1998 Indian Federation Cup qualification
Football tournament season
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1998 Indian Federation Cup qualification tournament was a football competition that was played among 37 teams to determine eight teams that entered the final round. These teams joined eight other teams that automatically qualified by virtue of entering the quarter-finals in the last edition.[1] The qualification matches were played separately in five zones and the winner of each zone qualified automatically; with two from the South Zone. The runners-up of other four Zones competed in playoffs to earn the remaining two spots.[2]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Dates | 18 July–23 August 1998 |
| Teams | 37 |
The first qualification match, played on 18 July 1998, was an East Zone match and Jorba Durga from the zone became the first team to qualify. The competition ended 23 August with playoffs when Punjab State Electricity Board eliminated Air India and became the final qualifier.
Qualified teams
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on |
|---|---|---|
| Jorba Durga | East Zone winner | 22 July |
| Langsning | North-East Zone winner | 1 August |
| Kochin | South Zone winner | 2 August |
| State Bank of Travancore | South Zone runner-up | 2 August |
| Vasco | West Zone winner | 8 August |
| JCT Mills | North Zone winner | 10 August |
| Tollygunge Agragami | Play-offs winner | 20 August |
| Punjab State Electricity Board | Play-offs winner | 23 August |
Qualification
East Zone
Semi-finals
| Jorba Durga | 3–1 | Peerless SC |
|---|---|---|
| Tollygunge Agragami | 2–0 | Tisco, Bihar |
|---|---|---|
Final
| Jorba Durga | 1–0 | Tollygunge Agragami |
|---|---|---|
North-East Zone
Quarter-finals
| Langsning | 3–0 | Young Amateurs, Guwahati |
|---|---|---|
| PWD SC, Nagaland | beat | 2nd ASRF, Assam |
|---|---|---|
| Bloodmouth, Agartala | beat | AVO, Manipur |
|---|---|---|
| Electric FC, Mizoram | 1–0 | Eastern Sporting, Mizoram |
|---|---|---|
Semi-finals
| Langsning | 3–1 | Electric FC, Mizoram |
|---|---|---|
| Bloodmouth, Agartala | beat | PWD SC, Nagaland |
|---|---|---|
Final
| Langsning | 2–1 | Bloodmouth, Agartala |
|---|---|---|
South Zone
Quarter-finals
| Integral Coach Factory | 2–0 | Coaching Centre |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Bank | 5–1 | TG Venkatesh XI |
|---|---|---|
Semi-finals
| State Bank of Travancore | beat | Indian Bank |
|---|---|---|
Final
West Zone
Quarter-finals
| Air India | 2–0 | Sporting Union, Bhopal |
|---|---|---|
| Central Railway | 0–1 | Immaculate Group, Ahmadebad |
|---|---|---|
| VLM SC, Goa | 5–0 | Nivia SC, Kota |
|---|---|---|
| Vasco | 3–0 | Renegade, Daman Island |
|---|---|---|
Semi-finals
| Air India | 1–0 | VLM SC, Goa |
|---|---|---|
| Vasco | 2–0 | Immaculate Group, Ahmadebad |
|---|---|---|
Final
| Vasco | 1–0 | Air India |
|---|---|---|
North Zone
The North Zone section of the 1998 Indian Federation Cup qualification saw nine teams competing for one or two berths in the final tournament. It was held between August 2 and 10 of 1998. One club, JCT Mills qualified for the final tournament and the other, Punjab State Electricity Board, qualified for the play-offs.[3] Post the final game, former footballer Inder Singh was honored by the Chandigarh Football Association.
The qualification process began with nine teams competing for one or two spots. JCT Mills qualified for the final round and Punjab State Electricity Board qualified to play the runners-up of other zones to qualify for the final.[4]
Matches
Qualifying
| Indian Air Force, Delhi | 4–1 | Haryana State Electricity Board |
|---|---|---|
Jayant Das  44'Abadath Hossen 59'Gossen 79'T. N. Dey 90' |
Report | Sanjay Sharma 50' |
Quarter-finals
| Punjab State Electricity Board | 0–6 | Himalayan Tigers |
|---|---|---|
| Parminder Singh 7', 54' Gurdish Singh 22'Kuldip Singh 29'Kamaljit Singh 57'Satnam Singh 84' |
Report |
| City Club, Delhi | 4–2 | Sports Hostel, Haldwani |
|---|---|---|
| Vimal Thapa 10' Shyam Kumar 13', 19'Joy Paul Raj 24' |
Report | Jatin Bisht Rais Ahmed Jafri 88' |
Semi-finals
| Punjab State Electricity Board | 2–0 | City Club, Delhi |
|---|---|---|
| Parminder Singh |
Report |
Final
|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playoffs
There were two scheduled playoffs to determine the final two qualification spots to the finals. They were played on 20 and 23 August 1997.
| Bloodmouth, Agartala | 0–1 | Tollygunge Agragami |
|---|---|---|
| Air India | 1–2 | Punjab State Electricity Board |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Sandip Saini 3' Parminder Singh |