2012 Nehru Cup
International football competition
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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 official logo | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | India |
| Dates | 22 August – 2 September (11 days) |
| Teams | 5 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  India (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Cameroon |
| Third place |  Maldives |
| Fourth place |  Syria |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 11 |
| Goals scored | 32 (2.91 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Sunil Chhetri Alix Ebanga 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
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
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
Venue
| New Delhi |
|---|
| Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium |
| Capacity: 60,000 |
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Teams
Matches
The First Round teams and matches were announced on 6 August 2012 by the All India Football Federation.[7]
| Syria | 2–0 |  Nepal |
|---|---|---|
Hani Al Taiar  9'Ali Ghalioum 49' |
Report |
Final
Winners
| 2012 Nehru Cup champion |
|---|
 India Third title |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 32 goals scored in 11 matches, for an average of 2.91 goals per match.
4 goals
Sunil Chhetri
Alix Ebanga- Stéphane Kingue Mpondo
3 goals
2 goals
- Vigny Kolony
1 goal
- Joseph Momasso
- Samuel Bitte
- Mackon Thierry
- Anthony Pereira
- Syed Rahim Nabi
- Gouramangi Singh
Akram Abdul Ghani- Assadhulla Abdulla
- Ali Ashfaq
- Ismail Easa
- Ahmed Rasheed
Ju Manu Rai
Ali Ghalioum- Hani Al Taiar
- Oday Jafal