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cup competition in

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. Ten of the eleven

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clubs participated in the tournament the season with Bharat FC being the excluded club. Churchill Brothers were the reigning champions of the Federation Cup, having won the tournament in

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, however, due to failing to pass the licensing criteria for the I-League, they were unable to defend their title. All matches including the semi-final and final were played in

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. The final was played between Dempo and Bengaluru FC on 11 January 2015. Bengaluru FC beat Dempo 2–1 to clinch their maiden Federation Cup title.

Rounds and dates

Teams

On 25 September 2014, it was announced that ten of the eleven

clubs would be participating in the Federation Cup, with Bharat FC being the exception. No other teams from other leagues were invited to the tournament. * Bengaluru FC * Dempo *

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* Royal Wahingdoh * Salgaocar * Shillong Lajong * Sporting Goa

Venues

The venues for the Federation Cup were also announced on 28 September 2014. Group A matches would be played at the

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with Group B matches taking place at the Tilak Maidan Stadium. The final and semi-finals would take place at the Fatorda Stadium.

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Knockout stages

Bracket

Semi-finals

Final

Goalscorers

6 Goals: * Sunil Chhetri ( Bengaluru FC) * Tolgay Özbey ( Dempo) 4 Goals: * Douhou Pierre ( Salgaocar) * Romeo Fernandes ( Dempo) 3 Goals: * Gurjinder Kumar ( Salgaocar) * Jackichand Singh ( Royal Wahingdoh) * Victorino Fernandes ( Sporting Goa) 2 Goals: * Anthony Wolfe ( Sporting Goa) * Dudu Omagbemi (

) *

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(

) * Ryuji Sueoka (

) * Robin Singh ( Bengaluru FC) * Sean Rooney ( Bengaluru FC) 1 Goals: * Anthony D'Souza (

) * Arata Izumi (

) * Bekay Bewar ( Royal Wahingdoh) * Bikash Jairu ( Salgaocar) * Biswajit Saha ( Sporting Goa) * Clifton Dias ( Salgaocar) * Clifford Miranda ( Dempo) * Darryl Duffy ( Salgaocar) * Eric Brown (

) * Eugeneson Lyngdoh ( Bengaluru FC) * Francis Kasonde ( Salgaocar) * Jacob Lalrawngbawla ( Shillong Lajong) * Josimar (

) * Kingshuk Debnath (

) * Lalrammuana ( Shillong Lajong) * Ranti Martins (

) * Sampath Kuttymani (

) * Shylo Malsawmtluanga (

) * Thongkhosiem Haokip (

)

Hat-tricks

References

External links

Section on the All India Football Federation website
{{DEFAULTSORT:2014-15 Indian Federation Cup 2012-13

Federation Cup Sport in Goa