2012–13 in Indian football

Football in India
Season2012–13
Men's football
I-LeagueChurchill Brothers
I-League 2nd DivisionRangdajied United
Federation CupEast Bengal
Durand CupAir India
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The 2012–13 season is the 125th competitive association football season in India.

Promotion and relegation

Teams relegated from the I-League:

Teams promoted to the I-League:

India national football team

Main article: India national football team's in 2012-13

Men

2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualification

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Myanmar 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 7
 India 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6
 Guam 3 1 0 2 3 9 −6 3
 Chinese Taipei 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
Source: RSSSF
2 March 2013 Match 1 India India 2 – 1  Chinese Taipei Yangon, Myanmar
Raja 40'
Singh 90'		 Report Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium
4 March 2013 Match 2 India India 4 – 0  Guam Yangon, Myanmar
Sunil Chhetri 49', 90+1'
Miranda 68'
Raja 79'		 Report Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium
6 March 2013 Match 3 Myanmar  1 – 0 India India Yangon, Myanmar
Oo 75' Report Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium

Friendlies

16 October 2012 Friendly Singapore  2 – 0 India India Choa Chu Kang, Singapore
Amri 42'
Nawaz 49'		 Report Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium
6 February 2013 Friendly India India 2 – 4  Palestine Kochi, Kerala
Miranda 17'
Nabi 39'		 Report Nu'man 30', 48', 65'
Saleh 46'		 Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

2012 Nehru Cup

22 August 2012 MD 1 India India 2 – 1  Syria Delhi, India
Chhetri 45+2'
Pereira 82'		 Report Al Shbli 89' Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
25 August 2012 MD2 India India 3 – 0  Maldives Delhi, India
Chhetri 45+2' (70)
Nabi 54'		 Report Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
28 August 2012 MD 3 India India 0 – 0    Nepal Delhi, India
Report Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
31 August 2012 MD4 India India 0 – 1  Cameroon B Delhi, India
Report Bite 2' Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
2 September 2012 Final India India 2 – 2
(5–4 p)		  Cameroon B Delhi, India
G. Singh 19'
Chhetri 78'		 Report Thierry 29'
Mpondo 54'		 Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Penalties
R. Singh soccer ball with check mark
Chhetri soccer ball with check mark
Franco soccer ball with check mark
Hossain soccer ball with check mark
Miranda soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Tambe
soccer ball with check mark Baba
soccer ball with check mark Bebey
soccer ball with check mark Mpondo
soccer ball with red X Makon

India U16

2012 AFC U-16 Championship

23 September 2012 Group Uzbekistan  3 – 2  India Tehran, Iran
15:00 Odilov 8'
Abdullaev 53' (pen.)
Abdiganiyev 79'		 Report Rai 47', 71' Stadium: Rah Ahan Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Chaiya Mahapab (Thailand)
25 September 2012 Group India  0 – 0  Syria Tehran, Iran
15:00 Report Stadium: Rah Ahan Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Strebre Delovski (Australia)
27 September 2012 Group China  2 – 2  India Tehran, Iran
13:00 Wang Jinxian 21'
Zhang Yuning 33'		 Report Lalhlimpuia 19'
Mendes 90+4' (pen.)		 Stadium: Rah Ahan Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Naser Al Ghafari (Jordan)

Women

2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Myanmar 3 2 1 0 11 0 +11 7 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup
2  Chinese Taipei 3 2 1 0 8 1 +7 7
3  India 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
4  Palestine (H) 3 0 1 2 1 16 −15 1
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
21 May 2013 MD1 India India 0–2  Myanmar Al-Ram, Palestine
Report Phaw 6'
Wai 26'		 Stadium: Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium
23 May 2013 MD2 India India 1–2  Chinese Taipei Al-Ram, Palestine
Malik 54' Report Hsiu-chin 42'
Li-chin 82'		 Stadium: Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium
25 May 2013 MD3 India India 1–1  Palestine Al-Ram, Palestine
Malik 35' Report Caro 46' (pen.) Stadium: Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium

