2021 IFA Shield

Tournament details
Country	India
Dates	24 November – 15 December
Teams	16
Final positions
Champions	Real Kashmir (2nd title)
Runners-up	Sreenidi Deccan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	14
Goals scored	35 (2.5 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Rahim Osumanu (5 goals)
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The 2021 IFA Shield was the 124th edition of the IFA Shield. It had 1 Indian Super League team, 5 I-League teams and 10 Calcutta Premier Division teams.^[2]^[3] Real Kashmir defended their title defeating Sreenidi Deccan in the final.^[4]^[5]

Teams

Group	Team	Location
A	Real Kashmir	Srinagar, Jammu Kashmir
	Calcutta Customs	Kolkata, West Bengal
	Indian Arrows	Bhubaneswar, Odisha
B	Aryan	Kolkata, West Bengal
	Peerless	Kolkata, West Bengal
	Hyderabad FC B	Hyderabad, Telangana
C	BSS	Kolkata, West Bengal
	Gokulam Kerala	Calicut, Kerala
	Kidderpore	Kolkata, West Bengal
D	Southern Samity	Kolkata, West Bengal
	Bhawanipore	Kolkata, West Bengal
	Sreenidi Deccan	Vizag, Andhra Pradesh

Qualification	Team	Location
Direct qualify to QuarterFinal	Mohammedan	Kolkata, West Bengal
	George Telegraph	Kolkata, West Bengal
	United	Kolkata, West Bengal
	Railways FC	Kolkata, West Bengal

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Real Kashmir	2	1	1	3	1	+2	3	Advance to the pre quarterfinals
2	Calcutta Customs	2	1	1	1	1	0	3	Advance to the pre quarterfinals
3	Indian Arrows	2	1	1	1	3	−2	3

Source: kolkatafootball.com

24 November 2021

14:00 IST

Real Kashmir	3–0	Indian Arrows
Fran Gonzalez 18' Pratesh Shirodkar 23' Thoi Singh 88'

East Bengal Ground, Kolkata

Referee: K. Ramdasan

28 November 2021

14:00 IST

Real Kashmir	0–1	Calcutta Customs
		Rabi Hansda 45+1'

East Bengal Ground, Kolkata

Referee: Ashish Tiwari

1 December 2021

14:00 IST

Indian Arrows	1–0	Calcutta Customs
Sibajit Singh Leimapokpam

East Bengal Ground, Kolkata

Referee: Mritunjay. A

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Aryan	2	2	0	0	2	0	+2	6	Advance to the pre quarterfinals
2	Peerless	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	1	Advance to the pre quarterfinals
3	Hyderabad B	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	1

Source: kolkatafootball.com

27 November 2021

14:00 IST

Hyderabad B	0–1	Aryan
		Dip Saha 65'

Kalyani Stadium, Kolkata

Referee: Mritunjay. A

30 November 2021

14:00 IST

Hyderabad B	1–1	Peerless
C. Lalchungnunga		Harsha Parui

Kalyani Stadium, Kalyani

Referee: Ashish Tiwari

3 December 2021

14:00 IST

Aryan	1–0	Peerless
Aristide Tchuitchou

East Bengal Ground, Kolkata

Referee: K. Ramdasan

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Gokulam Kerala	2	1	1	0	8	1	+7	4	Advance to the pre quarterfinals
2	Kidderpore	2	1	0	1	1	7	−6	3	Advance to the pre quarterfinals
3	BSS	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	1

Source: kolkatafootball.com

26 November 2021

14:00 IST

Gokulam Kerala	7–0	Kidderpore
Nitish Hazra 4' (o.g.) Abhijith K 53' Ronald Singh 58', 67' Rahim Osumanu 71', 72' Beneston Barreto 85'

Naihati Stadium, Naihati

Referee: Jamal Ahmed

29 November 2021

13:30 IST

Gokulam Kerala	1–1	BSS
Rahim Osumanu 45'		Leoncé Dodoz 42'

Kalyani Stadium, Kalyani

2 December 2021

14:00 IST

Kidderpore	1–0	BSS
Dama Coulibaly (pen.)

Sailen Manna Stadium, Howrah

Referee: Lakshay Tushir

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Sreenidi Deccan	2	2	0	5	1	+4	6	Advance to the pre quarterfinals
2	Bhawanipore	2	1	1	4	2	+2	3	Advance to the pre quarterfinals
3	Southern Samity	2	0	2	2	8	−6	0

Source: kolkatafootball.com

26 November 2021

14:00 IST

Sreenidi Deccan	4–1	Southern Samity
Castañeda Malsawmzuala Lalromawia		Vishal Das

Kalyani Stadium, Kalyani

29 November 2021

14:00 IST

Sreenidi Deccan	1–0	Bhawanipore
Malsawmzuala

Kalyani Stadium, Kalyani

Referee: Jamal Ahmed

2 December 2021

14:00 IST

Bhawanipore	4–1	Southern Samity
Kamo Stephane Bayi Sujay Dutta Sonam Bhutia (o.g.)		Rahul Jaiswal

