25th Airlines Gold Cup: Semifinals & Final postponed

The 25th edition of the Airlines Gold Cup kicked-off in Kolkata on August 2 with the final slated for August 11, but with the Saltlake Stadium not being available today and on Wednesday the organisers are forced to postpone the semifinals and final of the tournament. The new dates will be announced in the coming days.

The participating Kolkata clubs are using the tournament as preparations for the upcoming Calcutta Premier Division. The big attraction in this edition are giants Mohun Bagan AC, who last played in the tournament in 2005.

The tournament has also Mohammedan Sporting Club, George Telegraph SC, Kalighat Milan Sangha, Bhowanipore Club, Southern Samity, Techno Aryan Club and Janbazar SC in action. The pre-quarterfinals and quarterfinals were played at the Mohun Bagan ground while the semifinals and final are slated to be played at the Saltlake Stadium.


FIXTURES & RESULTS

Pre-Quarterfinals
02-Aug-2012: Janbazar SC 0-4 Bhowanipore Club (Mohun Bagan ground)
03-Aug-2012: Techno Aryan Club 3-0 Southern Samity (Mohun Bagan ground)

Quarterfinals
04-Aug-2012: Kalighat Milan Sangha 2-3 Bhowanipore Club (Mohun Bagan ground)
05-Aug-2012: George Telegraph SC 4-2 Techno Aryan Club [penalties] (Mohun Bagan ground)

Semifinals
??-Aug-2012: Mohammedan Sporting Club - Bhowanipore Club (Saltlake Stadium)
??-Aug-2012: Mohun Bagan AC - George Telegraph SC (Saltlake Stadium)

Final
??-Aug-2012: Winner SF 1 - Winner SF 2 (Saltlake Stadium)

25th Airlines Gold Cup, Kolkata - Fixtures

The 25th edition of the Airlines Gold Cup will be played in Kolkata from August 2 to 11, which the local clubs will use as preparations for the upcoming Calcutta Premier Division. The big attraction in this edition will be Mohun Bagan AC, who will be playing in the tournament for the first-time since 2005.

The tournament will also see Mohammedan Sporting Club, George Telegraph SC, Kalighat Milan Sangha, Bhowanipore Club, Southern Samity, Techno Aryan Club and Janbazar SC in action. The pre-quarterfinals and quarterfinals will be played at the Mohun Bagan ground while the semifinals and final will be held at the Saltlake Stadium.


FIXTURES

Pre-Quarterfinals
02-Aug-2012: Janbazar SC - Bhowanipore Club (Mohun Bagan ground)
03-Aug-2012: Techno Aryan Club - Southern Samity (Mohun Bagan ground)

Quarterfinals
04-Aug-2012: Kalighat Milan Sangha - Winner Match 1 (Mohun Bagan ground)
05-Aug-2012: George Telegraph SC - Winner Match 2 (Mohun Bagan ground)

Semifinals
06-Aug-2012: Mohammedan Sporting Club - Winner Match 3 (Saltlake Stadium)
08-Aug-2012: Mohun Bagan AC - Winner Match 4 (Saltlake Stadium)

Final
11-Aug-2012: Winner SF 1 - Winner SF 2 (Saltlake Stadium)

23rd Airlines Gold Cup: Md Sporting champions!

The 23rd edition of the Airlines Gold Cup was played from December 21 to 26 at the Mohammedan Sporting ground at the Kolkata Maidan. And yesterday afternoon the hosting club in Mohammedan Sporting went on to win the title against a resurgent 'Techno' Aryan Club 4-3 in a penalty shootout after the match had ended in a one-all draw in regulation time.

After a goalless first session Mohammedan Sporting went ahead through a Satyajit Bose goal in the 60th minute, but only five minutes later Sporting's Gautam Kujur would score into his own net to give Aryan Club the equaliser. In the penalty shootout four of Sporting's penalty takers would score, while only three of Aryan's did.

Captain Habibur Rehman lifted the clubs first trophy of the season, while it was the third time that Mohammedan Sporting has won the Airlines Gold Cup. Besides lifting the trophy Mohammedan Sporting also received Rs 100,000 (1 lakh) in prize money. Defender Debkumar Sashmal (Mohammedan Sporting) was named as the final's 'Man of the Match', while his team mate Dipendu Biswas emerged as the highest goal scorer due to his semifinal hattrick against Janbazar SC.

This years Airlines Gold Cup was organised by the All Airlines Recreation Club with help from the Indian Football Association (West Bengal). The Tower Group had come on board as the title sponsors.


FIXTURES

Quarterfinals
21-Dec-2010: IFA Academy 0-1 Janbazar SC
22-Dec-2010: George Telegraph SC 3-1 Coal India

Semifinals
23-Dec-2010: Mohammedan Sporting Club 4-0 Janbazar SC
24-Dec-2010: 'Techno' Aryan Club 2-0 George Telegraph SC

Final
26-Dec-2010: Mohammedan Sporting Club 1-1,4-3 'Techno' Aryan Club [penalties]

Airlines Gold Cup is back in Kolkata

The 23rd edition of the Airlines Gold Cup will be played from December 21 to 26 at the Mohammedan Sporting ground at the Kolkata Maidan. And it marks a return to Kolkata after having played the tournament across West Bengal over the last few years, if the tournament could be held at all. Then since the big two - East Bengal & Mohun Bagan - have not been playing the tournament due to the national commitments, it has hampered its existence.

This years Airlines Gold Cup is being organised by the All Airlines Recreation Club with help from the Indian Football Association (West Bengal). The Tower Group has come on board as the title sponsors and the six participating teams will be fighting for the tournament trophy and Rs 100,000 (1 lakh) in prize money.

While Mohammedan Sporting Club and 'Techno' Aryan Club have been seeded into the semifinals, the quarterfinals will see the IFA Academy, Janbazar SC, George Telegraph SC and Coal India in action.


FIXTURES

Quarterfinals
21-Dec-2010: IFA Academy - Janbazar SC
22-Dec-2010: George Telegraph SC - Coal India

Semifinals
23-Dec-2010: Mohammedan Sporting Club - IFA Academy/Janbazar SC
24-Dec-2010: 'Techno' Aryan Club - George Telegraph SC/Coal India

Final
26-Dec-2010: Winner SF1 - Winner SF2