The 2014–15 Indian Federation Cup (also known as the Hero Federation Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 36th edition of the Federation Cup, the main national football cup competition in India. Ten of the eleven I-League 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 2014, 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 Goa.
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 RoundMatch date(s)Number of fixturesTeamsGroup stage28 December 2014 – 7 January 20152010Semi-finals9 January 201524Final11 January 201512
Teams On 25 September 2014, it was announced that ten of the eleven I-League 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 East Bengal Mohun Bagan Mumbai Pune 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 Fatorda Stadium with Group B matches taking place at the Tilak Maidan Stadium. The final and semi-finals would take place at the Fatorda Stadium.
Margao Vasco Fatorda Stadium Tilak Maidan Stadium Capacity: 24,000 Capacity: 7,000
Group stage
Key to colours in group tablesTop two teams advance to the semi-finals
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 (East Bengal) Pierre Boya (Mohun Bagan) Ryuji Sueoka (Pune) Robin Singh (Bengaluru FC) Sean Rooney (Bengaluru FC)
1 Goals:
Anthony D'Souza (Pune) Arata Izumi (Pune) Bekay Bewar (Royal Wahingdoh) Bikash Jairu (Salgaocar) Biswajit Saha (Sporting Goa) Clifton Dias (Salgaocar) Clifford Miranda (Dempo) Darryl Duffy (Salgaocar) Eric Brown (Pune) Eugeneson Lyngdoh (Bengaluru FC) Francis Kasonde (Salgaocar) Jacob Lalrawngbawla (Shillong Lajong) Josimar (Mumbai) Kingshuk Debnath (Mohun Bagan) Ranti Martins (East Bengal) Sampath Kuttymani (Mumbai) Shylo Malsawmtluanga (East Bengal) Thongkhosiem Haokip (Pune)
Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date Tolgay Özbey Dempo Sporting Goa 4–1 Victorino Fernandes Sporting Goa East Bengal 4–3
References
External links Section on the All India Football Federation website.