61st Bordoloi Trophy: Oil India win trophies!

The 61st Bharat Ratna Lokapriya Bordoloi Trophy was played from September 21 to October 2 with Oil India Limited winning the title. In the final Oil India Limited won 4-1 against Assam Rifles at the Nehru Stadium in Guwahati. This edition of the tournament was a complete Northeastern affair as only teams from the region took part.

OIL midfielder F. Wary was adjudged best player of the final by both host Guwahati Sports Association and Assam Sports Journalists Association, while seasoned keeper Jitu Chetry (OIL) received the 'Best Goalkeeper award'.


RESULTS

Pre-Quarterfinals
21-Sep-2012: Sunrise Club 2-1 Assam State Electricity Board
22-Sep-2012: NF Railway SC 3-2 Gauhati Town Club
23-Sep-2012: Assam Dynamo Club 0-2 Nagaland Police
24-Sep-2012: Rangdajied United FC 1-1,4-3 Green Valley SC [penalties]

Quarterfinals
25-Sep-2012: Assam Rifles 1-1,4-3 Sunrise Club [penalties]
26-Sep-2012: Oil India Limited 2-0 NF Railway SC
27-Sep-2012: Langsning SC 2-2,4-5 Rangdajied United FC [penalties]
28-Sep-2012: Royal Wahingdoh FC 6-0 Nagaland Police

Semifinals
29-Sep-2012: Assam Rifles 2-0 Rangdajied United FC
30-Sep-2012: Oil India Limited 3-2 Royal Wahingdoh FC

Final
02-Oct-2012: Assam Rifles 1-4 Oil India Limited

7th Oil India Challenge Gold Cup: ASEB champions!

Assam State Electricity Board won the 7th Oil India Challenge Gold Cup by beating hosts Oil India Limited 2-0 in the final at the Duliajan Maidan. ASEB scored both the goals after the break in a keenly contested encounter. Hemanta Kumar Barhma scored the opener in the 63rd minute while three minutes from time Chayaram Basumatary sealed the victory.

The 7th Oil India Challenge Gold Cup was organised by Oil India Limited from March 21 to April 1 at the Nehru Maidan in Duliajan. In total 14 teams took part with the champions received Rs 150,000 (1,5 lakhs), while the runners-up got Rs 100,000 (1 lakhs)


FIXTURES & RESULTS

Round 1
23-Mar-2012: Kenkre FC, Mumbai 1-3 Green Valley SC, Guwahati

Pre-Quarterfinals
21-Mar-2012: TRUGPU, Manipur 1-0 Duliajan Football Academy
22-Mar-2012: Morning Star, Diphu 2-0 Assam Police Blues
25-Mar-2012: George Telegraph SC 2-1 Nagaland Police
27-Mar-2012: Southern Samity 0-3 Green Valley SC, Guwahati

Quarterfinals
24-Mar-2012: Assam State Electricity Board 1-1,4-1 TRUGPU, Manipur [penalties]
26-Mar-2012: Oil India Limited 1-0 George Telegraph SC
27-Mar-2012: JCB Bhillai Brothers 4-1 Morning Star, Diphu
28-Mar-2012: Punjab Police 2-3 Green Valley SC, Guwahati

Semifinals
29-Mar-2012: Oil India Limited 0-0,3-1 JCB Bhillai Brothers [penalties]
30-Mar-2012: Assam State Electricity Board 1-0 Green Valley SC, Guwahati

Final
01-Apr-2012: Oil India Limited 0-2 Assam State Electricity Board

Federation Cup: Qualifier fixtures out

The 32nd Federation Cup, India's version of the FA Cup, will begin on the 14th of this month with eight teams taking part in the qualifiers for the Federation Cup proper. The eight teams are the two I-League relegated Sporting Clube de Goa and Shillong Lajong FC plus six teams from the 2nd Division I-League. The eight teams have been divided into two groups of four teams each and only the winners will move on into the next round. The venue for Group A will be Silchar in Assam, while the Group B matches will be played at the Duler Ground in Mapusa, Goa.

But the qualifying format will not see all four teams playing each other, but the qualifiers will be a direct knockout contest with two semifinals and then a final game which will decide which side will qualify from Group A and B.

The winner from each group will qualify for the quarterfinal round which is also set to be played under a new format with the four groups of four teams set to be played across four venues rather then a 16 team one venue event. The quarterfinal round is scheduled to kick-off on September 21. The likely venues are Ludhiana, Silchar, Goa and Cuttack. Only the group toppers will qualify for the semifinals and one of the above venues will then also host the semifinals and the big final. The AIFF is at the moment said to be preferring Cuttack as the hosts of the big final.


The Qualifiers

Group A
Venue: Satindra Mohan Dev Stadium, Silchar (Assam)
15-Sep-10: Oil India Limited - Mohammedan Sporting Club (Match 1)
16-Sep-10: NISA, Manipur - Shillong Lajong FC (Match 2)
18-Sep-10: Winner Match 1 - Winner Match 2

Group B
Venue: Duler Ground, Mapusa (Goa)
14-Sep-10: Vasco SC - Sesa Football Academy (Match 1)
15-Sep-10: Sporting Clube de Goa - Malabar United FC (Match 2)
17-Sep-10: Winner Match 1 - Winner Match 2