2012 SAFF Women's Championship

7 September 2012 MD1 India India 3–0  Bangladesh Columbo, Sri Lanka
Yumnam Kamala Devi 64'
Oinam Bembem Devi 76'
Alochana Senapati 89'		 Report Stadium: CR & FC Grounds
9 September 2012 MD2 India India 5–0  Sri Lanka Columbo, Sri Lanka
Samal 17'
Salam Rinaroy Devi 32', 51'
Pinky Bompal Magar 53'
Irom Prameshwori Devi 56'		 Report Stadium: CR & FC Grounds
11 September 2012 MD3 India India 11–0  Bhutan Columbo, Sri Lanka
Tuli Goon 13'
Yumnam Kamala Devi 23', 30'
Malik 27' (pen.)
Pinky Bompal Magar 38', 49', 65'
Irom Prameshwori Devi 42', 64'
Nameirakpam Montesori Chanu 63'
Routray 73'		 Report Stadium: CR & FC Grounds
14 September 2012 Semis India India 11–0  Afghanistan Columbo, Sri Lanka
Yumnam Kamala Devi 5', 57', 90'
Irom Prameshwori Devi 31'
Oinam Bembem Devi 40', 61', 70'
Malik 43', 78'
Ashem Romi Devi 59'
Pinky Bompal Magar 81'		 Report Stadium: CR & FC Grounds
16 September 2012 Final India India 3–1  Nepal Columbo, Sri Lanka
Routray 8'
Oinam Bembem Devi 66'
Yumnam Kamala Devi 83'		 Report Adhikari 3' Stadium: CR & FC Grounds

Friendlies

14 May 2013 Friendly Bahrain  1–2 India India Riffa, Bahrain
Yusif 42' Report Magar 8'
Malik 36'		 Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium
16 May 2013 Friendly Bahrain  0–2 India India Riffa, Bahrain
Report Irom Prameshwori Devi 56'
Yumnam Kamala Devi 71'		 Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium

I-League

Main article: 2012–13 I-League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Churchill Brothers (C) 26 16 7 3 56 22 +34 55 Qualification for 2014 AFC Cup group stage
2 Pune 26 16 4 6 53 26 +27 52 Qualification for 2014 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off[a]
3 East Bengal 26 13 8 5 44 18 +26 47
4 Prayag United 26 13 5 8 55 35 +20 44
5 Dempo 26 11 7 8 45 33 +12 40
6 Sporting Goa 26 9 8 9 36 41 −5 35
7 Salgaocar 26 9 6 11 34 29 +5 33
8 Mumbai 26 8 8 10 36 42 −6 32
9 ONGC (R) 26 7 10 9 30 40 −10 31 Excluded[b]
10 Mohun Bagan 26 11 8 7 40 34 +6 29[c]
11 Shillong Lajong 26 6 10 10 26 40 −14 28
12 Pailan Arrows 26 6 5 15 25 45 −20 23
13 Air India (R) 26 4 7 15 28 63 −35 19 Excluded[b]
14 United Sikkim (R) 26 2 9 15 23 63 −40 15 Relegation to 2014 I-League 2nd Division
Source: IndiaFooty.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Pune were chosen to represent India in the AFC Champions League as they passed the club licensing requirements.[1]
  2. ^ a b ONGC and Air India were expelled from I-League because they failed to meet Asian Football Confederation's licensing criteria.[2]
  3. ^ On 29 December 2012, Mohun Bagan failed to turn up in the second half of the match against East Bengal due to crowd trouble; their record was expunged, with their remaining fixtures scratched, and they were banned from the I-League for until 2015 by the I-League core committee.[3] On 15 January 2013, Mohun Bagan appealed the decision to ban them from the league and were reinstated, but would start on 0 points.[4]

Federation Cup

Main article: 2012 Indian Federation Cup
See also: 2012 Indian Federation Cup Final
East Bengal3 – 2 (a.e.t.)Dempo
Mondal 60'
Singh 100'
Edeh 109'		 Report Lawrence 51'
Gawli 111'
Attendance: 35,000 (est)
Referee: Vishnu Chawhan (Gujarat)

Durand Cup

Main article: 2012 Durand Cup
See also: 2012 Durand Cup Final
Air India0 – 0 (a.e.t.)Dodsal
Report
Penalties
Mohanraj soccer ball with check mark
Shetty soccer ball with check mark
Meher soccer ball with red X
Chaudhari soccer ball with red X
R. Singh soccer ball with check mark		 3–2 soccer ball with red X Pradeep
soccer ball with check mark Kumar
soccer ball with check mark Diakhate
soccer ball with red X Ghosh
soccer ball with red X Rafi
Attendance: 10,000

Santosh Trophy

Main article: 2013 Santosh Trophy
Kerala0 – 0 (a.e.t.)Services
Report
Penalties
Anto soccer ball with check mark
Basid soccer ball with check mark
Sarath soccer ball with check mark		 3 – 4 soccer ball with check mark Singh
soccer ball with check mark Kumar
soccer ball with check mark Dileep
soccer ball with check mark Varghese
Attendance: 35,000

References

  1. ^ "Pune FC to play AFC Champions League play-off". Goal.com. 26 November 2013.
  2. ^ "I-League: ONGC, AI hoping against hope". The Times of India. 17 Jan 2013.
  3. ^ "Century-old Mohun Bagan banned from I-League". Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  4. ^ "AIFF revoke two-year ban on Mohun Bagan". Retrieved 15 January 2013.