The 1997 Indian Federation Cup final was the 20th final of the Indian Federation Cup, the top knock-out competition in India, and was contested between Kolkata giant East Bengal and Salgaocar of Goa on 20 July 1997 at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata.

Salgaocar won the final 2–1 courtesy of a Golden goal by Bruno Coutinho in the extra-time to claim their third Federation Cup title.

Route to the final

East Bengal Round Date Opposition Score Pre-Quarter Final 14 June 1997 Integral Coach Factory 3–0 Quarter Final 6 July 1997 Mohammedan Sporting 4–0 Semi Final 13 July 1997 Mohun Bagan 4–1

East Bengal entered the 1997 Indian Federation Cup as the defending champions. In the pre-quarter finals, East Bengal faced Integral Coach Factory and won 3–0 with goals from Naushad Moosa, Renedy Singh and Arumugam Saravanan. In the quarter-finals, East Bengal defeated Mohammedan Sporting 4–0 as Nazimul Haq scored twice, Naushad Moosa and Bhaichung Bhutia scored the other two. In the semi-finals, East Bengal defeated their arch-rivals Mohun Bagan 4–1 in the famous Diamond Derby in front of a record 131,781 crowd at the Salt Lake Stadium. Bhaichung Bhutia scored a hattrick while Nazimul Haq scored the other for East Bengal. Chima Okorie scored the only goal for Bagan as East Bengal reached their fourth consecutive final.

Salgaocar Round Date Opposition Score Pre-Quarter Final 15 June 1997 Mizo Highlanders 6–0 Quarter Final 5 July 1997 Border Security Force 1–1 (4-3 pen) Semi Final 12 July 1997 Dempo 1–0

Salgaocar entered the 1997 Indian Federation Cup as one of the National League teams. In the pre-quarter finals, Salgaocar defeated Mizo Highlanders 6–0 to reach the last eight of the tournament where they faced Border Security Force. In the quarter-finals, Salgaocar defeated Border Security force 4–3 via penalty shootout after the game ended 1–1 after added extra time. Bruno Coutinho scored for Salgaocar while Prasanta Das had scored for BSF. In the semi-finals, Salgaocar faced the runner-up from the previous edition Dempo and won 1–0 courtesy of a solitary goal from Bruno Coutinho as they reached the final.

Match Details

GK 1 Haggi Azande AbulistaRB 17 Ilyas PashaCB 2 Naushad MoosaCB 4 Sammy Omollo LB 5 Amitabha Chanda RM 14 Abdul SadiqueCM 18 Tushar Rakshit (c)CM 16 Sankarlal ChakrabortyLM 8 Somatai SaizaST 15 Bhaichung BhutiaST 23 Nazimul Haq Substitutes:LB 20 Falguni Dutta CM 6 Shamsi Reza Coach: Monoranjan Bhattacharya GK 20 Juje SiddiRB 3 Francis Coelho CB 3 Franky Barreto (c)CB 22 Roberto FernandesLB 21 Roque PereiraLM 6 Shanmugam Venkatesh CM 7 Jules AlbertoCM 19 Savio MedeiraRM 16 Domingues VazST 10 Bruno CoutinhoST 25 Jude Odegah Substitutes:LM 23 Sanaton Singh FW 8 Gaspah Castro Coach: T.K. Chathunni Hero of the Match:Bruno Coutinho (Salgaocar)Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Golden goal ends game. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.

See also 20th "Kalyani Black Label" Federation Cup 1997

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