The 2000 IFA Shield Final was the 106th final of the IFA Shield, the second oldest football competition in India, and was contested between Kolkata giants East Bengal and Mohun Bagan on 16 September 2000.[1][2]

2000 IFA Shield Final
Event2000 IFA Shield
East Bengal won 4–1 on penalties
Date16 September 2000
VenueSalt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, West Bengal
Man of the MatchSangram Mukherjee
Attendance80,000 (approx.)
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East Bengal won the final 4–1 via penalties after the game ended 1–1 after extra-time, to claim their 25th IFA Shield title.[3]

Route to the final

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East Bengal

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Date Round Opposition Score
5 September 2000 Group Stage BNR 1–0
8 September 2000 Group Stage JCT 3–0
10 September 2000 Group Stage Calcutta Port Trust 3–0
13 September 2000 Semi Final Tollygunge Agragami 1–0

East Bengal entered the 2000 IFA Shield as one of the National Football League teams from Kolkata and were allocated into Group A alongside BNR, JCT and Calcutta Port Trust. In the opening game against BNR on 5 September, East Bengal managed a 1–0 victory courtesy of a solitary goal from Bijen Singh. In the second game, East Bengal defeated JCT 3–0 with a brace from Dipendu Biswas and Bijen Singh scoring the third for the team. East Bengal defeated Calcuta Port Trust 3–0 in the last game of the group stage with Dipendu Biswas scoring another brace and Bijen Singh scoring in third consecutive match as East Bengal topped the group with three wins and reached the last four. In the semi-finals, East Bengal defeated Tollygunge Agragami 1–0 courtesy of a solitary strike from Surkumar Singh as they reached the final.[1][2]

Mohun Bagan

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Date Round Opposition Score
6 September 2000 Group Stage State Bank of Travancore 3–1
9 September 2000 Group Stage George Telegraph 3–0
11 September 2000 Group Stage Tollygunge Agragami 1–1
14 September 2000 Semi Final JCT 1–0

Mohun Bagan entered the 2000 IFA Shield as the defending champions and were allocated into Group B alongside State Bank of Travancore, George Telegraph and Tollygunge Agragami. In the opening game, Mohun Bagan defeated State Bank of Travancore 3–1 with Jose Ramirez Barreto scoring a brace and an own goal from Paul Anthony. Sylvester Ignatius scored the only goal for SBT. Mohun Bagan defeated George Telegraph 3–0 in the second match. Jose Barreto, R. C. Prakash and Satyajit Chatterjee scored for the team. In the last match of the group stage, Mohun Bagan drew 1–1 with Tollygunge Agragami after Bhabani Mohanty scored an early goal for Tollygunge only to be equalised by Jose Barreto in the second half as Mohun Bagan topped the group with two wins and a draw to reach the last four. In the semi-finals, Mohun Bagan defeated JCT 1–0 with Basudeb Mondal scoring the only goal taking them to the final.[1][2]

Match

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Details

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East Bengal1–1 (a.e.t./g.g.)Mohun Bagan
Chandan Das   26' Report Jose Ramirez Barreto   78'
Penalties
4–1
Attendance: 80,000 (est.)
Referee: S. M. Balu (Karnataka)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
East Bengal
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mohun Bagan
GK   Sangram Mukherjee
RB   Surkumar Singh
CB   Deepak Mondal
CB   Jackson Egypong
LB   Ratan Singh
CM   Suley Musah
CM   Carlton Chapman (c)   51'
RM   Chandan Das
LM   Dipankar Roy   88'
ST   Dipendu Biswas
ST   Bijen Singh
Substitutes:
CM   Tushar Rakshit   51'   103'
CB   Anit Ghosh   88'
CM   Ranjan Dey   103'
Manager:
  Syed Nayeemuddin
GK   Sandip Nandy
RB   Dulal Biswas
CB   Sammy Omollo
CB   Muttah Suresh   36'
LB   Amitava Chanda
LM   R.P. Singh   71'
CM   Debjit Ghosh
CM   Basudeb Mondal
RM   Satyajit Chatterjee (c)
ST   R. C. Prakash
ST   Jose Ramirez Barreto
Substitutes:
MF   Joao Santos   36'   82'
MF   Hussain Mustafi   71'
ST   Amar Ganguly   82'
Manager:
  Anjan Chowdhury

Hero of the Match:
Sangram Mukherjee (East Bengal)

Match rules

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Chaudhuri, Arunava. "106th IFA-Shield 2000". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "106th IFA Shield 2000". indianfootball.de. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  3. ^ Chatterjee, Arup (16 September 2000). "EB ESCAPE WITH WIN & TITLE". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2021.