The 1997 Nehru Cup was held in Kochi, India. The Nehru Cup is an international association football tournament, organised by the All India Football Federation, which was launched in 1982. Participating nations in 1997 were Iraq, China, India, Ghana and Uzbekistan.[1] The winner of the Nehru Cup was Iraq, whilst India did not record a single win, in drawing three matches and losing one.[2] In the semi-final match, more than 60,000 tickets were sold.[3]
Matches
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 12 |
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4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 5 |
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4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
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4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 |
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4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 |
Iraq ![]() | 6–1 | ![]() |
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Mahmoud ![]() Saadoun ![]() Hussein ![]() Najim ![]() Jeayer ![]() |
Report | Mataliev ![]() |
India ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Vijayan ![]() Chapman ![]() |
Report | Soliev ![]() Akopyants ![]() |
Attendance: 20,000
Uzbekistan U-19 ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Ponomarev ![]() Mataliev ![]() Akopyants ![]() |
Report | Yam ![]() |
Attendance: 20,000
Knock-out stage
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
9 April | ||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
11 April | ||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
![]() | 3 | |||||
10 April | ||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
![]() | 1 (4) | |||||
![]() | 1 (2) | |||||
Third place | ||||||
12 April | ||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
![]() | 1 |
Semi-finals
Uzbekistan U-19 ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Hashimov ![]() Akopyants ![]() |
Report | Qui Zhong Hui ![]() |
Attendance: 15,000
Third place match
Final
Iraq ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Fawzi ![]() Kuralev ![]() Hussein ![]() |
Report | Mataliev ![]() |
Attendance: 15,000
Winners
1997 Nehru Cup champion |
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![]() Iraq Second title |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 36 goals scored in 13 matches, for an average of 2.77 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
U-19 Mataliev
U-19 Andrey Akopyants
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
U-19 Kuralev (against Iraq)
References
- ^ Nehru Cup 1997. RSSSF
- ^ "Nehru Cup 1997, all matches". Wildstat.com. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- ^ "NEHRU CUP INDIA - 2012 | Indian Football News | kolkatafootball.com". Kolkatafootballs.com. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
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