1997 Nehru Cup

1997 Nehru Cup
Tournament details
Host country India
Dates 30 March – 12 April
Teams 5 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Iraq (2nd title)
Runners-up  Uzbekistan U-19
Tournament statistics
Matches played 10
Goals scored 37 (3.7 per match)
Top scorer(s) Iraq Sadiq Abdul Ridha
Uzbekistan Mataliev
Uzbekistan Andrey Akopyants
(3 goals each)

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

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iraq 4400101+912
 Uzbekistan U-19 4121711–45
 India (H) 403145–13
 China PR 403113−23
Ghana Ghana XI 402246−22

30 March 1997
Iraq  2 – 0  China PR
Hayder Majeed  30'
Alla Jabar  73'		 Report

Attendance: 10,000

1 April 1997
India  0 – 0  China PR
Report

2 April 1997
Iraq  6 – 1  Uzbekistan U-19
Hayder Majeed  13'
Sadiq Abdul Ridha  36', 49'
Hussein  49'
Hayder Abdullah  83'
J.Sabah  89'		 Report Mataliev  70'

3 April 1997
Ghana XI Ghana 0 – 0  China PR
Report

Attendance: 20,000

4 April 1997
India  2 – 2  Uzbekistan U-19
Vijayan  41'
Chapman  86'		 Report Soliev Anvarjon  24'
Akopyants  81'

Attendance: 20,000

5 April 1997
Iraq  1 – 0 Ghana Ghana XI
Sadiq Hassan  70' Report

Attendance: 7,000

6 April 1997
India  0 – 1  Iraq
Report Qahtan Drain  24'

Attendance: 25,000

7 April 1997
Uzbekistan U-19  3 – 2 Ghana Ghana XI
Ponamarev  43'
Mataliev  75'
Akopyants  85'		 Report Sekyi Yam  33', 57'

Attendance: 20,000

8 April 1997
India  2 – 2 Ghana Ghana XI
Vijayan  10'
Bhutia  53'		 Report Alex Donkor  37'
Oa Princeton  80'

Attendance: 35,000

Semi-finals

9 April 1997
Uzbekistan U-19  2 – 1  China PR
Khoshimov  ?'
Akopyants  ?'		 Report Qui Zhong Hui  ?'

Attendance: 15,000

10 April 1997
 Iraq 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)  India
Sadiq Abdul Ridha  ?' Report Chapman  ?'
  Penalties  
4–2

Attendance: 60,000

Third place match

11 April 1997
China PR  2 – 1  India
Bao Wen Jie  ?'
Huang Yong  ?'		 Report Bhutia  ?'

Attendance: 18,500

Final

12 April 1997
Iraq  3 – 1  Uzbekistan U-19
Naji  ?'
Kuralev  ?' (o.g.)
Shihab  ?'		 Report Mataliev  ?'

Attendance: 15,000

References

  1. ↑ Nehru Cup 1997. RSSSF
  2. ↑ "Nehru Cup 1997, all matches". Wildstat.com. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
  3. ↑ "NEHRU CUP INDIA - 2012 | Indian Football News | kolkatafootball.com". Kolkatafootballs.com. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
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