2018 IFA Shield
| IFA Shield 2018 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country |  India |
| Dates | 5–19 July 2018 |
| Teams | 20 (8 in final round) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | East Bengal (29th title) |
| Runner-up | Mohun Bagan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 57 (3.8 per match) |
The 2018 IFA Shield was the 122nd edition of the IFA Shield. The tournament was designed as a U19 youth football tournament since 2015. 8 clubs participated in final round in the edition.
Venue
All the matches were held at Barasat Stadium, East Bengal Ground, Mohun Bagan Ground and Howrah Stadium.
Qualifying round
14 teams participated in the qualifying round and Bengal Football Academy as the winners of qualifiers. FC Pune City later withdrew from the tournament and were replaced by runners-up of qualifying round, SAIL (Burnpur) Academy.[1][2]
Final round
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Bengal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 9 | Advance to the semifinals |
| 2 | SAIL (Burnpur) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | ATK | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 | |
| 4 | Mohammedan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 1 |
Source: kolkatafootball.com
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohun Bagan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 9 | Advance to the semifinals |
| 2 | Tata Football Academy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | Bengal Football Academy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Churchill Brothers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 |
Source: kolkatafootball.com
Semi-finals
| East Bengal | 4–1 (a.e.t.) | Tata Football Academy |
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| Mohun Bagan | 2–1 | SAIL (Burnpur) |
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Final
| East Bengal | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Mohun Bagan |
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Dip Saha  83' |
Report | Sourav Das 47' |
| Penalties | ||
| 4–2 | ||
Attendance: 5000
References
- ^ "IFA Shield 2018:Defending champions Pune pull out". Sportskeeda. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ "Kolkata Football". Archived from the original on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.