2012 Nehru Cup

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
2012 Nehru Cup official logo
Tournament details
Host countryIndia
Dates22 August – 2 September (11 days)
Teams5 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions India (3rd title)
Runners-up Cameroon
Third place Maldives
Fourth place Syria
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored32 (2.91 per match)
Top scorer(s) Sunil Chhetri
Alix Ebanga
Stéphane Kingue Mpondo
(4 goals)

India won the Nehru Cup after defeating the Cameroon 5–4 on penalties after the match ended 2–2 in extra-time.[3]

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,[4] 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
Main article: 2012 Nehru Cup squads

Venue
New Delhi
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Capacity: 60,000

Teams

Teams were:[5][6]

CountryConfederationFIFA rank
 IndiaAFC163
 SyriaAFC147
 MaldivesAFC160
   NepalAFC161
Cameroon[7]CAF-

Matches

The First Round teams and matches were announced on 6 August 2012 by the All India Football Federation.[8]

Main article: 2012 Nehru Cup Group Stage
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Cameroon B 4 3 1 0 11 3 +8 10
 India 4 2 1 1 5 2 +3 7
 Maldives 4 2 0 2 5 8 −3 6
 Syria 4 1 1 2 6 6 0 4
   Nepal 4 0 1 3 1 9 −8 1
Source:
India 2 – 1 Syria
S. Chhetri  45+2'
Pereira  82'		 Report Al Shbli  89'
Nehru Stadium, Delhi
Referee: Vladislav Tseytlin (Uzbekistan)
Maldives 2 – 1   Nepal
Assadhulla  6'
Easa  77'		 Report Rai  90+4'
Nehru Stadium, Delhi
Referee: Santosh Kumar (India)
Syria 2 – 2 Cameroon
Al Shbli  42'
Jafal  80'		 Report Mpondo  17'
Ebanga  55' (pen.)
Nehru Stadium, Delhi
Referee: Rowan Arumughan (India)
India 3 – 0 Maldives
S. Chhetri  45+2' (pen.), 70'
Nabi  54'		 Report
Nehru Stadium, Delhi
Referee: Hamad Hashmi (United Arab Emirates)
Nepal   0 – 5 Cameroon
Report Kolony  12', 60'
Ebanga  41', 65'
Momasso  76'
Nehru Stadium, Delhi
Referee: Rowan Arumughan (India)
Maldives 2 – 1 Syria
Ashfaq  59'
Rasheed  90+3'		 Report Al Shbli  81'
Nehru Stadium, Delhi
Referee: Santosh Kumar (India)
India 0 – 0   Nepal
Report
Nehru Stadium, Delhi
Referee: Vladislav Tseytlin (Uzbekistan)
Cameroon 3 – 1 Maldives
Mpondo  12', 39'
Ebanga  50' (pen.)		 Report Akram Abdul Ghani  26'
Nehru Stadium, Delhi
Referee: Hamad Hashmi (United Arab Emirates)
Syria 2 – 0   Nepal
Hani Al Taiar  9'
Ali Ghalioum  49'		 Report
Nehru Stadium, Delhi
Referee: Rowan Arumughan (India)
India 0 – 1 Cameroon
Report Bite  2'
Nehru Stadium, Delhi
Referee: Hamad Hashmi (United Arab Emirates)

Final
Main article: 2012 Nehru Cup Final
India 2–2 (a.e.t.) Cameroon
G. Singh  19'
Chhetri  78'		 Report Thierry Makon Nloga  29'
Mpondo  54'
Penalties
R. Singh
Chhetri
Franco
Hossain
Miranda 		5–4 Tambe
Baba
Bebey
Mpondo
Thierry Makon Nloga
Nehru Stadium, Delhi
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Vladislav Tseytlin (Uzbekistan)

Goalscorers
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
  • Vigny Kolony
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References
  1. "Wim Koevermans named as new Senior Team Coach". The All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  2. "India beat Cameroon to win third successive Nehru Cup title". Times Of India. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  3. "Nehru cup win: It is an incredible achievement, says Indian coach". Daily News & Analysis. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Teams finalized for Nehru Cup 2012". sportskeeda.com. 29 July 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  6. "Neighbours Nepal to replace African side Kenya?". sportskeeda.com. 4 August 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  7. https://www.fifa.com/live-scores/teams/country=ind/men/matches/index.html#year2012
  8. "India take on Syria in Nehru Cup Opener". The All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
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