Kalyani Stadium, Kalyani

Knockout stage

Bracket

Pre-quarterfinals 5–6 December 2021		Quarterfinals 8–9 December 2021		Semifinals 12 December 2021		Final 15 December 2021^[6]

		Mohammedan	0
Real Kashmir	2	Real Kashmir	1
Bhawanipore	1			Real Kashmir	2
				Gokulam Kerala	1
		United	2(4)
Peerless	1	Gokulam Kerala	2(5)
Gokulam Kerala	2					Real Kashmir	2
						Sreenidi Deccan	1
		Railway	3
Aryan	0(5)	Aryan	0
Kidderpore	0(3)			Railway FC	1
				Sreenidi Deccan	2
		George Telegraph	0
Calcutta Customs	0	Sreenidi Deccan	1
Sreenidi Deccan	2

Pre Quarter-finals

5 December 2021

13:30 IST

Calcutta Customs	0–2	Sreenidi Deccan
		Castaneda Malsawmzuala (pen.)

Naihati Stadium, Naihati

5 December 2021

13:30 IST

Real Kashmir	2–1	Bhawanipore
Tiago Adan Robertson		Kamo Stephane Bayi

Kalyani Stadium, Kalyani

Referee: Jamal Ahmed

6 December 2021

13:30 IST

Gokulam Kerala	2–1	Peerless
Osumanu 50', 100' (pen.)		Amit Tudu

Naihati Stadium, Naihati

Referee: Ashish Tiwari

6 December 2021

13:30 IST

Kidderpore	0–0	Aryan

Penalties
	3–5

Kalyani Stadium, Kalyani

Referee: Mrityunjay A.

Quarterfinals

8 December 2021

01:30 pm IST

Mohammedan	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Real Kashmir
		Lalchhawnkima

Kalyani Stadium, Kalyani

8 December 2021

01:30 pm IST

Sreenidi Deccan	1–0	George Telegraph
Lalromawia 70'

East Bengal Ground, Kolkata

9 December 2021

01:30 pm IST

United	2–2 (a.e.t.)	Gokulam Kerala
Murmu Dauda
Penalties
	4–5

Kalyani Stadium, Kalyani

Referee: Jamal Ahmed

9 December 2021

01:30 pm IST

Railway	3–0	Aryan
Monotosh Maji 11' Tanmoy Das 40', 50'

Mohun Bagan Ground, Kolkata

Referee: Ashish Tiwari

Semi-final

12 December 2021

01:30 pm IST

Real Kashmir	2–1	Gokulam Kerala
Robertson 23' Thoi Singh 30'		Ronald Singh 45+2'

Kalyani Stadium, Kalyani

Referee: Lakshay Tushir

12 December 2021

01:30 pm IST

Railway FC	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Sreenidi Deccan
Kelvin Kellie 14' (pen.)		Konsam Phalguni Singh 2' Malsawmzuala 118'

East Bengal Ground, Kolkata

Referee: K. Ramdasan

Final

15 December 2021

01:30 pm IST

Real Kashmir	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Sreenidi Deccan
González 90+3' Awal 100' (o.g.)		Castañeda 30'

East Bengal Ground, Kolkata

Referee: Jamal Ahmed

Statistics

As of 5 December 2021

Top goal scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Rahim Osumanu	Gokulam Kerala	5
2	MC Malsawmzuala	Sreenidi Deccan	4
3	David Castaneda	Sreenidi Deccan	3
	Kamo Stephane Bayi	Bhawanipore
	Ronald Singh	Gokulam Kerala

References

^ "Good news for football lovers: the IFA shield returns !". IFAWB. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
^ "IFA Shield 2020: 12 teams to participate including Mohammedan Sporting and Gokulam Kerala FC; All you need to know". Goal.com. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
^ "IFA Shield may take place before I-League". The Rahnuma Daily. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
^ "Real Kashmir FC Win Thriller vs Sreenidi for Back-to-back IFA Shield Triumphs". news18.com. News18. 15 December 2021. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
^ "Real Kashmir FC blank Indian Arrows 3-0 in IFA Shield opener". The Times of India. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
^ "Real Kashmir FC defends IFA Shield title, beats Sreenidi Deccan FC in a thriller". sportstar.thehindu.com. Sportstar. 15 December 2021. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.

[1] "Good news for football lovers: the IFA shield returns !". IFAWB. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.

[2] "IFA Shield 2020: 12 teams to participate including Mohammedan Sporting and Gokulam Kerala FC; All you need to know". Goal.com. Retrieved 12 November 2020.

[3] "IFA Shield may take place before I-League". The Rahnuma Daily. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.

[4] "Real Kashmir FC Win Thriller vs Sreenidi for Back-to-back IFA Shield Triumphs". news18.com. News18. 15 December 2021. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.

[5] "Real Kashmir FC blank Indian Arrows 3-0 in IFA Shield opener". The Times of India. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.

[6] "Real Kashmir FC defends IFA Shield title, beats Sreenidi Deccan FC in a thriller". sportstar.thehindu.com. Sportstar. 15 December 2021. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.

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