1978 Indian Federation Cup final

November 2022 1978 Indian Federation Cup final 1978 Indian Federation Cup East Bengal 0 Mohun Bagan 0 Joint winners 7 May 19789 May 1978 (replay) Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 1977 1979 The 1978 Indian Federation Cup final was the 2nd final of the Indian Federation Cup, the top knock-out competition in India, and was contested between Kolkata giants East Bengal and Mohun Bagan on 7 May 1978 and the replay on 9 May 1978 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.Novy Kapadia East Bengal's Federation Cup successes https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/east-bengals-federation-cup-successes Sportskeeda 7 October 2012 8 June 2021 Both the teams were announced as joint winners after both the matches ended 0–0 after full time.10 May 1978 দু'দলই বিজয়ী Both teams winners bn Jugantor 10 May 1978 এবারের ফেডারেশন কাপে যুগ্মবিজয়ী Joint Champions in this year's Federation Cup bn Jugantor Route to the final East BengalRound Mohun BaganOpponentResultQuarter Final Group LeagueOpponentResultRajasthan Police5–0Matchday 1Premier Tyres0–0Mafatlal2–1Matchday 2HAL8–0ITI2–0Matchday 3JCT1–1OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legKnockout StageOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legJCT3–01–02–0Semi–FinalITI2–2 7–62–00–2 Match Summary The Federation Cup final began at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Coimbatore on 7 May 1978 in front of a packed crowd as two Kolkata giants East Bengal and Mohun Bagan faced each other in the Kolkata Derby. Ranjit Mukherjee's header came off the crossbar in the opening minutes of the game as East Bengal created more chances in the first half while Mohun Bagan was dominant in the second half. Shibaji Banerjee of Mohun Bagan was shown a yellow card for time wasting while Surajit Sengupta of East Bengal was carded for a foul on Dilip Palit in the second half of the game. Both teams canceled each other out as none of them was able to break the deadlock and the game ended in a 0–0 stalemate.8 May 1978 কইম্বাতুরে খেলা গোলশূন্য Match ends goalless in Coimbatore bn Jugantor 8 May 1978 প্রাণপাত পরিশ্রমেও গোল হয়নি No Goals even after tireless efforts bn Jugantor The final was replayed on 9 May 1978 and once again the game ended in a 0–0 draw and both the teams were announced as joint winners, with both East Bengal and Mohun Bagan won their first-ever Federation Cup title. Details 7 May 1978 14:30 IST East Bengal Mohun Bagan 0–0 Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Coimbatore 20,000 (est.) _EastBengal_12_13_Home _2 gold stripes FFDF00 FFDF00 FF0000 000000 FF0000 East Bengal 234f1e 800000 234f1e ffffff ffffff Mohun Bagan GK IND Bhaskar GangulyLB IND Satyajit MitraCB IND Monoranjan BhattacharyaCB IND Shyamal GhoshRB IND Chinmay ChatterjeeCM IND Prasanta BanerjeeCM IND Samaresh CHowdhuryRW IND Surajit Sengupta (c) LW IND Narayanswami UlaganathanST IND Tapan DasST IND Ranjit MukherjeeSubstitutes:CM IND Mihir Bose Head Coach:IND Arun Ghosh GK IND Shibaji BanerjeeRB IND Sudhir Karmakar CB IND Shyamal BanerjeeCB IND Subrata BhattacharyaLB IND Dilip PalitCM IND Gautam SarkarCM IND Prasun Banerjee (c)RW IND Manas Bhattacharya LW IND Bidesh BoseST IND Shyam ThapaST IND Subhash BhowmickSubstitutes:CB IND Pradip Chowdhury ST IND Mohammed Habib Head coach:IND P. K. Banerjee Replay 9 May 1978 14:30 IST East Bengal Mohun Bagan 0–0 Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Coimbatore 20,000 (est.) Match rules 90 minutes. Replay if match ends in a draw Joint winners if both finals ends in a draw See also India - List of Federation Cup Winners References Category:Indian Federation Cup finals Category:1978–79 in Indian football Category:East Bengal Club matches Category:Mohun Bagan Super Giant matches