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The 2013–14 Indian Federation Cup was the 35th edition of the Federation Cup, the main domestic cup competition in Indian football. A total of 16 teams played in this edition of the tournament in which they all entered in the group stage consisting of four groups of four teams each. The defending champions were
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, who beat
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3–2 in the 2012 final. The final was played on 25 January 2014 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi, Kerala between
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and Sporting Goa, with Churchill Brothers winning 3–1.


Teams

This edition of the Federation Cup saw 16 teams taking part in the tournament, 13 of which came from the ongoing
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with the other three coming from the
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. Originally, the three 2nd Division teams to take part in the tournament were to be Bhawanipore, Langsning, and
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, however, Langning withdrew. As a replacement,
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were allowed to enter the tournament for fulfilling the AFC Criteria and also to add a local team from Kerala into the tournament.


Venues

The venues for the Federation Cup were announced in 2013, with the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium and the MDS Complex being chosen to host matches. The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium hosted matches for Group A and C while the MDS Complex hosted Group B and D matches. The semi-finals and final took place at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.


Group stage


Group A


Group B


Group C


Group D


Semi-finals


Final


Goalscorers

4 goals: * Balwant Singh (
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) *
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( Shillong Lajong) * Koko Sakibo (
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) * Victorino Fernandes ( Sporting Goa) * Odafe Onyeka Okolie (
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) 3 goals: * Abdelhamid Shabana (
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) * Christopher Chizoba (
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) * Anthony Wolfe (
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) * Boima Karpeh ( Sporting Goa) *
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) 2 goals: * Beikhokhei Beingaichho (
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) *
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) * Beevan D'Mello ( Sporting Goa) * Robin Singh (
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) * Josimar (
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) * Roberto Mendes Silva (
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) * Arturo Navarro ( Sporting Goa) 1 goal: *
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) * Alesh Sawant (
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) * Dipendu Dowary ( Bhawanipore) * Zohib Islam Amiri (
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) * Penn Orji (
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) *
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) * Lamine Tamba ( Rangdajied United) * Matthew Foschini (
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) * Seikhohau Tuboi ( Shillong Lajong) * Ranti Martins ( United) * Thoi Singh (
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) * Lenny Rodrigues (
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) * Ryuji Sueoka (
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) * Katsumi Yusa (
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) * Riga Mustapha (
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) * Bikash Jairu (
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) *
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( Shillong Lajong) * Taisuke Matsugae ( Shillong Lajong) * Oluwaunmi Somide (
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) * Daniel Bedemi ( Bhawanipore) * George Alwyn (
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) * James Moga (
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) * Ujjal Howladar ( Mohan Bagan) * Kim Seng-Yong ( Rangdajied United) * Gilbert Oliveira (
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) * Redeem Tlang ( Shillong Lajong) *
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( United)


See also

* Federation Cup *
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References


External links


Federation Cup on the All India Football Federation website
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