The 2012 Nehru Cup was the 15th edition of the Nehru Cup and 3rd Nehru Cup since it was revived in 2007. It was held from 22 August to 2 September.[1] The tournament was hosted in New Delhi, India. A total of 5 teams participated in the tournament through being invited by the All India Football Federation. The final match happened between India and Cameroon and India won the match in penalty shoot out.[2]

2012 Nehru Cup
2012 Nehru Cup official logo
Tournament details
Host countryIndia
Dates22 August – 2 September (11 days)
Teams5 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions India (3rd title)
Runners-up Cameroon
Third place Maldives
Fourth place Syria
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored32 (2.91 per match)
Top scorer(s)India Sunil Chhetri
Cameroon Alix Ebanga
Cameroon Stéphane Kingue Mpondo
(4 goals)
2009

India won the Nehru Cup after defeating the Cameroon 5–4 on penalties after the match ended 2–2 in extra-time.[3][4]

Format

edit

On 15 June 2012 the All India Football Federation announced the format for the 2012 Nehru Cup.[1] The tournament was played in a round-robin style. In the end the top 2 teams India & Cameroon from the 5 teams played in the final, which took place on 2 September.[1]

Broadcasting

edit

NEO Sports,[5] a premium all Sports Channel from the bouquet of NEO Sports Broadcast Pvt. Ltd., has acquired the exclusive broadcast rights of 2012 Nehru Cup in the Indian Sub Continent (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Maldives).

Squads

edit

Venue

edit
New Delhi
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Capacity: 60,000
 

Teams

edit

Teams were:[6][7][8]

Country Confederation FIFA rank
  India AFC 167
  Syria AFC 147
  Maldives AFC 160
    Nepal AFC 161
  Cameroon CAF 58

Matches

edit

The First Round teams and matches were announced on 6 August 2012 by the All India Football Federation.[9]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Cameroon 4 3 1 0 11 3 +8 10
  India 4 2 1 1 5 2 +3 7
  Maldives 4 2 0 2 5 8 −3 6
  Syria 4 1 1 2 6 6 0 4
    Nepal 4 0 1 3 1 9 −8 1
India  2–1  Syria
S. Chhetri   45+2'
Pereira   82'
Report Al Shbli   89'
Referee: Vladislav Tseytlin (Uzbekistan)

Maldives  2–1    Nepal
Assadhulla   6'
Easa   77'
Report Rai   90+4'
Referee: Santosh Kumar (India)

Syria  2–2  Cameroon
Al Shbli   42'
Jafal   80'
Report Mpondo   17'
Ebanga   55' (pen.)
Referee: Rowan Arumughan (India)

India  3–0  Maldives
S. Chhetri   45+2' (pen.), 70'
Nabi   54'
Report
Referee: Hamad Hashmi (United Arab Emirates)

Nepal    0–5  Cameroon
Report Kolony   12', 60'
Ebanga   41', 65'
Momasso   76'
Referee: Rowan Arumughan (India)

Maldives  2–1  Syria
Ashfaq   59'
Rasheed   90+3'
Report Al Shbli   81'
Referee: Santosh Kumar (India)

India  0–0    Nepal
Report
Referee: Vladislav Tseytlin (Uzbekistan)

Cameroon  3–1  Maldives
Mpondo   12', 39'
Ebanga   50' (pen.)
Report Akram Abdul Ghani   26'
Referee: Hamad Hashmi (United Arab Emirates)

Syria  2–0    Nepal
Hani Al Taiar   9'
Ali Ghalioum   49'
Report
Referee: Rowan Arumughan (India)

India  0–1  Cameroon
Report Bitte   2'
Referee: Hamad Hashmi (United Arab Emirates)

Final

edit
India  2–2 (a.e.t.)  Cameroon
Singh   19'
Chhetri   78'
Report Thierry Makon Nloga   29'
Mpondo   54'
Penalties
R. Singh  
Chhetri  
Franco  
Hossain  
Miranda  
5–4   Tambe
  Baba
  Bebey
  Mpondo
  Thierry Makon Nloga
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Vladislav Tseytlin (Uzbekistan)

Winners

edit
 2012 Nehru Cup champion 
 
India

Third title

Statistics

edit

Goalscorers

edit

There were 32 goals scored in 11 matches, for an average of 2.91 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

  •   Vigny Kolony

1 goal

References

edit
  1. ^ a b c "Wim Koevermans named as new Senior Team Coach". The All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  2. ^ "India beat Cameroon to win third successive Nehru Cup title". Times Of India. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Nehru cup win: It is an incredible achievement, says Indian coach". Daily News & Analysis. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  4. ^ "India rejoice Nehru Cup treble.FIFA.com". Archived from the original on 11 June 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Nehru Cup is a key tournament to radically restructure and popularize football in India - IMG Reliance COO Ashu Jindal - Goal.com". Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  6. ^ "Teams finalized for Nehru Cup 2012". sportskeeda.com. 29 July 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  7. ^ "Neighbours Nepal to replace African side Kenya?". sportskeeda.com. 4 August 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  8. ^ FIFA.com
  9. ^ "India take on Syria in Nehru Cup Opener". The All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
edit