The 2009 Nehru Cup International Football Tournament also known as the ONGC Nehru Cup due to the competition's sponsorship by ONGC, was the 14th edition of the Nehru Cup a friendly tournament organized by the All India Football Federation (AIFF).
The 14th edition of the Nehru Cup International Football Tournament was played in the round-robin league format and the final was held on 31 August. Along with the host nation India, Sri Lanka, Lebanon, Syria and Kyrgyzstan competed in the 15-day tournament at the Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi .
The total prize money for this tournament was $100,000. The champion team took away a prize of $40,000, the runners-up received $20,000 while the third place team got $10,000. The Man of the Match received $500 and the winning team of every match received $2000.
All games of the tournament was broadcast live by Zee Sports.
Teams Initially the tournament was due to be played by 6 national teams divided into two groups of three teams. The top two in each group would advance to the semi-final stage. replaced before being removed from the tournament themselves after they stated their intention to send a reserve side.
Expected Groups
Group AGroup B (Hosts and holders) (Runners-up last Tournament)
Revised Group
Due to only 5 teams entering, only one group was needed, where each team would play in a round robin group phase. The top two advanced to a final.
The Teams (Hosts and holders)
(Runners-up last Tournament)
Squads Sources: India No.NameClubAppearancesGoalsStartSubGoalkeepers 1 Subrata Pal Pune FC500 24 Subhasish Roy Chowdhary Mahindra United000Defenders 3 Nanjangud Shivananju Manju Mohun Bagan100 5 Anwar Ali Dempo500 12 Deepak Kumar Mondal Mohun Bagan200 14 Mahesh Gawli Dempo410 17 Irungbam Surkumar Singh Salgaocar SC300 19 Gouramangi Singh Churchill Brothers501 20 Samir Subash Naik Dempo000Midfielders 7 N.P. Pradeep Mahindra United410 8 P. Renedy Singh East Bengal131 22 Syed Rahim Nabi East Bengal110 23 Steven Dias Mahindra United411 27 Mehrajuddin Wadoo East Bengal140 28 Anthony Pereira Dempo400 30 Climax Lawrence Dempo500Strikers 11 Sunil Chhetri Dempo, Kansas City Wizards321 15 Baichung Bhutia East Bengal402 18 Sushil Kumar Singh Mahindra United210 21 Abhishek Yadav Mumbai100
Kyrgyzstan No.NameClubAppearancesGoalsStartSubGoalkeepers 1 Pavel Matiash Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn300 16 Maksim Agapov Abdish-Ata Kant100Defenders 2 Sergey Chikishev Sher-Ak-Dan Bishkek400 5 Rustamjan Zakirov Abdish-Ata Kant000 6 Faruh Abitov Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn300 19 Roman Ablakimov Abdish-Ata Kant200 28 Rustem Usanov Abdish-Ata Kant401 Vyacheslav Amin Abdish-Ata Kant000Midfielders 3 Vladimir Kasian Abdish-Ata Kant130 9 Sergey Kaleutin Abdish-Ata Kant400 13 Davron Askarov Abdish-Ata Kant310 14 Vadim Harchenko Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn400 15 Aibek Bokoev Abdish-Ata Kant300 17 Ildar Amirov Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn401 22 Pavel Sidorenko Abdish-Ata Kant030 25 Artem Muladjanov Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn010 Hurshil Lutfullaev Abdish-Ata Kant000 Aibek Orozaliev Sher-Ak-Dan Bishkek000Strikers 7 Anton Zemlianuhin Abdish-Ata Kant402 8 Almazbek Mirzaliev Abdish-Ata Kant310 10 Mirlan Murzaev Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn132 20 Islam Shamshiev Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn000
Lebanon No.NameClubAppearancesGoalsStartSubGoalkeepers 1 Larry Mehanna Al-Ansar200 21 Elias Frejie Al-Nejmeh200Defenders 2 Ali Al Saadi Safa Beirut402 3 Ahmad Khodor Al-Ansar000 4 Hussein Amine Al-Ansar110 5 Hassan Daher Shabab Al-Sahel000 6 Ali El Atat Al-Mabarrah300 19 Ali Hamam Al-Nejmeh400 24 Bilal Najjarin Al-Nejmeh400Midfielders 7 Hassan Maatouk Al Ahed400 8 Mohamad Korhani Safa Beirut401 9 Hussein Dakik Al Ahed030 10 Abbas Atwi Al-Nejmeh201 13 Akram Moghrabi Al-Nejmeh201 14 Amer Khan Safa Beirut130 15 Ali Yaacoub Al-Nejmeh400 16 Mahmoud Baquir Younes Al-Ansar020Strikers 17 Mahmoud El Ali Al Ahed400 18 Hamze Abboud Safa Beirut200 22 Mohammed Ghaddar Al-Nejmeh100
