2002–03 Durand Cup final

Football competition in India June 2021 2002–03 Durand Cup final 2002–03 Durand Cup East Bengal 3 Army XI 0 10 January 2003 Ambedkar Stadium Delhi Tushar Rakshit 10,000 (approx.) 2001–02 2003 The 2002–03 Durand Cup final was the 115th final of the Durand Cup, the oldest football competition in India, and was contested between Kolkata giant East Bengal and Army XI on 10 January 2003 at the Ambedkar Stadium in Delhi.Arunava Chaudhuri https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india03.html 115th "Pepsi" Durand Cup 2002/03 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 5 Nov 2021Arunava Chaudhuri http://www.indianfootball.de/seasons/2002-03durandcup.html 115th "Pepsi" Durand Cup 2002/03 indianfootball.de 5 Nov 2021 East Bengal won the final 3–0 to claim their 15th Durand Cup title. Mike Okoro, Kalia Kulothungan and Douglas Silva scored three goals in the second half as East Bengal won the title.Novy Kapadia 11 January 2003 https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/east-bengal-destroy-army-in-nine-minute-blitz-durand-cup-l-tushar-rakshit-turns-saviour-as-calcutta-giants-romp-to15th-title/cid/1032047 East Bengal destroy Army in nine-minute blitz - durand cup l Tushar Rakshit turns saviour as Calcutta giants romp to15th title The Telegraph 5 Nov 2021East Bengal win Durand Cup for 15th time https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/durand/20030110.htm 2021-08-04 Rediff en 2021-08-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20210804133810/https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/durand/20030110.htm live Route to the final IFA Shield East Bengal Date Round Opposition Score 4 January 2003 Group Stage Air India 4–0 6 January 2003 Group Stage MEG 0–1 8 January 2003 Semi Final Salgaocar 1–0 East Bengal entered the 2002–03 Durand Cup as one of the National Football League teams. They were allocated into Group B alongside MEG FC and Air India. In the opening game East Bengal defeated Air India 4–0. Mike Okoro scored a brace, Sashti Duley scored one and Osberne D'Souza scored an own-goal. In the second game, East Bengal suffered a 0–1 defeat to MEG, Bangalore as Ajith Kumar scored the only goal of the game. East Bengal still topped the group with a better goal difference and progressed into the last four. In the semi-final, East Bengal defeated Salgaocar 1–0 courtesy of a solitary strike by Mike Okoro as East Bengal reached the final. Army XI Date Round Opposition Score 1 January 2003 Group Stage Indian Telephone Industries 2–2 3 January 2003 Group Stage Vasco 1–0 7 January 2003 Semi Final Mohammedan Sporting 1–1 (5–3 pen) Army XI entered the 2002–03 Durand Cup as one of the regimental teams and were allocated into Group C alongside Vasco and Indian Telephone Industries. In the opening game, Army XI drew 2–2 with Indian Telephone Industries. Raghu Kumar and Johny Gangmei scored for Army XI while Ibrahim Karim and Ignatious (own-goal) scored for ITI. In the second game, Army XI defeated Vasco 1–0 as Bikash Gurung scored the only goal and Army reached the last four In the semi-final, Army XI defeated Mohammedan Sporting 5–3 in the penalty shootout after the game ended 1–1 after added extra time to reach the final for the first time. Saroj Gurung equalised for Army in the injury time for Army XI after Dipendu Biswas had scored for Mohammedan Sporting. Match Details 10 January 2003 14:30 IST East Bengal Report Army XI 3–0 Mike Okoro 67Kalia Kulothungan 72Douglas Silva 77 Delhi Ambedkar Stadium 10,000 (est.) Binod Kumar Singh (Bihar) _EastBengal_02_03_Home _goldshoulders _goldshoulders _goldtop ED1C24 ED1C24 000000 FF0000 East Bengal _collarred 2 _redborder _redborder _red_stripes_adidas ffffff ffffff ffffff ffffff FFFFFF Army XI GK IND VP Satish KumarRB IND Surya Bikash ChakrabortyCB IND Arun MalhotraCB IND Subashish Roy ChowdhuryLB IND Y. Raju SinghRM IND Shylo MalsawmtluangaCM IND Chandan Das (c) 65CM BRA Douglas SilvaLM IND Sasthi DuleyST IND Trijit Das 36ST NGA Mike OkoroSubstitutes:ST IND Kaustav Ghosh 36 70CM IND Tushar Rakshit 65ST IND Kalia Kulothungan 70Coach:IND Subhash Bhowmick GK IND Abungobi SinghRB IND S. RameshCB IND S. Ignatius CB IND L. Angan SangaiLB IND Johnny GangmeiLM IND Saroj GurungCM IND IrudayarajCM IND Bikash Gurung (c)RM IND Preetam BahadurST IND Raghu KumarST IND Pradip DebnathManager:IND Tushar Kanti Majumdar Hero of the Match:Tushar Rakshit (East Bengal)Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. See also 115th "Pepsi" Durand Cup 2002/03, rsssf.com 115th "Pepsi" Durand Cup 2002/03, indianfootball.de References Category:Durand Cup finals Category:East Bengal Club matches Category:2002–03 in Indian football Category:Football competitions in New Delhi