1982 Nehru Cup

The 1982 Nehru Cup was the first edition of the Nehru Cup. It was held between 16 February to 3 March in Calcutta.

1982 Nehru Cup
Tournament details
Host country India
Dates16 February – 3 March
Teams6 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)Calcutta
Final positions
Champions Uruguay (1st title)
Runners-up China PR
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored47 (2.94 per match)

Format

A total of 6 teams participated in the tournament through being invited by the All India Football Federation. The tournament would be played in a round-robin style with the top two in the final standings then meeting in a final match to crown the champions.

Amateur teams and 'B' sides from Europe were invited.

Matches

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uruguay 5 3 2 0 9 5 +4 8
 China PR 5 2 3 0 6 2 +4 7
 South Korea 5 1 4 0 10 8 +2 6
Italy Olympic 5 2 0 3 7 9 2 4
 India 5 1 2 2 6 8 2 4
Yugoslavia 5 0 1 4 3 9 6 1
Source:
India 1 – 1 China PR
Bose  59' Zuo Shusheng  24'

Uruguay 1 – 0 Yugoslavia
Francescoli

India 2 – 2 South Korea
Banerjee
Bhattacharya
Hwang
Chung

China PR 3 – 0 Yugoslavia
Lin Lefeng  63'
Zuo Shusheng  74', 87'

Uruguay 2 – 2 South Korea
Young
Won  16'
Ramos (pen)
Nadal

India 0 – 1 Italy Olympic

China PR 0 – 0 Uruguay

South Korea 1 – 1 Yugoslavia

China PR 1 – 0 Italy Olympic
Chi Shangbin  68'

India 1 – 3 Uruguay

South Korea 4 – 2 Italy Olympic

India 2 – 1 Yugoslavia

Uruguay 3 – 2 Italy Olympic

China PR 1 – 1 South Korea
Shen Xiangfu  80' Lee Tae-Ho

 Italy Olympic2 – 1 Yugoslavia

Final

Uruguay 2 – 0 China PR
Da Silva  23'
Nadal  84'
Report

Winner

 Nehru Gold Cup 1982 Champion 

Uruguay
First title
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