1997 Nehru Cup
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | India |
| Dates | 30 March – 12 April |
| Teams | 5 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | File:Flag of Iraq (1991–2004).svg Iraq (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan U-19 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 13 |
| Goals scored | 36 (2.77 per match) |
| Top scorer | Iraq Sadiq Saadoun (4 goals) |
← 1995 2007 → | |
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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
[edit | edit source]| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Iraq (1991–2004).svg Iraq | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 12 |
| File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan U-19 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 5 |
| File:Flag of India.svg India (H) | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
| File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 |
| Ghana Ghana XI | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 |
| Iraq File:Flag of Iraq (1991–2004).svg | 2–0 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China |
|---|---|---|
| Mahmoud File:Soccerball shade.svg 30' Kadhim File:Soccerball shade.svg 73' |
Report |
Attendance: 10,000
| Ghana XI Ghana | 0–0 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Attendance: 20,000
Attendance: 20,000
| Iraq File:Flag of Iraq (1991–2004).svg | 1–0 | Ghana Ghana XI |
|---|---|---|
| Saadoun File:Soccerball shade.svg 70' | Report |
Attendance: 7,000
| India File:Flag of India.svg | 0–1 | File:Flag of Iraq (1991–2004).svg Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Chathir File:Soccerball shade.svg 24' |
Attendance: 25,000
Attendance: 20,000
Attendance: 35,000
Knock-out stage
[edit | edit source]| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 9 April | ||||||
| Uzbekistan Uzbekistan U-19 | 2 | |||||
| 11 April | ||||||
| China China | 1 | |||||
| Iraq Iraq | 3 | |||||
| 10 April | ||||||
| Uzbekistan Uzbekistan U-19 | 1 | |||||
| Iraq Iraq (pen) | 1 (4) | |||||
| India India | 1 (2) | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 12 April | ||||||
| China China | 2 | |||||
| India India | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals
[edit | edit source]Attendance: 15,000
| Iraq File:Flag of Iraq (1991–2004).svg | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | File:Flag of India.svg India |
|---|---|---|
| Saadoun File:Soccerball shade.svg ?' | Report | Chapman File:Soccerball shade.svg ?' |
| Penalties | ||
| 4–2 | ||
Attendance: 1,00,000
Third place match
[edit | edit source]Attendance: 18,500
Final
[edit | edit source]Attendance: 15,000
Winners
[edit | edit source]| 1997 Nehru Cup champion |
|---|
| File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq Second title |
Statistics
[edit | edit source]Goalscorers
[edit | edit source]There were 36 goals scored in 13 matches, for an average of 2.77 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
- Uzbekistan U-19 Mataliev
- Uzbekistan U-19 Andrey Akopyants
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
- Uzbekistan U-19 Kuralev (against Iraq)
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Nehru Cup 1997. RSSSF
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