2009 Nehru Cup
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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. File:Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine replaced File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand[1] before being removed from the tournament themselves after they stated their intention to send a reserve side.[2]
Expected Groups
| Group A | Group B |
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File:Flag of India.svg India (Hosts and holders) |
File:Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958–1971), Flag of Syria (1980–2024).svg Syria (Runners-up last Tournament) |
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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 |
File:Flag of India.svg India (Hosts and holders) |
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Squads
| Template:Flagicon Syria [7] | |||||
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| No. | Name | Club | Appearances | Goals | |
| Start | Sub | ||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||
| 1 | Mosab Balhous | Template:Flagicon Al-Karamah | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Moustafa Shakosh | Template:Flagicon Teshrin SC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Kawa Hesso | Template:Flagicon Al-Jaish | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Defenders | |||||
| 2 | Belal Abduldaim | Template:Flagicon Al-Karamah | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Ali Diab | Template:Flagicon Al-Majd | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Hamzeh Al Aitoni | Template:Flagicon Al-Majd | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Juan Hesso | Template:Flagicon Al-Jaish | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Midfielders | |||||
| 7 | Abdelrazaq Al Hussain | Template:Flagicon Al-Jaish | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Wael Ayan | Template:Flagicon Al-Ittihad | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Alaa Al Shbli | Template:Flagicon Al-Karamah | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Feras Esmaeel | Template:Flagicon Al-Karamah | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Meaataz Kailouni | Template:Flagicon Al-Ittihad | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Ahmad Haj Mohamad | Template:Flagicon Al-Ittihad | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Bakri Tarrab | Template:Flagicon Al-Ittihad | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Strikers | |||||
| 12 | Mohamed Al Zeno | Template:Flagicon Al-Majd | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | Abdul Fattah Al Agha | Template:Flagicon Al-Ittihad | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 24 | Raja Rafe | Template:Flagicon Al-Majd | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Venues
| New Delhi |
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| Ambedkar Stadium |
| Capacity: 20,000 |
| File:IndiavsSyria Nehru Cup-2007.jpg |
Matches and results
Group stage
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The game between Sri Lanka and Lebanon was called off due to heavy rain. The game and thus proceeding schedule was moved back one day.[8]
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Final
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Winners
| 2009 Nehru Cup champion |
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Goalscorers
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Man of the Match
- Template:Flagicon Ali Al Saadi IND vs LIB
- Template:Flagicon Mohamed Al Zeno SYR vs KGZ
- Template:Flagicon Mohamed Izzadeen SRI vs LIB
- Template:Flagicon Baichung Bhutia IND vs KGZ
- Template:Flagicon Abdelrazaq Al Hussain SYR vs SRI
- Template:Flagicon Anton Zemlianuhin KGZ vs LIB
- Template:Flagicon Baichung Bhutia IND vs SRI
- Template:Flagicon Mohamed Al Zeno SYR vs LIB
- Template:Flagicon Anton Zemlianuhin SRI vs KGZ
- Template:Flagicon Ali Diab IND vs SYR
- Template:Flagicon Subrata Pal SYR vs IND, Final
Player of the Tournament
References
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- ↑ http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/2525/road-to-nehru-cup-09/2009/08/06/1424537/palestine-replaces-thailand-for-nehru-cup Palestine replace Thailand
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- ↑ http://www.indianfootball.com/en/news/articleId/1473 India Nehru Cup 2009 Squad. 18 August 2009
- ↑ http://www.indianfootball.com/en/news/articleId/1424 Kyrgyzstan Nehru Cup 2009 Squad. 12 August 2009
- ↑ http://www.indianfootball.com/en/news/articleId/1425 Lebanon Nehru Cup 2009 Squad. 13 August 2009
- ↑ http://www.indianfootball.com/en/news/articleId/1435 Sri Lanka Nehru Cup 2009 Squad. 14 August 2009
- ↑ http://www.indianfootball.com/en/statistic/team/squad/teamId/455 Syria Nehru Cup 2009 Squad. 15 August 2009
- ↑ http://www.indianfootball.com/en/news/articleId/1516 Sri Lanka – Lebanon match called off
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