmkima scored for Mumbai.8 March 2012 https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/prayag-sc-packs-off-mumbai-fc/article2971562.ece Prayag SC packs off Mumbai FC The Hindu 21 June 2021 24 June 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210624202715/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/prayag-sc-packs-off-mumbai-fc/article2971562.ece live In their second game, Prayag defeated Aryan 1–0 with a long range effort from Bello Razaq to reach the semis.12 March 2012 https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/prayag-arrows-make-it-to-semifinals/article2985475.ece Prayag, Arrows make it to semifinals The Hindu 21 June 2021 24 June 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210624210052/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/prayag-arrows-make-it-to-semifinals/article2985475.ece live In the Semi-Final, Prayag United faced Brazilian team Botafogo BFR and won 1–0 courtesy of a goal from Kiwi striker Kayne Vincent in the 115th minute to take Prayag United into the final.PTI 14 March 2012 https://www.deccanherald.com/content/234436/prayag-reach-title-round.html Prayag reach title round Deccan Herald 21 June 2021 24 June 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210624201819/https://www.deccanherald.com/content/234436/prayag-reach-title-round.html live Match Details 16 March 2012 14:30 IST East Bengal Report Prayag United 0–0 yes 4–2 Ozbey Khanthang Paite Robin Singh Subodh Kumar James Singh Bello Razaq Jayanta Sen Yusif Yakubu Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata 30,000 (est.) Santosh Kumar (Kerala) _redhalf ffff00 ffff00 ff0000 000000 FF0000 East Bengal _whitesides FFFF00 351C75 FFFF00 351C75 FFFFFF Prayag United GK IND Gurpreet Singh Sandhu RB IND Saikat Saha Roy 77CB NGR Uga Okpara (c)CB IND Gurwinder SinghLB IND Saumik DeyRM IND Sushanth Mathew 20CM IND Subodh Kumar CM NGR Penn Orji LM IND Harmanjot Khabra 93ST IND Robin SinghST AUS Tolgay Ozbey Substitutes:MF IND Sanju Pradhan 20MF IND Khanthang Paite 77DF IND Robert Lalthlamuana 93Manager:ENG Trevor James Morgan GK IND Abhijit MondalRB IND Anupam SarkarCB IND Deepak Mondal 14CB NGA Bello RazaqLB IND Narugopal HaitLM IND James SinghCM IND Denson DevadasCM IND Jayanta Sen (c)RM IND Gouranga Biswas 103ST IND Md. Rafique 50ST GHA Yusif YakubuSubstitutes:MF IND Sukhen Dey 14DF NZL Kayne Vincent 50FW IND Shankar Oraon 103Manager:IND Sanjoy Sen Hero of the Match:Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (East Bengal)Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. See also IFA Shield 2012 References Category:IFA Shield finals Category:2011–12 in Indian football Category:East Bengal Club matches Category:United SC matches Category:Football competitions in Kolkata