The 2009–10 Indian Federation Cup (known as Hero Honda Federation Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 31st season of Indian Federation Cup. East Bengal defeated Shillong Lajong on penalties to win the competition in the final for their sixth time and earned a place in the 2010 AFC Cup. The league phase of the tournament was held in both Guwahati and Silchar.
Group stage
Group A
24 December 2009Viva Kerala 0-0JCT Mills Football ClubSalgaocar S.C 0-1Kingfisher East Bengal27 December 2009Kingfisher East Bengal 1-0JCT Mills Football ClubViva Kerala 1-1Salgaocar S.C
Group B
21 December 2009McDowell Mohun Bagan 4-1Mohammedan SCMahindra United 2-1Chirag United SC23 December 2009Chirag United SC 0-0Mohun BaganMohammedan SC 0-1Mahindra United26 December 2009Chirag United SC 1-0MohammedanMahindra United 0-2Mohun Bagan
Venue : Satindra Mohan Dev Stadium, Silchar
Group C
21 December 2009Churchill Brothers SC 3-0HAL BangaloreSporting Clube de Goa 1-2Mumbai FC23 December 2009Mumbai FC 0-1Churchill Brothers SCHAL Bangalore 0-2Sporting Clube de Goa26 December 2009Mumbai FC 4-2HAL BangaloreChurchill Brothers SC 2-0Sporting Clube de Goa
Group D
22 December 2009Dempo SC Pvt. Ltd. 1-2Pune FCAir India FC 2-2Shillong Lajong FC24 December 2009Shillong Lajong FC 2-1Dempo SC Pvt. Ltd.Pune FC 1-1Air India FC27 December 2009Shillong Lajong FC 1-1Pune FCDempo SC Pvt. Ltd. 2-0Air India FC
Venue : Nehru Stadium, Guwahati
Semi-finals In what was seen as a major upset, Shillong Lajong defeated defending I-League champions Churchill Brothers 1–0 in the first semi-final, thereby qualified for the final for their first time. East Bengal beat Mohun Bagan to make their 13th appearance in the final of the competition.
Final
References
External links 31st Federation Cup 2009/10 at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation