2009–10 Indian Federation Cup

2009–10 Indian Federation Cup
	Nehru Stadium hosted the final on 3 January 2010
Tournament details
Country	India
Dates	21 December 2009 – 3 January 2010
Final positions
Champions	East Bengal (6th title)
Runner-up	Shillong Lajong
AFC Cup	East Bengal
	← 2008 2010 →

The 2009–10 Indian Federation Cup (known as Hero Honda Federation Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 31st season of Indian Federation Cup.^[1] East Bengal defeated Shillong Lajong on penalties to win the competition in the final for their sixth time and earned a place in the 2010 AFC Cup.^[2]

Group stage

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22 Dec

East Bengal	0–0	Viva Kerala

JCT FC	0–1	Salgaocar


24 December 2009
Viva Kerala	0-0	JCT Mills Football Club
Salgaocar S.C	0-1	Kingfisher East Bengal
27 December 2009
Kingfisher East Bengal	1-0	JCT Mills Football Club
Viva Kerala	1-1	Salgaocar S.C

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Mohun Bagan	3	2	1	0	6	1	+5	7
Mahindra United	3	2	0	1	3	3	0	6
Chirag United SC	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
Mohammedan	3	0	0	3	1	6	−5	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}


21 December 2009
McDowell Mohun Bagan	4-1	Mohammedan SC
Mahindra United	2-1	Chirag United SC
23 December 2009
Chirag United SC	0-0	Mohun Bagan
Mohammedan SC	0-1	Mahindra United
26 December 2009
Chirag United SC	1-0	Mohammedan
Mahindra United	0-2	Mohun Bagan

Source: ^{[citation needed]}


21 December 2009
Churchill Brothers SC	3-0	HAL Bangalore
Sporting Clube de Goa	1-2	Mumbai FC
23 December 2009
Mumbai FC	0-1	Churchill Brothers SC
HAL Bangalore	0-2	Sporting Clube de Goa
26 December 2009
Mumbai FC	4-2	HAL Bangalore
Churchill Brothers SC	2-0	Sporting Clube de Goa

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Shillong Lajong	3	1	2	0	5	4	+1	5
Pune	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1	5
Dempo SC	3	1	0	2	4	4	0	3
Air India	3	0	2	1	3	5	−2	2

Source: ^{[citation needed]}


22 December 2009
Dempo SC Pvt. Ltd.	1-2	Pune FC
Air India FC	2-2	Shillong Lajong FC
24 December 2009
Shillong Lajong FC	2-1	Dempo SC Pvt. Ltd.
Pune FC	1-1	Air India FC
27 December 2009
Shillong Lajong FC	1-1	Pune FC
Dempo SC Pvt. Ltd.	2-0	Air India FC

Venue : Nehru Stadium, Guwahati

Semi-finals

In what was seen as a major upset, Shillong Lajong defeated defending I-League champions Churchill Brothers 1–0 in the first semi-final, thereby qualified for the final for their first time. East Bengal beat Mohun Bagan to make their 13th appearance in the final of the competition.^[3]

30 December 2009