Sri Lanka No.NameClubAppearancesGoalsStartSubGoalkeepers 1 Viraj Asanka Saunders Sports Club100 21 H. M. A. Kumara Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club300Defenders 2 R. N. A. M. A. B. Warakagoda Sri Lanka Army Sports Club400 4 Well Don Ruwanthilaka Saunders Sports Club401 5 H. A. D. W. Hettiarachchi Saunders Sports Club300 8 Amarasinghe Pradeep Kumara Sri Lanka Police Sports Club100 16 S. K. Lahiru Tharaka Silva Don Bosco Sports Club000 19 Ramlan Tuwan Gafoor Raheem Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club400 K. M. T. N. Kumara Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club000 K. L. K. C. Kumara Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club000Midfielders 7 Chatura Maduranga Ratnam Sports Club402 14 Asmeer Lathif Mohamed Blue Star SC400 17 Warnakulasuriya Rangana Ratnam Sports Club040 20 B. A. R. Jayawila Sri Lanka Police Sports Club100 25 Wella Gunaratne Don Bosco Sports Club400 33 Mohamed Rawme Mohideen Ratnam Sports Club310 K. N. C. Fernando Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club000Strikers 6 Mohamed Izzadeen Sri Lanka Army Sports Club403 9 S. Sanjeev Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club000 10 Ediri Bandalage Channa Ratnam Sports Club400 11 S. Satheeswaran Premier Sports Club020 18 R. M. J. D. Rathnayake Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club010
Syria No.NameClubAppearancesGoalsStartSubGoalkeepers 1 Mosab Balhous Al-Karamah400 22 Moustafa Shakosh Teshrin SC000 25 Kawa Hesso Al-Jaish110Defenders 2 Belal Abduldaim Al-Karamah500 42 Adib Barakat Teshrin SC310 3 Ali Diab Al-Majd502 5 Hamzeh Al Aitoni Al-Majd210 29 Juan Hesso Al-Jaish130Midfielders 7 Abdelrazaq Al Hussain Al-Jaish411 14 Wael Ayan Al-Ittihad400 20 Alaa Al Shbli Al-Karamah310 23 Feras Esmaeel Al-Karamah410 27 Meaataz Kailouni Al-Ittihad500 31 Ahmad Haj Mohamad Al-Ittihad410 32 Bakri Tarrab Al-Ittihad300Strikers 12 Mohamed Al Zeno Al-Majd413 18 Abdul Fattah Al Agha Al-Ittihad503 24 Raja Rafe Al-Majd140
Venues New Delhi Ambedkar Stadium Capacity: 20,000
Matches and results
Group stage
Teams in green field progress to the Final.
Final
Syria: GK 1 Mosab Balhous (c)DF 2 Belal AbduldaimDF 3 Ali DiabDF 5 Hamzeh Al AitoniMF 7 Abdelrazaq Al Hussain MF 14 Wael AyanMF 23 Feras EsmaeelMF 27 Meaataz Kailouni MF 32 Bakri TarrabFW 12 Mohamed Al ZenoFW 18 Abdul Fattah Al AghaSubstitutions:FW 24 Raja RafeMF 31 Ahmad Haj MohamadCoach:Fajr Ibrahim
India: GK 1 Subrata PalDF 5 Anwar AliDF 17 Irungbam Surkumar SinghDF 14 Mahesh GawliDF 19 Gouramangi SinghMF 7 N.P. PradeepMF 23 Steven DiasMF 28 Anthony Pereira MF 30 Climax LawrenceFW 11 Sunil ChhetriFW 15 Baichung Bhutia (c)Substitutions:MF 8 P. Renedy SinghMF 27 Mehrajuddin WadooCoach:Bob Houghton
Winners
Goalscorers
3 goals: Mohamed Izzadeen Abdul Fattah Al Agha Mohamed Al Zeno
2 goals: Baichung Bhutia Mirlan Murzaev Anton Zemlianuhin Ali Al Saadi Chathura Maduranga Ali Diab
1 goal: Sunil Chhetri Steven Dias Gouramangi Singh P. Renedy Singh Ildar Amirov Rustem Usanov Abbas Ahmed Atwi Akram Moghrabi Mohamad Korhani Dinesh Ruwanthilaka Abdelrazaq Al Hussain
Man of the Match Ali Al Saadi IND vs LIB Mohamed Al Zeno SYR vs KGZ Mohamed Izzadeen SRI vs LIB Baichung Bhutia IND vs KGZ Abdelrazaq Al Hussain SYR vs SRI Anton Zemlianuhin KGZ vs LIB Baichung Bhutia IND vs SRI Mohamed Al Zeno SYR vs LIB Anton Zemlianuhin SRI vs KGZ Ali Diab IND vs SYR Subrata Pal SYR vs IND, Final
Player of the Tournament Baichung Bhutia
References
Notes
External links Official website