| 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[edit]
All the matches were held at Barasat Stadium, East Bengal Ground, Mohun Bagan Ground and Howrah Stadium.
Qualifying round[edit]
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[edit]
Group A[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 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[edit]
- ^ "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.